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Fighting in War Still Didn’t Prepare Me for the Prison Mental Health Crisis
MindSite News
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June 26, 2025
Credit: Lee PH/Shutterstock This story was published in partnership with Prison Journalism Project, a national nonprofit organization which trains incarcerated writers in journalism and publishes their stories. Sign up for PJP’s newsletter, follow...
Iraq voices radiation leak fears, urges preventive action
Shafaq News
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2025-06-19T17:50:19+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Thursday, Iraq’s National Security Advisor Qassem Al-Araji warned of potential radioactive leaks from military strikes targeting nuclear facilities amid the Israel-Iran...
Trump slaps Brazil with 50% tariff, citing Bolsonaro ‘witch hunt’ trial
Global News
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July 9, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50 per cent on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal grudges rather than simple economics were driving the U.S. leader’s use of...
London pre-open: Stocks seen up on solid US cues
ShareCast
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The FTSE 100 was called to open around 35 points higher. Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank, said: "So, the tariff-reveal letters kept coming in yesterday - in alphabetical order - and they didn’t look enchanting, to say the...
Iraqis Stranded in Beirut Face Black Market for Return Tickets
Asharq Al-Awsat
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June 19, 2025
The Iraqi Airways office in Beirut has become a daily destination for stranded Iraqi citizens desperately seeking tickets and empty seats on flights home, after Baghdad suspended air travel amid escalating regional tensions sparked by Israel’s...
Fighting in War Still Didn’t Prepare Me for Prison’s Mental Health Crisis
Prison Journalism Project
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June 26, 2025
This story was published in partnership with MindSite News, a national nonprofit news outlet that reports on mental health. Sign up for the MindSite News Daily newsletter, follow them on Instagram and Bluesky, or connect with them on LinkedIn. Get...
The Need for a Financial, Banking, and Medical Hub
Ammon News
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June 26, 2025
Prof. Dr. Haytham Eloqayli A Proposal for an Intermediate Free Zone Every government leaves a mark—an attempt at economic development that is credited to it if successful. And even if it does not succeed, it is still acknowledged for having made a...
From LA to Israel Under Fire: Why One Woman Still Chose to Make Aliyah
The Jewish Journal - California
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July 10, 2025
On June 12, Eve Karlin made Aliyah to Israel with the assistance of Nefesh B’Nefesh. Twelve hours later, at 3:30 a.m., she woke up to the sounds of loud sirens. The war with Iran had begun — only Karlin didn’t know it at the time. She jumped out...
Iraq joins taskforce amid fallout fears from Israel-Iran war
The New Arab
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June 19, 2025
A three-pronged contingency plan has been developed to address potential radiological threats, including a regional response strategy adopted by several Arab countries under the Arab League's crisis and disaster framework. [Getty] Iraq's nuclear...
Addressing claims that VA hospital rules allow discrimination against Dems and unmarried veterans
Politifact
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June 25, 2025
As veterans navigate changes to the Department of Veterans Affairs under the Trump administration, a June 16 story from British newspaper The Guardian raised alarms. The story said the Department of Veterans Affairs had adopted changes that could...
No peace vs. not our war: How Iran-Israel conflict divides Iraqi youth
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News/ For the first time in years, the glowing television screens inside Baghdad’s cafés and coffee shops are not showing football matches — the usual escape for young Iraqis eager for distraction and excitement. Instead, they beam footage...
Oil falls as traders fret about Trump’s tariffs
BusinessLIVE
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Tokyo — Oil prices eased on Thursday as the latest tariff announcements by US President Donald Trump were perceived by market participants as a threat to global economic growth, however, signs of strong US petrol demand limited losses. Brent crude...
Health Ranger Report: Paul Craig Roberts discusses America’s foreign policy MISSTEPS
Natural News
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June 17, 2025
Health Ranger Report: Paul Craig Roberts discusses America’s foreign policy MISSTEPS (Note: This article is based on a "Health Ranger Report" interview posted Dec. 2, 2023 on Brighteon.com.) Paul Craig Roberts alleges the Hamas attack on Israel...
Two Leading Narcissists Meet at the White House
CounterPunch
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July 10, 2025
Photograph Source: The White House – Public Domain Narcissism is a personality trait characterized by an excessive preoccupation with oneself, a sense of entitlement, and a need for admiration. It involves an inflated sense of self-importance, a...
Trump's tariffs: What's in effect and what could be in store?
The Business Standard
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July 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an array of tariffs that target individual products and countries. Trump has set a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports to the United States, as well as additional duties on certain...
Iraqi Kurds brace for fallout from Israel's war on Iran
The New Arab
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Public reaction within the Kurdistan Region is sharply divided. [Getty] As all-out war between Israel and Iran inches closer, authorities in Iraq's Kurdistan Region are appealing for calm and international engagement to contain a potential...
World Bank approves $1bn for projects in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq
The New Arab
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June 25, 2025
The biggest amount went to Iraq, where the World Bank approved $930 million to help improve the country’s railway infrastructure, boost domestic trade, create jobs and diversify the economy [GETTY] The World Bank said on Wednesday that it has...
Be a Patriot, Not a Parrot
The Philadelphia Citizen - Pennsylvania
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July 9, 2025
I detest bullies. Pardon the graphic image, but frankly, when I see it happening, I want to break their face. And one of the biggest problems I see today is that far too many bullies are turning their bullying into law. Any dissent, even within...
Opinion: The US joining in Israel’s attack on Iran is the Iraq War all over again
The Journal
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June 25, 2025
THE INTERNATIONAL RULES-BASED order emerged following the Second World War with one overarching aim: to prevent a repeat of the past. The system was designed to foster global cooperation and adherence to fundamental human rights, whilst promoting...
Saving Iraq’s seeds, one garden at a time
Prism
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June 24, 2025
This is the second article in a three-part series called “Reseeding the Land.” This series explores land revitalization, cultural stewardship, and food access in a time of significant decline of ecological health and climate upheaval across the...