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Israel has promised 'basic amount' of food into Gaza − but its policies have already created catastrophic starvation risk for millions
(THE CONVERSATION) After 18 months of punishing airstrikes, raids and an increasingly restrictive siege in Gaza, the United Nations on May 20, 2025, issued one of its most urgent warnings yet about the ongoing humanitarian crisis: an estimated 14,000 babies were at risk of death within the next 48 hours without an immediate influx o ... (full story)
After crossing the border for better schools, some parents are pulling their kids and leaving the US
For the last two months of their life in the United States, José Alberto González and his family spent nearly all their time in their one-bedroom Denver apartment. They didn't speak to anyone except their roommates, another family from Venezuela.
They consulted WhatsApp messages for warnings of immigration agents i ... (full story)
Pair of lawmakers want meditation time in schools
The sponsors of a bipartisan bill to promote mindfulness among Ohio’s schoolchildren believe a moment of silence each day at school is the appropriate place to start.
Rep. Gary Click of Vickery said taking a few minutes to slow down, focus, meditate or even pray could have an empowering effect on a student who may have had ... (full story)
The revival of an old program delegates Trump immigration enforcement to local police
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As part of the Trump administration's push to carry out mass deportations, the agency responsible for immigration enforcement has aggressively revived and expanded a decades-old program that delegates immigration enforcement powers to state and local law enforcement agencies.
Under the 287(g) program led by Immigration and Custo ... (full story)
Released Israeli-American hostage's parents say the small things bring bliss as he recovers
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — For two days after Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander was released from 19 months of captivity in Gaza, he couldn't eat anything. Despite periods of near starvation while being held by Hamas militants, Alexander just didn't have an appetite.
Then, his mother, Yael Alexander, put a burger and fr ... (full story)