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Thursday, May 9, 2024

■ Today's Top News 

'Disgusting': Israeli Minister Rebuked for 'Hamas ❤︎ Biden' Post

"When Biden, far too late, pushes back just a little, this is how the far right responds," said one analyst. "There is no appeasing these murderous fanatics."

By Jessica Corbett

'Indomitable' Gaza Journalist Bisan Owda Awarded Peabody for War Coverage

"We rise simply to document the genocide happening to our people," said the Palestinian reporter who dedicated her award to protesters around the world speaking out against Israel's military assault.

By Julia Conley

UNICEF Warns Area Israel Pushing Rafah Residents to Is 'Not Safe'

"It is a narrow strip of beach on the coast that lacks the basic infrastructure—like toilets and running water—needed to sustain the population," said the agency chief.

By Jessica Corbett

'Protest Works': Trinity College Dublin Agrees to Divest From Israeli Firms

Trinity's incoming student union president stressed that the school "refused to follow the U.S. example of bringing police in and made it clear that it would not pursue anything like that here."

By Brett Wilkins

Biodiversity and Climate Crises 'Increase the Risks of Future Pandemics': Study

"New study in Nature confirms that if we want to avoid the next pandemic—we should stop destroying biodiversity, heating, and polluting the planet," one expert said.

By Olivia Rosane

Trump to Big Oil Execs: Give Me $1 Billion and I'll Help You Wreck the Planet

"You won't read a more important story today," said one commentator. "Trump is willing to literally destroy the planet for $1 billion."

By Jake Johnson

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■ Opinion

Mexico GM Corn Case Update: U.S. Assertions Rebutted by Civil Society Experts

The U.S. position in support of corporate interests is stuck in a mythical past, when massive agribusiness claimed their products would save family farmers without harming consumers or the environment—claims we know are false. Mexico is taking a different approach to create greater resiliency and healthier alternatives that meet public demand.

By Karen Hansen-Kuhn

What I Told House Republicans About Their Dangerous Attempt to Defund NPR

We need more—not less—public media.

By Craig Aaron

Big Oil's Un-American Scheme to Price-Gouge Consumers

From ExxonMobil's long-running climate denial to Pioneer's recent price-fixing, it's clear this rogue industry's business model is deny, deceit, and delay.

By Cassidy Dipaola