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Friday, April 19, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  Complaints of Pregnant Patients Denied Emergency Care Surged After Dobbs "MAGA abortion bans deny women lifesaving care," one critic said in response to reporting on patient stories. By Jessica Corbett Progressives Oppose Israel Funding Advanced by US House "Congress is shamefully choosing a failed approach of fueling genocide rather than saving Palestinian and Israeli lives," said Rep. Cori Bush. By Julia Conley US College Students Demonstrate in Solidarity With Palestinians, Columbia Protesters "Columbia University made a huge mistake calling the cops on student protesters," said one educator. "It has transformed the activism of hundreds of students into a student movement of thousands." By Julia Conley 'Important Step': EPA Finalizes Rule to Clean Up Forever Chemical Contamination While praising the move, campaigners also said that the agency "must require polluters to pay to clean up the entire class of thousands of toxic PFAS chemicals, and it must ban nonessential uses." By Jessica Corbett Youth Lead Global Strike Demanding 'Climate Justice Now' "We are many people and youths who want to express our frustration over what decision-makers are doing right now: They don't care about our future and aren't doing anything to stop the climate crisis," one young activist said. By Olivia Rosane Ahead of Plastics Treaty Summit, Studies Make Case for Stopping Pollution at the Source "Whether the treaty includes plastic production cuts is not just a policy debate," said one expert. "It's a matter of survival." By Julia Conley

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