Food & Water Watch Applauds Failure of Bad Senate Farm Bill
Today Republicans failed to move their disastrous Farm Bill, the Agricultural Act of 2026, out of the Senate Agriculture Committee. A fierce movement of advocates built enough pressure to keep poison pills, like the Save Our Bacon Act, out of the Committee’s debate on the bill.Instead of serving everyday people,Continue Reading
War on Iran: Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan sign defence pact
Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan have signed a trilateral defence pact in Mecca aimed at deterring aggression., NewsFeed Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan have signed a trilateral defence pact in Mecca aimed at deterring aggression. It states “any armed attack against any one of the three States shall be regardedContinue Reading
US labour market sheds jobs in July as labour force participation slumps
US labour market loses 23,000 jobs in July as education, government and retail sectors record significant declines., The United States labour market lost 23,000 jobs in July, with major declines across several sectors, including education, government and retail trade. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest jobsContinue Reading
Finally Becoming A Father Was The Greatest Experience Of My Life. It Lasted Less Than A Week.
His name was Henry. A beautiful baby boy, born in a San Diego hospital in February. Once we got the call from our adoption agency that Henry’s birth mother was in labor, my husband and I grabbed our go-bag, jumped into our car, and drove throughout the night ― overContinue Reading
The Communities We’ve Built in Prison
The informal, prisoner-led writing club at South Central Correctional Facility in Tennessee has a dozen or so members. Earlier in 2026 we were huddled around a table discussing that week’s reading when 78-year-old Dave rolled up in his wheelchair. “Y’all know how to write,” he said. “So can you help meContinue Reading
As Spokane Burns, a Record Northwestern Fire Season Shows No Signs of Slowing
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here . Matthew Kincanon spent Saturday drinking coffee from his favorite mug and planning an afternoon with friends, until the Old Trails fire exploded across theContinue Reading
The Traitor’s Iran Oil Giveaway
This article was originally published by The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, subscribe to The Lever today. Weeks after he launched his war with Iran, President Traitor 47 began releasing millions of barrels of oil from the nation’s strategic reserve to combat skyrocketing gas prices. But instead ofContinue Reading
How three health factors can help delay dementia for up to 13 years
New research from NYU Langone Health found that people who avoid three vascular risk factors in middle age had about 13 more dementia-free years., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
This Game Costs 200 Dollars is a game that really does cost $200, doesn’t look very good, and almost made its dev $1.3 million
I do not have $2srcsrc to spare on one single video game right now. In this economy, spending such an obscene amount of dough on one game would be tantamount to throwing it down the drain, it would position me as a bourgeois elite who cares not for their fellow persons…Continue Reading
Canada’s defence minister touts Alberta innovation
The federal government committed $20.3 million for the quantum defence innovation secure hub at the University of Calgary. Defence Minister David McGuinty and Kent Morrison discuss. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/ctvnews Connect with CTV News: For live updates and latest headlines visit: http://www.ctvnews.ca/ For breaking news,Continue Reading
Russia’s blockade could halve Ukraine’s grain exports. Kyiv is asking the EU for €220 million
Ukraine’s Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food has asked the European Commission for €220 million ($253 million) in grants to keep its small and medium farmers afloat, after Russian strikes on the Greater Odesa ports severed the sea route that carries most of the country’s agricultural exports. The money wouldContinue Reading
Under roadblocks and metal detectors, Moscow buries a general likely killed in the Bucha commander’s party bombing
Major General Valery Plokhotnyuk was buried in Moscow on 5 August 2026, four days after he reportedly died in a bombing at an Italian restaurant. Security was heavy at the funeral. The ceremony at Troyekurovskoye Cemetery reportedly took place behind roadblocks, metal detectors, and buses carrying Russian National Guard troops.Continue Reading
Illinois Just Told Every Operating System to Start Reporting Your Kid’s Age
Illinois has become the latest U.S. state to pull operating systems into the age verification pool. Governor JB Pritzker has signed HB5511, the Children’s Online Social Media Safety Act, putting forward a new age verification framework for every device sold or used in the state. The bill imposes age checkContinue Reading