Trump’s Brutal Blockade on Cuba Harkens Back to the Days of US Invasions
Cuba’s humanitarian crisis is the latest episode in a 128-year struggle for control over the island.
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Prosecutor Investigating US Boat Strikes and Torture Assassinated in Ecuador
Alexandra Bravo was killed while investigating boat strike survivors' claims that they were tortured by US gunmen.
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New Study: Abortion Bans May Be Increasing Suicidal Thoughts Among Teen Girls
A previous study also linked abortion bans to higher rates of suicide for women between the ages of 20 and 34.
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Israel Closes Investigation of 2023 Settler Pogrom Without Charging Perpetrators
Meanwhile, settler violence in the West Bank continues to escalate, with over 800 attacks documented in June and July.
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FISA Section 702 Isn’t the Only Way the Government Spies on Our Communications
Telecom companies also strip privacy en masse from incarcerated people and those who communicate with them.
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Grassroots Movement in Illinois Is Resisting Corporate Grab of Water Systems
People in southern Illinois are storming into city meetings and making public records requests in the battle over water.
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Israel and US Ridiculed for Reportedly Considering “Land Blockade” of Iran
This would be an enormous undertaking and involve sending US troops to several non-ally countries.
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Swing District Voters Want Major Change. That Could Help Democratic Socialists.
Two-thirds of voters said that “the country’s political and economic systems need fundamental change,” the poll found.
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This Developer Went From Financial Peril to Billion-Dollar Deals for DHS
Opaque contracts and enormous windfalls are buttressing the buildout of ICE jails and their shadowy operators.
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Democrats Call for an Ethics Investigation Into GOP Rep. Max Miller
The congressmember from Ohio is facing allegations of domestic abuse as he runs for reelection.
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Trump Seeks Extradition of Pro-Palestine Activist Amid Crackdown on the US Left
James “Fergie” Chambers’s arrest in Spain has been condemned by activists, human rights groups, and lawmakers.
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Stevens Posts Bizarre, Racist Rant Against El-Sayed as He Surges Ahead in Polls
The Stevens campaign has already faced scrutiny over some of her backers’ racist and Islamophobic messaging.
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Thousands of Migrant Kids Are Set to Lose to Legal Representation
Expiration of federally funded contracts will leave some 20,000 children to face deportation proceedings alone.
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Elon Musk’s Super PAC Plans to Spend Up to $120 Million in Midterm Races
The spending will likely target “get out the vote” efforts for Republican candidates in multiple House and Senate races.
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Israeli Forces Have Killed US Citizens. Congress Wants to Deepen Military Ties.
Section 219, a measure to integrate parts of the Israeli and US militaries, could provide more cover for Israeli crimes.
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AI Oligarchs Enjoy Superyachts as Their Data Centers Degrade Communities
Communities fighting data centers refuse to be sites for extraction that help megabillionaires purchase more mansions.
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State Department Mislabels Every Country on Map of Africa at Global Conference
A watermark indicated that the map was made using AI.
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The Fight Against AI Data Centers Is Spreading Globally
One of the clearest victories happened in a Dutch town that few people outside the Netherlands had heard of before 2021.
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Fetterman Votes With GOP Yet Again on War Powers Resolution to Rein In Trump
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is asking Congress for an additional $67 billion for the war in Iran.
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Nearly All of Europe Vow to Boycott World Cup Over Plan for Kushner Family Sale
FIFA unveiled a plan to sell a major stake in the World Cup to a firm run by Joshua Kushner, Jared Kushner’s brother.
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Calls Grow for Oversight as OpenAI Says Experimental AI Agents Went Rogue
Scientists and AI firm employees urge the US to “deliberately pace” the development of the most advanced AI systems.
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India’s “Cockroach Movement” Woke Up a Nation. But Is It Already Asleep Again?
India’s Gen Z-led movement confronted Modi, but some see it as a missed opportunity for transformational change.
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As the War on Iran Spikes Gas Prices, Shell’s Profits More Than Double
A Greenpeace UK campaigner said that “we’re running out of words to describe the obscenity of these numbers.”
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Access to Abortion in Kansas Is at Stake August 4 — But Voters May Not Know It
Kansas’s safe haven status is now threatened again by abortion opponents who have decided to simply rewrite the rules.
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Fetterman Is So Unpopular That He Loses to “Someone Else” by 18 Points in Poll
Nearly 60 percent of respondents said they’d go for anyone other than him if the Senate race were today.
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“This Is a God Thing” — Johnson Claims Prayers Will Help GOP Win the Midterms
Polling shows that Americans have a negative view of Republicans in Congress and prefer Democrats to win in November.
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Asked About ICC Warrant, Netanyahu Says He Travels With “Special Forces”
The Israeli prime minister vowed that he will still visit New York City for the upcoming UN meeting.
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Trump Pardons Mega-Donor Days After Contribution to GOP Candidate
Trump issued the pardon to Adam Kidan, a key player in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal that was exposed in the 2000s.
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Documents Show TSA Shares Passengers’ Personal Information With ICE
This contradicts testimony from a TSA official who said the data wasn’t being collected for immigration enforcement.
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The Odyssey Is Facing a Boycott for Filming in Occupied Western Sahara
The film’s producers have provided legitimacy to the illegal occupation by accepting subsidies from the Moroccan state.
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GOP Senator Calls Mamdani a “Thug,” Says He Should Be Imprisoned in Gitmo
The remark comes amid a rise in Islamophobic attacks on Mamdani ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
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UN Palestine Rapporteur Slams Nations’ Complicity as Netanyahu Meets Trump
Francesca Albanese also comments on settler- and soldier-led pogroms in the occupied West Bank.
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Disease Researchers Blame DOGE Cuts for Spiraling Cyclospora Outbreak
Public health agencies are struggling to mount an effective response with less resources and fewer staff.
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Trump’s Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low in 2 New Polls
Trump has net-negative ratings in the categories of the economy, the war on Iran, immigration, and more.
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Trump Threatens to Bomb the “F****** S***” Out of Iran After US Base Strike
The latest threat of escalation comes as the US announced joint strikes with Saudi Arabia on Iraq.
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Trump Quietly Gutted Agency Best-Known for Work on Curbing Hospital Infections
The Federalist Society-linked lawyer who took over said AI can do much of the agency’s evidence review and analytics.
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