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Israeli Forces Attack Gaza "Safe Zone" and Again Assault Kamal Adwan HospitalFamily Asks Blinken to Launch Independent Probe of Israel's Killing of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi"Nobody Is Going to Silence Ireland": Irish PM Blasts Israel's Closure of Dublin EmbassyU.S. Officials Warn Turkey Is Preparing Invasion of Syrian Kurdish Autonomous RegionRights Groups Warn Mass Graves in Syria Could Hold Over 100,000 Victims of Assad FamilyKyiv Says It Killed Russian General Responsible for […]

Solar superflares are extreme solar eruptions with energy output that is billions of times greater than atomic bombs. Recent research suggests superflares occur roughly once every 100 years, more frequently than previously thought. A superflare striking Earth could devastate modern infrastructure, causing widespread power outages and satellite failures. Technology reliance makes society uniquely vulnerable to solar storms, with no current defenses against superflares. The sun’s unpredictable behavior serves as a reminder of nature’s power […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: President Biden is facing fierce condemnation for granting clemency to former Pennsylvania Judge Michael Conahan, one of two judges jailed in the notorious “kids for cash” scandal. In 2011, Conahan was sentenced to 17-and-a-half years for accepting nearly $3 million in kickbacks for sending 2,300 children, some as young as 8 years old, to for-profit prisons […]

Donald Trump appoints Kimberly Guilfoyle as U.S. Ambassador to Greece. Guilfoyle, a former prosecutor and Fox News anchor, brings legal and media expertise to the role. Her close ties to Trump Jr. and her role in the 2020 campaign solidified her position in Trump’s inner circle. The appointment aligns with a tradition of presidents rewarding loyalists and family members with key roles. Guilfoyle’s nomination aims to strengthen U.S.-Greece relations on defense, trade and economic […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, “War, Peace and the Presidency.” I’m Amy Goodman. As President Biden enters his final month in office, he’s facing calls to grant more debt relief to millions of student borrowers. According to the White House, the Biden administration has approved $175 billion in student debt relief for nearly 5 million borrowers […]

Big Pharma’s “delinking” scheme: A dangerous money grab that will hurt seniors’ wallets and America’s future The proposed policy aims to disconnect pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from rebate negotiations, enriching Big Pharma at the expense of Americans, with a potential $32 billion windfall for drug companies. University of Chicago economist Casey Mulligan estimates that "delinking" would increase Medicare Part D premiums by $13 billion annually and raise federal spending 10 […]

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. The official death toll in Gaza has topped 45,000. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting a different battle inside Israeli courts. The first sitting Israeli prime minister to face criminal charges, he’s finally taking the stand at his long-running corruption trial. The […]

Gross negligence or deliberate inaction? Bank of America only flagged Epstein’s suspicious payments several months after his death Bank of America flagged potentially suspicious payments involving Jeffrey Epstein and Leon Black in February 2020 and again in October 2020, a year after Epstein's death. The transactions in question, totaling $170 million, occurred years prior. The timing of the filings has raised concerns about potential violations of federal money laundering laws, […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Israel is continuing to bomb Syria a week after Syria’s longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power. Last night, Israel dropped what has been described as an “earthquake bomb” on Syrian military and air defense sites in the coastal Tartus region. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights described Israel’s bombing as the heaviest strikes in […]