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Harris accuses Trump of ‘playing politics’ with hurricane disaster relief | US elections 2024 | The Guardian

Kamala Harris has accused Donald Trump of “playing politics” with disaster relief amid growing criticisms that the former president has tried to exploit Hurricanes Helene and Milton with a flurry of lies and disinformation as he bids to gain the edge in the race for the White House.

The US vice-president’s comments came amid increasing evidence that the two storms, which have left a trail of death and destruction in several southern states, are threatening to upset the calculus for next month’s presidential election.

Asked at a town hall meeting in Las Vegas organized by Univision, the US Spanish-language TV network, to address complaints about the federal government’s response, Harris aimed pointed comments at Trump, although without naming him.

“In this crisis – like in so many issues that affect the people of our country – I think it so important that leadership recognises the dignity [of those affected],” she said.

“I have to stress that this is not a time for people to play politics,” she added, as she campaigned in the swing state of Nevada on Thursday.

Source: Harris accuses Trump of ‘playing politics’ with hurricane disaster relief | US elections 2024 | The Guardian

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon report blasts at HQ for second day running | Lebanon | The Guardian (Me: Israel adds UN to list of enemies?)

The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has reported new blasts at its headquarters which injured two Sri Lankan members of the force, a day after the same base came under Israeli tank fire.

The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said the explosions on Friday hit the base in Naqoura near an observation tower, but did not specify the source of the attack. It said in a statement that one of the wounded peacekeepers had been taken to hospital in the southern coastal town of Tyre, while the second was treated at the Naqoura base.

Unifil also said an Israeli military bulldozer had destroyed part of the concrete perimeter of one of its observation positions on the Israeli-Lebanese boundary as tanks moved alongside, and that it had sent a reaction force to reinforce the position.

Source: UN peacekeepers in Lebanon report blasts at HQ for second day running | Lebanon | The Guardian

On Navajo Lands, Ancient Ways Are Restoring the Parched Earth – Yale E360

Farming once thrived in the Black Mesa region, before overgrazing and climate change wreaked havoc with the land. Today, the Navajo are restoring their watersheds — and boosting their food sovereignty — with earthen berms and small dams made of woven brush, sticks, and rocks.
— Read on e360.yale.edu/features/navajo-natural-infrastructure-dryland-streams