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Democracy Now! 2025-05-14 Wednesday

• Headlines for May 14, 2025
• U.S. & Saudis Sign $142B Arms Deal as Trump Meets with Syria's New Leader & Drops Syrian Sanctions
• While Israel Wanted to Bomb Iran, Trump Pushes Talks; But in Gaza, Israel's Mass Killings Continue
• Salvadoran Journalists Exposed Pres. Bukele's Ties to Gangs. Then They Had to Flee to Avoid Arrest

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In Part 2 of our interview with Palestinian journalist Abubaker Abed, the 22-year-old recounts leaving Gaza last month for Ireland while facing threats to his safety and suffering from malnutrition. He says he has found solidarity and comfort in Ireland, but says he is still dealing with the trauma of a year and a half of war. The sounds of planes and helicopters still trigger fear in him. “I’m trying to navigate this pain,” he says.

Democracy Now! 2025-05-13 Tuesday

• Headlines for May 13, 2025
• Gift or Grift? Trump Under Fire over Qatar's Plan to Give Him $400M "Flying Palace"
• "Unprecedented" in U.S. History: Trump & Family Rake In Money from Gulf States, Crypto & Real Estate
• "People Are Starving to Death": Oxfam Warns Israel's Blockade on Gaza Is Catastrophic
• If I Stayed, I Would've Died: Journalist Abubaker Abed on "Agonizing" Decision to Leave Gaza

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Democracy Now! 2025-05-13 Tuesday

• Headlines for May 13, 2025
• Gift or Grift? Trump Under Fire over Qatar's Plan to Give Him $400M "Flying Palace"
• "Unprecedented" in U.S. History: Trump & Family Rake In Money from Gulf States, Crypto & Real Estate
• "People Are Starving to Death": Oxfam Warns Israel's Blockade on Gaza Is Catastrophic
• If I Stayed, I Would've Died: Journalist Abubaker Abed on "Agonizing" Decision to Leave Gaza

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Democracy Now! 2025-05-12 Monday

• Headlines for May 12, 2025
• Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Arrested for Visiting ICE Jail, Slams Trump Admin's "Insane" Abuse of Power
• "Un-American": Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman on DHS Threats to Arrest Her for Visiting ICE Jail in Newark
• ​Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Gaza: Why Does U.S. Have Money for "War and Genocide" But Not for Healthcare?

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Democracy Now! 2025-05-09 Friday

• Headlines for May 09, 2025
• Leo XIV: First U.S.-Born Pope Criticized Trump/Vance on Deportations, Lack of Compassion for Immigrants
• Priest Sexual Abuse Survivors Demand Accountability from New Pope: "Open Up Those Archives"
• "We Are Not Living. We Are Enduring." Gaza Mother on Struggle for Food, Safety Under Israeli Blockade
• Tyre Nichols Case: Shock & Anger in Memphis as 3 Cops Acquitted on State Murder Charges

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Democracy Now! 2025-05-09 Friday

• Headlines for May 09, 2025
• Leo XIV: First U.S.-Born Pope Criticized Trump/Vance on Deportations, Lack of Compassion for Immigrants
• Priest Sexual Abuse Survivors Demand Accountability from New Pope: "Open Up Those Archives"
• "We Are Not Living. We Are Enduring." Gaza Mother on Struggle for Food, Safety Under Israeli Blockade
• Tyre Nichols Case: Shock & Anger in Memphis as 3 Cops Acquitted on State Murder Charges

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We speak with Oliver Laughland, The Guardian's U.S. southern bureau chief and investigations correspondent, about his reporting on the election in Elon Musk's new company town in Texas called Starbase; his report headlined “Trump officials increasingly recruit local police for immigration enforcement despite red flags,” and also his reporting on conditions in immigrant detention centers in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi, which human rights advocates call “Detention Alley” and a “legal black hole.”

Democracy Now! 2025-05-08 Thursday

• Headlines for May 08, 2025
• Who Killed Shireen Abu Akleh? Reporter's Family Responds After Film Names Israeli Soldier Who Shot Her
• "Fascism Isn't Coming, It's Here": Mehdi Hasan on Trump, Gaza & Leaving MSNBC to Start Zeteo

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Democracy Now! 2025-05-08 Thursday

• Headlines for May 08, 2025
• Who Killed Shireen Abu Akleh? Reporter's Family Responds After Film Names Israeli Soldier Who Shot Her
• "Fascism Isn't Coming, It's Here": Mehdi Hasan on Trump, Gaza & Leaving MSNBC to Start Zeteo

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