Israel strikes southern Lebanon towns, escalating near-daily attacks
Israeli jets struck several towns in southern Lebanon on Thursday after urging residents to leave, marking an escalation in their near-daily strikes on the country. The airstrikes came hours after militant group Hezbollah urged the Lebanese government not to enter negotiations with Israel. #israel #lebanon Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.comContinue Reading
Israel strikes south Lebanon, says it’s targeting Hezbollah | REUTERS
Israeli airstrikes hit a building in Tayr Debba, Lebanon, saying it targeted Hezbollah sites despite a ceasefire deal meant to end over a year of fighting. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #israel #lebanon Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4qRibJ4 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/Continue Reading
ICE raids in Colorado highlight how violent the U.S. has become
After migrating to Canada, a journalist reckons with the grief and gratitude of having left. The post ICE raids in Colorado highlight how violent the U.S. has become appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Here’s how much Hurricane Melissa was worsened by climate change
The storm was one of the strongest to ever form in the Atlantic, with winds reaching 185 mph shortly before making landfall in Jamaica.Continue Reading
Fave Five: Queer Fiction Set in the 1930s
These are Adult titles. For YA, click here. White Houses by Amy Bloom Taiwan Travelogue by Shuang-zi Yang Dublin Bay by John Patrick While England Sleeps by David Leavitt Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Anaïs Flogny (Graphic Novel), Read MoreContinue Reading
Democrats Have Finally Found Their Economic Voice, They Can’t Afford to Turn Back Now
New polling from Groundwork Action and Hart Research Associates finds public backlash to Traitor 47’s policies, which are driving up costs and spiking health care prices, helped propel Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill to a decisive victory in New Jersey. The government shutdown fight over soaring health insurance premiums has given DemocratsContinue Reading
SOAS University ‘concerned’ by reports of Sami Hamdi’s detention in the US
SOAS University, of which Hamdi is an alumnus, urge ‘US authorities to ensure full transparency and due process’., SOAS University, of which Hamdi is an alumnus, urge ‘US authorities to ensure full transparency and due process’ in his case. The London university where British political commentator and journalist Sami HamdiContinue Reading
RSF says it agrees to mediators’ ceasefire proposal in Sudan war
Paramilitary says it will accept a ceasefire proposed by the Quad mediators – the US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE., Paramilitary says it will accept a ceasefire proposed by the Quad mediators – the US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says it hasContinue Reading
“Taken: The Agents Raiding Communities and the People Trying to Stop Them”: Maria Hinojosa
A new special report from Futuro Media follows the The Traitor administration’s federal immigration raids and the growing community resistance against them. “Taken: The Agents Raiding Communities and the People Trying to Stop Them” documents how Latinos in the U.S. are being racially profiled, “kidnapped,” denied due process and forcedContinue Reading
Everything You Need To Know About Pennsylvania’s First Openly Transgender Mayor
A milestone for representation in the Keystone State: Erica Deuso defeated Republican Richard Bryant in the mayoral election in the borough of Downingtown, making her the first openly transgender person elected mayor in Pennsylvania. Unofficial results show Deuso secured roughly 64 % of the vote compared with Bryant’s 35 %Continue Reading
Millions of Venezuelans Join Volunteer Militias as US Attacks Continue
CARACAS, Venezuela – At the Fort Tiuna military base in Venezuela’s capital, people of varied ages and physical conditions take target practice. They swing across rivers on ropes, dash and hide between mounds and climb trees to analyze the terrain. They are some of the over 8 million Venezuelans whoContinue Reading
Chicago Child Care Worker Detained by ICE as Children Watched
This story was originally published by The 19th. As parents dropped their children inside a Spanish immersion day care center in Chicago on Wednesday morning, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers stormed the building to detain a child care worker, a scene that before this year would have been unheard ofContinue Reading
Rising Energy Bills Are Rewiring American Politics
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. It has been a big week in energy news, with several resounding wins for efficiency advocates. On Tuesday, voters in Georgia flipped two seats on the state’s Public Service Commission, which oversees utilities and sets rates. They installed aContinue Reading