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Chinese Startup DeepSeek Bests Silicon Valley’s ChatGPT in Major AI Upset

Chinese Startup DeepSeek Bests Silicon Valley’s ChatGPT in Major AI Upset

DeepSeek’s free, open-source AI model is upending financial predictions and causing major turmoil in the stock market.

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80 Years After the Liberation of Auschwitz, Genocide in Palestine Continues

80 Years After the Liberation of Auschwitz, Genocide in Palestine Continues

“Since October 2023, so many Holocaust scholars have gone out of their way to protect Israel,” says historian Raz Segal.

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Trump Militarizes Border, Ramps Up Deportation Flights in Immigration Crackdown

Trump Militarizes Border, Ramps Up Deportation Flights in Immigration Crackdown

“We’re very, very concerned,” says immigration activist Fernando García of the Border Network for Human Rights.

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Egypt and Jordan Reject Trump’s Plan to “Clean Out” Gaza

Egypt and Jordan Reject Trump’s Plan to “Clean Out” Gaza

Moreover, displaced Palestinians also reject the idea of being forced out of Gaza as tens of thousands return home.

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We Must Resist Trump’s Attack on DEI

We Must Resist Trump’s Attack on DEI
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Journalist Once Jailed in Egypt Joins Hunger Strike to Free Political Prisoner

Journalist Once Jailed in Egypt Joins Hunger Strike to Free Political Prisoner

British Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah remains imprisoned in Cairo despite completing his sentence in September.

24.01.2025 4

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Trump’s Exit From WHO Could Make Next Pandemic More Likely — and More Deadly

Trump’s Exit From WHO Could Make Next Pandemic More Likely — and More Deadly

Global health law professor Lawrence Gostin explains the risks of the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization.

23.01.2025 6

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“Citizens United” Allowed 44% of Trump’s Election to Be Funded by 10 Megadonors

“Citizens United” Allowed 44% of Trump’s Election to Be Funded by 10 Megadonors

The ruling affords billionaires unprecedented political power as the rest of us pay the price, says an expert.

22.01.2025 1

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The Future for Immigrant Communities and Asylum Seekers Is Uncertain Under Trump

The Future for Immigrant Communities and Asylum Seekers Is Uncertain Under Trump

Thousands of asylum seekers lost their upcoming appointments, many after waiting for months.

22.01.2025 10

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Thousands Rally Against Trump’s Policies Ahead of His Extravagant Inauguration

Thousands Rally Against Trump’s Policies Ahead of His Extravagant Inauguration

Participants in the People’s March voiced opposition to his policies on immigration, abortion, LGBTQ rights, and more.

21.01.2025 3

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Middle East Analyst: Netanyahu Will Try to Scuttle Ceasefire After First Phase

Middle East Analyst: Netanyahu Will Try to Scuttle Ceasefire After First Phase

Mouin Rabbani explains why the limited agreement will not shift politics in Israel and Palestine.

17.01.2025 2

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Netanyahu’s New Last-Minute Conditions Would Ruin Ceasefire Agreement

Netanyahu’s New Last-Minute Conditions Would Ruin Ceasefire Agreement

An analyst from Gaza, a former peace negotiator and a journalist discuss the ceasefire deal and Palestine’s future.

17.01.2025 10

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HIV-Positive Palestinians Struggle to Survive as Israel Blocks Medication

HIV-Positive Palestinians Struggle to Survive as Israel Blocks Medication

Genocide is making it impossible to get medication to people, according to a new report from “The Intercept.”

15.01.2025 3

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CA Law Allows Low Wages for Incarcerated Firefighters as “Involuntary Servitude”

CA Law Allows Low Wages for Incarcerated Firefighters as “Involuntary Servitude”

Voters in November rejected a ballot measure that would've made it easier to change prisoners' working conditions.

14.01.2025 4

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Hind Rajab Foundation Seeks to Hold Israeli Soldiers Accountable for War Crimes

Hind Rajab Foundation Seeks to Hold Israeli Soldiers Accountable for War Crimes

The group gathers evidence of war crimes from social media to help governments prosecute Israeli soldiers abroad.

13.01.2025 6

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Jimmy Carter’s Legacy Includes Arming and Funding the Genocide in East Timor

Jimmy Carter’s Legacy Includes Arming and Funding the Genocide in East Timor

Between 1977 and 1979, the administration more than doubled US military aid and sales to Indonesia.

10.01.2025 4

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California Wildfires Are a Climate Wake-Up Call — But Is Anyone Listening?

California Wildfires Are a Climate Wake-Up Call — But Is Anyone Listening?

Evacuated journalist Sonali Kolhatkar says corporate media cover such disasters as isolated incidents instead.

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11 Men Freed After Decades in Guantánamo Bay Prison

11 Men Freed After Decades in Guantánamo Bay Prison

Eleven Yemeni men imprisoned without charge or trial at the Guantánamo Bay detention center for more than two decades have just been released to...

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Deadly US Policies in Latin America Epitomize Jimmy Carter’s Mixed Legacy

As the remains of Jimmy Carter arrive in Washington, D.C., as part of a weeklong state funeral, we speak with historian Greg Grandin about the...

07.01.2025 5

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Elon Musk’s Influence Signifies a “New Era” in US Politics, Scholar Says

Billionaire Trump associate Elon Musk’s latest disinformation campaign is targeting the U.K. government, which Musk appears to believe is not...

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Jimmy Carter, Who Urged “Peace Not Apartheid” in Palestine, Dead at 100

Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, at 100 years old. The 39th president served a single, tumultuous term in...

30.12.2024 3

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Big Tech Backs Trump to Cut Taxes, Deregulate Crypto and Replace Workers With AI

Image Credit: Reuters / Shannon Stapleton Silicon Valley and tech billionaires are lining up to support the incoming Trump administration. With the...

27.12.2024 3

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More Than 3,100 Indigenous Students Died at US “Boarding Schools”

Image Credit: Jahi Chikwendiu / The Washington Post More than 3,100 Indigenous students died at boarding schools in the United States between 1828...

26.12.2024 3

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In Bethlehem, Palestinian Christians Demand an End to Western-Backed Genocide

Christmas celebrations are canceled in the West Bank and the city of Bethlehem, Jesus Christ’s birthplace, for the second year in a row in response...

23.12.2024 3

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Amazon Workers Speak Out Amid Unprecedented Holiday Season Strike

Thousands of Amazon workers on Thursday launched the largest strike against the retail giant in U.S. history, pressuring the company at the height...

20.12.2024 6

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Survivors of Infamous California “Rape Club” Prison Win Record $116M Settlement

Image Credit: Paul Chinn / The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty “When you’re in prison, the retaliation starts. … I don’t think my judge...

19.12.2024 3

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Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi’s Family Says She Was Always Drawn to Helping Her Community

We speak with the husband and sister of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, the 26-year-old Turkish American activist killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West...

18.12.2024 2

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Mother Who Lost Son in “Kids for Cash” Scheme Slams Biden’s Clemency for Judge

President Joe Biden’s decision to grant clemency to a corrupt former judge has sparked widespread outrage, including from members of his own...

17.12.2024 2

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Israel Approves Plan to Expand Illegal Settlements in Occupied Golan Heights

Israel is continuing to bomb Syria a week after longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human...

16.12.2024 2

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Syrians Continue to Search for Their Lost Loved Ones in Prisons and Morgues

We go live to Damascus for the first time since the fall of longtime authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad, where the country’s populace is...

13.12.2024 6

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Rebuilding Democracy in Syria Will Require “Struggle From Below”

The fall of the Assad regime in Syria continues to reshape the country and the greater Middle East. In Damascus, leaders of the armed group HTS...

12.12.2024 3

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US Continues to Deport Haitians Amid Massacres and Political Instability

Nearly 200 Haitians in Port-au-Prince were killed over the weekend on the orders of a powerful gang leader who reportedly targeted elderly...

11.12.2024 3

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Murder of UnitedHealth CEO Reveals Widespread Anger at Health Insurance Industry

New York prosecutors have charged a suspect with murder for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was gunned down in Midtown...

10.12.2024 8

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Syrian Writer and Former 16-Year Political Prisoner Celebrates Assad’s Ouster

“We needed to turn this page. … We’ve been under this inhuman condition for 54 years.” Following a lightning 12-day offensive, armed...

09.12.2024 3

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New Film Tells Story of a Child Whose Leg Was Amputated Due to Israeli Airstrike

Israel’s genocidal war on the Palestinian territory since October of last year has killed tens of thousands of people and wounded over 100,000...

06.12.2024 3

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Trans Lawyer Describes Courtroom Atmosphere in SCOTUS Trans Health Care Case

The Supreme Court appears poised to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth after it heard arguments Wednesday in...

05.12.2024 3

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Surveillance Is Intimidation: Ronan Farrow Reveals Secrets of High-Tech Spyware

We look at the world of high-tech surveillance with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow and filmmaker Matthew O’Neill. Their new HBO...

04.12.2024 5

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Activists Occupy Parliament Building to Demand Canada Stop Arming Israel

Image Credit: Jews Say No to Genocide Coalition “Canada needs to stop arming Israel and implement an immediate arms embargo.” In Ottawa, over...

03.12.2024 10

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Brother of Gaza Soup Kitchen Chef Killed by Israeli Drone Speaks Out

Israel killed more than 200 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, including 40 members of a single family. The official death toll in Gaza is now over...

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Ecuador’s Indigenous Communities Face Renewed Battle Over Amazon Oil

In Part 2 of our special broadcast, we look at a recent victory for Indigenous communities in Ecuador, where people overwhelmingly voted to approve...

29.11.2024 4

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Chase Strangio Will Make History as First Trans Lawyer to Argue at Supreme Court

Next week, our guest Chase Strangio will make history as the first openly transgender lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court. Strangio will argue...

27.11.2024 2

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Amnesty International Urges Biden to Free Leonard Peltier “Before It’s Too Late”

Image Credit: Leonard Peltier’s Walk To Justice With just weeks left in President Joe Biden’s term, we speak with Amnesty International USA...

26.11.2024 10

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Activists Say COP29 Finance Deal “a Drop in the Ocean” Compared to What’s Needed

After wealthy countries refused to agree to a $1 trillion proposal from developing countries facing the brunt of climate change’s impacts, the COP29...

25.11.2024 4

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Activists Slam COP29 Draft Climate Financing Plan as “a Great Swindle”

Broadcasting from Baku, Azerbaijan, on the final official day of this year’s finance-themed United Nations climate summit, we look at how climate...

22.11.2024 3

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Activist Points Out Rich Countries’ Hypocrisy at COP29 as Negotiations Stall

We continue our look at COP29’s ongoing negotiations for an international climate finance agreement, which is still under contention as of...

21.11.2024 4

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Trump Taps Billionaire Linda McMahon to Head Department of Education

President-elect Trump has announced his nomination of billionaire Linda McMahon to head the Department of Education, which Trump has pledged to...

20.11.2024 2

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Diné Activist Warns Against New Uranium Mining Amid Renewed Nuclear Energy Push

The search for an energy alternative to fossil fuels has renewed interest in nuclear power production across the globe. Despite nuclear boosters’...

19.11.2024 2

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COP29 Activists Demand $5 Trillion in Annual Climate Financing From Global North

We are broadcasting live from the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, which has entered its second and final week, and already there is...

18.11.2024 2

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Historian: Israel Weaponizes Memory of the Holocaust to Justify Genocide in Gaza

In the acclaimed new book Gaza Faces History, historian Enzo Traverso challenges Western attitudes toward Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza by...

15.11.2024 7

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Trump’s Pick of Loyalist Matt Gaetz for AG Signals Intent to Weaponize DOJ

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated far-right Florida Congressmember Matt Gaetz to serve as his attorney general. The selection of Gaetz, a...

14.11.2024 2

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