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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.NERMEEN SHAIKH: At least nine people, including health and rescue workers, have died in central Beirut after Israel bombed an apartment building housing a medical center affiliated with Hezbollah. At least 14 people were wounded. The attack occurred without warning in the Bashoura district of Beirut near Lebanon’s Parliament and the United Nations headquarters in the city. There […]

If you're worried about the political climate in the U.S. or the ongoing wars around the globe, you might find peace of mind in preparing for emergencies. To keep things simple, start with one project. When you're done with risk assessment, start building your survival stockpile and finalize an emergency preparedness plan for your whole family. (h/t to TheProvidentPrepper.org) Tackle one project at a time If you're new to prepping, you can […]

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: We turn now to Gaza, where human rights experts say a deliberate, man-made famine is underway. Last month, the U.N. special rapporteur on the right to food accused Israel of carrying out a starvation campaign in Gaza. A […]

NIH funneling millions in taxpayer dollars to Chinese labs that perform cruel and unnecessary experiments on dogs An investigation by researchers affiliated with the White Coat Waste (WCW) Project has revealed that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is using taxpayer dollars to fund Chinese labs that are performing cruel experiments on animals without justifiable public health reasons. According to the WCW Project's report, the NIH is currently providing at […]

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 Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: We look now at the impact of Hurricane Helene. Power outages and water shortages continue across six southeastern states. The death toll from the storm is nearing 200, with hundreds more still missing and presumed dead. This includes six plastic factory workers in […]

Aurora, Colorado adding $10M in police funding to combat increased Tren de Aragua gang activity City leaders in Aurora, Colorado, are proposing a $10 million increase in police funding to combat the rise in retail crime and gang activity associated with the entry of the Venezuelan crime gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) in the city. In August, a video of armed members in an apartment complex building in Aurora with alleged […]

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. We continue our look at last night’s vice-presidential debate between Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz and Ohio Republican Senator JD Vance, facing off in New York in their first and only debate ahead of the election. We’ll be spending the rest of the […]

Pro-Iran paramilitaries in Iraq fire rockets at military base hosting U.S. forces near Baghdad airport Iraqi paramilitary factions with ties to Iran have gone on the offensive following Israel's killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. They launched a rocket attack on Friday, Sept. 27, near the Baghdad International Airport. There were American troops stationed near the airport, but a U.S. official disputed reports that they were targeted in the attack. "All military personnel […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Well, I want to go now to the part of the debate where they took on the climate crisis. The debate took place here in New York as the death toll from Hurricane Helene has reached at least 166. President Biden is expected to visit the Carolinas today, while Vice President Kamala Harris will be in […]