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HHS Strengthens Privacy of Reproductive Health Care Data
The new directive prohibits data disclosure when law enforcement agencies want to investigate people, healthcare providers, or others seeking reproductive care that is lawful where the care is given.
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Live updates: Pro-Palestinian protests at USC, Columbia University, college campuses nationwide
Pro-Palestinian protests are taking place at major US universities, prompting some officials to take extraordinary steps to confront the growing crisis. Follow for live news updates.
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France urged to repay billions of dollars to Haiti for independence ‘ransom’
Coalition of civil society groups says Paris should return harsh reparations imposed on Caribbean state two hundred years ago
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Nearly 300 bodies found in mass grave at Gaza hospital, authorities say | CBC News
More bodies were recovered on Monday from what Gaza Civil Defence workers said were mass graves on the site of Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, the biggest in southern Gaza, raising the number of bodies found over the past week to 283. Israel says it was forced to battle inside that and other hospitals because Hamas fighters operated there, which medical staff and Hamas deny.
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Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Is a World Historical Crime
When Jews were being slaughtered by the Nazis, the world turned away. Now, the world has awakened to Israel’s crimes.
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Multiple communications failures hurt emergency response to Maui wildfires – report
Inoperative cell towers left residents and tourists with few options to receive emergency alerts like evacuation orders. And the closed systems used by police created a dam of information that was not being relayed in a timely way to the mayor and emergency officials, the report said.
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Voynich Manuscript Finally Decoded? Medieval Sex Secrets May Hide in Mysterious Text
Sex may be one of the subjects detailed in the manuscript – and that the largest diagram represents both sex and conception.
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Man notices ancient human jawbone embedded in parents' tile floor
A Reddit user got the surprise of a lifetime when they noticed a human-like jawbone embedded in the new travertine flooring at their parents' house.
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Will the ‘cancel culture’ crowd speak up about the silencing of Asna Tabassum? Don’t hold your breath
The University of Southern California canceled its valedictorian’s planned speech after pro-Palestinian posts. It’s no surprise
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The dairy industry really, really doesn’t want you to say "bird flu in cows"
How industrial meat and dairy trap us in an infectious disease cycle.
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Why I'll Be Observing Passover Differently This Year
Rabbi Elliot Kukla on why we must reimagine freedom this passover.
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Israel Conflict Spreads to 16 Nations as Biden Admin Says There’s No War
Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel highlight an America-led regional war spanning Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and others.
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Google Contract Shows Deal With Israel Defense Ministry
Exclusive: Google has negotiated deepening the relationship during the war in Gaza.
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C.J. Snare Dies: Lead Singer For FireHouse Was 64
The lead singer behind two Top 10 singles, C.J. Snare of FireHouse, has died
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Ukraine Rolls Out Target-Seeking Terminator Drones
Ukraine is now building autonomous attack drones in large numbers. These do not need human pilots, a game-changing technology with implications far beyond this conflict.
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Joaquin Phoenix, Elliott Gould, Chloe Fineman and More Jewish Creatives Support Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars Speech in Open Letter (EXCLUSIVE)
Joaquin Phoenix, Elliott Gould, Chloe Fineman and more Jewish creatives have signed an open letter supporting Jonathan Glazer's Oscars speech.
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‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties, +972 and Local Call reveal.
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Thieves steal $30m in one of LA's biggest heists
There are few clues on who carried out the burglary in the San Fernando Valley - or even how.
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Oregon governor signs nation’s first right-to-repair bill that bans parts pairing
Starting in 2025, devices can't block repair parts with software-pairing checks.
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'Game of Thrones' actor Joseph Gatt sues LA for $40M over false pedophile charges
'Game of Thrones' actor Joseph Gatt sues City of Los Angeles, LAPD, and DA for $40M over false pedophile charges