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- Is Yemen Heading Back to All-Out War? Saudis Launch Strikes as Houthis Take Control of Red Sea Coast
Yemen is at risk of spiraling back into all-out war as Houthi forces and Saudi Arabia exchange new strikes amid a fight over control of the key Bab el-Mandeb strait through which much of Saudi oil passes on its way to world markets. The Houthis, the Iran-allied force also known as Ansarallah, has seized Yemen’s entire Red Sea coastline from the Saudi-backed Yemeni government. The United Nations says the latest escalation has displaced 86,000 people in Yemen as the U.S. war on Iran continues to wrack the Middle East and raise oil prices around the world. “What’s happening right now is essentially a break in the ceasefire between Ansarallah … and Saudi Arabia,” says Shireen Al-Adeimi, a Yemeni American associate professor at […]
- Trove of Evidence Sheds New Light on How Saudi Intelligence Asset Helped 9/11 Hijackers Before Attack
Did Saudi Arabia play a role in the planning and execution of the September 11 attacks of 2001? That question was raised immediately after the attack, when 15 of the 19 hijackers were revealed to be Saudi citizens, and it has only grown louder in the 25 years since as more evidence emerged of the attackers’ connections to Saudi figures inside the United States. We speak with ProPublica journalist Tim Golden, who reports that the FBI failed to fully investigate Omar al-Bayoumi, a Saudi intelligence asset who helped two of the hijackers as they arrived in California in early 2000. Key evidence, including a handwritten note by al-Bayoumi calculating an airplane’s trajectory to a point on the horizon, was not fully disclosed to […]
- "One Betrayal After Another": 9/11 Widow Blasts U.S. Cover-Up of Saudi Role in Attacks
A quarter-century after the September 11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in the United States, a group of victims’ families is continuing a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia to hold the kingdom accountable for any role it played in the planning and execution of the plot. While the Saudi government has always denied advance knowledge of the 9/11 attacks, 15 of the 19 plane hijackers were Saudi citizens, including some with connections to Saudi officials and intelligence assets in the United States. Terry Strada, the national chair of 9/11 Families United, raised the issue during an official commemoration on Friday in New York while paying tribute to her husband Tom, who was killed in the World Trade Center. With Vice President JD Vance […]
- "NAZA" Film on Gaza Genocide Wins Venice Special Jury Prize; Israel Threatens Directors' Citizenship
The film NAZA, which documents the Israeli military’s use of secret AI-powered systems to deliberately and systematically target and massacre civilians in Gaza, won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival Saturday. The film was directed by Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham and filmmaker Rachel Szor, both of whom won an Oscar for the documentary No Other Land in 2025 along with Palestinian co-directors Basel Adra and Hamdan Ballal. NAZA was shot in secret on rooftops in Tel Aviv over three years and builds on testimony from Israeli military and intelligence sources who spoke on the condition their identities be concealed. The film’s title refers to an acronym used by the Israeli military as a shorthand for civilian killings in […]
- Headlines for September 14, 2026
Anthropic’s CEO Calls for the Development of Artificial Intelligence to Slowdown, Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Blocked From Attending Annual IAEA Meeting, Houthis Claim Drone and Missile Attack on Military Base in Southern Saudi Arabia, B’tselem: Israel Systematically Dismantling Palestinian Life in Occupied West Bank, Israeli Airstrike in Gaza Kills At Least Two People, Israeli Military Uses More Than 1,000 Tons of Explosives to Destroy Hezbollah Tunnels in Lebanon, Former U.S. CIA Director Petraeus Narrowly Escapes Russian Drone Strike at Train Station Near Poland-Ukraine Border, Ebola Cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo Tops 7,000, EPA Set to Repeal Carbon Pollution Standards for Coal and Gas Power Plants, […]
Anthropocene
- Scientists develop a plastic that can be turned into fertilizer
Researchers say a modified plant-derived polymer offers a possible alternative to conventional plastics—one designed to end its life as crop fertilizer, not landfill waste.
- Building codes are holding back low-carbon concrete. A new study shows why.
Building standards treat all concrete the same, hindering the use of greener concrete, but climate conditions play a much bigger role in determining a structure’s durability
The Guardian
- Trump and Republican allies rail against AI controls despite growing calls for more checks – live
Trump dismisses threat of AI as a ‘hoax’ after tech CEOs call for slowing pace of development; Republican House speaker says he will meet with AI execs ‘soon’ alongside presidentSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump has claimed there is a “SICK conspiracy” against artificial intelligence and data centers in response to the growing calls for greater checks on AI development.“The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, insisting that the administration has stopped leaders of AI companies from “doing bad, or potentially bad” things. However, he didn’t point to any concrete examples for how he […]
- Alligator Alcatraz held detainees in cages the size of phone booths, DHS watchdog says
Office of inspector general’s report says practice at Florida immigration jail is not aligned with ‘humane treatment’Before the facility was shuttered, detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” federal immigration jail were frequently locked in outside metal cages no bigger than a phone booth, according to a damning government watchdog report that said the practice “does not align with standards for humane treatment”.The findings from the office of the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) were published on its website – and offer rare criticism of the Trump administration by one of its own agencies. Continue reading...
- The Guardian view on Reform UK: crypto billionaires must be stopped from undermining democracy | Editorial
The vast sums given to Nigel Farage’s party in recent days must lead to action on political fundingThe staggering sums gifted to Reform UK over the weekend have transformed the context for the representation of the people bill making its way through parliament. The announcement of two £36m donations from Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne, both crypto billionaires who have lived abroad, makes Andy Burnham’s decision not to impose a limit on political donations – a move he supported before becoming prime minister – look even more misguided. Fortunately the House of Lords still has the chance to amend the bill. It should take it by imposing meaningful limits on both political donations and party spending.It is unclear whether […]
- House Democrats pitch bill to save people from having pay garnished for medical debt
Exclusive: Currently under federal law, up to 25% of a worker’s take-home earnings can be collected House Democrats introduced a bill Monday that would prevent workers from having their wages garnished for medical debt collection.The bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to include a ban on wage garnishment for medical debt and prohibit any state or court from issuing or enforcing such wage garnishments. Continue reading...
- Ex-CIA director John Brennan subpoenaed in Trump ‘grand conspiracy’ investigation
Subpoena is among a flurry issued in recent weeks as part of DoJ inquiry into alleged conspiracy against TrumpThe former CIA director John Brennan has been subpoenaed to testify next month before a Florida grand jury as part of a Department of Justice investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against Donald Trump, one of his lawyers said Monday.Ken Wainstein, an attorney for Brennan, disclosed in a court filing that prosecutors last Thursday presented him with a subpoena for Brennan to appear before a grand jury in Fort Pierce, Florida, on 15 October. Continue reading...
Aeon
- Once upon a screen: explosive paradox
Decades after seeing ‘Platoon’, Kevin recalls how the film stirred generational trauma in his family and racism at school- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
The Conversation
- Why does your brain mix up memories? A new study examines how memories are misplaced in your brain’s filing cabinets
Rather than simply forgetting a memory, your brain has likely misplaced it. Aging can make memory confusion worse.
- Physicists zoom into the birth of cosmic rainstorms with new CERN study
Scientists recreated cosmic rays in a massive underground particle collider.
- Wildfire strategy doesn’t need a winner – with 3 camps fighting for dominance, the system can’t keep up with the risk
Wildfire strategy tends to break into three distinct camps today, each focusing heavily on one approach over the others. Successful management requires them all.
- School choice proponents say it offers families more options – but those don’t always extend to immigrant students
School choice heavily influences immigrant students’ experiences in Charleston schools and can leave them in segregated academic environments, new findings show.
- What is Zionism? The different meanings of a contested term
Zionism’s definition may seem simple, but it’s been debated for more than a century. In reality, there are multiple ‘Zionisms,’ not just one.
Inter Press Service
- Global Survey Finds Deep Crisis of Trust as Majority Say Economic System Favours the Rich
An international survey released by Earth4All has found a growing crisis of trust in governments, widespread anger over inequality, and strong public support for major economic reforms, suggesting that many people across the world believe current political and economic systems are failing to serve ordinary citizens. The report, Rebuild Trust: Rigged Economies, Fractured Societies and
- A Spectre is Haunting Europe — the Spectre of Ultra-Nationalism
During summer months there is a certain news drought. Nevertheless, this year social media has been crowded with news from wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, while customary tales about grisly murders have not been neglected. In Sweden it is election year and summer reporting has been supplemented by a debate about “hate speech
- Investment in Irrigation Systems Is Vital in Preparing for the Next Climate Shock
When the African continent experiences erratic rains, crops fail, leaving millions of people facing hunger. Approximately 95% of Africa’s arable land depends heavily on rainfall, which is vulnerable to climate shocks such as drought. El Niño-induced drought expected to hit some parts of Africa, particularly southern Africa, is going to worsen the situation. At the
Sludge
- AI Money Floods State Fights Over Data Centers
A dark money group backed by Marc Andreessen and OpenAI's president says it has $50 million for pro-data-center campaigns, starting in three battleground states.
Grist
- Trump is about to topple the last pillar of Biden’s climate agenda
With the repeal of a rule that limited carbon emissions from power plants, the president is further delaying the phaseout of coal.
- America’s air monitors are disappearing. So is your power to expose polluters.
Across several states, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable.
- As extreme weather worsens, Black and Hispanic homeowners are paying more for insurance
Residents in predominantly Hispanic communities in Florida are paying on average $5,014 more annually for their policies, a new report says.
Truthout
- Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. Abortion Ban States Have It Worst.
A ProPublica analysis found that the spike in deaths has elicited almost no public health response.
- Federal Court Rules Trump Admin Can’t Keep Aging Michigan Coal Plant Open
The ruling is one of the first successful legal challenges to the administration's use of “energy emergency” powers.
- Hedge Fund-Owned Publisher Lays Off Local Journalists From Papers Across the US
Unions decried the firing of nearly 100 workers, which they said will leave major gaps in coverage in many regions.
Labor Notes
- Trabajadores de la salud luchan por la comunidad inmigrante en Vermont
Los trabajadores de la salud quienes están luchando por un contrato sindical en Vermont han acudido a la mesa de negociaciones no solo con sus propias demandas de plantillas suficientes y salarios justos, sino también con una petición algo inusual: una planteada en solidaridad con trabajadores lecheros en el estado. Quieren que su empleador, el Centro Médico de la Universidad de Vermont, se una al programa “Leche con Dignidad”.
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