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Andy Borowitz | Trump Makes Pence Watch Him Issue Pardons to See How It's Done 
'Before trying his hand at issuing a pardon, Pence heaped praise on Trump for the pardoning demonstration he had just given.' (photo: Saul Loeb/Getty Images)
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "President Donald J. Trump made Vice-President Mike Pence watch him issue pardons for several hours to see how it is done, a White House source confirmed."
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Robert Mueller. (photo: James Berglie/TNS)
Robert Mueller. (photo: James Berglie/TNS)

Trump's Spent Far More Going to Mar-a-Lago Alone Than the Mueller Probe Has Cost
Philip Bump, The Washington Post
Bump writes: "President Trump's frustration with the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and any coordination with his campaign was expressed in dollar terms Friday morning."
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A banner depicting Gregory Hill Jr. is on display before a news conference with Hill's family at his home in Fort Pierce. Gregory Hill Jr. was killed in January 2014 after a confrontation with St. Lucie County deputies at his home in the 1500 block of Avenue Q in Fort Pierce. (photo: Will Greenlee/Treasure Coast Newspapers)
A banner depicting Gregory Hill Jr. is on display before a news conference with Hill's family at his home in Fort Pierce. Gregory Hill Jr. was killed in January 2014 after a confrontation with St. Lucie County deputies at his home in the 1500 block of Avenue Q in Fort Pierce. (photo: Will Greenlee/Treasure Coast Newspapers)

US Jury Awards $4 to Family of Man Killed by Sheriff's Deputy
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Jurors in a Florida courtroom saw fit, after hours of deliberation Friday, to award the family of 30-year old Gregory Vaughn Hill Jr, who was fatally shot through his garage by a sheriff deputy, US $4 in compensation after they filed a wrongful death lawsuit."
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Colin Kaepernick. (photo: Jake Roth/Reuters)
Colin Kaepernick. (photo: Jake Roth/Reuters)

Trump May Have Violated Federal Law by Urging NFL Owners Not to Sign Kaepernick
Lindsay Gibbs, ThinkProgress
Gibbs writes: "Last month, the NFL announced a new policy for its players during the national anthem: Players are permitted to stay in the locker room during the anthem, but if they go out onto the field during it, they must stand. If any of the players takes a knee, the team will be fined."
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Drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for Americans under age 50. (photo: Kevin D. Liles/NYT)
Drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for Americans under age 50. (photo: Kevin D. Liles/NYT)

Cities and States Sue Big Pharma, Targeting the Firms Who Profited From Peddling Addictive Opioids
Barry Meier and Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced earlier this year that the city would sue manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids to account for their part in the city's ongoing deadly opioid epidemic. Firms named in the suit include Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson and McKesson Corporation."
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Razan Ashraf Al-Najjar, 21, a nurse killed in Gaza, June 1, 2018. (photo: Ody Ayman)
Razan Ashraf Al-Najjar, 21, a nurse killed in Gaza, June 1, 2018. (photo: Ody Ayman)


Palestinian Medic, 21, Is Killed by Israeli Sniper as She Tends Wounded in Gaza
Mondoweiss
Excerpt: "Today's news from Gaza was especially disturbing. Israeli snipers shot 40 protesters and killed one of them: Razan al-Najjar, a 21-year-old volunteer medic. She was wearing a white coat when she was shot, news accounts say, and one report says she was attempting to tend a wounded protester."
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U.S. Border Patrol agents ride ATVs along the U.S.-Mexico border fence. (photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
U.S. Border Patrol agents ride ATVs along the U.S.-Mexico border fence. (photo: John Moore/Getty Images)

How Trump's Border Wall Could Harm the Biodiverse Texas Rio Grande Valley
Melissa Gaskill, The Revelator
Gaskill writes: "About 25 miles from where the Rio Grande River meets the Gulf of Mexico, a dirt road hemmed by agricultural fields on either side leads visitors to one of the most spectacular birding sites in the country: The Nature Conservancy of Texas' Southmost Preserve."
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