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  • ICYMI: Palestinian Journalists Are Starving In Gaza

    ICYMI: Palestinian Journalists Are Starving In Gaza
    Jul 28 2025
    Last week, more than 100 aid and human rights groups warned that Gaza is at risk of "mass starvation."

    They signed an appeal demanding Israel allow food shipments into the territory. On Saturday, Israel's military announced airdrops of aid began in Gaza and that humanitarian corridors will be established.

    Among those starving in the besieged strip are members of the press. Palestinian journalists are working for outlets around the world because Israel has barred international reporters from traveling to the area. Now, several news organizations are warning their employees in Gaza will die unless something changes.

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    12 mins
  • 'If You Can Keep It': Weakening Whistleblower Protections

    'If You Can Keep It': Weakening Whistleblower Protections
    Jul 28 2025
    How does the public know what's happening in the federal government, especially when it's information the government doesn't want to share?

    That's where whistleblowers come in. But in 2025, the Trump administration is cracking down on these brave folks and the journalists telling their stories.

    In this installment of our politics series, "If You Can Keep It," we discuss weakening whistleblower protections under President Trump and what this means for those who rely on the information they share.

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    35 mins
  • The News Roundup For July 25, 2025

    The News Roundup For July 25, 2025
    Jul 26 2025
    New reporting in The Wall Street Journal indicates that the FBI told President Donald Trump in May that his name was mentioned in the Epstein Files. Congressional Republicans have mostly shrugged off the news. Speaker Mike Johnson shuts down the House for the summer.

    Meanwhile, the European Union and at least 28 governments are criticizing Israel for "drip feeding" Palestinians in Gaza, as starvation grows worse in the Strip. More than 110 people have now died from hunger.

    Reports indicate that Russian officials have involved teenagers as they test and deploy drones into Ukraine. Daily drone warfare has increased, as Russian president Putin inches towards a deadline imposed by President Trump to end the fighting.

    The Trump administration withdraws the U.S. from UNESCO, the United Nations' cultural agency, just two years after rejoining.

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    1 hr and 26 mins
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