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Israel’s ban on UNRWA continues a pattern of politicizing Palestinian refugee aid – and puts millions of lives at risk
The Israeli parliament’s vote on Oct. 28, 2024, to ban the United Nations agency that provides relief for Palestinian refugees is likely to affect millions of people – it also fits a pattern.
Aid for refugees, particularly Palestinian refugees, has long been politicized, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine...Read more
RFK Jr.’s pivot to Trump is a journey taken by many populists swept along the left-to-right alternative media pipeline
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ended his independent presidential run in August 2024 and endorsed Republican Donald Trump, it might have seemed a surprising turn of events.
Kennedy began his presidential run as a Democrat and is the scion of a Democratic dynasty. Nephew to former President John F. Kennedy and the son of former Attorney ...Read more
For an estimated 4 million people with felony convictions, restoring their right to vote is complicated – and varies state by state
People who are convicted of felonies might think they can’t vote.
Even in California, where they do have the right to vote, people convicted of felonies cite cases in Florida and Texas where people with felonies who have completed their sentences have been arrested and sentenced to prison for trying to vote illegally.
It’s...Read more
On foreign policy, Trump opts for disruption and Harris for engagement − but they share some of the same concerns
According to conventional wisdom, U.S. voters are largely motivated by domestic concerns and especially the economy.
But the upcoming presidential election may be somewhat of an outlier. In a September 2024 poll, foreign policy actually ranks quite high in voters’ concerns – with more Democrats and Republicans combined saying it ...Read more
Beyond bottled water and sandwiches: What FEMA is doing to get hurricane victims back into their homes
In a pattern all too familiar to people affected by disasters, hurricanes Helene and Milton have disappeared from the headlines, just a few weeks after these disasters ravaged the Southeast. Although reporters have moved on, recovery is just beginning for people who were displaced.
According to government and private analysts, damages...Read more
How Trump’s racist talk of immigrant ‘bad genes’ echoes some of the last century’s darkest ideas about eugenics
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly denounced immigrants who enter the U.S. illegally and the danger he says that poor immigrants of color pose for the U.S. – often using hateful language to make his point.
In early October 2024, Trump took his comments a step further when he questioned immigrants’ faulty ...Read more
Cannabis legalization may hit a ‘red wall’ at the ballot box
Cannabis legalization is on the ballot again this November.
Voters in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota will decide whether to allow adults 21 and up in their states to use cannabis recreationally.
Voters in Nebraska will decide whether to allow medical access under a doctor’s care.
Voters in Arkansas will see a...Read more
Israel open to short truce in Gaza as talks restart in Qatar
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he’s open to a short truce in the country’s war with Hamas that would lead to the release of a small number of the around 100 hostages still held by the Iran-backed militant group in Gaza.
Netanyahu’s remarks followed a meeting between his top negotiator and senior Qatari and U.S. officials ...Read more
Biden's AI national security memo calls for heavy lift
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s directive to all U.S. national security agencies to embed artificial intelligence technologies in their systems sets ambitious targets amid a volatile political environment.
That’s the first-blush assessment from technology experts after Biden on Oct. 24 directed a broad swath of organizations to harness...Read more
Seoul warns North Korean troops in Russia moving to frontline
South Korea warned that North Korean troops and generals dispatched to Russia to aid Moscow’s war on Ukraine are possibly moving to the frontline, in a sign the conflict is on the verge of spreading and dragging in new players.
The National Intelligence Service is “trying to confirm the possible movement” of North Korean troops to the ...Read more
Hezbollah replaces slain leader Nasrallah with deputy Qasem
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah announced that Naim Qasem will become its new leader, replacing long-standing chief Hassan Nasrallah, who Israel assassinated just over a month ago.
Hezbollah’s main decision-making body, the Shura Council, agreed to make Qasem, who’s been deputy leader since 1991, the new secretary-general, the group ...Read more
For reproductive health workers, a big change since the Dobbs ruling
MEMPHIS, Tenn. —These days, half of what was the first nonprofit clinic in the nation to house a birthing center and provide abortions is empty.
The clinic is CHOICES – Memphis Center for Reproductive Health and it opened in 1974, in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling.
But now its abortion patient clinical rooms and ...Read more
What to know about controversial changes to Maryland's juvenile justice laws taking effect Friday
BALTIMORE – Come Friday, Marylanders between the ages of 10 and 12 can face consequences in court for some firearms offenses and aggravated animal cruelty.
At the same time, if children on electronic monitoring violate the terms of their detention, the Department of Juvenile Services will be required to alert their lawyer and the local ...Read more
Commentary: Christian nationalism's legacy of hate
For three years, from the ages of 13 to 15, I attended an evangelical Christian summer camp in Wears Valley, Tennessee. Billed as an adventure camp (it included activities such as archery and river tubing), this was the first place where I was exposed to an ideology that would later become known as “Trumpism.”
In this week-long camp, our ...Read more
The polls say the presidential election is a dead heat. But online bettors are leaning to Trump. Who's right?
According to the prediction market PredictIt, online bettors on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election now seem to feel a Trump victory is more likely.
In the countdown to the 2024 American presidential election, the polls indicate that it’s still a neck-and-neck race.
With two weeks to go, The New York Times said Democratic candidate...Read more
Kansas and Missouri attorneys general could help Trump try to overturn an election loss. Here's how
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, possessed no power this spring to stop a New York jury from finding Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
That didn’t stop Bailey from intervening. Calling the case an “illicit prosecution,” Bailey...Read more
LA's new graffiti wars: A bold generation of taggers hitting high-profile targets
LOS ANGELES — To many, it's ugly vandalism that blights the city. For others, it can rise to a form of art in the right hands. It's been used to mark gang turf and as a form of political dissent.
Graffiti has been a central part of Los Angeles for generations, an omnipresent part of the cityscape that has endured many attempts to stamp it out...Read more
Beyond Varsity Blues: In pursuit of donations, USC admitted affluent kids as walk-on athletes
LOS ANGELES — Energy and telecom mogul Sarath Ratanavadi, one of the richest men in Thailand, wanted his son to attend the University of Southern California a decade ago. The admissions officer who reviewed his file, however, termed him a “mediocre student at best” with grades at a Bangkok private school that USC equated to four Ds and two...Read more
Patients are relying on Lyft, Uber to travel far distances to medical care
When Lyft driver Tramaine Carr transports seniors and sick patients to hospitals in Atlanta, she feels like both a friend and a social worker.
“When the ride is an hour or an hour and a half of mostly freeway driving, people tend to tell you what they’re going through,” she said.
Drivers such as Carr have become a critical part of the ...Read more
Calif. Gov. Newsom makes first visit to ailing sewage treatment plants along U.S.-Mexico border
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday toured wastewater treatment facilities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, marking his first in-person visit to the sites undergoing critical upgrades to reduce rampant sewage polluting Tijuana and south San Diego County communities.
The California leader started his tour at the San Ysidro-based South Bay ...Read more
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- Commentary: Christian nationalism's legacy of hate
- Chinese garlic and seafood at US military bases? Republicans think that stinks
- What to know about controversial changes to Maryland's juvenile justice laws taking effect Friday
- The polls say the presidential election is a dead heat. But online bettors are leaning to Trump. Who's right?
- Beyond Varsity Blues: In pursuit of donations, USC admitted affluent kids as walk-on athletes