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New York Times: Opinion | So Many Child Deaths in Gaza, and for What?

December 11, 2023

NICHOLAS KRISTOF; Dec. 6, 2023

Consider this: The most dangerous place to be a child in the world today is Gaza. That’s the assessment of Catherine Russell, the executive director of UNICEF, who is not a bleeding-heart radical but a former ambassador and veteran lawyer who worked for Presidents Biden and Barack Obama.

E&E News: Democrats introduce bill to ban plastic foam

December 8, 2023

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By Ellie Borst | 12/07/2023 04:22 PM EST

Democrats in both chambers are looking to ban the most common uses of plastic foam.

Global Trade Review: US threatens crackdown on fuel imports made from Russian oil

December 5, 2023

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AMERICAS / NOVEMBER 22, 2023 / BY JOHN BASQUILL

US lawmakers are pushing for a ban on fuel imports from refineries that use Russian crude oil, as researchers suggest such transactions have bolstered Russia’s tax revenue by up to US$275mn so far this year.

11/20/23, Punchbowl News: Dems squeeze Biden on Israel as hostage deal looms

November 29, 2023

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By: Andrew Desiderio and John Bresnahan

November 20, 2023

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — President Joe Biden is facing new pressure from the left over Israel’s military operations in Gaza, with some progressives now calling for conditions to be imposed on U.S. military assistance to Israel.

Financial Times: Oil producers accused of stalling progress on plastics pollution

November 21, 2023

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KENZA BRYAN AND MADELEINE SPEED LONDON Additional reporting by Amanda Chu in New York

Oil-producing countries have stalled efforts to draft the first legally binding international agreement on cutting plastic pollution, according to official observers at UN talks in Nairobi.

PBS NewsHour: How Russian oil is reaching the U.S. market through a loophole in the embargo

November 17, 2023

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By —Nick Schifrin and Teresa Cebrián Aranda

Transcript: After Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. and European allies banned the import of Russian oil and natural gas. But a new report reveals that fuel made in part from Russian crude is still ending up in American gas tanks. Nick Schifrin and producer Teresa Cebrian report on a new investigation released by the organization, Global Witness.

Quorum Report: Report: Texas saw progress on insurance coverage in height of pandemic, but is slipping again amid inaction from Abbott

November 16, 2023

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By James Russell | November 15, 2023

“No state does a worse job at renewal than Texas”

A new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families found the number of children insured under Medicaid in Texas and elsewhere increased during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Washington Post: Trump calls political enemies ‘vermin,’ echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini

November 13, 2023

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By Marianne LeVine

Former president Donald Trump denigrated his domestic opponents and critics during a Veterans Day speech Saturday, calling those on the other side of the aisle “vermin” and suggesting that they pose a greater threat to the United States than countries such as Russia, China or North Korea. That language is drawing rebuke from historians, who compared it to that of authoritarian leaders.

New York Times: Opinion: Meet the Champions of Nuance and Empathy We Need

November 8, 2023

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NICHOLAS KRISTOF

My columns from Israel and the West Bank over the past few weeks have been depressing, reflecting my fear that we’re on a bloody, downward spiral that will make everything worse. So let me share what I saw as an ember of hope.

Washington Post: First in the Health 202: Democrats urge CMS to adopt stricter nursing home staffing rules

November 6, 2023

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Analysis by David Ovalle with research by McKenzie Beard

Nearly 100 House Democrats are calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to strengthen a proposed rule that would set minimum staffing standards for nursing homes. The letter anchored by Reps. Lloyd Doggett (D-Tex.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) will be sent to the agency this afternoon, joining more than 25,000 comments already filed on the proposal.