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Feb 03 2024
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US strikes targets in Iraq and Syria: Human rights group says dozens dead
The U.S. military has launched strikes on dozens of sites manned by Iran-backed fighters in western Iraq and eastern Syria in retaliation for a drone strike in Jordan in late January that killed three U.S. service members and wounded dozens. Tensions had been rising since the Israel-Hamas war started on Oct. 7 and a week later Iran-backed fighters, who are loosely allied with Hamas, began
"USA Today" ContributorApr 25 2024
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Workers claim Minnesota vegetable farm violated federal human trafficking law
Mike Hughlett at the Star Tribune reports nearly 40 immigrant workers from Honduras, Mexico and the Dominican Republic claim in a federal lawsuit that Svihel Vegetable Farm shorted their paychecks and subjected them to “deplorable” working and living conditions. Myah Goff and Katrina Pross at Sahan Journal spoke with University of Minnesota students calling for the university to divest from
MinnPostJan 17 2024
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US Senate rejects bid to tie Israeli security aid to human rights
Senators overwhelmingly reject the resolution, which could have imposed conditions on billions the US sends Israel. The United States Senate has rejected a resolution seeking to impose conditions on security assistance to Israel. Senators overwhelmingly voted against the motion late on Tuesday. It would have demanded that security aid to Israel be frozen unless the Department of State produces
Al JazeeraApr 17 2024
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10 Arrested as German Police Raids Human Trafficking Gang
BERLIN (AP) – German authorities conducted a large-scale raid against an international human smuggling gang early Wednesday, police said in a statement. More than 1,000 police officers searched dozens of homes, stores and offices across western and southern Germany and detained 10 suspects, including two lawyers. A total of 38 suspected gang members, as well as 147 other people who allegedly
Breitbart NewsJan 11 2024
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Human Rights Watch head fetes South Africa for taking Israel to court
The head of Human Rights Watch is praising South Africa for bringing Israel’s military campaign against Hamas to the ICJ, saying the international community should be responsible for ensuring that Israel complies with any judicial decision. “South Africa is providing important leadership here. It’s really using this important opportunity,” Tirana Hassan, executive director of Human Rights
The Times of IsraelApr 23 2024
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HCSO confirms 'human error' caused erroneous shelter-in-place alert
Officials only meant for the alert to be sent out to an area in Robbinsdale. HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn. — Hennepin County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) confirmed Monday night's shelter-in-place alert was only supposed to go to a small area via a Wireless Emergency Alert, which targets cell phones. Instead, it was sent out as an Emergency Alert System, which resulted in the message being aired on most
KARE11Feb 28 2024
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Progressive House Dems made secret 'human rights' trip to Cuba amid worsening border crisis at home
Two of the most progressive Democrats in the House of Representatives led a small delegation on an undisclosed trip to Cuba last week to discuss "human rights," despite the worsening border crisis affecting everyday Americans here at home, according to a new report late Tuesday.
Far-left "Squad" member Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Chair Pramilia
Fox News (Online News)Apr 16 2024
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Human remains found inside a trash bin in Sunland neighborhood
Neighbors in Sunland are shaken up after police found human remains inside of a trash bin. The Los Angeles Police Department received a call around 10:00 a.m. about possible human remains in a trash can. Law enforcement sources told the NBC4 I-team that they believe the remains are those of a victim of a crime. The bin was found near Wentworth Street and Sherman Grove Avenue. Residents were
NBC Los AngelesApr 20 2024
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Carroll Humane Society needs donations for Taneytown animals displaced in fire
Baltimore SunApr 20 2024
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Disabled say they will be heard: ‘We’re here. We’re human.’
While representatives and senators hashed out bills on the fifth and seventh floors of the Alabama State House on Thursday, people with disabilities met in a committee room on a quiet hallway on the first floor. They were there to launch REV UP, an initiative to help disabled people get involved in political advocacy and improve access to voting. REV UP stands for “Register, Educate, Vote, Use
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