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![A Palestinian stands on the rubble of destroyed buildings as he looks at the a pool of stagnant water in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 19, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0805-gaza-w-400x300.jpg)
There Are Over 100,000 Cases of Hepatitis B in Gaza, Report Says
Hepatitis B can cause lifetime liver problems, including cancer, and is spread through bodily fluids like blood.
![Uprising in Bangladesh: Student Protests Force Prime Minister to Resign and Flee to India, 100s Killed](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/SEG1-Bangladesh-Protests-3-400x300.jpg)
Student Protests Force Bangladesh’s Prime Minister to Resign and Flee to India
Almost 100 people died on Sunday as police cracked down on tens of thousands of protesters who took to the streets.
![Elon Musk attends a speaking event during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 on June 19, 2024, in Cannes, France.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0805-elon-musk-400x300.jpg)
Michigan Secretary of State Investigates Elon Musk’s Pro-Trump Super PAC
America PAC is accused of “misleading voters” because of how it collects personal data of swing state residents online.
![A nurse at a pregnancy crisis center run by the Christian faith-based non-profit Wellspring Life Ministry in Severna Park, Maryland, shows a model of a human embryo in the early stages of pregnancy while speaking to AFP on June 13, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1258907211-2-400x300.jpg)
Anti-Abortion Centers Have Received $500M More in State Funding Since “Dobbs”
The centers, which are not regulated as health facilities, typically attempt to discourage patients seeking abortions.
![Minnesota Governor Tim Walz awaits the arrival of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on March 14, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2076704089-400x300.jpg)
Sanders Pushes for Gov. Tim Walz as VP Pick Ahead of Minneapolis Rally
Sanders said he believes Walz could “speak up and take on powerful corporate interests,” as Harris's running mate.
![A Chicago police officer stands with a police radio near Oak Street Beach on August 18, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1245801873-1-400x300.jpg)
Police Are Increasingly Encrypting Their Radios to Block Scrutiny by Journalists
Press advocates say that the surge in encryption is a reaction to the demand for police accountability after 2020.
![Amid an increasing drought, maize plants and cob are seen on dry ground in a field close to the village of Tortel, south-east of Budapest, Hungary, on August 2, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2164355599-400x300.jpg)
1 in 11 People Went Hungry in 2023. The Climate Crisis Is Partially to Blame.
Rising global temperatures are driving spiraling hunger and food insecurity.
![Yurok program outreach services manager Annelia Hillman picks fresh vegetables from a community garden on the Klamath River on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, in Weitchpec, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1712260642-400x300.jpg)
How Indigenous Land Reclamation Is Helping Heal California’s Klamath River
Dam removal and Yurok land management is helping the ecosystem adapt to the changing climate.
![Committee chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders shakes hands with long COVID patient Nicole Heim as he arrives for a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing titled "Addressing Long COVID: Advancing Research and Improving Patient Care" on January 18, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1935287868-400x300.jpg)
Sanders Unveils “Moonshot” Bill to Fund Research Into Long COVID
The bill would offer $1 billion per year to support studies, treatments and expansion of care for US patients.
![Former President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a keynote speech on the third day of the Bitcoin 2024 conference at Music City Center on July 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2163284613-400x300.jpg)
Why Are More Tech Leaders Pivoting to Trump? Follow the Crypto.
Crypto may well be the most salient factor in Silicon Valley elite’s new willingness to endorse the right.