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How many people has ICE maimed, killed or Disappeared in Minnesota?
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How many people has ICE maimed, killed or Disappeared in Minnesota?

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Many of those detained are left without their medication which can lead to life-threatening complications

What will a rebuilt Gaza look like? The competing visions for the Strip’s future

What will a rebuilt Gaza look like? The competing visions for the Strip’s future

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The Epstein Files: Blackmail and the Tantalizing Israeli Connection

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"Move a little Inland:"  Press Lord Cranky Billionaire Rupert Murdoch on what to do about Global Warming

“Move a little Inland:” Press Lord Cranky Billionaire Rupert Murdoch on what to do about Global Warming

By Climate State “According to Murdoch we just have to move a bit inland and the worst is a temperature rise of 3 degree and […]

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Iraq: Tribes and other Sunnis begin Splitting from so-Called "Islamic State"

Iraq: Tribes and other Sunnis begin Splitting from so-Called “Islamic State”

By Shalaw Mohammed | Kirkuk | via Niqash.org The Sunni Muslim extremist group that has taken over parts of Iraq recently is dependent on support […]

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New Wave of Christian Refugees as "Islamic State" Takes Iraq's Largest Christian Town

New Wave of Christian Refugees as “Islamic State” Takes Iraq’s Largest Christian Town

By Middle East Eye “Christians have fled from the largest Christian city in Iraq as the militants of the Islamic State took control. They were […]

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Why is Obama bombing Iraq, Really?

Why is Obama bombing Iraq, Really?

By Juan Cole Al-Zaman reports that a US drone hit mortar emplacements and F-18s struck artillery arrays and armored vehicles deployed by the so-called “Islamic […]

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Iraq: Yazidis Trapped By Extremists: ‘We Will Run Out Of Food, Water In Two Days’

Iraq: Yazidis Trapped By Extremists: ‘We Will Run Out Of Food, Water In Two Days’

By Khales Joumah | Mosul | via Niqash.org Over the weekend, the Sunni Muslim extremist group, Islamic State, entered the Sinjar area in northern Iraq. […]

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The Capital of the Caliphate:  VICE on the so-called "Islamic State" in Syria & Iraq

The Capital of the Caliphate: VICE on the so-called “Islamic State” in Syria & Iraq

By VICE: “The Islamic State, a hardline Sunni jihadist group that formerly had ties to al Qaeda, has conquered large swathes of Iraq and Syria. […]

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Israelis Knocked out Gaza Power Plant, causing Hospital, Bakery and Water Crisis

Israelis Knocked out Gaza Power Plant, causing Hospital, Bakery and Water Crisis

Middle East Eye: “MEE report shows the effect of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza’s power plant, which has severe impact on hospitals, bakers and other vital […]

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The US helped Break up the Sudan, and now South Sudan Faces Famine

The US helped Break up the Sudan, and now South Sudan Faces Famine

By Nick Turse [This story was reported in partnership with the Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. Additional funding was provided through the generosity of […]

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Obama & Airstrikes to Protect Iraqi Kurds:  1991 Deja Vu all Over Again

Obama & Airstrikes to Protect Iraqi Kurds: 1991 Deja Vu all Over Again

By Juan Cole During the Gulf War in early 1991, then-president George H. W. Bush called on Iraqis to rise up against Saddam Hussein and […]

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