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Overdose Deaths May Be Decreasing Overall — But Not for Oppressed Communities
The US is still losing more than 100,000 people to drug overdoses every year, with stark racial disparities.
City in New York State Faces a Water Crisis That Rivals Flint’s
Years of inaction and poor policy have caused dangerous levels of lead in Troy, New York, drinking water.
New Rule May Let Pro-Trump Election Boards Toss Votes, Tipping Scales in Georgia
Officials in just a few counties may be able to exclude enough votes to affect the result of the 2024 presidential race.
Locals and Experts Fear Toxic Exposure From Contaminated Helene Floodwaters
“All of these rivers should be treated as hazmat sites,” a local official in western North Carolina said.
Campuses Are Pulling Out All the Stops to Crush Palestine Solidarity This Fall
Students are fighting back against administrations’ efforts to challenge their right to organize.
The Panama Canal Is Running Out of Water. Thousands May Be Displaced to Fix It.
A proposed dam and reservoir along the Rio Indio could replenish the canal, but at a steep cost to local communities.
Israel Expands Lebanon Bombing Campaign, Plans Further Attacks on Iran and Gaza
In the last 24 hours, Israel conducted at least 18 strikes in the Beirut area and reportedly targeted a paramedic team.
Unprecedented Israeli Airstrike in West Bank Kills 20, Wiping Out Entire Family
“We’ve been living through the occupation’s raids for more than a year now, but this was different,” said an eyewitness.
California Governor Thwarts Lawmakers’ Effort to Regulate Big Pharma’s Middlemen
A bill aimed at reining in the outsize power of pharmacy benefit managers made it to the governor’s desk for naught.
US Health Workers Back From Gaza Estimate Death Toll Is at Least 119,000
Meanwhile, Gaza officials reported this week that Israel has wiped out 902 entire families, at a minimum.