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Statement from President Donald J. Trump on Kwanzaa
December 26, 2017
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-president-donald-j-trump-kwanzaa/


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Trump attacks FBI as “tainted”

The Beat With Ari Melber
12/26/17

MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber breaks down the two ways to view Trump’s aggressive attacks on the FBI. Veterans from FBI and CIA tell The Washington Post it’s an effort to “to discredit Mueller." Duration: 13:00

©2017 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/trump-attacks-fbi-as-tainted-1124299331998


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Dean: Trump “running a criminal enterprise out of the White House"

The Beat With Ari Melber
12/26/17

A new Wall Street Journal report reveals Trump spent nearly one-third of his presidency promoting his own properties. Former Bush ethics lawyer calls to get Trump “out of there,” and Howard Dean says Trump is “running a criminal enterprise out of the White House.” Duration: 7:24

©2017 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/dean-trump-running-a-criminal-enterprise-out-of-the-white-house-1124311107730


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Baratunde Thurston: I’m not interested in “enabling people who undermine democracy"

The Beat With Ari Melber
12/26/17

Comedian and best-selling author of “How To Be Black,” Baratunde Thurston joins Ari Melber to talk about the year in race under Trump from birtherism to “both sides.” Duration: 6:29

©2017 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/baratunde-thurston-i-m-not-interested-in-enabling-people-who-undermine-democracy-1124317251646 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QubcIiaASpU [with comments]


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U.S. facing 'test of our democracy,' says former FBI agent

All In with Chris Hayes
12/26/17

Amid Pres. Trump's attacks on the FBI and Justice Department, Republicans openly call for a "purge." Duration: 14:24

©2017 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/u-s-facing-test-of-our-democracy-says-former-fbi-agent-1124387907542


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Senator 'grateful' op-ed cited his 'lack of integrity'

All In with Chris Hayes
12/26/17

Sen. Orrin Hatch called it an "honor" to be named "Utahn of the Year." He may not have fully read why he was given that "honor." Duration: 2:08

©2017 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/senator-grateful-op-ed-cited-his-lack-of-integrity-1124377667860 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-0IagU9qgo [with comments]


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The Trump-Putin Relationship

All In with Chris Hayes
12/26/17

American-Russian journalist Masha Gessen on how Trump has "hijacked" Putin's role as "madman on the international stage." Duration: 6:39

©2017 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/the-trump-putin-relationship-1124393539592


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Trump Republicans a receptive audience for Kremlin attacks on FBI

The Rachel Maddow Show
12/26/17

Del Quentin Wilber, reporter for The Wall Street Journal, talks with Joy Reid about the Republican attacks on the FBI and its leadership as they try to weaken any potential case against Donald Trump. Duration: 14:11

©2017 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-republicans-a-receptive-audience-for-kremlin-attacks-on-fbi-1124449859858


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GOP's anti-FBI campaign of limited use beyond political spectacle

The Rachel Maddow Show
12/26/17

Chuck Rosenberg, former U.S. attorney, talks with Joy Reid about how Republican efforts to discredit the FBI are being received within the bureau and how little those efforts will matter in a court of law. Duration: 4:15

©2017 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/gop-s-anti-fbi-campaign-of-limited-use-beyond-political-spectacle-1124448323952


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Disinformation basic to Putin's playbook; Americans take heed

The Rachel Maddow Show
12/26/17

Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, talks with Joy Reid about Russian president Vladimir Putin's use of disinformation and distortion both at home and abroad as a standard matter of course, not just in 2016. Duration: 5:17

©2017 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/disinformation-basic-to-putin-s-playbook-americans-take-heed-1124433987821


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Trump immigration policy distinguished by fear and cruelty

The Rachel Maddow Show
12/26/17

Jacqueline Charles, Caribbean correspondent for The Miami Herald, talks with Joy Reid about the fear that grips the DACA community and other immigrants in the face of Trump administration cruelty and Donald Trump's broken promise to the Haitian community. Duration: 9:48

©2017 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-immigration-policy-distinguished-by-fear-and-cruelty-1124458051807 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwVVVXQWOyk [with comments]


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New Republican tax plan explodes the deficit for a purpose

The Rachel Maddow Show
12/26/17

Bruce Bartlett, former Ronald Reagan domestic policy adviser, talks with Joy Reid about the expected fallout from the new tax plan and the Republican strategy to blow up the deficit with tax cuts for the rich so they can later argue a need to slash benefits to address the deficit. Duration: 7:41

©2017 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-republican-tax-plan-explodes-the-deficit-for-a-purpose-1124469315843


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Ex-Watergate prosecutor: New Trump FBI threats may be obstruction

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
12/26/17

GOP lawmakers are following Trump's attacks on Robert Mueller, the FBI and its leadership, which ex-Watergate prosecutor Jill-Wine Banks says are a "serious threat to democracy" and could be considered in Mueller's probe. David Frum & Matt Miller join Ari Melber. Duration: 13:31

©2017 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/ex-watergate-prosecutor-new-trump-fbi-threats-may-be-obstruction-1124433987538 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Tp0DCgqag [with comments]


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Trump SuperPAC spends $1M to thank Trump for 'Merry Christmas'

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
12/26/17

Donald Trump has declared victory in the "assault" on the phrase "Merry Christmas." Ari Melber looks back at the dark history of the war on Christmas and Trump's own history of self-congratulations. David Frum and Jason Johnson discuss. Duration: 10:05

©2017 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/trump-superpac-spends-1m-to-thank-trump-for-merry-christmas-1124433987615 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z56cO5iGPJU [with comments]


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Trump again blasts the FBI targeting Dep. Dir. McCabe

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
12/27/17

Keeping the focus on the Russia probe and again attacking his own FBI, Trump spent the day after Christmas golfing and going after FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe. Our expert panel breaks it down. Duration: 8:34

©2017 NBCNews.com

[originally aired December 26, 2017]

http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/trump-again-blasts-the-fbi-targeting-dep-dir-mccabe-1124447811770


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Richard Painter: Calls to purge DOJ & FBI are 'nuts'

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
12/27/17

Fmr. Ethics Attorney for Pres. George W. Bush Richard Painter says that Republicans who say the DOJ & FBI need to be purged are either in safe GOP districts so they can 'mouth off,' or they're 'nuts.' Duration: 6:38

©2017 NBCNews.com

[originally aired December 26, 2017]

http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/richard-painter-calls-to-purge-doj-fbi-are-nuts-1124447811995 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iYJtGTvcXU [with comments]


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Possible [sic - Certain] that Trump's spent [far more than] 40 hours tweeting as president

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
12/27/17

A Boston Globe analysis found if Trump has spent one minute [. . .] on each of his over 2,400 tweets so far as president, that's over 40 hours as president on Twitter. Our panel reacts. Duration: 6:07

©2017 NBCNews.com

[originally aired December 26, 2017]

http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/possible-trump-s-spent-40-hours-tweeting-as-president-1124445251989 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0RR1dH3y60 [with comments]


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The Year in Tech: The Daily Show

Published on Dec 26, 2017 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/videos ]

Ronny Chieng recaps the biggest technological developments of 2017, from Lyft re-inventing the city bus to robots that are poised to take over the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RbMiqq4d2g [with comments]


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Trump Attacks 2017

Published on Dec 26, 2017 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtFAi84ehTSYSE9XoHefig , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtFAi84ehTSYSE9XoHefig/videos ]

This year the President attacked... pretty much everyone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMPm9pDKu_U [with comments]


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"Day 341" Back to Work Golfing in the Donald Trump Zion Empire

Published on Dec 26, 2017 by Bravo Alternative Media [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVV0_xnA_z-ALo6kZJz2WXA , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVV0_xnA_z-ALo6kZJz2WXA/videos ]

"Day 341" Back to work golfing in the Donald Trump Zion Empire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CZWtOBYgGs [with comments]


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stashed December 26, 2017:

President Trump Cuts Funding to UN After Israel Vote
http://www.newsweek.com/united-nations-donald-trump-nikki-haley-jerusalem-funding-758849

Dershowitz praises UN budget cut: It's become a 'place of hatred'
http://thehill.com/news-by-subject/foreign-policy/366445-dershowitz-praises-un-budget-cut-its-become-a-place-of-hatred

Dershowitz Lauds Haley: UN Is a 'Place of Hate' for US, Israel
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/alan-dershowitz-un-hate-jerusalem/2017/12/25/id/833615/

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dBnvTiXyy3x92XMZxlRCR33UsJ5JM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Russian warships pass close to British waters over Christmas holiday, U.K. navy says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russian-warships-skate-close-to-british-waters-over-christmas-holiday-uk-navy-says/2017/12/26/c46bf9b8-ea35-11e7-891f-e7a3c60a93de_story.html

HMS St Albans: UK frigate shadows Russian warship in North Sea
A British frigate shadowed a Russian warship through the North Sea near UK waters on Christmas Day, the Royal Navy has revealed.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-42481216

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dFZI-UpIVsUsInM8ayY1McR_K1SxM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Trump slams FBI, Clinton for 'garbage' dossier
President Trump on Tuesday lashed out at the FBI and the Clinton campaign on the Russia dossier compiled against him and his 2016 campaign.
"WOW, @foxandfriends 'Dossier is bogus. Clinton Campaign, DNC funded Dossier. FBI CANNOT (after all of this time) VERIFY CLAIMS IN DOSSIER OF RUSSIA/TRUMP COLLUSION. FBI TAINTED.' And they used this Crooked Hillary pile of garbage as the basis for going after the Trump Campaign!" Trump tweeted, the latest in his ongoing smear on the FBI.
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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/366467-trump-slams-fbi-and-clinton-for-dossier-claims

Trump Rips ‘Tainted’ FBI, ‘Pile of Garbage’ Dossier After Watching Fox & Friends Again
https://www.mediaite.com/online/trump-slams-tainted-fbi-pile-of-garbage-dossier-after-watching-fox-friends-again/

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d6XgBWwj-CQjp1MeovJtLjpo5-oSM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Navalny Calls For Election Boycott As Commission Blocks His Presidential Bid
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-navalny-presidential-candidacy-rejected/28937989.html

Russia election: Kremlin queries legality of boycott call
The Kremlin says a call by opposition leader Alexei Navalny for a boycott of the presidential election needs to be checked to see whether it is legal.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42486355

How Putin became a problem for Russian oligarchs
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/putin-problem-russian-oligarchs-171223160627724.html

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dVbBLugADfOti4Mh6-fVP5lRoGgHM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Briton Laura Plummer jailed in Egypt for drug smuggling
A British woman has been convicted of smuggling 300 painkiller tablets into Egypt and jailed for three years.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-42483135

A British Woman Has Been Jailed For Bringing 300 Painkillers Into Egypt
Laura Plummer, 33, from Hull, was arrested in Hurghada on October 9 after she was found with Tramadol tablets in her suitcase.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/a-british-woman-has-been-jailed-for-bringing-300

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dlixPCsuxGbwLKM5wZw7k97TN6UTM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

China Sentences 'Vulgar Butcher' Rights Activist to Eight Years in Prison - AP
http://time.com/5079405/china-vulgar-butcher-activist-imprisoned/
original https://www.apnews.com/1d9cbc4feb12453b8ed0d45d087e2c81/China-sentences-'Vulgar-Butcher'-activist-to-8-years'-prison

Chinese Activist Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Shaming Officials
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/25/world/asia/china-wu-gan-sentence.html

China hands down harshest sentence yet in crackdown on activists
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights/china-hands-down-harshest-sentence-yet-in-crackdown-on-activists-idUSKBN1EK04E

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d-Sg4mwRxFNjRGMI2IQ_-zwEHTPGM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Melania Trump Orders Removal of Near-200-Year-Old Tree From White House - historic Jackson Magnolia
http://www.newsweek.com/melania-trump-orders-removal-near-200-year-old-tree-white-house-759120

Exclusive: Iconic White House tree to be cut down
The Jackson Magnolia has had a long and storied life
The tree has been in the background for numerous historic events
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/26/politics/white-house-jackson-magnolia-south-facade/index.html

Tree that's been at White House since 1800s scheduled to be removed
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/366466-white-house-tree-thats-been-there-since-1800s-scheduled-to-be-cut

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/d6_cta7_eNK5N7MO1rY1cdIerVecM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Utah paper tells Hatch to 'call it a career' in blistering editorial
Utah's largest newspaper slammed Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah) in a Christmas Day editorial on Monday while calling on the senior GOP senator to retire.
The Salt Lake Tribune’s editorial board named Hatch their 2017 “Utahn of the Year,” a designation the paper says is given to someone who has “had the biggest impact. For good or for ill.”
The newspaper said Hatch earned the title based on “his utter lack of integrity that rises from his unquenchable thirst for power.”
“It would be good for Utah if Hatch, having finally caught the Great White Whale of tax reform, were to call it a career,” the Tribune's editorial board wrote. “If he doesn’t, the voters should end it for him.”
The Tribune went after Hatch for his involvement in President Trump’s decision earlier this year to shrink two national monuments in the state, saying there was “no constitutional, legal or environmental logic" behind the move.
“To all appearances — appearances promoted by Hatch — this anti-environmental, anti-Native American and, yes, anti-business decommissioning of national monuments was basically a political favor the White House did for Hatch,” the editorial states.
The Tribune also noted Hatch’s involvement in the passage of the GOP tax plan last week given his role as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
The plan has been criticized by opponents who say it primarily benefits wealthy individuals and corporations, claims that backers of the plan reject.
The editorial criticizes Hatch for saying in 2012 that it would be his last campaign, but now appears to be preparing to run again in 2018, which would be his eight term.
“Once again, Hatch has moved to freeze the field to make it nigh unto impossible for any number of would-be senators to so much as mount a credible challenge,” the paper said.
“That’s not only not fair to all of those who were passed over. It is basically a theft from the Utah electorate.”
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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/366449-utah-paper-tells-hatch-to-call-it-a-career-in-blistering-editorial

Major Utah paper calls on Hatch to not seek re-election
The paper said Hatch has an "unquenchable thirst for power"
Hatch has yet to announce if he will seek re-election or retire
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/26/politics/orrin-hatch-utah-salt-lake-tribune/index.html

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dBReyl_fM7w2vQM7_thWofxFEUdFM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Increase by Most Since 2014
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-26/home-prices-in-20-u-s-cities-increase-by-most-since-mid-2014

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dE5mhuAWa-KtPEMLDwv8jiN0cHqgM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Tech Bros Bought Sex Trafficking Victims by Using Amazon and Microsoft Work Emails
http://www.newsweek.com/metoo-microsoft-amazon-trafficking-prostitution-sex-silicon-valley-755611

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dEGQD2njW5vmNkMFeDMnLsu4qqA-M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

Rosie O'Donnell to Paul Ryan: You'll go 'straight to hell' after what you did to the US
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/366426-rosie-odonnell-to-paul-ryan-youll-go-straight-to-hell-after

Rosie O’Donnell Spent Her Holiday Telling Paul Ryan He Can Go ‘Straight To Hell’
http://uproxx.com/webculture/rosie-odonnell-paul-ryan-hell/

Rosie O’Donnell Tweets to Conservative Pundit Removed as Violation of Twitter Policy
https://411mania.com/movies/rosie-odonnell-tweets-conservative-pundit-removed-violation-twitter-policy/

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dACGIUYaC0i_c3Mja4a_oGC_wDp0M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en

How Rural Students Define the American Dream
A photo essay highlights the perspectives of teens on politics, education, and hopes for the future.
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/12/how-rural-students-redefine-the-american-dream/548477/

A Judicial Pact to Cut Court Costs for the Poor
“The consensus that we would do this, that we would all do it, gives us cover that we wouldn’t be labeled as liberal or too soft on defendants.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/12/court-fines-north-carolina/548960/

Pardoned by Christie, [black] woman pushes for change to US gun laws
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The handgun that Shaneen Allen was carrying when she was pulled over on a New Jersey highway could have sent her to prison for years if not for a pardon from Republican Gov. Chris Christie.
Now the legal saga that kept the Pennsylvania mother of two in jail for 48 days has helped inspire a measure that could change handgun laws across the country.
“Hopefully I’ll be at the White House next to (President) Trump signing this bill,” said Allen, who has become a face of the Republican effort to break down barriers to carrying concealed firearms between states. “Republicans put their money where their mouth was.”
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https://apnews.com/705f80b4a0ed450eb6f48f7ac462c881

Why Black People Own Guns
HuffPost spoke with 11 black gun owners to figure out what gun ownership means in a country determined to keep its black populace unarmed.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-gun-ownership_us_5a33fc38e4b040881bea2f37

'Dotard’ vs. ‘Rocketman’: The Nuclear Standoff That Rattled 2017
Clashes between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un dominated headlines this year.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dotard-vs-rocketman-the-nuclear-standoff-that-rattled-2017_us_5a3e8bdce4b0b0e5a7a27be6

Donald Trump Again Falsely Credits Himself With ‘Essentially’ Repealing Obamacare
The GOP tax bill contains a provision that eliminates the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate — but that does not mean the law itself is repealed.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-tax-bill-repeal-obamacare_us_5a42414ce4b0b0e5a7a3464b

Pop Star Lorde Drops Planned Israeli Concert After Criticism
“I didn’t make the right call on this one,” New Zealand singer said.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lorde-drops-israeli-concert_us_5a41b6e0e4b06d1621b54f0c

Robert Mueller May Indict Paul Manafort Again
The charges against the former Trump campaign boss appear to have been only an opening salvo in a legal barrage on the president’s confidants, informed observers say.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/robert-mueller-may-indict-paul-manafort-again

more: https://www.google.com/search?q=mueller+manafort

Russia never stopped its cyberattacks on the United States
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/russia-never-stopped-its-cyberattacks-on-the-united-states/2017/12/25/83076f2e-e676-11e7-a65d-1ac0fd7f097e_story.html

more: https://www.google.com/search?q=russia+never+stopped+its+cyberattacks

Flesh-eating bacterium cases hit record high of 525 in Japan
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201712250027.html

Record number hit by 'flesh-eating bacterium' streptococcal toxic shock syndrome in Japan
This year, more patients have been struck down since records began in 1999
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/streptococcal-toxic-shock-syndrome-japan-flesh-eating-bacterium-japan-national-institute-of-a8128106.html

Scientists baffled as hundreds get infected by deadly flesh-eating illness in Japan
A deadly flesh-eating infection has been affecting several Japanese people and scientists are baffled not able to understand what is causing such a rise in these cases.
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/scientists-baffled-hundreds-get-infected-by-deadly-flesh-eating-illness-japan-754500

Deadly flesh eating infection kills over 500 people in Japan
https://www.siasat.com/news/deadly-flesh-eating-infection-kills-500-people-japan-1287512/

Mysterious Flesh-Eating Bacteria Has Claimed Hundreds Of Victims In 20 Years
http://www.ibtimes.com/mysterious-flesh-eating-bacteria-has-claimed-hundreds-victims-20-years-2633041

more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dfagVvbXk8R8s7MYXXofCLrdgXd5M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en


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