Headlines for August 22, 2024
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#6Q5QH)
- Tim Walz Touts Record as MN Gov. as He Accepts VP Nomination
- Uncommitted Mvt. and Allies Launch Sit-In After DNC and Harris Refuse to Let Palestinian Take Main Stage
- "Exxon Lies, People Die!": Climate Activists Condemn Corporate Sponsorship at DNC
- Israel's Genocide Continues Amid Dimming Hopes for Ceasefire
- New Report Details Israel's Pattern of Kidnapping, Torturing and Humiliating Gazan Children
- Israel and Hezbollah Continue Cross-Border Fighting Amid Fears of a Broader Conflict
- Emmy Awards Stands Firm on Nomination of Gazan Reporter Bisan Owda After Pushback from Israel Lobby
- Israel Kills at Least 2 More Journalists in Gaza: Ibrahim Muharab and Hamza Murtaja
- Canada's Two Main Rail Freight Companies Shut Down, Locking Out 10,000 Workers
- Judge Tosses FTC Ban on Noncompete Agreements Which Affect 30 Million U.S. Workers
- RFK Expected to Drop Out, Endorse Trump
- U.K. Gov't Official Resigns over British Arms Sales to Israel to Use in War Crimes
- NYT: Biden Admin Shifts U.S. Nuclear Strategy to Focus on China
- Taliban Bans U.N. Special Rapporteur from Entering Afghanistan
- France's Attempt to Give Their Citizens Voting Rights in New Caledonia Undermines Kanak Rights
- ACLU Sues Oregon Police Dept. for Illegally Spying on Progressive Activists
- Harris Campaign Raises $500M Amid Transparency Concerns over Large Donations
- TX Appeals Court to Review Acquittal of Black Mother Who Was Sentenced to Prison for Trying to Vote