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Hurricane Helene Causes Record Rainfall and Deadly Flooding Across US Southeast
Rapidly accelerated by the warming climate, Helene killed at least 42 in some of the worst flooding in recent memory.
Witness to Israel’s Attack on Aysenur Eygi Tells How Solidarity Work Lives On
Recent attacks by Israeli soldiers and settlers on US observers in the West Bank have led to serious injuries and death.
Hezbollah Confirms Leader Hasan Nasrallah Killed in Israeli Bombing of Beirut
The carpet-bombing, which leveled an entire residential block, sends Israel's war on Lebanon into uncharted territory.
Turning Point USA Is Cultivating a Pipeline for Young, Right Wing Candidates
The organization seems to be adapting the Federalist Society playbook. Progressives say this is a dangerous development.
Kansas City Tenants Launch National Rent Strike to Demand Federal Rent Cap
Striking renters are protesting dismal living conditions and demanding protection from abusive corporate landlords.
Longshoremen Threaten Strike as GOP Pushes Biden to Intervene in Contract Battle
Over 25,000 workers may walk off the job Tuesday, shutting down ports across the East Coast if a deal isn’t reached.
Federal Judge Blocks Parts of Alabama Law Imposing Limits on Disabled Voters
The law “unduly burdens the rights” of voters who have disabilities “to make a choice about who may assist them.”
Israeli Bombs Displace 140,000 Children as Lebanon Braces for Possible Invasion
Israeli attacks this week killed nearly 700 as Netanyahu vowed to continue military escalation.
103 Democrats Demand Homicide Probe Into Israel’s Killing of Aysenur Eygi
Failing to investigate Eygi’s killing “gives Israeli forces unacceptable license to act with impunity,” they said.
Ron Wyden Submits Bill to Drastically Reform Supreme Court
“I think we can all agree it's time to reform the Supreme Court,” said Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden.