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![Dr. Stuart Bussey, president of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, speaks at a Wednesday press conference for striking medical residents in Buffalo.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/PXL_20240904_150742591.MP_-400x300.jpg)
Buffalo Medical Residents Are Striking for Fair Pay and Better Conditions
The labor action by medical residents in Buffalo is the latest in the medical worker unionization wave sweeping the US.
![Student loan borrowers demand President Biden use "Plan B" to cancel student debt immediately at a rally outside of the Supreme Court of the United States on June 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-1505860421-400x300.jpg)
Federal Judge Blocks Student Debt Relief Rule That Hasn’t Even Been Finalized
The judge granted a motion by a coalition of right-wing state attorneys general to preempt the rule's implementation.
![Elon Musk attends a session during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 on June 19, 2024, in Cannes, France.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0906-elon-musk-400x300.jpg)
Trump Says Elon Musk Would Become Government Auditor If He’s Elected President
Musk frequently promotes white nationalist viewpoints on X, the site formerly known as Twitter.
![College graduation caps and oil slick](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0906-grad-oil-400x300.jpg)
Here’s How the Fossil Fuel Industry Infiltrates and Influences Higher Education
There are dozens of programs and even entire schools across the country funded by the fossil fuel industry.
![A picture taken in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on December 15, 2023, shows Israeli military bulldozers working in northern Gaza.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0905-israel-bulldozers-400x300.jpg)
Report: Israel Demolishing Nearly Everything in “Buffer Zone” Along Gaza Border
The “buffer zone,” in which Israel has destroyed most structures, encompasses 16 percent of the land area of Gaza.
![A Palestinian man stands in a devastated street near tyres set ablaze by youths in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on September 4, 2024, during an ongoing Israeli military raid.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0905-west-bank-400x300.jpg)
UN Warns of Israel’s “Lethal War-Like Tactics” in West Bank Amid Drone Strikes
Israeli forces have torn up over 70 percent of Jenin’s roads and have cut off water access from 80 percent of the city.
![Free food is distributed to residents in need at a weekly food bank at Our Lady of Refuge Church in Brooklyn on February 28, 2024, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0905-food-pantry-400x300.jpg)
Advocates Urge Action as US Food Insecurity Reaches Its Highest Levels in Years
A new USDA report reveals that about 13.5 percent of US households struggled to access enough food in 2023.
![A migrant family seeking asylum is escorted to a patrol vehicle while being apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border protection officers after crossing over into the U.S. on June 25, 2024, in Ruby, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0905-border-400x300.jpg)
Biden WH Considers Making Temporary Asylum Rule Changes More Permanent
“This is a shameful moment,” one immigrant rights group said of the potential changes to the asylum rule.
![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters alongside Speaker of the House Mike Johnson at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0905-netanyahu-400x300.jpg)
Report: Netanyahu Nixed Deal in July to Release 3 Hostages Recently Found Dead
A growing chorus of inside sources say Netanyahu is sidelining the lives of hostages to continue the genocide.
![Students and residents commemorate those who lost their lives by laying flowers near the scene of a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0905-georgia-shooting-400x300.jpg)
Kamala Harris, Donald Trump React to School Shooting in Georgia
Four people — two teachers and two students — were killed by a 14-year-old student of the school.