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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 […]

The Israel Defense Forces has started what it called a "targeted and demarcated" ground invasion of southern Lebanon, an incursion that comes on the heels of the previous week's aerial bombardment of Beirut and eastern Lebanon, which resulted in the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. The ground invasion, which started late Monday night, Sept. 30, was preceded by heavy bombardment, air strikes and drone strikes. A statement from the IDF […]

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. During Tuesday’s vice-presidential debate, Governor Tim Walz criticized Senator JD Vance and Donald Trump for demonizing Haitians living in the city of Springfield, Ohio. The city has been in the national spotlight since Donald Trump made these remarks in his debate with Kamala […]

The leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran are reportedly divided over how to approach their response to Israel's assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Sept. 27. Four Iranian officials disclosed this to the New York Times (NYT), noting that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayataollah Ali Khamenei is "apparently undecided about what to do next." The outlet added that supreme leader was moved to a secure location on Sept. 28. All four […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: As we continue to look at last night’s CBS News vice-presidential debate, we turn to the issue of abortion. This is Republican Senator JD Vance. SEN. JD VANCE: Now, of course, Donald Trump has been very clear that on the abortion policy specifically, that we have a big country, and it’s diverse. And California has a […]