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Amazon Fined Just $7,000 Over Indiana Worker’s Death Caused by Unsafe Conditions
Amazon failed to ensure a workplace “free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death.”

Report: Saudi Arabia Plans to Get African Countries “Hooked” on Fossil Fuels
“The Saudi government is like a drug dealer trying to get Africa hooked on its harmful product,” an expert said.

House GOP-Led Hearing Is a Trojan Horse for Social Security Cuts, Critics Warn
The Wednesday hearing will examine legislation that would establish a so-called fiscal commission for the U.S. debt.

Trump’s Latest Legal Defense: He Didn’t Take Oath to “Support” the Constitution
The Colorado Supreme Court is weighing whether to bar Trump from appearing on the state ballot next year.

Pro-Israel Lobby Offers $20M to Another Senate Candidate to Run Against Tlaib
AIPAC is seemingly fighting tooth and nail to remove the only Palestinian American from Congress.

Anti-Abortion Groups Made Sure Abortion Ban Exceptions Didn’t Happen
State lawmakers caved to pressure from anti-abortion activists opposing exceptions for rape, incest and health risks.

Dysfunctional Migration App Is Making Migrants to US Vulnerable to Kidnapping
Traffickers and scammers are using confusion caused by the CBP One app to take advantage of migrants desperate for help.

38 Congressional Lawmakers Won’t Seek Reelection in 2024
“Washington, D.C., is broken; it is hard to get anything done,” one lawmaker said, citing the House speakership fiasco.

Leak Shows UAE Planned to Use COP28 Climate Talks to Strike Fossil Fuel Deals
“[I]t looks ever more like a fox is guarding the hen house,” one climate advocate said.

3 Palestinian College Students Shot by 48-Year-Old Man in Burlington, Vermont
CAIR has recorded a 261 percent increase in anti-Arab and Islamophobic violence since the start of October.