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The Gaza Health Ministry revealed that variant type 2 poliovirus (cVDPV) was present in sewage water samples from different collection sites in two sub-regions devastated by Israeli military offensives. The tests were carried out in cooperation with the United Nations Children's Fund. The said findings may inflict a potential health disaster as the risk of contracting the highly infectious disease can cause deformities and paralysis, and a possible spread of it […]

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. Israel’s military says it’s begun vaccinating its soldiers against polio after the paralytic virus was found in a number of wastewater samples in Gaza. The World Health Organization warns the risk of further spread remains high while Gaza’s children go unvaccinated during Israel’s assault, which […]

Musk removes cloud security CrowdStrike from “all systems” of his companies following major IT outage Billionaire Big Tech mogul Elon Musk recently said on X, formerly Twitter, that he already deleted the CrowdStrike cybersecurity software from all the systems of his companies, including SpaceX, Tesla, X, xAI, The Boring Company and Neuralink. On July 19, an update broke Windows, causing systems to crash and display the blue screen of […]

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. In Bangladesh, the death toll from the government’s crackdown on massive student protests has risen to at least 174, with more than 2,500 people arrested. Internet access across most of Bangladesh remain dark for a fifth day. Police and soldiers have been granted “shoot-on-sight” orders […]

Many processed foods contain potentially toxic substances NOT LISTED on ingredient labels You are probably familiar with many of the no-no ingredients in processed foods that are to be avoided at all costs (i.e., synthetic dyes and preservatives), but what about the "invisible" additives that are hiding in foods unlabeled? Known as "processing aids," these hidden additives are not labeled because technically they are not part of the food […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: President Joe Biden announced Sunday he is ending his campaign to seek reelection, in a move upending the presidential race just four months before Election Day. In a letter posted Sunday, Biden wrote he was stepping aside, quote, “in the best interest of my party and the country.” Biden endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, who […]

Limited EV charging stations in Europe prompts company providing them to charge OVERTIME FEES Due to limited charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs), a Dutch company that operates them has resorted to charging EV drivers overtime fees. Watts Up With That (WUWT) reported, citing an article by German EV news outlet Elektroauto-News, that charging station operator Allego is now levying an extra fee for users whose EVs take too […]

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. That was “Oh Yeah” by Yello. We look more now at President Biden’s announcement Sunday that he’s dropping his bid to seek reelection, and what comes next in the four months before Election Day. Biden endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, who quickly […]

Martin Armstrong of Armstrong Economics believes World War III isn't far fetched, as the Western powers have allowed neoconservatives to maneuver the Russia-Ukraine war for this purpose. He put forward this claim in a July 3 piece, noting that the modern neocons have spent their entire lives hating Russians for particularly personal reasons. One example he mentioned was Victoria Nuland, former under secretary of state for political affairs at the […]