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![Thousands of demonstrators march in support of Planned Parenthood and pro-choice as they protest a state decision that would effectively halt abortions by revoking the license of the last center in the state that performs the procedure, during a rally in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 30, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1029-abortion-missouri-400x300.jpg)
Inside the Struggle to Restore Abortion Rights in Red State Missouri
Missouri was the first state to enact a near-total abortion ban after the overturning of “Roe v. Wade” in 2022.
![Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos attends a state dinner in the East Room of the White House on April 10, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1029-bezos-400x300.jpg)
Bezos Op-Ed Fails to Sway Critics After The Post Drops POTUS Endorsement
Jeff Bezos dubiously claimed editorial endorsements in presidential elections lessen the credibility of newspapers.
![A Palestinian girl inspects the rubble of a building after an Israeli strike in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, on October 29, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1029-gaza-b-400x300.jpg)
Horrific Israeli Massacre in Northern Gaza Kills 93 — Including at Least 20 Kids
Eyewitnesses described an appalling scene at a crowded residential building decimated in Beit Lahiya.
![I voted stickers are made available to voters at Givens Recreation Center on November 3, 2020, in Austin, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1029-voted-400x300.jpg)
Trump Supporter Purged From Voter Roll After Being Wrongly Labeled “Noncitizen”
Mary Howard-Elley is one of ten US citizens whose registration was canceled after her citizenship was questioned.
![A child holds a small American flag as Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Ryder Center for Health and Physical Education at Saginaw Valley State University in Saginaw, Michigan, on October 3, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1029-rally-400x300.jpg)
Project 2025 Uses Parental Rights to Justify Repealing Child Labor Protections
The far right blueprint for the next Republican president seeks to make a major change to federal child labor law.
![People inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli strike that targeted an area in Khan Yunis on the southern Gaza Strip on October 25, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1028-gaza-c-400x300.jpg)
Over 1,000 Authors Sign Letter Vowing to Boycott Israeli Literary Institutions
Campaign organizers say it’s the largest cultural boycott of Israel ever declared.
![Elon Musk speaks during a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1028-elon-musk-400x300.jpg)
Philadelphia DA Sues to Block Elon Musk’s “Illegal” $1 Million Lottery to Voters
“All lotteries in Pennsylvania must be regulated” by the state, District Attorney Larry Krasner said in his lawsuit.
![A picture shows the damage to an ambulance at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia the northern Gaza Strip on October 26, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1028-ambulance-400x300.jpg)
Israeli Forces Arrest All But 1 Doctor at Last Operational North Gaza Hospital
“The smell of death has spread around the hospital,” one official said.
![A man descends into a tiny hole in the ground](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1028-drc-miner2-400x300.jpg)
Report: Electric Vehicles Dependent on Exploitation of Miners in the Congo
Big Tech companies dodge accountability for buying battery components sourced from mines relying on forced child labor.
![Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe speaks at a rally for former president Donald Trump on October 27, 2024, at Madison Square Garden in New York.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/2024_1028-madison-sq-400x300.jpg)
AOC Blasts Trump Rally Comedian’s Racist Joke About Puerto Rico
Tony Hinchcliffe, the comedian at the Trump rally, used his set “to boost neo-Nazis,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said.