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US emergency crews struggle as climate crisis fuels ‘unprecedented’ competing disasters
From theguardian.com, 8h ago, 4 12
MAGA Desperately Claims Russian Propagandists Were the Real “Victims”
From newrepublic.com, on Sep 5, 2 2
Salmon swim freely in Klamath River for first time in more than 100 years
From theguardian.com, on Tue, 6AM, 1 15
Opinion | Don’t yawn at Trump’s dishonorable use of Arlington National Cemetery
From washingtonpost.com, on Aug 30, 1 2
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#971: on Mar 18
From theguardian.com
Arizona county fears ‘homelessness on steroids’ as migrant shelter funds end
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Additional federal funding for shelter has been caught in broader political battles about illegal migration and government spending
on Mar 18
#972: on Mar 18
From washingtonpost.com
Toxic asbestos is now fully banned, a move that EPA calls ‘historic’
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Environmental Protection Agency bans chrysotile asbestos, the only form of the cancer-causing mineral that the U.S. still imports and uses in new products.
on Mar 18
#973: on Mar 18
From theguardian.com
Most US sandwich baggies contain toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, analysis says
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Testing commissioned by Mamavation blog found high levels of a marker of PFAS in nine of 11 baggies tested
on Mar 14
#974: on Mar 18
From theguardian.com
US citizens flee Haiti on government-chartered flight
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More than 30 Americans arrive in Miami from Cap-Haïten as US urges citizens to leave ‘as soon as possible’ amid gang violence
on Mar 18
#975: on Mar 17
From theguardian.com
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Syria’s state news agency reports airstrikes coming from Golan Heights led to ‘material losses’ and wounding of a soldier
on Mar 17
#976: on Mar 17
From bbc.com
Niger's junta revokes military agreement with US
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In a damning statement, a spokesperson decries Washington's "condescending attitude" towards Niger.
on Mar 17
#977: on Mar 16
From washingtonpost.com
Trump granted clemency to Medicare fraudsters before vowing to cut entitlement program abuse
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A review of Trump’s record shows that, in the closing months of his presidency, Trump used his clemency powers to help several people convicted in major Medicare fraud cases, including commuting the sentence of a man the Justice Department had described as having “orchestrated one of the largest...
on Mar 16
#978: on Mar 16
From theguardian.com
Top senator calls on Biden to ‘use all levers’ to pressure Israel over Gaza
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Democrat Chris Van Hollen says Biden must cease giving arms to Israel until it lifts restrictions on aid and does more to protect lives
on Mar 16
#979: on Mar 16
From theguardian.com
Authors withdraw from PEN America festival in protest over Israel-Gaza war
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Group of more than a dozen writers decry organization’s inadequate response to ‘genocide’ being committed by Israel
on Mar 15
#980: on Mar 16
From bbc.com
Macron switches from dove to hawk on Russia's invasion of Ukraine
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The French president has dramatically changed from an appeaser to an arch resister of Vladimir Putin.
on Mar 16