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September 09, 2023 Top News Water Cannons Target 10,000 Climate Protesters Blocking Highway in Netherlands "While the world is going up in flames, the government continues to add fuel to the fire by propping up the biggest source of the climate crisis, fossil fuels, with billions in subsidies." Jon Queally G20 Leaders Rebuked for Latest 'Incomprehensible Failure' on Climate Crisis "Fossil fuels are killing us, and the G20's reckless failure to act will be measured in further lives and livelihoods lost," said one campaigner who noted the refusal by rich nations to pledge a phaseout of oil, coal, and gas. Jon Queally 'Furious' at Army Corps, Tribe Calls for Public Support to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline "The Corps' covering for the pipeline company's outrageous safety record and the reviewer's serious conflict of interest have now resulted in a failed effort," said Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairwoman Janet Alkire. "They need to start over with adult supervision." Jon Queally AOC Says Mayor Eric Adams Attack on Migrants 'Is Not Leadership' The congressional Democrat knocked the New York City Mayor for declaring that asylum-seekers and other immigrants would "destroy" the city, comments another lawmaker denounced as "repugnant MAGA garbage." Jon Queally Over 1,000 Dead From Devastating Earthquake in Morocco Death toll expected to climb as emergency workers search for survivors in Marrakesh and other impacted villages and cities. Jon Queally UN Puts Out 'Truly Damning Report Card' for Climate Action Before Global Summits "This report is a wake-up call to the injustice of the climate crisis and a pivotal opportunity to correct course," said one expert. Jessica Corbett Rolling Medicaid Purge Called 'Largest Concentration of Health Insurance Loss' in US History One activist warned that "this is going to become the healthcare legacy of the Biden presidency" if his administration doesn't act. Jake Johnson

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Tragedy in Morocco DAN RATHER AND ELLIOT KIRSCHNER SEP 9 At a moment of cataclysmic tragedy, the world’s attention turns to the precariousness of life and the calamity of loss.  We are moved by images of destruction... Pledging aid... Hugging our loved ones more tightly.  The stories and pictures out of Morocco are heartbreaking, like those out of Maui, or any number of locations where disasters strike with deadly consequences.  In the hustle and bustle of life, we sometimes forget that all can change in an instant. There is no guarantee of safety, but that does not mean we can’t do better.  Loss can beget lessons, if we will heed them. We can learn to make our buildings more resilient, our disaster planning more robust, our assistance to others more plentiful.  Hopefully, in an age of more numerous and ferocious climate crises, we can find the initiative to curtail the harm we are doing to the planet and bequeathing to future generations.  But underlying all of our accumulated wisdom is a core truth: We are stronger when we work together.  Our heart aches for those suffering in distant places we will never visit, because we share a common humanity. In the pain and terror of their eyes and voices, we can feel and hear echoes of our own. We often define ourselves by our differences, forgetting how much more we have in common.  Over the course of the history of our species, we have spread to almost every corner of the globe. Time and distance have given us different languages, customs, cultures, religions, and countless other distinctions. They even have given us superficial differences of appearance.  Sadly, far too often we have defined ourselves by the meaninglessness that makes us distinct rather than the depth that binds us. In times of tragedy, we can be reminded, even if just fleetingly, of our connectedness. It touches us at a level deeper than words or even thoughts. We feel it.  And if we can hold onto that feeling, we can make the world a little safer and more empathetic.  Our hearts break for those in Morocco. We desperately hope more are pulled alive from the rubble. And may those who have lost so much find support in our global community.

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