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Biden Allows Ukraine to Use Long-Range Missiles for Deep Strikes Inside Russia

One Russian official described the decision as “a very big step towards the start of World War III.”

18.11.2024 20

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Trump Picks Fracking Company CEO Chris Wright to Head the Department of Energy

In a move that alarmed green groups, Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday tapped Chris Wright — the CEO of a fracking company who...

17.11.2024 4

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Sanders Plans Floor Vote on Joint Resolutions Blocking US Arms Sales to Israel

“Netanyahu's extremist government is in clear violation of US and international law,” said the senator.

14.11.2024 3

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Trump’s Promise of Mass Deportation Sends Stagnant Private Prison Stocks Soaring

The chairperson of a leading U.S. private prison corporation on Thursday gushed over the “unprecedented opportunity” presented by the prospect of...

09.11.2024 10

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Climate Scientists and Environmental Groups Alarmed Over New UN Climate Report

The world’s nations must commit to dramatically slashing greenhouse gas emissions in the near future or risk a “catastrophic” rise in global...

25.10.2024 7

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Israeli Massacre of Palestinian Family in Gaza Included US Permanent Resident

A Virginia man lost his mother and extended family members Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike on the Jabalia refugee camp.

16.10.2024 4

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Israel Used US-Supplied Bomb in Beirut Strike That Killed at Least 22

At least one U.S.-supplied bomb was used by Israel in a Thursday night airstrike that killed at least 22 people and wounded over 115 more in the...

12.10.2024 4

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Bombshell New Motion Lays Out Legal Case for Trump’s Culpability on January 6

Special Counsel Jack Smith argues presidential immunity does not apply because Trump was acting as a private citizen.

03.10.2024 5

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Congress Averts Shutdown After Speaker Drops Voter Proof-of-Citizenship Demand

MAGA Republicans scorned Mike Johnson for dropping the requirement for voter registration as part of a spending deal.

23.09.2024 6

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Israeli Minister of Education Suggests Lebanon Will Be “Annihilated”

As Israel followed up its remote bombings of communications devices in Lebanon with airstrikes on Beirut, the United Nations Security Council held an...

21.09.2024 10

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Cops Attack Antiwar Protesters Outside International Arms Expo in Australia

Activists said they will maintain pressure on their government if it continues to support Israel's genocide in Gaza.

11.09.2024 4

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Israel Urges US Congress to Press South Africa to Drop Genocide Case at ICJ

A classified Israeli Foreign Ministry cable threatens consequences if South Africa proceeds with its case in The Hague.

10.09.2024 5

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Federal Judge Blocks Student Debt Relief Rule That Hasn’t Even Been Finalized

A Republican-appointed U.S. federal judge in Georgia raised eyebrows and objections Thursday after taking what observers called the...

06.09.2024 6

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Brazilian Judge Suspends X After Musk’s Refusal to Block Far Right Accounts

Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday ordered the nationwide suspension of Elon Musk’s X social media platform in...

31.08.2024 4

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Report: RFK Jr. Expected to End Presidential Bid and Endorse Trump

Following months of increasingly obvious hints, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will drop his longshot Independent presidential bid and endorse former U.S....

22.08.2024 6

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UN Chief Calls for Truce as Infant Tests Positive for Gaza’s First Case of Polio

Following over a month of warnings, Gaza recorded its first case of polio since the highly contagious virus was eradicated there 25 years ago,...

18.08.2024 10

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SCOTUS Rejects Biden Admin’s Request to Reinstate Expanded Title IX Rule

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday denied the Biden administration’s emergency request to reinstate parts of its updated Department of Education Title...

17.08.2024 10

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Newsom Threatens to Defund CA Counties That Don’t Clear Homeless Encampments

After personally participating in the forced displacement of homeless people in a Los Angeles encampment, Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom on...

10.08.2024 8

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US Tech Giants Are Storing Data for Israeli Military as It Destroys Gaza

The Israeli military is using cloud storage and artificial intelligence services provided by U.S. tech titans for “direct participation and...

06.08.2024 2

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Green Groups Slam Energy Reform Bill as a Giveaway to the Fossil Fuel Industry

A bipartisan energy permitting reform bill introduced last week in the U.S. Senate — and described by one campaigner as “the biggest giveaway in...

01.08.2024 6

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House Democrats Introduce Sweeping Bill to Protect Workers’ Rights and Safety

A group of Democratic U.S. House members on Friday unveiled legislation “aimed at bolstering protections for America’s workers and ensuring...

27.07.2024 40

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Sanders Makes Bid to Block Biden’s New $18 Billion Arms Sale to Israel

As the Biden administration pushes Congress to approve an additional $18 billion arms sale to Israel even as it wages what much of the international...

13.07.2024 3

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Scientists Sound the Alarm Amid 13 Consecutive Months of Record-Breaking Heat

Each month since June 2023 has been the hottest since records have been kept.

08.07.2024 6

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Critics Slam Supreme Court Ruling as a Weakening of Public Corruption Laws

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a former Indiana mayor convicted of accepting a bribe from a business shortly after it was awarded...

26.06.2024 5

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Study Shows Geoengineering Attempts Could Cause Catastrophic Climate Effects

A study published Friday found that a cloud engineering technique designed to cool parts of the western United States could inadvertently stoke...

22.06.2024 20

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G7 Countries Spend 62 Times More on Military Than Humanitarian Aid

Amid historic levels of forced displacement due to armed conflict, G7 countries' military spending has hit record highs.

15.06.2024 3

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Starbucks Workers Union Slams SCOTUS Decision for Weakening Labor Protections

Labor advocates decried Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of Starbucks in a labor dispute between the international coffee giant and...

13.06.2024 4

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Biden Endorses Israeli Ceasefire Plan, Refuses to Address Genocide’s Root Causes

Palestine defenders welcomed Israel’s roadmap for a Gaza cease-fire — which U.S. President Joe Biden endorsed on Friday — as a necessary first...

01.06.2024 20

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House Democrats Reject Mike Johnson’s Invite for Netanyahu to Address Congress

A growing number of U.S. congressional Democrats pushed back Friday against pressure to endorse House Speaker Mike Johnson’s invitation for Israeli...

26.05.2024 10

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White House "concerned" after Israel shuts down AP Gaza feed — and seizes their equipment

The White House and press freedom advocates were among those who on Tuesday criticized the Israeli government's shutdown of The Associated Press'...

21.05.2024 40

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Over 200,000 Nevadans Sign Onto Proposed Abortion Rights Ballot Measure

An amendment to enshrine abortion rights in Nevada’s constitution moved one step closer to appearing on this November’s ballot Monday as...

21.05.2024 70

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Biden vows to cut off offensive weapons for Israel if it invades Rafah

While some Palestine defenders on Wednesday welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden's threat to withhold bombs and artillery shells from Israel if it...

09.05.2024 30

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UN Food Chief Warns Famine Is Underway in Northern Gaza — and It’s Headed South

United Nations World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain said Friday that Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip are experiencing...

05.05.2024 50

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House Passes Bill That Defines Criticism of Israel as “Antisemitism”

House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve legislation directing the U.S. Department of Education to consider a dubious definition of...

02.05.2024 30

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Jewish groups decry House passage of bill defining criticism of Israel as "antisemitism"

House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve legislation directing the U.S. Department of Education to consider a dubious definition of...

02.05.2024 10

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South Korean High Court Hears First-Ever Youth Climate Case in Asia

One of South Korea’s two highest courts on Tuesday began hearing Asia’s first-ever youth-led climate lawsuit, which accuses the country’s...

23.04.2024 9

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Lula Has Fallen Short on Land Demarcation Promises, Indigenous Brazilians Say

Friday is Indigenous Peoples Day in Brazil, and tribal leaders and activists used the occasion to criticize the left-wing government of Brazilian...

20.04.2024 6

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Salvadoran Court Slammed for Upholding Charges Against Environmental Activists

Human rights defenders on Wednesday condemned a Salvadoran court’s decision to uphold what critics say are politically motivated murder and illicit...

11.04.2024 10

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Plastic Waste on Ocean Floors Could Be 100 Times Amount Floating on Surface

The amount of plastic waste littering the Earth’s ocean floors could be up to 100 times the quantity floating on the surface, according to a study...

08.04.2024 8

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Lawyers’ Collective Sues Germany in Bid to Block Arms Exports to Israel

The Berlin-based Lawyers’ Collective on Friday sued the German government in an effort to stop weapons transfers to Israel, whose government and...

07.04.2024 7

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Mexico Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Ecuador After Quito Embassy Raid

Mexico on Friday night announced the suspension of diplomatic relations with Ecuador after police stormed the Mexican Embassy in Quito and kidnapped...

07.04.2024 9

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Dark Money-Funded No Labels Group Drops Long-Shot Third-Party White House Bid

Less than a month after No Labels announced it would nominate a “unity ticket” for the 2024 presidential election, the group said Thursday that it...

05.04.2024 10

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Dark money-backed No Labels drops third-party presidential bid despite raising millions

Less than a month after No Labels announced it would nominate a "unity ticket" for the 2024 presidential election, the group said Thursday that it is...

05.04.2024 3

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Human Rights Defenders Call This Detention Camp “Israel’s Guantánamo Bay”

A doctor at an Israeli field hospital inside a notorious detention center where hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are temporarily held is sounding the...

05.04.2024 20

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Palestine Advocates Slam Biden for Pushing $18 Billion Warplane Sale to Israel

Palestine advocates on Wednesday slammed the Biden administration as it pushes Congress to approve the sale of $18 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets...

03.04.2024 7

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Biden Quietly Transfers More Bombs and Warplanes to Aid Israel in Gaza Genocide

Despite growing worldwide calls for an arms embargo, the Biden administration in recent days has approved the transfer of billions of dollars worth of...

30.03.2024 5

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Modi Government Cracks Down on Opposition Before Indian Election

As India’s right-wing government cracks down on opposition ahead of next month’s general elections, Amnesty International on Friday urged...

23.03.2024 5

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Finland Resumes UNRWA Funding, Further Cementing US’s Pariah Status

As the United States doubled down on banning funds for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, Finland said Friday that it would resume...

23.03.2024 10

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Progressive Groups Launch New Coalition to Oppose AIPAC Influence

U.S. progressive groups “working together to take on the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and its affiliated dark money super PACs” on...

11.03.2024 10

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“Very strategic narrative”: Trump fans are using AI deepfakes to target Black voters

Racial justice defenders on Monday renewed calls for banning artificial intelligence in political advertisements after backers of former U.S....

05.03.2024 20

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