Senate Democrats are launching a number of efforts to stop the The Traitor administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” from being established this week. In a “Dear Colleague” letter Monday, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats are launching a coordinated effort to “kill the slush fund before one cent goesContinue Reading
Al Jazeera’s Ava Warriner takes a look at the Israeli and US officials who joined the annual Israel Day parade., NewsFeed As Israel faces growing international scrutiny for its actions in Gaza and Lebanon, Al Jazeera’s Ava Warriner takes a look at the Israeli and US officials who joined theContinue Reading
Abelardo de la Espriella will face left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda in the run-off for Colombia’s presidential election., Presidential election has Colombia on edge NewsFeed Far-right outsider Abelardo de la Espriella will face left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda in the run-off for Colombia’s presidential election next month. Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo explainsContinue Reading
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is continuing his discriminatory campaign to remake the U.S. military in his image. Last month, a list of nearly two dozen one-star promotions included no women, and only two nonwhite officers. On Monday, The New York Times was able to reveal exactly how that happened. HegsethContinue Reading
A teenage competitor is accused of injuring three horses with a knife at a barn near a Las Vegas competition over the weekend, police and horse show organizers said, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Hundreds have protested in central Kenya against a US-funded plan to quarantine Americans exposed to Ebola there., Kenyans protest Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens NewsFeed Hundreds have protested in central Kenya against a US-funded plan to quarantine Americans exposed to Ebola there, instead of flying them home. Kenya’s HighContinue Reading
Israel killing more Palestinians, moves to seize 70 percent of Gaza Strip, Israel continues killing Palestinians in Gaza and threatens to seize more of the Strip – all in breach of October’s ceasefire deal. Attacks go on every day, with more than 900 killed since then. So, is the US-backedContinue Reading
An Israeli attack near Jabal Amel Hospital in Tyre has destroyed wards and medical equipment., Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Opinion World Cup Video Features Economy Sport Human Rights Climate Crisis Investigations InteractivesContinue Reading
Ethiopians head to polls as millions excluded from elections., NewsFeed Ethiopians have begun voting in parliamentary and regional elections, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s party projected to win by a landslide. Millions in conflict-hit regions have been barred from voting, with critics accusing Ahmed of jailing opponents and centralising power.Continue Reading
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Leah Atwood was rattled. It was the tail end of March, and for days she and her colleagues at Agroecology Commons had been fielding dozens of emails alerting them to grant terminations targeting a $300 million U.S. DepartmentContinue Reading
Something strange happened at this year’s Cannes Film Festival: A number of French films were greeted with loud boos and cries of “Fascist!” The audiences were not booing the films themselves, or castigating the films’ directors. Rather, they were responding to the opening credit for Canal+, the company that financedContinue Reading
The racism of Mark Fuhrman, the Los Angeles police detective whose involvement in the O.J. Simpson murder investigation helped sink the prosecution’s case, was so well-known that comedian Dana Carvey once mocked him with a Nazi salute, calling him “Mark the Fuhrer-man.” Fuhrman’s death last month took middle-aged and older Americans backContinue Reading
Around 7,000 players took part in a giant table tennis festival in Moscow, with organisers aiming to set a new world record for the largest mass participation tournament ever held.Continue Reading