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Protesters pay their respects outside the Chinese Liason Office of Hong Kong after the death of Chinese Noble laureate Liu Xiaobo, in Hong Kong on July 13th, 2017. The United States called on China to free the dissident's widow from house arrest and let her leave the country.

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Viewfinder: Protesters Paying Their Respects for Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo in Hong Kong

Protesters pay their respects outside the Chinese Liason Office of Hong Kong after the death of Chinese Noble laureate Liu Xiaobo, in Hong Kong on July 13th, 2017.

Pacific Standard Staff

The ads show actors going to scary lengths to get prescription opioids.

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The FDA Needs to Come Down Harder on Opioids, an FDA-Commissioned Panel Says

An independent panel of scientists make a case for "opioid exceptionalism."

Francie Diep

A General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, a hunter-killer surveillance UAV.

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Physical Remoteness Makes Killing Easier

People seem less reluctant to end the life of another being when they are not physically present for the distasteful act.

Tom Jacobs

People gather in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens on July 12th, 2017, the day the European Union recommended that Greece has made enough progress in balancing its budget to be removed from special oversight of government spending. The move is a further boost for Athens days after it secured a fresh tranche of cash from its latest bailout to meet crucial debt payments and avoid a fresh crisis.

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Viewfinder: At the Greek Parliament in Athens

People gather in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens on July 12th, 2017, the day the European Union recommended that Greece has made enough progress in balancing its budget to be removed from special oversight of government spending.

Pacific Standard Staff

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Twitter and WikiLeaks Greatly Helped Trump

New research finds Hillary Clinton faced far more criticism on social media than her opponent during the campaign's final two months.

Tom Jacobs

An activist holds up a flare during a protest in front of Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev on July 11th, 2017, demanding the removal of immunity for deputies. The parliament of Ukraine is debating the submission by the general prosecutor's office on the removal of parliamentary immunity from five parliamentarians suspected of corruption.

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Viewfinder: Protesting Government Corruption in Ukraine

An activist holds up a flare during a protest in front of Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev on July 11th, 2017, demanding the removal of immunity for deputies.

Pacific Standard Staff