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Yemen conflict: 5 million children face famine

US supporting mass starvation

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More than 5 million children are at risk of famine in war-torn Yemen, according to the charity Save the Children. Renewed attacks on the key port city of Hodeida could further disrupt food, fuel and aid supplies.

Protesters Will March On Trump Tower Thursday To Demand Justice For Puerto Rico

Protesters Will March On Trump Tower Thursday To Demand Justice For Puerto Rico

Local community groups and those personally affected by Hurricane Maria will march on Trump Tower Thursday—the one year anniversary of the storm’s landfall in Puerto Rico—as part of a nationwide week of action aimed at pushing the federal government to commit to a just and transparent rebuilding process on the island. [ more › ]

‘People will die’, Obama official warns, after Trump slashes refugee numbers

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Bob Carey, who oversaw refugee resettlement under Obama, says Trump administration’s new limit will have dire consequences

A former senior government official who oversaw refugee resettlement under Barack Obama warned that the Trump administration’s decision to slash the refugee admissions cap to a record low could have fatal consequences.

Bob Carey, the director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) under the Obama administration from 2015 to 2017, told the Guardian the new limit of 30,000 refugees per year and the Trump administration’s justification for the cap was “a new low in our history”.

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Report: YouTube’s ‘alternative influence network’ breeds rightwing radicalisation

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Study blames social media site’s network of scholars, media pundits and internet celebrities who unite to promote far-right politics

YouTube provides a breeding ground for far-right radicalisation, where people interested in conservative and libertarian ideas are quickly exposed to white nationalist ones, according to a report from Data & Society.

Although YouTube’s recommendation algorithms are partly to blame, the problem is fundamentally linked to the social network of political influencers on the platform and how, like other YouTube influencers, they invite one another on to their shows.

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