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UN report: Gaza reconstruction will cost $70+ billion over decades after Israeli war created "human-made abyss"
NOV 26, 2025

UN report: Gaza reconstruction will cost $70+ billion over decades after Israeli war created "human-made abyss"

18-year Israeli blockade and tax withholding collapsed Gaza's economy before 2023 war

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff transcript shows him coaching Russian counterpart on getting better Ukraine peace deal terms
NOV 26, 2025

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff transcript shows him coaching Russian counterpart on getting better Ukraine peace deal terms

Leaked call shows Trump envoy helping Russia improve negotiating position

NOV 26, 2025

Labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to charges of obstructing ICE raid in Los Angeles

LA labor organizer faces federal charges for allegedly interfering with ICE operation

DOJ admits DHS Secretary Noem personally decided to deport Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador's CECOT prison
NOV 26, 2025

DOJ admits DHS Secretary Noem personally decided to deport Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador's CECOT prison

Noem sends Venezuelan detainees to notorious El Salvador gang prison

FBI investigates 6 Democratic lawmakers who filmed video telling troops they can refuse illegal orders
NOV 26, 2025

FBI investigates 6 Democratic lawmakers who filmed video telling troops they can refuse illegal orders

Pentagon investigates retired Navy officer serving in Senate; FBI requests interviews with six lawmakers

ICE detains University of Oklahoma professor despite valid H-1B work visa
NOV 26, 2025

ICE detains University of Oklahoma professor despite valid H-1B work visa

ICE detained professor with valid work visa for three days without explanation

NOV 26, 2025

Medicare announces 15 lower drug prices after second negotiation round, including Ozempic and cancer treatments

Second negotiation round adds Ozempic, cancer drugs to Medicare price cuts

NOV 25, 2025

DOJ settlement bars landlords from using RealPage rent-pricing software to coordinate pricing with confidential tenant data

Federal prosecutors end software that let landlords coordinate rent hikes

NOV 25, 2025

Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham, COVID vaccine skeptic who praised RFK Jr., named CDC second in command

Vaccine skeptic takes CDC's second-highest position under RFK Jr.

NOV 24, 2025

Recently passed federal law threatens to ban hemp-derived THC drinks sold in dozens of states within one year

New federal law ends hemp THC drink loophole exploited in non-cannabis states

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