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Sen. Bernie Sanders calls on Democratic leaders to end “corrupt system” of super PAC donations

Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling on leaders of the Democratic party to end super PAC participation in primaries, saying in a letter shared exclusively with “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the fundraising organizations lead to a “corrupt system.”  Super PACs can raise unlimited money for a candidate, but are barred from coordinating directly…

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Tales from Gay Talese – CBS News

For more than six decades, Gay Talese has been a celebrated legend among writers and reporters – a leading practitioner of the “New Journalism.” At 94, he talks with New Yorker writer Kelefa Sanneh of a career writing about the famous and not-so-famous (including mobsters, aging sports figures and nudists), and why his renowned 1966…

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Costa Rica’s recently discovered “coffee frogs” sing in plantations, but pesticides threaten them

A tiny greenish, nocturnal frog that thrives in coffee plantations was discovered in Costa Rica’s central Pacific region, where it also faces risks from agrochemicals used in farming. Measuring less than 4 centimeters and known as the “spring frog,” AFP reporters observed the dark green-spotted amphibians in San Lorenzo de Tarrazu. “It’s a new species…

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Initial findings of second post-mortem show multiple injuries on Mir Raza Ali, police surgeon says – Pakistan

The initial findings of the second post-mortem examination of 25-year-old business owner Mir Raza Ali revealed multiple injuries and a congealed black substance in his mouth and throat, Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed said on Saturday. Raza, owner of eatery Wafflix, had gone missing on July 28. The 25-year-old’s body was found a day later…

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India’s ‘cockroach’ protest movement keeps heat on Modi – World

Two weeks after youth-led protests forced India’s education minister to resign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is grappling with the fallout from one of its toughest political challenges in years. Led by the online Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the demonstrations spread from New Delhi to other cities, broadening from anger over exam irregularities into a…

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