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![A boy holds a candle while standing in front of a memorial for a slain Lebanese girl](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0923-lebanon-pagers-400x300.jpg)
Israel’s Tally of War Crimes in Lebanon Increases in Wake of Exploding Pagers
The Israeli bombing of a residential neighborhood in Beirut is also a war crime.
![People chant and march behind a banner reading "FREADOM"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0923-freadom-march-400x300.jpg)
Banned Books in US Tripled to at Least 10,000 Last Year Under GOP State Laws
Iowa and Florida alone banned around 8,000 titles in libraries and public schools during the 2023-2024 school year.
![North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson walks on stage during a campaign event for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump inside Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, on August 14, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0923-robinson-400x300.jpg)
Trump Refuses to Talk About Mark Robinson at North Carolina Weekend Rally
Polling shows that Trump and Kamala Harris are virtually tied in North Carolina, where Robinson is running for office.
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Al Jazeera Editor Says Israel Trying to Hide Crimes by Closing West Bank Bureau
“It was a show of force, a show of intimidation," says Al Jazeera managing editor Mohamed Moawad.
![The SCOTUS building, as seen from behind a barrier of neon orange caution mesh](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0923-scotus-caution-400x300.jpg)
Effects of SCOTUS Ruling Undermining Regulatory Authority Are Already Emerging
The ruling against the “Chevron” doctrine has been used to challenge a broad range of regulations in the last 3 months.
![A teacher in ppe is seen out of focus behind a video camera set up on a desk](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0923-school-cameras-400x300.jpg)
School Surveillance Earns Tech Companies Billions. Students Pay the Price.
Tech firms have outfitted classrooms with data-gathering surveillance technologies that undermine education and privacy.
![Mike Johnson is questioned by reporters as he walks](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0923-mike-johnson-400x300.jpg)
Congress Averts Shutdown After Speaker Drops Voter Proof-of-Citizenship Demand
MAGA Republicans scorned Mike Johnson for dropping the requirement for voter registration as part of a spending deal.
![Former President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Israeli American Council National Summit at the Washington Hilton on September 19, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0923-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Preemptively Blames Jewish Americans for His Potential Election Loss
“Trump's rhetoric … invokes the classic antisemitic trope of disloyalty,” one critic said.
![Pictures of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh are displayed inside the news channel's office in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 9, 2023](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-1253575483-400x300.jpg)
Israel Raids and Shuts Down Al Jazeera’s Bureau in the West Bank
The raid follows a similar one on Al Jazeera's East Jerusalem base of operations in May.
![Union members react as Aerospace Machinists District 751 President Jon Holden (out of frame) announces that union members rejected a proposed Boeing contract and will go on strike, following voting results at their union hall in Seattle, Washington, on September 12, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2170865140-400x300.jpg)
The Pro-Palestine Student Movement Should Unite With the Boeing Workers’ Strike
Boeing is one of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers and defense contractors aiding the genocide in Palestine.