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UK High Court Rules Julian Assange Can Appeal US Extradition

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may appeal an extradition order to the U.S., the U.K. High Court ruled on Monday. The 52-year-old Assange faces 17...

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Flash Flooding Kills More Than 300 in Climate-Vulnerable Afghanistan

The severe floods came on the heels of an extreme drought in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations.

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Egypt Joins ICJ Case Accusing Israel of Genocide as Gaza Assault Intensifies

Egypt is the third country to request to join South Africa's case, and its request is especially significant for Israel.

13.05.2024 20

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Bernie Sanders: Israel Has Gone to War Against the Entire Palestinian People

As Israel escalated its assault on Gaza over the weekend, Sanders said Israel shouldn’t receive any more military aid.

13.05.2024 20

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Mike Johnson Says He Won’t Push Federal Abortion Ban. Advocates Don’t Buy It.

"The technical political science term for this is 'lying,'" said Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin.

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Israeli Bombs Kill at Least 5 Children in Rafah Ahead of Threatened Invasion

Israeli airstrikes killed between 20 and 30 people in Rafah Sunday night, including at least five children. Among the slain children was a...

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Alabama House Passes Bill That Could Be Used to Criminalize Librarians

The Alabama House of Representatives voted 72-28 on Thursday in favor of a bill that would apply the state’s criminal obscenity laws to public...

26.04.2024 10

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Biden EPA’s New Rules for Fossil Fuel-Powered Plants Met With Mixed Response

President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency announced a final quartet of rules on Thursday to limit climate-warming emissions from...

25.04.2024 2

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Hundreds of Bodies Discovered in Mass Grave in Gaza’s Nasser Hospital

Palestinian civil defense discovered hundreds of bodies buried by Israeli forces in a mass grave inside the complex of Khan Younis’ Nasser Medical...

22.04.2024 8

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Tennessee Volkswagen Workers Vote to Join UAW in “Historic Victory”

Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, became the first Southern autoworkers not employed by one of the Big Three car manufacturers...

20.04.2024 7

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Climate Crisis Will Shrink Average Global Income 19 Percent in the Next 26 Years

The climate crisis will shrink the average global income 19% in the next 26 years compared to what it would have been without global heating caused...

18.04.2024 9

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University of Southern California Cancels Muslim Valedictorian’s Speech

In a decision that the largest U.S. Muslim civil rights organization called “cowardly,” the University of Southern California announced Monday...

16.04.2024 10

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New Bill Could Pave the Way Toward Banning Student Debt Cancellation

Campaigners have issued a “red alert” over language included in the 2024 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act that could pave the...

04.04.2024 4

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Northern Gaza on the Brink of Famine as Israel Denies Entry of UNRWA Food Aid

Israel will no longer permit the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East to drive convoys bearing food aid into...

25.03.2024 4

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'Dirty Dozen' guide shows 95% of these fruits and veggies tested positive for pesticides

The latest edition of an annual consumer's guide published Wednesday reveals that almost three-fourths of non-organic fruits and vegetables sampled...

20.03.2024 7

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2023 Shattered Key Climate Metrics, World Meteorological Organization Finds

“Earth is issuing a distress call,” UN Secretary General António Guterres said in response to the new climate report.

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Activists Across 6 Countries Stage Day of Action Against North Sea Oil Drilling

Climate activists in six North Sea countries came together on Saturday to carry out acts of civil disobedience in protest of their governments’...

17.03.2024 7

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Swiss Voters Approve Pension Boost While Rejecting Raise to Retirement Age

In a move that pensioners rights group Avivo called “a historic victory for retirees,” Swiss voters on Sunday voted to boost their pension by...

05.03.2024 20

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IRS Pursues 125,000 Non-Filing Cases in Crackdown on Wealthy Tax Evaders

The Internal Revenue Service announced on Thursday that it was going after high-income earners who had dodged taxes by failing to file tax returns...

01.03.2024 8

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Israel Fired on UNRWA Food Convoy in Gaza After Approving Its Aid Route

The Israeli navy fired on a United Nations convoy bringing much-needed aid to northern Gaza after Israel approved the route it would take. The...

22.02.2024 30

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Climate Scientists Record First 12-Month Stretch Over 1.5 Degrees Celsius Target

The UN says that world leaders must curb emissions by 42 percent by 2030 to abide by the Paris climate agreement.

08.02.2024 2

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Exxon and Chevron Announce Record Shareholder Returns in Hottest Year on Record

U.S. oil companies ExxonMobil and Chevron announced their second-highest profits in a decade on Friday, with both companies paying out a record amount...

03.02.2024 10

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25 GOP Governors “Stand With Texas” in Defying Supreme Court at Border

Twenty-five Republican governors have lent their support to GOP Gov. Greg Abbott as he doubles down on his defiance of a U.S. Supreme Court order to...

26.01.2024 20

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“Wrong Side of History”: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Vetoes Ban on Solitary Confinement

New York City Mayor Eric Adams vetoed a New York City Council bill on Friday that would have banned the practice of solitary confinement in city...

21.01.2024 20

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Republicans Added 27 Anti-Wildlife Measures in FY 2024 Appropriations Bills

U.S. Lawmakers, mostly Republicans, have inserted a record number of anti-wildlife measures into the appropriations bills for fiscal year 2024, the...

18.01.2024 10

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COP29 Host Azerbaijan Plans to Raise Gas Production by a Third Over Next Decade

Azerbaijan, the country slated to host the next United Nations Climate Change Conference, has plans to increase its gas production by a third during...

08.01.2024 6

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Fossil Fuel Divestments Over Last Decade Have Now Reached $41 Trillion

More than 1,600 institutions like universities, pension funds, and governments that hold more than $40.6 trillion in assets have now divested from...

15.12.2023 6

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Atmospheric CO2 Has Reached Levels Not Seen in 14 Million Years, New Study Finds

The last time that levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide were as high as they are today, Greenland was free of ice and the savanna and grassland...

08.12.2023 5

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More Than 1,000 UK Union Workers Blockade 4 Weapons Factories That Arm Israel

More than 1,000 union members with Workers for a Free Palestine blockaded four weapons factories in the United Kingdom Thursday that make components...

07.12.2023 20

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UN Secretary General Calls for Total Fossil Fuel Phaseout at COP28

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres repeated the call for a global phaseout of fossil fuels during his remarks at the opening of the...

01.12.2023 3

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1,500 Protesters Block Manhattan Bridge Demanding Lasting Gaza Ceasefire

In what organizers said was the largest action of civil disobedience in New York City since the Iraq War, more than 1,000 protesters blocked traffic...

27.11.2023 5

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Israeli Hostages Released in Cease-Fire Swap Amidst Delays and Tensions

Despite an initial delay, the second round of hostages were released by Hamas on Saturday night. The group included 13 Israelis and four foreign...

26.11.2023 6

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Mexican Ecologists Launch Campaign to Save Threatened Amphibian from Extinction

Ecologists in Mexico relaunched a campaign Thursday to protect the axolotl, an iconic Mexican underwater salamander threatened with extinction. The...

26.11.2023 9

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Friday’s Global Temperature Breach Is a Canary in the Coal Mine, Scientists Say

Experts say that while the 2°C increase is an anomaly for that day, it points to the urgency of tackling emissions.

20.11.2023 4

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Toyota Gives Workers a Raise Days After UAW Reaches Historic Deal With Big 3

Days after the United Auto Workers announced tentative deals with the Big Three carmakers, Toyota confirmed this week that it would offer raises to...

04.11.2023 5

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Thousands March for a Gaza Cease-Fire, Demanding Protection of Palestinian Lives

The day after Israel unleashed its most intensive bombing campaign against Gaza since October 7, hundreds of thousands of protesters marched in cities...

29.10.2023 5

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Top EU diplomat says Israel’s "complete siege" of Gaza violates international law

Israel is violating international law by imposing a "complete siege" on Gaza, the European Union's chief diplomat said Tuesday. E.U. High...

11.10.2023 2

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After the Hottest Summer Ever Recorded, September Poised to Break Heat Records

In another sign of the climate crisis, September of 2023 — following the hottest summer ever recorded over June, July, and August — also seems to...

04.10.2023 2

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New Study Reveals How Climate Crisis Exacerbated New York Flooding

The climate crisis made the record-breaking storm that flooded the streets of New York City on Friday as much as 20% wetter than it would have been...

03.10.2023 2

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Congress Avoids Government Shutdown and Far Right Budget Demands — For Now

A government shutdown was averted Saturday night after the Senate voted 89 to 9 to approve a stopgap spending measure passed by the House of...

01.10.2023 4

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Federal Judge Blocks Big Pharma Attempt to Stop Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

A federal judge in Ohio on Friday blocked an attempt by corporate interests to stop Medicare’s historic negotiation of certain drug prices with...

30.09.2023 2

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Al Gore: Fossil Fuel Industry Is Not Sincere About Addressing Climate Crisis

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, a long-time climate activist, had harsh words for the fossil fuel industry on Thursday. “Many of the largest...

22.09.2023 3

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Greta Thunberg Could Face 6-Month Jail Term for Blockade of Swedish Oil Port

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was charged for a second time on Friday for not leaving a protest near an oil terminal after police ordered...

15.09.2023 9

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Small Island States Say Global Ocean Treaty Must Cover Climate Pollution

Do greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels count as ocean pollution under the Law of the Sea? That’s the question that nine small...

11.09.2023 1

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