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Headlines for August 27
U.N. Forced to Halt Aid in Gaza Amid Dire Humanitarian Needs Due to Nonstop Evacuation Orders
U.S. Has Sent Over 50,000 Tons of Arms and Military Equipment to Israel Since Genocide Started
Israeli Forces and Illegal Settlers Continue Deadly Attacks in Occupied West Bank
Greek Tanker in Red Sea with 150,000 Tons of Crude Has Been on Fire for Days After Houthi Strike
Russia Ramps Up Attacks on Ukraine in Wake of Kyiv’s Surprise Incursion
Baloch Separatists Claim Attacks That Kill 40+ in Southwestern Pakistan
“There’s No Lifeboat to Take Us Back:” U.N. Head Demands Urgent Action Before Pacific Islands Wiped Out
Uganda Cracks Down on Climate Protesters Speaking Out Against EACOP, Arrests 20+ Activists
130+ Killed in Heavy Flooding in War-Torn Sudan; Arbaat Dam Collapses in Red Sea State
French President Macron Shuns Progressive Coalition as Talks on Future Gov’t Hit a Wall
Jake Sullivan Is First U.S. Nat’l Security Adviser to Visit China in 8 Years Amid Simmering Tensions
Trump and Vance Downplay Anti-Abortion Record and Plans
Special Counsel Jack Smith Seeks to Reinstate Classified Docs Case Against Trump
Texas Officials Raid Homes of Latino Elected Leaders
DNC and Georgia Dems Sue to Block New GOP Rules That Could Delay Election Results and Sow Chaos
Georgia Unveils Statue of John Lewis Outside Decatur Courthouse
U.S. Judge Blocks Biden Immigration Policy for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
Nashville Mayor Urges City Lawmakers to Pass New Safety Rules After Nazi Gatherings in TN City
Climate Reporter Peter Dykstra, Who Called Out Corporate Media Cover-Up of Climate Crisis, Dies at 67
U.N. Forced to Halt Aid in Gaza Amid Dire Humanitarian Needs Due to Nonstop Evacuation Orders
U.S. Has Sent Over 50,000 Tons of Arms and Military Equipment to Israel Since Genocide Started
Israeli Forces and Illegal Settlers Continue Deadly Attacks in Occupied West Bank
Greek Tanker in Red Sea with 150,000 Tons of Crude Has Been on Fire for Days After Houthi Strike
Russia Ramps Up Attacks on Ukraine in Wake of Kyiv’s Surprise Incursion
Baloch Separatists Claim Attacks That Kill 40+ in Southwestern Pakistan
“There’s No Lifeboat to Take Us Back:” U.N. Head Demands Urgent Action Before Pacific Islands Wiped Out
Uganda Cracks Down on Climate Protesters Speaking Out Against EACOP, Arrests 20+ Activists
130+ Killed in Heavy Flooding in War-Torn Sudan; Arbaat Dam Collapses in Red Sea State
French President Macron Shuns Progressive Coalition as Talks on Future Gov’t Hit a Wall
Jake Sullivan Is First U.S. Nat’l Security Adviser to Visit China in 8 Years Amid Simmering Tensions
Trump and Vance Downplay Anti-Abortion Record and Plans
Special Counsel Jack Smith Seeks to Reinstate Classified Docs Case Against Trump
Texas Officials Raid Homes of Latino Elected Leaders
DNC and Georgia Dems Sue to Block New GOP Rules That Could Delay Election Results and Sow Chaos
Georgia Unveils Statue of John Lewis Outside Decatur Courthouse
U.S. Judge Blocks Biden Immigration Policy for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
Nashville Mayor Urges City Lawmakers to Pass New Safety Rules After Nazi Gatherings in TN City
Climate Reporter Peter Dykstra, Who Called Out Corporate Media Cover-Up of Climate Crisis, Dies at 67