The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – May 13, 2024

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.

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Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Biden Administration holds up military aid delivery to Israel over disagreement over planned Rafah raid. Trump attorneys cross examine Stormy Daniels at New York hush money trial. New employment numbers show jobless claims up slightly. San Francisco … Continued


Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Israel seizes border crossing near Rafah as it preps for an incursion into Rafah. Biden stiffens asylum rules at US-Mexico border. Biden campaigns in Wisconsin, touts his economic success. House holds hearing on antisemitism in public schools.  … Continued


Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Stormy Daniels testifies in Trump hush money trial to alleged tryst and payment to stay quiet about it. Biden denounces rise in antisemitism during address at Holocaust memorial event at US Capitol. Israeli forces seize Gaza side … Continued


Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Hamas accepts Qatari-Egyptian ceasefire proposal, Israel has yet to respond. Judge overseeing Trump hush money trial fines him over gag order violations, threatens him with jail if he repeats it. Scottish National Party chooses new leader. Protesters … Continued


Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The United Nations humanitarian aid agency says hundreds of thousands of people would be “at imminent risk of death” if Israel carries out a military assault in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Turkey has announced that … Continued


Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.   Biden weighs in on campus anti-war protests. UC Berkeley encampment still in place despite crackdowns on other campus protests. Arizona Governor signs bill into law undoing 1864 anti-abortion ban. UN report paints grim picture of post … Continued


Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.   Student encampments shutdown amid violent confrontations and building occupations. May Day rallies held around the world including in the Bay Area. Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for vote on House Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership. May Day … Continued


Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.   Columbia campus protests escalate with building occupation and threats of expulsion. Police crack down on University of Texas campus protest. Judge fines Trump for gag order violation at hush money trial in New York. Secretary of … Continued


Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Blinken meets Middle Eastern leaders in Riyadh, urges Hamas to accept Israeli ceasefire offer. Campus anti-war protests continue to roil US university campuses. Labor activists call for the state to extend $20 per hour minimum wage to … Continued