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Occupied Palestine becomes the deadliest place in the world for children, according to U.N. officials
As of the latest data analyzed in October, about 30% of the 11,300 identified children killed in Gaza between October 2023 to August 2024 were younger than five, thousands of others have yet to be identified. Gaza currently also has the highest rates of child malnutrition globally.
A decade of racial justice activism transformed politics but landmark reforms remain elusive
At least 30 states and Washington, D.C., have enacted laws meant to curb abusive conduct since 2020, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. And while the last decade of racial justice activism transformed politics, landmark reforms remain elusive, more than three dozen activists, elected officials and political operatives told The Associated Press.
President Biden to apologize for 150-year Indian boarding school policy
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland launched an investigation into the boarding school system shortly after she became the first Native American to lead the agency, and she will join Biden during his first diplomatic visit to a tribal nation as president as he delivers a speech Friday at the Gila River Indian Community outside Phoenix.
Why doctors wonât use legal abortion exceptions in 2024, despite rising deaths
PERSPECTIVES: While state laws include life-saving exceptions for abortion care, fear of prosecution has created a deadly paralysis among doctors even as their patients face life-threatening complications.
Movement journalist Neesha Powell-Ingabire on saving Gullah Geechee Futures
Black Joy editory Minda Honey invited Neesha Powell-Ingabire, author of "Come By Here: A Memoir in Essays from Georgiaâs Geechee Coast," to chat about what it means to be from a place define by tragedy, recovering your roots and dreams of Geechee futures.
Voters fear high medical bills are being ignored by presidential candidates
Two in 3 U.S. adults in a recent nationwide poll by West Health and Gallup said theyâre concerned a major health event would land them in debt. A similar share said health care isnât getting enough attention in the campaign.
Pennsylvania voters could determine the future of federal abortion rights. Hereâs how theyâre being courted.
Even if abortion isnât directly on the ballot in Pennsylvania, the message about the stakes is reaching them in ways that consider the many intersectional identities of voters.
Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says
âThe abortion bans are not eliminating the need for abortion,â said Ushma Upadhyay, a University of California, San Francisco public health social scientist and a co-chair of the #WeCount survey. âPeople are jumping over these hurdles because they have to.â
Breaking down the symbols of Palestinian resistance and strength
The heart of the Palestinian struggle lies in a tapestry of these symbols, woven with history, hope and resilience. These symbols are not mere artifacts; but embody the spirit of a people determined to assert their identity amidst adversity.
Voters in Arizona and Massachusetts could decide how much tipped workers get paid
The ballot measures reflect an accelerating debate over the so-called subminimum wage, which advocates say is essential to the sustainability of the service industry and detractors say pushes the cost of labor off employersâ shoulders and leads to the exploitation of workers.
In Pennsylvania and other battlegrounds, an army of poll chaplains is mobilizing
Understanding the importance and possibility of tension, especially in battleground and swing states like Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin and more, Faiths United to Save Democracy, "a nonpartisan, multi-racial, multi-faith, and multi-generation" organization is mobilizing poll chaplains ahead of Nov. 5.
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