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Holiday 100: This year’s trending gifts

Browse 2024’s most popular gift ideas with Google Shopping’s Holiday 100.




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Our AI Opportunity Initiative comes to the Middle East and North Africa

Google is committed to make benefits of AI more accessible and inclusive for everyone in the Middle East and North Africa.



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Our Machine Learning Crash Course goes in depth on generative AI

We recently launched a completely reimagined version of Machine Learning Crash Course.




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Work Of Heart

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Beauty

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Peach Fuzz

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Three Years

For 18 months after Charlie’s death, my only desire was to grieve. I celebrate how deeply I let myself experience my grief and how completely I prioritized myself during this time. I took a sabbatical, and only did what I felt like doing. At first it was mostly crying in bed. After a couple of […]




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Structuring Life to Support Creativity

Sandra Tayler, whom you may know as the editor, publisher, project manager, and so much more behind Schlock Mercenary, is crowdfunding a book called STRUCTURING LIFE TO SUPPORT CREATIVITY.

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/sandra-tayler/structuring-life-to-support-creativity

I can personally vouch for the principles and practices presented in this book, but that’s probably kind of obvious. Sandra has worked with many other people and organizations over the last decade, so this book is far, far more than just (!) the life experience of someone who wrangled a single cartoonist into profitability while managing her own career writing children’s books and short stories.

Follow the links above to read more about the project. It has funded, and just yesterday Sandra crossed the “we get to make an audiobook” stretch goal. The project closes in two days, though, so if you want to throw some momentum into it on the home stretch, now’s the time.




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Arcane Season 2 Act 2 Trailer Previews What’s Next for Jinx & Vi

Following its return last Saturday, Netflix has finally shared the Arcane Season 2 Act 2 trailer for the next three episodes of the hit action fantasy series, based on Riot Games’ League of Legends video game. The second half of the final season will be available for streaming this Saturday, November 16. “The aftermath of […]

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What Time Does Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Fight Release on Netflix?

The highly anticipated Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight is set to arrive soon, and this has sparked major excitement among fans about its release time. Netflix is bringing this exclusive event to its platform, making it accessible for fans wanting to witness the showdown. In it, boxing legend Mike Tyson will go up against […]

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Is There an American Sports Story Episode 11 Release Date or Part 2?

Are you curious to learn if there is a release date for American Sports Story Episode 11 or if the series has ended? The intriguing first season has captivated viewers with the dramatic tale of Aaron Hernandez, the former NFL player turned convict. Fans are keen to find out if more episodes or a Part […]

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The Cage Season 2: Has Netflix Canceled or Renewed It?

Fans of Netflix’s The Cage are eagerly speculating about the series’ future. With its engaging storyline about a young fighter who wants to go pro and be the next MMA fighter in intense action, the show has built a dedicated following. However, viewers are anxious to know if it has been renewed for Season 2 […]

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What Time Will Landman Release on Paramount+? Schedule Explained

Fans are waiting in anticipation for Landman‘s release team on Paramount+. The series, centered on the energy industry, is set to make a bold debut with its first two episodes available simultaneously. With much buzz around the series, knowing the exact Landman release date, time, and schedule will help fans tune in at the right time. Here […]

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How Many Episodes of Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 Are Left? Schedule Explained

As Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 continues, fans are eagerly tuning in to catch each new episode. With Episode 9 kicking off Part 2, viewers are curious about the Yellowstone Season 5 episode release schedule and want to know how many episodes remain. Each installment builds suspense, showcasing the Dutton family’s battle for land and […]

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Why Is Voltron Leaving Netflix & Where Could It Stream Next?

Fans of Voltron: Legendary Defender are disheartened by the news that the series is leaving Netflix. The beloved animated show, which aired for eight seasons from 2016 to 2018, follows teens who join an intergalactic battle while piloting robotic ships shaped like animals. With the news sparkling debates, viewers are eager to learn why it’s […]

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Why Fans Think Sony’s Agent Venom Trailer Is Real

The internet has been buzzing with excitement over what many fans initially thought was an official Agent Venom trailer from Sony. The clip, featuring Tony Revolori as Flash Thompson transforming into Agent Venom, quickly went viral and sparked discussions about a possible new Venom movie. Fans seem to be excited about the prospect of seeing […]

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Pistons’ Tim Hardaway Avoids Serious Injury After Head Collision

Curious about Tim Hardaway Jr.‘s condition following his recent on-court injury? As fans discuss the Detroit Pistons’ nail-biting NBA Cup opener against the Miami Heat, many are also concerned about Hardaway’s recovery and when he might return to the lineup. Here’s a quick look at Tim Hardaway’s injury, recovery, and its impact on the Pistons. […]

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Yellowstone Season 5: Who Killed John Dutton? Jamie, Sarah or Beth?

Yellowstone recently started airing part 2 of its fifth season. It resumes the journey of the Dutton’s to protect their ranch triggering high-voltage drama and entertainment. However, the most shocking aspect of the season was the death of the family’s patriarch, John Dutton. So, who killed John Dutton in Yellowstone Season 5? Here is everything […]

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100 Years of Writer’s Digest (#WritersDigest100): Some Thoughts

Writer’s Digest is celebrating its 100th anniversary, which is pretty epic. At the same time, the parent company of F&W is also declaring bankruptcy. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… I’ve been at the writing game since the early 1990s. I was a teenager when I first mailed off […]




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Headlines for October 31, 2024

Israeli Attacks on Lebanon’s Baalbek Kill 19 as Prime Minister Mikati Hopes for Ceasefire Soon, Israel Is Committing War Crimes by Targeting Health Infrastructure, U.N. Peacekeepers in Lebanon, Israel Attacks Kamal Adwan in North Gaza, Continues Deadly Strikes Across the Strip, State Dept. Largely Ignoring 500 Reports of U.S. Weapons Used to Kill or Injure Palestinians in Gaza, Elon Musk Faces Philly Hearing over Pro-Trump Super PAC’s $1M Voter Giveaway Scheme, SCOTUS Allows Virginia to Continue Voter Roll Purge Less Than One Week Before Election, Supreme Court Rejects RFK Jr.'s Request to Remove Name from Ballot in Swing States, House Speaker Mike Johnson Vows GOP Will Dismantle Obamacare, “Blowtorch” Regulations If Trump Wins, Harris Hits Back After Trump Claims He'll Protect Women “Whether They Like It or Not”, Texas Abortion Ban Led to Deaths of at Least Two Patients Denied Reproductive Care, Man Who Plotted to Kidnap Nancy Pelosi and Attacked Her Husband Gets Life in Prison, Mexican Journalists Paty Bunbury and Mauricio Cruz Solís Assassinated, U.N. General Assembly Votes to Condemn U.S. Embargo on Cuba for 32nd Consecutive Year, Trial Opens for Ex-Cops Accused of Murdering Rio de Janeiro Councilmember Marielle Franco




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Bishop William Barber Endorses Harris, Says Faith Leaders Must Oppose Trump's Hate

“There can be no middle ground, not in this moment.” As the U.S. presidential race draws to a close, Bishop William Barber, the national co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, founding director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School and co-author of White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy, explains why he is endorsing Kamala Harris for president in his personal capacity. In contrast to Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric and policies that will benefit the rich, Barber says “we see clearly Harris trying to unify.” He makes a theological argument for opposing Trump and also discusses voting rights and access in his home state of North Carolina.




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Headlines for November 1, 2024

At Least 95 Palestinians Are Killed in One Day as Israel Intensifies Attacks on Northern Gaza, Israeli Forces Detain, Beat and Brand Palestinians After Deadly West Bank Raid, Israel’s Assault on Lebanon Destroys or Damages One-Quarter of All Buildings Near Border, Peace Activists Celebrate as Barclays Sells Shares of Israeli Weapons Maker Elbit Systems, In Arizona, Kamala Harris Promotes Women’s Rights; Donald Trump Says Liz Cheney Should Be Shot, Bill Clinton Sparks Outrage After Saying Israel Was “Forced” to Kill Civilians in Gaza, Death Toll from Flash Flooding in Spain Soars to 158, Papua New Guinea to Boycott U.N. Climate Talks After Calling Out “Empty Talk” of Polluters, North Korea Test-Fires ICBM, Sends 10,000 Troops to Join Russian Forces Near Ukraine, “I Have a Death Squad”: Philippines Ex-President Rodrigo Duterte Admits to Extrajudicial Killings, Botswana’s President Concedes in Ruling Party’s First Defeat Since Decolonization, Brazil: Two Ex-Cops Who Confessed to Killing Marielle Franco Get Long Prison Terms




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Will Abortion Rights Decide 2024 Election? Amy Littlefield on Trump's Misogyny & 10 Ballot Measures

Kamala Harris is blasting Donald Trump for vowing to protect women whether they “like it or not” at the same time he is calling for Republican Liz Cheney to be shot in the face. We get response from The Nation's abortion access correspondent Amy Littlefield and talk about 10 states with abortion rights on the ballot, including Arizona, Nevada, Florida, South Dakota and Missouri. Trump's remarks are a “succinct and clear definition of patriarchy,” says Littlefield. She argues the 2024 election will be decided in large part by white women and whether they will vote for abortion rights. Trump is “laying out the bargain that white patriarchy has offered for white women in this country,” says Littlefield. “He is saying, 'White women, we will protect you from Brown and Black men.'”




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"Little Secret"? Elie Mystal on Trump's Likely Plan to Steal Election with GOP House Speaker Johnson

With just days to go before the November 5 presidential election, fears are growing that Republicans intend to interfere with the official results in order to install Donald Trump as president. At Sunday’s Madison Square Garden rally, Trump said he had a “little secret” with House Speaker Mike Johnson that would have a “big impact” on the outcome, though neither he nor Johnson elaborated on what that entailed. Elie Mystal, the justice correspondent for The Nation, says the secret is almost certainly a plan to force a contingent election, whereby no candidate wins a majority of the Electoral College and the president is instead chosen by the House of Representatives, where Republicans hold a slim majority. Mystal notes that even if Democrats challenge such an outcome, the case would still end up before a Supreme Court with a conservative supermajority that is likely to side with Trump.




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Headlines for November 4, 2024

Harris and Trump in Swing State of Pennsylvania on Last Day of Campaigning Before Election, Protesters Center Abortion Rights in Preelection Women’s March to White House, Israel’s Genocidal Assault on Northern Gaza Continues as Israel Severs Ties with UNRWA, Progressive Reps Warn U.S. Involvement in Middle East Unlawful as Pentagon Sends More Arms to Israel, “No Votes for Genocide”: Protesters in NYC Decry U.S. Support for Israel Ahead of Nov. 5, King Felipe Taunted by Angry Crowds as He Visits Flood-Stricken Valencia, Int’l Biodiversity Conference Ends with New Indigenous U.N. Body, No Deal on Financing, Moldova’s EU-Aligned President Maia Sandu Wins Second Term, Prosecutors in Republic of Georgia Investigating Election Fraud After Disputed Polls, More Accounts from Sudan of Rape Being Used as Weapon of War, Genocide, Bad Bunny Performs at Rally for Puerto Rico’s Center-Left, Third-Party Coalition Alianza, Ex-Cop Brett Hankison Found Guilty of Violating Breonna Taylor’s Civil Rights, Faces Life in Prison, Pioneering Music Producer Quincy Jones Has Died at 91




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Former FEC Counsel Speaks Out on Big Money, Citizens United & Elon Musk's Illegal Moves to Help Trump

As Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stirs up false claims of voter fraud ahead of Election Day, we look at the role of an increasingly “partisan” Federal Election Commission with former FEC general counsel Larry Noble, who explains why “voters of a lot of wealth have the ability to influence elections the way that the rest of us don’t.” As the influence of money in politics grows unchecked, he warns, it has the effect of “silencing the voter.” Noble also responds to multibillionaire Trump supporter Elon Musk’s $1 million giveaways to Pennsylvania voters and discusses the lasting impact of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision on campaign finance law.




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Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud on Refusing Meeting with Trump, Not Endorsing Harris

All eyes are on Michigan as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris battle over undecided voters in the crucial swing state, including many of the state’s 200,000 Arab American and Muslim voters who reject both the Republican and Democratic parties’ stance on Israel and Palestine. We speak to Dearborn, Michigan’s Lebanese American Mayor Abdullah Hammoud, who is the first Arab and Muslim mayor of the city, about many of his constituents’ loss of support for the Democratic Party and how the Arab American vote could impact the presidential election. Hammoud, like many Dearborn residents, has lost extended family to Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, and describes the climate in the city as “a blanket of grief.” Having called for a ceasefire and arms embargo on Israel, he refused to meet with Trump last week, but has also declined to endorse Harris. Hammoud calls on voters to not sit out the election entirely, but to “vote their moral conscience, and says the citizens of Dearborn are “willing to put people over party, first and foremost.”




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Headlines for November 5, 2024

Harris and Trump Make Final Pitches in What Could Be One of Closest Elections in Modern U.S. History, PA Judge Allows Elon Musk to Go Ahead with $1M Daily Giveaway Scheme for Swing State Voters, Israel Kills 70+ People in Gaza over Past Day, Launches More Attacks on Kamal Adwan Hospital, Aid Entering Gaza at Just 6% of Pre-Genocide Deliveries as Israel Severs Ties with UNRWA, “Not the End of the Semester”: State Dept. Says Too Early to “Grade” Israel on North Gaza Actions, At Least 4 West Bank Palestinians Killed as Israeli Soldiers and Settlers Continue Deadly Attacks, Death Toll from Israeli Assault on Lebanon Tops 3,000 After More Deadly Strikes This Week, Syria Blasts Israeli Airstrikes Near Damascus, Which Killed at Least 2 People, Putin Hosts Pyongyang Officials as NATO Calls North Korean Troops in Ukraine War an “Escalation”, White Ex-Cop Found Guilty of Murder in Andre Hill Shooting, Two Ohio Officers Charged with Reckless Homicide in Killing of Frank Tyson, Boeing Workers Approve New Contract with 43% Raises Over 4 Years, Ending Costly Weekslong Strike




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Trump Tried to Steal the Vote in Georgia in 2020. Now Election Deniers Run Georgia's Election System

Ari Berman, the voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones, details how pro-Trump forces may try to throw out the results of the 2024 election if Kamala Harris wins, with a focus on the swing state of Georgia, the “epicenter” of Trump’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. “It’s very dangerous to imagine what people who don’t believe in free and fair elections can do when given the power to oversee those very elections,” says Berman.




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Ari Berman on Racist Roots of Electoral College & How Ballot Measures Can Help Preserve Democracy

In a major piece for Mother Jones magazine on “Why Ballot Measures Are Democracy’s Last Line of Defense,” voting rights correspondent Ari Berman discusses abortion ballot measures in 10 states, important down-ballot races in Wisconsin and elsewhere, and the movement to abolish or reform the Electoral College.




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Headlines for November 6, 2024

Donald Trump Wins Presidency After Kamala Harris Underperforms in Swing States, Republicans Win Senate Majority for First Time Since 2020, House of Representatives Remains Up for Grabs as Vote Counting Continues, Voters in 7 States Approve Abortion Rights Measures; 3 Others Fail, Protests Erupt Across Israel After Netanyahu Fires War Chief Yoav Gallant, Palestinians Condemn Biden’s Support for Israeli Military as Assault on Gaza Continues, Israeli Raids on Occupied West Bank Kill 8, Wound Child and Photojournalist, Israeli Strike on Residential Building Kills 20 in Beirut Suburb, NGOs Ask U.N. Human Rights Council to Probe Israel’s Assault on Lebanon, U.K. Authorities Drop Terrorism Charges for Retired Academic Who Advocated for Palestinian Rights, Rudy Giuliani Empties Prized Possessions from Manhattan Home Following $148M Defamation Judgment




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Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor: Democrats Demobilized Their Base. A Movement Is Now Needed to Oppose Trump

Donald Trump’s performance in the 2024 election surpassed expectations, with the candidate winning the key battleground states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia and picking up larger shares of more diverse segments of the electorate, including Black and Latino male voters. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, a professor of African American studies at Princeton University, says the blame lies squarely on the Harris campaign, which refused to differentiate itself from unpopular incumbent President Joe Biden. “The problem here is with the leadership of the Democratic Party,” adds John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation. Nichols and Taylor discuss how Democrats “demobilized” young voters and grassroots organizers, to their electoral detriment. “Donald Trump, as a president who has very few guardrails, has the potential to take horrific actions,” says Nichols. For those seeking to oppose him, says Taylor, “There’s a lot of rebuilding that has to be done.”




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Rami Khouri: U.S. Voters Are Sick of Foreign Wars. Can Trump Strike a Grand Bargain in Middle East?

Shortly after Donald Trump was announced as the winner of the U.S. presidential election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to social media to enthusiastically congratulate him. Meanwhile, the Israeli military continued its violent assault on Gaza, killing multiple Palestinians in strikes on apartment buildings and homes. We speak to Palestinian American journalist Rami Khouri about what we know of Trump’s pro-Israel policies and how Trump beat Kamala Harris for the presidency. “Trump out-dramatized Harris, and that’s how he won,” he says.




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7 States Vote to Protect Abortion Rights in Busy Year for Ballot Initiatives

While Democratic candidates suffered major losses in this year’s U.S. elections, elsewhere on the ballot voters supported liberal positions. In the wake of tightening federal and state restrictions on abortion, historic ballot measures enshrining the right to an abortion passed in seven states, while other initiatives to raise the minimum wage and codify marriage equality also won by wide majorities. We’re joined by Chris Melody Fields Figueredo of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center to examine the role of ballot measures, a form of direct democracy, in elections, and why this “powerful tool” may be at risk as conservatives flood elected office. “Because we are resisting, we are winning on these progressive issues, they are trying to take that power away from us.”




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Headlines for November 7, 2024

Kamala Harris Concedes to Trump as Data Show Majority of U.S. Voting Groups Swung Right, Democrats Lose Montana Senate Seat, Hold On to Nevada & Michigan as Fate of House Remains Unknown, Puerto Rico’s Third-Party Leftist Alliance Appears to Narrowly Lose Governorship to Trump Ally, Elon Musk Becomes Even Richer After Trump Win; Trump Reportedly Taps Brian Hook for State Dept., Special Counsel Jack Smith Winds Down Cases Against Trump, Who May Also Avoid NY and GA Trials, Immigrants Waiting Near U.S. Border Could Face Even More Treacherous Conditions with Trump in Power, Israeli Strikes Kill 27 Palestinians; Military Says It Won’t Let Northern Gaza Residents Return, 40 Killed as Israel Bombs Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley and City of Baalbek, North Korean Troops Enter Combat in Russia as Moscow and Pyongyang Agree to Mutual Defense Pact, German Coalition Government Collapses After Olaf Scholz Fires Finance Minister, Toxic Smog Shrouds Pakistan’s Punjab, Leaving Hundreds Hospitalized with Respiratory Ailments, Thousands Ordered to Evacuate Southern California Wildfires, Hurricane Rafael Collapses Cuba’s Power Grid, Made Vulnerable by U.S.-Led Embargo




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Headlines for November 8, 2024

Trump Taps Campaign Co-Chair Susie Wiles as Chief of Staff as His Electoral College Tally Hits 301, House Control Undecided with Republicans Leading Dems, Expanding Senate Control, “Project 2025 Is the Agenda”: Trump Allies Gleefully Flaunt Far-Right Plans in Wake of Election, Judge Tosses Program That Would Allow Undocumented Spouses to Stay in U.S. During Legal Process, “We Are the Solution”: New Yorkers Vow to Fight Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda, Israel Attacks Another School Shelter, Killing 12 Palestinians, as North Gaza Remains on Precipice, Israel Acquires 25 Boeing Fighter Jets, Paid For by U.S. as Part of “Aid” Package, Spain Rejects Arms Ships Headed for Israel; Canadian Palestinians Sue Trudeau Gov’t over Genocide, New York Activists to Launch Hunger Strike for Gaza Outside U.N., Joining Global Protest Movement, Israel Kills More Civilians in Attacks on Lebanon, Levels Historic Structures, U.N. Report Finds Wealthy Nations Have Given a Pittance Toward Climate Finance Pledges, Unprecedented Wildfires in Bolivia Scorch 75,000 Acres of National Park, Mozambique Police Kill 5, Wound Scores in Latest Crackdown on Protests over Contested Election, Australia Poised to Restrict Social Media Use for Children Under 16




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Democrats Deserted Working Poor: Bishop William Barber on Healthcare, Living Wages, Voting Rights

“Why is it that the issues that most of the public agrees with — healthcare, living wages, voting rights, democracy — why is it that those issues weren’t more up front?” We speak to Bishop William Barber about Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s failed election campaigns, Donald Trump’s election as president and the urgent need to unite the poor and working class. Barber is the national co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, president and senior lecturer at Repairers of the Breach and a co-author of the book White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy. He urges the Democratic Party to recenter economic security and poverty alleviation in its platform and draws on historical setbacks for U.S. progressive policies to encourage voters to “get back up” and “continue to fight.”




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Headlines for November 11, 2024

Ex-ICE Dir. Thomas Homan, Trump’s Pick for “Border Czar,” Says U.S.-Born Children Could Be Deported, Trump Poised to Sweep Swing States; Democrat Gallego Defeats Trump Ally Kari Lake in AZ Senate Race, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Not Resigning Before Biden Leaves Office, FBI Probes Racist Text Message Campaign Against Black Americans Referencing Slavery, Israel Kills Dozens of Members of the Same Family in Jabaliya as Genocidal Attacks Continue, Israel Kills at Least 4 More Palestinian Journalists in Gaza, Israeli Strikes Kill Dozens in Lebanon, Including 10 Paramedics, Kremlin Denies Reports of Trump-Putin Call as Ukraine and Russia Both Launch Drone Strikes, COP29 Kicks Off in Azerbaijan; Summit Leader Secretly Filmed Negotiating Fossil Fuel Deals, Greta Thunberg Shuns COP29, Calls for Protests Against Azerbaijan Human Rights Abuses, Amsterdam Police Crack Down on Pro-Palestinian Protesters After Israeli Hooligans Wreak Havoc in City, Haiti’s Interim PM Ousted by Transitional Council as Violence, Humanitarian Crisis Worsens, Train Station Blast Kills 26 in Pakistan; Thousands Rally to Demand Release of Former PM Imran Khan




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"A Campaign of Genocide": Noura Erakat Speaks to Ta-Nehisi Coates About Israel's War on Gaza

Thousands attended a Palestine Festival of Literature event about “America and the War on Palestine” at the historic Riverside Church in New York Sunday, featuring conversations about U.S. complicity in Israeli human rights abuses. The literary festival, known as PalFest, aims to raise awareness of the Palestinian struggle through arts and letters. The acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates moderated the conversations, including one featuring the Palestinian human rights attorney and scholar Noura Erakat. “This is about all of us,” says Erakat. “The fact that Palestinian children have been evaporated, beheaded, killed in NICU, their NICU system, rotted in NICU beds, right? And their parents have had to collect their flesh to weigh it in rice bags in order to bury them, right? At this point, there should have been mercy.”




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"Complete Charade": Qatar Withdraws from Ceasefire Talks, Middle East Prepares for Trump Presidency

We speak with Dutch Palestinian analyst Mouin Rabbani about the latest developments in the Middle East as Israel continues its deadly assaults on Gaza and Lebanon. Qatar recently announced it will no longer act as mediator for ceasefire talks, saying the two sides were not serious about reaching a deal to stop the fighting. “This entire process from the outset has been a complete charade,” Rabbani says of the U.S.-backed ceasefire negotiations, urging Egypt to follow suit and also stop acting as a mediator. Rabbani also discusses how a second Trump administration could deal with the region, saying Trump’s “erratic” behavior makes predictions difficult, but that signs point to a more aggressive posture toward Iran.




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Mouin Rabbani on What Really Happened in Amsterdam Between Israeli Soccer Fans & Local Residents

Dutch Palestinian analyst Mouin Rabbani discusses the violence that broke out last week between visiting Israeli soccer fans and pro-Palestinian protesters in Amsterdam. The Dutch authorities made over 60 arrests, and at least five people were hospitalized as a result of the clashes, which local and international leaders were quick to brand as antisemitic, even though observers in Amsterdam have said it was Israeli hooligans who instigated much of the violence. Rabbani says that while it’s common for rival teams’ fans to get into skirmishes, what happened in Amsterdam was different. “What we’re talking about here in Amsterdam is not a clash between the hooligans of two opposing sides, but rather these Israeli thugs attacking people who, in principle, had nothing to do with the game, and then afterwards being confronted by their victims,” Rabbani says.




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Headlines for November 12, 2024

Israel Fails to Meet 30-Day U.S. Deadline to End Starvation Campaign in Northern Gaza , Israel Bombs Beirut Suburbs as Defense Minister Rules Out Ceasefire with Lebanon, Israel’s Smotrich Lauds Trump’s Victory, Orders Preparations to Illegally Annex West Bank, GOP to Retake House Majority, Cementing Party’s Control Over All Branches of U.S. Government, Trump to Nominate Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, Trump Taps Rep. Elise Stefanik as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Trump Nominates SD Gov. Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary, Trump Selects Foreign Policy Hawk GOP Rep. Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser, Ex-VA Secretary Robert Wilkie to Head Pentagon Transition Despite Mishandling Sexual Assault Report, White Nationalist Anti-Immigrant Adviser Stephen Miller to Return to Trump White House , Trump Taps Former Rep. Lee Zeldin to Lead EPA, Considers Moving the Agency from D.C., Trump Refuses to Sign Presidential Transition Ethics Agreement as Required by Law, House GOP Bill Would Grant President Power to Target Nonprofit Organizations, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé Sworn In as Haiti’s Prime Minister, Promises New Elections, Firefighters Battle Blazes Across the Northeast as the U.S. Faces Record Drought, 2024 Was a “Master Class in Climate Destruction”: U.N. Issues Dire Warning at COP29, Dutch Court Overrules Landmark Decision That Required Shell to Accelerate Emissions Cuts









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Assessee can avail ITC only on tax paid on services for leasing/ renting/ hiring of motor vehicles for women's safety

The AAR, Tamil Nadu in the case of M/s. CMA CGM Global Business Services (India) (P.) Ltd., In Re [Order No. 15/ARA/2024 dated July 15, 2024] ruled that an Assessee is eligible to avail input services in respect of leasing/ renting/ hiring of motor vehicles of motor vehicles to provide transportatio




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GST applicable on Car facility extended to employees when the amount of car lease incurred by the company is recovered from employees

The AAAR, Tamil Nadu in the case of M/s Faiveley Transport Rail Technologies India (P.) Ltd., In Re [A.R. Appeal No. 03/2024 AAAR dated July 10, 2024] upheld the ruling passed by AAR Tamil Nadu wherein it was ruled that GST would be applicable on Car facility extended to employees when the amount of