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Trump Withdraws Proposed PFAS Limitations, Giving “Green Light” to Polluters

Trump Withdraws Proposed PFAS Limitations, Giving “Green Light” to Polluters

The withdrawn proposal would limit the amount of PFAS chemical plants can dump into the water supply.

26.01.2025 40

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Betrayed by US Again, Afghan Evacuees Stranded After Refugee Program Suspension

Betrayed by US Again, Afghan Evacuees Stranded After Refugee Program Suspension

About 1,600 Afghans approved to come to the US are now in limbo as the State Department cancels travel plans.

24.01.2025 40

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Meta’s Allowance of Hate Speech Is Another Side Effect of Big Tech Monopoly

Meta’s Allowance of Hate Speech Is Another Side Effect of Big Tech Monopoly

Activists say debates over content moderation devolve into partisan food fights instead of challenging tech titans.

10.01.2025 4

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Biden’s Offshore Drilling “Ban” Won’t Protect Gulf of Mexico From Oil Spills

Democrats in Congress cheered as President Joe Biden moved on January 6 to withdraw 625 million acres federal ocean waters off United States...

07.01.2025 4

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Officials Knew About Violence in Prison Where Robert Brooks Was Fatally Beaten

An independent watchdog group called on New York state officials to investigate racist discrimination and “rampant abuse” by staff at the Marcy...

04.01.2025 4

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Gas Exports and AI Boom Poised to Spike Energy Prices for Consumers Under Trump

As the Biden administration scrambles to shield President Joe Biden’s climate legacy from Donald Trump in its waning days, the president-elect is...

27.12.2024 9

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Amazon Hit With Potential Strike and Damning Senate Report Ahead of Holiday Rush

Thousands of Teamster workers overwhelmingly voted in the past week to authorize strikes at two major Amazon warehouses in New York City and one...

17.12.2024 5

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It’s Not Just Denied Claims. Insurance Firms Are Hiring Middlemen to Deny Meds.

Amid an outpouring of frustration with for-profit health insurance sparked by the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December...

14.12.2024 4

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Doctors in Gaza Say They Have No Doubt Israel Is Targeting Them

Medical workers in Gaza’s remaining hospitals and field clinics are pleading with the international community for desperately needed assistance and...

11.12.2024 100

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Having Pardoned His Son, Biden Faces Pressure to Enact Mass Clemency

As the media drag out the political drama over President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter Biden, one of the right-wing media’s favorite...

06.12.2024 20

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Former Israeli Defense Minister Recognizes Ethnic Cleansing Is Underway in Gaza

Joining a growing chorus of liberal-leaning Israelis, a former Israeli defense minister has accused the government of Prime Minister Benjamin...

03.12.2024 6

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Progressive Dems Are Handing Trump a Weapon Against Dissent With Mask Bans

A broad coalition of civil liberties and activist organizations is calling on lawmakers across the U.S. to oppose bans on wearing masks in public...

03.12.2024 30

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Can Earth Support a Human Future? Maybe, If the Rich Consume Less.

The latest study by renowned Dutch climate scientist Klaus Hubacek and his team offers an eye-opening look at the 1 percent’s extravagant...

23.11.2024 3

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143 Million Americans Could Be Exposed to Toxic PFAS in Drinking Water

More than 143 million people in the United States may be exposed to toxic “forever chemicals” in their drinking water, according to a new analysis...

21.11.2024 2

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Biden Made Slow But Steady Progress on Climate. Trump Is Poised to Dismantle It.

While politicians and the media obsessed about the economy and immigration under President Joe Biden, his administration has been running the most...

11.11.2024 1

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Trump Sails to Presidency in Election Fueled by Racism and Anti-Immigrant Hate

Even as votes continue to be tallied in a handful of battleground states, Republican Donald Trump is projected to win the presidential race against...

07.11.2024 40

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Voting Experts Fear Post-Election Chaos But Tout Resilience of Electoral System

After months of fending off last minute challenges to electoral procedures and voter eligibility in key swing states filed by an array of...

02.11.2024 10

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Report: Electric Vehicles Dependent on Exploitation of Miners in the Congo

Raphael was described by his family as a “bright and cheerful child” who, at the age of 12, wanted nothing more than to get an education. However,...

28.10.2024 2

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As Ukraine War Reaches Violent New Heights, US Boosts Weapons Production

The death toll in Russia’s war on Ukraine is reaching alarming new heights. Roughly 1 million soldiers and civilians on both sides have been killed...

23.10.2024 2

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What Comes Next for Gaza after the Killing of Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar?

Israeli forces killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in combat on October 17, briefly raising questions about the next phase of Israel’s war on Gaza....

18.10.2024 2

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It’s Not Just BioLab. Major Chemical Accidents Are Alarmingly Common in the US

Investigators have been busy at the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, the independent federal agency tasked with determining the root causes of major...

16.10.2024 2

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Republicans Refuse to Extend Voter Registration as Hurricanes Strike Southeast

In key swing states battered by hurricanes, voting rights groups are challenging Republican state leaders over ballot access as elections approach...

10.10.2024 1

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US Backing of Israel’s War on Lebanon Deters Support for Harris in Swing States

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has charmed the political class across the United States with his folksy affect. Back in home in Minnesota, Walz’s...

03.10.2024 1

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Kansas City Tenants Launch National Rent Strike to Demand Federal Rent Cap

Tenant unions protesting dismal living conditions at two apartment complexes in Kansas City, Missouri, have voted to withhold rent on October 1 if...

27.09.2024 2

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California Sues ExxonMobil for Deceiving Public About Recycling Plastics

The global fossil fuel giant ExxonMobil took out a 12-page editorial advertisement in Time magazine back in 1989 titled “The Urgent Need to...

24.09.2024 1

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Report: GOP “Election Deniers” Are in Position to Disrupt the 2024 Vote Tally

Attempts by former President Donald Trump and his far right supporters to subvert and overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election were...

22.09.2024 10

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Company Operating Exploded Pipeline in Texas Has Faced Major Climate Protests

A pipeline carrying fossil gas liquids exploded next to a residential area in the suburbs of Houston on Monday morning, sending a massive pillar of...

17.09.2024 3

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As Election Day Nears, AI Deepfakes Are Spreading — and Facing Little Oversight

When pop star Taylor Swift posted her much-anticipated endorsement of Kamala Harris for president on Instagram this week, she explained that the...

14.09.2024 2

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In Texas, Racist Conspiracy Theories Fuel Suppression of Latino Voters

Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo is perhaps best known for spreading the baseless claim on air that Dominion Voting Systems rigged the 2020...

12.09.2024 1

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Project 2025 and GOP Agenda Would Increase Poverty and Wealth Gap, Experts Say

If Republicans were to win the White House and Congress, their fiscal agenda would increase poverty and hardship nationwide in order to provide...

06.09.2024 4

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Muslims Were Reliably Democratic Voters. With US Gaza Policy, That’s Changed.

As expected, the Democratic presidential ticket got a boost in support from the nation’s 2.5 million registered Muslim voters after President Joe...

31.08.2024 2

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Overdose Prevention Centers Save Lives, But Politics Stand in the Way

Like similar facilities in Canada and Europe that have been around for years, the two overdose prevention centers in New York City drastically...

28.08.2024 3

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Democrats Tuned Out Gaza Protests at the DNC. History Won’t Forget.

As Vice President Kamala Harris officially received the presidential nomination Thursday evening, thousands of people marched within sight of the...

23.08.2024 1

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Hundreds of Police Smother Palestine Solidarity Protests Outside DNC

Israel’s assault on Gaza and the resulting humanitarian crisis is not getting much airtime on the main stage of the Democratic National Convention...

22.08.2024 2

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DNC Swarms With Police as Activists March for Palestine, Reproductive Rights

Protests against the Democratic National Convention DNC) kicked off on Sunday night with hundreds of people marching for Palestinian liberation and...

19.08.2024 2

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Mass Protests Planned for DNC Spotlight Chicago’s Legacy of Police Repression

The upcoming Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago has been drawing parallels to its 1968 predecessor for months now. Back then, members...

15.08.2024 1

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Controversial Kids Online Safety Act Is Getting Derailed by Queer Youth Online

As millennials become parents and Gen Z grows up glued to smartphones, Congress has come under massive pressure to do something, anything, to...

13.08.2024 1

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Frenzy Over Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif Reveals Anti-Trans Absurdity on the Right

When Algerian boxer Imane Khelif beat her competitor Angela Carini in just 46 seconds during an Olympic bout, it set off a firestorm. Right-wing...

06.08.2024 1

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Education Activists Urge Harris Not to Tap Josh Shapiro for VP

A national coalition of education justice groups are urging Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, not to...

30.07.2024 1

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In US, Netanyahu Spoke of “Democracy” But Offers Indefinite Apartheid

Speaking before a joint session of Congress this week in an attempt to justify the mass destruction and death wrought by Israel’s war on Gaza,...

27.07.2024 1

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