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Flash Flooding Kills More Than 300 in Climate-Vulnerable Afghanistan
The severe floods came on the heels of an extreme drought in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations.
Report: Israel Has Bombed Known Aid Worker Sites in Gaza at Least 8 Times
At least one of the incidents involved what is likely a U.S.-made aircraft and bomb kit, aid groups say.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Reconsiders 2022 Ban on Ballot Drop Boxes
Drop boxes had been utilized for years without issue in the state before a conservative court blocked their use.
450,000 Civilians Flee as Israeli Assault on Rafah Enflames Tensions With US
For weeks, Rafah’s fate has driven a wedge between Israel, the US and the rest of the world.
Here’s How Workers Can Build Power Amid Corporate Co-optation of DEI Programs
Since 2020, there has been a notable rise in anti-union consultants rebranding themselves as DEI practitioners.
Activists Carry Forward Momentum of Campus Protests With New Waves of Organizing
“We have to be impossible to ignore,” says Palestinian academic, author and organizer Eman Abdelhadi.
Climate Crisis-Driven Wildfires in Canada Prompt Air Quality Warnings in US
More than 24,000 acres of western Canada have been consumed so far this wildfire season.
IRS Finds Trump Used Dubious Accounting Maneuver to Claim Improper Tax Breaks
Losing a yearslong audit battle over the claim could see the ex-president facing a tax bill of more than $100 million.
Oxfam Report: Conditions “Ripe” for Cholera, Hepatitis A Outbreak in Gaza
The water and sanitation systems are close to “total collapse,” an official warned.
Army Major and Pentagon Officer Resigns Over US Support of Gaza Genocide
“At some point … you’re either advancing a policy that enables the mass starvation of children, or you’re not,” he said.