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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Is Set to Be Freed Following Plea Deal
Assange will be sentenced to “time served” in a British prison, and is expected to return to his family in Australia.
Colorado Judge Rejects Industry’s Attempt to Kill Landmark Climate Lawsuit
Last year, the Supreme Court rejected Exxon and Suncor's attempt to move the case to federal court.
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Youth
Bans on gender-affirming care are “medically unsound” and “a violation of fundamental human rights,” one advocate said.
Silicon Valley Rushes Toward Automated Warfare That Deeply Incorporates AI
We can’t let those who will profit most from its unbridled application make the rules for how AI should be used.
Democrats’ Support for Israel Is Weakening the Reproductive Rights Movement
Reproductive justice is not compatible with imperialism, militarism and colonialism.
US Surgeon General Calls Gun Violence a “Public Health Crisis” and Urges Action
On nearly every day of 2024 so far, a burst of gunfire has hit at least four people somewhere in the US.
Infant Mortality Rose 13 Percent in Texas After Abortion Ban, Study Finds
Deaths of babies under 28 days old increased by over 10 percent between 2021 and 2022.
Israeli Government Has Spent $8.6M on Campaign to Influence US, European Policy
A former Israeli minister imagined the campaign as a military unit that conducts PR missions abroad.
US Saw Record Abortions in Year After Fall of “Roe” — But They’re Harder to Get
More people are opting for telehealth and abortion pills, but both are under fire in the courts and state legislatures.
21,000 Children Are Missing in Gaza, on Top of Over 15,000 Killed by Israel
Humanitarian groups find unaccompanied children in Gaza every day, with no safe place for them to go.