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The average S&P 500 CEO made an eye-popping 285x more than their median worker did, the worst being Starbucks, whose CEO received $97,813,843 in total compensation last year, or 6,666x more than Starbucks’ median employee. truthout.org/articles/afl-c…

Israel’s legislature has overwhelmingly passed a measure calling for Israel to annex the occupied West Bank, projecting their intent to pursue the illegal plan that is already in motion. “This is unambiguously illegal, and they’re proud of it,” said Tlaib. truthout.org/articles/israe…

Hundreds of nonprofit legal services workers in NYC are currently on strike, demanding both better employment conditions and better legal representation for their clients navigating everything from the criminal legal system to immigration courts. truthout.org/articles/facin…

The Trump administration this week released a plan to fast-track the growth of AI in the US, delighting tech groups while alarming environmental advocates who point to the industry’s toxic emissions, high water usage and heavy reliance on fossil fuels. truthout.org/articles/commu…

A second group of international activists including Chris Smalls, founder of the Amazon Labor Union, are en route to Gaza to challenge Israel’s blockade. Their Freedom Flotilla ship, named the Handala, launched from Italy 5 days ago carrying aid. truthout.org/video/another-…

Israel’s “precisely designed mass starvation” campaign in Gaza has caused at least 83 children to die of hunger, health officials say, with many deaths occurring just in the last week. Experts say this number is likely a vast undercount. truthout.org/articles/israe…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Wednesday that he is formally rescinding the use of thimerosal in vaccines distributed throughout the United States — despite the fact that there is no evidence of harm from the ingredient. truthout.org/articles/rfk-j…

A new lawsuit filed in Texas could force federal courts, and potentially even the Supreme Court, to weigh in on the legality of telehealth abortions, which people have increasingly used since Roe v. Wade was overturned. Via @19thnews truthout.org/articles/new-l…

29 Senate Democrats are demanding that the Trump administration lead an independent investigation into the killing of Palestinian American Sayfollah Musallet by Israeli settlers earlier this month. truthout.org/articles/29-se…

In a landmark decision, the International Court of Justice found that high-emitting countries are legally obligated under international law to address the “urgent and existential threat” of climate change. truthout.org/video/vanuatu-…

A new report suggests that Trump was aware in May that his name was in the Epstein files, contradicting his recent claims that he hadn’t discussed details of the files with DOJ officials. truthout.org/articles/bombs…

Israel is majorly restricting visas for UN humanitarian affairs workers seeking entry into Gaza, in apparent attempts to deepen the catastrophe, after effectively barring the top humanitarian official for the region from entering this weekend. truthout.org/articles/israe…

As Gaza starves, 420,000 pallets of aid is sitting in warehouses awaiting approval for entry. Meanwhile, Israel is running a propaganda campaign attempting to blame its starvation plan on the very aid groups to whom it’s denying access. truthout.org/articles/420k-…

Experts see echoes of the 1930s amid Trump’s tariff tantrums. If, come August, an American-European tariff war really does kick off in earnest, the consequences could be hugely damaging. truthout.org/articles/exper…

"The Iranian state and its prisons are a nightmare, but Israel is not our savior. Their bombs do not liberate us. Their “queer rights” propaganda means nothing when they are killing queer people alongside everyone else.”truthout.org/articles/israe…

A judge has ordered the release of Maryland father Kilmar Abrego Garcia from federal custody after he was unlawfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador. truthout.org/articles/abreg…