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A 44-year-old woman identified as Chen Xiuling, also known as Karen Chen, was arrested at Singapore's Changi Airport on November 5 after being linked to the Prince Holding Group, a transnational scam syndicate. Chen Xiuling served as director of several Singapore-registered companies believed to be...

Political commentator Hasan Piker appeared on Democracy Now!'s election night livestream to analyze the Democratic Party's midterm performance. Piker stated that the election results represent "the end of MAGA tonight" and argued that voters are signaling demand for politics centered on working-class interests.

Elon Musk contributed nearly half a billion dollars to Republican candidates in the 2026 U.S. election cycle, the largest individual donor amount in a single cycle, according to Yahoo Finance reporting. Despite the spending, Texas elected a Democratic senator and governor. Following the electoral results,...

Democracy Now is hosting a 4-hour special broadcast on election night Tuesday, November 3, 2026, running from 8 p.m. to midnight ET to cover midterm election results as they come in. The broadcast will feature guests from around the country discussing the election outcome.

According to CNBC's Liz Napolitano, France now pays more to borrow than former eurozone crisis nations Greece and Italy, a reversal of the country's historical standing as a financial safe haven in Europe. CNBC reports that French government debt is growing faster than GDP, intensifying...

South Korea developed a world-class defense manufacturing industry from minimal capabilities decades ago, now ranking among global leaders in military equipment exports and technology. The Money & Macro video examines how coordinated government industrial policy, targeted investment, and technology transfer enabled this transformation across shipbuilding,...

President Donald Trump told the New York Times he will accept the results of recent elections and expressed willingness to work with Democrats. Trump told the newspaper: 'We'll work with the Democrats, and we'll, you know, look forward to working with them. We'll probably work...

The SEC added three FAQ entries on Monday clarifying that token holders who participate in on-chain governance are generally not considered a controlling group, provided they are unaffiliated. The guidance affects which tokens qualify as commodities under securities law. The source characterizes this as staff...

Arizona has experienced the steepest drop in food stamp recipients nationwide since President Trump's tax and spending law passed last year, with approximately half the state's recipients losing benefits. State officials have acknowledged that some recipients were removed in error and likely remain eligible for...

A landslide and flash floods struck the Eco Park Pelaga Glamping Retreat in Badung Regency, Bali on November 1 at around 11pm local time, destroying three guest buildings and sweeping away another structure. According to CNA, two tourists are missing: 30-year-old Indonesian national Bangkit Mubarok...

New York Times reporter Sabrina Tavernise examines recent polling data showing young men, who swung toward Trump in 2024, are now shifting their support away from him. Tavernise traveled to Michigan to report on where this demographic's political allegiances may be heading.

Scientists have identified what they describe as a previously unknown class of astronomical objects, characterized by distinctive red coloration in deep space imagery. The objects are neither galaxies nor stars, and researchers report finding multiple examples across survey data. Findings are documented in a peer-reviewed...

Eyal Weizman, director of Forensic Architecture, discussed his book "Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide" on Democracy Now!, presenting an investigation into the physical destruction of Gaza and its impact on Palestinians. The analysis argues that Israel has constructed a "permanent architecture of control" in the...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung presented a record 2027 budget proposal to the National Assembly on Monday, calling for bipartisan support and framing the spending plan as addressing inequality through what he termed "growth for all." The budget is characterized as a "super budget"...

According to the Associated Press, thousands rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday calling for an Arab-Jewish coalition in Israel's next government after final election results showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc winning 53 seats — short of a parliamentary majority — while the main opposition...

At least four Trump merchandise stores have closed across the country this year due to falling sales, according to NPR. Store owners attribute the decline to reduced demand now that Trump is term-limited and no longer on the ballot. Wes Alker, a longtime customer at...

The Guardian's Oliver Laughland traveled to Lowndes County, Alabama — a majority-Black county now placed in the second congressional district under maps redrawn by the Alabama legislature — where more than 80% of residents lack reliable sewage access, leaving raw sewage in residential areas. The...

Mother Jones national correspondent Kiera Butler interviewed Doug Wilson, a 73-year-old pastor in Moscow, Idaho, who describes himself as a Christian nationalist and leads a rapidly expanding religious organization. According to the Mother Jones reporting, Wilson was soft-spoken during the meeting, reminiscing with his wife...

Sofia Liguori, a research engineer at Google's DeepMind unit, announced her resignation in a letter to colleagues titled "Stay Human," according to Democracy Now!. Liguori denounced what she characterized as "Google's complicity in the Gaza genocide" and protested the increasing integration of Google's technology into...

France 24 reports that divisions within former President Trump's MAGA movement are becoming increasingly visible as the 2026 midterm elections approach, with supporters disagreeing over foreign policy decisions including military action in Iran, rising fuel prices, and the release of the Epstein files. The analysis...