Former ICE Agents Being Sued for False Evidence Got Contract

April 17, 2025

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The $73 million deal for assisting with deportations went to a company whose executives are accused of retaliating against a fellow ICE worker.

The Global Trade in Illegal Amazon Timber

by Fernanda Wenzel

April 17, 2025

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Nearly 3% of this timber was exported to U.S. and European companies, violating commercial rules forbidding illegal Amazon timber imports into those markets.

UN Expert: Israel Has “Decimated” Gaza Health System, Leaving “Zero” Options

by Truthout.org

April 17, 2025

Man mourns family members killed in israel bombing

“The options for health care — especially emergency care — for the people of Gaza are reduced to zero,” the expert said.

Rising Temperatures, Carbon Could Bump Up Arsenic in Rice

by Dann Okoth

April 17, 2025

Arsenic in rice particularly the type shown in this photo of paddy rice farmers

A new study has found that arsenic levels are rising in rice. The cause? Warmer temperatures from climate change and rising carbon dioxide levels.

Bill to Hold Charities Liable for Providing Housing to Certain Immigrants Heads to Governor’s Desk

by Anita Wadhwani

April 17, 2025

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Immigration and daca protections protest sign that says no human is illegal

House Republicans refused to allow debate Wednesday on the measure, which has drawn pushback from faith leaders as an infringement on religious freedom.

For Some Black Landowners, 40 Acres and a Nightmare

by Chandelis Duster, Emancipator

April 17, 2025

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For generations, Black land dispossession has robbed people of life and land. The current political climate could yield a repeat.

Trump Announces ‘Termination’ of ‘Illegal DEI’ Settlement Over Raw Sewage in Poverty-Stricken, Alabama Communities

by Lee Hedgepeth

April 17, 2025

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The agreement, reached under the Biden Administration, required the state’s Department of Public Health to improve sanitation efforts in Alabama’s Black Belt. It’s unclear what the termination will mean on the ground.

Students Sue Department of Defense for Pulling ‘DEI’ Books From its School Libraries

by Serena Zehlius, Editor

April 17, 2025

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A vintage book wrapped in chains to signify banned books

The lawsuit accuses the agency of violating the First Amendment rights of students by restricting lessons and library books related to race, gender and sexuality.