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Women’s Cancer Rates are Rising in the Oil Gulf: is Global Heating causing it?
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Women’s Cancer Rates are Rising in the Oil Gulf: is Global Heating causing it?

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Human-caused global heating is hitting the Middle East hard, and rates of cancer in Middle Eastern women are increasing. Is […]

Israel: Will Ultra-Orthodox Jews’ Opposition to Conscription Bring down Netanyahu’s Gov’t

Israel: Will Ultra-Orthodox Jews’ Opposition to Conscription Bring down Netanyahu’s Gov’t

06/12/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Sanctioning extremist Israeli Ministers is a Start, but More must be Done

Sanctioning extremist Israeli Ministers is a Start, but More must be Done

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The Earth is hotter this Year than any since Records began

The Earth is hotter this Year than any since Records began

By Kanya D’Almeida | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – According to new data released by the U.S. National Oceanic and […]

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African-Americans
Sandra Bland:  Could training Police in Conflict Resolution instead of Force have Saved Her?

Sandra Bland: Could training Police in Conflict Resolution instead of Force have Saved Her?

By Megan Price | (The Conversation) | – – The disturbing video released earlier this week of the stop and arrest of Sandra Bland highlights […]

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Apartheid
Israeli forces destroy 450 olive trees, Roman-era well in Hebron, Palestine

Israeli forces destroy 450 olive trees, Roman-era well in Hebron, Palestine

HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Wednesday destroyed 450 olive trees, leveled land, and demolished a Roman-era water well in the village of Beit Ula […]

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Banking
Are Arab Oil Monarchies divided over Iran Deal?

Are Arab Oil Monarchies divided over Iran Deal?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) comprises Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and […]

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Climate Change
15 Feet within 50 Yrs?  Study finds alarming acceleration in sea level rise

15 Feet within 50 Yrs? Study finds alarming acceleration in sea level rise

Charlie Rose | (CBS News Video) | – – “Higher sea levels could lead to stronger hurricanes, tornadoes and thunderstorms, causing major problems for coastal […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
On Edge over Syria, Kurdish issues, Turkey tense after horrific Bombing

On Edge over Syria, Kurdish issues, Turkey tense after horrific Bombing

By Cengiz Gunes | (The Conversation) | – – Islamic State appears to have stepped up its war with the Kurds by bombing a meeting […]

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Iraq
Is the ISIS War About Oil After All?

Is the ISIS War About Oil After All?

By Jack Werner | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – The unfolding intervention against the Islamic State shows that oil doesn't just guide U.S. […]

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Civil Rights
Can Marijuana heal Broken Bones?

Can Marijuana heal Broken Bones?

Nik Zecevic and Margaret Howell | (TheLipTV) | – – “Marijuana helps broken bones heal faster, according to a study which also found that bones […]

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Drone Warfare
Requiem for the Home Front: Before War was Covert & Elite

Requiem for the Home Front: Before War was Covert & Elite

By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Almost three quarters of a century ago, my mother placed a message in a bottle and tossed […]

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