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A screenshot of the Trump Campaign's new campaign ad that is riddled with falsehoods and misleading statements. "When Joe Biden went to Ukraine," explains the investigative reporter who first broke the story back in 2015, "he was not trying to protect his son — quite the reverse." (Photo: 2020 Trump Campaign ad/Screenshot)

by Jon Queally, staff writer
"The allegation in this ad is made up. Fabricated."



Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions about the duo's July phone call.

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.




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."




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.




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.



A memo, released Wednesday morning, of the Trump call. (Image: screenshot)

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."




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."



Greta Thunberg speaks during the UN Climate Action Summit on September 23, 2019 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.

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."



house on fire

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.



Afghan villagers sit on the back of a vehicle carrying dead bodies to a hospital following an airstrike, in Lashkar Gah the capital of Helmand province on September 23, 2019.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Don't kill us," said one local who survived the recent bombing in Helmand province.


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