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Trump sued by Capitol police officers over Jan. 6 attack in lawsuit alleges ‘bias-motivated acts of terrorism’: NYT
Trump sued by Capitol police officers over Jan. 6 attack in lawsuit alleges ‘bias-motivated acts of terrorism’: NYT
Donald Trump is being sued by a group of seven Capitol Police officers for his role in the January 6 insurrection in what is being called the "most expansive civil effort to date" to hold the former president and his associates and allies accountable. The ...[Read more]
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Children, US Soldiers Among Casualties in Explosions Outside Kabul Airport
Children, US Soldiers Among Casualties in Explosions Outside Kabul Airport
Children, adult civilians, and U.S. military personnel were among those reportedly killed or wounded Thursday in a pair of explosions near Kabul's international airport, the site of a chaotic evacuation effort that the Biden administration is aiming to co ...[Read more]
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‘I don’t like being told what I have to do’: Libertarian explains vaccine refusal as he struggles to breathe
‘I don’t like being told what I have to do’: Libertarian explains vaccine refusal as he struggles to breathe
The video shows Ozark residents expressing anti-vaxxer views as well as unvaccinated patients who have been hospitalized with COVID-19. One of them, 53-year-old Christopher Green, is "fighting for his life," Stockton notes. And Green is hardly unique in t ...[Read more]
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‘Unprecedented’: Madagascar on Verge of World’s First Climate-Fueled Famine
‘Unprecedented’: Madagascar on Verge of World’s First Climate-Fueled Famine
"These people have done nothing to contribute to climate change," said one U.N. official. "They don't burn fossil fuels... and yet they are bearing the brunt of climate change." ...[Read more]
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Geopolitics, Profit, and Poppies: How the CIA Turned Afghanistan into a Failed Narco-State
Geopolitics, Profit, and Poppies: How the CIA Turned Afghanistan into a Failed Narco-State
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a death knell to so many industries in Afghanistan. Charities and aid agencies have even warned that the economic dislocation could spark widespread famine. But one sector is still booming: the illicit opium trade. Last year ...[Read more]
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Once Secret Prices Expose ‘Irrational and Cruel’ Nature of US Healthcare System
Once Secret Prices Expose ‘Irrational and Cruel’ Nature of US Healthcare System
With hospitals across the U.S. refusing to comply with a new federal rule requiring them to disclose the prices they negotiate with health insurers, a sampling of previously secret data published late Sunday reveals how much basic medical procedures cost ...[Read more]
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Venezuela’s Gangs Have Been Turned into Armed Capitalist Enterprises (Part II)
Venezuela’s Gangs Have Been Turned into Armed Capitalist Enterprises (Part II)
n July, security forces carried out a three-day anti-gang operation in the Cota 905 barrio of Caracas after an uptick in violence in the working-class district. The Gran Cacique Indio Guacaipuro Operation, which caught the headlines of the global media, i ...[Read more]
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Police suspect poisoning at German university as students turn blue
Police suspect poisoning at German university as students turn blue
Several people experience nausea and some watch their limbs change colour after using campus kitchens ...[Read more]
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Pfizer Vaccine Gets Full FDA Approval, Potentially Triggering Mandates
Pfizer Vaccine Gets Full FDA Approval, Potentially Triggering Mandates
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine full approval Monday, potentially opening the door to more vaccine mandates. The Pfizer vaccine previously only had emergency use authorization (EUA), which meant that the F ...[Read more]
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Anti-vaxxers are becoming increasingly unhinged and ‘violent’: report
Anti-vaxxers are becoming increasingly unhinged and ‘violent’: report
With the COVID-19's highly infectious Delta variant overwhelming many hospitals in the U.S. — especially in red states with low vaccination rates — the Biden Administration is describing the crisis as a "pandemic of the unvaccinated." Far-right anti-v ...[Read more]
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Anger Mounts at Handful of Right-Wing Dems Still Threatening to Kill $3.5 Trillion Plan
Anger Mounts at Handful of Right-Wing Dems Still Threatening to Kill $3.5 Trillion Plan
Frustration with a small group of conservative House Democrats boiled over Monday as the party failed to reach an agreement to pass a $3.5 trillion budget resolution, a step that would pave the way for major investments in climate action, Medicare expansi ...[Read more]
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