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Andy Borowitz | Zombie Jonas Salk Rises From Grave to Hunt Idiots
Jonas Salk in his lab. (photo: Getty Images)

Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "The reanimated corpse of Dr. Jonas Salk, the medical researcher who developed the first polio vaccine, rose from the grave Friday morning on what authorities believe is a mission to hunt down idiots."
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ISIS Claims US Hostage, Kayla Mueller Was Killed Friday in Jordanian Attack
Bill Chappell, National Public Radio
'An American woman taken hostage by the self-declared Islamic State has died after Jordanian warplanes attacked the building where she was being held in Syria, the extremist group says.' Bill Chappell, NPR
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Senators Call for Investigation Into Verizon 'Supercookies'
Anne Flaherty, The Associated Press
Flaherty writes: "Democratic senators on Friday called on federal regulators to investigate Verizon Wireless, the country's biggest mobile provider, for secretly inserting unique tracking codes into the Web traffic of its some 100 million customers."
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United Steelworkers Widens Oil Refinery Strike
Al Jazeera and Reuters
Excerpt: "The United Steelworkers union said on Saturday the strike by U.S. refinery workers is expanding to two more plants early on Sunday due to unfair labor practices by oil companies."
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Malala Yousafzai Criticizes 'Weak' Effort to Free Girls Kidnapped by Boko Haram
Mark Tran, Guardian UK
Tran writes: "Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban, has criticized Nigerian and world leaders for not doing enough to free hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped 300 days ago by Boko Haram."
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What Is Female Genital Mutilation, and Why Is It Such a Big Problem?
Julia Belluz, Vox
Belluz writes: "Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a surgery that intentionally alters the female genital organs of young girls for non-medical reasons. Girls tend to be very young when the cutting happens, it's not voluntary, and it's associated with many horrible health effects."
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The Koch Primary (and What It Means for Climate)
Rachel Rye Butler, Greenpeace
Butler writes: "News leaked this week that the Koch brothers' billionaire network plans to spend nearly $900 million in fossil fuel and other corporate money to try to get their way in the 2016 election- in other words, the Kochs and their cronies are planning to spend astronomically to prevent action on climate."
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