Top News: Assassination in Iran Sparks Fear of 'Bloody Regional War'

 

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  In Most States, Undocumented Immigrants Pay Higher Tax Rates Than Top 1% New study shows workers "often pay taxes that are dedicated to funding programs from which they are barred from participating because of their immigration status." By Brett Wilkins 7 Green Groups That Didn't Back Biden Just Endorsed Harris as 'Our Only Choice' "With a President Harris, we will have a chance to build the political power to move the bold climate initiatives we need." By Jessica Corbett Study Links Processed Red Meat to Dementia Risk "This is really consistent with a larger body of science that tells us that diets that are lower in fat, lower in sugar, higher in vegetables overall, are what's really better for our brain health," said one expert. By Brett Wilkins UN Probe Finds 'Appalling Acts' of Torture Against Palestinians Detained by Israel The U.N. report found evidence of sexual violence, waterboarding, and the use of dogs against detainees, many of whom were deprived of food, water, sleep, and toilet access. By Edward Carver Iranian American Group Says Biden Must Change Course to Avert 'Bloody Regional War' The U.S. must "make clear that a regional war is unacceptable and that military assistance to Israel will be leveraged to secure an end to the conflict," said the president of the National Iranian American Council. By Jake Johnson UAW Rips 'Corporate Greed' of John Deere as Mass Layoffs Follow $43 Billion in Stock Buybacks "John Deere's reckless layoffs and job cuts are an insult to the working class people of Iowa and Illinois," said the United Auto Workers. By Jake Johnson

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