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Catherine Kim

Catherine Kim

Freelance writer

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    Vox Sentences: All flights canceledVox Sentences: All flights canceled
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    States sue the Trump administration again, this time about the environment; Hong Kong protesters shut down the airport for the second day in a row.

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    Vox Sentences: Endangering speciesVox Sentences: Endangering species
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    The Trump administration rolls back protections for endangered species; an attempted attack on a mosque in Norway is thwarted.

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    Vox Sentences: Texas’s answer to shootings: more gunsVox Sentences: Texas’s answer to shootings: more guns
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    Despite the recent mass shooting in El Paso, Texas is still on track to loosen firearm laws in September; Italy’s government veers toward collapse.

    By Catherine Kim
    World Politics
    The escalating trade war between South Korea and Japan, explainedThe escalating trade war between South Korea and Japan, explained
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    This dispute is all about colonialism and historical grievances.

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    Vox Sentences: 3 governors in 5 daysVox Sentences: 3 governors in 5 days
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    Puerto Rico gets its third new governor in less than a week; a new UN climate change report recommends big changes to curb global warming.

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    Vox Sentences: Ohio does somethingVox Sentences: Ohio does something
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    Ohio’s Republican governor proposes gun control measures; Honduras’s president is accused of using drug money to fund his campaign.

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    Vox Sentences: “Something that is loved is never lost”Vox Sentences: “Something that is loved is never lost”
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    Literary legend Toni Morrison dies at the age of 88; India escalates tension in Kashmir by revoking the territory’s special status.

    By Catherine Kim
    Politics
    Trump files a lawsuit against new California election law that requires his tax returnsTrump files a lawsuit against new California election law that requires his tax returns
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    The lawsuit called the new law “a naked political attack against the sitting President of the United States.”

    By Catherine Kim
    Politics
    Mike Gravel drops out of 2020 race. He never wanted to be president anyway.Mike Gravel drops out of 2020 race. He never wanted to be president anyway.
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    The former Alaska senator simply ran to get other candidates to talk about American imperialism.

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    Vox Sentences: Two mass shootings in 24 hoursVox Sentences: Two mass shootings in 24 hours
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    Mass shootings in Texas and Ohio leave 31 people dead; protests disrupt Hong Kong’s transportation systems, bringing the city to a standstill.

    By Catherine Kim