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California’s largest wildfire of year grows as thousands ordered to evacuate

More than 160,000 people join white women for Kamala Harris Zoom call

Gavin Newsom issues order for removal of homeless encampments in California

Paris braced for high-risk Olympics opening ceremony along Seine river

UK won’t challenge ICC arrest warrant request for Netanyahu

Vast majority of Black voters trust Harris and distrust Trump

Croatia bans 3 Montenegro officials in diplomatic row over WWII death camp

Biden’s legacy is genocide

Jewish & Palestinian Activists Protest Netanyahu’s Address to Congress, 400 Arrested

Around half of Congress' Democrats skip Netanyahu speech

Outrage after British police officer filmed kicking man in the head

Kamala Harris stresses abortion rights and Black political power in sorority speech

Leading Israelis Say Netanyahu’s Invite to Address Congress Rewards Bad Behavior

‘Kenya is not asleep anymore’: Why young protesters are not backing down

Many Democrats Are Skipping Netanyahu's Speech

Adidas apologises to Bella Hadid after she appeared in campaign criticised by Israel

A police drone might respond to your next 911 call

Oregon wildfire creates its own weather after growing to nearly 245,000 acres

Tlaib Says Netanyahu 'Should Be Arrested' in DC

It’s snow miracle: zookeepers in Phoenix surprise animals with icy wonderland

'Choice between freedom and chaos': Harris blasts Trump in debut campaign rally

Biden staffers who resigned over Gaza say US has destroyed international law

George Clooney, Melinda French Gates headline celebrity rush to Harris

More than 200 die in southern Ethiopia landslides

Nashville struggles to respond as neo-Nazi groups turn focus on to city

US Secret Service director resigns after congressional grilling over Trump assassination attempt

Anti-Whaling Activist Paul Watson Arrested in Greenland, May Face Extradition to Japan

Bangladesh police given ‘shoot-on-sight’ orders amid national curfew

Body-cam video shows Illinois police officer fatally shooting Black woman in face

Porsche waters down EV ambitions, says transition will take 'years'

Israel’s war on Gaza live: 70 killed in Israeli assault on Khan Younis

Western US faces wildfires as millions under heat warnings

Harris breaks 24-hour fundraising record after Biden drops out

‘Impactful and selfless’: Democrats heap praise on Biden after he quits race

Cori Bush becomes first Squad member to back Harris

Jiaai Zeng Died Weeks After Starting Work at an Oklahoma Marijuana Farm

Clintons endorse Kamala Harris after Biden drops out

Kamala Harris wins 2024 backing of many Democrats, but Pelosi, others are silent

‘My children have been sick’: The toxic aftermath of a train derailment

China and Philippines reach deal to avoid clashes at disputed reef

Joe Biden has endorsed Kamala Harris for US president. What happens next?

Biden drops out: His full statement

‘Torn up bodies’: Israel intensifies bombing campaign in Gaza

Illinois deputy charged with murder after shooting a Black woman

Sister of Samuel Sharpe Speaks Out After Police Killing During RNC

Sheila Jackson Lee dies "trailblazer" to her peers

Student Loan Payments Paused for Millions Amid Court Fight Over Relief Plan

Slow recovery from IT outage begins as experts warn of future risks

Eight Palestinian Olympic athletes to compete in Paris under the shadow of Gaza war

‘I sexed it up’: 1970s disco queen Asha Puthli on Warhol, Dali and influencing Donna Summer

ICJ declares Israeli occupation unlawful, calls for settlements to be evacuated, and for Palestinian reparations

US to phase out federal purchase of single-use plastics

Adidas removes Bella Hadid from ad campaign after criticism from Israel

Top Dems now believe Biden will exit

Bob Newhart, famed comedian and sitcom actor, dies at 94

Bernice Johnson Reagon, US civil rights activist and singer, dies aged 81

Assassination Attempt Does Not Change Fact That Trump Is a Threat to Democracy

One dead, nine rescued off Oman’s coast after oil tanker sinks

Push for Biden to Drop Out Reaches Very Top of Democratic Party

‘Reprehensible’: UN slams Israeli spokesman’s comments on UNRWA chief

Russia and Ukraine free 95 POWs each in latest prisoner exchange

Testimonies from the Mawasi massacre: 90 people buried in the sand

School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.

US set to wind down $230 million Gaza pier operations

'I Am Not a Terrorist': Letters From Gaza Children Decry Daily Horrors of Israeli Assault

Tech leaders line up behind Trump

Argentina tripled lithium carbonate production capacity in last two years

Biden Says He’s Done “More” for Palestinians “Than Anybody” as He Backs Genocide

In New York, Wage Theft Violators Get Millions in Government Contracts

At least six killed in rare shooting near Oman mosque

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 57, Palestinian health officials say

At least 100 wounded as Bangladesh students protest government job quotas

Credit at last for female screenwriter airbrushed from Hollywood history

Israel Has “Flattened” UNRWA HQ in Gaza in “Blatant” War Crime, Agency Says

How Clarence Thomas helped thwart prosecution of Trump in classified documents case

World War I veteran is first Tulsa Race Massacre victim identified from mass graves

Trump confirms he was shot in ear at Pennsylvania campaign rally

Legendary sex therapist Dr Ruth dead at age 96

Richard Simmons, celebrated fitness instructor, dies aged 76

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson says D'Vontaye Mitchell death was preventable

Over 70 killed in Israeli strikes on al-Mawasi ‘safe zone’ in south Gaza

Idaho Law Criminalizes Librarians Who Allow LGBTQ Books to Stay on Their Shelves

Finland passes law to block asylum seekers crossing from Russia

Israel’s leading paper says its own army deliberately killed Israelis on October 7. But in the U.S. media: silence

Houston swelters in punishing heat as 800,000 without power after Beryl

Women ‘don’t need’ Harrison Butker after controversial speech, says Serena Williams

Hackers stole call and text message records on ‘nearly all’ AT&T customers

California Victory Against Big Oil Shows What's Possible When We Fight

Several children killed after school collapse in Nigeria

European leaders defend Biden NATO summit gaffes, media says he's done

How Clarence Thomas has provided a list of legal targets to ultra-right groups

Biden administration to award nearly $1.1 billion to Stellantis, GM for EV production

Poll: 67% of Americans say Biden should bow out of presidential race

‘More than 186,000 dead’ in Gaza: How credible are the estimates published on The Lancet?

Why are US states, school districts banning smartphones in schools?

Dem Rep. Hillary Scholten calls for Biden to exit presidential race

Ocasio-Cortez seeks US House impeachment of Supreme Court's Thomas, Alito

Biden allies Pelosi, Clooney raise fresh doubts about his reelection chance

Has famine arrived in Gaza? UN experts say it has

UN Experts Say 'Targeted Starvation Campaign' by Israel Has Led to Famine Across Gaza

Dozens killed in Gaza as Israel strikes fourth school in four days

Bernie Gets It Wrong on Biden

Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential

The Palestine-Israel nightmare won’t end until we accept these basic truths

US heatwave tied to four Oregon deaths as temperature records are shattered

France's National Rally to lead new right-wing group at EU parliament

France’s leftist New Popular Front wins a shock victory – but now the hard part begins

French election shock puts Macron in new quandary

The Chicana butch lesbian who defied the LAPD – and won: ‘I couldn’t be someone else’

Sen. Graham thinks Biden will "be replaced" as Democratic nominee

Outrage after Biden administration reinstates ‘barbaric’ Trump-era hunting rules

It’s Time to Get Used to the Idea of President Kamala Harris

How Israel destroyed Gaza's ability to feed itself

Hamilton wins British Grand Prix to end three-year drought

No Amount of Greenwashing Can Make Gas Clean

"He's toast": Biden's ABC interview flops with Hill Democrats

New UK leader Starmer declares Rwanda deportation plan 'dead and buried'

Kansas Supreme Court Affirms Abortion Rights, Strikes Down Restrictions

Five journalists killed as Israel steps up bombardment across Gaza

World leaders congratulate Iran’s Pezeshkian on presidential election win

Four killed and three wounded in shooting at Kentucky party

Vatican excommunicates its former ambassador to US

Racism and xenophobia on the rise as French voters gear up for crucial election

Egypt: major company to invest $21bn in north coast development

Fast-moving wildfire erupts near Yosemite amid blistering heatwave

Pro-Palestine candidates, including Corbyn, secure wins in UK election

New Film Investigates Civilian Killings in Gaza and U.S. Backing of Israeli Assault

'I am running and I'm going to win again,' US President Biden says ahead of high-stakes interview

Parents and Children Are Fighting Back—And Winning for LGBTQ+ Rights

World leaders congratulatef UK's new PM Starmer after stunning election win

Kamala Harris: insiders rally behind VP to replace Biden if he bows out

Portugal plans to reintroduce tax breaks for foreign residents

Israel has approved ‘largest West Bank land grab in 30 years’, watchdog says

The Supreme Court Has Made It Official: US Presidents Are Now Monarchs

Saks owner to buy luxury retailer Neiman Marcus in $2.65-billion deal

Ravaged by civil war, how a national park was restored in Mozambique

Oxfam Condemns Israel for Pushing Gazans Into a 'Death Trap'

French political figure Roland Dumas, who served in François Mitterrand’s government, dies at 101

US Supreme Court delays Trump's hush money sentencing to September

Ralph Nader to New York Judge: Prison Time for Trump 'More Imperative Than Ever'

‘Please send help’: Caribbean reels from Hurricane Beryl devastation

Belgian Princess Condemns Her Family’s Brutal Colonial History in Congo & Calls for Reparations

Delete your dating apps and find romance offline

Phone Hacking, Stolen Info: New Washington Post Publisher’s Ties to Murdoch Papers Raise Alarm

The Congolese Fight for Their Own Wealth

Japan’s lonely deaths epidemic

Gaza is “the world’s largest orphanage above ground and a graveyard for children below”

Haiti gang violence displaced more than 300,000 children this year, UN says

Rudy Giuliani disbarred in New York for lying about 2020 election

SCOTUS Overturns 4 Decades of Federal Regulatory Control, Hands Power to Courts

Bernie Sanders: Right-Wing Supreme Court 'Out of Control' and Must Be Stopped

Campaign Collects 730,000+ Signatures for Ohio Amendment to End Rigged Maps

Angered by Georgia’s ‘foreign agent’ law, young protesters try new tactic

AOC Vows to File Articles of Impeachment After Supreme Court Trump Ruling

Jewish Council of Australia backs anti-Israel war students

Detroit changes rules for police use of facial recognition after wrongful arrest of Black man

Tax hike protests in Kenya killed at least 39 people

Greece introduces ‘growth-oriented’ six-day working week

Sotomayor says immunity ruling makes a president ‘king above the law’

Giant pandas arrive safely from China at the San Diego Zoo

Libya fully reopens major Ras Ijdir border crossing with Tunisia

Far Right in France “On the Doorstep of Power” as National Rally Surges in Snap Election

Le Pen’s far-right party wins first round as Macron’s snap elections gamble backfires

The Supreme Court Just Turned Trump Into the First American King

US supreme court rules Trump has ‘absolute immunity’ for official acts

Video shows US police officer fatally shooting 13-year-old on ground

Thank You, President Biden. Now Do the Right Thing.

Brazil floods show how German migration silenced Black and Indigenous stories

Joe Biden Is Now Democracy's Greatest Liability

Biden comes out swinging in first speech after presidential debate with Trump

Advocates Slam NY Gov for Halting Plan to Reduce Emissions, Fund Mass Transit

Biden pardons veterans convicted under military's ban on gay sex

Marilyn Monroe’s former home saved from demolition, designated as a monument

Belgium police disperse pro-Palestine protest

Record labels sue two AI startups for copyright infringement

Kenya's Ruto says finance bill to be withdrawn after anti-tax protest deaths

Auma Obama, Sister of Pres. Obama, on Kenyan Police Attacks on Youth-Led Tax Protests

AIPAC Spending Helps George Latimer Defeat Jamaal Bowman

'Julian Assange Is Free': WikiLeaks Founder Strikes Plea Deal With US

At least five killed, parliament set ablaze in Kenya tax protests

Civil rights groups file lawsuit over Louisiana Ten Commandments law

Over 20,000 children buried, trapped, detained, lost amid Gaza war

How America’s “Most Powerful Lobby” Is Stifling Efforts to Reform Oil Well Cleanup in State After State

Could therapy horses be the solution to Britain’s prison crisis?

Inflation, recession force Argentines to eat less beef

"Wouldn’t wish it on anyone": MLB icon Reggie Jackson details racism he faced

Waving flags, tens of thousands rally against Israeli govt

Top US State Department official for Israel-Palestine affairs resigns

Study Helps Explain How Wolf Removal Can 'Unravel' Key Ecological Systems

Zionist lobby group labelled 'propaganda' and 'misinformation' source by Wikipedia

Seine remains too polluted to host swimming events at Paris Olympics

‘Groundbreaking’: How children in Hawaii won landmark climate case

Jamaal Bowman, a critic of Israel’s war on Gaza, faces AIPAC-backed rival George Latimer in New York primary

Armenia Recognizes Palestinian Statehood

Study Helps Explain How Wolf Removal Can 'Unravel' Key Ecological Systems

FBI raids home of Oakland’s first-term mayor Sheng Thao

‘Florida loves prison labor’: working for free in the Sunshine state

Burkina Faso Junta Again Suspends TV News Broadcasts

Industry doesn’t need carbon capture when they’ve captured the government

South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean troops cross border

Elected officials in sweltering US states prioritizing fossil fuel cash over people

Rep. Ramirez Slams AIPAC-Led Campaign Against Jamaal Bowman in NY Primary

The exponential growth of solar power will change the world

Research Shows 10,000+ Killed or Harmed in Growing Global Attacks on Education

China and Russia have chilling plans for the Arctic

Tropical Storm Alberto threatens Texas and Mexico with flooding rains

Outgoing Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte wins race to head Nato

Searing heat wave drives record temperatures across eastern U.S.

Zionist lobby group labelled 'propaganda' and 'misinformation' source by Wikipedia

67% of water, sanitation infrastructure destroyed in Gaza since 7 October

Kenya police use tear gas, water cannon as hundreds protest over tax hikes

Iran condemns Canada listing of Revolutionary Guards as terrorist group

After Netanyahu Video, Sanders Says US Should Halt 'All Offensive Military Aid'

Georgia becomes first state to require election law training for police

Juneteenth Was Not Freely Given—It Was Won

'Stronger Than Ever': Amazon Labor Union Cements Alliance With Teamsters

New Zealand to provide another $5M to World Food Program, UNICEF for Gaza