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H. Patricia Hynes Informed Comment Children attending Amani primary school in Nairobi, Kenya, are first given warm water, bathing soap and a seaweed-based body gel for washing before entering their classrooms, because they lack clean water at home. If they need to wash their uniforms, they are given a change of school uniform and a place to dry their clothes. Most of the children live in informal settlements that lack clean water, sanitation and hygiene; school is their only provider of these essential public health needs. They are taught to clean the school that offers them not only an education…

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By Hanieh Jodat This article was originally published by Truthout The clash over whether the US has a functioning constitutional process for starting and ending wars is coming to a head. The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is entering its seventh month after a series of attempts at diplomatic negotiations moderated by Pakistan and other countries in the region.  The U.S has embroiled itself in a conflict without a clear exit strategy, and Iran has shown no interest in bending under President Donald Trump’s pressure. As Washington and Tehran continue this agonizing yo-yo of threats, the growing reported number of…

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Goodbye Dolly… 6,500-year-old prehistoric enclosure in the Czech Republic may have tracked the Sun and Moon 1,000 years before Stonehenge. Ufology: Withering on the vine? Eighty years of the same campfire story, and how a myth quietly became folklore. When you’re dead, will you know? The emerging science of near-death experiences. The long afterlife of QAnon conspiracy theories haunting American politics. Lost ancient Egyptian city found? Archaeologists unveil mysterious inscription linking excavations to a fabled lost city from Egyptian texts. Decades of research say eyewitness testimony can’t be trusted. These scientists say otherwise. University of Calgary researcher examines how people…

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I never imagined that the worst day of my life would lead me to a responsibility I never expected to carry. After burying my 20-year-old daughter Katie, I never imagined I would one day accept the responsibility of leading the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office. But sometimes responsibility finds you. Katie was killed in Illinois in a tragedy that should never have happened. She was a college student visiting friends when an intoxicated driver traveling nearly 80 miles per hour crashed into the vehicle in which she was a passenger. Katie and another young woman were killed. Three…

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By Derek Seidman This article was originally published by Truthout Amid the destabilization and devastation caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran, oil executives are raking in billions. While the U.S. war on Iran is broadly unpopular in the U.S, including among a growing number of Donald Trump voters, at least one of the president’s core constituencies is happy: Big Oil. The war’s straining of the global oil supply chain has delivered windfall profits to major fossil fuel corporations. The top two U.S. oil companies, ExxonMobil and Chevron, recently disclosed an astounding $26.5 billion in net income during the…

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Darline Graham won the Republican nomination for the Senate seat of her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, in South Carolina’s Tuesday primary. Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox Graham, whom South Carolina’s Gov. Henry McMaster appointed in July to serve the remainder of her brother’s term, defeated Rep. Ralph Norman 52 percent to 48 percent. President Donald Trump encouraged Graham, who had no prior political experience, to run for a full term and actively campaigned for her.  Lindsey Graham was a strong hawkish influence on the foreign policy of the GOP and the Trump administration. Darline…

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