#Saudi alfalfa sparks tension in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert

#Saudi alfalfa sparks tension in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert

In an arid pocket of Arizona’s rural southwest, thirsty tufts of alfalfa are guzzling unlimited amounts of groundwater — only to become fodder for dairy cows some 8,000 miles east. This Sonoran Desert field of green, cultivated by a Saudi Arabian dairy giant, has become a flashpoint among residents, who resent the Middle Eastern company’s…

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#Sanders: Biden could ‘win in a landslide’

#Sanders: Biden could ‘win in a landslide’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday said President Biden, who kicked off his reelection campaign last week, could “win in a landslide” in 2024.  Sanders, who ran against Biden in the 2020 race, said it’s “no great secret” that he and the president “have strong differences of opinion,” but stressed that he thinks Biden is…

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#Federal judge blocks Illinois assault weapons ban

#Federal judge blocks Illinois assault weapons ban

A federal judge has temporarily blocked an assault weapons ban in Illinois, ruling that multiple plaintiffs who sued alleging that the law violates their Second Amendment rights have a “reasonable likelihood” to succeed in their argument.  U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn issued a preliminary injunction on Friday against the state’s Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA),…

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#EXCLUSIVE: Anheuser-Busch faces call to reaffirm support for trans community after Mulvaney pushback

#EXCLUSIVE: Anheuser-Busch faces call to reaffirm support for trans community after Mulvaney pushback

The Human Rights Campaign is calling on Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Bud Light, to publicly reaffirm its support for the transgender community following weeks of right-wing pushback over the brewing company’s recent partnership with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney. In a letter sent this week to Anheuser-Busch’s head of human resources, Jay Brown, a…

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