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Thursday, September 19, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  'Spineless': Democracy Watchdog Condemns FEC Refusal to Act on Election Deepfakes "We need a clear FEC rule in place to deter fast-proliferating political deepfakes, which threaten electoral integrity and people's basic faith that what they see and hear is real—but the agency has utterly failed to deliver." By Edward Carver Hezbollah's Nasrallah Says Israel Crossed 'All Red Lines' With Remote Bombings The Hezbollah leader stressed that "the only way" to peace "is by stopping the aggression in Gaza and the West Bank" and "not escalation" or "all-out war." By Brett Wilkins CEO Pay Has Risen 1,085% Since 1978, But for Workers? Just 24% "Exorbitant CEO pay has contributed to rising inequality in recent decades—concentrating earnings at the top and leaving fewer gains for ordinary workers," said one expert at the Economic Policy Institute. By Jessica Corbett 'No One Is Above the Law': Sanders-Led Panel Votes to Hold Steward CEO in Contempt "Even though he may be able to afford some of the most expensive lawyers in America—no, Dr. de la Torre is not above the law," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. By Jake Johnson Experts Say Israel's 'Booby-Trap' Attacks in Lebanon Violate International Law "These attacks violate the human right to life, absent any indication that the victims posed an imminent lethal threat to anyone else at the time." By Edward Carver For-Profit US Healthcare System—Once Again—Ranks Dead Last Among Its Peers "Our private, profit-driven system means that we are paying more for less," said one progressive activist. By Jake Johnson

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