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Nebraska Woman Gets 2 Years in Prison for Helping Teen Daughter Have an Abortion
Amid a wave of right-wing efforts to quash abortion rights across the United States, a Nebraska judge on Friday sentenced Jessica Burgess to two years in prison after helping her teenage daughter end her pregnancy and bury the remains in early 2022. Police have said that over two years ago, then-17-year-old Celeste Burgess took abortion pills — provided by her mother — at approximately 29 weeks...
Nagorno-Karabakh: BBC reporter gets rare access inside conflict-hit region
Netanyahu Shows Map of “New Middle East” — Without Palestine — to United Nations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angered Palestinians and their defenders Friday after presenting a map of “The New Middle East” without Palestine during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Speaking to a largely empty chamber, Netanyahu — whose far-right government is widely considered the most extreme in Israeli history — showed a series of maps...
Lampedusa: Inside the camp at the heart of Europe’s migrant surge
Minnesota Judge Dismisses Line 3 Charges Against Indigenous Water Protectors
In a remarkable ruling last Thursday, a Minnesota judge summarily dismissed misdemeanor charges against three Anishinaabe water protectors who had protested at a pipeline construction site in an effort to stop the Enbridge Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline. “To criminalize their behavior would be the crime,” she concluded. Judge Leslie Metzen relied on a rarely used Minnesota statute that allows a...
Women of Color Face Mounting Obstacles in Seeking Long COVID Treatment
This story was originally published at Prism. Over the past three and a half years, Cynthia Adinig, a marketing specialist and mother living in Virginia with her 8-year-old son, has become a prominent advocate for patients with long COVID and other chronic illnesses. She’s been featured in The Washington Post and other major media outlets, testified before Congress on long COVID...
Morocco’s Occupation of Western Sahara Is Hindering Earthquake Relief Efforts
On September 8, 2023, Morocco was rocked by a devastating earthquake in the Marrakesh-Safi region that injured and killed thousands. Located in an area of seismic hazard and in proximity of the African-Eurasian plates, the country also lies in a problematic collisional zone (where tectonics plates meet) with an increased vulnerability to catastrophic events. More recent earthquakes in Morocco...
Mouths Full of Blood: Trump and His Backers Spread Lies, Violence and Fascism
Former President Donald Trump has achieved a unique status in United States history. He is the first president to be indicted for conspiring to overturn a presidential election, defraud the U.S. and obstruct official proceedings by attempting to subvert the peaceful transfer of power. It’s now a matter of public record that Trump faces four indictments and 91 felony counts for his criminal...