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Published: May 20, 2014

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The Panama Canal Is Running Out of Water. Thousands May Be Displaced to Fix It.

A proposed dam and reservoir along the Rio Indio could replenish the canal, but at a steep cost to local communities.

By: Sachi Kitajima Mulkey ,; Grist

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Israel Expands Lebanon Bombing Campaign, Plans Further Attacks on Iran and Gaza

In the last 24 hours, Israel conducted at least 18 strikes in the Beirut area and reportedly targeted a paramedic team.

By: Common Dreams Staff ,; CommonDreams

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Prisons & Policing

A Louisiana Law Is Leading Teens With Minor Offenses to Be Charged as Adults

It's now one of four states, along with Georgia, Texas and Wisconsin, that prosecute all 17-year-olds as adults.

By: Richard A. Webster ,; ProPublicaandVeriteNews

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Human Rights

Unprecedented Israeli Airstrike in West Bank Kills 20, Wiping Out Entire Family

“We’ve been living through the occupation’s raids for more than a year now, but this was different,” said an eyewitness.

By: Qassam Muaddi ,; Mondoweiss

News Analysis

Environment & Health

Experts Sow Confusion About State of COVID Pandemic Amid Another Serious Wave

Bipartisan rounds of strategic obfuscation follow each new COVID wave.

By: Rob Wallace ,; Truthout

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Environment & Health

California Governor Thwarts Lawmakers’ Effort to Regulate Big Pharma’s Middlemen

A bill aimed at reining in the outsize power of pharmacy benefit managers made it to the governor’s desk for naught.

By: Tyler Walicek ,; Truthout

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Human Rights

US Health Workers Back From Gaza Estimate Death Toll Is at Least 119,000

Meanwhile, Gaza officials reported this week that Israel has wiped out 902 entire families, at a minimum.

By: Sharon Zhang ,; Truthout

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Human Rights

Report: State Dept. Ignored Objection to Israel Arms Sale Early in Gaza Genocide

Last October, a US bureau objected to sending arms to a unit that later carried out Israel’s deadliest attack on Gaza.

By: Sharon Zhang ,; Truthout

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Human Rights

Finally Free, Assange Receives a Measure of Justice From the Council of Europe

In his first public statement since his release, Assange said, “I’m free today … because I pled guilty to journalism.”

By: Marjorie Cohn ,; Truthout

Interview

War & Peace

Beirut-Based Journalist: “It Is Really Unclear What the Endgame for Israel Is”

Israel appears to be preparing for a deeper ground incursion into southern Lebanon after displacing 1.2 million people.

By: Amy Goodman ,; DemocracyNow!

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A Louisiana Law Is Leading Teens With Minor Offenses to Be Charged as Adults

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