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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Mediators from the United States, Qatar and Egypt are pressing Israel and Hamas to accept a proposed three-stage ceasefire and hostage deal that would include the eventual withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza. On Friday, President Biden outlined the proposed deal at the White House. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: Israel has offered a comprehensive new proposal. It’s […]

Israel deploys unmanned armored vehicle near Rafah, uses Gazans to test experimental military tech Reports are circulating on social media claiming to show Israel deploying an experimental unmanned armored vehicle near Rafah. The reports show photos and a video of an American-designed and produced M113 armored personnel carrier (APC) converted into an unmanned ground vehicle. The M113 is an American-designed and produced armored vehicle first put into service in the 1960s […]

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. Protests over Israel’s eight-month war on Gaza continue around the world, across the United States. Here in New York, over a thousand protesters gathered at the Brooklyn Museum Friday to demand it disclose and divest from any investments linked to Israel’s war on […]

Glaucoma is a condition affecting the eyes that poses significant risks if left undetected and untreated. The condition is characterized by damage to the optic nerve that could potentially result in vision loss, often irreversible. Glaucoma becomes more prevalent with an aging population. But recent studies have indicated that incorporating specific B vitamins into one's diet may notably lower the likelihood of developing glaucoma. One such study published in Nature […]

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, as we now go across the pond to London, where we’re joined by Faiza Shaheen, who’s been blocked from running for the British Parliament in the general election by the Labour Party, which suspended her over her social media activity dating back to 2014, because she liked several […]

Malfunctioning facial recognition technology may put innocent individuals at risk Government entities, including seven law enforcement agencies in the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice, have instituted the use of facial recognition to verify or ascertain someone's identity using an algorithm that matches a human face from a digital image or a video frame against a database of faces. However, the case of Harvey Eugene Murphy, Jr. is […]

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. We end today’s show in South Africa, where the African National Congress has lost its majority for the first time in 30 years. The ANC, once led by Nelson Mandela, had held outright power since the end of apartheid. In last week’s election, the ANC won […]

Donald Trump found GUILTY on all 34 charges in blatantly rigged New York trial, could be sentenced to 20 years in prison In a nation where democrats like Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton routinely launder money and receive bribes and kickbacks from organizations buying their influence, former President Donald Trump has just been found guilty on all 34 charges of falsifying business records with the intent to commit or […]

EU states considering SANCTIONS against Israel for defiance against ICJ ceasefire order If Israel defies the International Court of Justice (ICJ) order to halt its military operation in Rafah, European Union (EU) foreign ministers could sanction the Jewish state. Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin says he and his counterparts are seriously considering, for the first time ever, penalizing Israel for refusing to comply with the ICJ's order to guarantee […]