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15 Corporations Used Trump Tax Cuts to Pump $839B Into Buybacks and Dividends
Trump's giant corporate tax cut mainly resulted in higher executive pay and massive shareholder payouts.
![Spanish peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) coordinate their patrol with the Lebanese Military Police, in Marjayoun in south Lebanon on October 8, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_10-22-unifil-400x300.jpg)
Israel Injured UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon With White Phosphorus, Report Finds
Fifteen UN peacekeepers were wounded when Israeli forces shot white phosphorus rounds by their base.
![Children who fled Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon, attend a drawing workshop organised by volunteers, at a shelter in Beirut where they took refuge with their families, on October 20, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_10-22-lebanon-children-400x300.jpg)
400K Children at Risk of Disease in Lebanon as Officials Report Cholera Case
As the threat of disease looms, Israel has intensified attacks on health care, striking near a major hospital on Monday.
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UN Report Warns a Year of Israeli Bombing Has Set Gaza Back Nearly 7 Decades
Gaza's poverty rate is estimated to reach 74.3 percent this year, with over 2.6 million people newly impoverished.
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Kamala Harris Will Hold Abortion-Focused Rally in Texas
Harris isn't expected to win the state, but the rally may garner her votes from people in swing states.
![Displaced Palestinians queue to receive food rations, offered by a charity, in Gaza's refuge at Nuseirat refugee camp on October 18, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_10-22-gaza-food-400x300.jpg)
UNRWA: Palestinians in North Gaza Are “Just Waiting to Die”
WFP says Israel is allowing, at maximum, 20 aid trucks a day into the region housing an estimated 440,000 people.
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Will COP16 on Biodiversity Listen to Indigenous Women or Corporate Lobbyists?
Indigenous women have long been at the forefront of the global movement for land and territorial rights.
![A woman and her two children carry water and a single bag of their belongings amidst destroyed buildings](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1022-palestine-children-400x300.jpg)
468 Million Children Who Live in Areas Affected by Armed Conflict Are Suffering
Between 2005 and 2023, more than 347,000 grave violations against kids were verified across more than 30 conflict zones.
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Central Park 5 Sue Trump Over Debate Comments Falsely Calling Them Guilty
Trump's falsehoods regarding the men resulted in “emotional distress and reputational damage,” the complaint alleges.
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Naomi Klein: A “Trauma Industry” Has Emerged in Israel to Justify Gaza Genocide
Klein explains how memorials for the October 7 attacks have been weaponized to drive support for Israel’s violence.