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Published: November 14, 2013

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Overdose Deaths May Be Decreasing Overall — But Not for Oppressed Communities

The US is still losing more than 100,000 people to drug overdoses every year, with stark racial disparities.

By: Elizabeth Hlavinka ,; Salon

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Environment & Health

Troy, NY Is Facing a Water Crisis That Rivals Flint’s

Years of inaction and poor policy have caused dangerous levels of lead in the city's drinking water.

By: Eddie Velazquez ,; Prism

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New Rule May Let Pro-Trump Election Boards Toss Votes, Tipping Scales in Georgia

Officials in just a few counties may be able to exclude enough votes to affect the result of the 2024 presidential race.

By: Heather Vogell &; Doug Bock Clark ,; ProPublica

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Locals and Experts Fear Toxic Exposure From Contaminated Helene Floodwaters

“All of these rivers should be treated as hazmat sites,” a local official in western North Carolina said.

By: Edward Carver ,; CommonDreams

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Campuses Are Pulling Out All the Stops to Crush Palestine Solidarity This Fall

Students are fighting back against administrations’ efforts to challenge their right to organize.

By: Shireen Akram-Boshar ,; Truthout

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Human Rights

View From Gaza: This War Has Broken Me in Ways I Didn’t Think Possible

I’ve lost 60 family members in the last year, and I struggle to process how quickly everything has changed.

By: Abdallah Aljazaar ,; Truthout

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Environment & Health

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

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Overdose Deaths May Be Decreasing Overall — But Not for Oppressed Communities

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New Rule May Let Pro-Trump Election Boards Toss Votes, Tipping Scales in Georgia

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