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Thinking about volunteering at a food bank but don't know where to start? This guide has everything you need to know.
How to volunteer at a food bank
www.bigissue.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Thinking about volunteering at a food bank but don't know where to start? This guide has everything you need to know.
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Zelensky abandons Nato hopes ahead of peace talks
Zelensky abandons Nato hopes ahead of peace talks
Zelensky abandons Nato hopes ahead of peace talks
www.independent.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Zelensky abandons Nato hopes ahead of peace talks
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Former Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said after the Ukraine war, Europe must be ready for further Russian aggression.
How Russia’s Hybrid Attacks Are NATO’s Permanent Reality
www.newsweek.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Former Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said after the Ukraine war, Europe must be ready for further Russian aggression.
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"Most Americans agree: This economy stinks," writes David Goldman. | Analysis https://cnn.it/4aF2aQy
December 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"Most Americans agree: This economy stinks," writes David Goldman. | Analysis https://cnn.it/4aF2aQy
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Musk paid an effective tax rate of 3.3%. Bezos paid 1%.
How? Taking out tax-free loans against their stock.
I'm introducing the ROBINHOOD Act to tax these loans and generate $276B for universal childcare and programs to restore access to the American Dream.
Billionaires must pay their fair share.
How? Taking out tax-free loans against their stock.
I'm introducing the ROBINHOOD Act to tax these loans and generate $276B for universal childcare and programs to restore access to the American Dream.
Billionaires must pay their fair share.
Levi’s Heir in Congress Pushes End to Tax Loophole for Ultrarich
One of the wealthiest House Democrats will propose a bill Thursday that would edit the tax code to make it harder for ultrarich Americans to avoid paying taxes.
news.bgov.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Musk paid an effective tax rate of 3.3%. Bezos paid 1%.
How? Taking out tax-free loans against their stock.
I'm introducing the ROBINHOOD Act to tax these loans and generate $276B for universal childcare and programs to restore access to the American Dream.
Billionaires must pay their fair share.
How? Taking out tax-free loans against their stock.
I'm introducing the ROBINHOOD Act to tax these loans and generate $276B for universal childcare and programs to restore access to the American Dream.
Billionaires must pay their fair share.
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OPINION: Not everything is horror. I also see and hear beautiful and true things. People are rising up to be good neighbors to one another
religionnews.com/2025/11/28/t...
religionnews.com/2025/11/28/t...
The chaos of Charlotte and the call to radical neighborliness
(RNS) — There is a force even greater than masked men with guns, and that is neighbors remembering we belong to one another.
religionnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
OPINION: Not everything is horror. I also see and hear beautiful and true things. People are rising up to be good neighbors to one another
religionnews.com/2025/11/28/t...
religionnews.com/2025/11/28/t...
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A shooting’s toll on survivors and people close to them can be overwhelming and long-lasting. Readers ask why there isn’t more research on just how much it's costing victims and their communities. (2023)
How Much Are Americans Paying for Gun Violence?
In response to readers’ questions, we explore what researchers have learned about the financial costs of gun violence — and what is left out.
www.thetrace.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
A shooting’s toll on survivors and people close to them can be overwhelming and long-lasting. Readers ask why there isn’t more research on just how much it's costing victims and their communities. (2023)
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As Latin America’s drug gangs have expanded, and their operations grown more sophisticated, human trafficking has become an important part of their portfolios
Trafficking humans is the drug-gangs’ grimmest business
Mass migration and sex tourism are causing a new wave of exploitation across Latin America
econ.st
December 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
As Latin America’s drug gangs have expanded, and their operations grown more sophisticated, human trafficking has become an important part of their portfolios
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St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said he has seen videos circulating online, including footage of a woman being blasted in the face with a chemical irritant at point-blank range.
Carter said the incident raises questions about whether the city’s values of de-escalation and minimal force “were upheld.”
Carter said the incident raises questions about whether the city’s values of de-escalation and minimal force “were upheld.”
St. Paul mayor, police chief defend officers after protesters clash with ICE agents during raid
The confrontation unfolded on Maryland Avenue on the city’s East Side.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said he has seen videos circulating online, including footage of a woman being blasted in the face with a chemical irritant at point-blank range.
Carter said the incident raises questions about whether the city’s values of de-escalation and minimal force “were upheld.”
Carter said the incident raises questions about whether the city’s values of de-escalation and minimal force “were upheld.”
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Small US retailers face holiday supply chaos due to Trump tariffs reut.rs/4ijsvWa
Small US retailers face holiday supply chaos due to Trump tariffs
Trump's tariff flip-flop on goods from China, a lifeline for U.S. retailers, have forced small firms to choose between paying steep levies or finding new suppliers at even higher cost.
reut.rs
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Small US retailers face holiday supply chaos due to Trump tariffs reut.rs/4ijsvWa
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🚨BREAKING: The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed a sweeping new lawsuit in Michigan that seeks to eliminate a state law that protects voting access for U.S. citizens living abroad. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Republicans Launch Major New Attack on Michigan-Based Overseas Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed a sweeping new lawsuit in Michigan that seeks to eliminate a state law that protects voting access for U.S. citizens living abroad. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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We are **Blacking Out the System** starting today
November 25 thru December 2.
Please, no unnecessary spending. Shop local.
No Big box stores, especially Amazon, Home Depot and Target. No Black Friday shopping.
Hitem’ where it hurts.
They’re moved by $$ only
November 25 thru December 2.
Please, no unnecessary spending. Shop local.
No Big box stores, especially Amazon, Home Depot and Target. No Black Friday shopping.
Hitem’ where it hurts.
They’re moved by $$ only
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We are **Blacking Out the System** starting today
November 25 thru December 2.
Please, no unnecessary spending. Shop local.
No Big box stores, especially Amazon, Home Depot and Target. No Black Friday shopping.
Hitem’ where it hurts.
They’re moved by $$ only
November 25 thru December 2.
Please, no unnecessary spending. Shop local.
No Big box stores, especially Amazon, Home Depot and Target. No Black Friday shopping.
Hitem’ where it hurts.
They’re moved by $$ only
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A baby died of whooping cough in Kentucky… it’s the third child death from the disease in the past 12 months.
Measles and whooping cough are highly preventable with vaccination.
Sadly none of the children or their mothers were vaccinated.
One more example of the harm being wrought by RFK Jr
Measles and whooping cough are highly preventable with vaccination.
Sadly none of the children or their mothers were vaccinated.
One more example of the harm being wrought by RFK Jr
Third Kentucky infant dies from whooping cough as statewide cases surge
A third Kentucky infant has died from whooping cough in the last 12 months, the Kentucky Department for Public Health said Monday.
www.wlwt.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A baby died of whooping cough in Kentucky… it’s the third child death from the disease in the past 12 months.
Measles and whooping cough are highly preventable with vaccination.
Sadly none of the children or their mothers were vaccinated.
One more example of the harm being wrought by RFK Jr
Measles and whooping cough are highly preventable with vaccination.
Sadly none of the children or their mothers were vaccinated.
One more example of the harm being wrought by RFK Jr
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Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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We may be getting the Epstein Files in December, but they’re still hiding the Jobs Report, the Inflation Report, and the GDP Report.
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We may be getting the Epstein Files in December, but they’re still hiding the Jobs Report, the Inflation Report, and the GDP Report.
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Over a quarter of Trump's proposed $1T military budget would go to just four companies who have spent $103B in taxpayer dollars on stock buybacks and dividends over the last decade.
He wants to use your money to make the military-industrial complex even richer.
He wants to use your money to make the military-industrial complex even richer.
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Over a quarter of Trump's proposed $1T military budget would go to just four companies who have spent $103B in taxpayer dollars on stock buybacks and dividends over the last decade.
He wants to use your money to make the military-industrial complex even richer.
He wants to use your money to make the military-industrial complex even richer.