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UN’s IPC: Gaza out of Famine for Now, but Severe Malnutrition Continues, as Newborn dies of Hypthermia
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UN’s IPC: Gaza out of Famine for Now, but Severe Malnutrition Continues, as Newborn dies of Hypthermia

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The bad news is that in October and November 2025, “the majority of the population continued to face high levels of acute food insecurity

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1/4 of Syrian Expat Refugees Have Returned, but many to Destroyed Homes, Land Disputes

1/4 of Syrian Expat Refugees Have Returned, but many to Destroyed Homes, Land Disputes

12/20/2025 By The Conversation

Israel’s Airstrikes on Lebanese Reconstruction Equipment, Factories are War Crimes

Israel’s Airstrikes on Lebanese Reconstruction Equipment, Factories are War Crimes

12/20/2025 By Human Rights Watch

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Mourdock, Rape as a Gift of God, and Islamic Sharia

Mourdock, Rape as a Gift of God, and Islamic Sharia

Indiana candidate for the US Senate Richard Mourdock, who has been endorsed by Mitt Romney, has caused a stir by calling children conceived of rape […]

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The Most Bloated Election in History (Engelhardt)

The Most Bloated Election in History (Engelhardt)

Tom Engelhardt writes at Tomdispatch.com Democratic Mockpocalypse Obesity is an American plague — and no, I’m not talking about overweight Americans.  I’m talking about our […]

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Romney's Major Flip-Flops in the Third Debate

Romney’s Major Flip-Flops in the Third Debate

Gov. Mitt Romney continued his amazing chameleon act in the third presidential debate, apparently reversing several of his earlier talking points on foreign policy in […]

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Bahrain
US must Pressure Bahrain on Human Rights (Strindberg)

US must Pressure Bahrain on Human Rights (Strindberg)

Anders Strindberg writes in a guest column for Informed Comment All is not what it seems: Bahrain and U.S. strategic interests On the last Friday […]

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SNL Spoof of Second Presidential Debate (Video)

SNL Spoof of Second Presidential Debate (Video)

Saturday Night Live spoofs the second presidential debate at Hofstra University:

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Iran
Top Ten Republican Myths about Obama and Iran

Top Ten Republican Myths about Obama and Iran

1. It is alleged that Obama’s willingness to negotiate with the Tehran regime encouraged the Ayatollahs to be even more obstreperous. In fact, the regime […]

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Big Brother is looking for a Cyber-Attack Pretext to Crack Down (Greenberg)

Big Brother is looking for a Cyber-Attack Pretext to Crack Down (Greenberg)

Karen J. Greenberg writes at Tomdispatch.com Will the Apocalypse Arrive Online? How Fear of Cyber Attack Could Take Down Your Liberties and the Constitution First […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Gaza Aid Ship Estelle Commandeered by Israeli Navy; Israel kidnaps European Members of Parliament

Gaza Aid Ship Estelle Commandeered by Israeli Navy; Israel kidnaps European Members of Parliament

The Israeli navy boarded the aid ship Estelle in international waters on Saturday, illegally commandeering it and kidnapping the 30 persons aboard, including five European […]

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Were TSA Scanners Dangerous? Ionizing X-Ray Machines Removed from Airports (Grabell)

Were TSA Scanners Dangerous? Ionizing X-Ray Machines Removed from Airports (Grabell)

Michael Grabell writes at ProPublica: The Transportation Security Administration has been quietly removing its X-ray body scanners from major airports over the last few weeks […]

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