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This Is Not Fine: Why Video of an Ultranationalist Frenzy in Jerusalem Is So Unsettling
WEEKS OF PROTESTS in Jerusalem, where Palestinians are resisting an effort by Israeli settlers to force them from their homes and challenging Israeli police restrictions on their freedom to worship at Al Aqsa Mosque, spiraled into armed conflict on Monday ...[Read more]
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AP, in Leaked Memos, Doing Damage Control With Staff: “You Will Have a Voice”
AP sent a memo to the news agency’s editorial staff this weekend about its controversial decision to fire a young staff reporter, Emily Wilder, following a conservative campaign to have her removed over her college activism regarding Israel-Palestine. T ...[Read more]
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With the rate things are going, Trump may come back
The social dynamics that created Trumpism are not being addressed. Inequality continues. People lack housing, healthcare, jobs. Retirees are struggling. Infrastructure is falling apart. Biden administration promised various things to solve these before ...[Read more]
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In New York City, Retirees Brace for Switch to Privatized Health Care
Starting in January 2022, over a quarter million former New York City government workers and their dependents are set to be shifted off Medicare and on to privatized health insurance. Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Municipal Labor Committee, which represent ...[Read more]
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China’s CNPC Set to Jumpstart Joint Oil Ventures in Venezuela
The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) is reportedly laying the groundwork to revive projects in Venezuela. According to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg, CNPC is hiring local enterprises and sending its own staff, including engineers, for main ...[Read more]
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Video: ‘Imminent Threat’ or Aid Worker: Did a U.S. Drone Strike in Afghanistan Kill the Wrong Person?
The New York Times obtained exclusive security camera footage and witness accounts to show how the military launched a drone strike that killed 10 people in Kabul on Aug. 29 without knowing whom it was hitting. ...[Read more]
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Afghan Resistance Leaders, Long Backed by CIA, Have Fled Following Taliban Takeover
The retreat of Ahmad Massoud and Amrullah Saleh belies public claims that they are still in Afghanistan. ...[Read more]
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Preliminary Report: Record Temperatures at South Pole (and nearby AWS sites
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A toddler in a wheelchair is stopped by the TSA at ORD (O'Hare Airport in Chicago) and forced to into a sequestered area. On his way to a family vacation in Disney, this 3 year old boy is in a body cast for a broken leg. Despite assurances from his father ...[Read more]
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46 Rich persons can buy an election
Taking advantage of relaxed campaign finance laws, a cadre of deep-pocketed donors are spending gobs of money to bankroll super PACs, a phenomenon that is reshaping the modern election cycle. It is a select group. The top 100 individual super PAC donors ...[Read more]
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US, Israel deliver ultimatum to Iran
US has asked Russia to deliver an ultimatium to Iran on its behalf. US and Israel have been escalating tensions with Iran, and threatening Iran with war for a while. With their latest ultimatum, they say that they will consider 'military option' if their ...[Read more]
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