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Poet says she refuses invitation ‘from an institution that supports the collective punishment of a trapped civilian population’Canadian poet Rupi Kaur has declined an invitation to celebrate Diwali at the White House on 8 November in protest of the Bid…
Persistent problem has grave impacts on patient care, on residents’ wellbeing, and is causing spiraling burnout for staffFor Linda Long, who has worked in nursing homes since 1997, working at the same facility outside of Tacoma, Washington, since 2003,…
Agency had strong limits on TCE use until the Trump administration reversed them; now the agency wants to ban itThe Biden administration is proposing a ban on TCE, a highly toxic chemical commonly used in stain removers, adhesives and degreasers, and w…
In hearing interrupted by protesters, Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin try to beat Republican attempts to kill $106bn aid packageThe Biden administration took its quest for emergency military aid for Israel and Ukraine to Capitol Hill on Tuesday in an a…
Sanctions imposed on Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise in US’s first direct action against junta’s main source of foreign revenueThe United States imposed sanctions on Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (Moge) on Tuesday, the first time it has directly targeted…
Letter from education department presses for schools to train students and faculty in how to administer medicationThe White House is urging all schools to carry the emergency overdose reversal drug naloxone and train students and faculty on how to admi…
US president and senior aides meet with Wang Yi, the Chinese foreign minister, after which White House says it is ‘working towards’ top-level talksThe US and China have agreed to work towards setting up a meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping after …
Biden administration urged to declare a public health emergency with key medication for preventable condition in short supplyHealth advocates are calling on the Biden administration to declare a public health emergency over a steep rise in congenital s…
Thirteen lawmakers call on Biden administration to facilitate de-escalation and send humanitarian aid into GazaA group of prominent progressive US lawmakers introduced a resolution on Monday calling for a ceasefire in the fast-escalating conflict betwe…
Report comes amid pressure for Biden to deny Iran revenues amid speculation over how big a role Tehran played in Hamas attackA contentious deal to unfreeze $6bn of Iranian oil revenues has been plunged into uncertainty amid reports that the Biden admin…