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KPFA news of October 31, 1968, read by Hanna Pitkin and Robert Holmes. Edition of news including President Johnson‘s announcement of a halt in the bombing of North Vietnam…
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- Developing countries spend more repaying foreign debt than on education, UN reveals
- Furore in Nigeria over fake federal agency set up in government HQ
- LGBTQ+ cruise ship refused entry to Egypt days after Turkey turned it away
- Species’ ingenious survival strategies no match for human destruction, red list reveals
- Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds
- Venezuela quake death toll passes 4,000 as scale of recovery effort looms large
- Mexico investigates whether US lied about role in capture of drug lord
- UK judges begin hearing appeal over Trinidad and Tobago anti-gay law
- French prosecutors investigate racist abuse of Kylian Mbappé by Paraguayan senator
- ‘Living like this is agony’: Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in six months
- Talking Points Memo
- Grim New Details of Fatal ICE Shooting Make It Even Worse
- How Butler Assassination Attempt Conspiracy Theories Became the New Dallas 1963
- The Brief: Trump Seizes on SCOTUS Decision to Mess With the Midterms
- Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms
- Why the Democratic Party Has No ‘Base’ and Why That Matters
- A Big Milestone Is In Sight
- Stop What You’re Doing!
- A Pro-Trump Christian Group Wants to Put a Cross on the Moon
- FBI Demands Backup As It Tries to Substantiate Trump’s 2020 Delusions
- E. Jean Carroll on the Verge of Forcing $5M From Trump
- The Intercept
- Maine Senate Candidates Claim They’re Just Like Platner — But Entirely Different
- DSA Members Urge Campaigns to Ditch Platner Consultant Who Advised Mamdani
- The Trump Administration Is Overhauling Birth Control Access for the Pronatalist Movement
- A Government of Trump, by Trump, and for Trump
- It’s Time for Maine to Ditch Platner — But Not the Politics That Won Over Voters
- Graham Platner’s Exit From Senate Race Leaves Maine Dems “Hobbled” in Scramble for New Nominee
- Another Trump Ceasefire With Iran Crumbles
- Why Would Anyone Trust Ex-CIA Agents in Elected Office?
- The People Who Stood By Graham Platner — Until He Was Accused of Rape
- FBI Raided Texas Activist’s House — Then Offered Her $200,000 to Become Antifa Informant
- France24
- Iran: Forewarnings and a Funeral, NATO, Le Pen
- World Cup 2026: Merino strikes late again as Spain beat Belgium to set up France semi-final
- World Cup 2026: Merino's late winner sends Spain past Belgium and into semi-finals
- Police arrest suspect in killing of former UK minister Ann Widdecombe
- European Parliament calls for terrorist listing of Rapid Support Forces in Sudan
- Prince Harry visits King Charles III with Meghan and children for first time in years
- Notes from a NATO Summit: An Estonian Perspective
- World Cup 2026: Spain or Belgium, which team do French fans prefer to face in the semi-finals?
- Spain-Belgium: Merino kills Red Devils' hopes with late winner
- Paris court hands monitor 18-month suspended sentence for assaulting preschooler in abuse scandal
- Media Matters For America
- An election denier called for the president to fire the Election Assistance Commission. Soon after, Trump did.
- Heritage Foundation's Emma Waters suggests American-born children raised in China will be used to "subvert the United States"
- “My goal ... is to radicalize people as much as possible”: Asmongold's extreme rhetoric about immigration and ideological opponents
- Media Matters weekly newsletter, July 10
- Tina Peters' right-wing media tour: Endless conspiracy theories about voter fraud and boasts about advising Trump on how to fix it
- Fox News' Brian Kilmeade: "I also don't think that Witkoff and Kushner should be the ones doing" Iran war negotiations
- Fox blames climate policy for Europe’s climate-exacerbated heat deaths
- As Trump declares Iran ceasefire “over,” right-wing media hawks push for ground troops, regime change — even nuclear strikes
- Newsmax's Greg Kelly on oil prices: "It's going to go up, but we can handle that"
- Brian Kilmeade on negotiations with Iran: "One thing we need is a different negotiating team"
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