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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.NERMEEN SHAIKH: Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination on Thursday night, just five days after surviving an assassination attempt. Trump gave the longest acceptance speech in convention history, clocking in at over 90 minutes. He began by recounting what happened in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday after a bullet grazed his right ear as he was giving a speech. […]

Essential oils from various plants are less fixed and more volatile, which means they tend to evaporate easily. In contrast, so-called "fixed oils" like olive and other cooking oils do not evaporate even in high temperatures. As such, essential oils are popular in aromatherapy. While there are many kinds of essential oils, some of them should be included in your herbal medicine cabinet and prepping stockpile, such as lavender and peppermint essential oils. (h/t […]

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: Breaking with Convention.” We’re broadcasting from Milwaukee just after the Republican National Convention ended. I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: Here in Milwaukee, protesters marched on Thursday through downtown to call for justice for Samuel Sharpe and D’Vontaye Mitchell. Sam Sharpe was a 43-year-old […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a pharmaceutical firm with links to drug giant Pfizer reportedly sponsored an LGBT event for fifth-grade public school students. According to LifeSiteNews, HIV drug manufacturer ViiV Healthcare contracted with the Children's First Fund (CFF), the non-profit arm of Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Viiv Healthcare's website states that it is a partnership between three pharmaceutical companies – GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and Shionogi – […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.NERMEEN SHAIKH: Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination on Thursday night, just five days after surviving an assassination attempt. Trump gave the longest acceptance speech in convention history, clocking in at over 90 minutes. He began by recounting what happened in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, when a bullet grazed his right ear as he was giving a speech. […]

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported Sunday that Israel's military repeatedly employed a protocol known as the "Hannibal Directive" during the October 7 Hamas-led attack in an attempt to prevent the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers—even if it meant putting the lives of army captives and civilians at risk. (Article by Jake Johnson republished from CommonDreams.org) Haaretz found based on documents and interviews with soldiers and senior Israeli officers that Hannibal—an operational order developed in 1986 that […]

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: Breaking with Convention.” We’re broadcasting from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, throughout this week, as we come to the conclusion of the Republican National Convention. NERMEEN SHAIKH: On Thursday, Donald Trump spoke for over 90 minutes in the longest convention speech in history. One word he never mentioned was […]

French government fines prominent news channel for allowing a climate change skeptic to speak unchallenged The incident involving Philippe Herlin's remarks on CNews, a prominent French news channel, has stirred significant controversy and regulatory action. Herlin, a notable economist, was given a platform to express his skepticism regarding anthropogenic global warming during a broadcast. He characterized climate change as a fabricated concept aimed at justifying state intervention, going so […]

This week Democracy Now! is bringing you live, on-the-ground coverage of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where you’ll hear the voices and analysis you won’t get anywhere else. In August, we’ll travel to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention. Democracy Now! doesn’t accept corporate advertising or sponsorship revenue, and we don’t take money from any government. That means we’re relying on you. Can you donate $15 to Democracy Now! […]