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Joshua Yaffa | Inside the Wagner Group's Armed Uprising
Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker
Yaffa writes: "How Yevgeny Prigozhin's private military company went from fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine to staging a mutiny at home."
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I Was Just Subpoenaed by Trump's Georgia Grand Jury. Here's What I'll Tell Them.
George Chidi, The Intercept
Chidi writes: "On Monday afternoon, I met an investigator from the Fulton County District Attorney's Office in a nondescript parking lot downtown in Atlanta. He handed me two subpoenas to testify before one of the grand juries empaneled here considering charges in the 2020 election interference case with Donald Trump."
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After Yearlong Fight, a Near-Total Abortion Ban Is Going Into Effect in Indiana
Morgan Watkins, NPR
Watkins writes: "A sweeping ban on most abortions is scheduled to take effect today in Indiana. It would prohibit abortions at any point during pregnancy except if the woman's life or health is seriously at risk."
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Trump's PAC Is Just About Broke
Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone
Bort writes: "Save America PAC is out of money. Donald Trump's biggest fundraising arm outside his campaign has just over $3.6 million on hand after burning through millions on legal fees for the former president and his allies."
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US Border Patrol Agent Indicted on Bribery and Smuggling Charges for Allegedly Offering Migrant Immigration 'Papers' for $5,000
Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN
Excerpt: "A US Border Patrol agent working at a processing center in El Paso, Texas, was indicted last week on multiple federal charges, including bribery and 'alien smuggling,' after he allegedly offered a migrant an 'immigration benefit' in exchange for $5,000, according to court documents."
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'People Are Dying': Texas Prisoners Say Heatwave Turns Cells Into Ovens
Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK
Pilkington writes: "In Texas, animal shelters are obliged by law to ensure that their ambient temperature does not rise above 85F (29C) for more than two hours, a measure designed to protect dogs and cats from extreme heat and provide for their 'health and wellbeing.' If only humans were so lucky."
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The Case of the Colorado River's Missing Water
Bella Biondini, High Country News and Grist
Biondini writes: "As the West continues to dry up, water managers are increasingly pressed to accurately predict how much of the treasured resource will enter the system each spring."
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