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Pegasus spyware, sold by private Israeli company NSO Group, "is a weapon of choice for repressive governments seeking to silence journalists, attack activists, and crush dissent," said Amnesty International's Agnès Callamard.

"Our kids depend on the people around them being protected, being vaccinated in order to shield them from the virus," said Dr. Vivek Murthy.

"Remembering and celebrating John Lewis today is important," said Rep. Cori Bush. "Abolishing the filibuster to secure the right to vote for everyone is how we must protect his legacy."

"We are living through a climate catastrophe," said Rep. Jamaal Bowman. "We have to redesign our economy to respond to the current crisis and to ensure it doesn't get much, much worse."

"The Hubbard County Sheriff has attempted to illegally construct a de facto open-air prison to trap Indigenous environmental protectors and allies on their own property."

"The stakes have been raised, and futures of hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients hang in the balance," said Rep. Jamaal Bowman. "We must move in this Congress to protect DACA and create a path to citizenship for all undocumented people."

"If Sen. Manchin and the rest of the Senate approve the 'reconciliation bill' then we will approve their bipartisan bill. But if they try to strip immigration reform, child care, climate action, etc., then we're at an impasse," said the New York Democrat.

The report reveals "an immense opportunity to invest in the food system so that it brings future returns while serving both people and the planet," said the Rockefeller Foundation.

"As Africa is now facing its third and biggest Covid wave so far, it is getting left behind in the race for vaccine doses," said the head of UNAIDS. "This vaccine apartheid is unacceptable."

"This policy sets a strong national precedent that sends a clear signal to industry that we need to move quickly toward safer chemistry and away from toxic chemicals like PFAS."