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Hantavirus Suspected of Killing Three on Cruise Ship
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (163+ words) A rodent-borne illness is suspected of causing an outbreak aboard a cruise ship that has killed three people and sickened others. Posted by reinheitsgebot at 07: 33 PM | 3 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Three passengers dead after suspected hantavirus outbreak on…...
Trump Administration Ties Zambia HIV Aid to Minerals Access
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (364+ words) The State Department is considering withholding lifesaving assistance to people with HIV in Zambia as a negotiating tactic to force the government of the southern African country to sign a deal giving the United States more access to its critical…...
Spain Permanently Withdraws Ambassador from Israel
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1929+ words) Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez: "At the proposal of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation, and following deliberation by the Council of Ministers at its meeting on 10 March 2026, I hereby order the termination of Ms Ana…...
US Paid $32m to Five Countries to Accept About 300 Deportees, report shows
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (170+ words) Posted by snoofy at 08: 33 AM | 3 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Some of the world's most corrupt countries have received huge payments in controversial third-country deportation scheme[image or embed] #1 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-02-13 06: 07 PM | Reply ICE to spend $38. 3 billion…...
Trump Snubbed by Every Major Ally for Big Signing Ceremony
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (305+ words) Some of the United States' longest standing allies have scorned en masse a signing ceremony for Donald Trump's new "Board of Peace" initiative. Posted by qcp at 01: 31 PM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | BREAKING: Prime Minister Keir Starmer mocks…...
Can a Corporation Be Complicit in War Crimes?
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (175+ words) The New York Time's M. Gessen writes an opinion piece on Sweden's longest criminal trial. Characterizing the often mundane hearings as "the most ambitious effort since Nuremberg to hold corporate executives accountable for alleged complicity in war crimes." The trial examines…...
Trump Invited White South Africans to America -- One Ended Up in Detention
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (263+ words) An Afrikaner flew to the United States expecting protection. Instead, he has spent months locked up in Georgia alongside hundreds of other immigrants. Posted by C0 RI0 LANUS at 09: 30 AM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Benjamin Schoonwinkel, who speaks English and…...
US Officials to Boycott G20 Summit in South Africa
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (84+ words) Posted by REDIAL at 09: 30 AM | 1 COMMENT | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Trump says US will boycott G20 summit in South Africa, citing treatment of white farmers[image or embed] imo, Pres Trump was looking for an excuse to not send delegates…...
Military Seizes Power in Madagascar
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (214+ words) The army in Madagascar seized power on Tuesday, days after the president went into hiding saying he feared for his life after several weeks of massive anti-government protests. Posted by Corky at 01: 33 PM | 1 COMMENT | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Madagascar…...
Christian Right Argue Empathy Is a Sin
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (430+ words) Posted by qcp at 10: 02 AM | 5 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | More: "Empathy becomes toxic when it encourages you to affirm sin, validate lies or support destructive policies," said Allie Beth Stuckey, author of "Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian…...