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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Israel’s security cabinet has approved plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take over Gaza City, spurring international condemnation as world leaders warn of the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of a full-scale Israeli military occupation. In response to Israel’s intensifying military campaign, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced today Germany will suspend the export of military weapons to […]

Federal court upholds LA school district’s COVID vaccine mandate in blow to medical freedom A federal appeals court upheld LAUSD's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees, dismissing a lawsuit arguing it violated constitutional rights. The court cited federal health guidance, despite later evidence that the vaccines did not prevent transmission. Employees and the Health Freedom Defense Fund sued, claiming the mandate was unconstitutional. Over 1,000 employees lost their jobs for refusing the […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. Officials in New Jersey have won what they say is the largest environmental settlement ever achieved by a single state, when chemical giant DuPont and its affiliates agreed to pay $2 billion to clean up four industrial sites contaminated with forever chemicals, or PFAS, which are widely used […]