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13+ min ago (420+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on 27 November that the Kremlin generally agrees that the 28-point US peace plan for Ukraine could form a basis for an agreement, while at the same time calling Ukraine's leadership illegitimate. "In general, we agree that this could be the basis for future agreements," he said while speaking to reporters at the conclusion of a visit to Kyrgyzstan. "It would be impolite of me to talk about any final options now, as there aren't any. But some things are fundamental," Putin said. Putin said that the US takes Russia's position, which was discussed before and after the Russian president's meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska in August. The two leaders need to "sit down and seriously discuss some specific things," he added. Trump envoy Steve Witkoff is scheduled to hold talks with his…...

14+ min ago (419+ words) Many New Yorkers now carry a whistle to sound the alarm when they see teams of armed masked agents in fatigues and tactical gear who have started to menace the city, from Washington Heights to East Elmhurst. Others are texting each other in groups they created on the encrypted messaging app Signal. "I was getting notifications in our chat that ICE was knocking on doors, so we rushed over here to see what was happening," said a Bensonhurst resident, who told AMNY they saw agents abduct a woman described as a young mother with an 8-month old baby. "ICE is a rogue agency that is lawlessly terrorizing New Yorkers," said Murad Awawdeh, President of the New York Immigration Coalition, which alerted the media when agents raided a basement apartment in Queens without a warrant, and pointed guns at a mother…...

15+ min ago (740+ words) ICE kidnapped two of our Western students while they were at home with their families. ICE wasn't there for them. ICE wasn't even seeking them out. Yet, they were rounded up and shipped off to Texas," said Frank Espinosa, an English and Social Studies teacher at the school. In rapid response, students organized a solidarity rally on Tuesday outside Western International High School in Southwest Detroit. Chants of ICE must go! Trump must go!" echoed through the streets as school let out and students joined the growing demonstration. The rally featured a coalition of community members, organized labor, and political figures, all united in condemning the deportations and the terror campaign waged by the fascistic Trump administration against immigrants. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and State Rep. Stephanie Chang were both present at the demonstration. I'm just here today as a pissed…...

17+ min ago (532+ words) Gates" October 28 post triggered a media storm over the subsequent three weeks, including throughout the two weeks of negotiations at COP30 in Brazil, which concluded on Saturday. The Guardian, Financial Times, and Time led early coverage; the Atlantic and the Nation kept it alive mid-summit; and by the final week, Foreign Policy and Le Monde were still running pieces. But must we simply accept that a blogging billionaire can so easily steal airtime from true experts? Thankfully not. To learn from the Gates incident, we must first examine his full message, briefly paraphrased below. The text in bold shows the key rhetorical strategies that Gates employed in his hack: The climate movement must get past its doomsday mindset. The truth is this " climate change is bad but with the aid of technology we will contain it to reasonable levels (less than…...

19+ min ago (1729+ words) It was Friday, June 6, and the rent was due. As soon as she finished an errand, Imelda Carreto planned on joining her family as they gathered scrap metal to earn a little extra cash. Her fianc, Julio Matias, and 15-year-old nephew, Carlos, had set out early, hitching a trailer to the back of their beat-up gray truck. Carreto didn't carry any proof that she had custody of the boy. She had left it in another car in her rush. She recalls officers saying her nephew would likely be released to her in a few days once she presented the proper documents. Before they drove him away, Carlos started to tear up. Carreto told him, "Don't cry. I don't know how, but I'll get you back. Understand?" A cracked windshield, a waiting officer, a forgotten document: The new family separations often…...

21+ min ago (471+ words) A newly published study reveals that a certain kind of gender-affirming care for transgender kids and young adults likely lowers rates of suicidality among those populations. The study, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, examined 432 patients between the ages of 12 and 20 years old who received treatment at an unnamed Midwestern academic medical center. Patients who were set to receive gender-affirming care filled out Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) surveys prior to receiving hormone therapy (HT) treatment, then repeated the questionnaire at future visits. Upon examining the results, the study found that suicidality among these patients "significantly declined from pretreatment to post-treatment," and was "consistent across sex assigned at birth, age at start of therapy, and treatment duration." The study included all youth who initiated hormone treatment therapy during the years 2017 to 2024 at the medical center in question. The average follow-up to…...

22+ min ago (336+ words) The'Starbucks'workers" union said on Friday it is escalating an indefinite strike to more than 120 stores and 85 cities, demanding higher pay and staffing levels at the coffee chain. The walkout, which is set to be the longest strike in the history of Starbucks, began on its Red Cup Day on November 13 with 65 stores and more than 40 cities. The strike comes on Black Friday, the busiest time of the year for retailers when shoppers hunt for bargains on everything from food and groceries to apparel and appliances. Workers also went on strike at'Amazon'warehouses in Germany on Black Friday, aiming to disrupt operations on a key sales day as they push for a collective bargaining agreement, with separate protests also planned outside Zara stores in Spain. "It"s time for Brian Niccol and Starbucks executives to stop stalling and cut the excuses," Michelle…...

29+ min ago (74+ words) Israel has carried out its deadliest incursion into southern Syria since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. "War crimes: Deadly Israeli raids on Syria sparks outrage Israel has carried out its deadliest incursion into southern Syria since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. At least 13 people were killed in Beit Jinn. Al Jazeeras Osama Bin Javaid reports Syrian officials reject Israels narrative and accuse it of violating international law....

32+ min ago (377+ words) Amazon workers and their allies worldwide took to the streets on Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, to protest the e-commerce behemoth's exploitation of workers, relentless union-busting, contributions to the worsening climate emergency, and plans to replace employees en masse with robots. From Germany to Bangladesh, thousands of workers walked off the job on Friday and marched against Amazon's labor practices to push for better wages, working conditions, and union protections. Last month, Amazon reported over $21 billion in profits for the third quarter of 2025a 38% increase compared to the same time last year. "During the heatwaves, the warehouse feels like a furnacepeople faint, but the targets never stop," said Neha Singh, an Amazon worker in Manesar, India, referring to the company's productivity quotas. "Even if we fainted, we couldn't take a day off and go home. If we…...

34+ min ago (618+ words) Rubio 'plans to skip NATO meeting' at key moment for Ukraine Lebanese army dismantling Hezbollah caches, tunnels in the south Sudan: Children separated from families fleeing Darfur violence How Gaza is entering an uncharted era of foreign guardianship Testing the waters: Is Saudi Arabia re-engaging with Lebanon? As MAGA turns on Zionism, Israel First right stokes Islamophobia Inside Amir: A quiet portrait of leaving Iran U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to skip a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels next week, two U.S. officials said, in a highly unusual absence of the top U.S. diplomat from a key transatlantic gathering. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will represent Washington instead, said one of the officials, who requested anonymity to discuss matters that have not yet been made public. It was unclear why Rubio planned to skip the December 3 meeting, and…...