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Israel's invasion of southern Lebanon is off to a rocky start, with Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) personnel reporting facing heavy resistance, with both Hezbollah and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) successfully repelling Israeli advances, causing severe casualties and forcing retreats. The LAF has confirmed that in one instance an Israeli force was able to penetrate 400 meters into Lebanese territory near the Blue Line but withdrew after coming under heavy fire. Hezbollah […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show in Lebanon, where Israel carried out its heaviest airstrikes so far in Beirut with a reported series of 10 massive strikes overnight in the densely populated southern suburbs. Lebanon’s health minister said Thursday at least 2,000 people have been killed since the start of the Israeli attacks on Lebanon, including at least […]

“Wolves in MAGA hats”: Assange details CIA’s war against him in first remarks since gaining freedom WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange this week traveled to Strasbourg, France for his first ever public remarks since gaining his freedom in June, after his many years-long ordeal in the Ecuadorian Embassy and then Belmarsh Prison in London. His speech was given Tuesday before the legal affairs and human rights committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of […]

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. We turn now to Gaza, where authorities say Israel’s yearlong war has now wiped out a shocking 902 entire families off the civil registry, another 1,300 families where only one family member has survived. The official death toll in Gaza has topped 41,800, […]

Food for the brain: Beneficial effects of grapes on cognitive function and mental health Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) suggest that the antioxidants and polyphenols in grapes may have beneficial effects on the brain, particularly when consumed consistently over time. In the systemic review of RCTs assessing the effects of dietary grape interventions on cognitive function, eight studies that involved nearly 480 participants were examined to determine whether grapes or grape-based […]

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. We end today’s show with the acclaimed new documentary Separated, which looks at the horrors of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy that led to the separation of up to 5,500 children from their parents, mostly from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, as they […]

Three Iranian nationals have been indicted for hacking into the campaign of former President Donald Trump, stealing emails and documents and then sharing them with the news media, according to U.S. officials and a federal indictment filed in Washington. The suspects, who were identified as members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), allegedly hired "malicious cyber actors" to hack into the campaign of an unidentified presidential candidate in May […]

Israeli Airstrike Kills 9 Near Lebanon's Parliament as Hezbollah Battles Israeli InvasionLebanese FM Claims Israel Killed Nasrallah Shortly After He Agreed to CeasefireU.S. Remains "Fully, Fully, Fully Supportive of Israel" as Netanyahu Mulls Attacks on IranIsrael's Attacks on Gaza Have Wiped Out 902 Entire Palestinian FamiliesCourt Filing Reveals New Evidence About Trump's Efforts to Overturn 2020 ElectionKamala Harris Tours Storm-Ravaged Parts of Georgia as Hurricane Helene's Toll Rises to 190October […]

Ryan Wesley Routh, the second would-be assassin of former President Donald Trump, has entered a not-guilty plea for the attempted assassination on Sept. 15 that Secret Service agents managed to foil. The 58-year-old shooter pleaded innocent on Sept. 30 during his appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart of the Southern District of Florida. The Monday hearing saw Routh appear before the court to answer the charges filed against […]