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Bill Simpich | Bobby Kennedy and the Promise of Rebirth 
Robert F. Kennedy delivers his victory speech for the 1968 California democratic primary at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Moments later he was shot. (photo: Dick Strobel/AP)
Bill Simpich, Reader Supported News
Simpich writes: "Bobby took the hardest blow that anyone can imagine - the assassination of his brother - and rose up to fight again. His power - his passion - is the heart of his hidden legacy."
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Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort. (photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters)
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort. (photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

FBI Accuses Manafort of Witness Tampering in Russia Probe
Spencer S. Hsu, Rosalind S. Helderman, Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Federal prosecutors accused former Trump presidential campaign chairman Paul Manafort of witness tampering late Monday in his criminal case and asked a federal judge to consider revoking or revising his release."
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Jeff Merkley was confronted by both police and the center's supervisor, who claimed that he is not allowed to comment on the center's activities. (photo: Twitter)
Jeff Merkley was confronted by both police and the center's supervisor, who claimed that he is not allowed to comment on the center's activities. (photo: Twitter)

Senator Gets the Cops Called on Him for Trying to Visit Detention Center for Undocumented Kids
Rafi Schwartz, Splinter News
Schwartz writes: "Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley was turned away and had police called on him for trying to visit an immigration detention center for undocumented children [...] raising questions about how these unaccompanied minors are being treated while held in U.S. custody."
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Stacey Abrams takes the stage to declare victory in the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Georgia. (photo: Jessica McFowan/Getty Images)
Stacey Abrams takes the stage to declare victory in the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Georgia. (photo: Jessica McFowan/Getty Images)

Meet Stacey Abrams, Democrat Who Could Become First African-American Woman Governor in US History
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "It was an extraordinary night, not just for me and what it symbolized for women and women of color, but what it symbolizes for Georgia and for America. We're changing the face of leadership in this country."
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Colorado baker Jack Phillips, who refused to serve a gay couple, argued this would violate his religious beliefs and freedoms. (photo: Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images)
Colorado baker Jack Phillips, who refused to serve a gay couple, argued this would violate his religious beliefs and freedoms. (photo: Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images)

Project Blitz: The Legislative Assault by Christian Nationalists to Reshape America
David Taylor, Guardian UK
Taylor writes: "Since Donald Trump became president, rightwing groups are helping flood state legislatures with bills that promote hardline Christian conservative views."
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Bangladeshi people offer water as Rohingya refugees arrive. (photo: Reuters)
Bangladeshi people offer water as Rohingya refugees arrive. (photo: Reuters)

Rohingya Say Myanmar Targeted the Educated in Genocide
Foster Klug, Associated Press
Klug writes: "More than a dozen Rohingya teachers, elders and religious leaders told The Associated Press that educated Rohingya - already subject to systematic and widespread harassment, arrests and torture - were singled out."
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The town of Moynaq was once Uzbekistan's main fishing port on the Aral Sea. (photo: BBC)
The town of Moynaq was once Uzbekistan's main fishing port on the Aral Sea. (photo: BBC)

Restoring Life to the Aral Sea's Dead Zone
Rustam Qobil and Paul Harris, BBC
Excerpt: "The loss of the Aral Sea in central Asia is an ecological disaster. Toxic chemicals in the exposed sea bed have caused widespread health problems."
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