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TODAY>>the LEADS: Painful Truths; Trump The Opportunist in POLITICS & FLEAS; Journalisn't In THE MEDIA SCRUM
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The Circles of American Financial Hell
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/05/american-financial-hell/481107/
'You want a description of hell?' OxyContin's 12-hour problem
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-oxycontin-day-1-20160505-snap-story.html
Painkiller epidemic: Nearly half of Americans know an addict
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/02/painkiller-epidemic-nearly-half-of-americans-know-an-addict.html
Prince’s Addiction and an Intervention That Came Too Late
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/05/arts/music/friends-sought-help-for-princes-addiction-lawyer-says.html
Obama Drinks A Glass Of Water, Says Flint Children 'Will Be Fine'
http://wemu.org/post/obama-drinks-glass-water-says-flint-children-will-be-fine
Here's How Flint's Lead Disaster Is Likely to Affect Its Children
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/05/heres-how-flints-lead-disaster-likely-affect-its-children
Why Congress still isn't helping Flint with its water crisis
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-congress-still-isnt-helping-flint-water-crisis/
Our water systems are a disaster — how can we change that?
https://www.greenbiz.com/article/our-water-systems-are-disaster-how-can-we-change
Poison Ranch: The Porter Ranch Gas Blowout
https://psmag.com/poison-ranch-the-porter-ranch-gas-blowout-96b1a6aed689
How a raging inferno in Alberta is hobbling oil production
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-a-raging-inferno-in-alberta-is-hobbling-oil-production-2016-05-05
Wildfire Researchers Tell Us Why Our Future Is Flames
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/wildfire-researchers-tell-us-why-our-future-is-flames-fort-mcmurray
The San Andreas fault is 'locked, loaded and ready to go': Experts warn California to brace itself for a deadly earthquake
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3574891/San-Andreas-fault-locked-loaded-ready-roll-Experts-warn-California-brace-epic-earthquake.html
FBI Has Over 2 Million Gun Background Checks in April
http://247wallst.com/consumer-products/2016/05/05/fbi-has-over-2-million-gun-background-checks-in-april/
The Inside Story of How Bill Clinton Sacrificed Prisoners’ Rights for Political Gain
https://theintercept.com/2016/05/04/the-untold-story-of-bill-clintons-other-crime-bill/
Romanian hacker Guccifer: I breached Clinton server, ‘it was easy’
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/05/04/romanian-hacker-guccifer-breached-clinton-server-it-was-easy.html
Judge: It 'May Be Necessary' to Depose Hillary Clinton in Email Case
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-it-may-be-necessary-depose-hillary-clinton-email-case-n568056
Deployed Army captain sues Obama over ISIS fight
http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/2016/05/04/deployed-army-captain-sues-obama-over-isis-fight/83942016/
The one place where al-Qaeda and the US are on the same side
http://www.globalpost.com/article/6767242/2016/05/04/one-place-where-al-qaeda-and-us-are-same-side
Russia foils ‘terrorist attacks’ from Turkey, Syria
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2016/05/05/Russia-foils-terrorists-attacks-from-Turkey-Syria.html
Israel launches airstrikes on four Hamas targets in Gaza
http://www.france24.com/en/20160505-israel-launches-airstrikes-four-hamas-targets-gaza
Saudi Security Operation against ISIS Militants in Mecca
http://english.aawsat.com/2016/05/article55350310/isis-militants-killed-saudi-security-operation-mecca
Why Saudi Arabia Is Suddenly in Serious Trouble
http://www.alternet.org/world/why-saudi-arabia-suddenly-serious-trouble
China's Great Commodity Bubble Loses Air
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-05/china-s-great-commodity-bubble-loses-air-before-it-can-burst
Nestlé’s Half-Billion-Dollar Noodle Debacle in India
http://fortune.com/nestle-maggi-noodle-crisis/
POLITICS and FLEAS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The Idolatry of the Donald
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-idolatry-of-the-donald/
Donald J. Trump in 2000: How I’ll Be the First Celebrity President
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/05/donald-j-trump-in-2000-how-i-ll-be-the-first-celebrity-president.html
GOP Voters Think Trump Would Ban Muslims, Build the Wall
https://morningconsult.com/2016/05/gop-voters-think-trump-would-ban-muslims-build-the-wall/
Illegal immigrant numbers skyrocket at Mexican border
http://thehill.com/latino/278785-migrant-numbers-skyrocket-at-mexican-border
Trump's deportation plan could cost trillions: study
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-deportations-idUSKCN0XW0TP
U.S. jobless claims post largest rise in more than a year
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-idUSKCN0XW16V
In reversal, Trump expresses openness to raising minimum wage
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/278778-trump-expresses-openness-to-raising-minimum-wage
In reversal, Donald Trump to seek donations to fund presidential campaign
http://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/1941532/reversal-donald-trump-seek-donations-fund
Donald Trump aims to ‘scramble the map,’ flip blue states in general election
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/4/working-class-voters-clinton-fatigue-are-key-donal/
My Gut: Trump Beats Hillary Clinton in Landslide
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2016/05/04/my_gut_trump_beats_hillary_in_landslide
It’s not about sexism: Camille Paglia on Trump, Hillary’s “restless bitterness” and the end of the elites
http://www.salon.com/2016/05/05/its_not_about_sexism_camille_paglia_on_trump_hillarys_restless_bitterness_and_the_end_of_the_elites/
FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
How Zuma, the smiling spy, controls South Africa
http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN0XW0HA
How Recep Erdogan became the most powerful man in Europe
http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/05/how-recep-tayyip-erdogan-brought-the-eu-to-heel/
U.K. Voters Choose New London Mayor, Give Verdict on Corbyn
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-04/u-k-voters-choose-new-london-mayor-and-give-verdict-on-corbyn
Genocidal Dictator Rios Montt Keeps Evading Justice
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Genocidal-Dictator-Rios-Montt-Keeps-Evading-Justice--20160504-0058.html
PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
How Nations Are Chipping Away at Their Protected Lands
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/how_nations_are_chipping_away_their_protected_lands/2989/
The world's leopards have lost more than 75% of their range
http://www.treehugger.com/conservation/worlds-leopards-have-lost-more-75-their-range.html
Why Does Canada Still Allow Hunters to Kill Polar Bears for Their Fur?
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/why-does-canada-still-allow-hunters-to-kill-polar-bears-for-their-fur-nunavut-arctic
New Federal Rule Would Permit Thousands of Eagle Deaths
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/apnewsbreak-rule-permit-thousands-eagle-deaths-38874448
Shootout in Garamba
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/shootout-in-garamba
THE MEDIA SCRUM>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The Republican Horse Race Is Over, and Journalism Lost
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/06/business/media/the-republican-horse-race-is-over-and-journalism-lost.html
Beyond Schadenfreude, the Spectacular Pundit Failure on Trump Is Worth Remembering
https://theintercept.com/2016/05/04/beyond-schadenfreude-the-spectacular-pundit-failure-on-trump-is-worth-remembering/
Things Get Tense As Rob Reiner Spars With Brzezinski, Scarborough Over Trump Interview Tactics
http://www.mediaite.com/online/things-get-tense-as-rob-reiner-spars-with-brzezinski-scarborough-over-trump-interview-tactics/
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews Caught on Hot Mic Ogling Melania Trump
http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/chris-matthews-sexist-melanie-donald-trump-msnbc-1201766549/
Rolling Stones to Trump: Don't start us up again
http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/05/rolling-stones-trump-222832
ODDS & ENDS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
AIs are starting to learn like human babies by grasping and poking objects
http://qz.com/675276/ais-are-starting-to-learn-like-human-babies-by-grasping-and-poking-objects/
Macaques Are Learning to Communicate with Touch-screens
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2016/05/03/macaques-are-learning-to-communicate-with-touch-screens/
A Robot's Stitched Up a Pig Gut All By Itself
http://gizmodo.com/a-robots-performed-the-first-ever-autonomous-suturing-o-1774855279
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