Oxfam released a report last week that showed billionaire wealth increased by over 16 percent last year to a record $18.3 trillion combined, all while just about half of the population on earth lives in poverty.
Category: 27 January 2026
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UN: RECORD HIGH NUMBER OF PALESTINIANS DISPLACED IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK IN 2025
Israel’s attempt to make life a living hell for Palestinians in the West Bank intensified in 2025 and resulted in 37,000 residents being displaced inside the territory, which was a record high number, the UN announced on Monday.
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TRUMP’S RHETORIC ON GREENLAND LEAVES EUROPE RATTLED
President Donald Trump announced last week that there was a deal in place that would provide Washington with its needs vis-à-vis Greenland and not require the U.S. to impose tariffs against European countries or use its military to take over the island, but many in Europe remain rattled that the White House would ever take the issue so far.
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U.S. HOUSE KILLS BILL THAT WOULD HAVE PUT LIMITS ON TRUMP’S USE OF THE MILITARY IN VENEZUELA
The Republican-controlled House rejected a war powers resolution that would have put limits on President Donald Trump’s use of the military in Venezuela, which one Democrat called “shameful.”
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COMING THIS YEAR? A CHINESE EV WITH A 900-MILE RANGE
Solid state batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) have been in development for years. Now they’re about to hit the road, according to Chery, a major Chinese automaker.
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SPRAY-ON PLANT DEFENSE AGAINST DISEASE, DROUGHT
Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have good news for the world’s estimated 318 million people facing acute hunger in 68 countries.
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FU FOURTH AMENDMENT! ICE MEMO ALLOWS AGENTS TO BURST INTO HOMES WITHOUT WARRANT
An internal memo issued in May authorized ICE agents to burst into the homes of Americans without ever obtaining a judicial warrant, which legal experts say is the latest example of how the Trump administration is making up its own laws along the way.
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PROJECT AIMS TO BUILD TOOLS TO WRITE THE FIRST SYNTHETIC HUMAN GENOME
Scientists have mastered elementary genomic “literacy” well enough to create genetic structures from scratch for viruses, bacteria, and yeasts.
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PROFITS FIRST, PATIENTS LAST: HOW PRIVATE EQUITY IS HURTING HEALTHCARE
Marilyn Anthony still remembers when it felt magical to work at Waterbury Hospital. A registered nurse since 1991, she worked alongside her mother—who went back to nursing school at 57 so they could graduate together—and later her brother, too, on the telemetry floor.
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CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS 2.0: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WANTS REGIME CHANGE IN CUBA
The Trump administration is actively looking for officials in Havana to help it remove the ruling Communist government, which has been badly weakened by sanctions and is close to collapse.