Rapporteur calls for defossilization of economies and urgent reparations to avert ‘catastrophic’ rights and climate harms

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Strikes come as freed hostages and family members of people still held in Gaza urge Netanyahu to stop the fighting Israeli artillery and airstrikes hit southern Lebanon on Saturday, in a fresh clash endangering the shaky truce that ended a year-long conflict against Hezbollah, as 40 survivors of Hamas captivity called on the Israeli government to halt the “endless war”.’ Three rockets fired from Lebanon towards Israel were intercepted by the Israeli air force, according to a spokesperson for the Israeli army, the first time in more than three months that groups in Lebanon have fired at Israel. Continue reading...

From media to culture and the arts to the refusal to abide by court orders, we’re nearing ‘Defcon 1 for our democracy’, experts say

Pfas are poisoning our soil and polluting our lungs. The EPA is finally sounding the alarm – but that’s not enough

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House Republicans are pushing for Congressman Al Green to be stripped of his committee assignments following his protest during President Trump's address to Congress. He joins Melissa Murray to explain why he continues to fight against Trump for what he thinks is right, even if harsh consequences follow. “Another thing is just the dignity, the humanity. How do you treat people this way when we know that people have needs? They're not billionaires,” Green says. “I don't know how we can say that it looks right for a billionaire to do this to everyday working people. We live in a world where it's not enough for things to be right, they must also look right.”

Netanyahu wants Hamas to allow for release of hostages without troop withdrawal, in plan Israel says came from US

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The account, followed by JD Vance, previously boasted of being a white supremacist.

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The GOP budget seeks vast cuts to Medicaid, food assistance and more. Instead, let’s build an economy for everyone

87K likes, 1,256 comments - motaz_azaiza on April 25, 2024: "Yesterday I’ve visited @columbia university & @nyuniversity to show support with the students who are protesting for Palestine and call..."...