For more than 115 days Israel has been fighting in Gaza, in a bid to free its 136 hostages and destroy Hamas, the Islamic militant organization responsible for the October 7 massacre that claimed the lives of more than 1,200 Israelis. So far, over 26,000 Palestinians have died in the relentless …
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Outreach workers warned Sky News on Saturday that the rising cost of living in the UK is forcing women into sex work, with some forced to meet clients on the streets. The English Collective of Prostitutes, a London-based group that advises women in the sex industry how to say safe …
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Dozens of US race and food activist groups have reportedly signed on to a letter accusing the federal government of “dietary racism” in its program for free or subsidized school lunches, saying the USDA is forcing millions of non-white, lactose-intolerant children to drink cow’s milk. The National School Lunch Program …
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Canada’s Royal Mounted Police (RCMP) have disclosed that they use spyware to infiltrate mobile devices and collect data, according to a public statement made on Thursday by a Canadian rights organization. The country’s Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) claims it found the revelation buried in a document presented to the Canadian …
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The initially peaceful migrant rights protest in western Poland descended into clashes with police in riot gear on Saturday. Around 100 people gathered outside an immigration detention center in Krosno Odrzanskie near the German border. The regional police authority said 11 people were detained for attacking officers, while 21 will …
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According to San Francisco police, Troy Ramon McAlister, a habitual criminal, sped down a city street on New Year’s Eve in a stolen car, ran a red light, struck another vehicle, and plowed into two pedestrians – killing them both. McAlister, 45, who was intoxicated, got out of the car …
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On what is traditionally the online retailer’s busiest day of the year, the group has blocked the entrance to depots in the US, UK, Germany, and the Netherlands, unfurling banners reading, “Amazon crime”, “Infinite growth, finite planet” and “Black Friday exploits people and planet”. It says it has targeted the …
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Among several dozen people that gathered on Sunday was Justin Blake, uncle to Jacob Blake who was shot and injured by Kenosha police. Blake appeared to have blamed Biden for the verdict, accusing the president of betraying his supporters. “President Biden sold us out. He betrayed our families. He betrayed …
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A Friday Zoom call between BBC executives and the broadcaster’s Pride network was described as “often hostile” by The Sunday Times. Fran Unsworth, the outgoing head of news at the BBC, reportedly told staff unhappy with how trans issues are covered by the outlet: “You’ll hear things you don’t personally …
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The group of “young climate activists” accosted Manchin (D-West Virginia) as he made his way from his houseboat yacht to his Maserati SUV on Thursday morning, shouting slogans at the senator before barring the way of his vehicle, according to John Mejia, national spokesman for the Sunrise Movement, a climate …
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