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Los Angeles County Approves Medical Debt Relief for Thousands of Residents
The $5 million public health investment is estimated to help 150,000 residents and eliminate $500 million in debt.
Charter School Status for Religious School Is Unconstitutional, OK Court Rules
Allowing a religious school to use taxpayer funds as a charter school would create “a slippery slope,” the court found.
Israel’s Killing of Aid Workers May Force UN to Suspend Gaza Operations
Multiple UN aid agencies do work in Gaza, providing food, shelter, health care and other crucial services.
Nobel Prize Winners Warn That US and Global Economy Would Worsen Under Trump
Donald Trump will “reignite” high inflation, the economists said, based on a review of his policies.
4 Children Have Died of Hunger This Week in Gaza as Half a Million Face Famine
A fifth of households in Gaza are reporting having to go days without food due to Israel’s starvation campaign.
Sanders Report Reveals Right-Wing Billionaires’ Aim to Sabotage Public Education
Public schools are underfunded as voucher programs to subsidize private schools with taxpayer dollars surge.
UNRWA Only Has Funding Through August, With Emergency Appeals Underfunded
The US is one of only two countries still withholding funding to the UNRWA, the agency chief said.
Settlers Are Already Executing Smotrich’s Plan to Annex West Bank, Residents Say
“They make it impossible for you to stay, they make your life miserable,” said Palestinian activist Issa Amro.
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Is Set to Be Freed Following Plea Deal
Assange will be sentenced to “time served” in a British prison, and is expected to return to his family in Australia.
Colorado Judge Rejects Industry’s Attempt to Kill Landmark Climate Lawsuit
Last year, the Supreme Court rejected Exxon and Suncor's attempt to move the case to federal court.