I Am Bombed, Therefore I Am

“Nobody should have to livestream the deaths of their loved ones to prove that they deserve to live.” –Mohammad Safa + First, the Israelis said it didn’t happen; the Palestinians were lying. Then, after the bodies were recovered, the Israelis said the people they killed were driving “suspicious vehicles” and shielding Hamas fighters. When the…

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‘Understaffed as it is’: CT veterans worry about VA cuts under Trump as thousands of jobs at risk

John Alberghini, like many of his fellow veterans, was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam. His friend, Ed Mishard, was exposed, too. “We sprayed it out of our helicopter,” Mishard said. “Right on me,” Alberghini replied, laughing. The symptoms of exposure to Agent Orange, a herbicide used by the U.S. military as a defoliant during the Vietnam War,…

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Afreximbank projects 4% GDP growth for Africa in 2025

The pan-African multilateral financial institution, African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank), has projected the continent’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to grow by 4.0 percent despite the global economic fragility. In its 2025 African Trade and Economic Outlook (ATEO) Report released on Saturday, the bank projected that Africa’s real GDP would reach 4.1 percent in 2026 and…

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