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Your Week in Review
'I Approved This Message': Trump Releases 2020 Campaign Ad With Completely 'Fabricated' Lie About Biden
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"The allegation in this ad is made up. Fabricated."
'As Bad, If Not Worse, Than Watergate': Whistleblower Complaint Alleges Massive White House Cover-Up
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"This whistleblower complaint is only the tip of an iceberg of corrupt,
illegal, and immoral behavior by this president," said Sen. Bernie
Sanders.
Calls for Democrats to 'Immediately Get to Work' as Majority of House Lawmakers Now Support Trump Impeachment Proceedings
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The American people cannot afford to wait for Donald Trump to be
impeached, and Congress cannot slow walk this process."
New Research Warns Severe Climate-Related Droughts Could Threaten 60% of Global Wheat Crop by 2100
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Underscoring the necessity of aggressive action to combat human-caused
global warming, research published Wednesday warns that the majority of
the world's wheat fields are at risk of enduring "severe, prolonged, and
near-simultaneous droughts" by the end of the century—raising serious
concerns about future food insecurity and political instability.
UN Climate Report on Oceans, Frozen Regions Warns 'Unprecedented Transitions in All Aspects of Society' Needed to Sustain Life on Earth
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A landmark United Nations climate report published Wednesday details the
observed and anticipated future impacts of planet-heating emissions from
human activity on the world's oceans and frozen zones—and warns of the
emerging consequences for humanity, marine ecosystems, and the global
environment.
'Smoking Gun': Experts Say White House Memo Reveals 'Blatantly Impeachable Conduct' by Trump
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The president sought to use the powers of the United States government
to investigate a political opponent. We have no choice but to impeach."
"I Don't Think Billionaires Should Exist": Sanders Proposes Wealth Tax to Slash Fortunes of Ultra-Rich
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Enough is enough. We are going to take on the billionaire class,
substantially reduce wealth inequality in America, and stop our
democracy from turning into a corrupt oligarchy."
'How Dare You!': Greta Thunberg Rages at 'Fairytales of Eternal Economic Growth' at UN Climate Summit
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Entire ecosytems are collapsing. We are at the beginning of a mass
extinction and all you can talk about is money."
'If a House Is on Fire, You Don't Add Fuel': 530 Groups Back Call to Rapidly Phase Out Fossil Fuels Worldwide
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The environmental group Stand.earth announced on Monday that 530
organizations have signed on to the Lofoten Declaration, which calls for
rapidly phasing out fossil fuels on a global scale and transitioning to
clean energy, as world leaders and activists gathered in New York City
for the United Nations Climate Action Summit.
Reports of Wedding Party Bombing Indicate US Forces Have Massacred at Least 70 Afghan Civilians in One Week
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Don't kill us," said one local who survived the recent bombing in
Helmand province.
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