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The four-day-long Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago, with headline speaker President Joe Biden – August 19, 2024
Manage episode 435131327 series 1217114
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
- The four-day-long Democratic National Convention opened in Chicago, with headline speaker President Joe Biden.
- The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in central Gaza over the weekend, warning Palestinians of planned military action in response to what it says was Hamas rocket fire; at least 17 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded on Saturday in an Israeli strike in the central Gaza town of Zawayda, according to Palestinian health officials.
- Congo will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox outbreak next week from the United States.
- British tech magnate Mike Lynch and several other people are missing after their luxury superyacht sank during a freak storm off Sicily.
- California human rights advocates called on Governor Gavin Newsom to take action and limit what they describe as the harmful practice of solitary confinement in jails, prisons, and private immigration detention facilities.
- Pro-Palestine activists asked to intervene in a lawsuit that could affect the rights of UC Berkeley students to protest.
- Hundreds of immigrant rights activists today completed a three-day, 48-mile walk, a feat they hope will raise awareness of the plight of undocumented immigrants and the need for the country to offer a path to citizenship.
The post The four-day-long Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago, with headline speaker President Joe Biden – August 19, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.
1064 episodes
Manage episode 435131327 series 1217114
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
- The four-day-long Democratic National Convention opened in Chicago, with headline speaker President Joe Biden.
- The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in central Gaza over the weekend, warning Palestinians of planned military action in response to what it says was Hamas rocket fire; at least 17 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded on Saturday in an Israeli strike in the central Gaza town of Zawayda, according to Palestinian health officials.
- Congo will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox outbreak next week from the United States.
- British tech magnate Mike Lynch and several other people are missing after their luxury superyacht sank during a freak storm off Sicily.
- California human rights advocates called on Governor Gavin Newsom to take action and limit what they describe as the harmful practice of solitary confinement in jails, prisons, and private immigration detention facilities.
- Pro-Palestine activists asked to intervene in a lawsuit that could affect the rights of UC Berkeley students to protest.
- Hundreds of immigrant rights activists today completed a three-day, 48-mile walk, a feat they hope will raise awareness of the plight of undocumented immigrants and the need for the country to offer a path to citizenship.
The post The four-day-long Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago, with headline speaker President Joe Biden – August 19, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.
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