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Monday, May 6, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  'War Criminals': IDF Strikes Rafah After Hamas Agrees to Cease-Fire "Why?" asked Israeli lawmaker Ofer Cassif. "Because killing Palestinians is more important for the Israeli government than saving Israelis." By Jessica Corbett Sanders Says US Must 'End All Offensive Military Aid' as Israel Targets Rafah The Vermont independent condemned the United States' support of Israel in a speech announcing his Senate reelection campaign. By Julia Conley ARKANSAS TOM COTTON HAS A WARPED HISTORY THAT SHOULD BE EXPLORED BEFORE EMBRACING HIS WARPED PROPAGANDA! GOP Senators Threaten ICC: 'Target Israel and We Will Target You' "You have been warned," wrote 12 Republican lawmakers led by Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas. By Jake Johnson Putin's Tactical Nuclear Weapons Drills Called 'Dangerous and Irresponsible' "What is needed now is de-escalation," said ICAN. "Russia can still stop the exercises and should be called on to do so immediately by all states." By Jessica Corbett Romney Admits Push to Ban TikTok Is Aimed at Censoring News Out of Gaza A conversation between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Republican senator offered an "incredible historical document" showing how the U.S. views its role in the Middle East. By Julia Conley 'This Is a Crime Against Humanity': 600,000 Children in Line of Fire as IDF Moves on Rafah "We had already run out of words to describe how catastrophic the situation is in Rafah—but this next chapter will take it to indescribable new levels," said Save the Children International's CEO. By Jake Johnson

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September 04, 2023 Top News Rich Nations Have Delivered Mere 'Pittance' to Help East Africa Tackle Climate Crisis: Oxfam "We have an abundance of clean, renewable energy," said one African activist. "But to unlock it, Africa needs funding from countries that have got rich off our suffering." Jake Johnson 'This Is Absurd': Major Banks Continue to Fund Climate Chaos in Global South ActionAid found that since the Paris agreement, banks have funded the largest Big Ag companies doing business in the Global South to the tune of $370 billion and the fossil fuel sector to the tune of $3.2 trillion. Olivia Rosane Global Biodiversity Panel Warns Humans' Introduction of Invasive Species Threatens Nature, Food Security "With so many major drivers of change predicted to worsen," said one researcher, "it is expected that the increase of invasive alien species and their negative impacts, are likely to be significantly greater." Julia Conley GOP Shutdown Threat Raises Risk of 'Inhumane' Cuts to Food Aid "House Republicans are listening to their most extreme members on steps that could slow the flow of relief and put us to the brink of a government shutdown," warned Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro. Jake Johnson Tens of Thousands in Seoul: 'Stop the Dumping of Radioactive Wastewater' 'It is time for the international community to step in and call out this clear breach of the international law' Common Dreams staff US to Begin Sending Controversial Depleted Uranium Shells to Ukraine Peace groups have long campaigned for a ban on DU munitions Common Dreams staff

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