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Incarcerated Californians Express Cautious Optimism About New Clemency Proposal

Incarcerated Californians Express Cautious Optimism About New Clemency Proposal

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Victoria Law

Admiral Who Ordered Bombing of Boat Strike Survivors Asked Military Lawyer First

Admiral Who Ordered Bombing of Boat Strike Survivors Asked Military Lawyer First

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Jessica Corbett

Climate Protesters Face Greater Risk of Crackdown Amid Rising Authoritarianism

Climate Protesters Face Greater Risk of Crackdown Amid Rising Authoritarianism

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Miacel Spotted Elk

In Prison, Holding Handwritten Cards Is a Rare Joy. Illinois Is Taking It Away.

In Prison, Holding Handwritten Cards Is a Rare Joy. Illinois Is Taking It Away.

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Michael Bell

Japanese American National Museum Is Standing Up to Trump’s Attacks on History

Japanese American National Museum Is Standing Up to Trump’s Attacks on History

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Robert Ito

19 States and DC Are Suing to Protect Gender-Affirming Care for Youth

19 States and DC Are Suing to Protect Gender-Affirming Care for Youth

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William J. Ford

Trump Admin Quietly Bans Veterans’ Abortion Care, Even for Rape and Health Risks

Trump Admin Quietly Bans Veterans’ Abortion Care, Even for Rape and Health Risks

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Jessica Corbett

Calls Grow for Release of Palestinian Who Has Been Jailed by ICE Since March

Calls Grow for Release of Palestinian Who Has Been Jailed by ICE Since March

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Amy Goodman

ICE Documents Expose Plan to Hold 80,000 People in Warehouses

ICE Documents Expose Plan to Hold 80,000 People in Warehouses

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Julia Conley

Racial Harassment of Students Ignored by Trump’s Department of Education

Racial Harassment of Students Ignored by Trump’s Department of Education

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Jennifer Smith Richards

Gaza Will Mark Christmas With Silent Bells, Frozen Nights, and Grief

Gaza Will Mark Christmas With Silent Bells, Frozen Nights, and Grief

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Dalia Abu Ramadan

Coal Miners Were Poised to Win Key Safety Protections. Then Trump Showed Up.

Coal Miners Were Poised to Win Key Safety Protections. Then Trump Showed Up.

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Nayanika Guha

Trump Admin to Begin Garnishing Wages for Defaulted Student Loans in January

Trump Admin to Begin Garnishing Wages for Defaulted Student Loans in January

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Shauneen Miranda

Trump’s Embrace of Natural Gas Exports Is Driving Up Energy Bills for Consumers

Trump’s Embrace of Natural Gas Exports Is Driving Up Energy Bills for Consumers

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tuesday 10

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Mike Ludwig

Greta Thunberg Arrested in Protest Supporting Palestine Action Hunger Strikers

Greta Thunberg Arrested in Protest Supporting Palestine Action Hunger Strikers

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Sharon Zhang

Inside a Kenyan Maternity Ward Being Starved by US Foreign Aid Cuts

Inside a Kenyan Maternity Ward Being Starved by US Foreign Aid Cuts

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tuesday 3

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Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Condé Nast Upheaval Signals a New Level of Corporate War on Media Workers

Condé Nast Upheaval Signals a New Level of Corporate War on Media Workers

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Michelle Chen

Pentagon Fails 8th Audit in a Row as Congress Grants It $1 Trillion Budget

Pentagon Fails 8th Audit in a Row as Congress Grants It $1 Trillion Budget

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Sharon Zhang

Journalist Shares Firsthand Account of Surviving Brutal Israeli Settler Attack

Journalist Shares Firsthand Account of Surviving Brutal Israeli Settler Attack

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Amy Goodman

DOJ Releases New Epstein Files With Disclaimer Attempting to Exonerate Trump

DOJ Releases New Epstein Files With Disclaimer Attempting to Exonerate Trump

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Brad Reed

This Ojibwe Band Is Suing to Stop a Pipeline From Polluting Their Wetland Home

This Ojibwe Band Is Suing to Stop a Pipeline From Polluting Their Wetland Home

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Miacel Spotted Elk

Trump Administration Moves to Kill 5 Major Offshore Wind Projects

Trump Administration Moves to Kill 5 Major Offshore Wind Projects

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22.12.2025 10

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Tik Root

Hawai‘i Has a Rare Opportunity to Reclaim Land From the US Military

Hawai‘i Has a Rare Opportunity to Reclaim Land From the US Military

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Christine Ahn

Israel Approves 19 New West Bank Settlements, Escalating State-Backed Violence

Israel Approves 19 New West Bank Settlements, Escalating State-Backed Violence

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Amy Goodman

Trump Ally Larry Ellison Pledges $40B to Help His Son Buy CNN Parent Company

Trump Ally Larry Ellison Pledges $40B to Help His Son Buy CNN Parent Company

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22.12.2025 3

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Jake Johnson

New HHS Panel Appointee Pushed Unfounded Theory Linking COVID Shots to Cancer

New HHS Panel Appointee Pushed Unfounded Theory Linking COVID Shots to Cancer

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22.12.2025 3

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Chris Walker

Document Removal, Missing Files Fuel Speculation of Epstein “Cover-Up”

Document Removal, Missing Files Fuel Speculation of Epstein “Cover-Up”

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22.12.2025 1

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Chris Walker

Trump’s Attack on Weather Center Would End Lifesaving Meteorological Research

Trump’s Attack on Weather Center Would End Lifesaving Meteorological Research

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22.12.2025 4

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Sasha Abramsky

DOJ Official in Charge of Crypto Investigations Was Invested in Crypto Himself

DOJ Official in Charge of Crypto Investigations Was Invested in Crypto Himself

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22.12.2025 3

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Corey G. Johnson

Group Offers Guidance to Help Keep Getting Care After New Trump Anti-Trans Rule

Group Offers Guidance to Help Keep Getting Care After New Trump Anti-Trans Rule

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20.12.2025 10

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Erin Reed