Tens of thousands of people in Lebanon have fled their homes since Monday amid Israeli air strikes. / France24Murders in the United States dropped 11.6 percent from 2022 to 2023, the largest single-year decline in the last 20 years. / NBC…
Citing issues during the primary season, election officials are raising concerns about the US Postal Service's readiness to handle mail-in ballots in November. / NPR
In 2017, Cards Against Humanity bought land in Texas at the Mexico …
Trump's proposed tax plan is like 2017 but more, and research confirms those gains in fact never trickled down beyond the wealthiest individuals and corporations. / Rolling Stone
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Experts weigh in on Israel's use of exploding pagers and hand-held radios as weapons against Hezbollah. / New York MagazineA group of former Donald Trump advisers have helped to build a pro-Russia website that frequently spreads debun…
This year marks the centennial of the abolition of the Caliphate, or the “successorship” to the Prophet Muhammad. / Law & LibertyA brief history of the decades-long conflict between Israel and Hezbollah/Iran. / Al JazeeraWho are the b…
The number of people killed or wounded in the Russia-Ukraine war has reached roughly one million. / The Wall Street Journal [+]Devastating flooding sweeps through Central and Western Africa. / DWEuropeans are upset about Gaza, but they do…
California lawmakers have passed legislation that would require health warning labels to appear on gas stoves. / NPR
Bill McKibben: How seeding pollinator-attracting plants in solar farms might address two climate crises at once. / The N…
Covid is the only virus that has an adequate availability of tests—other infectious diseases remain dangerously lacking in diagnostics. / Financial Times
In the first year after the end of affirmative action, colleges' diversit…
Nearly 400,000 people are without power as Tropical Storm Francine makes landfall in Louisiana. / CBS NewsPhotos of the French Quarter in New Orleans before and during Francine. / The Times-PicayuneFour civilians become the first non-gove…
The US says Iran is shipping ballistic missiles to Russia for its war against Ukraine in a “dramatic escalation.” / NBC News
A first-hand account of surviving Israel's attack on Gaza's al-Mawasi “humanitarian zone.” / Al Jazeera
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