(2024-08-30). Aussie Climate Scientists: Winter Heatwaves are Bad. wattsupwiththat.com
(2024-08-30). China Downplays International Hopes Of Beating Carbon Emissions Targets Ahead Of Meeting With Biden Climate Czar. wattsupwiththat.com China's top energy officials dampened hopes that the country's carbon emissions have already peaked Thursday following July reports the country would stop increasing emissions after this year, according to Bloomberg.
(2024-08-30). Climate Fixers: Philly's Get Fresh Daily wants you to eat your veggies. whyy.org
(2024-08-30). States are falling behind in using IRA funding to advance climate action. grist.org 
(2024-08-30). How climate change is expanding the reach of a rare and deadly mosquito-borne illness. grist.org 
A 41-year-old man in New Hampshire Though this outbreak is small and triple E does not pos…
(2024-08-30). DME MP NEET UG 2024 Round 1 Allotment Today. ummid.com Department of Medical Education (DME) Madhya Pradesh Bhopal is set to publish on its official website dme.mponline.gov.in Round 1 Seat Allotment Result of NEET UG 2024 (Medical MBBS and Dental – BDS) Counselling today i.e. Thursday August 29, 2024.
(2024-08-30). Dogs become a menace as Luwero Town Council runs out of cemetery, rubbish space. independent.co.ug 
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Luwero Town Council are facing a crisis as the space for burying unclaimed bodies and dumping garbage has reached full capacity. Twenty years ago, Luwero Town acquired 2.5 acres in the Kalongo zone, which was divided for use as both a cemetery and a garbage dump for waste collected …
(2024-08-30). Israel's West Bank offensive continues. wsws.org The huge deployment of lethal military force has been coupled with calls for mass evictions, with Foreign Minister Israel Katz leading the pack.
imemc.org (2024-08-30). Day 328: Israeli Missiles Kill And Injure Dozens In Gaza
Day 328 of the ongoing genocide, Israeli missiles, and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including children and women, in various parts of the devastated, destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip. ⚪ A girl was killed and many Palestinians were injured in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, coinciding with artillery shelling and gunfire from military vehicles and drones in areas northwest of Nuseirat and northeast of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
(2024-08-30). Israeli Forces Assassinate Three Palestinians in the Tulkarem Refugee Camp. imemc.org 
Israeli forces assassinated three Palestinian young men, on Thursday, and abducted an injured young man, in the Tulkarem refugee camp, in the city of Tulkarem, in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said that Israeli forces killed the young man, Majd Majed Rajeh Daoud, 22, after shooting him with live ammunition …
(2024-08-30). Israeli Forces Shoot Three Palestinians in Jenin. imemc.org 
Israeli forces shot, on Thursday afternoon, three Palestinian young men during the extended military incursion against the northern West Bank city of Jenin. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PPS) said its ambulance crews transported two citizens to hospital after they were shot with live ammunition, one to the thigh, while the other sustained a shrapnel …
(2024-08-30). Army Abducts Five Palestinians In Nablus. imemc.org 
Earlier Friday, Israeli soldiers invaded Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and the Balata refugee camp, east of the city, and the Al-Ein refugee camp, west of Nablus, and abducted five Palestinians. Media sources many military vehicles invaded Nablus from several directions, before storming and ransacking homes in the Al-Ein refugee …
(2024-08-30). Including A Woman, Army Abducts Five Palestinians In Hebron And Ramallah. imemc.org 
On Friday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians, including one woman, in Hebron and Ramallah, in the southern and central parts of the occupied West Bank. Many military vehicles invaded Hebron city, and the towns of Kharsa, west of Hebron, and Doura, south of the city before the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes, causing …
(2024-08-30). Hostages Forum slams Netanyahu over decision to keep army on Philadelphi route. haaretz.com Senior WHO official says Israeli army agreed to humanitarian pauses in Gaza fighting for polio vaccine campaign ‚ñ Iran further increased stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, UN watchdog says ‚ñ EU's top diplomat invites member states to weigh sanctioning Israeli ministers for advocating war crimes ‚ñ 16 killed in West Bank in past day, Palestinian health ministry says ‚ñ France's Macron, U.K.'s Starmer reiterate call for 'immediate cease-fire'…
(2024-08-30). Reporter Sarah Wilkinson arrested by UK government for opposition to Gaza genocide. wsws.org The home of Sarah Wilkinson, British artist, journalist and lifelong supporter of Palestinian rights, was raided on Thursday morning by UK counter-terrorism police and she was detained for hours before being released on bail.
(2024-08-30). Ocasio-Cortez and the normalization of genocide as state policy. wsws.org Less than a week after endorsing Harris and falsely claiming she was working "tirelessly" for a "ceasefire" in Gaza, the DSA member told her followers if they want to protect democratic rights at home, the genocide must continue.
(2024-08-30). Exposing and opposing Zionism: A conversation with Ilan Pappé. wsws.org "It's not a moment of Epiphany, where you wake up and suddenly you are on the other side of the Rubicon. It takes time. But there is a moment where you feel that you know enough and you understand enough and you have heard enough to challenge fundamentally the narrative of your own society, of your own state."
(2024-08-30). Police arrest 4 anti-genocide protesters at the University of Michigan. wsws.org Four workers and students were violently arrested during a peaceful "die-in" protest during the university's student club day.
(2024-08-30). Day 329: Constant Israeli Bombing Kills Dozens In Gaza. imemc.org 
Updated: On Thursday, Day 329 of the ongoing genocide in the destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, the Israeli army killed and injured dozens of Palestinians across the coastal enclave. Two citizens, including a child, were killed, and many were injured, when the army fired a missile at an apartment near the Al-Hawja intersection in …
(2024-08-30). Iran's 'Ring of Fire' forced to navigate conflicting interests. haaretz.com The militias that make up the 'unity of fronts' are different groups with independent goals, some of which are making it clear that their obedience to Tehran is not automatic and that they may even carry out operations that conflict with Iran's interests. The Houthis, for example, may be the most complex Iranian proxy to control…
(2024-08-30). Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Threat to World Peace. History and Analysis. globalresearch.ca This carefully researched article by John Steinbach on Israel's nuclear arsenal was first published by Global Research in March 2002. | "Should war break out in the Middle East again,… or should any Arab nation fire missiles against Israel, as the …
(2024-08-30). Rashid Khalidi: The Neck and The Sword. newleftreview.org Rashid Khalidi and Tariq Ali discuss the political and intellectual history of the Palestinian national movement, its fraught entanglement with neighbouring Arab regimes, the realities of the 'peace process', Israel's grip on the Biden Administration and the strategic calculations—or miscalculations—of Hamas.
(2024-08-30). Kamala Harris: I won't change Biden's Israel policy, we have to get cease-fire deal done. haaretz.com In her first interview as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, the Vice President told CNN that she believes that 'Israel has a right to defend itself,' but added that 'how it does so matters'…
(2024-08-30). Has Harris heard Netanyahu and Israel? onlineopinion.com.au Kamala Harris in her acceptance speech on 22 August as Democratic Party nominee for President signalled she had now abandoned pursuing the creation of a Palestinian Arab state between Israel and Jordan.
(2024-08-30). Kamala Harris tells CNN: I won't Biden's Israel policy. We have to get cease-fire deal done. haaretz.com In her first interview as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, the Vice President reaffirmed her belief that 'Israel has a right to defend itself,' but added that 'how it does so matters'…
(2024-08-30). The hostage talks facade is wearing out, and neither Israel nor Hamas want to budge. haaretz.com All the grim and turbulent events of the last week didn't change a thing: Cease-fire talks are going nowhere because an agreement at this time doesn't serve Netanyahu or Sinwar ‚ñ Netanyahu's government continues to stoop to new lows as the October 7 ceremony debacle keeps rolling on…
(2024-08-30). Trump's top foreign policy advisor warns: Special relationship at risk if U.K. halts arms sales to Israel. haaretz.com Speaking to the London-based Policy Exchange think tank, Robert O'Brien – who is likely to be in Trump's cabinet if he wins in November – said that a British arms embargo 'would really hurt the western alliance and NATO'…
(2024-08-30). Sources: Israeli justice minister threatens to change makeup of key judicial committee. haaretz.com Yariv Levin reportedly told acting chief justice that if his Supreme Court candidate is not approved, he and other ministers will also intensify their efforts to remove Israel's attorney general…
(2024-08-30). For a bit of air, the Palestinian lawmaker lies down on the floor, by the crack under the cell door. haaretz.com Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar was arrested again after the war broke out and has been jailed ever since without charges — now in total isolation, in inhuman conditions…
(2024-08-30). Israel's final, fragile bulwark against corruption is about to fall. haaretz.com The last few years have been bad for the war on corruption, and letting Ben-Gvir appoint the next head of the police's investigations department will deal it a death blow. And then there's Netanyahu, who seeks to completely take over the civil service…
(2024-08-30). Israel to top court: IDF will slightly improve conditions at Sde Teiman detention center. haaretz.com In response to a petition against its operation of the notorious prison facility, the state claimed it would open a new wing next month in which there'd be no need to keep inmates cuffed around the clock, likening the new conditions to those at Ofer Prison…
(2024-08-30). Report: Shin Bet chief warned Netanyahu of imminent war; PM: Gaza not mentioned. haaretz.com Ronen Bar, the leader of the Shin Bet security service, warned PM Netanyahu in July 2023 that war was imminent, according to a report by Yedioth Ahronoth daily. Opposition leader Yair Lapid recounted the meeting with the Shin Bet chief to the civilian commission of inquiry into Oct. 7…
(2024-08-30). Netanyahu's lies laid bare: How Israel ignored the roadmap to the October 7 disaster. haaretz.com Opposition leader Yair Lapid's testimony to the civilian inquiry panel paints a frightening picture ‚ñ The prime minister once again revamped his resumé, but unwittingly pleaded guilty ‚ñ No one knows whether he supports Miri Regev's plans for an October 7 memorial ceremony ‚ñ And what is it that Yair Golan has failed to understand?
(2024-08-30). Students speak on mass spread of COVID on college campuses as semester begins. wsws.org The WSWS spoke to several students who are witnessing the mass infection of their peers on college campuses in the US and Canada.
(2024-08-30). Australian anti-war whistleblower David McBride passes one hundred days behind bars. wsws.org The militarist Labor government is directly responsible for the imprisonment of the courageous whistleblower and the draconian conditions in which he is being held.
(2024-08-30). Left Party-led government pushes anti-refugee agitation and police-state measures ahead of state elections in Thuringia. wsws.org The measures presented by state Premier Ramelow (Left Party) and the Thuringia Interior Minister Georg Meier (Social Democrat) on Wednesday could also have come from the fascist Alternative for Germany.
(2024-08-30). The political issues in the fight to defend public education in the US. wsws.org In this election year, the right to public education and all democratic rights are on the line.
(2024-08-30). Declaring COVID-19 "endemic," Biden administration oversees policy of forced mass infection. wsws.org The United States is currently mired in its ninth wave of mass infection since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the population now completely abandoned by the powers that be.
(2024-08-30). Chinese bond market surge points to economic and financial problems. wsws.org Due to the lack of investment opportunities, money has been flooding into the bond market, pushing up prices and thereby lowering the yield, or interest rate on government debt.
(2024-08-30). IV fluid shortages intensify crisis in Australian healthcare system. wsws.org The depletion of IV fluid stocks reveals that there is no effective system in Australia which identifies stocks of items essential for proper management of public health.
(2024-08-30). Australia: Sri Lankan asylum seeker dies after self-immolation, amid protests against Labor's brutal anti-refugee regime. wsws.org The horrific incident was an outcome of the cruel and unlawful policies of the federal Labor government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
(2024-08-30). This Month's (August) Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca 
(2024-08-30). October 7 Has a Prehistory. counterpunch.org 
In belatedly disposing of teaching materials long after retiring, I came across a cutting from the Guardian Weekly (that convenient pre-internet medium for far-flung colonials, comprising articles from the UK Guardian, the Le Monde and the Washington Post). The cutting was a review of David Montgomery's The Fall of the House of Labor; the issue, 22 May 1988. But wait, there's something on
(2024-08-30). Bangladesh Confidential: Notes on the 2024 Quota Reform Movement and July Revolution. counterpunch.org 
(2024-08-30). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital. newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.
(2024-08-30). Grey Anderson: Imperium Uncloaked. newleftreview.org Grey Anderson on Tom Stevenson, Someone Else's Empire. Lucid anatomization of the American imperium, with a devastating assessment of the UK's equerry role.
(2024-08-30). Owen Hatherley: Labourism: In and Against? newleftreview.org Owen Hatherley on Andy Beckett, The Searchers. Interlinked portraits of the Labour Party's Bennite bloc, from 1968 to the Corbyn leadership.
(2024-08-30). Radhika Desai: Peak Hindutva? newleftreview.org As Modi's BJP loses its overall majority, Radhika Desai examines the part played by India's capitalist conglomerates in his rise—and the contradictions on which their strategy has foundered. The economic crisis of the parched countryside as brake on Hindutva's forward march.
(2024-08-30). Rebecca Lossin: The Multiple Gaze. newleftreview.org Resisting the erasure of working-class life in the American rust belt, the critical photography of LaToya Ruby Frazier combines intimate portraiture with representations of capital's flight. Rebecca Lossin reflects on MoMA's recent retrospective of her work—and on the cultural politics of documentary image-making in an age saturated with the visual.
(2024-08-30). Sanjay Subrahmanyam: Blood and Bombast. newleftreview.org Sanjay Subrahmanyam on Vinayak Chaturvedi, Hindutva and Violence and Janaki Bakhle, Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva. Intellectual biographies of Hindu nationalism's Mazzini-inspired theoretician.
(2024-08-30). A Philly design agency wants people to help spread awareness about the 988 mental health crisis line. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Do you have any ideas to help spread awareness for the new, three-digit national mental health and suicide crisis support number, The
(2024-08-30). Philly residential parking rate hike includes limits on number of vehicles per household. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? The Philadelphia Parking Authority is changing the pricing structure for residential parking permits and instituting a flat rate for all residents. Along with the pricing change, residents will only be able get permits for three vehicles per household. | It's all part of an effort to make
(2024-08-30). Filling an intellectual void to save democracy and humanity. onlineopinion.com.au Both existential risks to humanity and democracy are being driven by universities. They can only educate our future leaders to be more effective dictators.
(2024-08-30). Paramilitary group kidnaps, demands ransom for Sudanese journalist. radiotamazuj.org
(2024-08-30). Green Production Meets High-Performance Broadcasting in 2024 Wings for Life World Run. devdiscourse.com TVU Networks collaborated with Red Bull Media House to deliver live transmission of the 2024 Wings for Life World Run, showcasing the harmony between green production and high-performance broadcasting. This partnership ensured flawless global coverage of the world's largest running event, attracting 265,818 participants from 169 countries, spanning 192 nationalities.
(2024-08-30). Russian Companies Face Payment Delays with Chinese Traders Amid Sanctions Pressure. devdiscourse.com Russian companies are facing significant delays and rising costs in payments with Chinese trading partners, sources told Reuters. These disruptions, valued at tens of billions of yuan, come after Chinese banks tightened compliance under Western threats of secondary sanctions for dealings with Russia.
(2024-08-30). China Stocks Surge Amid Sovereign Fund Boost. devdiscourse.com China stocks saw a remarkable jump on Friday, recovering from near seven-month lows, following disclosures that sovereign fund Huijin had been on a buying spree. The news sent ripples through sectors such as insurance and technology, while Hong Kong shares reached a one-month high. Despite these gains, China stocks are still on track for their fourth consecutive monthly losses.
(2024-08-30). Ramdas Soren Sworn In as Minister Amid Political Shake-up in Jharkhand. devdiscourse.com JMM legislator Ramdas Soren was officially sworn in as a minister in the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand government on Friday. The ceremony took place at Raj Bhavan with Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar administering the oath of office.
(2024-08-30). Manipur CM N Biren Singh Defends Position Amid Ethnic Tensions. devdiscourse.com Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh firmly rejected any suggestions of resignation, asserting that his efforts to 'protect' the state retain public support. 'Why should I resign? Have I stolen anything? Is there a scandal against me? Have I worked against the nation or state?' he questioned in an interview with PTI Videos on Thursday.
(2024-08-30). Tony Wood: Mexico in Flux. newleftreview.org Against the rightward trend of the Old World, countries in Latin America continue to favour governments of the left. The resounding mandate for Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico's presidential election confirms Morena's hegemony within the new party system. Where exactly on the political map should its project be placed?
(2024-08-30). How U.S.-Led Ceasefire Talks Are Latest Erasure of Roots of Arab-Israeli Conflict. democracynow.org Palestinian American journalist Rami Khouri responds to the latest exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah.
(2024-08-30). Bobby's Bounce: RFK Jr's Lesser-Evilism. counterpunch.org 
Oops. I didn't see that one coming. So, let's talk about RFK Jr.'s decision to help Donald Trump win the presidential election. Because, to be clear, Bobby is not just—excuse me, not even dropping out of the race. He could have done that, correctly denouncing the Democratic party's anti-democratic legal and electoral tactics that made
(2024-08-30). Sino-U.S. talks in Sept seen creating clarity on trade policy path. ecns.cn Senior officials from China and the United States will hold the second round of the deputy minister-level meeting of the China-U.S. commerce and trade working group in Tianjin on Sept 7 to exchange views about economic and trade policy concerns.
(2024-08-30). Remain in Light – Interview with Jerry Harrison on 2024 Tour with Adrian Belew. indybay.org Interview with Talking Heads guitarist/keyboardist Jerry Harrison about recent Remain in Light tour with Adrian Belew…
(2024-08-30). After YouTube channel launch, Ronaldo talks about retirement, post football life. ummid.com In a latest interview days after launching a YouTube channel of his own, Portuguese star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo talked about retirement and his post-football life.
(2024-08-30). US military conducts live-fire drills in South Korea to test deployment readiness. presstv.ir The US military conducted live-fire drills in South Korea to exercise deployment readiness.
(2024-08-30). Violence and low salaries drive Serbian teachers to protest at the beginning of new school year. peoplesdispatch.org Education workers in Serbia are planning industrial action as the new school year begins, driven by widespread violence and unresolved income disputes…
(2024-08-30). EU Unlikely To Punish Russia With More Sanctions; Putin's 'Friend' In EU To Block Anti-Moscow Moves. hindustantimes.com Amid the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war, the EU faces a major setback in its push for new sanctions on Russia. Hungary's resistance complicates decision-making on sanctions, according to RT. The EU's 14th sanctions package has already blacklisted 116 Russian entities. Hungary, which holds the EU Council presidency, is reportedly influencing the bloc's decisions. Watch for more.
(2024-08-30). Hope Not Hate: The government-funded activists who spread hate not hope. expose-news.com Hope Not Hate is a UK activist organisation masquerading as a charity, with a mission to expose "far-right extremism." However, a closer examination reveals a pattern of deceit, political bias and hypocrisy. …
(2024-08-30). In and Out of California's Prisons. counterpunch.org 
"I was due to go to a parole board hearing in mid-2022, when a coworker at a California state prison mentioned a recent seminar from the Creating Restorative Opportunities and Programs," said Lamar Simms of Sacramento. That was then for him. Today, Simms is a wage-earning service worker in Oakland, Calif., and a recent graduate of CROP's Ready
(2024-08-30). Where Do the Candidates Stand on War? Someplace Very Vague. counterpunch.org Since a prerequisite for the American presidency is being ready, willing and able to slaughter lots of foreigners, it would be nice to know where the candidates stand on war, especially for those of us against it. We know where Joe "Proxy War" Biden stands. He's all in. We can only pray that Kamala "Military
(2024-08-30). SA commemorates International Overdose Day in KwaMhlanga. sanews.gov.za SA commemorates International Overdose Day in KwaMhlanga | The Department of Social Development (DSD) will today commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day at the Vezubuhle Community Hall, in KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga. | According to the department, substance abuse is one of the main drivers of social ills such as the spread of HIV and Aids, school dropout, crime, violence as well as gender-based violence and femicide. | The department said this had a negative impact on society and led to the destruction of individuals, families and communities. | "KwaMhlanga and Thembisile Hani Municipality in Mpumalanga have…
(2024-08-30). Trains ready to ferry fans to Springboks game. sanews.gov.za Trains ready to ferry fans to Springboks game | The Passenger Rail Agency of South (PRASA) and the Gautrain have announced that its all systems go for the integrated train service to ensure fans can travel safely and conveniently to and from this weekend's rugby game. | South Africa will take on New Zealand on Saturday at Emirates Airline Park, also popularly known by its old name Ellis Park Stadium, in Johannesburg. | "The Gautrain and PRASA will be offering a seamless and integrated train service for the upcoming test match to ensure ease of movement and convenience for all rugby spectators attending the Rugby…
(2024-08-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: What new college students should know about bacterial meningitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As students head off to college, close quarters in new spaces could put them at risk for contagious illnesses, including bacterial meningitis. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, explains the common ways meningitis spreads and the best way to prevent an infection. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/5HxjZAL8L3Q Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2024-08-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: 4 ideas for avoiding the 'freshman 15'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The term "freshman 15" often refers to weight gain by students during their first year in college. Many times, it's their first time away from home and their normal routines. Dr. Denise Millstine, a Mayo Clinic internal medicine physician, shares daily goals for every freshman. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/lmgMMXCzdiY Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. In…
(2024-08-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: Managing migraines in the summer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Severe weather conditions are enough to give anyone a headache, but temperature fluctuations are even more problematic for migraine sufferers. Dr. Rashmi Halker Singh, a Mayo Clinic neurologist, says the weather can trigger some migraine patients. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/M3rfDADYFEs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 08) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. For some people, migraines are debilitating. The intense, throbbing head…
(2024-08-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: What are brain metastases? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Over one million people in the U.S. are living with brain tumors, and more than 90,000 new diagnoses are made each year. Dr. Rich Byrne, a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, explains how brain tumors are classified and what that means for treatment. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/MIR22gSrJGs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. There are dozens of types of…
(2024-08-30). Tomorrow's Cure: How to train medical professionals for tomorrow's cure. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Healthcare is changing rapidly. Tomorrow's cure is already here today. How do top medical educational institutes prepare and equip the workforce for the fast-changing healthcare landscape? Learn more in a new episode of Tomorrow's Cure out now. This week's podcast episode features Dr. Fredric Meyer, executive dean of Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science and dean of Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, and Dr. James Stoller, professor and chairman of the Education Institute…
(2024-08-30). teleSUR anuncia el concurso "Sur Influyente" telesurtv.net El concurso invita a jóvenes, mayores de edad, creadores de contenidos a elaborar piezas audiovisuales de máximo 60 segundos en formato vertical (9: 16).
(2024-08-30). ProPublica's Editor Won a 6-Year Legal Battle. It Didn't Feel Like a Victory. scheerpost.com 
(2024-08-30). Ecuador: Resistance against the policies imposed by the World Bank, the IMF and other creditors between 2007 and 2011. cadtm.org
(2024-08-30). OSHA Whistleblowers & Hunters Point Shipyard Treasure Island Cover-up By Harris & SF Pols. indybay.org In this WorkWeek show on KPFA on February 14, 2024 WorkWeek's host Steve Zeltzer looks at the Hunters Point shipyard radioactive dump site cover-up and how San Francisco politicians including now presidential candidate Kamala Harris covered up the criminal fraud and massive $1 billion eco-fraud to supposedly clean up the shipyard. | He interview whistleblowers Federal OSHA lawyer and investigator Darrell Whitman, Air America whistleblower Michael Madry, Health expert Dr. Ray Tomkins, Dr. Ahimsa Sumchia and SF Bay View editor Mary Radcliff.
(2024-08-30). The stance of the DPRK on the military integration of Japan, the Republic of Korea and U.S. uwidata.com By Kim Suk-mi, Director, Department of the Political Affairs of the Editorial Office of "The Choson Sinbo" In the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), International Women's Day is a national holiday. Women also play a leading role on the day and do no household chores. People give words of appreciation and gifts to women, …
(2024-08-30). "Beauvoir and Belle: A Black Feminist Critique of The Second Sex" — Book Review. mronline.org 
Belle and Beauvoir proves to be a much needed contribution on a neglected topic. Importantly, it comes at a time when theorists are calling for both greater conceptual clarity on how systems like capitalism and racism interact as well a return to the thought of Black women Marxists and communists.
(2024-08-30). The stance of the DPRK on the military integration of Japan, the Republic of Korea and U.S. unitedworldint.com How to achieve peace in a region of increasing military tensions. By Kim Suk-mi, Director, Department of the Political Affairs of the Editorial Office of "The Choson Sinbo" In the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), International Women's Day is a national holiday. Women also play a leading role on the day and do no …
(2024-08-30). CPJ condemns Hong Kong's conviction of 2 Stand News editors for sedition. reuters.com
(2024-08-30). Could a major DWP PIP change mean Labour is about to follow through on Tory reforms? thecanary.co In September, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will roll its suite of functional health assessments into one. Specifically, this means that DWP contractors will look at claims for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), as well as the health-based component of Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) through one singular assessment. While the move […] | By
(2024-08-30). Mayo Clinic Health System's new hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin, integrates innovative technologies and design to support the overall care experience for patients and staff. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LA CROSSE, Wis. — Mayo Clinic leaders and community officials today celebrated the completion of a new Mayo Clinic Health System hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin, which blends advanced technology with personalized care to bring an unparalleled experience to patients and equip staff with the tools to Cure more patients, Connect people with data to create new knowledge and scalable solutions and Transform community care. With patient comfort and safety as top priorities, the new…
(2024-08-30). ARPA-H lends award to project to develop precision surgical tools for cancer care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, MN ‚àí The Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute (IHSI) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has been awarded an up to $33 million contract from the Advanced Research Funding Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Mayo Clinic and Illinois, through the Mayo Clinic & Illinois Alliance for Technology-Based Healthcare, will work to develop precision surgical tools to help surgeons perform procedures accurately, providing real-time assessments for surgical decision-making in cancer care. "Through this project, we aim to build…
(2024-08-30). 3D body volume scanner uses AI to help predict metabolic syndrome risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) with an advanced 3D body-volume scanner — originally developed for the clothing industry — to help doctors predict metabolic syndrome risk and severity. The combination of tools offers doctors a more precise alternative to other measures of disease risk like body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio, according to findings published in the European Heart Journal – Digital Health. Metabolic syndrome can lead to…
(2024-08-30). Singapore's grassroots groups launch 'The People's Manifesto' (plus full text of manifesto). links.org.au 
Adi R discusses "The People's Manifesto", which was publicly launched at a 250-strong "Town Hall" meeting in Singapore on August 3.
(2024-08-30). A Star is Born, the Kamala Harris Version. counterpunch.org Bradley Cooper's production of A Star is Born was reflected in the Democratic Party's national convention. In the film, Ally (Lady Gaga) is a small town, struggling singer/songwriter. She impresses a country rock music star, Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper), who invites her to join him at one of his concerts. He coaxes her on stage
(2024-08-30). NYC's food delivery workers are sweltering in the heat — and demanding more protection. grist.org 
New York City, the city that never sleeps, is also an incredibly hard place to take a break — if your job is jetting across town on a bike delivering takeout and groceries. "As things stand, there isn't a designated place for us to rest while working," Antonio Solis, an app-based delivery worker from Veracruz, Mexico, who moved to New York City five years ago, said in an interview in Spanish. "A lot of workers live in Queens or the Bronx, and they have to go as far as Manhattan for work." Rather than ride the 10 or 20 miles home, they look for small pockets of shade in parks and plazas, or shell out for…
(2024-08-30). Smaller scale farmers are being supported. sanews.gov.za Smaller scale farmers are being supported | Government is prioritising support for the growth of smaller scale and previously disadvantaged farmers in South Africa. | This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa who addressed Parliament's National Assembly (NA) on Thursday. | The President told the members of the NA that the Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan addresses the challenge of the concentration of ownership, production and market access in certain hands. | "The Master Plan aims to build an agriculture and agro-processing sector that is inclusive, competitive, job-creating, sustainable and grow…
(2024-08-30). China introduces mandatory standards for transporting cooking oil. ecns.cn China's top market regulator has decided to set up mandatory standards for transporting edible vegetable oil after some companies transported cooking oil in the same tankers they used to move liquid fuels.
(2024-08-30). Shanghai broadens home supply standards. ecns.cn Shanghai announced policies to optimize housing supply standards in order to better address new buying demand, said experts on Thursday.
(2024-08-30). The Disordered Soul and Presidency of Donald J. Trump: Platonic Reflections on 45. indybay.org Knowledge, skill, and experience are essential in all human endeavors, at least if excellence is our standard. The next question should be equally obvious: why would we exempt political leaders from having the requisite knowledge, skill, and experience, even in a democracy?>
(2024-08-30). Beware the Derogators: The Geneva Conventions Turn 75. counterpunch.org 
On August 12, 1949, the four Geneva Conventions were adopted, laying the basis of a normative standard in international humanitarian law. As Balthasar Staehelin, personal envoy of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) president to China, stated at an anniversary event at the Swiss Embassy in Beijing, "In the past 75 years, the four Geneva Conventions
(2024-08-30). Erdan's War on the UN: The Brutal Wish of Failed Israel Diplomat. counterpunch.org 
Departing Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan clearly had an unpleasant experience at the world's largest international institution. In an interview published in the Israeli newspaper Maariv on August 20, the disgruntled envoy said that "the UN building should be closed and wiped off from the face of the earth." Whether Erdan has
(2024-08-30). Pro-Palestinian protest in Netherlands challenges govt. stance on Gaza war. presstv.ir Large crowds gathered in the capital of the Netherlands to protest against Israel's ongoing military operations in Gaza.
(2024-08-30). China releases first lunar science multimodal large language model. ecns.cn China's Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Alibaba Cloud, released world's first "Lunar science multimodal large language model" on Thursday.
(2024-08-30). Largest huo guorestaurant sets bar high for quality. ecns.cn Located in Nan'an district in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, Loquat Garden is welcoming a surging number of customers, not only Chinese but also foreign visitors, this summer.
(2024-08-30). Ukrainian Mole In Russian Defence Establishment? Putin Arrests Own Ex-Minister Amid Kursk Incursion. hindustantimes.com Russia's crackdown on its Defense Ministry continues amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict. The latest is the arrest of Pavel Popov, a former Russian Deputy Defense Minister, who is under investigation for allegedly exploiting a state military exhibition. The charges relate to his actions between 2021 and 2024. This arrest is part of a larger purge that began with the arrest of Timur Ivanov on April 23. Watch for more.
(2024-08-30). Mayo pioneers population science to advance personalized medicine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In a bold move blending pioneering technology with medical science, Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine is forging a new frontier in healthcare with the launch of its population omics strategy. This advanced approach uses large-scale "omics" data to connect genomics, environmental factors and health outcomes. The population omics strategy studies a wide range of biological data from large cohorts — including DNA, proteins, metabolites and more — to uncover patterns associated with diseases. However,…
aa.com.tr (2024-08-30). 20 Palestinians, including children, killed in fresh Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
Warplanes, drones target Nuseirat refugee camp, neighborhoods in Gaza City and Khan Younis,
(2024-08-30). Israel targets Jenin in day three of West Bank assault. newarab.com 
The The Israeli military claims it "struck a terrorist cell" in airstrikes, which have become comm…
(2024-08-30). Israeli Forces Kill Islamic Jihad Commander in Major West Bank Raid. themedialine.org 
(2024-08-30). WFP pauses staff movement in Gaza after Israel strikes vehicle. newarab.com 
"This is totally unacceptable and the latest in a series of unnecessary
(2024-08-30). Roaming Charges: Genocide With a Smile. counterpunch.org 
True to form, Trump has now taken to calling Kamala Harris "low IQ" and "stupid," racist tropes he draws on whenever he's confronted by minorities, women or both. But for all her faults, Harris isn't stupid. In fact, she's demonstrated her ability to swiftly master and deftly deploy the finer points of Clintonian triangulation, the strategy of political bait-and-switch that prioritizes running against the core issues held by her own party, even policies she once enthusiastically promoted as signature features of her own previous campaigns. Pulling this off required some pretty adroit political gymnastics, where H…
(2024-08-30). Eventbrite removes appeal for maternal care in Gaza. newarab.com 
Eventbrite removed a planned fundraiser from their platform that aimed to raise funds for a maternal care hospital in Gaza and medical equipment, an activist has said. | Nerdeen Kiswani, a Palestinian-American activist and co-founder of the Palestinian-led organisation Within Our Lifetime, revealed on X that the company had cancelled the event. | The event was for "We planned a fundraiser for Doctors against genocide to provide support to a maternal care hospita…
(2024-08-30). Tribes and Greens Rally Against Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon. counterpunch.org 
(2024-08-30). The DNC Protests: Freedom That Extends Beyond the Platitudes of the Democratic Party. counterpunch.org 
From a pro-Palestine encampment at my local college in May, I booked a ticket to the DNC. The president of the college had just been forced to resign for "insubordination" for having the audacity to meet with demonstrators and listen to their demands. The student movement to oppose genocide and settler colonialism inspired me to
(2024-08-30). Netanyahu wanted cabinet meeting at Gaza-Egypt border: report. newarab.com 
Israel's Shin Bet security service has refused a request from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold a security cabinet meeting at the The Philadelphi Corridor (also known as the Salah al-Din Corridor), currently occupied by Israel, has become a key stumbling block in ceasefire negotiations, with Egypt and Hamas refusing to accept a continued Israeli military presence in the area. | According to Israel's Channel 12, Netanyahu as…
(2024-08-30). 'This Is What the US Military Was Doing in Iraq': Photos of 2005 Haditha Massacre Finally Published. scheerpost.com 
(2024-08-30). The 'Comanditos,' the Terrorist Network of Fascism in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
By Germán Van de Velde — Aug 26, 2024 | The presidential elections of July 28 in Venezuela left countless experiences that must be systematized to study and predict future attacks by fascism against democracy, freedom and the human rights of our peoples. In this sense, here we will explain the strategy of the "comanditos," a terrorist network organized by the US government and the ultra-right. | [Note that this attempted coup operation was similar to the successful one against Evo Morales in Bolivia's 2019 election, and very similar to the tranques in Nicaragua in 2018]. | The "comanditos" were part of an or…
(2024-08-30). Demystifying how the Hamas leadership works. mondoweiss.net 
Media sources have misunderstood how the leadership of Hamas operates, drawing simplistic binaries between the "moderate" Ismail Haniyeh and the "extremist" Yahya Sinwar. In reality, Hamas decision-making is far more institutionalized.
(2024-08-30). US Rushes Weapons Shipments to Israel. scheerpost.com
(2024-08-30). 'No,' Kamala Harris Says to Withholding Arms From Israel. scheerpost.com 
(2024-08-30). Under cover of Gaza war, Israel is seizing Palestinian land. newarab.com 
(2024-08-30). EU's Borrell seeking sanctions on Israel ministers for 'hatred'. newarab.com 
(2024-08-30). Ireland warns airlines to refrain from carrying Israeli munition. newarab.com 
Aircraft transporting weapons and military equipment for Israel have been prohibited from using It came after the Irish transport ministry was investigating allegations that munitions for the Israeli forces were transported through Irish airspace, according to a report by The Ditch news site. | At least four civil flights carrying munitions to weapons manufacturers and contractors in Tel Aviv occurred this year, the news site reported. | Irish premier Simon Harris said on Tuesday that the transport ministry wa…
(2024-08-30). Israeli soldiers facing trial over refusal to return to Gaza. newarab.com 
Israel's army has warned several infantry brigade soldiers that they will face trial if they do not return to combat in The channel reported that at least 20 soldiers have refused to return to Gaza, with at least 10 having received official warnings from the army on Tuesday. | Families of some of the soldiers were quoted by Kan as saying that their relatives "are forced to conduct ground manoeuvres in Gaza or face prison", with some offering to retur…
(2024-08-30). Mandela would be mourning for Gaza, furious at Israel: Grandson. newarab.com 
As
(2024-08-30). "We told Israel, 'Look, if you guys have to go, we're behind you all the way'" strategic-culture.su 
(2024-08-30). Goodbye Paris, hello desert: Saudi wants to host Summer Olympics. newarab.com 
(2024-08-30). A look at Jordan's Umm al-Jimal, UNESCO site of ancient empires>. newarab.com 
(2024-08-30). Algeria opposition figure released under judicial supervision. newarab.com 
An
(2024-08-30). Australian Hells Angels kingpin Angelo Pandeli 'detained in UAE'. newarab.com 
(2024-08-30). At the DNC, Palestinian advocates made gains and had losses. newarab.com 
The lack of Despite this obvious disappointment, some civil society leaders are pointing to signs of progress in the representation of
(2024-08-30). Floods in Yemen kill 33 people, damage more than 200 homes. newarab.com 
Heavy rains that began on Tuesday as part of Yemen's monsoon season have caused major flooding and unleashed rockslides in the Melhan district of Al-Mahwit province. | The floods have killed 33 people, destroyed 28 houses and caused cracks in 200 others, Ali al-Z…
(2024-08-30). Germany expels head of banned Muslim centre over Ayatollah links. newarab.com 
The interior ministry of the German city state of
(2024-08-30). Hollywood 'dehumanising' Palestinians on screen, say filmmakers. newarab.com 
(2024-08-30). IAEA chief hopes to meet Iran's president, kickstart dialogue. newarab.com 
The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog hopes to visit Tensions between Iran and the
(2024-08-30). Islamic Resistance in Iraq claim strike on Haifa power station. newarab.com 
(2024-08-30). Jordan orders Islamist party to remove 'Hamas-style' logo. newarab.com 
Jordan's independent electoral commission has ordered an Islamist party to remove a logo slightly reminiscent of a symbol used by Jordan is due to hold nationwide parliamentary elections on 10 September. |
(2024-08-30). Libya's oil output falls more than half amid political standoff. newarab.com 
The crisis over control of the
(2024-08-30). Post-DNC poll finds Harris-Stein tie among US Muslim voters. newarab.com 
(2024-08-30). Social media images reveal Sudan war crimes: HRW. newarab.com 
Since April 2023,
(2024-08-30). Tough choices ahead for Egypt as IMF delays next review. newarab.com 
Negotiations have been under way between Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the fourth review of the "Any delay is likely to place Egypt in an unenviable position for the government is committed to cover due payments in US dollar to foreign oil and gas companies amid a shortage of foreign cash," an Egyptian government official told The New Arab on condition of anonymity for not being authorised brief the media.
(2024-08-30). Tunisia grants appeal to former minister to run for president. newarab.com 
A Mondher Zenaidi, 73, an opponent of incumbent President
(2024-08-30). Turkey hosts Iraq, Qatar and UAE on new infrastructure hub. newarab.com 
(2024-08-30). Mpox outbreak: How WHO 'vaccine apartheid' has segregated Africa. newarab.com 
It's no surprise that nearly two years after the World Health Organization (WHO) triumphantly Once again, the WHO has done the bare minimum. Instead of challenging how the worl…
(2024-08-30). Human Rights Activist Sarah Wilkinson Arrested by UK Police. scheerpost.com 
(2024-08-30). Where Do the Candidates Stand on War? Someplace Very Vague. scheerpost.com 
(2024-08-30). Ukraine Loses 17% of its F-16 Force And Other Bad News (For Ukraine, that is). sonar21.com 
Lt. Col. Oleksii Mas | Well, that did not take too long. The first of Ukraine's six F-16 combat jets is kaput, along with the Ukrainian pilot. Several possibilities for its demise — it was destroyed by Russian missiles while in the hangar, or the plane was shot down while trying to fend off the Russian drone/missile attack on Monday, or the pilot panicked and crashed while trying to engage a missile. Who knows? But this much I do know — cue up Freddy Mercury, it is time for some Queen. | My friend, Stephen Bryen, provides an excellent summary of the various accounts of what may have happened.
(2024-08-30). Remembering the Chicano Moratorium of 1970. workers.org 
The Chicano Moratorium Committee (NCMC) led a mass movement of Chicanos which protested the racist Vietnam War between 1969 and 1971. The NCMC built a broad-based coalition of activists and Mexican American groups, which was led by Brown Berets student activists. The Moratorium organized in communities throughout the Southwest holding . . . |
(2024-08-30). Honoring the Jefferson Bank anti-racist protest. workers.org 
By Otis Groetwohl St. Louis, Missouri Dozens of trade union and Black liberation activists participated in a commemorative picket line on Aug. 23 in St. Louis, Missouri, to honor the historical Jefferson Bank protest that occurred 61 years ago. On Aug. 30, 1963, members of the Congress of Racial Equality . . . |
(2024-08-30). There's No Good News In The Unfolding Of Armageddon. thealtworld.com 
(2024-08-30). Ethiopia showcases SDG achievements at 2024 Interregional Seminar. tvbrics.com 
It was held in China…
(2024-08-30). Indian scientists demonstrate rare electron localisation phenomenon. tvbrics.com 
The finding could expand the applications of semiconductors…
(2024-08-30). Iranian national team to perform in the most ancient sport of Persia in Moscow. tvbrics.com 
Varzesh-e bastani is one of the most ancient types of martial arts…
(2024-08-30). Russia launches training programme for young artists from BRICS+ countries. tvbrics.com 
More than 80 people applied for participation in the internship programme…
(2024-08-30). They're trying to pass laws to make dark money even darker. mronline.org 
CounterSpin interview with Steve Macek on dark money.
(2024-08-30). Election Years Are Dangerous Times for People of Color. counterpunch.org 
As he runs for reelection in 2024, former president Donald Trump has made the outlandish claim that "millions of people [have crossed the United States border] …from prisons, jails and mental institutions to come into our country and destroy our country." His statement was a combination of two tropes that are often deployed by those seeking political
(2024-08-30). The Venezuela Elections of 28 July 2024: What and Whom to Believe? counterpunch.org 
Our media rush to issue sensational headlines and frequently make premature judgements, which, when false, are seldom corrected. With regard to the Venezuelan elections of 28 July, we are expected to believe that Nicolas Maduro rigged them. But why do we tend to think that way? Why do the journalists of the New York Times, WaPo,
(2024-08-30). Towards A New History of Venetian Art. counterpunch.org 
Venetian painting has long been famous, and so much has been commented on. Early in the nineteenth century, Hegel, who never got to Italy, offered some evocative notes. Later in that century, Walter Pater published a famously suggestive account of the school of Giorgione. In 1970, Sydney J. Freedberg's massive volume history of sixteenth-century Italian
(2024-08-30). No Reproductive Justice Without Palestinian Liberation. counterpunch.org 
The following speech was given at Union Park at the March on the DNC on Monday, August 19th. Chicago for Abortion Rights is out here today because we REFUSE to allow the Democrats to use abortion rights and trans rights as a bargaining chip to force us to vote for their imperialist agenda. We refuse the
(2024-08-30). Tasty Bacon or Fellow Being? The Paradox of How We Relate to the Intelligence and Emotions of Pigs. counterpunch.org 
Pigs are fascinating animals. Science shows they can solve challenging problems, love to play, display wide-ranging emotions, and have unique personalities. In short, they are both intelligent and sentient—capable of feeling. It's clear that it is illogical and immoral to treat pigs as mere objects. In 2015, I reviewed an essay notable for its summary and distillation
(2024-08-30). The Ghost of Torquemada and the DAV. counterpunch.org 
The July/August 2024 issue of Disabled American Veterans Magazine featured a profile on Vietnam vet and former Chicago police superintendent Terry Hillard, who had been named Disabled American Veteran of the Year. The piece was written by Matt Saintsing. In his long police career, I wondered if Hillard had ever encountered Vietnam vet and notorious Chicago police
(2024-08-30). Our Public Lands are Slipping Away. counterpunch.org 
Our public lands, our sacred birthright and legacy to posterity are under serious and potentially life-ending threats. In the most extreme example, the State of Utah has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to take control of national public lands in Utah. Straight out of Project 2025. Utah claims that 18.5 million acres of
(2024-08-30). Necessity Drives Us Together. counterpunch.org 
The future is community. That might seem like a paradoxical way to begin a piece on the potential for break-up and conflict in the U.S. But it is the fundamental insight into how we navigate through whatever is coming. And that is highly uncertain. There are multiple scenarios for how a U.S. future might unfold.
(2024-08-30). Dispatch on American Political Dystopia. counterpunch.org 
There is seemingly no end to the lethal and dystopian absurdity of US-American political life right now. Donald "Poisoning Our Blood" Trump not only walks free but has a decent shot of being re-elected to the most dangerous job on Earth. What the fascist fuck! Hey, so what if he's a malignant narcissist, a fascist,
(2024-08-30). The Prosecution of Trayon White. counterpunch.org 
Images of Trayon White in the passenger seat of a car, allegedly pocketing envelopes of cash on multiple occasions, have been splashed across the media. And now the 40-year-old DC councilmember, a protégé of the late Marion Barry, faces federal bribery charges and up to 15 years in prison. ly pocketing envelopes of cash on
(2024-08-30). Break on Through: Finding The Doors. counterpunch.org 
I was at university when I first heard the Doors. It was springtime, coming on summer. I was living on campus, my first year, and I was eighteen. I was in a housemate's room, waiting for him to get back for some reason I don't recall now. The building we lived in was a little
(2024-08-30). The Heat: Global Economy. america.cgtn.com 
The IMF says the economy is set for modest growth over the next two years amid cooling activity in the United States, a bottoming-out in Europe and stronger consumption and exports for China. Meanwhile, global growth is expected to remain stable at 3.2% this year, ticking up slightly to 3.3% in 2025. | Joining the discussion: | John Gong is a Professor at the University of International Business and Economics. |
(2024-08-30). How to Succeed in a Technical or Trade School. moguldom.com 
Entering a technical or trade school is a commitment that requires a deep understanding of the demands specific to your chosen field. Unlike traditional academic pathways, technical and trade programs are designed to prepare students for specific careers, often involving hands-on training and practical skills development. Before enrolling, it's crucial to research the industry thoroughly. …
(2024-08-30). Cabinet Backs Netanyahu's Plan to Keep Troops in Philadelphi Corridor. themedialine.org 
(2024-08-30). Reviving worker's power in Singapore: Left activists speak. links.org.au 
A new generation of left activists is emerging in Singapore, determined to rebuild people's power. An interview with two activists from Workers Make Possible.
(2024-08-30). Peter Stefanovic has just exposed a shocking bit of news about Labour. thecanary.co 
Lawyer and social justice campaigner Peter Stefanovic has just published one video that won't be making it into the hallowed early hour TV showings of Good Morning Britain (GMB). That's because, the days of Boris Johnson and his merry band of serial lying hard-right Tory successors have lost the keys to number 10. In their […] | By
(2024-08-30). Charting a new course for Hong Kong's struggle. links.org.au 
Yuet Zi — Five years have passed since Hong Kong's mass movement of 2019. Despite the regime's repression and white terror, the embers of resistance still smoulder in the hearts of every Hongkonger, unquenchable.
(2024-08-30). Arua residents protest, demand transfer of Job Matua. independent.co.ug 
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Parish Development Model (PDM) beneficiaries in Kenya Ward, Arua Central Division, Arua City, are demanding the transfer of new Assistant Resident City Commissioner Job Matua Richard. On Thursday, the disgruntled residents, carrying placards, stormed the office of the Arua Resident City Commissioner. They threatened to hand …
(2024-08-30). ATMIS Force Commander Lt Gen Kavuma commends troops in Beletweyne, visits Kismayo. independent.co.ug 
Beletweyne, Somalia | THE INDEPENDENT | Beletweyne, 29 August 2024 — The Force Commander of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Lt. Gen. Sam Kavuma, has commended ATMIS Djibouti and Ethiopia troops for their dedication and commitment to maintain security and stability in their Areas of Operations. During a familiarisation visit to Beletweyne, Hirshabelle …
(2024-08-30). Dear Ugandan Taxpayers, WHY? And FOR HOW LONG? independent.co.ug 
COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) government of Uganda is out here doing good like a shifty-eyed Father Christmas in August — sprinkling favors like tax waivers worth UGX13.391 billion to eight taxpayers. The eight taxpayers: J2E Investment Corporation Limited (J2E), Nicontra Limited, Busoga University, Nkumba University, Makerere Business Institute, Kisiizi Hospital …
(2024-08-30). Experts blame massage parlours for fueling new HIV infections in Kampala. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 2.2% of HIV tests done in health facilities in Kampala turned out positive for the virus, officials at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) have revealed. This has raised a concern that cases are rising due to a shift to Airbnb, massage parlours and online apps …
(2024-08-30). Katanga Murder: Court rules on who can tender exhibits. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court Judge Isaac Muwata has ruled that physical exhibits in criminal trials can only be tendered by the individual who recovered them from the crime scene or any other relevant location. This ruling, delivered on Thursday, arose during the trial of Molly Katanga, who is accused of murdering …
(2024-08-30). MP Lumu pushes for change in LoP's selection process. independent.co.ug 
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has granted the Mityana County South MP, Richard Lumu, to introduce a Private Member's Bill entitled, "The Administration of Parliament Amendment Bill, 2024" The Bill among others, seeks to revise the selection of the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Parliament. The LoP, who is accorded the status of …
(2024-08-30). MP Lumu wants elections to determine Leader of Opposition. independent.co.ug 
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has granted leave to the Democratic Party's (DP) Richard Lumu, the Mityana County Legislator, seeking to introduce a private member's bill allowing all opposition members to elect the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Parliament. Lumu tabled the motion entitled The Administration of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2024 …
(2024-08-30). Museveni, Among disagree on 4-acre model plan for Northern Uganda. independent.co.ug 
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has told the Speaker of Parliament Annet Anita Among to stop discouraging locals from adopting the implementation of the four-acre model farming initiative within Northern Uganda. The 4-acre model farming initiative was rolled out by President Museveni and seeks to boost household income through the utilization …
(2024-08-30). Museveni to resolve compensation woes of Northern Uganda war claimants. independent.co.ug 
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has given the people of Northern Uganda reassurance that he will resolve the impasse in compensating war claimants in the region. "I will call a meeting and discuss with area Members of Parliament, Ministers and elders in the area. I heard that some of the money was …
(2024-08-30). Cwinya-ai keeps eyes on 2nd Johnnie Walker Uganda Golf Open title. independent.co.ug 
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(2024-08-30). MPOX: KCCA sets up 2 isolation treatment centers as cases rise to 5. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) have revealed increasing surveillance as Uganda's confirmed cases of Mpox, a viral disease previously known as monkey pox increased to five. Speaking on Thursday, Dr Daniel Okello the Director Public Health at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) revealed that following the …
(2024-08-30). Not yet time for sovereign wealth fund: South African president. independent.co.ug 
CAPE TOWN | Xinhua | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said that while the government remains committed to building a sovereign wealth fund, now is not the most favorable time for its immediate establishment. He made the remarks during an oral reply session at the National Assembly of Parliament in Cape Town, …
(2024-08-30). Sembabule residents question Minister Mayanja's instructions on land titles. independent.co.ug 
Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two residents of Sembabule District are protesting against State Minister for Lands, Sam Mayanja, over his recent instruction to cancel the titles of their ranches. Benon Burora Kuteesa and James Jjemba, both residents of Mitima Sub-county in Sembabule District, have formally complained to the judiciary, describing Minister Mayanja's actions …
(2024-08-30). Loice Chekwemoi bags silver, third medal for Uganda in Lima. independent.co.ug 
Women's 3000m steeplechase FINAL 1. Sembo Almayew üá™üáπ 9: 12.71 CR ü•á 2. Loice Chekwemoi üá∫üᨠ9: 18.84 PB ü•à 3. Diana Chepkemoi üá∞üá™ 9: 29.84 PB ü•â 5. Nancy Chepkwurui 9: 47.47 PB üü° Today ‚ú≥ 3000m W finals — Keziah Chebet & Bentalin Yeko ‚ú≥ 3000m SC W final — Chepkwurui & Chekwemoi ‚ú≥ 3000m M …
(2024-08-30). Thugs attempt to run away with 14 bitumen drums from Chinese firm. independent.co.ug 
Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An attempt by thugs to raid Kyerimira village in Katikara sub-county, Kakumiro district, and steal 14 bitumen drums from a Chinese stone quarry, has been thwarted by the police. Police have apprehended one of the suspects, identified as Rashid Aganyira and also impounded the vehicle used in the attempted theft. …
(2024-08-30). A G Noorani: An eminent constitutional expert, historian and prolific writer. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror A. G. Noorani, a distinguished Indian lawyer, historian, and political commentator, passed away, leaving behind a legacy marked by his profound scholarship and unwavering commitment to constitutionalism and civil liberties. Born on September 16, 1930, in Bombay, Noorani pursued a career in law but became widely recognized for his incisive writings on …
(2024-08-30). A G Noorani: An eminent constitutional expert, historian and prolific writer. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror A. G. Noorani, a distinguished Indian lawyer, historian, and political commentator, passed away, leaving behind a legacy marked by his profound scholarship and unwavering commitment to constitutionalism and civil liberties. Born on September 16, 1930, in Bombay, Noorani pursued a career in law but became widely recognized for his incisive writings on …
(2024-08-30). Beijing Xiangshan Forum to host more than 90 delegations worldwide. ecns.cn More than 90 countries, regions, and international organizations have confirmed their participation in the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, set to take place from Sept 12 to 14, according to Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian.
(2024-08-30). Esther McVey condemned for comparing smoking ban with Nazi Germany. leftfootforward.org Former Tory minister Esther McVey has been condemned for comparing the government's plans to extend the smoking ban with Nazi Germany. | McVey posted a famous poem about the Holocaust on X, the MP for Tatton shared a section of Martin Niemoller's 1946 poem: "First they came for the Communists, and I did not speak out because I was not a communist. | "Then they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me." | Below it, the MP for Tatton wrote: "Pertinent words re Starmer's smoking ban." | McVey was widely condemned for her…
(2024-08-30). Ultraviolet blood irradiation treats a wide range of conditions; it somehow reactivates the body's innate ability to regulate and heal itself. expose-news.com Natural light is a crucial nutrient many of us lack. When ultraviolet ("UV") light enters the bloodstream, it can unlock phenomenal health benefits. In the 1930s, ultraviolet blood irradiation ("UVBI") emerged as …
(2024-08-30). Expert alert: Surgical approaches being studied to restore function after stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Stroke affects 15 million people worldwide every year, with most stroke-related surgery occurring during the patient's acute phase. An estimated half of those people will live with permanent or chronic disability. Researchers continue to study ways that may help patients regain function later, says Chris Fox M.D., a neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted. An ischemic stroke,…
(2024-08-30). Mexico: Proposed Constitutional Changes Threaten Rights. hrw.org (Washington, DC) — Mexican legislators who will take office on August 31, 2024, should reject a series of proposed constitutional changes that would undermine judicial independence, government accountability, and the right to privacy, Human Rights Watch said today. The proposals could also lead to an increase in military abuses and arbitrary detentions.The proposals are contained in five bills that legislators are expected to discuss when Congress returns to session on September 1. The bills would expand automatic pretrial detention, replace the current judicial appointment process with popular elections, e…
(2024-08-30). Forum highlights inter-civilizational communication on cyberspace. ecns.cn A forum on inter-civilizational communication of the 2024 China Internet Civilization Conference was held in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, on Aug 29.
(2024-08-30). Harvest festival celebrations to spotlight rural vitality, agricultural achievements. ecns.cn The Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival celebrations, set to begin next month in Lankao county, Henan province, will spotlight rural vitality and agricultural achievements.
(2024-08-30). Golden sunlight shines through bridge arches in Nanjing. ecns.cn Scenery of Zhongyu Bridge with sunset glow shining through its holes on Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 29, 2024.
(2024-08-30). Leader highlights potential for enhanced Iran-Turkmenistan relations. presstv.ir Ayatollah Khamenei was meeting with Turkmenistan's National Leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow in Tehran.
(2024-08-30). Steroid dosage risks and benefits when managing lupus nephritis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A recent Mayo Clinic study highlights the link between glucocorticoid dosage and outcomes in patients with lupus nephritis, a type of kidney inflammation caused by lupus. Glucocorticoids are potent anti-inflammatory medications often used to help treat this condition. Researchers discovered that while higher doses of these steroids can improve kidney function, they also may increase the risk of serious infections and death, further warranting the need for individualized treatment for patients suffering from this autoimmune…
(2024-08-30). Advancing AI in healthcare: Highlights from Mayo Clinic's 2024 AI Summit. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Panelists discuss the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare at the AI Summit. Left to right: John Halamka, M.D.; Steven Hart, Ph.D.; Daniel Cabrera, M.D.; Eric Williamson, M.D.; and moderator Cui Tao, Ph.D. 2024 marks a pivotal year for advancing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in healthcare, requiring multidisciplinary teamwork and scientific rigor to bring these innovations to patient care. These key takeaways emerged from Mayo Clinic's AI Summit, "Generative and Multimodal AI — Potentials…
(2024-08-30). Meet 4 Gaza Journalists nominated for 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. ummid.com Four Palestinian Journalists, who reported from war-hit Gaza, have officially been nominated for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, highlighting their courageous work in the face of adversity.
(2024-08-30). Hindutva organizations ask Muslims to leave Upper Assam: AIUDF. ummid.com The call for cleansing Muslims from Upper Assam has come to light where threats have been issued by some Hindutva organizations to the Muslims to leave the region or face the consequences.
(2024-08-30). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Screening for skin cancer: Who is at risk? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband noticed a dark mole on my back when we were swimming. Should I be worried about skin cancer? I do my best to apply sunscreen. What other preventive measures can I take? ANSWER: If you have a concerning spot on your skin, you should have it evaluated by your primary care team or dermatologist. There are three major kinds of skin cancer — squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma and…
(2024-08-30). Iran's Open Warning After Israel's Biggest Attack On West Bank: 'Intends To Expand War…' | Haniyeh. hindustantimes.com Following the IDF's massive raids in the West Bank, Iran has made a major charge against Israel. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanani, accused Israel of 'sinister and racist' plots, condemning the recent raids and violence in West Bank as part of Gaza 'genocide.' Kanani called for international action and urged the UN Security Council to address Israel's violation of international law. Watch for more.
(2024-08-30). There's No Good News In The Unfolding Of Armageddon. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The decay of western civilization is unfolding in real time right in front of our eyes.
(2024-08-30). Biden's Israel-Gaza Policy "fueled by Racism and Islamophobia" indybay.org Noting that those who speak out at first against injustices are considered a "marginal fringe," Edward Ahmed Mitchell, Deputy Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), said that history has shown that with the passage of time they are seen for "the wisdom of their ways." As an example, he cited the Vietnam antiwar movement whose tireless efforts eventually resulted in the US withdrawal from the conflict.
(2024-08-30). Houthi Chief's Warning After Iran Claims 'Truce' On Rebels' Behalf? 'Israel Is Enemy, No Settlement'. hindustantimes.com Houthi chief Abdul-Malik al-Houthi made a big statement on Israel after a rare public disagreement with Iran. Calling Israel an enemy, al-Houthi said that any reconciliation is "impossible." He also urged Muslims to take on religious duties after Israeli forces burnt copies of the Quran at the Bani Saleh Mosque in north Gazi earlier. '
(2024-08-30). Assam Assembly to discontinue break for offering Friday Namaz. muslimmirror.com GUWAHATI — The Assam Assembly on Friday decided to end the rule of giving a break for offering Friday Namaz. From now on, there will be no break on Friday for Namaz prayers for Muslim MLAs. Biswajit Phukan, a BJP MLA from Sarupathar Assembly segment said, "Since the British times in India, a …
(2024-08-30). Sichuan's Jiuzhai Valley gets connected by rail network. ecns.cn For the first time, Jiuzhai Valley, located in Huanglong in Sichuan province and designated a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, will be connected to the railway network.
(2024-08-30). On Cam: Russia's Nuclear-Capable Missile Hits Ukraine's Hangar 'Hiding' US & German Weapons | Kursk. hindustantimes.com Russian forces continue to hunt and destroy Ukraine's Western weaponry amid the Kursk incursion. Russian forces bombed a Ukrainian military hangar storing Western weapons in the Sumy region. Russia's nuclear-capable Iskander-M tactical missile system destroyed the hangar on August 29, according to the ministry of defence. On August 28, a Russian fighter jet destroyed a hangar storing U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS.
(2024-08-30). Putin Forces Advances Deeper Into East Ukraine; Two More Villages Captured Amid Kursk Incursion. hindustantimes.com Russia on August 29 claimed to have captured two more villages in eastern Ukraine amid heavy fighting in the Kursk region. Russian forces captured two villages in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The Russian defence ministry said it captured the village of Mykolaivka, around 15 km from the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, as well as the settlement of Stelmakhivka in the neighbouring Luhansk region.
(2024-08-30). Ukrainian MP Exposes Zelensky? F-16 Jet Downed By U.S.-Made Weapon & Not Russia? | Kursk | Putin. hindustantimes.com Ukrainian MP Mariana Bezuglaya claimed that an F-16 crashed after being hit by a US-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system during Russia's attack on August 26. Bezuglaya blamed the discoordination between the units of the Ukrainian military behind the crash. Meanwhile, Kyiv has set up a special commission to investigate the cause of the F-16's crash.
(2024-08-30). Germany deports 28 Afghans for first time since 2021 Taliban takeover. aljazeera.com 'Our security counts,' German interior minister says as government confirms those deported are convicted criminals.
(2024-08-30). Donald Trump Mocks Kamala Harris' CNN Interview; 'Not Seen Her With Xi, Kim Jong Un' | US Elections. hindustantimes.com Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump mocked his Democratic rival Kamala Harris over her interview with CNN. Attacking Harris, Trump said, "She did not look like a leader to me." He also noted that Harris' interview was taped and assured his supporters to win the upcoming US presidential elections.
(2024-08-30). In Beijing, Biden's NSA Calls Out China's 'Destablising Actions', Openly Supports Philippines. hindustantimes.com U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan emphasised the Biden administration's commitment to managing U.S.-China relations with a focus on diplomacy. Sullivan, after ending his three-day China visit, stressed that under Biden's leadership, the U.S. aims to advance its interests and values while maintaining peace. He also reiterated that competition with China does not have to escalate into conflict. Watch the full video for details.
(2024-08-30). Trump Murder Plot: FBI Makes Shocking Reveal After Conducting 1000 Interviews In 1 Week | Crooks | US. hindustantimes.com The FBI has released critical new insights into the shocking attempt on Donald Trump's life during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Investigators have reviewed years of online activity and uncovered surprising details about the attacker, Thomas Crooks. What drove him to this point? Why did he target Trump? Watch to find out.
(2024-08-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: Pregnancy is no picnic when it comes to listeria. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you're planning a Labor Day gathering outdoors, remember that food safety is important for everybody, but it is especially important if you're expecting. Hormonal changes during pregnancy can change a pregnant person's immune system, making her more susceptible to contracting foodborne illness.In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases expert, discusses the risks associated with listeria and what summertime foods should be avoided by those who are expecting….
(2024-08-30). Why exercise is essential after bariatric surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Bariatric surgery is more than just surgery. It's a lifestyle change that includes a lifelong commitment to eating healthy with your dietitian's guidance and incorporating regular exercise into your routine. After bariatric surgery, patients who regularly exercise for 60 minutes six days a week lose weight more quickly and dramatically improve their capacity for exercise. Take advantage of peak weight-loss period The time to establish your exercise habits is before you have the surgery. Then solidify that routine during the first year…
(2024-08-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why diverse organ donors are needed. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month. It's a time of celebrating organ donation and educating people about transplantation by encouraging donor registration and promoting healthy living. Dr. Shennen Mao, a Mayo Clinic transplant surgeon, says having a diverse pool of organ donors will help serve a growing wait list of those in need. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=enImQP2yYEs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2024-08-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: Building a back-to-school routine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For many kids, summer is a time to stay up late, sleep in and hang out with friends. Waking up for that first day of a new school year can be a shock if young children, teenagers, parents or caregivers have not come up with a routine. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Stephen Whiteside, a Mayo Clinic child psychologist, offers some tips for getting into a back-to-school routine. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/NcCbjDivMCY Journalists: …
(2024-08-30). Pakistan Debt Crisis. ummid.com A surprising part of the debt crisis of Pakistan is that it has been increasing despite Pakistan having enjoyed very good relations with the richest countries for very considerable periods of time.
(2024-08-30). Greece: Continued judicial harassment of migrants' rights defender Panayote Dimitras. fidh.org The recent summons by the Athens Magistrate marks a new development in Mr Dimitras' long history of judicial harassment, this time also prospecting the criminal prosecution of his wife, constituting a major violation of their right to defend human rights as well as of the recently adopted European Union (EU) anti-SLAPP Directive. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) urges the Greek authorities to put an immediate end to this practice of harassment and to (…) | – |
(2024-08-30). Houthi warns Muslims of 'dangerous situation' in conflict with Israel. presstv.ir The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement has described reconciliation with Israel as "impossible."
(2024-08-29). US Leads World in Subsidies for Ineffective Tech Fixes for Climate Crisis. truthout.org Among the world's wealthiest countries, the U.S. leads the way in spending public money on so-called climate "solutions" that have been proven to "consistently fail, overspend, or underperform," according to an analysis released Thursday by the research and advocacy group Oil Change International. The group's report, titled Funding Failure, focuses on international spending on carbon capture… |
(2024-08-29). Workers Are Bearing the Brunt of Extreme Heat. progressive.org It's time to implement heat safety standards and protect workers from the scorching temperatures induced by climate change.
(2024-08-29). On Our Climate-Challenged Planet, Only Some Deaths Really Matter. inequality.org
(2024-08-29). No, New York Times, Maine Lobsters Aren't Dwindling Due to Climate Change. wattsupwiththat.com Amid a mild warming over the past century, record lobster hauls have been recorded in the last 10 years even as the number of licensed lobstermen has fallen significantly.
(2024-08-29). As climate change worsens, deadly prison heat is increasingly an everywhere problem. grist.org 
On June 19, Michael Broadway struggled to breathe inside his cell at Stateville Correctional Center, a dilapidated Illinois state prison about 40 miles southwest of Chicago. | Outside, temperatures hovered in the 90s, with a "We…
(2024-08-29). Crude Reality: South America's Offshore Oil Buries Net Zero Agenda. wattsupwiththat.com South American nations are increasingly realigning energy strategies to capitalize on offshore oil and gas reserves, signaling a marked shift from previously stated goals of reducing dependence on fossil fuels to satisfy the net zero agenda of those obsessed with a faux climate emergency.
(2024-08-29). Empower Communities to Adapt as Pacific Faces Surging Seas. hrw.org Click to expand Image | The island community of Serua Village, Fiji, July 15, 2022. | © 2022 Loren Elliot/Reuters | As government leaders gather in Tonga this week for the Pacific Islands Forum, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is sounding the alarm on rising sea levels as not just an environmental issue but a serious threat to human rights.The latest report from the World Meteorological Organization shows that sea levels in the Pacific are rising faster than the global average, putting communities in this region at disproportionate risk of climate crisis-related harms. For communities wh…
(2024-08-29). Philly Gas Commission passes rules that limit public participation in PGW budget process. whyy.org This story is part of the From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to know about climate change? What would you like us to cover?
| The Philadelphia Gas Commission voted Thursday to approve new regulations that restrict the ability of third parties, such as advocacy organizations, to participate in the city-owned Philadelphia Gas Works' budgeting process. | Commissioners characterized th…
(2024-08-29). Don't be fooled: the Rosebank project isn't dead in the water yet. thecanary.co The former Conservative government's nonsensical case for the climate-wrecking Rosebank and Jackdaw oil fields is finally dead in the water. Specifically, the new Labour government has dropped the previous Tory court defence in a key legal challenge environment groups brought against the projects. However, despite Labour dropping the cases, it doesn't mean Rosebank and Jackdaw …
(2024-08-29). Don't be fooled: the Rosebank project isn't dead in the water yet. thecanary.co The former Conservative government's nonsensical case for the climate-wrecking Rosebank and Jackdaw oil fields is finally dead in the water. Specifically, the new Labour government has dropped the previous Tory court defence in a key legal challenge environment groups brought against the projects. However, despite Labour dropping the cases, it doesn't mean Rosebank and Jackdaw […] | By
(2024-08-29). A.I — Is This The Beginning Of The End For The Human Race? expose-news.com The question of whether AI could cause human extinction is a subject of intense debate among experts, futurists, and ethicists. While the potential risks of AI are significant, the possibility of it …
(2024-08-29). A new solution for flood-prone cities? Concrete made from shellfish waste. grist.org 
This time of year, bushels of rhubarb, potatoes, and lettuce can be harvested in abundance at The People's Pantry, a community garden that doubles as a fresh food pantry in Blackpool, England. There, residents living in adjacent affordable housing units tend to the fresh crops they grow and then eat. And lining the ground beneath each raised bed of soil is a smooth sheet of concrete, dotted with slivers of ivory shells. | "They're not so obvious at first … but as you walk on it, the shells become more apparent as you go, and little flecks of white start coming out," said Helen Jones, operations director at L…
(2024-08-29). With US support, Israel extends Gaza genocide to the West Bank. wsws.org Having killed tens of thousands of people in Gaza, displacing virtually its entire population and destroying most of its buildings, Israel has launched a new phase of its ethnic cleansing operation in Palestine targeting the West Bank.
(2024-08-29). Israeli Forces Kill a Palestinian in Jenin. imemc.org 
On Wednesday, Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian young man in the northern West Bank city of Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp, during its ongoing military incursion. The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that the young man, Firas Bassam Alaqma "Turkman", 35, succumbed to critical gunshot wounds, late Wednesday night. According to eyewitness accounts, …
(2024-08-29). Israeli Forces Shoot Nine Palestinians Across the West Bank. imemc.org 
Israeli forces shot nine Palestinian citizens and injured others, on Wednesday, in the governorates of Tubas, Nablus, and Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. On Wednesday night, Israeli forces shot one Palestinian and injured two others during the ongoing military incursion in the Al-Far'a refugee camp, southwest of Tubas in the northeastern part of the …
(2024-08-29). Army Abducts 25 Palestinians In West Bank. imemc.org 
Since last night and until this morning, Thursday, Israeli soldiers have abducted at least 25 citizens, including former prisoners, from several parts of the occupied West Bank. The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) said that the number of detainees since the start of the occupation's aggression on the …
(2024-08-29). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Twenty Palestinians In West Bank. imemc.org 
On Wednesday evening, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) and the Palestinian Detainees' Committee said the Israeli army abducted at least twenty Palestinians in several areas of the occupied West Bank. The PPS and the Detainees Committee stated that the number provided is only for those whose abduction has been documented and verified and added that …
(2024-08-29). Israeli Soldiers Kill Another Palestinian In Jenin. imemc.org 
On Thursday morning, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank's northern part; his death brings the number of slain Palestinians in the West Bank in three days to 18 (August 27-29). The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has confirmed that Mohammad Bassam Orabi, 32, was killed by …
(2024-08-29). Day 328: Israeli Missiles Kill And Injure Dozens In Gaza. imemc.org 
On Thursday dawn, Day 328 of the ongoing genocide, Israeli missiles, and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including children and women, in various parts of the devastated, destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip. A girl was killed and many Palestinians were injured in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat camp …
(2024-08-29). Nicanotes: Nicaragua: cooperation, not conspiracy. afgj.org 
By Fabrizio Casari [This article was first published in Spanish in El Digital 19 on August 17, 2024. It is translated here by Francisco Dominguez.] (Fabrizio Casari is an Italian journalist and political analyst.) The new law that will regulate the activities of non-governmental organizations in Nicaragua, outlining the contours of their functions, is called…
(2024-08-29). UN Food Agency Suspends Movement in Gaza After Israeli Forces Shoot at Workers. truthout.org The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it is suspending staff movement across Gaza after Israeli forces attacked WFP employees in a vehicle this week, as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians starve under Israel's famine campaign. On Tuesday, an armored WFP vehicle was approaching an Israeli checkpoint in central Gaza when Israeli forces shot the vehicle 10 times… |
(2024-08-29). Israel Is Demolishing the Village of the Bedouin Hostage Freed From Gaza. truthout.org Israeli officials celebrated the freeing of a Bedouin Arab hostage, Kaid Farhan al-Kadi, from captivity in Gaza this week — but have glossed over the fact that Al-Kadi is returning home to a village that has been marked for major demolitions by the Israeli government. The 52-year-old Israeli citizen was freed this week from a tunnel in Gaza, and his return was feted by his village. |
(2024-08-29). Some Medical Workers Refuse to Evacuate Central Gaza's Last Functioning Hospital. truthout.org On August 21, the Israeli army ordered different areas in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, to evacuate their homes and newly-erected tents. This was the first step in the army's invasion and campaign of destruction in Deir al-Balah, the last town that has not been completely leveled throughout the war. One of the blocks ordered to evacuate included the last fully operational hospital… |
(2024-08-29). Democratic Platform Defies International Law in Middle East Policy. truthout.org Last week's Democratic National Convention provided hope and excitement with the nomination of the new standard-bearer Kamala Harris, bringing some hope for the progressive wing of the party largely shut out from leadership positions, particularly on the foreign policy front. The strong sense of unity was undermined, however, by Israel's U.S.-backed genocidal bombing campaign on Gaza and the… |
(2024-08-29). Palestine paralyzed: Israel's brutal war revives polio virus among children. peoplesworld.org 
After 25 years without polio, the siege of Gaza has directly resulted in a confirmed case of childhood paralysis, in what could be the start of a polio outbreak. The British biologist Peter Medawar described a virus as "a piece of bad news wrapped up in protein." The virus that causes polio provides a perfect …
(2024-08-29). Day 328 Update: Dozens of Casualties As Israel Continued Gaza Bombing. imemc.org 
The Israeli army continued its bombing and shelling of various parts of the devastated and destroyed Gaza Strip, ongoing for the 328th consecutive day, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians amidst a catastrophic humanitarian situation due to the siege and the displacement of more than 95% of the population. Media sources the army continued to …
(2024-08-29). Euro-Med: Palestinian MP Jarrar Faces Slow Death In Israeli Solitary Confinement. imemc.org 
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor: Palestinian Territory — To compel Israel to stop the slow and deliberate killing of Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar, who has been in Israeli solitary confinement for 17 days, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls, Reem Al-Salem, must take effective and immediate …
(2024-08-29). 'Israel's right to defend itself has a limit': Top EU diplomat Borrell on Israel, Netanyahu and the Gaza war. haaretz.com European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is frustrated that the EU hasn't done enough to help Gazans, build peace in the Middle East and rein in the extremists in Netanyahu's government. 'We were reactive at best, passive at worst, certainly not as proactive as we should have been,' he tells Haaretz in an interview…
(2024-08-29). Why I am leaving Israel. haaretz.com
(2024-08-29). Israeli military says Hamas falsified Gaza war poll results to exaggerate public support. haaretz.com The IDF claims it has discovered documents revealing how Hamas manipulated respected Palestinian polls to inflate Hamas' popularity. Pollster Khalil Shikaki responds: 'This sounds like a war of narratives between the [Israeli] army and Hamas to shape public opinion'…
(2024-08-29). Israel's Taekwondo athlete Asaf Yasur takes gold medal in Paris 2024 Paralympics. haaretz.com Yasur, 22, is ranked number one in the world for men's para-taekwondo and is a two-time world champion. He defeated Turkey's Ali Can Ozcan, number two in the world rankings, in the men's -58 kg gold medal bout for Israel's 385th Paralympic medal…
(2024-08-29). Israeli high school union announces strike amid disputes with Finance Ministry. haaretz.com Israel's Secondary School Teachers Association said that the Finance Ministry is 'trying at all costs to break organized labor, privatize the education system and sign teachers to personal contracts, thus turning them into contracted employees'…
(2024-08-29). Iranian counterintelligence operation targeting Israeli collaborators exposed by Google. haaretz.com For years fake job listings for Arabic and Farsi speakers with background in security were posted online in apparent bid to dupe potential collaborators; campaign almost identical to one revealed by Shin Bet…
(2024-08-29). WHO official says Israeli military agrees to Gaza humanitarian pauses for polio shots. haaretz.com The Israeli military supports the brief cease-fires but is waiting for the government to make a decision on allowing the campaign to vaccinate 600,000 children after Gaza's first case of polio…
(2024-08-29). Paris 2024 Paralympics: The Israeli athletes to look out for. haaretz.com Can Israel top its last showing of nine medals at the 2020 Tokyo Games? Outstanding contenders in swimming, taekwondo, rowing, tennis and women's goalball have a good chance of doing so at the Games in Paris…
(2024-08-29). Tel Aviv Municipality said public pool was closed, opened it for ultra-Orthodox with gender segregation. haaretz.com A municipal pool quietly operated with gender segregation for several days this month, with discounted tickets available through the municipality's Torah Culture Department — while the municipality withheld details on the program's budget…
(2024-08-29). Israel at war, day 328: IDF agreed to Gaza pauses for polio vaccination, WHO official says. haaretz.com Israeli hostage Arye Zalmanovich died in Hamas captivity from lack of medical care, rescued hostage Kaid Farhan al-Qadi says ‚ñ U.S., Egypt and Qatar expected to present new proposal 'within days' to resolve two key issues in truce talk ‚ñ The EU's foreign policy chief officially asks if member states want to consider sanctioning 'some Israeli ministers' for anti-Palestinian incitement ‚ñ Here's what you need to know 328 days into the war…
(2024-08-29). EPA Policy Rejects Plastic Industry's Misleading Math on Recycled Products. truthout.org The Environmental Protection Agency has taken the first ever federal action against a system that misleads consumers about the recycled content in plastic products. A ProPublica investigation in June showed how the plastics industry uses a controversial accounting method called mass balance to advertise plastic products as 20% or 30% recycled even if they physically contain less than 1% |
(2024-08-29). Lowest Paying Corporations Have Spent Half Trillion on Stock Buybacks Since 2019. truthout.org Large corporations paying their employees the lowest wages among their peers have spent half a trillion dollars on stock buybacks over the past five years as inflation and corporate profits have soared, a new report finds. The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) found in a report published Thursday that, between 2019 and 2023, the 100 companies in the S&P 500 that pay workers the lowest median… |
(2024-08-29). Trump Campaign May Have Violated Federal Law by Filming Ad at Arlington Cemetery. truthout.org Staff for the Donald Trump campaign reportedly shoved an employee at Arlington National Cemetery who was trying to stop them from filming their visit and potentially violating federal law earlier this week, reports say. NPR reported on Wednesday that the cemetery staffer was trying to prevent the campaign from taking photos and filming at the site where U.S. soldiers are buried when Trump… |
(2024-08-29). Here's How Trump's GOP Could Be Preparing to Contest the 2024 Election. truthout.org With less than three months until November 5, all eyes are on the swing states and on the energy unleashed by the change from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic ticket. Harris now hopes to use that energy to widen a quite narrow path to 270 electoral votes. But even if Harris squeaks out an Electoral College victory, Donald Trump and his MAGA movement will not give in… |
(2024-08-29). Striking Dakkota auto workers picket Ford Chicago Assembly and call for ban on scab parts: "An injury to one is an injury to all!" wsws.org In a development of immense significance in the class struggle, Dakkota workers have sought to break the isolation imposed by the UAW bureaucracy and go on the offensive.
(2024-08-29). Macron refuses to name New Popular Front to French government. wsws.org Macron's action, rooted in fear of left-wing, working class opposition to the left of the NFP, has left France without a government and exposed the intractable crisis of French democracy.
(2024-08-29). Australian Labor's NDIS legislation will have a "devastating" impact on disabled people. wsws.org "We all said it was the wrong way to go to blame the clients, but the government just went ahead and cooked up deals with the Liberals to get the law through."
(2024-08-29). Australia: Tens of thousands of construction workers protest Labor government attack. wsws.org The mass attendance at the rallies, defying a campaign of threats, isolation and censorship, is an expression of considerable anger over Labor's anti-democratic attack on the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) and the entire working class.
(2024-08-29). Powerful storms knock out power for nearly 400,000 homeowners and businesses in Michigan. wsws.org A series of fast moving and powerful thunderstorms hit the lower half of Michigan on Tuesday, snapping utility poles, downing power lines and cutting off power to nearly 400,000 customers some of whom will not be restored until the Labor Day weekend.
(2024-08-29). The Socialist Equality Party's fight to build the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees, 2022-2024. wsws.org We are publishing here the report to the Eighth Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) given by Tom Hall. The congress was held from August 4 to August 9, 2024.
(2024-08-29). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Portuguese nurses in the Algarve walk out for two days over 12-hour shifts and unpaid overtime; oil workers protests continue in Iran over pay and corruption as train manufacturing workers strike against layoffs and job insecurity; teachers in Kenya walk out over pay and conditions in defiance of court order…
(2024-08-29). Protests mount over Zionist targeting of Leeds University academic James Dickins. wsws.org Dickins is an advocate for Palestinian human rights and was until recently chair of the Leeds branch of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Staff and students at the University of Leeds have amassed over 10,000 signatures in just a few weeks for a petition calling for his defence.
(2024-08-29). UK's Prince Andrew and the 2019 BBC interview on his relations with Jeffrey Epstein: Scoop. wsws.org The interview was intended by the prince's handlers to limit the damage created by Andrew's well-publicized relations with financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, by then already deceased.
(2024-08-29). As COVID-19 infection numbers top 1 million a day, the CDC promotes a campaign against public health. wsws.org More than 1.2 million Americans are being infected with COVID-19 every day as students and teachers return to school.
(2024-08-29). Hearing into death of Baltimore sanitation worker reveals medieval working conditions. wsws.org First of series of hearings on inexcusable working conditions facing Baltimore's sanitation workers gives window into urgent hazards at mismanaged agency.
(2024-08-29). Selected Articles: US Nuclear Doctrine — Attack Everyone at Once. globalresearch.ca 
By Strategic deterrence is one of the most important aspects of any global power's/superpower's security architecture. Countries such as …
(2024-08-29). What is 'The HLLLL Vote' and why is it on stage now? peoplesworld.org 
TOPANGA, Calif. — "In 2016 when Trump got elected," recalls playwright Bernardo Cubría, "I started getting all these text messages from friends of mine, most of whom were white Americans, and they were like, 'Dude, how could 30% of Latinos or Hispanic people vote for Trump?' "I was offended by their question; why would they …
(2024-08-29). As Labor Day approaches, United Airlines Flight Attendants authorize strike call. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO —By a 99.99% share in a 90.21% turnout, the 28,000 unionized Flight Attendants at United Airlines authorized their officers to call a strike. The key reason: The company's refusal to even consider a decent contract to replace the one which expired three years ago. The strike authorization vote sends a signal to Chicago-based United's …
(2024-08-29). Deaths of Delta maintenance workers underscore urgent need for union representation. peoplesworld.org 
ATLANTA—Two Delta Airlines workers were killed and another grievously injured on Tuesday when a tire on a Boeing 757 plane exploded during maintenance at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport at the mile-wide Delta TechOps maintenance facility. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said it has opened an investigation, while Delta said it was "working with authorities." The …
(2024-08-29). Astronauts showed up for 8-day shift, now stuck in space for months. peoplesworld.org 
Imagine showing up to work for an eight-day shift—not unthinkable in industries like shipping, trucking, airlines, oil rigs, and rural medicine—and then the boss announces that actually, due to unsafe working conditions, you will be forced to work a nine-month shift instead. Just one day on the job happens to come with a lot of …
(2024-08-29). Mídia ocidental tenta amenizar crime de Zelensky ao falar em banimento da Igreja Ortodoxa "Russa" strategic-culture.su
(2024-08-29). Former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie will teach a course on running for office at Yale. whyy.org Former New Jersey governor and unsuccessful Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie will teach a course on running for office at Yale University this semester. | The weekly seminar taught by Christie is titled "How to Run a Political Campaign" and is open to undergraduates as well as graduate students at Yale's Jackson School of Global Affairs. | The
(2024-08-29). How swing states came to be critical in U.S. presidential elections. whyy.org 
When Swarthmore, Pa., resident Scott Richardson first voted in a U.S. presidential election, it was for Democrat Jimmy Carter in 1976. | Richardson cast his ballot for Republican Donald Trump in 2016. But after being disillusioned by Trump's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Richardson chose Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election. | "It's almost 50/50 who I have voted for," Richardson, a former restaurateur, said of the political affiliations of his chosen presidential candidates over the years. "It has never been related to [political] party. I kind of felt like I was voting for an individual." | Richardson is…
(2024-08-29). From grief to action: atTAcK addiction's 13th annual candlelight vigil brings resources and support efforts to the Newark community. whyy.org 
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? In 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported approximately 107,543 drug overdose deaths across the United States. Delaware recorded 558 of those tragic losses. | In response, Delaware-based atTAcK Addiction is intensifying its efforts to provide crucial resources and information to those in need, working to combat the state's opioid crisis and save lives. | The
(2024-08-29). Elected officials, health care workers criticize Prospect for operating room closure at Taylor Hospital. whyy.org From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly's suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? Elected officials joined dozens of health care workers Thursday afternoon outside of Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park to lambaste Prospect Medical Holdings for gutting health care in Delaware County. | Starting Sept. 1, all operating room services at Taylor Hospital will cease indefinitely. | "In the eight years Prospect has owned the Crozer Health system, they've closed two of the four hospitals and left those patient communities high and dry," said Lisa Konialian, at…
(2024-08-29). Auditor faults Pennsylvania agency over fees from Medicaid-funded prescriptions. whyy.org A review by Pennsylvania's elected financial watchdog concluded there were shortcomings in a state agency's oversight of fees paid to pharmacy benefit managers in the Medicaid program, but the claims were hotly disputed by state officials. | The
(2024-08-29). Speaking from the depths, Springsteen's 'Nebraska' continues to inspire. whyy.org For more than half a century, Bruce Springsteen has been turning out hits that have become part of the nation's fabric. Whether it's a soaring anthem or a tale of bending the law, Springsteen's vast and varied catalog has inspired legions of fans and generations of musicians. | "Nebraska" was one album that took a while to leap out of The Boss' lineup. Recorded in 1982 by
(2024-08-29). 'Completely unacceptable': Nearly two dozen Philly libraries closed this summer due to A/C issues. whyy.org Have a question about Philly's neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! At a busy intersection in Northwest Philadelphia last week, the West Oak Lane Library sat quiet, its windows dark and a metal security grille pulled down over its doors. | A piece of paper taped to the door read, "We are closed due to A/C issues until further notice." It had been seven weeks since the branch first shuttered July 5. | West Oak Lane is just one of 20 library branches — more than a…
(2024-08-29). Army says Arlington National Cemetery worker was 'pushed aside' by Trump aides. whyy.org The U.S. Army said an employee at Arlington National Cemetery who tried to "ensure adherence" to rules that prohibit political activities at the cemetery "was abruptly pushed aside," but that the employee decided not to press charges against the Trump campaign staffers who allegedly pushed her. | The statement Thursday comes in response to NPR's reporting on former President Donald Trump's visit to Arlington and an altercation his staff had with a cemetery employee. | "Participants in the August 26th ceremony and the subsequent Section 60 visit were made aware of federal laws, Army regulations and DoD policies, w…
(2024-08-29). Chaka Khan, Les Misérables and the Polish American Festival in this week's 'Things To Do'. whyy.org 
(2024-08-29). Conservationists find mussel life near Pennypack on the Delaware. whyy.org
(2024-08-29). Welcome to country – in your dreams. onlineopinion.com.au Stuart Ballantyne explains why the Human Rights Commission should be chasing him.
(2024-08-29). Beware the Green/Labor 'super profits' tax — it could be coming to ruin an economy near you. onlineopinion.com.au The super profit is thought to be 'surplus to requirements' so the government might as well take it away and redistribute it to someone who needs it.
(2024-08-29). Widespread spying on progressives 'fundamentally changed Britain': #Spycops. thecanary.co The Spycops scandal saw secretive police units use undercover officers for decades to infiltrate activist groups. The Canary believes this is a massive issue that everyone needs to be more aware of. We will be releasing a set of related articles and interviews in the run-up to part 2 of Tranche 2 of the Undercover Policing Inquiry, which […] | By
(2024-08-29). Health Department Urges Vaccinations Amid Rising Rubella Cases in SA. devdiscourse.com The Department of Health has called on parents and caregivers to ensure that children are up to date with their vaccination schedules, particularly against rubella, as the country faces a rise in cases across several provinces.
(2024-08-29). HIV Prevalence and Treatment Trends in Gauteng: Key Findings from the HSRC Survey. devdiscourse.com The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) has released the findings of the Sixth South African HIV Prevalence, Incidence, and Behaviour Survey (SABSSM VI), highlighting key trends in HIV prevalence and treatment in Gauteng for 2022.
(2024-08-29). U.S. and Ghana Sign Partnership with SMR Agreement at U.S.-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit. devdiscourse.com At the U.S.-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit in Nairobi, a landmark agreement was signed between Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG) and Regnum Technology Group, a U.S. developer specializing in small modular reactor (SMR) technology using NuScale Power. The signing ceremony, attended by U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins, U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Assistant Secretary Aleshia Duncan, Ghana Deputy Minister of Energy Collins Adomako-Mensah, and Ghana Ministry of Energy Chief Director Wilhelmina Asamoah, marks a significant milestone in the civil nuclear cooperation bet…
(2024-08-29). El movimiento por la paz insta a la gobernadora Whitmer a que deje de apoyar la fábrica de misiles de Michigan. peoplesworld.org 
GRAYLING, Michigan—Los activistas de la organización por la paz CodePink están animando a los residentes de Michigan a que escriban a la gobernadora Gretchen Whitmer en oposición al posible desarrollo de una instalación de municiones en el estado por parte de una empresa de misiles. Saab AB, una empresa aeroespacial y armamentística sueca, anunció a …
(2024-08-29). O que pensa a Rússia. strategic-culture.su
| Escreva para nós: | Estamos cada vez mais próximos de uma guerra frontal ent…
(2024-08-29). Headlines for August 29, 2024. democracynow.org Israeli Attacks Kill Another 68 Palestinians in Gaza; Mother of First Polio Patient Decries Baby's Fate, WFP Suspends Staff Travel in Gaza After Israel Attacks Convoy, Israel Escalates Invasion of Occupied West Bank, Kills at Least 18 Palestinians, EU Weighs Sanctions on Israeli Ministers Propagating "Hate Messages Against Palestinians", Egypt Rejects Israeli Troops on Border; Namibia Blocks Vessel Heading to Israel with Weapons, U.S. Rejects Resumption of Nuclear Talks After Overture by Iran, Hong Kong Convicts Pro-Democracy Editors of Stand News of Sedition, U.S. National Security Adviser Meet…
(2024-08-29). New Currency for South Africa, Russia and China — How It Could Work. infobrics.org As the BRICS bloc continues to expand and establish itself as a hedge against so-called 'Western nations,' talk of forming a united currency for member states has been one of the more dominant topics…
(2024-08-29). Bridging Political Divides Through Solidarity. popularresistance.org How should unions engage with members drawn to right-wing, anti-worker politics and candidates? One union trying to tackle this disconnect is the Communications Workers (CWA). | Steve Lawton, former president of CWA Local 1102 in New York (now merged with Local 1101), has been heavily involved with political education through his work as a local leader and in the District 1 political department. | In this interview he discusses organizing in a union with many Trump-supporting members, how to talk with members about immigration, and strategies for organizing and building solidarity across political divides.
(2024-08-29). Remembering How to Care: Lessons From "Deep Space Nine" truthout.org "The immediacy of the crisis that we're in demands a new society and not in some imagined future, but now," says Rehearsals for Living coauthor Robyn Maynard. In this episode of "Movement Memos," host Kelly Hayes talks with Maynard and David K. Seitz, author of A Different Trek: Radical Geographies of Deep Space Nine, about the radical legacy of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" and how science fiction… |
(2024-08-29). French President Macron Shuns Progressive Coalition as Talks on Future Gov't Hit a Wall. pressenza.com
(2024-08-29). US Involved in Kursk Attack; New Trump Charges; Jake Sullivan in China. thealtworld.com Moscow says that there will be reprisals for US involvement in the Ukrainian attack on the Kursk region. |
(2024-08-29). Dr. Ala Stanford's memoir, actor Ed Helms on 1970s FBI scandal. whyy.org Dr. Ala Stanford, founder of the Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium which vaccinated tens of thousands of Philadelphians during the pandemic, joined Cherri Gregg before a live audience at the Parkway Central Free Library last week. We listen to their conversation about Stanford's North Philly childhood, the barriers she broke to become a pediatric surgeon, and her new memoir, Take Care of Them Like My Own. Plus, actor Ed Helms talks about his podcast SNAFU, about the 1971 burglary of the FBI office in Media, which exposed the government's mass surveillance program.
(2024-08-29). Group which spread lies about 7 October seeks EU funding. electronicintifada.net ZAKA applauds this week's attack on West Bank.
(2024-08-29). Canadian Government Completely Fabricated Narrative of Number of Deaths "Saved" By Covid Measures Data Reveals/ By Prof. Denis Rancourt. marktanliano.net READ MORE: The mRNA Vaccine Jab: Genocidal Projects and Degrees of Complicity. "Disease X" is Looming (2) CANADIAN Government admits: 48,780 Excess deaths in 2022 (17% increase in mortality) — there is no evidence COVID-19 Vaccines saved a single life in Canada during 2021-2022 (substack.com)…
(2024-08-29). Lebanon: Nationwide Electricity Blackout. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Lebanon's capital, Beirut, in the dark on July 27, 2020, due to widespread electricity blackouts caused by fuel shortages in the midst of a dire economic crisis. | © 2020 Patrick Baz/AFP via Getty Images | (Beirut) — The Lebanese government's continued mismanagement of the electricity sector and its failure to carry out key reforms is diminishing the public's already-limited access to electricity, Human Rights Watch said today.On August 17, 2024, Lebanon's only operational power plant shut down after the state-run electricity company, Electricité du Liban (EDL) ran out of fu…
(2024-08-29). German envoy admits he spread lie about 7 October mass rapes. electronicintifada.net Steffen Seibert shared fake letter purporting to be from an Israeli suicide victim traumatized by what he witnessed.
(2024-08-29). Israel's 'starvation strategy': IDF targets World Food Program vehicle as Gaza's famine worsens. nationofchange.org As famine spreads across Gaza, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are accused of targeting humanitarian workers, including a World Food Program vehicle, in what some are calling a deliberate strategy to starve the Palestinian population.
(2024-08-29). The Paradox of Progress for Black Americans. otherwords.org As the country moves rapidly toward the 2024 elections, Black Americans are experiencing the best economic conditions they've had in generations. Record low unemployment rates, record low poverty rates, and record high levels of income and wealth paint a picture of Black prosperity. | Yet African Americans remain mired in great economic insecurity, reflected in their low opinion of the economy, widespread asset poverty, and ongoing economic inequality between Black and white households. | The best Black economy in generations, in short, isn't enough. To overcome centuries of inequality, we'll need dedicated publi…
(2024-08-29). Muslim voters evenly split between Jill Stein and Kamala Harris, new poll finds. middleeasteye.net 
Muslim voters evenly split between Jill Stein and Kamala Harris, new poll finds | Poll shows 40 percent drop in Muslim support for Democrats, as they lean to third parties amid outrage over war in Gaza | | A protester holds a sign reading 'Abandon Harris' as she marches with others at…
(2024-08-29). The 2024 US Presidential Election Has Already Been Stolen. globalresearch.ca On August 28, I listed some of the electoral procedures Democrats are putting in place in order to steal the November presidential election: | Minneapolis has designated those who entered the US illegally "justice impacted individuals" and put them into …
(2024-08-29). The 2024 US Presidential Election Has Already Been Stolen. thealtworld.com On August 28, I listed some of the electoral procedures Democrats are putting in place in order to steal the November presidential election: | Minneapolis has designated those who entered the US illegally "justice impacted individuals" and put them into a protected class which apparently includes the right to vote. | The DNC has filed a lawsuit against the Georgia Election Board to block the rule that requires counties to ensure the accuracy of the votes prior to certification. If you remember, this was a question in the 2020 election when Georgia and other states' votes were certified without authentication. | I…
(2024-08-29). Ukraine War Day #918: Palyanitsa, Ukraine's New Wunderwaffe. awfulavalanche.wordpress.com 
Dear Readers: | There has been a lot of hype in the news about Ukraine's new "Wonder Weapon", called the Palyanitsa (pal-ya-NEE-tsia). Ukrainian spelling –ø–∞–ª—è–Ω–∏ÃÅ—Ü—è, with the stress on the third syllable. Technically this is just a loaf of wheat bread, a delicious Ukrainian specialty. However, one of its main features is the trickiness of the pronunciation and the claim that only those fluent in the Ukrainian language can pronounce it correctly! I know of several languages, including Polish, whi…
(2024-08-29). In the Last 18 Months Food Prices Have Risen by Just Over One Percent, So The Guardian Tells Us How to Cope with Rising Food Price. cepr.net 
Yes, I am serious. The media have no intention of allowing the data to get in the way of their bad economy stories. So not that food prices have pretty much stopped rising, the Guardian is coming to the rescue to tell readers how they can cope with rising food prices. Here's the picture on …
(2024-08-29). This Election, Dark Money Is Blackmailing Lawmakers. levernews.com This week, Colorado state representatives gathered at the capitol for an emergency effort to slash state property taxes by hundreds of millions of dollars, cutting government funding for public schools, health care, and other essential services. This wasn't a Republican-led endeavor: Colorado's Democratic governor called the special session of the Democratic-controlled legislature. Nor was it a matter of out-of-control state taxes, as the state already boasts an
(2024-08-29). This Election, Dark Money Is Blackmailing Lawmakers. levernews.com This week, Colorado state representatives gathered at the capitol for an emergency effort to slash state property taxes by hundreds of millions of dollars, cutting government funding for public schools, health care, and other essential services. This wasn't a Republican-led endeavor: Colorado's Democratic governor called the special session of the Democratic-controlled legislature. Nor was it a matter of out-of-control state taxes, as the state already boasts an
(2024-08-29). The Heat: Global Health Emergency. america.cgtn.com 
The World Health Organization declared mpox a global health emergency earlier this month after reported cases and deaths surged in the Democratic Republic of Congo and quickly spread to neighboring African nations. | Now, the WHO is calling for a global response to deliver vaccines to vulnerable populations and is seeking $135 million in funding to address the crisis. | Joining the discussion: |
(2024-08-29). Trudeau's 'Anti-India' Policy Triggers Backlash; Indian Students On Streets Amid Deportation Fears. hindustantimes.com Indian students across Canada are protesting against a new immigration policy that could lead to their deportation. This policy has sparked widespread concern among the student community. The students have been camping in front of the legislative assembly in Canada's Prince Edward Island province while Canada's Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia provinces are also witnessing similar protests. Watch the video for details.
(2024-08-29). Gaza breakdown: 20 times Israel used U.S. arms in likely war crimes. mronline.org 
If the Biden administration is truly concerned about the loss of innocent Palestinian life in Gaza, it can stop Israel's atrocities by denying it the tools it needs to commit them.
(2024-08-29). 'International Law obligations' — Namibia blocks ship carrying 'explosive material' to Israel. mronline.org 
"As such, it was necessary to engage authorities in Namibia on issues of concern to ensure our decisions and actions domestically are aligned with our obligations in terms of international law and our policy stance of many years on Palestine."
(2024-08-29). Declaration of the 11th Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of ALBA-TCP. mronline.org 
Being the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela a founding member country of the ALBA-TCP, a unionist project, envisioned by the Liberator Simón Bolívar and the heroes of the independence deeds of Latin America and the Caribbean and realized by Commanders Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías and Fidel Castro Ruz; the member countries of this great Alliance acknowledge that this kind Our American nation is a sovereign and independent country, with high democratic standards, which, in compliance with its sacred Constitution, organized presidential elections, in accordance with the corresponding regulatory times.
(2024-08-29). The future of China, the danger of a collapse of human civilization and the need of a "5th International" mronline.org 
Samir Amin did not believe that the Chinese regime is a socialist one. "I will not say China is socialist, I will not say China is capitalist," he said in a speech at a prestigious University of Peking.
(2024-08-29). IFS backs Rachel Reeves's claim that Labour inherited a worse financial situation than expected. leftfootforward.org The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has backed Chancellor Rachel Reeves' claim that the Labour government inherited a worse financial situation than expected. | Reeves has repeated the claim over recent weeks, saying that the Tories had left a £22bn black hole in the country's finances for Labour to clean up, meaning that the new Labour government was limited in its spending plans, with less fiscal headroom than previously thought. | Former Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and the Tory press have sought to discredit the claim, however the IFS has now shown that 'in black and white that there was a black hole in…
(2024-08-29). CEPR Sanctions Watch August 2024. cepr.net 
In this edition of Sanctions Watch, covering August 2024: On third anniversary of US withdrawal, experts reflect on sanctions-fueled humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan; Nearly 50 members of Congress call to end Cuba's Terror designation; Fareed Zakaria writes that Trump-Biden "maximum pressure" policy on Iran has failed; "North Koreans are battling food shortages, a sanctions-hit economy" …
(2024-08-29). Hong Kong: Two Journalists Convicted on Baseless 'Sedition' Charge. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Chung Pui-kuen, the former chief editor of Hong Kong's now-shuttered Stand News, is released on bail after being found guilty in a politically motivated sedition trial, in Hong Kong, August 29, 2024. | © 2024 Billy H.C. Kwok/AP Photo…
(2024-08-29). Judging Freedom, 29 August edition: Lavrov means business! What is the bee presently in the Russian bonnet? gilbertdoctorow.com
(2024-08-29). New private sector law impacts many Cubans. america.cgtn.com 
The Cuban government has passed new regulations to update the performance of the private sector. The move comes nearly three years after the government approved micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises to operate in the country. According to government data, the private sector has registered more than 11,000 companies. Luis Chirino reports.
(2024-08-29). "They Want Palestine Empty": Artist in Jenin Blasts U.S. Support for Israel Amid West Bank Assault. democracynow.org 
At least 18 Palestinians have been killed and 30 more wounded in the occupied West Bank, where Israel has launched its largest military operation in two decades. Israeli forces have simultaneously raided four cities and refugee camps in the north, with hundreds of soldiers backed by armored vehicles, bulldozers, fighter jets and drones. Much of the violence has been centered on Jenin, a frequent target of raids by Israeli forces, but this latest military operation is the largest since the Second Intifada. Ahmed Tobasi, artistic director at the Freedom Theatre in Jenin refugee camp, says Israel's tactics are…
(2024-08-29). Israel Steps Up Assault on the West Bank, at Least 18 Palestinians Killed. news.antiwar.com Israeli operations expanded in the West Bank on Thursday during the second day of Israel's largest attack on the occupied territory since the Second Intifada. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, at least 18 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since Israel launched the assault early Wednesday. The attack is focused on …
(2024-08-29). Resident of Jenin Says US Public Must Oppose Israel's Actions in West Bank. truthout.org At least 18 Palestinians have been killed and 30 more wounded in the occupied West Bank, where Israel has launched its largest military operation in two decades. Israeli forces have simultaneously raided four cities and refugee camps in the north, with hundreds of soldiers backed by armored vehicles, bulldozers, fighter jets and drones. Much of the violence has been centered on Jenin… |
(2024-08-29). Israel Launches Major West Bank Raid as Israeli Minister Vows Gaza-Like Attack. scheerpost.com "Israeli West Bank barrier" by Libertinus is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. By Sharon Zhang / Truthout Israel has embarked on its largest raid of the occupied West Bank in decades, launching attacks from the land and air against areas home to 80,000 Palestinians as Israel's foreign minister is pledging "war" using the same genocidal tactics the Israeli military has …
(2024-08-29). 'Operation al-Aqsa Flood' Day 328: Israeli Foreign Minister calls West Bank invasion 'a war in every sense'. mondoweiss.net 
The Israeli army's large-scale assault on the northern West Bank has entered its second day. During a battle in Nur Shams refugee camp, the Israeli army killed wanted resistance fighter Muhammad Jaber "Abu Shuja'," leader of the Tulkarem Brigade.
(2024-08-29). Ukraine says 'biggest problem' it faces in war with Russia is fear of escalation among allies. muslimmirror.com ISTANBUL : Ukraine's foreign minister said Wednesday that the biggest problem that Kyiv faces is that its allies are reluctant to approve new policies to support it because they fear it will lead to an escalation in the war with Russia. "Ever since the beginning of the large-scale invasion (by Russia), the biggest problem Ukraine …
(2024-08-29). US Nuclear Doctrine — Attack Everyone at Once. "Aggression against the Entire World". Drago Bosnic. globalresearch.ca Strategic deterrence is one of the most important aspects of any global power's/superpower's security architecture. Countries such as Russia and the US have the world's largest stockpiles of thermonuclear weapons, meaning that their ability to inflict untold damage on anyone …
(2024-08-29). Project 2025: How the far-right's tax plan would hike middle-class taxes while slashing taxes for the wealthy. nationofchange.org Project 2025, a far-right agenda, proposes radical tax reforms that would disproportionately burden middle-income Americans while granting significant tax breaks to the wealthiest households and large corporations.
(2024-08-29). New Report Spotlights Low-wage Employers that Spend More on Stock Buybacks than on Capital Expenditures and Retirement Accounts. ips-dc.org The 20 largest U.S. low-wage employers spent nine times as much on stock buybacks as on employee retirement plan contributions between 2019 and 2023…
(2024-08-29). The Low-Wage Corporations That Blew Half a Trillion Dollars to Inflate CEO Pay. ips-dc.org A new report reveals that nearly half of the 100 largest low-wage employers spent more on stock buybacks than on long-term capital investments over the past five years.
(2024-08-29). New research may lead to more accurate forecasting of active hurricane periods. wattsupwiththat.com Study shows that twice as many hurricanes form two days after the passing of large-scale atmospheric waves called Kelvin waves than in the days before.
(2024-08-29). Reform UK Repays £200k to Side-Lined Leader Days After Nigel Farage Dethrones Him. bylinetimes.com 
A few warning lights are flashing over Reform UK's latest accounts filed with Companies House. | The accounts show that the party is dependent on a large loan from a director. | Despite making a profit in 2023, the party — which is unusually set up as a
(2024-08-29). Ghassan Abu Sitta exonerated by GMC after 'political' complaint by UK Lawyers for Israel. skwawkbox.org 
Surgeon vindicated after attempt to have him banned from practice fails Renowned British-Palestinian plastic surgeon Professor Ghassan Abu Sittah, who has volunteered repeatedly in Gaza to help Palestinians recover from injuries recover from wounds inflicted by Israeli occupation forces, has been vindicated by the General Medical Council (GMC) after an attempt by a group of …
(2024-08-29). Ethnic cleansing of the West Bank in Occupied Palestine is being ramped up. thealtworld.com 
(2024-08-29). Israel Launches Major West Bank Raid as Israeli Minister Vows Gaza-Like Attack. scheerpost.com
(2024-08-29). West Bank: Communications cut in Jenin as Israeli assault enters second day. middleeasteye.net 
West Bank: Communications cut in Jenin as Israeli assault enters second day | Witnesses say snipers are stationed across Jenin as homes are raided across besieged Tulkarm camps | | Mourners pray by the bodies of four men who were killed by Israeli forces during their funeral in the al-…
(2024-08-29). Israeli foreign minister's call to eject West Bank's Palestinians condemned. middleeasteye.net 
Israeli foreign minister's call to eject West Bank's Palestinians condemned | EU foreign policy chief says Israel Katz's comments are 'completely unacceptable' | | People inspect damage to a mosque following an Israeli operation in the Fara camp for Palestinian refugees near Tubas, the occupied We…
(2024-08-29). Israeli soldiers sexually harassing Palestinian women at Hebron checkpoint: Report. middleeasteye.net 
Israeli soldiers sexually harassing Palestinian women at Hebron checkpoint: Report | Hebron residents report surge in sexual harassment and humiliating treatment at checkpoints since outbreak of war | | Palestinians cross an Israeli checkpoint in Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, on 5 April 20…
(2024-08-29). UK is officially a Stasi-state. thealtworld.com 
Anti-genocide activist house raided and then arrested | THE ARREST OF UK JOURNALIST This follows the recent arrest of YouTube personality Richard Medhurst who has also been very high-profile in his anti-genocide views. It seems that both will have been arre…
(2024-08-29). Starmer's police-state continues: journalist Sarah Wilkinson arrested 'for online posts'. skwawkbox.org 
Starmer's assault on democracy and press freedom intensifies — yet another journalist arrested, with devices seized, after reporting on Gaza genocide Skwawkbox has warned for years that Keir Starmer, his authoritarian instincts and his closeness to the security services are a grave threat to our democracy and freedom. That threat is now reality and Starmer's …
(2024-08-29). Not Just Israel: Hezbollah's Growing Danger to Jewish Diasporas Everywhere, Experts Tell TML. themedialine.org 
(2024-08-29). Union leaders explain why they're demanding an end to US aid to Israel. therealnews.com 
The death toll in Gaza continues to climb, with conservative estimates putting the numbers of dead around 40,000, but a recent report in the British medical journal The Lancet estimates the actual death toll could be 186,000 or even higher—that's roughly 8% of Gaza's population. And with each passing day, the humanitarian crises unfolding in Gaza and …
(2024-08-29). 'We Won't Leave Our People': The Medical Workers Refusing to Evacuate Central Gaza's Last Functioning Hospital. scheerpost.com 
Healthcare Workers Say: Stop Bombing Hospitals! by Peg Hunter is licensed under CC BY 2.0. By Tareq S. Hajjaj / Mondoweiss On August 21, the Israeli army ordered different areas in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, to evacuate their homes and newly-erected tents. This was the first step in the army's invasion and campaign …
(2024-08-29). 'I think we've reached a tipping point': James Zogby on Uncommitted and the DNC. mondoweiss.net 
James Zogby speaks to Mondoweiss about the DNC's snub of the Uncommitted movement, and what it will take for Washington to shift on Palestine.
(2024-08-29). Columbia Cuts Due Process for Student Protesters After Congress Demands Harsher Punishment. theintercept.com 
In early August, Columbia University told Congress that most of the students arrested in the past year for protesting against Israel's war on Gaza would be allowed to return to campus for the fall. | Then a congressional inquiry applied pressure. Last week, the Republican chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, which has been conducting an inquiry into Columbia's handling of the protests since this spring, published a letter blasting the school for not punishing students harshly enough and issued a subpoena for internal records. | Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C, accused the university of having…
(2024-08-29). Two IRGC Officers Killed in Gas Leak Incident at Isfahan Facility. themedialine.org 
(2024-08-29). La controvertida lucha de Nicaragua contra la injerencia extranjera. strategic-culture.su
(2024-08-29). Report from Gaza: Israel Kills Dozens More, Increases Forced Evacuations, Attacks Aid Truck. democracynow.org 
We get an update from Gaza, where at least 68 Palestinians have been killed in the last 24 hours as Israel continues its relentless assault on the territory. After nearly 11 months of war, the official Gaza death toll now stands at over 40,600, although the true figure is estimated to be much higher. The World Food Programme announced it is pausing the movement of all staff in Gaza until further notice after Israeli forces shot at one of its clearly marked vehicles despite receiving multiple clearances by Israeli authorities. This comes just two days after U.N. humanitarian efforts in Gaza virtually ground to a h…
(2024-08-29). A Movement to Suspend Israel From the UN Needs a Country to Take the Lead. scheerpost.com 
(2024-08-29). Biden Was Told Gaza Pier Would Undermine Efforts To Get Israel To Allow More Aid Into Gaza. scheerpost.com
(2024-08-29). Palestinian Film Screening Blocked as Israel Weighs Information vs. Incitement. themedialine.org 
(2024-08-29). Union leaders explain why they're demanding an end to US aid to Israel. therealnews.com
(2024-08-29). Iranian Hackers Impersonate Israeli Recruitment Firm in Espionage Scheme. themedialine.org 
(2024-08-29). Israeli Health Official Demands Transparency in Vaccination Process for Gaza Hostages. themedialine.org 
(2024-08-29). Data vs. 'Data': Numerical Analysis of the July 28 Elections. orinocotribune.com 
By Misión Verdad — Aug 28, 2024 | At the center of the regime-change operation in Venezuela, Edmundo González's campaign command, ConVzla, launched two websites online as a parallel National Electoral Council (CNE). In doing so, González violated Venezuelan electoral laws which forbid any organization other than the CNE from presenting alleged results. | The website
(2024-08-29). Patrick Lawrence: The Sound of Enforced Silence. scheerpost.com 
(2024-08-29). Progressive International Slams Macron for 'Authoritarian Efforts to Repress the Will of the French People'. scheerpost.com 
(2024-08-29). 'We Won't Leave Our People': The Medical Workers Refusing to Evacuate Central Gaza's Last Functioning Hospital. scheerpost.com
(2024-08-29). Patrick Lawrence: The Sound of Enforced Silence. scheerpost.com Balloons fall after Vice President Kamala Harris' speech at the Democratic National Convention by Chris Bentley is licensed under CC BY 2.0. By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Is there some connection, — not quite official but it may as well be— between censorship and presidential politics? I pose the question as a survivor of …
(2024-08-29). What Is Really Going On With the Arrest of Pavel Durov? sonar21.com 
Very strange doings in France surrounding the arrest of Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, apparently on the specific orders of President Macron. But it sure looks like the hand of Uncle Sam was helping manipulate the puppet strings in this fascist drama. My evidence? Look at the second in the list of charges filed against Durov. |
(2024-08-29). "Gender Apartheid": Taliban Approves Law in Afghanistan Requiring Women Remain Silent in Public. democracynow.org 
The Taliban government in Afghanistan is drawing renewed outrage over a new law banning women's voices in public, forcing them to completely cover their bodies and faces out of the home, and more. This comes after the Taliban banned women from working in most fields and ended girls' education past primary school following their takeover of the country in 2021. We speak with Sima Samar, an Afghan human rights advocate and doctor who chaired the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission from 2002 until 2019; she also briefly served as minister of women's affairs in the interim Afghan governm…
(2024-08-29). Warnings of Nuclear Catastrophe as Power Plants in Russia and Ukraine at Risk Amid Escalating War. democracynow.org 
As Ukrainian forces press their counteroffensive deeper into Russian territory, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has warned of the heightened risk of a nuclear catastrophe from fighting near the Kursk power plant. The war between the two countries, now in its third year, has also impacted the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, controlled by Russian forces in the occupied southeastern part of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin have both signaled the war is likely to drag on for the foreseeable future. For more on the risk of nuclear disasters and p…
(2024-08-29). Video: Terrorism Is Made in the USA. The Global War on Terrorism Is a Big Lie/ By Prof. Chossudovsky. marktanliano.net 
Original Link Here: Video: Terrorism Is Made in the USA. The Global War on Terrorism Is a Big Lie — Global ResearchGlobal Research — Centre for Research on Globalization By Prof Michel Chossudovsky and Global Research News Global Research, August 28, 2024 Global Research TV 12 March 2015 [This video was originally published in 2015.] Prominent academic and …
(2024-08-29). The economy and the election: Democrats and Republicans can't deliver for workers. liberationnews.org 
Neither of the two capitalist parties have an answer for the cost-of-living crisis facing the working class.
(2024-08-29). (VIDEO) Harris and the Democrats have no solutions for Black America — PSL roundtable. liberationnews.org 
(2024-08-29). Empowering Women: SHE Project Celebrates Five Years of Advancing SRHR and Preventing GBV in Eastern Visayas. pressenza.com 
by Geri Matthew "Choi" Carretero | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines — The Subnational Close-Out event for the Sexual Health and Empowerment (SHE) project was successfully held on August 27, 2024, at the Ciriaco Hotel in Calbayog City, Samar, marking the culmination of five years of transformative work in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention. The event, themed "Pasidungog," honored the achievements and contributions of local government units (LGUs), community partners, and key organizations who were instrumental in advancing these critical issues in th…
(2024-08-29). Project 2025 Offers Dystopian View of America. aclu.org 
Deeply embedded in our Bill of Rights and our most basic American values is the idea that we the people — not the government — are in charge of our own lives. But there are plenty of people who disagree with that premise and want to control our lives. And those people have a plan. | All of us remember Donald Trump's presidency: separating families, banning visitors from Muslim countries, stacking the Supreme Court with justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade, and attacking LGBTQ people. Yet as the ACLU's detailed analysis of Trump and his supporters' policy proposals and rhetoric has shown, if…
(2024-08-29). 2024-08-29: News Headlines. south-america.positiveuniverse.com 
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(2024-08-29). The Final Extermination of Palestine Has Begun . . . thealtworld.com 
(2024-08-29). Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour to be held in Moscow. tvbrics.com 
The event promotes the development of jiu-jitsu in different parts of the world…
(2024-08-29). Brazil creates almost 1.5 million jobs in 2024. tvbrics.com 
The services sector is the main creator of new jobs…
(2024-08-29). Chinese scientists develop technologies to protect ancient settlements from humidity. tvbrics.com 
The developments are part of a six-year programme to effectively tackle the problem…
(2024-08-29). Egypt prepares e-platform for medical tourism. tvbrics.com 
The initiative aims to showcase Egypt's medical tourism capabilities and attract foreign tourists seeking medical services in the country…
(2024-08-29). Ethiopia plants 10 million hectares using the cluster farming method. tvbrics.com 
Maize, teff, wheat, and similar crops make up a significant portion of the crops sown…
(2024-08-29). Iran exports 1,469 tonnes of honey during year. tvbrics.com 
About 155,000 people work in apiaries in the country…
(2024-08-29). Lula inaugurates innovative cultural programme for peripheral areas of Brazil. tvbrics.com Brazil's new cultural programme will offer access to cultural heritage in areas without theatres and cinemas…
(2024-08-29). Saudi Arabia's Al Waba crater becomes one of the world's top 100 geological heritage sites in 2024. tvbrics.com 
The decision was made by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) and UNESCO…
(2024-08-29). South Africa calls for greater focus on agricultural trade at BRICS summit. tvbrics.com 
(2024-08-29). A Punishing Memory Culture. mronline.org 
Kevin Potter analyzes the punishing memory culture surrounding Palestine activism at the University of Vienna.
(2024-08-29). Iraq shoots down Turkish drone over Kirkuk. middleeasteye.net 
Iraq shoots down Turkish drone over Kirkuk | Baghdad hit a Turkish drone following the signing of a new security cooperation deal with Ankara this month | | A TAI Aksungur, an unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Turkish Aerospace industries, is displayed during the International Paris Air S…
(2024-08-29). 'Crumbling': Libya's warring factions dig in for fight over oil profits. middleeasteye.net 
'Crumbling': Libya's warring factions dig in for fight over oil profits | Foreign powers backing Libya's rival governments don't want a return to war, but situation could spiral out of control, experts say | | Libyan security forces take part in a military parade in northwestern city of M…
(2024-08-29). Executive Excess 2024. ips-dc.org 
(2024-08-29). Abortion pill an issue in 2024 presidential election. america.cgtn.com 
Mifepristone is colloquially known as the "abortion pill" and used by nearly two-thirds of women in the United States who choose to terminate their pregnancies. | Anti-abortion campaigners object that women can receive this drug through the mail, even in states that have banned or severely restricted abortion. In a landmark case, the U.S. Supreme court ruled in June that a group of anti-abortion doctors lacked standing in their lawsuit claiming the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had acted improperly in approving mifepristone more than 20 years ago. Abortion rights activists celebrated the high court's rejectio…
(2024-08-29). Spousal immigration policy a hot-button issue in 2024 presidential election. america.cgtn.com 
A judge has temporarily blocked new immigration policy allowing undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens to apply for green cards without having to leave the country. The program only started accepting applications last week — but a group of Republican-led states quickly sued — claiming the policy is unconstitutional. The Biden administration has vowed to fight back. This is the latest friction point on what is shaping up to be one of the most important issues in this year's presidential election. Toni Waterman reports.
(2024-08-29). Do we finally have a peace ticket? strategic-culture.su By Ron PAUL | ‚ùóÔ∏èJoin us on , , and . | Contact us: | Just as the Harris/Walz campaign was looking for a boo…
(2024-08-29). First, Elon Musk made us pay for "free speech". Now he decides who's allowed it. strategic-culture.su
(2024-08-29). The life insurance policy of "mutually assured destruction" has expired! strategic-culture.su
(2024-08-29). Is anyone in power responsible for anything? therealnews.com 
I've never thought it very useful to poke and prod everything Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says, mostly because I feel like criticism of her often takes on a strange disproportionality, and is a proxy for deeper ideological disputes. AOC Discourse also seems to forget she's not the leader of the Democratic Party; she's one of 535 members of Congress. But she may be the most famous progressive in Congress, and a favorite punching bag of Fox News. This doesn't, in and of itself, necessarily entail any added moral burden. But Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's comments last week on the topic of Gaza during the Democratic Nati…
(2024-08-29). Saudi Vision 2030 Projects Undergo Major Reassessment. themedialine.org 
(2024-08-29). Amazon says it's going 'water positive' — but there's a problem. grist.org 
Earlier this year, the e-commerce corporation Amazon secured approval to open
(2024-08-29). Oakland's new school buses don't just reduce pollution — they double as giant batteries. grist.org 
The wheels on this bus do indeed go round and round. Its wipers swish. And its horn beeps. Hidden in its innards, though, is something special — a motor that doesn't vroom but pairs with a burgeoning technology that could help the grid proliferate with renewable energy. | These new buses, developed by a company called Zum, ride clean and quiet because they're fully electric. With them, California's Oakland Unified School District just became the first major district in the United States to transition to 100 percent electrified buses. The vehicles are now transporting 1,300 students to and from school, re…
(2024-08-29). ICO: Labour party repeatedly ignored data protection obligations. skwawkbox.org 
Starmer-Evans party left hundreds of Subject Access Requests unanswered, many of them for more than a year when it is obliged to respond within an absolute maximum of three months UK data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has censured the Labour Party for repeatedly ignoring enquiries from concerned members and ex-members submitting 'Subject …
(2024-08-29). Starmer's new rail minister got engineer sacked for warning about station safety. skwawkbox.org 
Questions raised about Peter Hendy's fitness for role after he threatened rail contractor with loss of contracts if Gareth Dennis not 'dealt with' A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed that Keir Starmer's new rail minister Peter Hendy demanded disciplinary action against an award-winning rail engineer for raising safety concerns about overcrowding at one …
(2024-08-29). Don't Get Scammed: The KillerPapers Review Trap. moguldom.com 
Every time you use a "free" app or service, you're likely paying with your data, which can be sold, analyzed, or even used to manipulate your behavior without your explicit consent. An anonymous source recently alerted NoCramming to a disturbing trend at KillerPapers. This essay-writing service handles customer data as carelessly as a lost library …
(2024-08-29). Is anyone in power responsible for anything? therealnews.com I've never thought it very useful to poke and prod everything Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says, mostly because I feel like criticism of her often takes on a strange disproportionality, and is a proxy for deeper ideological disputes. AOC Discourse also seems to forget she's not the leader of the Democratic Party; she's one of 535 …
(2024-08-29). LIAR Rachel Reeves DOES have a choice not to cut the winter fuel payment. thecanary.co 
Once again, George Osborne clone Rachel Reeves has been bandying about the Labour Party's austerity agenda. Specifically, she told Sky News on Labour's decision to scrap the winter fuel payment to millions of pensioners: It wasn't a decision I wanted to make. It was a decision I had to make in incredibly challenging circumstances, to …
(2024-08-29). Counter-terror cops arrest British independent journalist Sarah Wilkinson in the UK. thecanary.co 
Early on 29 August, counter-terror police arrested Sarah Wilkinson — a prominent pro-Palestine activist and reporter. Supposedly, this was for content she posted online, which is a clear breach of journalistic freedom: The police came to her house just before 7.30am. 12 of them in total, some of them in plain clothes from the counter …
(2024-08-29). Iraqi Army Downs Turkish Military Drone Over Baghdad-Administered Territory. themedialine.org 
(2024-08-29). Pakistani Leadership Convenes in Balochistan as Separatist Attacks Leave 50 Dead. themedialine.org 
(2024-08-29). Free Simón Trinidad Campaign Launch. afgj.org 
Sign the open letter to return Trinidad to Colombia to support the Total Peace Process Today we are launching an international campaign to pressure the US and Colombian governments to return US political prisoner and former FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia — People's Army) negotiator, Ricardo Palmero, to his home country so that he…
(2024-08-29). Counter-terror cops arrest British independent journalist Sarah Wilkinson in the UK. thecanary.co Early on 29 August, counter-terror police arrested Sarah Wilkinson — a prominent pro-Palestine activist and reporter. Supposedly, this was for content she posted online, which is a clear breach of journalistic freedom: The police came to her house just before 7.30am. 12 of them in total, some of them in plain clothes from the counter […] | By
(2024-08-29). LIAR Rachel Reeves DOES have a choice not to cut the winter fuel payment. thecanary.co Once again, George Osborne clone Rachel Reeves has been bandying about the Labour Party's austerity agenda. Specifically, she told Sky News on Labour's decision to scrap the winter fuel payment to millions of pensioners: It wasn't a decision I wanted to make. It was a decision I had to make in incredibly challenging circumstances, to […] | By
(2024-08-29). Explained: The Six Triggers that Spark Civil Unrest. bylinetimes.com 
As the United Kingdom recovers from the recent race riots and the revelations that it was sparked by While the riots exposed some underlying tension in polari…
(2024-08-29). Boxing stars, hopefuls mark special day in Havana. america.cgtn.com 
Havana was the venue of the IBA Champions' Night this week marking International Boxing Day. The event electrified the boxing world, with a thrilling lineup of six fights — six Cubans and six visitors. The bouts featured four Olympic gold medalists from Cuba, including the current welterweight gold medalist at the 2024 Paris games, Erislandy Alvarez Borges. Luis Chirino reports.
(2024-08-29). From Kente Cloths To Keffiyehs: The Legacy Of Liberal Gaslighting. popularresistance.org Last week during the Democratic Party's annual convention in Chicago, the story wasn't just about the speakers who took the stage. For all of the hoopla surrounding compelling speeches offered by Democratic Party brass including the Obamas, the Clintons, and the Vice President herself, all of this was overshadowed by who was not allowed to speak – Palestinian Americans and, in particular, the Uncommitted Delegate movement who secured over 700,000 protest votes against the Biden administration for their continued military support of the State of Israel and its ongoing genocide of the people of Gaza.
(2024-08-29). Acclaimed Journalist Charged With 'Anti-Semitism'. popularresistance.org For retweeting two tweets on X critical of Israel, famed Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis is facing charges of allegedly violating the country's Racial Discrimination Act. | The complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission from Alon Cassuto, the CEO of the Zionist Federation of Australia, highlights just two Kostakidis retweets from January this year, both of which contain a video of a speech by Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah in which he allegedly called for the ethnic cleansing of Israel. | One of the retweets is from independent British journalist Richie Medhurst, who was arrested at Heathrow airp…
(2024-08-29). Can BRICS Broker Peace? The Future of Ukraine Peace Summits. globalresearch.ca An in-depth analysis of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, has highlighted Indian efforts and proposed role in peace mediation process between Russia and Ukraine. | Modi's official visit to Kiev on August 23 …
(2024-08-29). KZN Premier's Office receives consecutive clean audit. sanews.gov.za KZN Premier's Office receives consecutive clean audit | KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Thamsanqa Ntuli, has commended the team in the Office of the Premier – for its dedication and diligence in obtaining clean audit outcomes for the 2023/24 financial year. | The Auditor-General has awarded the Office of the Premier a clean audit for the 2023/2024 audit cycle, marking a significant achievement in governance and financial management. | "This accomplishment, confirmed by the Auditor-General's report, highlights the office's adherence to sound financial practices and unwavering commitment to transparency," Ntuli said. | The…
(2024-08-29). Survey reveals Gauteng has the third-lowest HIV prevalence. sanews.gov.za Survey reveals Gauteng has the third-lowest HIV prevalence | Compared to other provinces, Gauteng had the third-lowest HIV prevalence at 11.9% in 2022 which is slightly lower than the 12.1% reported in 2017.
This translates to an estimated 1 720 000 people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Gauteng in 2022, representing an insignificant 0.2% decline from the 1 780 000 reported in 2017.
This is according to the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), which released the key findings of the Sixth South African HIV Prevalence, Incidence, and Behaviour Survey (SABSSM VI) for Gauteng on Thursday.
The find…
(2024-08-29). Smoking Ban: The Conservative Party Suffers a Severe Case of Smoke-Induced Amnesia. bylinetimes.com Responding to the news that Keir Starmer's Government is considering imposing a new ban on smoking in beer gardens, and other public spaces, a series of senior Conservative figures came out today to condemn it as a deeply disturbing and "authoritarian" proposal. | "Today's news is more evidence that Labour hates freedom", the party's Twitter feed declared darkly. | "This isn't about people's health. It's about social control." | Of course this will be news to anyone who is able to remember as far back into the mists of time as just last month. | Back then their current leader, Rishi Sunak, led his party into t…
(2024-08-29). UN Chief Rips Apart Israel For Gaza-Like Military Action In West Bank, Tells IDF To Immediately Stop. hindustantimes.com UN Chief Antonio Guterres called for an immediate cessation of IDF activities in the West Bank. Guterres batted for a return to the meaningful political processes in a social media post. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell also slammed the IDF's West Bank operations on Aug 28. Watch this video for all the details.
(2024-08-29). 'Karbala is the path to Al-Aqsa': an Iraq diary. thealtworld.com Iraq's prime minister hosted a unique conference in Baghdad during the 21 million-strong Arbaeen march, linking the seventh-century murder of Imam Hussain in Karbala to Israel's current genocide of Palestinians. | BAGHDAD and KARBALA — Arriving in Baghdad today comes as an electric shock to any visitor who remembers recent, somber Iraqi history. | There are virtually no checkpoints, apart from sensitive government areas. None of those ghastly cement blocks from the time of the American occupation, forcing a slow slalom every few minutes. No sense of unpredictable danger capable of striking at any minute. Lu…
(2024-08-29). Donald Trump's New Ally Accused Of Bizarre Act Days After Big Political Move | US Elections | RFK Jr. hindustantimes.com Days after ending his White House bid to endorse Trump, shocking stories about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are surfacing. An environmental group calls for a federal probe into his alleged wildlife antics, including severing a whale's head with a chainsaw and dumping a bear cub in Central Park. Is RFK Jr. an "environmental criminal"?>
(2024-08-29). Medical Staff Refusing To Evacuate Central Gaza's Last Functioning Hospital. popularresistance.org On August 21, the Israeli army ordered different areas in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, to evacuate their homes and newly-erected tents. This was the first step in the army's invasion and campaign of destruction in Deir al-Balah, the last town that has not been completely leveled throughout the war. | One of the blocks ordered to evacuate included the last fully operational hospital in central and southern Gaza, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Affiliated with the Palestinian Authority, the governmental hospital has been working at four times its capacity, hosting over 700 patients.
(2024-08-29). DNC Convention Features Former CIA Director Who Was in Charge of Drone Programs that Killed Thousands. covertactionmagazine.com Leon Panetta was drowned out by anti-war activists when he spoke at 2016 convention, but not this time Former CIA Director Leon Panetta (2009-2011) was among the featured speakers on the final day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago on August 22 when Kamala Harris accepted the party's nomination as its presidential candidate. …
(2024-08-29). Israeli Hostage Families Breach Gaza Fence As Netanyahu Fails To Crack Deal With Hamas | Tel Aviv. hindustantimes.com
(2024-08-29). European Union to Telegram, We're Coming to Get You. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar — Aug 27, 2024 | The Pavel Durov saga is a gift that will keep on giving for a long time to come. This is what hot information war is all about. So let's attempt to connect several loose ends. | A high-level Russian analyst makes the case that Durov's arrest is connected with "anti-French protests in its former colonies, withdrawal from its traditional 'sphere of influence' where Telegram infrastructure was used to push anti-colonial and anti-Macronist narratives." | Add to it an "attempt to influence narratives on Ukraine both in Russian and the international media field, which is highly dep…
(2024-08-29). Farming While Black. popularresistance.org Once upon a time, 14%of farmers in the United States were Black. That was in 1910. But that number has dwindled. Today, Black farmers comprise less than 2% of all growers across the country. On this week's episode, our host Lucas Grindley notes: "That's more than 14 million acres of lost land." | This loss, along with the discrimination and violence perpetrated against African-American farmers and the current movement of more Black people returning to agriculture and land stewardship, is the subject of the documentary "Farming While Black," which was released in 2023. Mark Decena, the writer and director of the d…
(2024-08-29). Yemen: At the Threshold of the Strait… America Arrogance Ends. libya360.wordpress.com Ansarollah Yemen is playing a pivotal role in reshaping the regional and international power balance. As tensions and conflicts escalate, Yemen has demonstrated its capacity to influence maritime policy and global trade, signaling a shift away from American dominance. The United States once considered a key player in the region, now faces new challenges requiring…
(2024-08-29). US and UK Actively Helped Ukraine to Attack Kursk Region. globalresearch.ca According to The New York Times, Washington and London collaborated with the Ukrainians in the invasion of Kursk, allowing for better execution of border operations, while American officials have expressed their skepticism that Ukraine will be able to hold …
(2024-08-29). How We Should Spend Opioid Settlement Funds. inequality.org Our country is at a critical moment when it comes to overdose deaths. The number of people dying from preventable overdose deaths is higher than ever — we're losing more than 220 people every single day in this country. At the same time, states have secured more than $55 billion in funding from successful lawsuits …
(2024-08-29). Observations On Markaz at-Tawheed (Stoke On Trent) Two Years Ago. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "People were (sometimes) judged by the revealing of a Divine revelation during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger but now there is no longer any more (new revelation). Now we judge you by the …
(2024-08-29). Visa applicants to receive outcomes of visa waiver applications digitally. sanews.gov.za Visa applicants to receive outcomes of visa waiver applications digitally | In an important first step towards the digital transformation of the Department of Home Affairs, Minister of Home Affairs Dr Leon Schreiber has instituted a new rule to deliver the outcomes of visa waiver applications digitally via email to applicants. | In the first phase of the rollout of this process, the outcome of waiver applications for holders of Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEPs) will be sent digitally, effective immediately. | Over time, the digital-first approach will be extended to other applicants in the visa and permit regim…
(2024-08-29). Professor Jonathan Weber reflects on his time as AHSC Director. imperial.ac.uk Leading HIV expert Professor Jonathan Weber has stepped down as Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) Director.
(2024-08-29). Reconnected: Seven screen-free weeks with monks and Amish farmers. anabaptistworld.org It all started when Carlos Whittaker received that perky Sunday morning iPhone notification summarizing his time spent on his handheld screen in the past week. Seven hours and twenty-three minutes on average per day. Whittaker, an author and former worship pastor, did some quick math and realized that number translated to nearly 100 full days …
(2024-08-29). Macron Buckles Under Putin Pressure? France Releases Telegram CEO Pavel Durov On Bail | Details. hindustantimes.com Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been barred from leaving France after being charged in an organized crime probe. French authorities have accused Durov of allowing criminal activity on the messaging platform, including facilitating the sharing of child sexual abuse material, drug trafficking, and money laundering. Watch the video for details.