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Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil testified at his asylum hearing on Thursday, telling an immigration judge in Jena, Louisiana, that his deportation from the United States could lead to his “assassination, kidnapping, torture.” Hours before the hearing, Khalil was allowed to meet and hold his 1-month-old son Deen for the first time. The emotional moment came after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts ...

Historian Jeanne Theoharis’s new book, King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life of Struggle Outside the South, is a major reexamination of the civil rights leader that offers a different picture of both King’s own experiences of police brutality and his sustained critique of police brutality and the criminal legal system in the North as well as the South. “We’ve southernized Dr. King. And ...

This Sunday marks five years since George Floyd was murdered by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. In a video that shocked the world and spurred a global movement for racial justice, Chauvin pinned Floyd to the ground with a knee to his neck for eight minutes while Floyd gasped for air. Floyd repeatedly said, “I can’t breathe.” Despite the nationwide uprising that followed Floyd’s killing, ...

If you’re drinking soft drinks daily, you’re silently weakening your bones from the inside out. Soda alters your mineral balance, drains your calcium reserves and interferes with bone metabolism in ways that take years to undo — if they’re reversible at all. This damage doesn’t show up overnight. It’s slow, steady and often invisible, until something snaps. Whether it’s a broken wrist from a minor fall ...

Many people think of heart disease as something that shows up suddenly — a heart attack out of nowhere. In reality, it often builds slowly, fueled by common habits that go unchecked for years. High blood pressure, poor metabolic health and chronic inflammation don't just affect your heart. They hijack your entire system from the inside out, long before any symptoms appear. What's alarming is how ...

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We speak with Dr. Victoria Rose, a British plastic and reconstructive surgeon who has been on three medical missions to Gaza since the start of Israel’s war on the territory. She joins us from Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, where she’s been treating patients for over a week, and describes horrific injuries amid Israel’s ongoing bombardment, limited medical supplies and widespread malnutrition making it harder for ...

International criticism of Israel continues to grow as the country’s military expands its assault on Gaza, killing scores of Palestinians on a daily basis while blocking food, fuel, medicine and other supplies from reaching the starving population. The U.K. Labour government announced this week it is suspending free trade talks with Israel and imposing sanctions on some Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. The European ...

President Donald Trump staged an extraordinary confrontation in the Oval Office on Wednesday, repeating his false claims about a “white genocide” taking place in South Africa during a meeting with the country’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa. At one point, Trump had the lights dimmed and ordered video clips played showing people calling for violence against white farmers in South Africa. The ambush was the latest in the ...

Are you paying attention to the air you’re breathing right now? While eliminating vegetable oils, getting enough exercise, and eating the right food are important for your health, the effects of air pollution isn’t discussed enough. The air you breathe, both indoors and outdoors, drastically affects your health. And if your local government doesn’t have any way to monitor the present quality, your whole town will ...

Chopping an onion might seem like a mindless kitchen task, but what if that leftover root end could grow into another onion right on your windowsill? Long before industrial agriculture or grocery stores, people relied on this kind of resourcefulness to stretch their food supply. Cultures around the world have regrown vegetables from scraps for centuries — turning food waste into food security with nothing but ...

The convicted foot fetishister who targeted minors will be allowed to work with children again in just five years, as long as he doesn’t commit another offense. Story imported via RSS from InfoWars.com RSS Article Source: https://www.infowars.com/posts/egyptian-in-france-convicted-for-foot-fetish-assault-against-12-including-8-minors-will-serve-no-prison-time-still-work-with-kids/ ...

Over two dozen disability rights activists were arrested on Capitol Hill last week when they protested the Trump-backed Republican budget bill and its cuts to Medicaid, affordable housing and more. “We’re putting our bodies on the line [because] our bodies are on the line,” says Julie Farrar, an activist with ADAPT, which organized the protest. “It is blood on the hands of the GOP and the ...

Cuts by the Trump administration are beginning to “chase” U.S.-based scientists at federal agencies and research institutions out of the country. “We’re draining our scientific talent,” says environmental journalist Robert Hunziker, who explains how China and European countries are offering positions for scientists laid off, fired or pushed out by Trump and DOGE’s mass culling of federal workers and funding. The massive U.S. “brain drain” is ...

As President Trump pushes House Republicans to support a sweeping budget bill that gives massive tax breaks to the rich while slashing spending for Medicaid, food stamps and subsidies for clean energy, we look at a new series for The Lever's podcast Lever Time, which covers the history of the Republican anti-tax movement and how their anti-government influence is impacting Trump's attempts to build power. The ...

You've been told that bloating is normal. That gas after meals, a tight waistline by afternoon or the need to unbutton your pants is just part of getting older, eating fast or being "sensitive." But these everyday annoyances aren't just a nuisance — they're a signal. And if you've brushed them off for months or even years, you're not alone. Digestive discomfort has quietly become one ...

More than 122 million American adults — nearly half — have high blood pressure (hypertension).1 Left untreated, hypertension dramatically increases your risk of stroke, heart failure, kidney failure, and sudden death, so it’s not an exaggeration to say that high blood pressure is one of the most dangerous and most overlooked conditions you can face. Early signs include headaches, dizziness, shortness of breath, or no symptoms ...

Trump seeks to bring justice upon the criminals. Story imported via RSS from InfoWars.com RSS Article Source: https://www.infowars.com/posts/breaking-more-indictments-of-corrupt-democrats-coming-soon-after-the-arrest-of-congresswoman-mciver/ ...

A damning new report reveals how Israel is systematically making Gaza unlivable. The independent news outlet +972 Magazine has spoken to Israeli soldiers who describe how they have been using bulldozers and explosives to intentionally flatten Gaza. In the southern city of Rafah, 73% of buildings are completely destroyed, with only about 4% of the infrastructure remaining undamaged. “The real aim is to make it impossible ...

The U.N.'s humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher warned Tuesday that 14,000 babies could die in Gaza over the next 48 hours if more aid does not enter the besieged territory. The warning comes as Israel expands its military assault, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowing to take control of the entire Gaza Strip. “The suffering is really beyond description,” says Mahmoud Alsaqqa, Oxfam's food security and ...