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![Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Alro Steel on August 29, 2024, in Potterville, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0830-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Is Promising to Protect IVF. Critics Say His Past Actions Show He’s Lying.
Republicans voted against IVF protections in June, including Trump's running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.
![Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 20, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0830-bernie-sanders-400x300.jpg)
Sanders Vows to Introduce Resolution to Block $20 Billion US Arms Sale to Israel
Sanders's pledge could stymie the Biden administration's plans for a smooth congressional review process of the sale.
![A banner reads: $18,000,000 NYS Tax Dollars at Work, during a demonstration at Atlas Air’s headquarters](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0830-atlas-air-02-400x300.jpg)
Activists Target Logistics Firms That Are Facilitating Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
As the US government continues to arm the Israeli military, activists aim to disrupt the war machine’s supply chain.
![Former President Donald Trump visits Arlington Cemetery on August 26, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0829-trump-wreath-400x300.jpg)
Trump Campaign May Have Violated Federal Law by Filming Ad at Arlington Cemetery
A cemetery official was reportedly shoved by Trump staff while trying to prevent them from filming.
![Kaid Farhan Alkadi, a Bedouin Israeli hostage who was kidnapped in the October 7 Hamas attack, is greeted by his friends and family after he is rescued following nearly 11 months in captivity in Gaza, at his village near Rahat in southern Israel, on August 28, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0829-q-400x300.jpg)
Israel Is Demolishing the Village of the Bedouin Hostage Freed From Gaza
Israel said it won’t demolish the freed captive’s home “in light of the situation.”
![The Petra Nova Carbon Capture Project is seen on December 20, 2016, in Houston, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0829-carbon-capture-400x300.jpg)
US Leads World in Subsidies for Ineffective Tech Fixes for Climate Crisis
Over the last 40 years, the US has spent $12 billion in taxpayer money for carbon capture technology.
![Crushed plastic bottles arranged like recycling symbol](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0829-recycle-400x300.jpg)
EPA Policy Rejects Plastic Industry’s Misleading Math on Recycled Products
Companies that want the EPA's stamp of approval can no longer use a method criticized by some as a greenwashing tactic.
![Injured Palestinians, including children, are brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital for treatment after Israeli attacks in Deir el-Balah, Gaza, on August 28, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0829-gaza-h-400x300.jpg)
Some Medical Workers Refuse to Evacuate Central Gaza’s Last Functioning Hospital
An emergency room physician asks: If we leave, who is going to stay to care for the sick and injured who can’t evacuate?
![World Food Program (WFP) distributes food aid after a five-month gap in Gaza City, Gaza, on April 17, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0829-wfp-400x300.jpg)
UN Food Agency Suspends Movement in Gaza After Israeli Forces Shoot at Workers
On Tuesday, Israeli forces shot a clearly marked WFP vehicle 10 times as it approached an Israeli checkpoint.
![CEO hands with dollar bill money texture, executive pay concept](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0828-ceo-wages-b-400x300.jpg)
Lowest Paying Corporations Have Spent Half Trillion on Stock Buybacks Since 2019
Between 2019 and 2023, the 100 companies in the S&P 500 with the lowest median wages spent $522 billion on buybacks.