‘My son went to get flour. He came back in a coffin’: As the world focuses on Iran, Palestinians are being shot dead seeking aid
While the world has its attention fixed on a regional war, desperate Palestinians are being killed by the dozen as they seek food at controversial American-run aid sites in Gaza
Live Updates: Europe Pushes for De-escalation After Nearly 1 Week of War European officials, who have been effectively sidelined, are trying to exert limited leverage to end the war between Israel and Iran. The efforts came as both countries traded more attacks.
...one of the things I'm wondering about as fallout from this is whether American foreign aid is going to pick up a reputation of being untrustworthy, even if we manage to clean up our act. Since there are times it really feels like our aid is being used more like bait for a trap these days.
I heard an NPR story on Morning Edition some weeks ago where they interviewed a mother in Africa whose elementary school-aged child had died during a sickle cell anemia crisis because the American-funded clinic she was used to taking him to had lost its funding and closed. She absolutely blamed America for her child’s unnecessary suffering and death.
The US is woefully underprepared for wildfire season, say insiders: ‘The stakes are life and death’ ‘Efficiency’ cuts across offices have left teams understaffed, firefighters underpaid and uninsured, and without adequate equipment
We almost lost our house to the Palisades Fire back in January. We were incredibly lucky that the fire stalled and didn’t jump the firefighters’ lines in our area, as it did in others. I still have nightmares about the smoke sometimes.
While the world has its attention fixed on a regional war, desperate Palestinians are being killed by the dozen as they seek food at controversial American-run aid sites in Gaza
European officials, who have been effectively sidelined, are trying to exert limited leverage to end the war between Israel and Iran. The efforts came as both countries traded more attacks.
‘Efficiency’ cuts across offices have left teams understaffed, firefighters underpaid and uninsured, and without adequate equipment