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WHO estimates over 5,000 people in Gaza have lost limbs since October 2023, and child amputees are outgrowing their prosthetics amid Israel's restrictions.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
ICE officials question a string of Trump admin moves, with one calling the raid on Ilhan Omar's home politically motivated.
Source: The Intercept (theintercept.com)
Truthout reports Americans' confidence in food safety plummeted after a summer of recalls, with experts expressing deep concern over Trump administration cuts to federal food monitoring systems.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
The Native American Rights Fund celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Tribal Supreme Court Project, an initiative to help tribal interests in Supreme Court litigation.
Source: SCOTUSblog (scotusblog.com)
The Supreme Court added Blanche v. Ozurumba, a case on asylum eligibility for someone who worked as a cook for a terrorist organization, to its 2026-27 term docket.
Source: SCOTUSblog (scotusblog.com)
Capital B reports that Arkansas congressional candidate Chris Jones, 49, has a slight lead in polls while campaigning on breaking down racial barriers to Black political representation.
Source: Capital B (capitalbnews.org)
The Trump administration placed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court, which issued arrest warrants in 2024 for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
A mother sued ICE contractor MVM Inc. and hotel chain Sonesta, alleging they detained her and her baby in a hotel room for profit.
Source: The Intercept (theintercept.com)
Two states have abortion ballot measures amid challenges reaching Gen Z voters; a Boise State University student who opposes abortion helped coordinate anti-abortion protests.
Source: The 19th (19thnews.org)
2 states have abortion ballot measures, and efforts to win over Gen Z voters include anti-abortion organizing at Boise State University.
Source: Stateline (stateline.org)
Experts say the midterms could face challenges, but are less concerned than in the spring.
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)
Victoria will become the first state in Australia to make abortions free, with the Coalition matching Labor's election promise to cover out-of-pocket abortion care costs.
Source: The Guardian: Abortion (theguardian.com)
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gavin Newsom marked 20 years of California's landmark climate law, celebrating bipartisan unity.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
Victoria's Labor and Liberal parties promise to make abortions free as One Nation rises, with questions about the timing.
Source: The Guardian: Abortion (theguardian.com)
Texas election officials appear to have cleared a backlog of hundreds of thousands of voter registration applications and updates unprocessed for more than a year due to a state software error.
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)
The Christian Science Monitor reports the FBI's search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home raises concerns about political interference and could impact Minnesota's Senate race ahead of the midterm elections.
Source: Christian Science Monitor USA (csmonitor.com)
Prism reports Christa Pike's botched execution exposes the cruelty of the death penalty, tying the fight against it to ending state violence and building alternatives to policing and incarceration.
Source: Prism (prismreports.org)
Prism reports a federal raid of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home weeks before the midterm elections, sparking outcry over political intimidation.
Source: Prism (prismreports.org)
Federal officials have given California election officials 48 hours to prove the citizenship of voters flagged as potential noncitizens, or withhold their ballots.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
A report found forever chemicals pollute 83 percent of 1,602 US waterways tested, and a co-chair of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network said the report understates the problem.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)