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Trump Picks Kash Patel to Lead FBI — a Loyalist Who Vowed to Target His Enemies
Patel, who has promised to prosecute journalists, is considered extreme in his devotion to Trump even by GOP colleagues.
People Rarely Recover Property Cities Say They Store Following Encampment Raids
Storage programs are meant to protect people’s property rights, but they rarely achieve their objective.
Advocates Say Plastics Treaty Draft Falls Far Short as Talks Near Deadline
The current text excludes key demands, including a binding limit on plastic production and a ban on dangerous additives.
Amazon Workers in Over 30 Countries Take Coordinated Action on Black Friday
The “Make Amazon Pay” campaign includes strikes and protests on six continents, disrupting a major shopping weekend.
Elon Musk Targets Consumer Protection Agency for Deletion
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has often incensed the nation's most powerful financial entities.
Gaza Flooding Worsens Crisis for Displaced Families Amid Israel’s Assault
Torrential rains turn Gaza’s makeshift camps into swamps, leaving thousands unprotected from disease.
Maryland Aims to Train as Many as 120 New Abortion Care Providers Over Two Years
A new training program is offering reproductive health care skills to health care providers across the state.
Indigenous Water Protectors Warn of Line 5 Pipeline’s Looming Dangers
Despite a decade-long fight, permits for a reroute threaten Wisconsin’s Bad River watershed and treaty rights.
CAIR Calls for Protection of Reps. Tlaib and Omar After Florida Sen. Randy Fine’s Threats
The Council on American-Islamic Relations calls for investigations after Florida Sen. Randy Fine's threatening remarks.
Biden Approves New $680 Million Arms Sale to Israel, Despite Lebanon Ceasefire
The sale is moving along despite the beginning of a ceasefire between the Israeli military and Hezbollah this week.