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U.K. government calls for increased family formation amid record low birthrates The U.K.’s fertility rate hit a record low of 1.44 children per woman in 2023, far below the replacement rate of 2.1. U.K.'s  Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities Bridget Phillipson urges young Britons to have more children, citing childcare costs, housing affordability and workforce instability as deterrents. Labour plans to expand childcare hours and […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. We go now to Los Angeles, where armed, masked federal agents have spent the last month carrying out arrests across the city. Families, immigrant advocates say they’re struggling to find their loved ones when they are disappeared. In one case, the family of a community activist and mother, Yuriana Juliana — they […]

Law enforcement agencies from Europe and the U.S. arrested five individuals in Spain (Madrid and the Canary Islands) on June 25 for orchestrating a $542 million cryptocurrency investment scam involving over 5,000 victims worldwide. Led by Spain's Civil Guard and supported by Europol, the operation included assistance from law enforcement agencies from other countries. A crypto specialist aided in seizing accounts and tracing funds in real time. The fraudsters used shell companies, offshore […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: The heat dome in Switzerland, where I just came from, was incredible, and we’re going to talk more about that in a bit with the head of the U.N. high commissioner for human rights. But now to Gaza. In northern Gaza City on Monday, an Israeli airstrike bombed a popular seaside cafe, killing at least 40 […]

ChatGPT psychosis grips users, leading to involuntary commitments and shattered lives A disturbing trend shows stable individuals developing severe psychosis from ChatGPT obsession, leading to hospitalizations and violent incidents. Stanford researchers found AI chatbots reinforce delusions instead of directing users to professional help. One man spiraled into madness after 12 weeks of ChatGPT use, believing he unlocked sentient AI before being involuntarily committed. Another user thought he could "speak backwards through time" […]

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. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced he’ll be coming to the U.S. next week to meet with President Trump and other officials in the administration. He says the meetings will discuss how to, quote, “capitalize on the success” of the attack on Iran by Israel […]

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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, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. I was in Geneva, Switzerland, yesterday, on Monday, at the headquarters of the United Nations Human Rights Council. I had the chance to sit down and speak with the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk about a number […]

Trump and AIPAC wage desperate political war on Thomas Massie—inaccurately depicting him as a supporter of genital mutilation In a brazen display of political retaliation, President Donald Trump and the powerful pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC have launched a coordinated smear campaign against Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY)—one of the few Republicans who dares to challenge runaway spending, unconstitutional foreign aid, and the corrosive influence of lobbyists hijacking American policy. This […]