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Links of the Day, August 5
News
- LA Police Chief William Bratton is stepping down after seven years at the helm.
Human trafficking
- INTERPOL rescues 54 child slaves in West Africa.
- A new Underground Railroad: modern day Harriet Tubmans in Iraq.
- Life as a slave ... in Britain.
- An article from 2001, going inside the sweatshops of Los Angeles.
Green
- Nissan unveils its electric car, the Leaf.
- Obama to announce $2.4b in electric car funding.
Miscellaneous
- Elaine Morgan gives a TED Talk on why we're descended from aquatic apes.
- An article on David Bazan, his upcoming album and his journey of faith.
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