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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 […]

Astronomers discovered a dormant black hole weighing 36 billion solar masses, the most massive ever observed, in the Cosmic Horseshoe galaxy 5 billion light-years away. The black hole was detected using gravitational lensing and stellar kinematics, bypassing traditional methods and revealing its immense gravitational influence. This ultramassive black hole defies galaxy evolution models, being far larger than expected for its host galaxy, suggesting a violent history of galactic mergers. The discovery challenges theories […]

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. We end today’s show looking at attempts by the Trump administration to quell an uproar by Trump’s MAGA base over the government’s refusal to release files related to the dead serial sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein. CNN is reporting Vice President JD Vance met with top Justice Department officials […]

California Sen. Adam Schiff under federal investigation for mortgage fraud Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is under federal investigation for alleged mortgage fraud, following a criminal referral by the FHFA accusing him of falsifying property and bank documents to secure favorable loan terms. The investigation focuses on conflicting claims about whether Schiff's California and Maryland homes were primary residences – a distinction affecting mortgage rates – with evidence suggesting repeated misrepresentation […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.NERMEEN SHAIKH: White House officials have confirmed that President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin could meet as early as next week to discuss the war in Ukraine. It would be the first U.S.-Russia summit in more than four years. It’s unclear where the talks would take place, since there’s an ICC arrest warrant out for Putin. The […]

A doctor’s call to action: Why the Pesticide Liability Protection Act threatens our food supply and the health of a nation As stewards of the land and providers of our nation’s food supply, farmers and ranchers carry a profound moral obligation—to produce the safest, healthiest, and most nutritious food on the planet. It is not just our livelihood; it is our responsibility to future generations. (Article by Brooke Miller MD […]

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: U.S. tariffs on more than 90 countries took effect today, raising import taxes to the highest levels since the Great Depression. They range from 15% on imports from countries like Bolivia, Ecuador, Iceland and Nigeria, to up to […]

Iron, plagues and survival: The evolutionary secrets behind our genes and diseases in “Survival of the Sickest” In "Survival of the Sickest," Dr. Sharon Moalem and Jonathan Prince posit that harmful genetic conditions like hemochromatosis persisted because they once provided survival advantages, such as protecting against iron-dependent infections (e.g., bubonic plague) by starving bacteria of iron. A misdiagnosed athlete with fatigue and joint pain was found to have hemochromatosis – […]