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COP28 Activists Defy UAE Protest Restrictions to Demand Ceasefire in Gaza
Some held banners with watermelons, a symbol of the Palestinian movement, to circumvent a ban on Palestinian flags.
Medicare Advantage Plans Disadvantage Many Elderly and Disabled People
For-profit Medicare Advantage program restrictions routinely result in delays and the denial of necessary health care.
Harvard Has Blocked Maine Tribes’ Effort to Rebury Their Ancestors at Every Turn
The university’s Peabody Museum exploited loopholes to prevent repatriation to the Wabanaki peoples.
NYPD Has Used Drones to Monitor Pro-Palestine Protests, Make 239 Arrests
“This is a local police department that increasingly acts like a national intelligence agency,” one expert said.
Dutch Court Hears Case Against Netherlands for Complicity in Israeli War Crimes
Government documents revealed the Netherlands has allowed at least one shipment of reserve military supplies to Israel.
COP28 President Falsely Claims “No Science” Supports Fossil Fuel Phaseout
Ahmed Al Jaber is also CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. His position counters that of the UN secretary general.
Trump Co-Defendant May Be Indicted Again — This Time for Witness Intimidation
Former Kanye West publicist Trevian Kutti appeared to threaten ex-election worker Ruby Freeman in an Instagram video.
Seat Vacated by Santos Moves to “Toss Up” Status
Former Republican congressman George Santos was expelled from Congress on Friday.
In New York, Inadequate Treatment Is Turning Drug Arrests Into Death Sentences
Deaths related to detoxification at a Syracuse jail show why jail is still not the place to address the opioid crisis.
I Am Renouncing My Israeli Citizenship. Here’s Why.
“I saw how well the manufacturing of history and the dehumanization of Palestinians worked...”