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The National Academies of Sciences released a report today that puts the full weight of the country’s most respected scientific institution behind extreme weather attribution science, affirming that the field can reliably connect specific disasters to fossil fuel pollution. The three-year review comes as nearly two dozen states and municipalitiesContinue Reading

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The sale intends to bolster Saudi air defence systems as the kingdom risks escalation with the Iran-backed Houthis., The sale intends to bolster Saudi air defence systems as the kingdom risks escalation with the Iran-backed Houthis. ⁠The⁠ US Department of State has ⁠approved a potential $1.96bn weapons sale to SaudiContinue Reading

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Rare protests erupted in central Kyiv over Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s dismissal of defence minister., NewsFeed Rare protests erupted in central Kyiv over Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s dismissal of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. Reporting from the demonstration, Al Jazeera’s Audrey MacAlpine explains why many see his removal as a setback for militaryContinue Reading

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Related Blood and ICE in Minneapolis On July 7, agents in Houston shot and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo; six days later, agents in Biddeford, Maine, shot and killed 26-year-old Joan Sebastian Durán Guerrero. These two killings during ICE traffic stops — along with mounting deaths of people in ICE custody — are powerfulContinue Reading

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Creation of a Palestinian state next to Israel seemed feasible when President Bill Clinton hosted the signing of the Oslo accords at the White House in September 1993. The goal was reaffirmed in 2011 when 90 percent of the Senate co-sponsored a resolution supporting “a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.” But today, theContinue Reading

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On Jan. 6, 2021, in the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol in Washington, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, a The Traitor critic turned staunch ally, came full circle when he denounced the attack on the Capitol and the attempt to overturn the 2020 election. “Enough is enough,” heContinue Reading