Headlines for August 22, 2024

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