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Dispossessed, again: Climate change hits native Americans especially hard
Jun 30, 2021 12:26In Chefornak, a Yu’pik village near the western coast of Alaska, the water is getting closer. The thick ground, once frozen solid, is thawing.
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Seattle teachers stand with Palestine
Jun 30, 2021 04:57Educators and institutions from around the world have come forward, as part of a vibrant and growing international movement in opposition to Israeli colonization and apartheid.
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Deleted coronavirus genome sequences trigger scientific intrigue
Jun 30, 2021 04:52The partial genome sequences address an evolutionary conundrum about the early genetic diversity of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, although scientists emphasize that they do not shed light on its origins.
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US-Philippines arms deal aims at South China Sea
Jun 30, 2021 04:46The Pentagon said recently the U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets, as well as Sidewinder and Harpoon missiles, to the Philippines in three separate deals with a combined value of more than $2.5 billion.
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Saudi bodyguards have been training in the U.S. since Obama. Why?
Jun 27, 2021 04:45Four of the 15 Saudis involved in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi received training in the United States, according to the New York Times.
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Only US and Israeli regime vote against resolution demanding end to blockade of Cuba
Jun 27, 2021 04:39Peace and human rights advocates joined the United Nations General Assembly in their annual condemnation of the United States’ disastrous economic embargo against Cuba. Critics this year noted the detrimental effects of the embargo on Cuba’s ability to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A mass shooting prompted a California mayor to take action. He couldn’t stop another one
Jun 25, 2021 17:26In California, gun violence costs the state approximately $22.6bn each year, with $1.2bn falling on the shoulders of taxpayers.
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Recent COVID-19 spike in immigration detention was a problem of ICE's own making
Jun 25, 2021 17:12As immigrant right advocates have pointed out, the increases in the number of positive COVID-19 cases among the people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement appear to be connected to ICE’s refusal to systematically provide Covid-19 vaccines to the people in its custody.
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Throughout the pandemic, some US hospitals still sued patients over medical debt
Jun 25, 2021 16:25In New York, the Johns Hopkins researchers found 51 hospitals filed legal action against more than 1,800 patients between January 2018 and mid-December 2020.
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Landmark voting rights bill defeated in US Senate despite Democratic unity
Jun 24, 2021 14:07US Democrats accuse Republicans of seeking to reduce polling hours and locations and drop boxes, and tightening voter ID laws, as a direct response to former President Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen by voter fraud.