Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of Destruction - Haaretz Editorial
Israel's desalination crisis exposes the consequences of destroying Gaza's sewage system, refusing to let it be rebuilt and failing to prepare Israel's own water economy for a worsening climate crisis
haaretz.com
September 04, 2026
Haaretz Editorial
Middle East
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Behind Closed Doors, John Fetterman Shows Little Interest in the Work of a Senator
Poised to be a possible swing vote in a divided Congress, he churns through staff as he dodges constituents, alienates fellow Democrats and courts Israel lobby
wsj.com
September 03, 2026
Will Hobson and Siobhan Hughes
Political Corruption
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Israel's Water Authority Sprays Pesticides to Curb Algae Disabling Desalination Plants - Nature & Environment
According to a report by Channel 13 News, several substances, including copper sulfate, were used near the southern city of Ashkelon during the spraying at doses far exceeding permitted levels
haaretz.com
September 03, 2026
Zafrir Rinat and Maya Roman
Middle East
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DNB: Netherlands bank moves billions in gold to London in 'crisis preparedness' move - BBC News
The Dutch central bank removes some of its gold reserves from the US and Canada, saying it is because of "increasing geopolitical unrest".
bbc.co.uk
September 02, 2026
Henry Moore
Economy & Finance
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The U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During “A Year of Murders”
“The boat strikes are, perhaps, the most stark testament to the lawlessness of the Trump administration.”
theintercept.com
September 02, 2026
Nick Turse
US/International Conflict
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Israel Razes Most of West Bank Village, Dozens of Palestinians Left Homeless - West Bank News
According to B'Tselem, Israel has expelled 66 Palestinian communities from their homes since October 2023. The village of Khirbet al-Tabban was expelled on the claim that it is in an IDF fire zone, but Israel allows settlers to establish outposts and farms in the same area
haaretz.com
September 02, 2026
Matan Golan
Middle East
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Colorado high schools plan statewide walkout to protest ICE
Students from over 100 Colorado schools are expected to march out of class on Friday, Sept. 4, to oppose federal immigration enforcement.
westword.com
September 02, 2026
Hannah Metzger
Protests & Activism
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2 killed, multiple injured and gunman dead after mass shooting in downtown Minneapolis
Minneapolis police say they are responding to a deadly shooting that killed two people and injured multiple others, including police officers, law enforcement sources say. The shooter is also dead. CBS News correspondent Jonah Kaplan reports.
youtube.com
September 02, 2026
CBS News
Disasters
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“How many people have you killed?” Colorado Republican can’t answer basic question ahead of election
MS NOW’s Ali Velshi reports on the multiple controversies surrounding Victor Marx, the Republican candidate for Colorado Governor, who boasts of having killed a man when he was 7 years old, and is also being accused of campaign finance violations.
youtube.com
September 01, 2026
MS NOW
Political Corruption
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Israel Isn't Debating a Palestinian State. It's Preparing for Expulsion - Opinion
Gadi Eisenkot's position on Palestinian statehood is beside the point. Across Gaza, the West Bank and Israel itself, the machinery for making Palestinian life impossible is already operating, laying the groundwork for mass expulsion
haaretz.com
September 01, 2026
Amira Hass
Middle East
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U.S. Deports Thousands to Countries They Don't Know Under Secretive "Third Country" Deal
As part of its mass deportation campaign, the Trump administration is secretly deporting immigrants to countries that they have no ties to. CNN correspondent Isobel Yeung recently traveled to the Central African Republic, which in recent months has accepted dozens of immigrants who had previously been granted deportation protections because they risk facing torture in their home countries. Despite the fact that the State Department warns U.S. citizens not to travel to the Central African Republic "under any circumstances," the Department of Homeland Security has now deported dozens of immigrants from countries including Afghanistan, Cuba, Russia and Iran to a legal limbo in a country wracked by civil war between Muslim and Christian militias and officially ruled by a Russia-backed authoritarian dictator.
We play excerpts of Yeung's report, which features interviews with immigrants who now live precarious lives in the Central African Republic capital of Bangui, without family, friends or even a common language, and at risk of malaria, extortion and violence. "Many of them did not know where they were going to until they stepped foot on the flight," Yeung tells Democracy Now! They have been placed in temporary lodgings for three months, but after that, continues Yeung, "I don't think anyone knows where they're supposed to go."
According to Third Country Deportation Watch, the United States has signed so-called third-country deportation agreements with as many as 35 governments around the world. Most of the over 20,000 people deported under these agreements have been turned back at ports of entry to Mexico, but an increasing number are being placed on deportation flights and sent to countries like Costa Rica and Ghana, far from their countries of birth. By carrying out this scheme and by threatening other immigrants with the possibility of third-country deportation to coerce them into choosing to "self-deport," the Trump administration "is really attacking and undermining the entire architecture of refugee protection," says Yael Schacher, a co-lead of Third Country Deportation Watch.
youtube.com
September 01, 2026
Democracy Now!
ICE & Immigration
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Mangoes sold at Walmart recalled because of Salmonella risk | Food Safety News
Panorama Produce is recalling 302 boxes of mangoes because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The recalled fruit was distributed in the following states from Aug. 10 through Aug. 21: Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and sold in Walmart stores.
The recalled mangoes are packaged in a Martina-
foodsafetynews.com
August 31, 2026
Food & Health
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Trump Administration Sued for Approving ‘Forever Chemical’ Pesticide Trifludimoxazin
WASHINGTON— Center for Food Safety, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network North America have sued the Trump administration over the registration of trifludimoxazin, a potent PFAS pesticide that breaks down into long-lived, PFAS byproducts.
biologicaldiversity.org
August 31, 2026
Bill Freese, Nathan Donley
Food & Health
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When Your Call Center Is Inside a Prison
Oklahoma allowed private companies to employ incarcerated workers for outside calling campaigns, including work that ultimately reached a presidential campaign.
governing.com
August 31, 2026
Keaton Ross and J.C. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch
Political Corruption
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USDA cyclospora research projects shelved amid funding cuts and relocations
The Trump administration is shuttering research projects key to the federal government’s fight against cyclospora, the foodborne parasite sickening thousands of Americans this summer.
politico.com
August 30, 2026
Marcia Brown and Rachel Shin
Food & Health
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Trump says Iran's Kharg is being 'blown to smithereens', but gives no details
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Iran's energy hub of Kharg Island is being blown to smithereens, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday in a one-line social media post accompanied by an AI-generated video clip.
There was no other evidence that the Iranian energy hub was under attack. The White House and the U.S. Defense Department did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment outside regular business hours.
reuters.com
August 30, 2026
Phil Stewart and David Lawder
Middle East
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Iran releases purported footage of missile attack on US targets
Iranian authorities released footage showing what is purported to be missiles and drones launching. They were being launched in what Tehran said was an operation targeting the King Hussein and Al-Azraq US air bases in Jordan.
youtube.com
August 30, 2026
Reuters
Middle East
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Frozen Buffalo Chicken Recall: Highest Risk Warning Over Food Safety - Newsweek
Numerous recalls have been issued this year due to potential damage, foodborne illness, and undeclared food allergens.
newsweek.com
August 27, 2026
Anna Commander
Food & Health
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Cease-And-Desist From X Shuts Down Nitter And XCancel—Sites That Scraped And Mirrored Tweets
Nitter, a project that allowed users to view posts and other content from X without visiting its website or logging into its apps, was shut down on Tuesday after receiving a legal notice from the Elon Musk-owned social media platform.
forbes.com
August 26, 2026
Siladitya Ray
Science & Technology
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Trump’s economic challenge: $40tn debt, 6.7% mortgages and $5 diesel
The president’s agenda is under strain as the Iran war pushes up prices and America’s finances worsen
ft.com
August 22, 2026
Myles McCormick and Eva Xiao in New York and Claire Jones in Washington
Economy & Finance
