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When Subpoenas Threaten Climate Science
A subpoena issued by a Republican congressman to a science advocacy organization is a constitutional travesty. By Ken Kimmell, Union of Concerned Scientists. (July 19, 2016)
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Emails Renew Questions About Clinton Foundation and State Dept. Overlap
A new batch of State Department emails includes requests to help a job seeker and a billionaire donor. By Eric Lichtblau.
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North Carolina G.O.P. Moves to Curb Power of New Democratic Governor
Republican lawmakers introduced measures to end the governor’s control over election boards and to require State Senate approval of his cabinet members. By Trip Gabriel.
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House Republicans revive obscure rule that allows them to slash the pay of individual federal workers to $1
The return of the “Holman rule” threatens to upend the 130-year-old civil service. By Jenna Portnoy and Lisa Rein.
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Two Predictions, Maybe Rants, About Donald Trump’s Presidency
Predictions about the mercurial Donald Trump are risky. Nonetheless, I cannot hesitate from making two… By John Dean.
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St. Paul police officer charged with assault, accused of punching handcuffed 14-year-old
Prosecutors charged a St. Paul officer with assault Monday, saying he punched a 14-year-old girl twice in the face when she was handcuffed in the back of a squad car. The teen had spit in Officer Michael Philip Soucheray II’s face, according to the criminal complaint charging him with a misdemeanor. Officers were trying to get the girl from an emergency shelter to a hospital because she was reported to be suicidal but was refusing to go, the complaint said.
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Kelly Thomas case: 5 years later, feds say no criminal charges against Fullerton [California] police officers
Federal prosecutors have decided to not pursue criminal charges against three Fullerton police officers whose violent encounter with Kelly Thomas five years ago resulted in the homeless, mentally ill man’s death. By Sean Emery.
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On a Terrible Day in U.S. History, Officials at Dulles Airport Were Particularly Cruel
Judicial stays couldn’t protect everyone detained at U.S. airports. By Dahlia Lithwick.
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West Virginia journalist arrested after asking HHS Secretary Tom Price a question
Dan Heyman “was causing a disturbance by yelling questions” at HHS Secretary Tom Price and Kellyanne Conway, according to a criminal complaint. By Samantha Schmidt.
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions bans funding for environmental cleanups
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has banned all future settlements of pollution violation cases that include money for cleanup efforts managed by third-party organizations.
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WikiLeaks Releases Docs on 'Dumbo' CIA Tool Allowing Control of Webcams
WikiLeaks released new documents on Thursday within the Vault 7 documents, which contain information on CIA's hacking tools from the Dumbo project.
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Detective’s body camera confirms that Logan police asked him to back off blood draw before nurse’s arrest
Salt Lake City police Detective Jeff Payne’s body camera footage confirms Logan police Chief Gary Jensen’s assertion that his officers did not push to get blood from the victim of a fiery crash in Cache County. Payne ultimately handcuffed and arrested University Hospital nurse Alex Wubbels on July 26 after she refused to allow the blood draw on the grounds that the patient was unconscious and Payne had no warrant.
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Man tries to pay ticket with pennies, gets choked by guard and defecates self: attorney
When Anthony Sevy got a parking ticket in Royal Oak, he wasn't pleased. When he went to pay his ticket with pennies, he was turned away, choked, and then defecated himself - his attorney claims. "I don't think that in everyday course of business, we poop our pants or go around defecating ourselves," his attorney Jonathan Marco said. Let's back up. Sevy went to pay his $10 parking ticket in Royal Oak's 44th District Court in February, but was told he'd have a $1.75 surcharge on his credit card. He wasn't happy and left.
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Cop Purged Dead Girl’s Texts at Scene of Her Death, Prosecutors Say
“You can’t do this to me,” the cop allegedly messaged over and over. “You can’t.” By Kelly Weill.
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Ex-cop faces 19 to 24 years in prison for killing of unarmed black man
Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager faces 19 to 24 years in prison for the deadly shooting of unarmed black man Walter Scott, according to sentencing guidelines announced by a judge this morning. U.S. District Judge David Norton will announce later today the amount of time Slager will serve, which is expected to be within that range. The former officer could have faced life in prison. Norton ruled that Slager committed second-degree murder and obstruction of justice.
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Forcing kid to masturbate for cops in sexting case was wrong, court finds
4th Circuit: We can’t “perceive any circumstance that would justify” such a search. By Cyrus Farivar.
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Surgeon admits marking his initials on patients’ livers during transplant ops
A surgeon has admitted burning his initials on to the livers of two unconscious patients during transplant operations. Simon Bramhall, 53, admitted two counts of assault by beating at Birmingham Crown Court but pleaded not guilty to alternative charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. In a statement, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Bramhall wrote his initials on the livers of the two patients without their consent and for no clinical reason while working as a liver transplant surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
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Suburban Denver deputy snaps man’s middle finger after he flipped lawman off, lawsuit says
A man admits that he flipped off an Adams County deputy, but he claims that didn’t give the lawman the right to intentionally break his middle finger in retaliation. Jeffrey Woodfork has sued Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy Travis Wilson accusing him of excessive force and several Adams County jail nurses and their employer, Corizon Health Inc. of Tennessee, claiming the nurses didn’t treat his finger and it healed in a permanently malformed position.
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'Gross abuse of power': Footage of US jail's use of Tasers prompts call for inquiry
Disturbing footage of US jail guards firing Tasers at inmates has prompted calls for a criminal investigation. A series of videos obtained by the Reuters news agency allegedly shows stun guns being used inappropriately against inmates at Franklin County Jail in Ohio. The footage includes Sergeant Mychal Turner firing a Taser at a mentally-ill man multiple times for refusing to stand in his cell, according to Reuters.
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Imagining an Authoritarian
Nicholas Kristof wonders if Trump is our first president with autocratic tendencies. Where has he been for the past 15 years? By Matt Purple. (Jan. 19, 2018)
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