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China has landed its first rover on Mars — here’s what happens next
May 19, 2021 09:42The landing of Zhurong was the biggest test yet of China’s deep-space exploration capabilities. Within days it could start to make geological discoveries.
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Tax-exempt US nonprofits fuel Israeli regime settler push to evict Palestinians
May 18, 2021 03:28U.S. charities are funding Israeli regime settler organizations working to evict Palestinians from their East Al- Quds homes.
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Third of global food production at risk from climate crisis
May 17, 2021 10:50A third of global food production will be at risk by the end of the century if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise at their current rate, new research suggests.
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Liz Cheney lied about her role in spreading the discredited CIA "Russian bounty" story
May 17, 2021 10:46US Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) played the key role in forming an alliance with pro-war Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee to repeatedly defeat the bipartisan anti-war minority to prevent any meaningful changes promised by former US President Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign to put an end to the U.S. posture of Endless War.
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Trump officials used secret terrorism unit to question lawyers at border
May 17, 2021 10:42Following revelations two years ago by NBC 7 San Diego that some journalists and others were targeted for questioning when crossing from Tijuana, Mexico, the Donald Trump administration maintained that the incidents were limited to San Diego and a handful of U.S. citizens. But the new documents prove the operation went further — and raise questions about how many others were targeted.
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Can ‘Never Trump’ Republicans gain party control – or is it a lost cause?
May 17, 2021 10:32The purging of Liz Cheney from Republican leadership in the House of Representatives did not even go to a secret ballot. Instead a voice vote was all it took to confirm the party’s capitulation to Donald Trump and his “big lie” about a stolen election.
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Biden administration blocking UN ceasefire statement as Israeli regime bombards Gaza
May 16, 2021 17:09The Biden administration is reportedly blocking the release of a United Nations Security Council statement calling for an immediate cease-fire as the Israeli regime continues its devastating assault on the occupied Gaza Strip, martyring dozens of Palestinians and injuring hundreds more.
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Sanders slams Pentagon for “waste, fraud & abuse,” vows more stringent oversight
May 16, 2021 17:07US Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) sharply criticized the country’s abnormally large defense budget and the “fraud” and “misconduct” of defense contractors in a hearing on Pentagon spending.
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Facebook, social media giants admit to silencing Palestinian voices online
May 16, 2021 15:57Social media companies including Facebook have admitted to MintPress that pro-Palestinian posts were removed, blaming “technical bugs” and “spam filters.”
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Liz Cheney says McCarthy should testify about Trump’s views on Capitol attack
May 16, 2021 04:55US Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney has said that several GOP members of Congress had voted against impeaching former US President Donald Trump out of fear for their own lives.