Artificial intelligence tools are quickly advancing in sophistication and capabilities, raising alarm among researchers and industry figures who say the technology needs to be more tightly regulated. ...

A coalition of social justice organizations is celebrating a recent decision by Citizens Bank to divest from private prison companies that operate immigration jails for the federal government. The fin...

<article data-history-node-id="444693" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/netherlands-ban-goods-israeli-settlements" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/netherlands-ban-goods-israeli-settlements" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Netherlands to ban goods from Israeli settlements </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Dutch government announced on Tuesday that it will ban products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank starting on 22 September.</p> <p>The decision follows similar measures taken by Ireland, Belgium, and Spain.</p> <p>The Dutch foreign ministry added that, through these measures, the Netherlands is strengthening its commitment to fulfilling its international legal obligation not to contribute to the continuation Israel's unlawful occupation of Palestinian terriroty, as per the advice from the ICJ.</p> <p>The ministry explained that the ban will cover the import, purchase, and sale of products originating from illegal Israeli settlements.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Hundreds of community members gathered in Houston on Thursday evening for a public viewing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, the 52-year-old Mexican man shot and killed by an ICE agent on July 7. His sons stood by their father's casket for hours greeting mour...

As officials across New Mexico work to rebuild the state's behavioral health system, some community leaders have requested more time.

The environmental toll of the artificial intelligence boom continues to mount as tech companies use ever more power to run their data centers and use enormous amounts of water for cooling. A new inves...