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TOPICS COVERED IN TODAY’s EPISODE:

US News: Fascism watch (homelessness, trans & queer rights, funding for libraries)

International news: Gaza

International News: Kashmir

Nature News: Bonobo Coalitions

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NEWS SOURCES USED TO CREATE THIS SUMMARY

US News: Fascism watch

Housing Housing and Homelessness:

https://apnews.com/article/national-forest-homeless-eviction-bend-oregon-4fa6faf1a3f1f6e29d1a8a680f00e926

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/homeless-evicted-forest-service-oregon-deschutes

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/realestate/homeless-encampment-removal-forest-oregon.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/05/06/section-8-cuts-trump-budget-proposal/

https://www.them.us/story/maine-janet-mills-school-lunch-funding-trump-administration-feud

https://www.them.us/story/ptown-pittsburgh-lgbtq-bar-police-raid-amanda-lepore

https://www.them.us/story/liberty-hotel-queer-couple-bathroom-kicked-out

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/06/nx-s1-5388902/library-funding-cuts-trump-injunction

https://apnews.com/article/trump-npr-pbs-republicans-public-broadcasting-f0e3e1acb96986732a0211833165bf84

International News: Gaza, Pakistan, India

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/06/hamas-israel-hunger-war-in-gaza?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwyneele13qt

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/world/asia/india-pakistan-attacks.html

Nature News:

https://apnews.com/article/female-bonobos-congo-901bf579296ee5a3dfbff6f68b1fe91f

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