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The Department of Energy is spending $26 million to explore possibilities for building temporary storage for spent nuclear fuel rods.

Since the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel's bombardment of Gaza in response, the keffiyeh has drawn increased attention in the United States.

At 13 years old, Hezekiah Watkins was placed on death row with no due process at Parchman Prison in Mississippi.

Tens of thousands of people are converging on San Diego’s Convention Center this weekend for a massive gaming and entertainment event. The DreamHack festival focuses on esports and video game culture.

The transcendent new album from Ani Di Franco, Revolutionary Love (out January 29, 2021), marks the latest proof of one of her most powerful gifts as an artist: a rare ability to give voice to our deepest frustrations and tensions, on both a personal and political level. “My songs have always reflected an acute connection between my personal life and the life of my society,” says the trailblazing musician and activist. “As I started to come out of years of dealing with marriage problems, I saw my entire country in the same situation; the complete breakdown of communication and loss of empathy and connection. But after what seems like unforgivable damage, then where do you go? You can’t kick each other off the planet, you can’t change the past, so what then?” Come see them perform at Belly Up Tavern on June 21, 2022. The doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. Ticket Price: $42 advanced / $45 day of show / $74 reserved loft seating (available over the phone or in person at out box office) Genre: singer songwriter

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has issued more than a dozen decrees in favor of Brazilians' right to bear arms. Sales have spiked and gun shops and shooting ranges have opened up all over Brazil.

Senate Republicans demanded that border security be added to a White House request for aid to Ukraine and Israel, but they are now balking at the details of a potential border deal.

You're Invited to The U.S. and the Holocaust: Understanding History Using Media for educators. This special event will help you deepen your understanding of the landscape of Holocaust education in the United States. Tune in for a virtual conversation with the directors of the new three-part PBS documentary, “The U.S. and the Holocaust, A film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein.” With filmmakers Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, and moderator Gretchen Skidmore, we will examine America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the 20th century, consider a range of questions that remain relevant to society today, and learn how media can be used as a tool to bring critical conversations about the Holocaust into the classroom. Save the date! Mark your calendar for this special virtual event on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022 at 4 p.m. PT (7 PM ET). REGISTER NOW

Israel's military confirmed a deadly strike near Gaza's largest hospital. The country's leader said Israel's offensive would not relent until Hamas is defeated and the hostages are returned.

The U.S. endured 18 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2022, highlighting the growing damages of human-caused climate change.