 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. With less than three weeks before the 2024 presidential election, the Biden administration has deployed US combat troops to Israel as part of an agreement with the Netanyahu government to attack Iran. The White House is determined to shut down a strike against a major defense contractor on the eve of a major war. The images of people being burned alive posted on social media and broadcast on news channels sparked a wave of shock and horror among those watching the devastation. At least 23 people are confirmed dead from Hurricane Milton, which left massive flooding in its wake as it plowed across central Florida and dropped up to 20 inches of rain within a few hours. More than 40 miles of CSX's Clinchfield line between Erwin, Tennessee, and Spruce Pine, North Carolina, are wiped out, including two bridges. The German government is playing a key role in the escalation of the war fronts in the Middle East and Ukraine. Starmer promised of the Labour government that "Our door is open," when the corporations are in fact already inside dictating policy. Donald Trump spouts fascistic genetic theories to denigrate immigrants and divide the working class. The Voice project was an attempt to exploit the widespread popular support for measures to address the appalling conditions of most indigenous people, in order to advance what was actually a pro-war and pro-business agenda. Koehler's visit was clearly aimed at consolidating US military ties with Sri Lanka as Washington ramps up its confrontation with China throughout the region. In an act of craven submission to Quebec's right-wing CAQ government, the province's principal nurses' union, FIQ, has submitted a contract proposal for rank-and-file ratification that flagrantly violates all the "red lines" stipulated by its members. Over the past week, authorities have carried out a series of attacks on protests opposing the genocide, which have the hallmarks of a nationally coordinated crackdown. "This is a serious attack on fundamental democratic rights, and the right to protest against the US-backed and armed Israeli genocide, not just on university campuses but anywhere." Some 1,100 Port of Montreal longshore workers have adopted an overtime ban as management steps up provocations against workers as it stonewalls their contract demands. About the WSWS The World Socialist Web Site is published by the International Committee of the Fourth International, the world Trotskyist movement, and its affiliated sections in the Socialist Equality Parties around the world. Find out more about joining the Socialist Equality Party.
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