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Aug 18 2022
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WHO Chief Says Worst Humanitarian Crisis in Tigray Ignored Due to Victims’ “Skin Color”
A top United Nations official has warned fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region has spawned the worst humanitarian disaster on Earth. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus — who’s originally from Tigray — said the conflict, which first erupted in late 2020, now threatens the lives of millions, even as global leaders largely ignore the crisis.
Democracy Now!Nov 08 2021
Analysis
Donors’ dilemma: How to help hungry Afghans ... not the Taliban
There is no shortage of urgent warnings, led by the United Nations, about the looming threats this winter to the Afghan people: food insecurity for more than half the population, millions of children under 5 at risk of acute malnutrition. “A countdown to catastrophe,” in the words of David Beasley, head of the U.N. World Food Program.
Yet politicians are finding it unpalatable to resume
Christian Science MonitorJun 30 2022
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U.S. FDA classifies recall of GE's ventilator batteries as most serious
U.S. health regulators on Tuesday classified the recall of some backup batteries of GE Healthcare's ventilators, which the company had initiated in mid-April, as the most serious type, saying that their use could lead to injuries or death.
The CARESCAPE R860 ventilator's backup batteries, including replacement backup batteries, were recalled as they were running out earlier-than-
ReutersAug 26 2022
Analysis
The U.S. Looks Poised to Leave Vulnerable Afghans Behind Again
One year after the final U.S. military evacuation flight took off from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, thousands of Afghans remain in temporary housing at a facility in the Persian Gulf. But the State Department may be shutting down operations, leaving about 5,500 Afghans in a desperate limbo.
Abu Dhabi’s Humanitarian City hastily opened to fleeing Afghans last fall and has
The DispatchMar 01 2023
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AllSides StaffFeb 10 2022
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Annual American inflation hit 7.5%: A near 40-year high
New year, same old high inflation.
A key measure of inflation climbed to a near-40-year high last month. Economists are hopeful that America will reach the peak of the pandemic-era price increases in the early months of 2021. Here's to hoping.
The consumer price index rose 7.5% in the 12 months ending January, not adjusted for seasonal swings, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said
CNN BusinessJul 08 2022
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Biden to sign executive order to help safeguard access to abortion, contraception
U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Friday to help safeguard women’s access to abortion and contraception after the Supreme Court last month overturned the Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion, the White House said.
Biden will direct the Health and Human Services Department to take action to protect and expand access to “medication abortion” approved by the
CNBCNov 18 2021
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The Inflation Crisis Has Gotten So Bad That Even The Pentagon Had To Issue A Warning
Pentagon officials warned that the surge in prices has caused issues for U.S. troops and their families.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin referred to rising inflation as a “readiness issue” at a press conference Wednesday where he announced a new program to assist military families to cope with the surging prices. Included in the program are housing allowances and food security assistance
The Daily CallerJul 18 2022
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Gunman kills 3 people in Indiana mall shooting, police say
A shooting at a mall in Greenwood, Indiana, on Sunday evening has left at least four people dead, including the suspected gunman — who police say was shot by an armed bystander.
The latest: Authorities said a 12-year-old girl was among two people wounded after the shooter opened fire with a long gun at the mall, south of Indianapolis. Her injuries were minor, Greenwood Mayor Mark Myers
AxiosJun 21 2022
News
Biden Administration Targets Removal of Most Nicotine From Cigarettes
The Biden administration is moving forward on a plan to mandate the elimination of nearly all nicotine in cigarettes, a policy that would upend the $95 billion U.S. cigarette industry and, health officials say, prompt millions of people to quit smoking.
The plan, unveiled Tuesday as part of the administration’s agenda of regulatory actions, likely wouldn’t take effect for several years
Wall Street Journal (News)