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200+ Palestinians were wounded on Friday night when Israeli police fired rubber bullets at the Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. At least 1 lost an eye."They are throwing bombs

BREAKING: Israel is committing crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution on Palestinians, says a landmark report.@HRW says Israel's "systematic oppression" of Palestinians includes: segregation denying equal rights

BREAKING: The House passed a bill to admit Washington, DC as the 51st state. It still needs a Senate vote.DC's population of 705,000+ is about 60% POC and larger than

BREAKING: The jury has found Derek Chauvin guilty of all murder and manslaughter charges for the police killing of #GeorgeFloyd.He faces a maximum 75 years in prison. After Derek Chauvin

Minnesota police fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop. Family say police stopped him for having an air freshener in his rearview mirror.#DaunteWright was 20.Police shot him as

Every U.S. state gets two senators, no matter its population. So you only need a small minority of voters to control the Senate. This is how that works out: The

BREAKING: President Trump says Israel has agreed to halt plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank in exchange for normalizing relations with the UAE.Palestinians have repeatedly pleaded with

The death toll from the #Beirut explosion rose to at least 100.At least 4,000 were wounded.Many are still missing, including people thrown into the sea by the blast. Families went

BREAKING: A large explosion struck Beirut, Lebanon, shattering windows. The cause is unknown but security forces say it happened in a port warehouse area.Several people are reported wounded, casualties are

The police killing of #RayshardBrooks was a homicide, say examiners.Brooks was killed after he was found sleeping in his car at a Wendy's. He complied with a sobriety test but

BREAKING: The police officer who shot and killed #RayshardBrooks has been charged with felony murder and aggravated assault. He faces a possible sentence of life without parole for murder. Fulton