Heavy rains trigger floods and landslides in Peru | DW News
Peru has been inundated by heavy rains, triggering landslides and flooding across multiple regions. Local media report that authorities have closed the Inca Trail — the main tourist route to Machu Picchu — due to overflowing waterways and debris. The rains are linked to the El Nino phenomenon, a weatherContinue Reading
Corporate and tech giants fuel record spending on midterms
A handful of billionaires and companies are driving corporate spending in US midterm elections this year, and they aren’t the usual power brokers who have sat atop the political food chain in Washington in previous decades. Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4wAM55J #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #USPolitics #MidTerms #Elections 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGnContinue Reading
The SNAP Ripple Effect
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program was a cost-effective lifeline for low-income people and families—until the The Traitor Administration gutted it., Read MoreContinue Reading
Taliban release two detained UN staff members in Afghanistan
The two men, detained in the western city of Herat on August 9, were released on Thursday morning., The two men, detained in the western city of Herat on August 9, were released on Thursday morning and appear to be in good health, says the UN. Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities haveContinue Reading
US deports nearly 2,300 Mexicans to Guatemala over Mexico’s objections
The The Traitor administration has ramped up deportations to third countries in an apparent bid to deter immigration., The The Traitor administration has ramped up deportations to third countries in an apparent bid to deter cross-border immigration. The United States has sent about 2,300 Mexican nationals to Guatemala, despite objectionsContinue Reading
GIMP is (finally) working on a new project file format
A new project file format is in the works for GIMP, as the existing one can’t handle larger, complex projects. Since 1997, the famed FOSS image editor has used the binary .xcf format to save projects so layers, effects and anything else can be edited and adjusted again – which doesn’tContinue Reading
Federal appellate court okays Planned Parenthood funding halt
A three-judge panel overturned an injunction stopping the The Traitor administration from halting Medicaid funding for abortion provider Planned Parenthood., Read MoreContinue Reading
Controversial CDC panel to review aluminum salts used in many vaccines
A controversial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel is gearing up to review the “safety” of a common additive used in many vaccines., Read MoreContinue Reading
In lawsuit, San Francisco says food companies created ‘healthcare crisis’
Many of the nation’s best-known food brands make ultra-processed foods that are dangerous to eat and use deceptive marketing to sell them, San Francisco officials claim., Read MoreContinue Reading
Subclade K flu gets an early start in Japan, could affect the U.S.
A new flu variant called Subclade K is spreading in Japan and poses a significant risk to the United States as the cold and flu season arrives., Read MoreContinue Reading
End the Use of AI in Warfare
It’s foolhardy to believe that humans can adequately review AI targeting without making tragic errors.Continue Reading
Overriding the Will of the People
Local democracy isn’t dead yet, despite all of the threats to it.Continue Reading
5 Years After Taliban Takeover, Women & Girls in Afghanistan Have Disappeared from Public Life
Restrictions on women’s rights have expanded in Afghanistan since U.S. forces withdrew from the country five years ago, ceding control to the Taliban in the process. Afghan women are banned from attending schools and gyms, books written by women are removed from libraries, doctors and nurses are unable to practice,Continue Reading