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After commuting the sentences of over 2,500 people imprisoned for nonviolent drug offenses, Joe Biden has set a record for most pardons and commutations by a U.S. president. But Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier remains behind bars. Over 120 tribal leaders are calling on Biden to grant clemency to Peltier as one of his final acts in office, warning this may be the last opportunity Peltier has for freedom. Peltier […]

 The New South Wales government has initiated a trial to enhance road safety on regional highways using advanced smart technologies, including solar-powered, wireless systems and machine-learning-enabled tools. The trial focuses on four technologies: SHAVES (hazard detection signs), permanent traffic counters, RIAWS (intersection warning systems), and radar-traffic signal integration for managing steep inclines. The program targets regional areas, where road fatalities are disproportionately high, by providing real-time hazard warnings, adaptive traffic management, and […]

Netanyahu Puts Ceasefire on Hold as Gaza Celebrates Possible End to 15 Months of GenocideCeasefire Terms Include Prisoner Exchange, Surge of Aid into Gaza, Israeli WithdrawalIsrael Kills at Least 70 More Palestinians in Hours After Ceasefire Deal AnnouncedAttorney General Nominee Pam Bondi Won't Rule Out Prosecuting Trump's CriticsSecretary of State Nominee Marco Rubio Defends Trump's "America First" Foreign PolicyConfirmation Hearings Open for Trump's Picks to Lead Transportation, Energy, CIA and […]

Microsoft turning to NUCLEAR ENERGY to power its future data centers and AI projects Microsoft is turning to next-generation nuclear reactors, particularly small modular reactors, to power its data centers and AI projects. The company faces dual challenges of meeting rising energy needs from AI development while keeping with its goal of achieving carbon neutrality, with nuclear power offering a clean energy solution despite concerns over waste and uranium supply […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.NERMEEN SHAIKH: Celebrations were held in Gaza and Israel Wednesday after the announcement that Israel and Hamas had agreed to a six-week ceasefire and hostage deal. But now Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has postponed a Cabinet vote approve the ceasefire, which is opposed by some far-right members of Netanyahu’s government. Netanyahu has said Hamas is demanding last-minute […]

Jonathan Otto and Mike Adams unveil revolutionary CANCER SOLUTIONS on the Health Ranger Report Low-cost, natural therapies like red light therapy and chlorine dioxide have shown remarkable success in reversing late-stage cancers, offering hope for a future where cancer is no longer a death sentence. Red light therapy uses specific light wavelengths to stimulate healing, generate reactive oxygen species, and trigger apoptosis in cancer cells. Studies, including a 2006 lymphoma […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: To talk more about the ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, we’re joined now by three guests. Muhammad Shehada is a writer and analyst from Gaza. He’s chief of communications at Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor. He joins us […]

Chinese and Indian refiners turn to Middle East, Africa and the U.S. as American sanctions on Russian oil producers, tankers tighten supply chains The U.S. and U.K. have imposed new sanctions on Russian oil producers and shipping vessels, targeting two major Russian oil companies and over 20 oil tankers. The sanctions aim to limit Russia's oil export revenue and disrupt the Kremlin's energy revenues, pushing up global oil prices and […]

In her confirmation hearing Wednesday, Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Pam Bondi, refused to answer Democrats’ questions about maintaining the Department of Justice’s independence from the president and pursuing his personal vendettas. Bondi also avoided directly answering questions about Trump’s vow to pardon January 6 defendants and refused to say Trump definitively lost the 2020 election. “Bondi clearly has a comfort level with basing her prosecutorial discretion on whether someone […]