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Ending Israel's War on Peace

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (433+ words) To make lasting peace in the Middle East, the US must end its blank check to Israel's perpetual wars and join with the rest of the world to force Israel to live within its internationally recognized borders of June 4, 1967. A…...

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Could the UN Secretary-General's 'Good Offices' Help to End the Iran War?

3+ hour, 10+ min ago  (320+ words) UN Secretary-General Ant'nio Guterres delivers a speech at the opening of the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council at the United Nations office in Geneva on February 23, 2026. Given the two-week ceasefire, the recent appointment of an experienced personal envoy…...

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Calls for 'Full Arms Embargo' Against Israel as Lebanon Massacres Imperil Ceasefire Hopes

3+ min ago  (695+ words) A view of the destruction after the Israeli military carried out airstrikes on Beirut, Lebanon on April 8, 2026. "The United States and all other countries need to cut off weapons to Israel immediately." "The United States and all other countries need…...

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'Opportunistic' Fossil Fuel Execs Cashed In on Trump's Iran War With Record Stock Sales

17+ hour, 6+ min ago  (519+ words) A man walks across the street from a Chevron station where regular gas is being sold for $8. 29 a gallon on March 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. "Much of the selling for the first quarter began before the US and Israel began…...

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Pakistan Reiterates That Lebanon Is Still Part of Ceasefire Despite Israel's Attacks

16+ hour, 14+ min ago  (584+ words) A vendor displays morning newspapers at his roadside stall in Islamabad on April 8, 2026. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who played a key role in brokering the deal announced on Tuesday, said that "Iran and the United States of America, along…...

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Under Trump, US Disapproval of Israel, Netanyahu Hits All-Time High in Pew Research Poll

17+ hour, 12+ min ago  (466+ words) Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are gathered outside of the Port of Oakland building as they demand an end to military shipments to Israel on December 18, 2025 in Oakland, California. "A foreign country that a majority of Americans now disapprove of gets $3. 8 billion a…...

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2. 5 Million Poor Americans Have Lost Food Aid Since Trump Signed GOP's Big Ugly Bill Into Law

16+ hour, 59+ min ago  (305+ words) A bilingual sign on door of frozen food aisle says, "We accept SNAP food stamp cards," at a Walgreens in Queens, New York. "No family should have to worry about putting food on the table, but congressional Republicans have made…...

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If Dems Retake Congress, Platner Says 'Compelling Case' Exists for Impeaching 'At Least Two' Supreme Court Justices

18+ hour, 20+ min ago  (760+ words) US Senate candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Leavitt Theater on October 22, 2025 in Ogunquit, Maine. "We need to elect people to the Senate who want to wield power like that," the Maine Democratic candidate…...

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Aid Groups Warn Excluding Lebanon From Ceasefire 'Risks Prolonging the Crisis"

14+ hour, 20+ min ago  (510+ words) First responders and residents gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's Tallet al-Khayyat neighborhood on April 8, 2026. "Until there is an end to all hostilities, across the entire region, no one will feel truly safe." Miliband said Wednesday…...

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'The Cover-Up Continues': Fury as DOJ Says Pam Bondi Won't Testify at Epstein Hearing

18+ hour, 59+ min ago  (1687+ words) Former Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Committee on the Judiciary in Washington, DC on February 11, 2026. Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers reacted with outage on Wednesday after the US Department of Justice said former Attorney General Pam Bondi…...