Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) described the state of health care in America as “barbarism” in a forthcoming episode of Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) podcast. In a preview of Wednesday’s episode of “Bernie: The Podcast,” Ocasio-Cortez lamented the high costs of health care and housing and the difficult choices many Americans must face, as she recommitted

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Misery deepens in Gaza’s Rafah as Israeli troops press operation 13

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, Monday, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) 2024-05-13T13:52:06Z RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Aid workers are struggling to distribute dwindling food and other supplies to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by what Israel says is a limited operation in

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Missed Friday’s Northern Lights? The global light show, in photos 15

Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights are seen in Fredericton, Saturday, May. 11, 2024. Brilliant purple, green, yellow and pink hues of the Northern Lights were reported worldwide, with sightings in Germany, Switzerland, London, and the United States and Canada. (Hina Alam /The Canadian Press via AP) 2024-05-11T18:11:32Z A powerful solar storm put on an

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Campus protests over Israel-Hamas war scaled down during US commencement exercises 17

A graduate twirls with her Palestinian flag cape during the Emerson College commencement ceremony at Boston University’s Agganis Arena, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Boston. Many students verbally protested throughout the ceremony. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP) 2024-05-13T05:55:58Z Protests over the Israel-Hamas war have spread across U.S. university and college campuses in recent weeks,

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