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Shaun King | The Unbearable Whiteness of NFL Ownership 
Indianapolis Colts. (photo: Darron Cummings/AP)
Shaun King, The Intercept
King writes: "On Wednesday, 31 out of 32 NFL team owners voted to appease President Donald Trump by banning any form of on-field protest or demonstration during the pregame singing of the national anthem. One team owner abstained."
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Six months after accusing Louis C.K. of sexual misconduct, comedian Rebecca Corry reflects on how the decision to speak out has affected her life. (photo: Courtesy of Rebecca Corry)
Six months after accusing Louis C.K. of sexual misconduct, comedian Rebecca Corry reflects on how the decision to speak out has affected her life. (photo: Courtesy of Rebecca Corry)

Rebecca Corry | Louis CK Put Me in a Lose-Lose Situation
Rebecca Corry, NY Magazine
Corry writes: "It's become clear that many people have no understanding of just how extensive and complicated the ramifications of what C.K. did have been, and continue to be. They didn't end the day it happened and won't end any time soon for me, a comedian who has now spoken out against one of her own."
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A woman prays at the San Ysidro-Tijuana border crossing. (photo: Carolyn Van Houten/Getty Images)
A woman prays at the San Ysidro-Tijuana border crossing. (photo: Carolyn Van Houten/Getty Images)

As ICE Separates Children From Parents at the Border, Public Outrage Grows
Jessica M. Goldstein, ThinkProgress
Goldstein writes: "How does one 'lose' almost 1,500 children?"
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A patient in Colorado looks over paperwork with a doctor. (photo: Craig F. Walker/Denver Post)
A patient in Colorado looks over paperwork with a doctor. (photo: Craig F. Walker/Denver Post)

Why Your Health Insurer Doesn't Care About Your Big Bills
Marshall Allen, ProPublica, NPR
Allen writes: "Experts frequently blame this on the high prices charged by doctors and hospitals. But less scrutinized is the role insurance companies - the middlemen between patients and those providers - play in boosting our health care tab."
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Marijuana. (photo: David McNew/Getty Images)
Marijuana. (photo: David McNew/Getty Images)

Florida Judge Rules State Ban on Smokable Medical Marijuana Is Unconstitutional
Avery Anapol, The Hill
Anapol writes: "A Florida judge on Friday ruled that the state's ban on smokable medical marijuana is unconstitutional."
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People celebrate the result of yesterday's referendum on liberalizing abortion law, in Dublin, Ireland, May 26, 2018. (photo: Max Rossi/Reuters)
People celebrate the result of yesterday's referendum on liberalizing abortion law, in Dublin, Ireland, May 26, 2018. (photo: Max Rossi/Reuters)

Ireland Votes by Landslide to Legalize Abortion
Henry McDonald, Emma Graham-Harrison, and Lisa O'Carroll, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "Ireland has voted by a landslide to legalize abortion in a stunning outcome that marks a dramatic defeat for the Catholic church's one-time domination of the Republic."
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Scott Pruitt. (photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Scott Pruitt. (photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Scott Pruitt's Security Detail Cost Nearly $3.5 Million His First Year, Agency Reports
Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post
Eilperin writes: "The round-the-clock security detail for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt cost taxpayers almost $3.5 million during his first year in office, according to figures published Friday by the agency."
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