Abe Kenmore

I think there should be more societal/media attention on the incredible progress in health, economic growth etc. of the last half century or so, and find the fact it's usually only brought up to minimize issues that still persist rather than spur further progress annoying

How child mortality has declined in the last two centuries How has child mortality declined worldwide across the last two centuries?

Just spent about 15 minutes boggling over this report. It's astonishing that as of 2019, Africa - which still has the highest child mortality rate in the world - has a substantially lower rate than Europe (now the lowest rate globally) had in 1950
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ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

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UK Police Say 2 Victims Have Died And 3 Others Are In Serious Condition After Synagogue Attack The incident took place as people gathered at the synagogue on Yom Kippur, the day of atonement and most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.

Two people were killed and 3 others seriously wounded in an attack on a UK synagogue during the Jewish high holiday of Yom Kippur

NPR making a big fundraising push off its first day without federal funding

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court allows Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now.

Kenyan Police Rescue 22 from Trafficking Ring Linked to Ukraine War Kenyan police have   rescued   22 people from a suspected human trafficking ring that lured victims with fake job offers in Russia but intended to send them to fight in Ukraine. It follows an intellig...

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Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction James Comey has been charged with making a false statement to Congress and obstruction of a criminal proceeding.

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Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Top generals and their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.

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With no NC health funding deal, the state is poised to cut Medicaid rates • NC Newsline Reductions in Medicaid health insurance payments are set to hit next week, threatening patient care and jobs in NC.

With no NC health funding deal, the state is poised to cut Medicaid rates
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DALLAS (AP) — Homeland Security spokesperson says ICE detainees were among those shot in Dallas attack; no agents injured.

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Man who represented himself is found guilty of trying to assassinate Trump at Florida golf course A man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a Florida golf course has been found guilty.

BREAKING: A man is found guilty of trying to assassinate President Trump last year at his Florida golf course.

New: Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return on Tuesday

"We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday."

Supporters Rally Behind Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne Museum The Army has not publicly confirmed which museums will be closed, but local leaders fear the 82nd Airborne Museum is on the chopping block.

I’ve followed @theassemblync.bsky.social since they launched, fun to see that they picked up one of my stories www.theassemblync.com/military/82n...

JUST IN: Vaccine advisers to the CDC have voted to recommended against using the combined measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox vaccine for children under 4. https://cnn.it/3K73pNn

Opinion | My U.N. Commission’s Finding: Israel Is Committing Genocide The chief judge of the Rwandan genocide tribunal has concluded that Israel is guilty of the “crime of crimes” in Gaza.

"Today the United Nations commission that I lead is publishing its legal analysis of Israel’s conduct in the Gaza Strip. Our conclusion is stark: Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza."
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Supporters rally to keep 82nd Airborne museum open The Army plans to consolidate its 41 museums down to just 12. Whether Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum is among those is unclear.

My latest, on the delay and confusion surrounding the decision to potentially close the 82nd Airborne Museum at Fort Bragg
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Max Blau, Reporter I cover health care, the environment, agriculture and immigration for ProPublica’s South unit.

I’m continuing to report on the state of the H-2A program in the months ahead. Are you a H-2A worker? Do you employ H-2A workers? Are you a regulator? Or have another role related to the H-2A program? I’d like to hear from you. Please get in touch: propublica.org/people/max-b...

Over the past few years, I’ve been fascinated with one of the largest federal investigations happening in Georgia, known as Operation Blooming Onion. So I partnered with Zaydee Sanchez to uncover the untold story of an unnamed victim at the heart of the case. 🧵

A Farmworkers Visa Promised Her a Better Life. It Was a Trap. Sofi left behind her child in Mexico for the promise of providing him a better life. She ended up a victim of an operation that is alleged to have exploited the H-2A visa program — and the workers it ...

Proud to have been able to contribute - even in a small way as a researcher - to this story about farm labor trafficking, following up on work my colleagues and I did when Blooming Onion first broke

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Not often I get to combine my primary interests of journalism, history and old time music so this was a lot of fun

Go Back and Fetch It A discussion with Kristina Gaddy about her forthcoming book with Rhiannon Giddens; a collection of transcribed music from Black artists from 1687 to the Civil War

My latest: I spoke with Kristina R. Gaddy about “Go Back and Fetch It,” the forthcoming book she wrote with @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social collecting and annotating historic Black music from before the Civil War

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Charlie Kirk's killer blended in on Utah university campus, and a high-powered rifle is recovered Two people were detained Wednesday but neither was determined to be connected to the shooting and both were released, Utah public safety officials said.

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Jeffrey Epstein Email Trove Reveals Ghislaine Maxwell’s Secrets A cache of 18,000 messages obtained by Bloomberg News reveals Maxwell’s deep ties and involvement with the disgraced financier and sex offender.

NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails.

It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.

Charlie Kirk shot at Utah event, status of suspect unknown Kirk’s status is unknown. A suspect was taken into custody but police say the status of the suspect is unknown

And now we're walking back the shooter being in custody

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OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk is in critical condition at hospital after being shot at Utah event, AP source says.

Among the many reasons not to start posting your takes yet is that we literally have no idea what happened or why

Violence has no place in our politics. Horrific.

Beware any claims that are made before credible information is available.

Boat Suspected of Smuggling Drugs Is Said to Have Turned Before U.S. Attacked It

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