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May 11, 2021: Israeli Violence Continues; Biden Moves to Restrict Unemployment; Trump-Era Trans Discrimination Lifted
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Israeli military and police forces continued their campaign of violence against Palestinians on Monday, killing somewhere around 20 people, including 9 children, after responding to sporadic rocket fire with several airstrikes...
May 10, 2021: Israeli Police Crack Down on Protests; GOP Moves to Oust Cheney; Trump DOJ Snagged Reporter's Cell Records
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Israeli police brutally cracked down on protests over the weekend, further persecuting a Palestinian community already threatened by Israeli settlers trying to forcibly evict them from their homes...
May 7, 2021: Florida Restricts Voting; Rio Police Commit Massacre; US Pandemic Case Numbers Falling
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
Florida has become the latest state to pass Republican legislation making it harder for people to vote. Voter advocacy groups are already challenging the new law in court.
Meanwhile, Brazilian police committed a massacre in one of Rio’s largest favelas...
May 6, 2021: US Supports Vaccine Patent Waiver; DOJ Will Appeal Evictions Ruling; Republicans Seek Cheney’s Ouster
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
In a boost for global health equity, the US changes its position on coronavirus vaccine patents. If all goes well, corporate property rights may soon come second to boosting vaccine production.
Meanwhile, a federal judge strikes down a federal moratorium on evictions during the pandemic...
May 5, 2021: Workers Lose Big To Wage Theft; Bill Would Open COINTELPRO Records; Consumer Advocate Takes Over Student Loans
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It’s an economic scourge that costs workers at least $15 billion a year. It’s called wage theft, and a new report explains why corporations keep getting away with it...
May 4, 2021: Biden Boosts Refugee Cap; Scientists Say We Blew Our Shot at Herd Immunity; EPA Cracks Down on Gas
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The Biden Administration announced that it would increase the country’s refugee admissions cap after weeks of criticism for continuing Trump’s barbaric policies.
Meanwhile, experts believe that thanks to vaccine skeptics and dangerous variants of the disease, the U.S. is unlikely to ever reach herd immunity from COVID-19...
May 3, 2021: Biden Drops Trump's Secret Drone Rules; Vaccine The Only Shot Cops Won't Take; Austin Criminalizes Homelessness
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The Biden administration released the Trump administration’s secret set of rules for carrying out drone strikes, prompting new calls for him to end targeted killings once and for all.
Meanwhile, police departments across the country are struggling to get their cops to take the coronavirus vaccine, despite plentiful access...
April 30, 2021: Labor Secretary Says Gig Workers Deserve Benefits; Study: Tear Gas Affects Menstruation; Dems Push Medicare Expansion
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President Joe Biden’s Labor Secretary, Marty Walsh, has signaled his department may take a stand for gig workers’ rights. It would be long overdue and much welcomed by millions.
Meanwhile, a new study confirms what many social justice protesters observed last summer: tear gas really messes with people’s bodies...
April 29, 2021: Biden Promises Jobs, Family Care; Air Pollution Disproportionately Harms POC; Feds Search Giuliani's Home, Office
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
For the first time last night, and just short of his hundredth day in office, President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress. He said America is on the move again, and back to stay – got it, Jack?
Meanwhile, three new studies reveal the plague of environmental racism...
April 28, 2021: Watchdog Warns of Biden's Deportations; Report Says Israel is Guilty of Apartheid; Biden Seeks Beefy IRS
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A human rights group warns that the Biden administration is well on its way to being just as bad as the Obama regime on immigration, after 300,000 people were deported in Biden’s first 100 days in office.
Meanwhile, a scathing report says that Israel is guilty of the crime of apartheid for its treatement of Palestinians...