Month: October 2023
U.S. efforts to help free hostages from Gaza
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters Thursday the United States was working to help free hostages from Gaza. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis has more on what steps the U.S….
From Brazil to Peru, the far right is on the move in Latin America | The Marc Steiner Show
Read the transcript of this episode: https://therealnews.com/from-brazil-to-peru-the-far-right-is-on-the-move-in-latin-america Between former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo being removed from office and Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right supporters in Brazil storming the halls of government in a January 6-style coup attempt,…
Marion County Deputy Shoots Armed Dirt Bike Rider Who Fled Traffic Stop
* (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) * Marion County, Florida — On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at approximately 7:15 p.m., an MCSO deputy conducted a traffic stop on…
Ex-girlfriend Caroline Ellison says Sam Bankman-Fried sent $100 million bribe to Chinese officials
Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-girlfriend is back on the witness stand facing cross-examination from the disgraced FTX founder’s lawyers. Caroline Ellison has repeatedly told jurors Bankman-Fried was the mastermind behind the crimes that led to the company’s…
The dark truths WikiLeaks revealed w/Stefania Maurizi | The Chris Hedges Report
From backroom deals between Hillary Clinton and Goldman Sachs to US covert operations in Haiti, Tunisia, Italy and beyond, WikiLeaks revealed the dark underbelly of US power. Author and journalist Stefania Maurizi joins The Chris…
GOP rebels’ faith in Speaker Johnson on spending fight could avert government shutdown
EXCLUSIVE: Conservatives’ trust in new Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., would likely give him enough leeway to avert a government shutdown with a short-term spending bill if one is needed to fund the government past Nov….
How Egypt is responding to the Israel-Hamas war
Egypt controls the only exit from the southern Gaza Strip, the Rafah crossing. Mirette F. Mabrouk, the director of the Egypt and Horn of Africa Programme at the Middle East Institute, joins CBS News with…
The real story of Rosa Parks | The Marc Steiner Show
Read the transcript of this episode: https://therealnews.com/rosa-parks-myth-civil-rights-movement-history Rosa Parks’s decades of activist experience have been overshadowed by a selective history of the Civl Rights Movement that ignores its roots in a longer, protracted struggle for…
Biden climate czar quietly met with flailing EV company dependent on taxpayer handouts
John Podesta, President Biden’s clean energy czar, quietly assembled with the head of an electric vehicle (EV) company that relies heavily on taxpayer handouts and has floundered financially since its inception, White House visitor logs…
Cops discovered he was filing a complaint against them, then they struck back | PAR
Read the transcript of this episode: https://therealnews.com/cops-discovered-he-was-filing-a-complaint-against-them-then-they-struck-back A Georgia man tried to file a complaint against law enforcement in Bulloch, GA, but found himself in handcuffs instead. Please join journalists Taya Graham and Stephen Janis…
Trump and his 2024 Republican presidential rivals to show ‘solidarity’ for Israel at major cattle call
LAS VEGAS — Three weeks to the day after the Hamas assault on Israel, former President Donald Trump and his top rivals for the 2024 Republican nomination will showcase their solidarity with Israel as they…
Oil prices surge amid war between Israel and Hamas
Oil prices rose 5% Friday amid the war between Israel and Hamas. J.D. Durkin, host of “The Street,” joins CBS News to discuss what the spike means for U.S. investors. #news #oil #israel CBS News…
Maine Sens. Collins, King react to mass shooting suspect found dead: ‘Collective sigh of relief’
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King of Maine said Friday, after law enforcement discovered Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting suspect Robert Card dead, that residents of the state can now breathe a sigh of relief.The 40-year-old…
What it’s like to be an ambulance driver in Rishi Sunak’s UK
Spiking inflation is generating a global cost of living crisis, and Britain is no exception. As workers across industries hit the picket lines to denounce privatization and demand action from the Tory government to raise…
GOP AG hopeful Supreme Court will block Biden admin from ‘worst First Amendment’ breaches in history
The Supreme Court has agreed to review a court-ordered ban on certain communications between the Biden administration and Big Tech platforms after lower courts said government officials coordinated with the companies to censor speech. The order…
House Republicans divided on speaker, Blinken meets with Netanyahu and more | America Decides
“America Decides” reports on House Majority Leader Steve Scalise struggling to collect enough votes to be elected speaker, Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveling to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the…
The Great Salt Lake will dry up in 5 years unless Utah lawmakers act now
A dire new report has sounded the alarm on the future of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, which could vanish in as little as five years unless lawmakers in Utah take drastic action. Save Our Great…
Five hurdles facing Dean Phillips as he primary challenges President Biden for the Democratic nomination
CONCORD, N.H. – Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota acknowledged the obvious as he launched a steep uphill Democratic primary challenge against President Biden.”I’m the underdog. I’m the long-shot. I’m at a massive disadvantage,” the moderate…
Harvard almost rejected me for my views on Israel w/Ken Roth | The Marc Steiner Show
The censorship and purging of critics of Zionism is a longstanding phenomenon in US academia. And a recent incident with Ken Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch, shows even the mildest criticism of…
Johnson hints at changing 1-vote threshold to begin removing House speaker. Some GOP reps say no way
Newly-minted Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., hinted that the House may change the motion to vacate rule but several of his Republican colleagues aren’t behind the idea.Johnson mentioned to Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Thursday night…
NASA launches Psyche mission to metal-rich asteroid
NASA launched its Psyche asteroid probe on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket Friday, setting off a five-and-a-half-year voyage to a rare, metal-rich asteroid that may hold clues about how the cores of rocky planets like…
Massive ‘Devil Comet’ with ice volcano and ‘horns’ to light up Earth skies
A “Devil Comet,” twice the size of Mount Everest, is shooting toward Earth but likely does not pose any threat to humanity, according to an astronomer. “It might be bright enough that you can see with…
British nurses strike to save NHS and for higher wages
After decades of targeted underfunding, the UK’s National Health Service is on the verge of collapse. Spiking inflation as a result of corporate profiteering in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine War…
U.S. law enforcement monitoring threats amid Israel-Hamas war
Cities across the U.S. are bolstering security around houses of worship after the former leader of Hamas called for worldwide demonstrations Friday. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge has more from Washington, D.C. #news…
50 years of mass incarceration in America | Rattling the Bars
Nicole Porter from The Sentencing Project joins Rattling the Bars to explain her organization’s new campaign to fight mass incarceration, ’50 years and a wake up.’ Post-production: Cameron Granadino The Real News is an independent,…
Families of hostages, missing plead for help after Hamas’ Israel attack
CBS News’ Charlie D’Agata talks to the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was reported missing after Hamas’ assault on Israel. Some families don’t know if their loved ones are alive or were taken hostage by…
How the Mexican Revolution shaped world politics w/Christina Heatherton | The Marc Steiner Show
Author Christina Heatherton joins The Marc Steiner Show to discuss her book on the international influence of the Mexican Revolution, ‘Arise!: Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution’. Studio: Cameron Granadino Post-Production: Cameron…