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- A Record 129 Journalists Killed in 2025, Israel Responsible for 2/3 of the Deaths: CPJ
A record 129 press workers were killed worldwide in 2025, more in one year than in any of the previous three decades for which the Committee to Protect Journalists has collected data. The previous record was set in 2024. For both 2024 and 2025, the Israeli military was responsible for two-thirds of all press killings. “This shows the systematic pattern that Israel is using to silence the journalists, whether by killing them, targeting them, imprisoning them, intimidating them, and also smearing them,” says Sara Qudah, Middle East and North Africa regional director at the Committee to Protect Journalists. CPJ also documented the killings of journalists in Ukraine, Mexico, Yemen, and more.
- Beaten, Starved, Tortured: New CPJ Report on Abuse of Palestinian Journalists in Israeli Prisons
Testimony and evidence from 59 Palestinian journalists reveals “strikingly consistent” reports of beatings, sensory deprivation, sexual violence, starvation and medical neglect while detained, according to a review by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Most of them were held under Israel’s so-called “administrative detention” policy and were never charged with any crime. The journalists lost an average of 52 pounds in Israeli prisons. “This report was one of the most difficult reports to work on, because you are listening to human beings who are describing inhuman conditions they had to face for months, and some of them for years,” says Sara Qudah, Middle East and North Africa regional director at the Committee to Protect […]
- "Flagrant War Crime": Investigation Recreates 2025 Israeli Massacre, Cover-Up of 15 Gaza Aid Workers
It’s been almost one year since Israeli forces killed 15 Palestinian medics and aid workers in a brutal two-hour massacre on a vehicle convoy in southern Gaza. Israeli soldiers had attempted to cover it up by burying the bodies in a shallow mass grave, and crushing the rescue vehicles with heavy machinery, but a new investigation by Forensic Architecture and Earshot has recreated a minute-by-minute accounting of what took place. Director of Earshot Lawrence Abu Hamdan, who analyzed audio from video evidence alongside witness accounts, calls the Israeli response to the attack an “obstruction of justice.” He says “there is no reason why the Israeli army, with all of its GPS coordinates, its drones in the sky, couldn’t have done […]
- Cuba Kills 4 Exiles Trying to "Infiltrate" Island by Boat as U.S. “Medieval Siege” of Cuba Continues
Cuban exiles on a U.S.-registered speedboat attempted to enter Cuba undetected, but were confronted by border patrol in Cuban waters on Wednesday. According to the Cuban Interior Ministry, the Cuban nationals on the speedboat fired on the border agents who then returned fire — killing four and injuring six of the men. This comes as the Trump administration’s blockade of fuel has triggered a severe humanitarian and economic crisis in Cuba, compounding the impact of the U.S. economic embargo in place since 1962. In response to the growing humanitarian crisis, activists are organizing a flotilla to deliver aid to the island. “We cannot allow us to go back to the days of gunboat diplomacy, where the U.S. thinks that it is allowed to […]
- Headlines for February 26, 2026
U.S. and Iran Hold Indirect Talks Over Iran’s Nuclear Program Amid Trump’s Threats to Attack, Cuba Says Border Guards Fired on Heavily Armed Exiles in US-Registered Speedboat, Killing 4, Aid Groups Appeal to Israeli Supreme Court to Overturn Ban on Humanitarian Operations, State Department Offers Consular Services in Illegal Israeli West Bank Settlements, NYT: Documents Related to Trump Accuser are Missing from DOJ’s Release of Epstein Files, Larry Summers to Resign as Harvard Professor Over Epstein Ties, Federal Judge Rules Trump Admin’s Policy of Deporting Immigrants to “Third Countries” Unlawful, Blind Rohingya Refugee Found Dead After Being Abandoned by Border Patrol , Congressmember Omar Demands Probe Into the Arrest of […]
Anthropocene
- Breadcrumbs (literally) lay path away from fossil fuels
Bacteria munching on waste bread release hydrogen that could run chemical reactions, providing a carbon-negative way to produce drugs and food products.
- Rainforests are rain-making machines worth tens of billions of dollars to farmers.
A new study puts a price tag on forest-generated rainfall, making the economic case for protecting tropical forests as deforestation rises.
The Guardian
- Fox News host and former Trump aide falsely claims president was never on Epstein’s plane – live
Kayleigh McEnany, Donald Trump’s first-term White House press secretary, misled Fox viewers this week, despite evidence of Trump’s flights in Epstein filesBill Clinton says he had ‘no idea’ about Epstein’s crimes in House testimonyHoward Lutnick scrutiny grows as new photo shows him with EpsteinSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts direct to your inboxJames Comer, the chair of the House oversight committee, said the committee’s list of questions for Bill Clinton grew longer after Hillary Clinton’s deposition yesterday, where she deferred a host of questions to her husband.“So we already had a big portfolio of questions for him, and that increased yesterday,” Comer said at a press conference […]
- Renee Good’s family says Trump hasn’t contacted them after her death
Neither president nor anyone in administration has reached out after Good was killed by immigration officer, says familyThe family of Renee Good, an unarmed US citizen and mother who was killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis last month, said in an interview with NBC News that neither Donald Trump nor anyone in his administration has contacted them since her death.“There’s a reason that we hired our own investigators – to make sure that the truth is transparent and available, to make sure that this is really taken seriously, and to make sure that we know what occurred,” Brent Ganger, Good’s brother, told NBC News. Continue reading...
- Bill Clinton says in House testimony he had ‘no idea’ about Epstein’s crimes
Republican chair calls six-hour deposition ‘very productive’ and says former president answered every questionBill Clinton testimony – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxBill Clinton told a congressional committee on Friday he “had no idea of the crimes” Jeffrey Epstein was committing and insisted he “did nothing wrong” in his relationship with the disgraced financier and convicted sex trafficker.The former president’s remarks came in his opening statement in a deposition to the House of Representatives’ oversight committee, a day after his wife, Hillary Clinton, appeared before the same body and called the proceedings “partisan political theater” and “an […]
- Judge blocks arrest and detention of some lawful refugees in Minnesota
Trump administration’s unlawful policy turns ‘refugees’ American Dream into a dystopian nightmare’, judge saysA federal judge has blocked a Trump administration policy that allowed immigration authorities to arrest and detain certain refugees in Minnesota, ruling that the government relied on an incorrect interpretation of federal law and unlawfully targeted people who had already been admitted to the US.In an order on Friday, the court said the administration’s approach had effectively been “terrorizing” refugees by subjecting them to arrest and potentially indefinite detention despite their lawful status. The judge concluded that federal immigration law does not give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to […]
- New York businesswoman sentenced to nine years for $30m political finance scheme
Sherry Xue Li ripped off millions from foreign investors and funnelled some stolen money into US political campaignsA New York businesswoman was sentenced Friday to nine years in federal prison over a financial scheme that ripped off more than $30m from foreign investors and funnelled some of the stolen money into US political campaigns, including a Donald Trump fundraiser during his first presidency.Sherry Xue Li was also ordered to forfeit $31.5m, as well as property at three locations, and to make restitution to her victims. Continue reading...
Aeon
- There are no psychopaths
Virtually everything you think you know about psychopathy has been thoroughly debunked. Why does this zombie idea live on?- by Rasmus Rosenberg LarsenRead on Aeon
The Conversation
- Cuba’s speedboat shootout recalls long history of exile groups engaged in covert ops aimed at regime change
From the 1960s onward, dissident Cubans in exile have sought to undermine the government in Havana − often with US assistance.
- Drug company ads are easy to blame for misleading patients and raising costs, but research shows they do help patients get needed treatment
Officials and policymakers say direct-to-consumer drug advertising encourages patients to seek treatments they don’t need and raises heath care costs, but the true picture is more nuanced.
- Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water, soil and blood
Tiny particles bounce light around in a unique way, a property that researchers are using to detect pollutants in water and soil samples.
- Tiny recording backpacks reveal bats’ surprising hunting strategy
By listening in on their nightly hunts, scientists discovered that small, fringe-lipped bats are unexpectedly able to efficiently take down prey nearly their own size.
- How the Seattle Seahawks’ sale will score a touchdown for charity 8 years after Paul Allen’s death
Selling a sports team is much more complicated than selling assets found in a typical estate, such as houses and cars.
Inter Press Service
- Climate Change Is Coming for Your Morning Coffee
Your morning cup of coffee could soon cost more, thanks to climate change, which is raising the heat on the production of the world’s most loved beverage. Increased episodes of high heat in top coffee-growing regions of the world are affecting the production of coffee, leading to low harvests and high prices for consumers. This
- Maison des Talibés Confronts Abuse of ‘Talibé’ children in Senegal
When you walk through the streets of Senegal’s cities, you notice them almost immediately: young boys in worn clothes, clutching plastic cans or tin bowls, weaving between cars and pedestrians to ask for spare change or food. They are often barefoot, alone and hungry. These children are known as talibés. Boys aged approximately 5-15, known
- Over 25,500 Palestinians Killed: Absence of Accountability is Nothing Short of Shameful
The situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is a human-made disaster. The report before you sets out events between 1 November 2024 and 31 October 2025 that show Israel’s utter disregard for human rights in Gaza and the West Bank, and the serious violations also committed by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups. The evidence
Sludge
- AIPAC Donor-Tied Group Drops Six Figures for Foushee
A mysterious super PAC, Article One PAC, has spent $600,000 supporting Rep. Valerie Foushee in the NC-04 Democratic primary against challenger Nida Allam.
Grist
- The culture war is coming for your electricity
Utah Republicans are calling for an energy "divorce" from blue states. A major utility just granted part of their wish.
- The Colorado River is nearing collapse. It’s Trump’s problem now.
The Interior Department must force seven bickering states to agree on drastic water cuts — after the driest winter in decades.
- The beautiful Venetian plant with a secret climate superpower
Not far from the crowds of Venice, scientists are finding that sea lavender locks away carbon, builds ecosystems, and could help coastal cities weather a warming world.
Truthout
- For the First Time, More Americans Sympathize With Palestinians Than Israelis
This is a huge change from recent decades, when sympathy for Israelis had, at times, a 50-point lead.
- Footage Contradicts DHS Claim of Dropping Refugee at “Safe Location” in Buffalo
“They abandoned him in the parking lot of a closed Tim Hortons in the middle of a winter evening,” noted an observer.
- Netflix Bows Out of Warner Bros. Discovery Bid After Skydance Raises Offer
The purchase would result in the Ellison billionaire family owning both CNN and CBS News.
Labor Notes
- How We Organized a Union at Whole Foods
There were six of us at the first meeting to form a union at Whole Foods in Philadelphia: too many to fit around the coffee shop table, a good sign, so we moved to a restaurant around the corner. We talked about disrespectful managers, low pay, and the loss of paid breaks and health care for part-timers. “I’ve seen many wonderful people come and go” in a decade at the store, said produce worker Ed Dupree. “So many of them worked hard and weren’t always treated well, especially after the Amazon acquisition.”
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