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Jane Mayer | How Trump Is Helping Tycoons Exploit the Pandemic
The White House at night. (photo: Susan Walsh/AP)
Jane Mayer, The New Yorker
Excerpt: "The secretive titan behind one of America's largest poultry companies, who is also one of the President's top donors, is ruthlessly leveraging the coronavirus crisis - and his vast fortune - to strip workers of protections."
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Judge Seeks Clarity on the Scope of Trump's Clemency Order for Roger Stone
Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters
Lynch writes: "A U.S. judge on Monday asked the Justice Department to explain whether President Donald Trump's order commuting Roger Stone's prison term means the veteran Republican operative does not need to be supervised by probation officers as many convicted felons are after being freed."
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AOC Is Bringing In a Slew of New Recruits to the 'Squad'
Sam Brodey, The Daily Beast
Brodey writes: "After a bitter internal fight over an immigration bill last June, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously dismissed the power, or lack thereof, of the Squad-the semi-official name for the four new left-wing lawmakers shaking up Capitol Hill."
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Attempted Lynching in Indiana. No Arrests? Meet the Survivor: Human Rights Commissioner Vauhxx Booker
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "The FBI is investigating the encounter as a potential hate crime, and Bloomington's mayor has condemned the incident in a statement. But Booker is now calling on the U.S. District of Southern Indiana to convene a grand jury to take up the case."
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Court Document: Dozens of US Universities Support Challenge to Trump's Order on Foreign Students
Radhika Anilkumar and Shubham Khalia, Reuters
Excerpt: "About 60 U.S. universities on Sunday filed a brief supporting a lawsuit by two others, seeking to block a Trump administration rule barring foreign students from remaining in the country if educational institutions don't hold in-person classes this fall."
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Doctors Without Borders Sounding Alarm About El Salvador Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Marty Johnson, The Hill
Johnson writes: "Doctors without Borders is warning that El Salvador's medical system is failing under the pressure of the coronavirus pandemic."
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Team Lioness: The Kenyan Women Rangers Risking Their Lives for Wildlife
Georgina Smith, Guardian UK
Smith writes: "The coronavirus lockdown adds to challenges for those on the frontline of the war against poaching."
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