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Thursday, April 11, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  2 Maine Republicans Say Lewiston Mass Shooting Was God's Retribution for Abortion Rights "Viewing mass shooters as instruments of God seems like it's the perfect next step for Republicans," said one critic. "It combines everything that drives the modern Republican Party." By Julia Conley 'History Will Judge': Sanders Says US Must Stand With Gaza Children, Not Netanyahu "Our new position must be simple and straightforward: Not another nickel for the Netanyahu government if its present policies continue," wrote Sen. Bernie Sanders. By Jake Johnson 'Worst I Have Seen': 75% of Great Barrier Reef Suffers Coral Bleaching "We are really running out of time. We need to reduce our emissions immediately," one expert warned. "We cannot expect to save the Great Barrier Reef and be opening new fossil fuel developments." By Brett Wilkins 'Voters Will Remember': Arizona GOP Thwarts Efforts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban "This is who the Arizona Senate Republicans are—they are so 'pro-life' they will let women die to appeal to their radical base," said Democratic lawmakers." By Julia Conley 'Progress Almost Invisible': World Set to Produce 220 Million Tonnes of Plastic Waste "The question for every government now is this—will you negotiate a treaty to protect the health of your people; or will you negotiate a treaty to protect the profits of the fossil fuel industry?" By Jake Johnson USAID Chief Admits Famine Is Underway in Gaza as US Keeps Arming Israel "In northern Gaza, the rate of malnutrition prior to October 7th was almost zero, and it is now one in three—one in three kids," said Samantha Power. By Jake Johnson

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■ Opinion Here's How Much You Gave Last Year to The Pentagon (Hint: It Was a Lot) Your tax dollars enriched Pentagon contractors at the expense of better healthcare, education, clean air and water, disaster management, and more. By Lindsay Koshgarian Big Gas Has Followed the Tobacco Playbook for Spreading Lies and Indoor Air Pollution The industry has been gaslighting us by promoting the idea that “cooking with gas” is a good thing, despite knowing as far back as 1970 that gas stoves pose a threat to public health and the environment. By Elliott Negin 5 Things to Know About the Global Land Rush and How to Stop It A recent gathering in Colombia, organized by the Land Deal Politics Initiative, was an important moment to assess the current state of play and ready strategies to face the current and impending onslaught of land grabs. By Salena Tramel As Surgeons, We Have Never Seen Cruelty Like Israel’s Genocide in Gaza We urge anyone who reads this to publicly oppose sending weapons to Israel as long as this onslaught continues. By Feroze Sidhwa,Mark Perlmutter

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