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Thursday, April 4, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  Dark Money-Backed 'No Labels' Drops Third-Party Presidential Bid One observer quipped that No Labels was calling it quits "to spend more time with their lobbyists." By Brett Wilkins 'Every DA... Should Follow Suit': Prosecutor Seeks to Commute County Death Sentences District Attorney Jeff Rosen "is taking an important step to confront racism in the criminal legal system," said Smart Justice California. By Jessica Corbett Doctor at Israeli Detention Camp for Gazans Blows Whistle on War Crimes "Just this week, two prisoners had their legs amputated due to handcuff injuries, which unfortunately is a routine event." By Brett Wilkins Report Outlines Which Companies Are Most Responsible for Climate Crisis "It is morally reprehensible for companies to continue expanding exploration and production of carbon fuels in the face of knowledge now for decades that their products are harmful," said Richard Heede, who established the Carbon Majors dataset. By Thor Benson FAA Bill Includes 'Test Flight' for Banning Student Loan Forgiveness "If Congress will stop debt relief for pilots now, they'll do it to nurses tomorrow, teachers the next day, and social workers the day after," campaigners said. By Olivia Rosane 'No More Money' for Israel, Says Sanders as Biden Official Privately Warns of Imminent Famine Declaration "The U.S. cannot partner with a country that is starving children," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. By Julia Conley

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■ Opinion Israel’s Genocidal New Video Game Way of War The Israeli “soldiers” operating artificial intelligence targeting programs built very substantial collateral damage into their standard operating procedure. By Juan Cole Memo to Shawn Fain: Please Launch 'Workers United Against Mass Layoffs' Imagine what the UAW could help ignite if its well-honed technical and political skills were used to create a new organization that intervened in these layoffs? By Les Leopold The US Billionaire Class Is Richer Than Ever and That’s Bad News for Democracy The growth of billionaire wealth provides this class of tycoons the material resources to disproportionately influence our elections and tax policy to the detriment of the working-class. By Omar Ocampo

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