CDC in crisis: who are the top officials resigning or being forced out? | Trump administration | The Guardian
Four senior officials resign in protest at health secretary’s handling of vaccine policy and agency’s direction as CDC director resists attempt to oust her
theguardian.com
August 28, 2025
Marina Dunbar
Food & Health
Discussion
Denmark summons U.S. envoy over report people linked to Trump trying to foment dissent in Greenland - CBS News
Copenhagen, Denmark — Denmark's foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national public broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland.
cbsnews.com
August 27, 2025
CBS News
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Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix Back Gaza Drama 'The Voice of Hind Rajab'
Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix back Kaouther Ben Hania's Gaza drama ''The Voice of Hind Rajab,' which premieres at Venice, as executive producers.
hollywoodreporter.com
August 27, 2025
Scott Roxborough
Middle East
Discussion
After 500 days under siege, children in Sudan’s Al Fasher face starvation, mass displacement, and deadly violence - UNICEF
NEW YORK/PORT SUDAN, 27 August 2025 – After 500 days under siege, the city of Al Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur has become an epicentre of child suffering, with malnutrition, disease, and violence claiming young lives daily, UNICEF warned today.
At least 600,000 people - half of them children - have been displaced from Al Fasher and surrounding camps in recent months. Inside the city, an estimated 260,000 civilians, including 130,000 children, remain trapped in desperate conditions, cut off from aid for more than 16 months.
unicef.org
August 27, 2025
UNICEF
US/International Conflict
Discussion
A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers | WIRED
An initiative aimed at boosting Democrats online offers influencers up to $8,000 a month to push the party line. All they have to do is keep it secret—and agree to restrictions on their content.
wired.com
August 27, 2025
Taylor Lorenz
Political Corruption
Discussion
MASSIVE Oil Plant Explosion Rains TOXIC Chemicals-Why Was Louisiana Given All Clear?
On August 22nd, 2025, a massive explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland—a small town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Many of Roseland's 880 residents were evacuated as smoke blackened their homes and roads, and oil seeped into their water ways for miles. As of August 25th, 2025, Tangipahoa Parish authorities told residents they could return home, while many questions surround this explosion and their safety remains unanswered.
youtube.com
August 26, 2025
Status Coup News
Disasters
Discussion
Israel Bombs Another Hospital, Kills 5 More Journalists in Gaza | Democracy Now
Israeli airstrikes on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed at least 20 people Monday, including five Palestinian journalists. Eyewitnesses say Israel carried out a "double-tap" strike on the hospital. A drone initially hit the hospital's roof, killing one journalist setting up a live stream, and then another strike hit journalists and rescue workers who were responding to the initial strike. "Israel knew exactly who was there," says Palestinian writer and analyst Muhammad Shehada. "Israel has killed 244 journalists, by far surpassing all 20 years of the war in Vietnam or all six years of the Second World War."
youtube.com
August 25, 2025
Democracy Now!
Middle East
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Palestinian agriculture destroyed: Israeli army uproots 3,100 trees to 'improve defence'
A village council in the occupied West Bank says Israeli forces have not only been attacking Palestinians and their properties -- but also destroying farmland. More than 3-thousand trees have been uprooted in a matter of days. The Israeli army says it was done in order to 'improve defences'. But it fits a broader pattern of increased violence against Palestinians and their property.
youtube.com
August 23, 2025
Al Jazeera English
Middle East
Discussion
Famine declared in northern Gaza : NPR
Famine has been officially declared in northern Gaza, a U.N.-backed group warns — marking the first such confirmation in the Middle East.
npr.org
August 22, 2025
Ruth Sherlock and Jackie Northam
Middle East
Discussion
Florida ordered to dismantle Alligator Alcatraz over environmental impact
The ruling, which gives the state 60 days to act, comes as Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to convert a prison in North Florida into a second immigrant detention site.
A federal judge in Miami gave the state of Florida 60 days to clear out the immigrant detention facility called Alligator Alcatraz, handing environmentalists and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians a win after they clashed with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over the environmental impacts the makeshift site was having in the federally protected Everglades.
washingtonpost.com
August 22, 2025
Lori Rozsa
ICE & Immigration
Discussion
Ukrainian Suspected of Leading Nord Stream Sabotage Arrested in Italy
Former army officer is accused of heading the team that allegedly blew up Russia’s main gas pipeline system to Western Europe
wsj.com
August 21, 2025
Bojan Pancevski
Ukraine War
Discussion
6 people killed at dairy in Weld County, Colorado
Six people were found dead after crews responded to a confined space rescue call at a dairy operation in Weld County Wednesday night.
youtube.com
August 21, 2025
9NEWS
Food & Health
Discussion
Woman, saying raw milk sickened her toddler and led to loss of unborn baby, sues Florida dairy farm
A woman has sued a Florida dairy farm state officials linked to an outbreak of infections from consuming raw milk, claiming she lost her unborn child while she was caring for her toddler who got sick from the milk.
nbcnews.com
August 20, 2025
Food & Health
Discussion
The US Department of Agriculture Bans Support for Renewables, a Lifeline for Farmers - Inside Climate News
The agency said it’s concerned that farmland is being consumed by wind and solar facilities—which occupy a tiny fraction of the country’s productive acres.
insideclimatenews.org
August 19, 2025
By Georgina Gustin
Climate & Environment
Discussion
Trump administration shields Israeli official charged with child sex crime | The Electronic Intifada
Tom Artiom Alexandrovich was arrested in Las Vegas and is accused of attempting to lure a child but was released and left the country.
electronicintifada.net
August 19, 2025
Political Corruption
Discussion
Nationwide Anti-Trump Protests Planned For Labor Day: What to Know - Newsweek
A number of protests against President Donald Trump are set to take place across the country on Labor Day.
newsweek.com
August 19, 2025
Protests & Activism
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Melting on the Arctic’s Svalbard Islands Shows the Climate Future Is Now - Inside Climate News
The rapid disintegration of glaciers on the islands north of Norway foreshadows a catastrophic future for the Arctic, scientists warn.
insideclimatenews.org
August 19, 2025
Bob Berwyn
Climate & Environment
Discussion
Maduro mobilizes millions as U.S. warships near Venezuela | Miami Herald
Maduro announced a plan to mobilize 4.5M militia members across Venezuela in response to increased U.S. military presence in the Caribbean.
miamiherald.com
August 19, 2025
Antonio María Delgado and Emily Goodin
US/International Conflict
Discussion
Newsmax to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting over 2020 election coverage : NPR
The right-wing news channel Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election. A trial had been scheduled for October.
npr.org
August 18, 2025
Maddy Lauria
Political Corruption
Discussion
Roads blocked, businesses shut as nationwide protest strike hits Israel | CNN
Hundreds of thousands of protesters have gathered around Hostages Square in Tel Aviv late Sunday, with organizers claiming the number of people in the crowd has grown to more than 300,000. In one of the largest coordinated demonstrations since the beginning of the Gaza war nearly two years ago, protesters blocked major roads, closed private businesses, and staged rallies in big cities across Israel. The nationwide grassroots strike and widespread protests grew over the course of Sunday as protesters demand the government secure the release of 50 hostages still in Gaza.
youtube.com
August 17, 2025
CNN
Middle East