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4+ min ago (211+ words) Please read about the Health Workers" Letter campaign on the SanctionsKill website here and read and sign the letter here. The webinar, organized by Americas Without Sanctions, a project of SanctionsKill, featured speakers from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Palestine. It was moderated by Dr. Margaret Flowers of Popular Resistance and SanctionsKill, and Dr. Adlah Sukkar of Doctors Against Genocide. The program opened with a clip from a new documentary about Cuba, Healthcare Under Sanctions, which illustrates why children die under sanctions regimes. Some of the impacts of sanctions on Cuba"s healthcare system are: For example, as a result of the recent tightening of the economic blockade, infant mortality in Cuba, which has been lower than in the United States, is now increasing. Please read the Health Workers" Letter here, sign it if you are health worker, and share it…...

11+ min ago (435+ words) President Donald Trump is being roundly condemned for making bigoted attacks on Somalis, whom he referred to collectively as "garbage" earlier this week. During a Tuesday Cabinet meeting at the White House, Trump unleashed a racist tirade against Somali Americans living in Minnesota, whom he falsely portrayed as layabouts who sponge up welfare money. Trump then singled out Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a refugee from Somalia, as being "garbage," and then added that "her friends are garbage." Omar also defended her community against the false stereotypes deployed by Trump to disparage it. "[Trump] fails to realize how deeply Somali Americans love this country," she wrote. "We are doctors, teachers, police officers, and elected leaders working to make our country better. Over 90% of Somalis living in my home state, Minnesota, are American citizens by birth or naturalization." Speaking on behalf of…...

17+ min ago (237+ words) President Donald Trump has been flouting his pardon power during his second term, and a legal expert on Thursday revealed how the Supreme Court helped pave the way for Trump's actions. Investigative researcher Lisa Graves, author of a book on the Supreme Court called "Without Precedent," wrote in a new essay for Substack that Chief Justice John Roberts seemingly gave Trump permission to use the pardon power as he pleased. The essay was published at a time when Trump is facing growing scrutiny for the pardons and commutations he's issued during his second term. Trump has pardoned several white collar criminals during his second term, each one just as eyebrow-raising as the others. For instance, he pardoned Changpeng Zhou, the former CEO of Binance, a cryptocurrency company that facilitated a $2 billion investment in Trump's World Liberty Financial stablecoin. Trump also…...

27+ min ago (388+ words) Meghan McCain ripped into Tucker Carlson after she learned her weight was "a subject of conversation" on his podcast, noting the discussion was "not Christian behavior." The TV personality took to X on Thursday, where she informed her followers that she had been made aware of Milo Yiannopoulos" appearance on "The Tucker Carlson Show," where she was repeatedly called "fat." "Yes, I am very fat, I"m almost 9 months pregnant with my third child," she hit back. "I am also very happy. I don"t care how many times Tucker talks about being a Christian, that is not Christian behavior to engage in such a conversation on one of the largest podcasts in the world." She continued: "This kind of meanness to women and hypocrisy is a classic example of why the right has such a problem with women voters…...

28+ min ago (165+ words) The losing 2024 presidential ticket of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) and former Vice President Kamala Harris is "together again," as a fundraising email put it, aiming to raise money for Walz's reelection next year. On Wednesday, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a 2020 election conspiracy theorist, filed paperwork to run for Minnesota governor, but he added that he is not entirely sure he will run. "I am going to announce either way on Dec. 11," he told The Minneapolis Star Tribune. "Kamala too," the former veep replies. "Together again," the governor says, later adding, "Trump loyalist and election denier Mike Lindell just jumped into the race against me for Governor of Minnesota." After some Democratic fundraising email boilerplate, such as, "We need your help," Walz asks recipients to "split a contribution between my reelection campaign and Kamala's work elevating the next generation of leadership…...

32+ min ago (739+ words) There comes a phase in life when you realise that you are not just living your own story. You are carrying the weight of many roles at once. Daughter. Student. Teacher. Caregiver. Dreamer. Provider. And somewhere in between, you become the uncelebrated backbone of your own life. Managing everything alone is not a moment. It is a journey you never prepared for. It arrives quietly, sometimes after a loss, sometimes after a betrayal, sometimes after simply growing up. But when it comes, it asks for a version of you that you did not know existed. We often think strength is something loud and visible. But real strength is silent. It is seen in showing up for yourself when nobody else does. It is in opening your books again the day after a breakdown. It is in replying to students, running…...

40+ min ago (340+ words) Now they can wear their heart on their sleeves with this custom sweatshirt by Uncommon Goods. Have a likeness of their beloved pooch or kitty embroidered onto the gender-neutral cotton-blend top in one of seven colors. Neon signs are so on trend and a perfect addition to any teen's room. Over at Etsy, you can get a neon sign customized with your own message of choice. So what is your kid into? Pinpoint their favorite quote or song lyric (hint: check their Instagram) or just a phrase they're famous for saying or texting, then choose a color and immortalize it in neon lights! Teens will find a beautiful bedroom addition under the tree with this personalized name pillow by Olive & Cocoa. The letters of their name are embellished with nature-inspired illustrations on the 14-by-19-inch pillow that's handmade in the…...

41+ min ago (701+ words) This was supposed to be their year'but a historically unpopular president and fears of an A.I. stock market crash loom large over Silicon Valley. As Big Tech closes out a year of favorable government treatment, artificial intelligence hype, and job cuts, some things are now beginning to appear a little bit " off. Microsoft is reportedly failing to meet sales targets for all its fancy A.I. tools. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman just announced a companywide "Code Red" initiative to improve the models powering ChatGPT, which is staring down a mountain of lawsuits. Apple's longtime A.I. chief is "retiring" from the gig as the company falls behind on A.I. goals. Oracle, the software giant whose founder's presidential relations shot its stock to record levels, has a massive debt load that's become pricier to insure, thanks in part to oft-repeated fears of an "A.I. Bubble." (Perhaps that's why…...

41+ min ago (946+ words) Table-topping Barcelona look to move four points clear of Real Madrid but Real Betis eye their own La Liga ambitions. Who: Real Betis vs Barcelona What: Spain's La Liga Where: Estadio Benito Villamarin in Seville, Spain When: Saturday, December 6 at 6:30pm (17:30 GMT) How to follow: We'll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 14:30 GMT in advance of our text commentary stream. Defending champions Barcelona travel to Real Betis on Saturday with the chance to extend their lead to four points at the top of the La Liga table, with second-placed Real Madrid not playing Celta Vigo until Sunday. It has been a mixed period of results for the Catalan giants, however, and Betis are a side riding the crest of last season's wave, which saw them reach the Europa Conference final. Al Jazeera Sport takes a look at what…...

51+ min ago (250+ words) President Donald Trump has completely remade the Kennedy Center in his image " and now he wants to name it after himself. According to The New Republic, Trump let this plan slip "during a speech at the U.S. Institute of Peace for the signing of a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Coincidentally, the Institute of Peace is the latest building that the president has stamped his name on, even in the midst of a legal battle over who owns the building." "You have a big event on Friday at the Trump-Kennedy Center " op, excuse me. The Kennedy Center," said the president, breaking out in a smile. "Pardon me, such a terrible mistake." This comes after a year of turmoil for the Kennedy Center, a cultural icon that has seen itself taken over by the president's loyalists. Ever…...