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The segment on the notorious torture prison—where the Trump administration has been unlawfully deporting Venezuelans—went viral on social media after being inadvertently aired in Canada.
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The segment on the notorious torture prison—where the Trump administration has been unlawfully deporting Venezuelans—went viral on social media after being inadvertently aired in Canada.
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz tried to walk back his comments that his country would never leave the Gaza Strip and reestablish settlements there.
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz tried to walk back his comments that his country would never leave the Gaza Strip and reestablish settlements there.
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"While the rich get richer, workers are struggling, and your decision to cut workers' paid vacation is making the problem worse," @SenSanders tells Walgreens owner Sycamore Partners.
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"While the rich get richer, workers are struggling, and your decision to cut workers' paid vacation is making the problem worse."
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One critic said the VA policy shift "endangers the health, lives, and futures of the people who have served our country—and it proves what we've long warned: Trump and his allies won't stop until they've imposed a national abortion ban."
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Defenders of reproductive rights denounced President Donald Trump's administration for quietly imposing an abortion ban at the US Department of Veterans Affairs based on a legal opinion from a deputy...
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Supreme Court Deals Trump Major Loss on Illinois National Guard Deployment
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US Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to lift a restraining order on his National Guard deployment in Chicago. Court rules Trump admin did not meet statutory requirements.
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A memo sent earlier this month by Pete Hegseth reverses a policy banning the US from using antipersonnel landmines around the globe. These weapons killed or injured over 6,000 people last year, according to a recent report, 90% of whom were civilians.
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“Antipersonnel landmines are inherently indiscriminate weapons that take a disproportionate toll on civilian lives, oftentimes long after conflicts end," said the group's director for Europe and...
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The head of one group decried the ADL's "disproportionate attention on left-of-center activists’ views on Israel while failing to apply the same scrutiny to the Trump administration."
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The head of one group decried the ADL's "disproportionate attention on left-of-center activists’ views on Israel while failing to apply the same scrutiny to the Trump administration."
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"Forty percent of the drugs for surgeries and emergency care—the very medications we rely on to treat the wounded—are missing."
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The healthcare system in Gaza is on the brink of collapse due to Israel's blockade and attacks on medical facilities. Thousands are waiting for treatment outside Gaza, with many dying while waiting...
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How Cattle Ranchers Are Getting Screwed Under Trump Even With Beef Prices at Record Highs
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US beef prices surge as cattle ranchers face financial pressure due to meat-packing industry consolidation.
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One group noted "the irony of a billionaire being in charge of collecting pennies from debtors."
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One group noted "the irony of a billionaire being in charge of collecting pennies from debtors."
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"To remove these senior diplomats without cause or justification sends a dangerous message. It tells our public servants that loyalty to country is no longer enough—that experience and oath to the Constitution take a back seat to political loyalty."
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The American Foreign Service Association said the move "tells our public servants that loyalty to country is no longer enough—that experience and oath to the Constitution take a back seat to politi...
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A judge has ruled that the Trump administration must give due process to the Venezuelan nationals it deported without criminal charges to El Salvador's notorious torture prison CECOT.
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"This ruling makes clear the government can't just send people off to a brutal foreign prison with zero due process and simply walk away," said an ACLU lawyer representing the men.
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Apex predators like jaguars maintain ecosystem health, balance prey populations, and sustain biodiversity. They also change the spirit of the land.
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Construction crews are creating what will be the longest unbroken stretch of border wall in an area of Arizona that serves as a critical wildlife corridor.
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DOJ Disclaimer Raises Eyebrows as Latest Epstein Files Contain Scandalous Mentions of Trump
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DOJ puts out disclaimer defending Trump against allegations made in just-released Epstein Files.
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"Greta Thunberg has just been arrested for opposing genocide. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer—complicit in the genocide of the Palestinian people—walks free."
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Greta Thunberg arrested for supporting Palestine Action hunger strikers, while Western leaders arm genocide freely. Fascism is already here. #JusticeForPalestine
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"Congress cannot continue funneling hundreds of billions of dollars to a completely unaccountable agency while American families can’t afford food or healthcare."
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"Congress cannot continue funneling hundreds of billions of dollars to a completely unaccountable agency while American families can’t afford food or healthcare," said one House Democrat.
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We Can Survive Without '60 Minutes,' But Democracy Won't Survive Without Independent Media We Can Trust
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At some point, as Trump continues to repress criticism of him and his regime, American democracy will be compromised beyond repair.
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"What is there to say other than that the University of Oklahoma has no academic standards?"
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University of Oklahoma faces backlash for removing instructor who gave failing grade to student citing religious beliefs in psychology paper. Is this a violation of academic standards?
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Ideally, an oversight mechanism should be established to ensure that these autonomous weapons and drones will not reach outlaw military militias and rogue regimes.
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There is a serious concern that these autonomous weapons could end up in the arms of the UAE-backed militia and regimes in the Middle East, which would fuel ongoing wars and cause great harm.
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"By refusing to fund the CFPB... the Trump administration has sharpened its message that it does not care about affordability."
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A coalition of attorneys general from across the US sued White House budget chief Russell Vought over his effort to completely starve the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of funding.
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