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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.
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.
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.
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.
Experts Sow Confusion About State of COVID Pandemic Amid Another Serious Wave
Bipartisan rounds of strategic obfuscation follow each new COVID wave.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
Critics Question If Melania Trump’s Stance on Abortion Is to Help Donald Trump
One critic called the announcement “an obvious political ploy to moderate Trump’s image” on abortion.