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Israel’s Assault Has Orphaned 19,000 Children in Gaza
All 1.1 million children in Gaza are in desperate need of mental health assistance, UNICEF says.
States With Abortion Bans Also Have High Rates of Premature Births
Researchers believe that escalating social and economic stressors may be contributing to preterm birth rates in the U.S.
DeSantis Announces Plan to Deploy FL State Guards and National Guards to Texas
Members of Florida’s State Guard are “being used as pawns in a national political game,” said State Rep. Dan Daley.
Colorado Secretary of State to SCOTUS: Trump Should Be Disqualified From Running
Recent polling shows that most Americans want the Court to disqualify Trump from state ballots in some manner.
“Historic”: Chicago Becomes Largest US City to Call for Ceasefire in Gaza
With the DNC set to take place in Chicago this year, the resolution sends a powerful message to the Democratic Party.
IDF Forces Occupy Gaza Homes and Then Burn Them Down
“Setting fire to homes belonging to noncombatant civilians … is forbidden under international law,” Haaretz points out.
Houthis Say They’ll Target US and UK Warships in Self-Defense From Airstrikes
Yemen expert Helen Lackner discusses the history of the Houthis and debunks the idea the group is controlled by Iran.
Right-Wing Members of Congress Push Anti-Abortion Measure on College Campuses
The disingenuously named “Pregnant Students’ Rights Act” offers no real support to pregnant and parenting students.
ACLU to SCOTUS: Lower Courts Used “Junk Science” to Block Abortion Medication
Lower courts “relied at every stage on patently unreliable witnesses and studies,” the ACLU said in its amicus brief.
38 States Currently Authorize Involuntary Commitment for Substance Use
Sixteen of them allow facilities to engage in treatments of their choice without the individual’s consent.