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May 8
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Democracy Now! 2025-05-08 Thursday

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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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