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Hamas releases 24 hostages in exchange for 39 Palestinian women and children unlawfully imprisoned by Israel On the first day of the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group in Gaza has agreed to release 24 hostages in exchange for 39 Palestinian women and children unlawfully imprisoned by Israel. The temporary […]

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. Israel is continuing to detain the head of Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest hospital in Gaza. Last week, the Israeli military detained Muhammad Abu Salmiya […]

French lawmaker Marine Le Pen believes mass immigration is fueling lawlessness in France, and the problem has expanded beyond urban areas to rural regions. In an interview with the news magazine Valeurs actuelles, she highlighted instances of disorder among migrants. Le Pen cited the tragic case of 16-year-old rugby player Thomas, who was fatally stabbed by a […]

We remember the legendary activist and journalist Pablo Yoruba Guzmán, who died from a heart attack Sunday at age 73. Guzmán was the former minister of information of the Young Lords Party, the revolutionary social justice group led by Puerto Ricans in the 1960s and ’70s. He later became a beloved print and television reporter, […]

POLL: 60% of Americans believe Joe Biden actively helped Hunter in his foreign business dealings A new poll has found that 60 percent of Americans believe President Joe Biden actively helped his son Hunter in his foreign business dealings. The Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll surveyed 2,851 registered voters from Nov. 15 to 16 and found that […]

Gay former Democratic mayor sentenced to 150 years behind bars for 140+ counts of child pornography, but will only serve 30 years A gay former Democratic mayor has been sentenced to 150 years in prison after pleading guilty to 140 counts of child pornography, but will only serve 30 years behind bars. Patrick Wojahn, […]

Calls Mount to Extend Truce as Dozens of Hamas Captives and Palestinian Prisoners Freed Israeli Forces Kill at Least 8 West Bank Palestinians Amid Surge in Violence Vermont Police Arrest Suspect in Shooting of 3 Palestinian Students Activists Shut Down Manhattan Bridge; Demonstrators Disrupt Macy's Parade Over Protest-Filled Weekend BBC Censors BAFTA Acceptance Speeches Expressing […]

A former Meta employee testified before a Senate subcommittee earlier this month and revealed that Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, knew of the harassment and other harms affecting teenage users on its platforms but “failed to address them.” Arturo Bejar worked on well-being for Instagram from 2019 to 2021. From 2009 to 2015, […]

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. The four-day truce in Gaza has entered its final day, but negotiations are underway to extend it. So far, Hamas has released a total of 58 hostages […]

A legal action that was unsealed on November 20 shows that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is going after Pfizer and one of its partners for knowingly distributing an adulterated medication to children. The suit pins Pfizer and Tris Pharma as the culprits in the illegal distribution of Quillivant XR, a drug prescribed to children […]