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Nearly 130,000 children under 10 are trapped in northern Gaza without access to food and medicine International charity Save the Children has revealed that nearly 130,000 children under the age of 10 are trapped in northern Gaza, without access to food and medical supplies. Those children, along with their families, have been unable to receive critical assistance for over 50 days as Israeli forces declared the region a closed military zone on Oct. 6, […]

South Korean Opposition Plans to Impeach President Yoon After Failed Martial Law DeclarationIsrael Bombs Gaza Food Distribution Center, Killing Palestinian ChildrenCanadian Peace Activists Hold Parliament Hill Protest to Demand Israel Arms EmbargoSyrian Armed Groups Advance on Hama City After Seizing Aleppo Trump Transition Approves FBI Background Checks, Though Some Nominees May Resist ThemWSJ: Trump Mulls Replacing Pentagon Pick Pete Hegseth with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisTrump Taps Billionaire Wall Street Investor Stephen […]

Did you know that while the Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulate the food you eat, these agencies do not regulate personal care products? That might not seem important, but many personal care products you use may include harmful ingredients that can endanger your overall health. (h/t to Healthline.com) Avoid these harmful chemicals in common personal care products For a 2021 report, scientists tested 231 popular makeup […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Members of South Korea’s opposition have moved to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after he plunged South Korea into crisis by declaring martial law in a surprise late-night broadcast on Tuesday. PRESIDENT YOON SUK YEOL: [translated] I declare martial law to protect the free Republic of Korea from the threat of North Korean communist forces, to […]

Air Canada rolls out facial recognition technology at boarding gates for domestic flights Air Canada has rolled out facial recognition technology at its gates in Canadian airports. The incorporation of facial recognition technology for boarding domestic flights is regarded as a massive expansion of the airline's digital identification program. According to Air Canada, the technology is designed to offer passengers a quicker and more streamlined boarding experience while adhering to […]

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, with Juan González. We turn now to a film that looks at the increasing use of spyware targeting journalists, human rights advocates, dissidents across Western democracies and around the world. The HBO original documentary Surveilled, which is airing tonight on HBO at 9 p.m., follows Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist […]

Seoul deploys fighter jets as Russian and Chinese warplanes enter Korea Air Defense Identification Zone Eleven Russian and Chinese military aircraft entered South Korea's air defense identification zone for more than four hours on Friday, Nov. 29, prompting the Republic of Korea Air Force to deploy its own fighter jets to intercept them. The Russian and Chinese squadron consisted of six Russian and five Chinese military aircraft. The Joint Chiefs […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: President Biden is in Angola today, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit the African country. The trip is also Biden’s first to a sub-Saharan nation as president. Biden is there in part to promote a multibillion-dollar rail project that the U.S. hopes will counter Beijing’s influence in the region. The project would connect the […]

White liberal women held “primal scream” event in Wisconsin after Trump victory A group of White liberal women from Milwaukee organized a "primal scream" event a few days after President-elect Donald Trump's landslide victory in last month's elections. According to Fox News, the event happened on Nov. 9 at Klode Park in Wisconsin's Whitefish Bay. Footage of the event, which was originally posted by Facebook user Tamara Gibbs, recently […]