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A swarm of locusts north of Nairobi, Kenya, in January. The U.N. described an outbreak of desert locusts as a threat to food security. (photo: Tony Karumba/AFP)
Bill McKibben, The New Yorker
McKibben writes: "We're eight weeks into the new decade, and, so far, we've had the warmest January ever recorded. We've seen the highest temperature ever measured on the Antarctic continent, and also record swarms of locusts descending on the Horn of Africa, a plague which scientists assure us will 'become more frequent and severe under climate change.'"
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DNC Superdelegate Promoting Brokered Convention Is a Significant GOP Donor, Health Care Lobbyist
Lee Fang, The Intercept
Fang writes: "William Owen, a Tennessee-based Democratic National Committee member backing an effort to use so-called superdelegates to select the party's presidential nominee - potentially subverting the candidate with the most voter support - is a Republican donor and health care lobbyist."
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A 'Corrupt' Response and 'Cover-Up': Trump Admin Appears to Have Sparked Coronavirus Outbreak in US
Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Kalmbacher writes: "A pair of stories broke late Thursday afternoon concerning a Health and Human Services (HHS) whistleblower with a fatal series of charges that, if true, means the Coronavirus outbreak in the United States was caused by the ineptitude of the Trump administration."
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'We're Supposed to Do That': Bloomberg Defends NYPD's Spying of Muslims After 9/11
Bobby Allyn, NPR
Allyn writes: "Muslim American advocates and civil rights organizations are condemning comments presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg made defending the practice of surveilling Muslims in New York City when he was mayor."
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Court Won't Let Trump Pardon Guilty Verdict Against Joe Arpaio
Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press
Billeaud writes: "An appeals court has denied former Phoenix-area Sheriff Joe Arpaio's bid to erase his criminal conviction for disobeying a 2011 court order, saying President Donald Trump's pardon makes it unnecessary."
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The Media Dismissed Bolivia's October Elections as Fraudulent. Our Research Found No Reason to Suspect Fraud.
John Curiel and Jack R. Williams, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "As Bolivia gears up for a do-over election on May 3, the country remains in unrest following the Nov. 10 military-backed coup against incumbent President Evo Morales."
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Oil and Gas Firms Reward Politicians When They Vote Against the Environment, Finds New Study
Dana Drugmand, DeSmogBlog
Drugmand writes: "It is no secret that many members of Congress particularly on the Republican side are in the pockets of their fossil fuel funders."
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