ecns.cn (2023-04-19). Sudan witnesses worsening fighting. ecns.cn At least 270 people have been killed and more than 2,600 injured in the unrest.

ecns.cn (2023-04-19). China will do everything possible to protect safety of Chinese nationals in Sudan: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn The Chinese Foreign Ministry immediately activated the consular emergency response mechanism and instructed the Chinese Embassy in Sudan to make the utmost efforts to protect the safety and security of Chinese nationals and institutions in Sudan after conflicts between armed forces erupted in Sudan's capital Khartoum and several other places, spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-19). 755 people sent to put out forest fire in SW China's Sichuan. ecns.cn A forest fire broke out in Daocheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday night.

Unicorn Riot (2023-04-19). Exclusive Interview with French Media Collective Cerveaux non Disponibles. unicornriot.ninja

Anand Naidoo (2023-04-19). The Heat: U.S. Gun Violence. america.cgtn.com Gun violence is an epidemic in the United States. Already this year, families are grieving after mass shootings at a school, the workplace and a birthday celebration. A sweet sixteen birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama was the latest target of a mass shooting. On Saturday …

Anonymous Contributor (2023-04-19). A Childhood Without Cops: Brooklyn Community Gathers on Squatted Lot in Solidarity with Fight to Stop 'Cop City'. itsgoingdown.org Report on community gathering on a squatted lot in Brooklyn, New York in solidarity with the movement to stop Cop City in Atlanta, Georgia. On February 12th 2023 a group of parents, educators and community members got together at a community garden in Brooklyn, to celebrate for a future without cops for children to grow…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-19). Saudi Foreign Minister Meets Syrian President Al-Assad in Damascus. southfront.org Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. Source: the Syrian Presidency Office. | On April 18, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after arriving in Damascus on a highly-anticipated official visit. | The visit is the first by a Saudi official to Syria's capital since the outbreak of the war in the country more than a decade ago. | Prince Faisal was welcomed at Damasc…

Binoy Kampmark (2023-04-19). Penny Wong's world view: AUKUS all the way. greenleft.org.au If anyone was expecting a new tilt, a flash of independence from Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong's address to the National Press Club, they were bound to be disappointed. However, the anti-China hawks got their fill, argues Binoy Kampmark.

Darren Saffin (2023-04-19). Merri-bek Council votes to be nuclear free. greenleft.org.au Motivated by federal Labor's decision to spend billions on nuclear-powered submarines, Merri-bek Council passed a motion declaring the local government area a nuclear free zone. Darren Saffin reports.

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-19). US Approves F-16 Equipment Sale to Turkey After Finland NATO Approval. news.antiwar.com The State Department on Monday approved a $259 million arms sale to Turkey that would upgrade the country's F-16 fighter jets, a step that comes about two weeks after Ankara approved Finland's NATO membership. According to the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the purpose of the arms sale is to "improve Turkey's capability to meet …

Jim McIlroy (2023-04-19). MUA welcomes Svitzer back down, presses for new agreement. greenleft.org.au The Maritime Union of Australia welcomed the news that Danish tugboat company Svitzer had finally agreed to abandon its legal action to cancel the 2019 enterprise bargaining agreement of almost 600 tugboat workers. Jim McIlroy reports.

Kerry Smith (2023-04-19). Irish-Australian activist arrested in Dublin while campaigning for Julian Assange. greenleft.org.au Irish-Australian anti-war activist Ciaron O'Reilly was arrested outside Dublin Castle on April 13, while attempting to deliver a giant prison key to United States president Joe Biden, reports Kerry Smith.

Kit Klarenberg (2023-04-19). Bombshell filing: 9/11 hijackers were CIA recruits. thegrayzone.com At least two 9/11 hijackers had been recruited into a joint CIA-Saudi intelligence operation that was covered up at the highest level, according to an explosive new court filing. A newly-released court filing raises grave questions about the relationship between Alec Station, a CIA unit set up to track Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and his associates, and two 9/11 hijackers leading up to the attacks, which was subject to a coverup at the highest levels of the FBI. …

Matt Robson (2023-04-19). How the NZ cabinet learned to stop worrying about the bomb and love NATO. greenleft.org.au In Aotearoa/New Zealand, the Labour government has enthusiastically, and without any public discussion, become part of NATO's Asia Pacific 4, betraying the gains of the mass anti-war movement, writes Matt Robson.

Niko Leka (2023-04-19). Video: A participant reflects on the Newcastle Climate Camp 2023 and direct action which stopped a coal train. greenleft.org.au Niko Leka reflects on the April 15-16 Climate Camp protest in Newcastle which took direct action to stop a coal train…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-19). The Palestinian Resistance Are a Refugee Resistance, This Is Purposely Ignored. orinocotribune.com By Robert Inlakesh — Apr 15, 2023 | The question of refugees is a core component to the Palestinian cause for national liberation, there can be no explanation for the armed resistance without understanding this key element. | After rocket-fire from Lebanon, in response to Israeli assaults on worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, reports began to emerge about "militants" that had opened fire on "Israel". This reporting came as Palestinian groups were blamed for the rocket fire, which no group has yet claimed. What is important here however, is how the Palestinian resistance has been framed, to label them as "militan…

Sam Wainwright (2023-04-19). Indian labour lawyer Clifton D Rozario to speak at Ecosocialism 2023. greenleft.org.au Clifton D Rozario, a labour lawyer and a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, will address the upcoming Ecosocialism 2023 conference in Naarm/Melbourne. Sam Wainwright reports.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). Auction of Composite T. Rex Skeleton Fetches Over $5 Million. sputnikglobe.com Over the last several years, a booming market for dinosaur fossils has captivated avid collectors; however, more recently officials have grown to believe that the hype may be dying as once trophied bones are failing to get high dollar bids.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). Dead 300-Kilogram NASA Satellite Set to Plummet Toward Earth. sputnikglobe.com An American scientific satellite is set to fall to Earth in the coming days, according to NASA, which has detailed the device was decommissioned in 2018 due to data transmission problems. The risk of any components hitting someone on Earth is estimated at 1 in 2,467 chance.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). Eight Russian Tu-22M3 Bombers Conduct Air Patrols During Pacific Fleet Check. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Eight Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bombers have conducted planned patrol flights over the neutral waters of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan as part of a sudden inspection of the Pacific Fleet's combat readiness, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). Elon Musk: AIs Could Undermine Democracy if Used in Elections. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the use of artificial intelligence and digital consciousness in elections, especially if they are smart enough, could undermine democracy.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). Iceland Authorizes Service Visits of US Submarines Not Carrying Nuclear Arms. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Iceland has informed the US government that US nuclear-powered submarines will be authorized to make brief service visits to receive supplies and exchange crew members off Iceland's coast, given that they do not carry nuclear weapons and are not equipped to do so, the Icelandic government said on Tuesday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). Kim Jong Un: North Korean Military Satellite on Track for April Launch. sputnikglobe.com On April 12, the International Day of Human Space Flight, a day that marks the first human space flight by Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, North Korea said its space program was making progress in line with the Outer Space Treaty that says sovereign states have the right to use outer space peacefully.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). Labels for Thee, Not for Me. sputnikglobe.com Prior to Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter, several state-affiliated media organizations from countries such as China, Russia and Iran received state-affiliated media tags as their accounts were de-amplified, a move met with indifference or praise by most Western media outlets.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). Lavrov: Moscow to Put All Efforts to Help Caracas' Economy Not Depend on US Sanctions. sputnikglobe.com CARACAS (Sputnik) – Russia will put all efforts to help Venezuela's economy become less dependent on the "whims and geopolitical games" of the United States, and it will benefit from Russia's experience, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). NASA Develops Snake Robot to Search For Life on Saturn's Moon. sputnikglobe.com Enceladus is a small moon of Saturn that is known for its geysers that shoot jets of water and other material out into space. These geysers originate from a underground ocean of liquid water that is believed to be in contact with a rocky core, making Enceladus a prime candidate for harboring life beyond Earth.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). NATO's Stoltenberg: China to Have 1,500 Nuclear Warheads by 2035. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that China will have some 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035, and the alliance needs to rethink and adapt its approach "to a more dangerous and competitive world."

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). Nicaragua's Foreign Ministry Withdraws Approval of EU Ambassador. sputnikglobe.com MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – The Nicaraguan government withdrew its approval of the candidacy of Fernando Ponz for…

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). Norwegian Amateur Archeologists Dig Up 5,000-Year-Old Battle Axe. sputnikglobe.com A spate of high-profile finds including Viking swords that made international headlines have spurred vocal calls for greater recognition of voluntary efforts by amateurs from the professional community.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). One Killed, 2 Injured in Ukraine's Mortar Shelling of Novaya Kakhovka. sputnikglobe.com SIMFEROPOL, Russia (Sputnik) – One person was killed and two more were injured as a result of Ukraine's mortar shelling of the city of Novaya Kakhovka in the Kherson region, the city administration said on Wednesday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). Kiss Cash Goodbye? Paper Money to Become 'Less Useable' in Future, BoE Predicts. sputnikglobe.com Weighing in on the evolution of payments back in June 2021, Victoria Cleland, Executive Director for Banking, Payments and Innovation of the Bank of England, stated that the world had moved on "from a time when cash was king," and insisted that digital money could, "contribute to faster, cheaper, and more efficient payments."

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). Russia's FSB Prevents Sabotage at Energy System Facility in Kerch, Arrests Ukrainian Agent. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that its officers had prevented a sabotage at an energy system facility in the city of Kerch in Crimea, adding that a Ukrainian agent with a homemade bomb was arrested.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). Swedish Radio Leaves Twitter After Being Marked as 'Publicly Funded Media'. sputnikglobe.com The state-funded media giant itself said it had no qualms about the recent labeling, but voiced concerns about other changes on Twitter since it had been bought by Elon Musk. Among others, Swedish Radio ventured that staff cuts may affect the company's capacity to deal with fake accounts, bots and misinformation, hate and threats.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). Ukraine's Public Debt Might Reach $173Bln by End of 2023 – Ex-Prime Minister. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ukraine's sovereign debt might reach record-breaking $173 billion by the end of 2023, a former Ukrainian prime minister, Mykola Azarov, said on Wednesday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). US Air Force Temporarily Halts Intel Mission for Unit Suspected Pentagon Leaker Served. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Air Force temporarily reassigned the intelligence mission of the unit the accused Pentagon leaker Airman Jack Teixeira belonged to amid an inspector general probe, Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek said in a statement to Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-19). US Press Trying to Interfere With Russian Justice – Embassy. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The US press, hiding behind the principles of freedom of speech, is trying to interfere with Russian justice, the Russian Embassy in Washington said, commenting on US media's reaction to the Moscow City Court upholding the arrest of Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, accused of spying.

Staff (2023-04-19). La historia de Amber Neben: 48 años y tetracampeona contra el reloj. cubadebate.cu El 37 campeonato panamericano de ciclismo de ruta abrió este 18 de abril por vez primera en Centroamérica. Pero una de las figuras más icónicas del certamen desde su primera medalla de oro en 2006, la estadounidense Amber Neben, llegó sonriente y dispuesta a seguir haciendo historia a sus 48 años, cumplidos el pasado 15 de febrero.

Staff (2023-04-19). Archivo CD: La Batalla de Girón (+Video). cubadebate.cu Más de un año antes del 16 de abril de 1961, después de rigurosos análisis e intercambios, el presidente Dwight Eisenhower decidió destruir a la Revolución Cubana. Así inicia la primera parte de las Reflexiones del Comandante en Jefe, Fidel Castro Ruz tituladas La Batalla de Girón, publicadas en Cubadebate.

Staff (2023-04-19). 62 SNB: Pinar del Río sigue en la cima de la tabla, Artemisa y Ciego de àÅvila concretaron barridas históricas. cubadebate.cu Con sus respectivos triunfos de hoy, Cazadores artemiseños y Tigres avileños concretaron barridas históricas al caer las cortinas de las cuartas subseries particulares de la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol. Los vegueros continúan en la cima de la tabla de posiciones.

Staff (2023-04-19). Falleció Pablo González Casanova, eminente intelectual mexicano y gran amigo de Cuba. cubadebate.cu Pablo González Casanova, ex rector de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México falleció este martes a los 101 años de edad. González Casanova fue un eminente intelectual mexicano y gran amigo de Cuba. Fundador de la Red en Defensa de la Humanidad. Cubadebate y la Mesa Redonda tuvieron el honor de contar con él como uno de sus colaboradores.

Staff (2023-04-19). Ilumina cielo de Alaska extraña espiral brillante (+Video). cubadebate.cu Habitantes de la región interior del estado de Alaska (EE.UU.) se vieron sorprendidos la madrugada del sábado pasado por una extraña espiral brillante, de forma similar a una galaxia, que apareció en el cielo nocturno, informa la agencia AP.

Staff (2023-04-19). Las 3 del día: Abastecimiento de combustible, transformación digital y el juicio por la muerte de Maradona (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu En los últimos días ha sido noticia la situación con el abastecimiento de combustible en Cuba. Hoy trascendió que el gobierno de La Habana limita la venta por vehículo en los servicentros destinados a todos los consumidores. Sobre esta y otras informaciones hablamos en Las 3 del día, el podcast donde los actualizaremos de lo que ha sido noticia este 18 de abril en Cubadebate.

Staff (2023-04-19). Lavrov traslada a Maduro invitación del presidente ruso para visitar el país (+Video). cubadebate.cu El ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Rusia, Serguéi Lavrov, se reunió este martes con el presidente venezolano, Nicolás Maduro, en el marco de su visita al país latinoamericano, y le entregó una invitación personal por parte del presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, para visitar Rusia. "Quiero transmitirle un mensaje del presidente de Rusia, Vladímir Putin".

Staff (2023-04-19). Minuto a Minuto: Sesión constitutiva de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular. cubadebate.cu En un día memorable para todos los cubanos, en que se conmemora el 62 aniversario de la victoria en las arenas de Playa Girón, quedará constituida la X Legislatura de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular, por los 470 diputados electos en marzo pasado en los 168 municipios del país. Siga minuto a minuto este histórico acontecimiento a través de Cubadebate.

Staff (2023-04-19). Pinar del Río: Cadena Cubana del Pan y mipymes firman convenios para retomar producciones. cubadebate.cu La firma de convenios de trabajo entre la UEB de la Cadena Cubana del Pan en Pinar del Río y mipymes permitirá en los próximos días retomar algunas producciones.A los actores por cuenta propia corresponderá el suministro de materia prima mientras los trabajadores de las unidades de la cubana del pan elaborarán los surtidos.

Staff (2023-04-19). Calle 11, entre Paseo y A. cubadebate.cu Suelo ir cada vez que puedo, pero en estas fechas he vuelto a hacer el recorrido que hará poco más de un año hice por vez primera. Esta casa colonial que hace más de un siglo pertenecía a una familia acaudalada, ahora es patrimonio del pueblo cubano y de cualquier visitante que se precie a visitarla. En sus paredes hay historia, hay dolor, pero sobre todo hay triunfo. El triunfo de una vida llena de ejemplo y heroicidad.

Staff (2023-04-19). Argentinians Protest Visit From Head of US Southern Command. orinocotribune.com General Laura Richardson, head of the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), traveled to Argentina on Monday with the aim of meeting with officials including Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana. Richardson also visited Argentina in April, 2022. The visit occurs while Russia's Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov tours the region, visiting Brazil, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba. | As a result of Richardson's visit, various activist groups and social movements have organized demonstrations against the interference of the United States in the region and to oppose the destructive economic policies of the Internation…

TASS (2023-04-19). Euro slides to 89.23 rubles on Moscow exchange. tass.com Dollar unchanged…

TASS (2023-04-19). Building collapses in Manhattan, New York. tass.com Six people were wounded: one of them died…

TASS (2023-04-19). Kiev troops fire 87 munitions towards DPR over past day. tass.com Three civilians were killed and two injured as a result…

TASS (2023-04-19). Lavrov meets with Venezuelan vice president in Caracas. tass.com Lavrov arrived in Caracas from Brazil as part of his Latin American tour…

TASS (2023-04-19). Russia, Venezuela to boost cooperation on projects in oil, gas production — Lavrov. tass.com Lavrov emphasized that Russia and Venezuela had agreed on practical measures to expand cooperation in trade and investment…

TASS (2023-04-19). West insists that Kiev return Crimea, Donbass by force — Lavrov. tass.com Lavrov drew attention to the Kiev regime's latest statements, in which government officials pledge to destroy Russian language and culture in Crimea if it is retaken, replacing it with Ukrainian and global culture…

TASS (2023-04-19). Lavrov says he invited Venezuelan counterpart to visit Russia. tass.com Russian Foreign Minister expressed hope that the development of multinational bodies, such as the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States…

TASS (2023-04-19). US abused its UN host nation status while issuing visas to Russian delegation — Lavrov. tass.com According to Russian Foreign Minister, the US side gave no explanations for the move…

TASS (2023-04-19). Lavrov will discuss strategic partnership with government of Nicaragua. tass.com The Russia Foreign Ministry made no announcements about Lavrov's upcoming meetings…

TASS (2023-04-19). Russia to share its experience of mitigating Western sanctions with Venezuela — Lavrov. tass.com Lavrov emphasized that it was of common knowledge that the United States may deceive anyone at any moment…

TASS (2023-04-19). Russian cosmonauts to perform their first spacewalk in 2023. tass.com The cosmonauts are to spend six hours and 37 minutes in space…

TASS (2023-04-19). Cosmonauats begin their first spacewalk in 2023. tass.com The Russian extravehicular activities are being broadcast live by corporation Roscosmos…

TASS (2023-04-19). Putin to participate in delivery of fuel to Akkuyu NPP via video linkup — Erdogan. tass.com "The ceremony to deliver nuclear fuel to the Akkuyu NPP will take place on April 27," Turkish President said…

TASS (2023-04-19). Kim Jong-un says North Korea to launch spy satellite soon — Yonhap. tass.com The North Korean leader gave instructions to create a constellation of similar spacecraft…

TASS (2023-04-19). US de-facto engages in 'nuclear proliferation' in Asia — Chinese special envoy. tass.com According to Liu Xiaoming, "the United States has publicly declared its readiness to create a strategic 'wall' around China"

TASS (2023-04-19). Russian, US cooperation is space may become model for future relations — NASA head. tass.com "We designed and built together the International Space Station," Bill Nelson said…

TASS (2023-04-19). Lavrov meets with Bolivian counterpart in Caracas. tass.com The top diplomats of Russia and Bolivia met in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas on Wednesday…

TASS (2023-04-19). Several Russians accused of promoting Russian interests in US. tass.com The seven suspects are suspected of a conspiracy to recruit US citizens "to act as unregistered illegal agents of the Russian government"

TASS (2023-04-19). Anti-Russian sanctions will not help to achieve peace in Ukraine — Brazilian official. tass.com Celso Amorim criticized declarations about plans to "weaken Russia" or "defeat Russia"

Vijay Prashad (2023-04-19). Japan signals an attitude shift to the growing power of the Global South. peoplesdispatch.org

W.T. Whitney Jr. (2023-04-19). China, Brazil Lead in Chipping Away at US Economic Power Abroad. orinocotribune.com By W. T. Whitney — Apr 14, 2023 | The United States proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine 200 years ago and ever since has arranged Latin American and Caribbean affairs to its advantage. Nevertheless, struggles for national and regional independence did continue and the poor and marginalized classes did resist. Eventually there would be indigenous movements, labor mobilizations, and progressive and socialist-inclined governments. Cuba's revolutionary government has endured for 63 years. | The U.S. political hold may have weakened, but U.S. control over the region's economies remains strong; after World War II it ex…

| AFP | (2023-04-19). Beijing hospital fire death toll rises to 29. tribune.com.pk Chinese authorities said on Wednesday they had detained a dozen people over a hospital fire in Beijing that left at least 29 dead and forced desperate survivors to jump out of windows to escape. | The blaze, which broke out on Tuesday afternoon at the Changfeng Hospital in China's capital, killed mostly patients, and left scores of other people injured. | Dramatic footage posted to social media showed people clinging to ropes and jumping from the building, while others perched on external air conditioning units in a desperate bid to shelter from the flames. | The Fengtai district's deputy mayor expressed his "

| Reuters | (2023-04-19). India to have 2.9m more people than China by mid-2023, UN estimate shows. tribune.com.pk India is on its way to become the world's most populous country, overtaking China with almost 3 million more people in the middle of this year, data released on Wednesday by the United Nations showed. | The demographic data from the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) "State of World Population Report, 2023" estimates India's population at 1,428.6 million or 1.4286 billion against 1.4257 billion for China. | The United States is a distant third, with an estimated population of 340 million, the data showed. The data reflects information available as of February 2023, the report said. | Population experts u…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2023-04-18). Venezuela and Russia Renew Cooperation Agreements During Lavrov Visit. venezuelanalysis.com With both countries targeted by US sanctions in recent years, Venezuela and Russia have built increasingly closer relations.

Adriaan Alsema (2023-04-18). Dissident FARC guerrillas "ready" for peace talks with Colombia's government. colombiareports.com Leaders of one of Colombia's largest guerrilla groups said their organization is ready for formal peace talks with the government. At a public event in the southern Caqueta province, a…

Ahmed Adel (2023-04-18). US Treasury Secretary Acknowledges Sanctions on Russia Contributes to De-dollarisation. globalresearch.ca

americanthinker (2023-04-18). Put Some Clothes On Your Daughter! americanthinker.com When teenage girls dress in booty shorts or extremely revealing tops, they are, as feminist Camille Paglia put it, sending a sexual signal. And they know this full well, even if their parents pretend that they don't.

americanthinker (2023-04-18). The Democrat Left Welcomes Anti-Semites, Cop Haters, and Terrorist Supporters. americanthinker.com This puts the Democrat party squarely into the camp that condones or even, in some cases, incites behavior that has no place in a civilized nation like the United States.

americanthinker (2023-04-18). The Stock Market Crash Will Occur Right After the Debt Ceiling Vote. americanthinker.com If House Republicans vote to raise the debt ceiling, they will have their chance to cut government spending when they pass a budget, appropriate funds, and authorize spending.

americanthinker (2023-04-18). What Does Chat GPT and AI Mean for Opinion Writers? americanthinker.com Amid all the many good things about AI, the remains a risk: That creating an artificial "brain" that thinks millions of times faster than a human brain, but is devoid of morals or ethics, is a recipe for disaster.

americanthinker (2023-04-18). Who is Allowed into the Privileged Class? americanthinker.com Our government, private corporations, academic institutions, and other organizations are doling out significant rewards and preferences to individuals and groups of individuals based on color, race, gender, and other select characteristics.

americanthinker (2023-04-18). A UT-Austin psych professor pathologizes all 'wealthy white men'. americanthinker.com Just in case you were wondering why college grads emerge as broken, racially- and sexually-obsessed leftists, here's another clue.

americanthinker (2023-04-18). All of a sudden, Fetterman is back on the job in the Senate. americanthinker.com Just as Democrats put the heat on debilitated Sen. Dianne Feinstein either to get well or resign.

americanthinker (2023-04-18). Are gender-confused kids the products of what they're eating and drinking? americanthinker.com An NIH-funded study about the amount of mind-altering drugs our children consume raises questions about all the other chemicals going into our children.

americanthinker (2023-04-18). Biden is again pushing the white-on-black genocide myth. americanthinker.com He obscures one of the greatest American tragedies, which is the vigor with which blacks turn on each other.

americanthinker (2023-04-18). Chicoms cry crocodile tears at shutdown of their illegal 'police station' in New York. americanthinker.com They certainly give Baghdad Bob a run for his money.

americanthinker (2023-04-18). FBI targets internet slang. americanthinker.com The FBI tries to get a clue…and fails.

americanthinker (2023-04-18). Harry Potter star: 'Trust kids' to trans themselves. americanthinker.com J.K. Rowling has some qualms about transgenderism, but the actors who got rich putting her books on film are all in.

americanthinker (2023-04-18). It is Biden, Obama, and other leftists who continually seek to divide the country, not Trump. americanthinker.com Democrats have been seeking to divide the country by race, sex and class for decades. They have sought to destroy anyone who got their way. It started way before Trump.

americanthinker (2023-04-18). Media (including Fox News) boycotting mention of David Horowitz's bestselling new book. americanthinker.com The book buying public may be snapping up copies of David Horowitz's newest book: Final Battle: The Next Election Could be the Last, but the media's cultural gatekeepers are doing their best to prevent more people from buying it.

americanthinker (2023-04-18). Pete Buttigieg just can't stop calling highways racist. americanthinker.com Our Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg can't tell us enough times how racist our highways are.

americanthinker (2023-04-18). Title 42 stands between the U.S. and chaos at the border. americanthinker.com Migrants have been masssing at the U.S.-Mexico border waiting for the Title 42 health program to expire on May 11, but the Biden Administration has done virtually nothing to prepare for the coming influx.

americanthinker (2023-04-18). Whip their butts, Mayor-elect. americanthinker.com How many in Chicago put their homes for sale this weekend?>

americanthinker (2023-04-18). Whistleblower teacher challenges woke indoctrination. americanthinker.com Vermonters need teachers and parents who will stand up for children, not manipulate them like pawns for their own agendas.

Amy Goodman (2023-04-18). Lashawn Thompson's Family Demands Justice: He Was "Eaten Alive" by Bugs in Jail. truthout.org In Atlanta, Georgia, the family of a prisoner says he was "eaten alive" by insects and bedbugs in his cell there last year. The family of 35-year-old Lashawn Thompson, who was being held in the jail's psychiatric wing, is demanding a criminal investigation and that the jail be shut down. In an exclusive interview, we speak to Thompson's brother Brad McCrae and sister Shenita Thompson… |

Ana Perdigón (2023-04-18). Launch of Con Maduro+ Program Represents A New Weapon in Battle of Ideas. orinocotribune.com This Monday, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, will launch a program named Con Maduro+ to increase his connection with the Venezuelan people. | Through his Twitter account, the president expressed that "the good, the new, and the best is yet to come," and he invited the entire country to connect with him via this new platform. | The new program will be broadcast eve…

Anand Naidoo (2023-04-18). The Heat: U.S. Intelligence Leaks. america.cgtn.com Washington is trying to contain another national security breach. Why were the documents leaked? And, what happens next? The U.S. government is dealing with the fallout of yet another major leak of classified papers. Among the revelations: U.S. skepticism about Ukraine's military abilities in the …

Andrew Korybko (2023-04-18). Russia-Brazil Relations: Lavrov's Visit to Brasilia. globalresearch.ca

Andrew Perez (2023-04-18). Tax-Free Day For The Ultra-Wealthy. levernews.com

Andy Kroll (2023-04-18). Will the West Turn Ukraine into a Nuclear Battlefield? tomdispatch.com It's sure to be a blood-soaked spring in Ukraine. Russia's winter offensive fell far short of Vladimir Putin's objectives, leaving little doubt that the West's conveyor belt of weaponry has aided Ukraine's defenses. Cease-fire negotiations have never truly begun, while NATO has only strengthened its forces thanks to Finland's new membership (with Sweden soon likely to follow). Still, tens of thousands of people have perished; whole villages, even cities, have been reduced to rubble; millions of Ukrainians have poured into Poland and elsewhere; while Russia's brutish invasion rages on with no end in sight. The hop…

Angela (2023-04-18). Saturday 4/15: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Deir Yassin Village and Massacre" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Ann Brown (2023-04-18). Alabama Sweet 16 Birthday Party Shot Up, 4 Dead, More Than 16 People Hit With Bullets. moguldom.com Mass shootings have been dominating the headlines. Many of them involve young adult victims. The most recent one occurred at a Sweet 16 Birthday Party in Alabama. Four people were killed and 28 others injured as gunfire erupted at a crowded birthday party in rural Dadeville, Alabama, on the night of Saturday, April 15. The …

Ann Brown (2023-04-18). Jalen Hurts And His Agent Hit Jackpot After Super Bowl Run, Sign 5-Year, $255M Deal. moguldom.com National Football League player Jalen Hurts, 24, has become the top-paid player in NFL history as the quarterback inked a $255 million, five-year extension deal with Philadelphia Eagles. Hurts and his agent, Nicole Lynn, a Black female sports agent, negotiated the historic deal, which makes Hurts the highest-paid player in average annual value in league …

Ann Brown (2023-04-18). 7 Things To Know About Boots Riley Becoming Commercially Successful As A Communist. moguldom.com Boots Riley is a successful Hollywood filmmaker. He's also a communist activist. The 47-year-old Riley, who is also a hip-hop artist, made his feature film directorial debut with the film "Sorry to Bother You" in 2018. It would seem that raking in money in entertainment would be counter to what one thinks of as a …

Anonymous103 (2023-04-18). A Road Paved With Irritations: Macron's Strategic Third Way. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | Emmanuel Macron's recent visit to China did not quite go according to plan, though much depends on what was planned to begin with. In one sense, the French President was consistent, riding the hobbyhorse of Europe's strategic autonomy, one hived off from the US imperium and free of Chinese influence. | Europe's third-way autonomy would be a mighty thing for the Elysée Palace, especially given French pretensions in steering it. After all, Frau "Mutti" Merkel is no lon…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-18). How The U.S. Regime Is Scaring Its Public To Accept Martial Law. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Like with any

Anonymous103 (2023-04-18). In Video: Russian Lancet Drone Hit Ukrainian Military Boat. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-04-18). In Video: 'We Are Going To Fight Russian Orcs" — Wet Dreams Of Ukrainian Soldiers. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-04-18). Margarita Simonyan Offered To Exchange Whelan, Kara-Murza And Gershkovich For Assange. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Editor-in-chief of Russia Today Margarita Simonyan invited US authorities to exchange three prisoners in Russia for founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange. | The prisoners in question are spy and former U.S. Marine Paul Nicholas Whelan, American journalist Evan Gershkovich and opposition journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza who, in addition to Russian citizenship, has British citizenship and a residence permit in the United States. | Margarita Simonyan wrote in her telegram channel: "Swap Whelan, K…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-18). Policing the Elite's Technocracy: How Do We Resist This Effectively? southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-04-18). President Putin Made Surprise Visit To Kherson Region And Luhansk People's Republic. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin came to the Kherson region and the Luhansk People's Republic, where he visited the headquarters of the Russian 'Dnepr' and 'Vostok' (East) groups od troops. This was his first trip to these regions. | Putin's trips and meetings at the headquarters were not prepared in advance. | According to the press service of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin listened to the reports of the commander of the Airborne Forces, Colonel-General Mikhail Teplins…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-18). Why Are Western Media Suddenly Praising Russian Electronic Warfare Capabilities? southfront.org Illustrative ImageHow does the world's largest cartel of arms producers solve the issues with the precision of their weapons? Well, more weapons! With the Kiev regime potentially acquiring thousands of additional JDAMs, US MIC contractors get even more billions of American taxpayers' dollars. | Written by Electronic warfare (EW) is one of the most important aspects of modern military capabilities and is ofte…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-18). Zelensky Came To Avdeevka. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 18, Ukrainian President Zelensky reportedly visited the positions of Ukrainian troops in Avdeevka.According to the president's office, Zelensky went to the front line and presented state awards to the military. | In Avdeevka, Zelensky listened to the report of the commander of the Ukrainian Donetsk operational and tactical group on the situation in the area of his responsibility. | Zelensky's visit to the front lines took place on the same day when Russian President came to the mil…

Anonymous349 (2023-04-18). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 18, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous349 (2023-04-18). Military Situation In Iraq On April 18, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous349 (2023-04-18). Military Situation In Syria On April 18, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | On April 18, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours | On April 18, unknown gunmen killed a civilian and injured another in Tel Shihab west of Daraa | On April 17, clashes between HTS and the SAA were reported near the village of Bsartun. HTS reportedly killed three SAA servicemen | On April 17, ISIS ambushed an SAA vehicle on the Palmyra-Sukhnah highway and captured three SAA…

Anonymous349 (2023-04-18). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 18, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | The Russian Army destroyed a fuel storage of the AFU near Snigirevka | The Russian Army destroyed a fuel storage of the AFU near Kobzartsy | The Russian Army artillery struck positions of the AFU near Terny | Russian forces destroyed two motor vehicles, three howitzers in the Kupyansk area | Russian forces destroyed two armoured vehicles and D-20, D-30 howitzers in the Liman area | Russian forces destroyed three armoured vehicles, eight motor vehicles, one Grad MLRS in…

Anonymous765 (2023-04-18). Kiev Is Throwing Dust In Eyes, Preparing To Attack. southfront.org |

Anonymous765 (2023-04-18). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — April 18, 2023. southfront.org This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air w…

Ariadna Eljuri (2023-04-18). President Maduro Supports Petro's International Conference on Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Monday, Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro expressed his support for the International Conference on the Political Process in Venezuela, promoted by Colombian President Gustavo Petro. The conference will take place in Bogotá on April 25, and 19 countries from the international community are invited. | "I told the foreign minister to convey to Gustavo Petro all my support for this conference to be successful," said President Maduro during the broadcast of the first episode of his new television show Maduro+. | "There are great expectations about the conference," said Maduro. "We will closely follow all the even…

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-04-18). Peru's Coup-plotting Congress Has 6% Approval, 91% Disapproval. popularresistance.org A study by a leading polling firm in Peru found that the country's coup-plotting congress has an approval rating of just 6%, with a staggering 91% disapproval. | The South American nation's unelected president, Dina Boluarte, has the approval of just 15% of Peruvians, with 78% disapproval. | In December 2022, Peru's democratically elected leftist President Pedro Castillo was overthrown in a congressional coup. The military arrested him, and he was sentenced to 18 months in prison, without due process. | The US ambassador in Peru, Lisa Kenna, is a CIA veteran who strongly supported the coup against Castillo, and h…

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-04-18). Sanctions 'Undermine Hegemony Of Dollar', US Treasury Admits. popularresistance.org "There is a risk, when we use financial sanctions that are linked to the role of the dollar, that, over time, it could undermine the hegemony of the dollar", Yellen said in an April 16 interview with CNN. | She also noted that Washington's use of economic warfare "does create a desire on the part of China, of Russia, of Iran to find an alternative" to the dollar. | Before serving as secretary of the Treasury, Yellen was the chair of the US central bank, the Federal Reserve. | Her remarks represent a significant public acknowledgment by a top level US government official that its increasing use of sanctions has fu…

Berry Craig (2023-04-18). Republicans' school shooting playbook: Protect the guns! peoplesworld.org "The GOP has a well-established playbook for the aftermath of a school shooting: thoughts, prayers, and protecting the guns," The Rolling Stone's Nikki McCann Ramirez wrote after the latest mass slaying in which a heavily armed attacker murdered three adults and three children at a private Christian school in Nashville. Police shot and killed the attacker. Brian Clardy is …

Binoy Kampmark (2023-04-18). A Road Paved with Irritations. dissidentvoice.org Emmanuel Macron's recent visit to China did not quite go according to plan, though much depends on what was planned to begin with. In one sense, the French President was consistent, riding the hobbyhorse of Europe's strategic autonomy, one hived off from the US imperium and free of Chinese influence. Europe's third-way autonomy would be …

Brittani Banks (2023-04-18). Global News Dispatches: 4 Stories. independentmediainstitute.org Headlines in This News Package: Peace in Yemen One Step Closer After Historic Prisoner Exchange On Prisoners' Day, Palestinians Stand in Solidarity With Their 5,000 Comrades in Israeli Occupation Jails As Army and Rapid Support Forces Battle It Out, Sudanese Left Calls For Restoring the Revolution Philippines and U.S. Conduct Largest Ever Drills Near South …

CA National Organization of Women (2023-04-18). Saturday 5/20: CA NOW Conference: Bridging the Gap for a Feminist Future. indybay.org Online / virtual – join from anywhere | In-person: West Hollywood Park ARC, 647 N San Vicente, | West Hollywood Blvd, CA 90069…

cameron orr (2023-04-18). End all racist vigilante and police violence now! cpusa.org Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old Black youth, was shot twice on April 13 in Kansas City, MO by 85-year-old Andrew Lester after Yarl rang his doorbell. Yarl was released from the hospital on April 17. Lester faces charges of assault in the first degree and criminal action. Clay County attorney Zachary Thompson said, "I can …

Chris Walker (2023-04-18). Over 400 Transphobic Bills Have Been Proposed Since the Start of 2023. truthout.org More than 400 bills targeting trans people have been submitted in state legislatures across the U.S. since the start of 2023, according to an analysis by The Washington Post. Though dozens have been defeated or withdrawn, hundreds of the bills submitted so far this year — more than 360 of them — are still under consideration. The analysis from…

Cody Bloomfield, Defending Rights, Dissent. (2023-04-18). Seven Members Of Congress Take A Stand For Assange. popularresistance.org April 11 – Four years ago today, six men dragged Julian Assange out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London into a van, where he was carted off to Belmarsh Prison, where he remains, fighting extradition to the U.S. On April 11, 2019, after seven years holed up in the embassy, Ecuador rescinded Assange's citizenship and turned him over to British authorities. The final extrication from the embassy followed years of CIA plotting against Assange, going so far as to draw up "options" for how to assassinate him and contracting with the security company charged with surveilling the Ecuadorian embassy. | The date marks near…

Cynthia Papermaster (2023-04-18). Friday 4/28: East Bay Premiere: "SF Rage Against the War Machine" documentary/ Benefit for CODEPINK. indybay.org East Bay Media Center, 1939 Addison St., Berkeley.

Dana Sanchez (2023-04-18). Apple Offers A Juicy 4.15% Savings Interest Rate: Could That Squeeze America's Regional Banks, Drain Liquidity? moguldom.com Apple launched a high-yield savings account on Monday in partnership with Goldman Sachs Bank that promises dividends more than 10 times higher than the U.S. national average and it's giving banks a run for their money. Depositors in search of higher returns cost three big U.S. financial groups — Charles Schwab, State Street and M&T — more than …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-18). Saudis Release More Houthi Prisoners, Relief Ships Dock in Hodeidah. news.antiwar.com The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Monday released more Houthi detainees as part of a unilateral prisoner release as the prospect for a peace deal between the warring sides continues to grow. According to AP, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition said 104 Houthi detainees were released. The step came a day after the Houthis …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-18). France's Macron Seeks China's Help to Foster Russia-Ukraine Negotiations. news.antiwar.com French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking China's help to figure out a way to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The report cited unnamed people familiar with the plan who said Macron tasked his diplomatic advisor, Emmanuel Bonne, to discuss the idea with China's top diplomat Wang Yi. China …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-18). G7 Foreign Ministers Vow to Increase Russia Sanctions, Slam China. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, the foreign ministers of the G7 nations vowed to increase sanctions on Russia and issued a scathing statement against Beijing after three days of talks in Japan. The foreign ministers of the US, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Japan said in a joint statement that they would "intensify" sanctions against Russia and …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-18). Report: Biden Preparing Executive Order to Limit US Investments in China. news.antiwar.com The White House is preparing to take unprecedented action to limit US investments in China's tech sector, POLITICO reported on Tuesday. The action would come in the form of an executive order signed by President Biden that would require American companies to notify the government of new investments in Chinese tech. It would also prohibit …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-18). Syria's Assad Meets Saudi FM in Damascus. news.antiwar.com Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hosted Saudi Arabia's foreign minister in Damascus on Tuesday in the latest sign that Riyadh is ready to normalize diplomatic relations with Syria, which have been suspended since 2012. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan's trip to Damascus marked the first high-level Saudi visit to Syria since 2011 when Riyadh …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-18). US to Sell Taiwan 400 Boeing-Made Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles. news.antiwar.com Taiwan will purchase 400 Boeing-made Harpoon anti-ship missiles under a contract worth $1.7 billion, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Taipei has previously purchased ship-launched Harpoons, which are also made by Boeing, but the new deal is for a ground-launched mobile version of the anti-ship missiles. According to Bloomberg, the sale will complete a deal approved by …

David Cronin (2023-04-18). Holocaust abused as EU promotes positive vibes with Israel lobby. electronicintifada.net Hungary's man in Brussels is failing to champion human rights — a requirement of his job contract.

David Giesen (2023-04-18). Monday 4/17: Dialectical Consumerism: San Francisco's next iteration. indybay.org Virtual via Google meet: meet.google.com/hnb-abfm-fzg…

David Giesen (2023-04-18). Saturday 4/22: Dialectical Consumerism meets Earth Day SF, the walking tour. indybay.org American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | (we meet in the lobby)…

Dean Baker (2023-04-18). Kevin McCarthy Tells Pants on Fire Lie and WaPo Fact Checker Lets Him Off with a Pat on the Wrist. cepr.net Glenn Kessler, the Washington Post's long-time fact checker, usually tries to be fair, but he really fell down on the job in a piece evaluating Kevin McCarthy's claim that Biden's policies cost families $7,400 a year. As the headline tells readers, Kessler concluded that it "depends on your math." Nope, it depends on being honest. …

Derek Seidman (2023-04-18). Fossil Fuel Giants With Most Emissions Paid $1.18 Billion to CEOs in Last Decade. truthout.org Over the past decade, the four U.S. oil and gas corporations that contributed most to industrial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 1988 to 2015 showered their CEOs with nearly $1.2 billion in compensation, according to a Truthout analysis of corporate disclosures. Truthout analyzed CEO compensation disclosures of the eight U.S. corporations over the past decade (2013 to 2022) identified among… |

Dr. Birsen Filip (2023-04-18). How the "Woke Left" Is Destroying Education. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-04-18). Media Covers Up Tracking of Unvaccinated People. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Lucy Cane, The Real News Network. (2023-04-18). UK Teachers Aren't Backing Down. popularresistance.org The past year has seen a historic wave of trade union strikes in the UK, with transport workers, nurses, junior doctors, university lecturers, ambulance drivers, Amazon workers, and others walking out. The largest teachers' union in the UK, the National Education Union (NEU), joined the strike wave on Jan. 16, announcing that its ballot of members had met the required threshold to commence strikes over pay and funding. | Earlier this month, the NEU met for its annual national conference—a meeting that took place at a crucial juncture in this ongoing industrial action. The conference opened with the unveilin…

Drago Bosnic (2023-04-18). Russia's Electronic Warfare Capabilities. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). China's domestic passenger transportation recovers to 90% of pre-epidemic level. ecns.cn China's domestic aviation passenger transportation scale has recovered to about 90 percent of the pre-epidemic level in the first quarter of this year, according to Civil Aviation Administration as reported by The Paper on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). International auto show kicks off in Shanghai. ecns.cn The 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition kicked off Tuesday at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai).

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). New Covid-19 variant XBB.1.16 'Arcturus' detected in China. ecns.cn The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday it has detected 15 cases of XBB.1.16 and 2 cases of XBB.1.16.1, indicating that this variant has been spread to China.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). China unleashes great economic momentum as expos recover. ecns.cn The third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), which hosted more than 3,382 brands from 65 countries and regions, concluded on Saturday in Haikou, Hainan Province. As the conference and exhibition industry gradually recovers, China is unleashing great economic momentum.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). May Day holiday train tickets to popular destinations in short supply. ecns.cn Train tickets for the May Day holiday have started to sell on China's official train ticket booking platform 12306, with tickets to popular destinations in short supply.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). China's Q1 GDP growth indicates good start: experts. ecns.cn Experts said the year-on-year growth rate of 4.5 percent in the first quarter of 2023 has exceeded expectations, and judging from main indicators, China's economy made a good start this year.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). Lu writing brush craft preserved in east China. ecns.cn The craft of making a Lu writing brush dates back as early as the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD). The calligraphy brush, produced in Yinping Town of east China's Shandong Province, is called Lu brush since Shandong Province is dubbed Lu for short.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). Choosing between U.S., China to bring less prosperity, more poverty: EU Central Bank chief. ecns.cn The rising political pressure on countries to choose between the United States and China would lead to less economic growth across the world and should be avoided by "all means".

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). China's surveyed urban unemployment rate at 5.3 pct in March. ecns.cn China's surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent in March, down 0.3 percentage points from February, official data showed Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). National archaeological site parks receive 146 mln visits in 5 years. ecns.cn Over the five years between 2018 and 2022, more than 50 national archaeological site parks in China have received 146 million visits, according to sources from the National Cultural Heritage Administration Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). Japan Coast Guard aircraft makes crash landing in Oita. ecns.cn A small plane of the Japan Coast Guard on Tuesday morning made an emergency landing in Japan's coastal prefecture of Oita, with no casualties reported, according to local media.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). Guinness lists fish ladder in Tibet as world's highest. ecns.cn The fish ladder in the irrigation area of the Laluo water conservancy project in Shigatse, Tibet autonomous region, was listed recently in Guinness World Records as the world's highest-altitude fish ladder.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). Zookeeper suspended for mistreating giant panda. ecns.cn A giant panda keeper was suspended from his job in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, for poking the animal with a bamboo pole to make it go back to its room.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). With 185 killed, deadly military conflict in Sudan rages on. ecns.cn Clashes between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan have killed 185 people and wounded another 1,800 as of Monday, while showing no sign of abating.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). China improves rural public health system amid policy support. ecns.cn Living in a remote village in northwest China, Liang Weiguo, 76, never thought he would be able to receive medical services at home by making a simple phone call.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). China's Hainan to set up rice genotype evaluation and trading system. ecns.cn A genotype evaluation and trading system for rice varieties is expected to be set up in Hainan.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). Chinese vice president meets Uruguayan FM. ecns.cn Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Francisco Bustillo Bonasso, minister of Foreign Affairs of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, in Beijing on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). U.S. should 'look squarely at' crux of Korean Peninsula issue: Chinese envoy. ecns.cn The United States should "look squarely at" the crux of the Korean Peninsula issue and take meaningful, practical and tangible actions to create conditions for peace talks, a Chinese envoy said here Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). 2 injured as coast guard plane crashes in SW Japan. ecns.cn A light aircraft belonging to the Japan Coast Guard crashed in the southwestern prefecture of Oita, injuring the crew members onboard, local media said Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). U.S., NATO pump weapons to Ukraine for own interests, says Irish EU lawmaker. ecns.cn While China presented to the world a peace plan to the Ukraine crisis, "the U.S. and NATO haven't wanted the war to stop" for their own interests, Mick Wallace, a member of the European Parliament (MEP), has said.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). 50,000 passengers travel through ferry journeys after 100 days of service resumption. ecns.cn As of Monday, the 100 days of the service resumption of "mini three links", which refers to direct trade, postal and transport services between Kinmen, Matsu and Fujian, over 600 ferry trip were made across the Strait with more than 49,500 passengers.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). Artifacts from ancient Syria exhibited in Shanxi. ecns.cn An exhibition of 195 exquisite cultural relics from Syria, which officially opened to the public in Taiyuan on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). In Numbers: China's GDP expands 4.5 pct year on year in Q1. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). U.S. jeopardizes global cyber security. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). 800-year-old Chinese fringe tree in full bloom. ecns.cn Magnificent clusters of fragrant and fringe-like blossoms from an 800-year-old Chionanthus retusus, also known as the Chinese fringe tree, were seen in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province.

Editor (2023-04-18). The sudden arrival of a cold war with China. mronline.org Within a few short years we have gone from celebrating links with China to ripping up essential relationships and paving the ground for military conflict — we must now oppose Aukus and a new nuclear arms race, writes KEN LIVINGSTONE.

Editor (2023-04-18). Amazon shows us the many faces of worker alienation and resistance today. mronline.org Once again we find ourselves in moments of economic crisis. As we battle through inflation and rounds of devaluation, thousands of workers around the world have lost their livelihoods. Yet amidst this all, we have seen workers across the globe go on strike and protest.

Editor (2023-04-18). An African palenque: Cuba and Global Black Solidarity. mronline.org When Black nationalist and poet Amiri Baraka returned from Cuba in 1959, his life was completely transformed. While there he met Afro Cubans, Black Americans such as Robert Williams and Cuban President Fidel Castro.

Editor (2023-04-18). Heidegger in ruins? Grappling with an anti-semitic philosopher and his troubling rebirth today. mronline.org The story of German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) and his posthumous reception almost reads like the plot of an airport spy thriller.

Editor (2023-04-18). George Carlin and the American Dream. scheerpost.com By SP Staff Last week's Scheer Intelligence podcast featured a headline inspired by the late comedian George Carlin. The headline serves as an excuse to revisit his 2005 HBO special "Life is Worth Losing," where Carlin includes one of his most iconic bits critiquing America's consumerism, education, politics and the myth of the American Dream. …

Editor (2023-04-18). Here Come the Militarized Robots (But There Go Our Civil Liberties). scheerpost.com Domestic uses of robotic dogs are fundamentally dehumanizing and would further suggest that they contribute strongly to the militarization of culture and strengthening the power of the surveillance state.

Editor (2023-04-18). Largest US Corporate Landlords Reap Huge Profits Amid Double-Digit Rent Hikes. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-04-18). Patrick Lawrence: Macron's Europe. scheerpost.com France's president has proven himself to be a well-oiled weathervane. What he says on Monday may not match what he says or does on Wednesday. But his remarks while visiting China are interesting in several ways.

Editor (2023-04-18). Peru's Coup-Plotting Congress Has 6% Approval, 91% Disapproval (But Full US Backing). scheerpost.com A polling firm found that Peru's coup-plotting, right-wing-controlled congress has 6% approval and 91% disapproval. Unelected leader Dina Boluarte has 15% approval and 78% disapproval. But they have the full support of the US, Canada, and foreign mining corporations.

Editor (2023-04-18). Spurring an Endless Arms Race. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-04-18). Why the Republi-Fascists Can't Stop Calling the Capitalist Democrats 'Marxists'. scheerpost.com By Paul Street / CounterPunch The Capitalist Democrats… The Democratic Party is a militantly capitalist entity and always has been — and not just in the neoliberal era. The much beloved New Deal Democratic president Franklin Roosevelt, himself a wealthy member of the capitalist establishment, boasted that he had saved the US American profits system by overseeing …

Edward Curtin (2023-04-18). Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: To Heal the Great Divide. globalresearch.ca

Elizabeth Vos, Consortium News. (2023-04-18). Corporate Media Are The Anti-Wikileaks. popularresistance.org It was impossible to imagine four years ago when WikiLeaks Editor Julian Assange was hauled out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London and thrown in Belmarsh Prison that corporate media, which had smeared Assange, could stoop to new lows of government servitude. | But it has now happened with the arrest of Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman, for allegedly leaking top secret government documents. The leaks exposed a number of significant lies told by both the U.S. government and corporate media about the ongoing war in Ukraine. | Among many items of interest, the documents revealed that U.S. Special…

Fight Back (2023-04-18). Minneapolis change allows for broadcasting Muslim call to prayer. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — As part of their daily routine, religious Muslims pray five times a day. Since prayer times revolve around the lunar cycle, they change throughout the year. In many places around the world, a call to prayer is broadcast from mosques to announce those five Adhan prayer times so people who are Muslim know it's time to pray. | In most cities in the United States including Minneapolis, noise regulations prevent the call to prayer from being publicly broadcast outside of certain hours. In Minneapolis the noise ordinance only allows broadcasts from 7: 00 a.m. to 10: 00 p.m. At some times of the ye…

Fight Back (2023-04-18). Tucson stands with Palestine: Hands off Al-Aqsa! fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – On April 14, a spirited crowd of around 50 people rallied on the steps of Old Main on the University of Arizona campus to demand an end to U.S. aid to Israel. | The majority of those gathered were students organized by the Student for Justice in Palestine chapter at the U of A. Donning keffiyehs and holding signs that read "Fuck Zionism!" the students roared when chanting "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!" | The protest came in response to Israeli occupation forces who recently stormed the Masjid al-Aqsa and brutally attacked and detained hundreds of Palestinians. The Zionists invad…

Fight Back (2023-04-18). New York holds emergency rally for police victim in Bed-Stuy. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – On April 17, around 30 people came out for an emergency rally led by the New York Community Action Project (NYCAP) at Herbert Von King Park in Brooklyn, to demand justice for Caesar Robinson, a 78-year-old Black man, murdered by New York Police Department officers in his Bedford-Stuyvesant home. | On April 13, officers from the 81st Precinct responded to a call from Caesar Robinson's nephew claiming that someone was attempting to break into his uncle's apartment. Robinson opened the door when they arrived, and NYPD claims that he had a gun and pointed it at the officers, who shot him six times. The…

Fight Back (2023-04-18). Statement issued by the PFLP for Palestinian Prisoners' Day. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. | O sons of our Palestinian people, sons of our Arab nation, free people of the world: | Palestinian prisoners' day falls on the seventeenth of April this year, with more than 4,900 male and female prisoners still languishing in the prisons of the zionist enemy. Among them are children, the sick, the elderly, and those who are about to spend more than 40 continuous years in their prisons, in extremely miserable human conditions and psychological suffering. They are subjected to torture by variou…

Gabriel Honrada (2023-04-18). China's Nuclear Supercarrier Vision Coming Into View. asia-pacificresearch.com

Gabriella Ferrigine (2023-04-18). Trump Lawyer Tries to Get Access to Identities of Anonymous Jury. truthout.org Trump attorney Joe Tacopina sought to gain access to the jury room after the judge overseeing E. Jean Carroll's civil rape and defamation trial against former President Donald Trump ruled that the jury would be anonymous over the risk of harassment and retaliation. Tacopina on Friday spoke out against U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan's decision to keep juror identities anonymous over concerns… |

Global Research News (2023-04-18). Selected Articles: The 21-year Old Leaker — Something Is Not Right. globalresearch.ca By The media obsession in vilifying Jack Texeira for "leaking" TOP SECRET and SECRET documents and judging him guilty without any benefit of doubt, is …

Hendrik Sybrandy (2023-04-18). Denver honors local Chinese heritage through art. america.cgtn.com It's taken many years but Denver, Colorado, is finally acknowledging and coming to terms with an anti-Chinese riot that decimated its vibrant Chinatown neighborhood back in the 19th century.

Igor Derysh (2023-04-18). Judge Slams Trump's Last-Minute Attempt to Delay Rape and Defamation Trial. truthout.org A federal judge on Monday rejected former President Donald Trump's bid to delay the civil rape and defamation trial against him. Trump's attorney last week asked U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan to postpone the trial in a lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll, a longtime magazine columnist who accused Trump of raping her at a Manhattan department store in the 1990s, which the former president denied. |

infobrics (2023-04-18). BRICS Bloc Advances Another Step as Saudi Arabia Joins SCO. infobrics.org Saudi Arabia's cabinet approved a decision to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), cementing the increasingly close ties between the Middle East oil producer and China. The move is also another brick in the emerging closer ties between what can be called the BRICS bloc of leading emerging markets…

infobrics (2023-04-18). Chinese Car Brands Overtake Sales of Russia's Lada in First Quarter. infobrics.org Russians purchased more Chinese cars in the first quarter of 2023 than Ladas, Russia's most popular, locally made vehicle, data showed, evidence of Beijing's growing presence in Russia's economy as Western carmakers head for the exit…

infobrics (2023-04-18). India-Russia Relations in the Context of India's G20 Presidency: Opportunities and Challenges. infobrics.org India's G20 presidency provides a crucial opportunity for India to showcase its leadership skills and take forward its global economic governance agenda…

infobrics (2023-04-18). Why are Western media suddenly praising Russian electronic warfare capabilities?>. infobrics.org How does the world's largest cartel of arms producers solve the issues with the precision of their weapons? Well, more weapons! With the Kiev regime potentially acquiring thousands of additional JDAMs, US MIC contractors get even more billions of American taxpayers' dollars.

infobrics (2023-04-18). Lula Supports De-dollarization on His Trip to China, but That Is not Enough. infobrics.org Lula's support for de-dollarization is important, but it does not define his foreign policy.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-18). From Europe to the Indo-Pacific, Italy at Arms. libya360.wordpress.com Manlio Dinucci The Europeans are training, under Pentagon orders, to wage war against Russia and China, two countries that do not threaten and have never threatened the European continent. This escalation has no real justification, but is prompted by the intense propaganda campaign being driven by NATO. While concealing the role of the Ukrainian integral…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-18). Migration in Europe: Judging History Through the Eyes of the Present. libya360.wordpress.com Mabel LLevat How do we open the spaces through which the extreme right wing grows and expands? The refractory treatment of migrants is undoubtedly one of them. An overview of old technologies and new strategies of dehumanization. Many times the networks of activists and allies of the anti-racist struggle echo messages claiming the right of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-18). NED Funded Group Equates Tibet Schools to Canadian Residential Schools. libya360.wordpress.com Jerry Grey A National Endowment for Democracy (NED) funded group is interfering in Canadian politics, by waging a campaign comparing Canada's genocidal residential schools to schools in Tibet, China. A news report released on December 8, 2021, by the state-funded Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC), centered on a Tibetan Action Institute (TAI) report. This report, "Separated…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-18). Sudan: More than 180 Killed and Over 1,800 Injured as Security Forces Continue Infighting in Civilian Areas. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni An armed confrontation erupted between the RSF and SAF early on April 15. Civilians have been forced to hole up in their homes for days with no supply of water or electricity, as the fighting rages on with increasingly heavier weapons Over 180 people have been killed and more than 1,800 injured as…

Isaac Nellist (2023-04-18). Inequality on steroids: new report finds richest 10% has overwhelming majority of wealth. greenleft.org.au A new report released by The Australia Institute has revealed that a staggering 93% of economic growth from the last decade has gone to just 10% of the Australian population, reports Isaac Nellist.

Isaac Nellist (2023-04-18). Inequality on steroids: Top 10% take overwhelming majority of income growth. greenleft.org.au A new Australia Institute report revealed that a staggering 93% of income growth over the past decade in Australia went to the top 10% of income earners, reports Isaac Nellist.

isabella (2023-04-18). Private Equity Can Kill: Fight Wall Street's Deadly Power in Nursing Homes. inequality.org

Jake Johnson (2023-04-18). With Feinstein Replacement Effort Obstructed, Dems' Path Forward Is Unclear. truthout.org Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said Monday that she will not support an effort to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee, effectively sinking Democratic hopes of breaking a tie on the panel that has helped Republicans blockade President Joe Biden's federal judge nominees. Collins (R-Maine), a self-styled moderate who has played a decisive role in the far-right… |

Jake Johnson (2023-04-18). Summer Lee blasts GOP's 'pro-starvation agenda' as McCarthy plots food aid cuts. nationofchange.org "My family and I depended on food stamps. So do over 65,000 men, women, and children in the community I serve," said the Pennsylvania Democrat.

Jamal Rich (2023-04-18). Paul Robeson mural on D.C.'s historic U St. vandalized. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—On the late evening of Sunday, April 16, bypassers caught a young white graffiti artist tagging and defacing the Paul Robeson mural on the historic U St. corridor in northwest D.C. A video was widely shared on social media by the Washingtonian Problems account on Instagram and Twitter originally sharing that it was the Duke …

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). World on Path to Eliminate AIDS as a Global Threat by 2030. jamanetwork.com The number of people living with HIV worldwide who received antiretroviral therapy through the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has increased 300-fold since 2004, reaching 20 million individuals from 54 countries in 2022, according to a report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). Maternal Opioid Treatment After Delivery Poses Low Risk to Infants. jamanetwork.com Children born to mothers who filled a prescription for opioids within a week of discharge after delivery were no more likely to be admitted to the hospital than those born to mothers who did not fill a prescription, based on adjusted analyses of results from 171‚ÄØ350 mother-infant pairs in Canada.

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). CDC: Candida auris Fungal Infections and Drug Resistance on the Rise. jamanetwork.com Infections with Candida auris, an emerging fungus associated with high mortality rates, increased in the US from 476 clinical cases in 2019 to 1471 in 2021, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis of specimens collected during routine care. Colonization cases identified through screening increased more than 200% to 4041 screening cases in 2021, although the positivity rate of the screenings remained constant over time at about 8%.

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). US Maternal Mortality Continues to Worsen. jamanetwork.com The US maternal mortality rate continued to increase in 2021, according to a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics. The trend predated the COVID-19 pandemic: between 2018 and 2019, the rate increased from 17.4 maternal deaths per 100‚ÄØ000 live births to 20.1. It then continued to rise to 23.8 in 2020 and to 32.9 in 2021. There were 1205 maternal deaths in 2021 compared with 658 in 2018.

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). Antiretroviral Treatment of HIV/AIDS During Pregnancy. jamanetwork.com This Insights in the Women's Health series describes the availability, timing, and risks of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in pregnant individuals who have HIV infection.

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Skin Cancer. jamanetwork.com This 2023 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of visual skin examination by a clinician to screen for skin cancer in adolescents and adults (I statement).

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). USPSTF Review: Skin Cancer Screening. jamanetwork.com This systematic review to support the 2023 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement on screening for skin cancer summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for skin cancer in individuals 15 years or older.

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). For My Niece, Who Is Thirty-nine Today. jamanetwork.com She clearly regrets her impending dive into middle age. In her twenties, life was a permanent vacation punctuated by necessary labors in order to pay the rent. My specialty: to lie awake at night worrying, counting sheep like lost stars, trying to see the world her way.

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). Screening and Prevention of Skin Cancer. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Patient Page describes the pros and cons of screening for skin cancer, as well as skin cancer risk-reduction practices.

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). Panitumumab vs Bevacizumab and Survival in Patients With RAS Wild-type, Left-Sided Colorectal Cancer. jamanetwork.com This randomized clinical trial assesses the effect of adding panitumumab vs bevacizumab to standard first-line chemotherapy on overall survival among patients with RAS wild-type, left-sided, metastatic colorectal cancer.

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). Added Therapeutic Benefit of Top-Selling Brand-name Drugs in Medicare. jamanetwork.com This cross-sectional study assesses Medicare spending on 50 top-selling drugs with limited added clinical benefits using ratings from health technology assessment organizations in Canada, France, and Germany.

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). Diet and Exercise and Knee Pain in Patients With Osteoarthritis and Overweight or Obesity—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply In their comments about our recent article, Dr Fan and colleagues question the use of a completers-only vs an intention-to-treat analysis. A strict definition of the intention-to-treat principle in clinical trials states that all randomized participants are included in the statistical analyses and analyzed according to the treatment group to which they were randomly assigned, irrespective of their treatment and adherence to the protocol. Because some participants did not attend the follow-up visits (6, 12, or 18 months postrandomization), our analyses could not be defined as intention to treat. All other…

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). A Review of Anxiety Disorders—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We thank Dr Leichsenring and colleagues for their comments and for drawing attention to their 3 published articles and another meta-analysis that were not included in our recent JAMA narrative Review of anxiety disorders. Consistent with the JAMA narrative Review requirements, our Review provided a brief overview of the presentation, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of anxiety disorders, targeted for primary care clinicians, and considered available medical literature and treatment guidelines. In-depth analysis of the nuances of each anxiety disorder treatment approach and all existing trials and met…

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). The Growth of Medical Knowledge and Data Sharing—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We thank Dr Boffa and colleagues for their insightful comments in response to our Editorial describing expanded opportunities for researchers to share data in compliance with funder mandates. We agree with their concerns about the rights of research participants and patients to privacy and risks of reidentification from data sets considered anonymous.Ôªø JAMA and the JAMA Network journals offer investigators a set of defined questions regarding their plans to share data when submitting manuscripts reporting research, which include whether the data to be shared are "deidentified particip…

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). Diet and Exercise and Knee Pain in Patients With Osteoarthritis and Overweight or Obesity. jamanetwork.com To the Editor We believe there are 5 issues worth considering about the recent study on the effect of diet and exercise on knee pain in patients with OA and overweight or obesity. First, patients were enrolled in this trial mainly based on their body mass index, which does not distinguish between fat and muscle mass. Compared with muscle mass, fat mass is more likely to cause knee joint compressive force and to contribute to peak shear and patellofemoral forces. Therefore, this study should have evaluated body composition.

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). A Review of Anxiety Disorders. jamanetwork.com To the Editor We have several comments about the recent Review on anxiety disorders. First, the authors stated that benefits from evidence-based psychotherapy are similar to those of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of anxiety. This is correct only if short-term effects are considered. Although evidence exists that the effects of psychotherapy are stable after the end of treatment in long-term follow-up, there is insufficient evidence about whether this is true for pharmacotherapy. For pharmacotherapy of mental disorders, including anxiety disorders, only a few studies included longer-term follow-up. Thus, it is…

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). The Growth of Medical Knowledge and Data Sharing. jamanetwork.com To the EditorÔªø JAMA editors recently announced a requirement for all accepted research manuscripts to include a statement of the authors' data sharing plan. This is an important effort to increase the sharing of data, to comply with federal policy, and most importantly to accelerate the pace of medical discovery and optimize patient outcomes.

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). Cost-effectiveness Thresholds Used by Study Authors, 1990-2021. jamanetwork.com This study examines what study authors consider to be appropriate cost-effectiveness analysis thresholds as reflected in the referenced thresholds in their published cost-effectiveness analyses.

jamanetwork (2023-04-18). Completeness and Spin of medRxiv Preprint and Associated Published Abstracts of COVID-19 RCTs. jamanetwork.com This study examines publication timelines, completeness, and spin in the abstracts of all randomized clinical trials related to COVID-19 posted to medRxiv during the first 2 years of the pandemic and compared the latter 2 with their published counterparts.

Jason Hickel, Resilience. (2023-04-18). Universal Public Services: The Power Of Decommodifying Survival. popularresistance.org One of the central insights emerging from research on degrowth and climate mitigation is that universal public services are crucial to a just and effective transition. | Capitalism relies on maintaining an artificial scarcity of essential goods and services (like housing, healthcare, transport, etc), through processes of enclosure and commodification. We know that enclosure enables monopolists to raise prices and maximize their profits (consider the rental market, the US healthcare system, or the British rail system). But it also has another effect. When essential goods are privatized and expensive, people need m…

Joel Richards (2023-04-18). Argentina's drought impacts the economy. america.cgtn.com Argentina's worst drought in almost 100 years is decimating critical soy, wheat and corn production, damaging the income of farmers, producers — and hurting the economy.

John Torok (2023-04-18). Thursday 4/20: On Water Justice: Kali Akuno Speaks. indybay.org Alice Griffith Community Room, 2600 Arelious Walker Dr San Francisco CA 94124 | Part of the "People's Earth Day for Water Justice" events…

John Torok (2023-04-18). Sunday 4/23: Oakland People's Earth Day for Water Justice. indybay.org Lake Merritt Amphitheater, Oakland…

John V. Walsh (2023-04-18). Diplomacy for Peace, Dead in US, Blossoms Elsewhere. globalresearch.ca

Jordan Treakle, Antonio Tovar, National Family Farm Coalition. (2023-04-18). NFFC's Progressive Farm Bill Platform — Placing Family Farmers First. popularresistance.org The National Family Farm Coalition released its 2023 Farm Bill Platform urging lawmakers to pass a suite of policy proposals that prioritize consumers, family farmers and ranchers, and rural communities over the profits of corporate agribusinesses. | Big Ag and structurally problematic farm policy continue to undermine family farms and ranches, leading to the drastic loss of generational wealth, depressed rural communities, and a highly concentrated food and farm system vulnerable to disruption—problems largely ignored by Congress and government agencies. | The Farm Bill opens an important opportunity to re…

Juan Cole (2023-04-18). Chinese-made EVs are Conquering the world's largest Auto Market, as BEV sales Soared 87% in '22. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — EV sales have taken off in China, the world's largest auto market, according to Reuters. Moreover, Chinese makers of electric vehicles are outshining most of their rivals. BYD's sales are up a startling 69% this year even though the overall market is a bit sluggish. Tesla sales are up 27%. …

Justice for Mumia Abu-Jamal (2023-04-18). Wednesday 4/19: Free Mumia Abu-Jamal! indybay.org On the sidewalk in front of the U.S. Courthouse, 95 7th Street @ Mission Street, San Francisco…

Kevin Gosztola (2023-04-18). UK Police Arrest French Publisher For Refusing To Share Pass Codes For Phone. thedissenter.org The following article was made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom and British police invoked terrorism law in the United Kingdom to question and later arrest a French publisher over his alleged involvement in protests in France. | Ernest Moret is the foreign rights manager for Editions La Fabrique. He arrived in London on April 17 to attend the London Book Fair. | Police detained Moret and demanded that he "give up his phone and pass codes to the officers, with no just…

Larry Johnson (2023-04-18). More Unanswered Red Flags Regarding Jack Texeira and the Pentagon Leaks. globalresearch.ca

Lee Camp, Mintpress News. (2023-04-18). Monsanto's Evil Is Not Gone, It's Just In Disguise. popularresistance.org Monsanto has been voted the evilest corporation in the world several times over. | Yet, we don't hear anything about them now. What happened? Did they complete the evil? Did they retire after all their evil wrapped up? No, not so much. | Monsanto was one of the most hated companies in the Americas. There were protests just a few years ago, attracting hundreds of thousands into the streets — which is not easy to do. | The most shocking thing was that at Monsanto's lowest point, even the mainstream media started revealing the truth. Here's from Reuters ten years ago: | Monsanto's genetically modified seeds an…

LPR (2023-04-18). Invitation: Land and Commons near Bure (France). indybay.org Encounter of peasant and rural struggles 26 August – 3 September in Bure, Lorraine, France. Around 40 farms, groups and organisations have so far signed the call to participate in the "Terre et Communs" camp near Bure this summer. Schedule, cultural programme, infrastructures … the whole thing is taking shape. We will keep you informed in the coming months. You will soon be able to confirm your participation via the website.

Lucrecia Franco (2023-04-18). Brazil's reforestation project. america.cgtn.com Tropical forests are key to fight climate change and the loss of wild species.

Lynda Carson (2023-04-18). Longtime tenant activist Eleanor Walden of Berkeley passed away Friday, April 7, 2023. indybay.org 2006 photo of Frances Hailman, Eleanor Walden, and Lynda Carson (myself) are organizers of a Save Section 8 Tenants Rally in front of the Old Berkeley City Hall Building.

Marc Steiner (2023-04-18). For a glimpse of America's future, look at Texas. therealnews.com Attacks on LGBTQ rights, abortion access, and movements for racial justice aren't exclusive to any one state in the union. But Texas is certainly a place where state officials and vigilantes are working hand-in-hand to bring about a dangerous new future. Texas-based journalists Andrea Grimes is a writer, editor, and activist living in…

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2023-04-18). Volunteers And Victims Of US Border Patrol Violence Demand Justice. popularresistance.org Hundreds of people die every year at the hands of US Border Patrol agents, either from being beaten, shot, car chases or being left stranded in the desert, simply for exercising their right to move. A US Supreme Court decision, Hernandez Vs Mesa, in February 2020 granted the US Border Patrol the ability to murder people on the Mexican side of the border without being held accountable. Clearing the FOG spoke with four women from the Border Patrol Victims Network – Ana Maria Vasquez and Tracye Peterson, who are volunteers, Marisol Garcia Alcantara, who was shot by border agents, and Yanelis Laurencia, whose 23-year…

Margaret Kimberley (2023-04-18). Black People Being Used To Attack Revolutionary Governments. orinocotribune.com By Margaret Kimberley — Apr 12, 2023 | The question of how Black people fare in a particular country can be a legitimate issue or a ruse used in the furtherance of US regime change plots. | "We used to talk about, when I was a kid, in college, about 'America's Backyard'. It's not America's backyard. Everything south of the Mexican border is 'America's Front Yard'. And we're equal people. We don't dictate what happens in any other part of this continent or the South American continent. We have to work very hard on it." President Joe Biden | Even while claiming to believe in the sovereignty of all American sta…

Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik (2023-04-18). Merrick Garland and Dick Durbin under pressure to act on SCOTUS scandal. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—More revelations about the corporate and right-wing ties of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, his lobbyist wife Ginni Thomas and his failure for almost two decades to disclose even minimal information about both have raised pressure on Attorney General Merrick Garland to name a special counsel and act in the case and on Senate Democratic …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-04-18). Carrying coffins honoring the dead, Poor People's Campaign marches in Tennessee. peoplesworld.org NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Carrying empty coffins honoring three adults and three nine-year-olds shot dead at a Christian school around two weeks ago, hundreds of Tennessee Poor People's Campaigners marched on the state capitol building in Nashville on April 17, demanding the Volunteer State's Republican legislative supermajority pass tough gun control laws. But their demand, like the initial …

Michael Hudson (2023-04-18). Why the US Bank Crisis is Not Over. indybay.org There must always be a financial crash at some point. That is because interest-bearing debt grows exponentially, but the economy follows an S-curve and then turns down. And when the economy turns down… the magnitude of financial claims on the economy exceeds the ability to pay.

Michael Klare (2023-04-18). Creating a Hypersonic Pentagon Budget. fpif.org

Michael Lyon (2023-04-18). Tuesday 4/18: Single-Payer Health Care in California. indybay.org Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/86465752525?pwdTzh1YVh5SE9mdWkzdjI2clZrVEczdz09 Meeting ID: 864 6575 2525; Passcode: 465295…

Michael Welch (2023-04-18). US War in Iraq based on Fake Intelligence. Exposed by Dr. David Kelly. Was He Assassinated? globalresearch.ca

Middle East Monitor (2023-04-18). Israeli Apartheid at Last Described in the Pages of the Venerable 'Foreign Affairs' Journal. juancole.com Nasim Ahmed Nasimbythedocks The remarkable pace by which the term "apartheid" has moved from the margins of the Israeli-Palestinian debate to its centre was on powerful display this weekend. The prestigious American magazine, Foreign Affairs, widely considered one of most influential foreign policy magazines shaping Washington's thinking, added its weight behind the claim that …

Mike Ludwig (2023-04-18). One of Russia's Loudest Antiwar Voices Has Been Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison. truthout.org A defiant Vladimir Kara-Murza said his "self-esteem went up" after a judge on Monday announced his sentence for speaking out against the Russian government and its invasion of Ukraine: 25 years of incarceration in a penal colony, the lengthiest sentence handed down to a high-profile critic of President Vladimir Putin. "I realized that I did everything right; 25 years is the highest score that I… |

Misión Verdad (2023-04-18). US Federal Reserve Admits that Sanctions Undermine Dollar Hegemony. orinocotribune.com Economic "sanctions" are a double-edged sword for those who impose them. Last Sunday, April 16, US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen said that those applied by the United States against Russia and other countries place the dominance of the dollar at risk because the blocked countries must seek an alternative. | "There is a risk when we use financial sanctions that are linked to the role of the dollar that over time it could undermine the hegemony of the dollar," Yellen said in an interview. | Even though it is difficult to escape from the gravitational pull of the US currency, because it is the sign of stren…

MVVP, Grannies, others (2023-04-18). Saturday 4/15: Mountain View: Protest Judicial Ban of Abortion Pill. indybay.org Intersection of El Camino Real and Castro Street | Mountain View, CA…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why early treatment of esophageal cancer is critical. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Esophageal cancer, which is cancer that occurs in the esophagus — a long, hollow tube that runs from your throat to your stomach — is on the rise in the U.S. "We think esophageal cancer is on the rise with the obesity pandemic as well as with the problem with the increase in reflux in the United States," says Dr. Shanda Blackmon, a Mayo Clinic thoracic surgeon. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/FpI7dt2izHc Journalists: Broadcast-quality…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). Consumer Health: Recognizing the signs of irritable bowel syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is IBS Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. Research suggests that about 12% of people in the U.S. have irritable bowel syndrome, and it's more common among women than men and in people younger than 50, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic condition that affects the large intestine. Even though the digestive…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). A new heart and a renewed zest for life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Whether it was working around the home or out hiking the trails, Steven Fietek says he has always been active. But when Steven turned 52, he started to notice shortness of breath. "Slowly but surely, I got to the point where the fatigue and the shortness of breath was troublesome." Steven says he was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. "Which I keep telling people, it's a big, big word for weak heart muscle." A few years…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). Consumer Health: Parkinson's disease — are you at risk? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the causes and risk factors of Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. People with Parkinson's disease can experience tremors, slowed movement, rigid muscles, loss of automatic movements, speech and writing changes, and impaired posture and balance. An estimated 1 million people in the U.S. and more than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). Consumer Health: Testicular cancer — are you at risk? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the symptoms and risk factors of testicular cancer. Compared with other types of cancer, testicular cancer is rare. But, in the U.S., it's the most common cancer in men between the ages of 20 and 35. Approximately 9,190 new cases of testicular cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, and 470 people will die from the disease, according to…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). Science Saturday: A big step forward, bringing DNA sequencing data to routine patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In 2020, the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine set out to create a library of genomic sequencing data of 100,000 consented Mayo Clinic participants by the end of 2024 to advance research and improve patient care. The genomic sequencing study is a year ahead of the plan — reaching over 71,000 participants. "This is one of the largest population health studies of its kind," says ‚ÄØKonstantinos Lazaridis, M.D., the Carlson and Nelson Endowed Executive Director for Mayo Clinic's…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). Science Saturday: COVID-19 — the pandemic that's forever changed laboratory testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Like many people throughout the world, Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., remembers exactly where he was and what he was doing when COVID-19 was classified as a pandemic. "Those first few months of the pandemic will be forever ingrained in my memory," he says. For Dr. Binnicker, director of Mayo Clinic's Clinical Virology Laboratory, two important dates stand out above the rest. "One was Feb. 17, 2020, when Dr. (William) Morice and I were talking about whether the department should…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). Regenerative biotherapeutics: Pivoting toward a new strategy for fighting disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has made significant strides biomanufacturing early-stage therapeutics. The focus is on new medicines derived from the human body, called biotherapeutics, which are shaping the future of medicine. "Our commitment to delivering new cures for unmet conditions is behind Mayo's pivot to biomanufacturing," says Julie Allickson, Ph.D., the Michael S. and Mary Sue Shannon Family Director of Mayo Clinic's Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics and the Otto Bremer Trust Director, Biomanufacturing and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). Bianca's transplant journey. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Spring has sprung, so for most people, the winter holiday season is a distant memory. But for one Minnesota family, this past Christmas is one that they'll never forget. As she opened her presents, Bianca Gozola was able to forget, at least for a little while, all that she's been through. "We were playing outside with neighbors who were a little bit older, but generally, you know, other small children," remembers Laura Gozola, Bianca's mom….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). Mayo Clinic Q and A: What is macular degeneration? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently celebrated my 50th birthday and had an eye exam. The ophthalmologist recommended that I get screened for macular degeneration. I was surprised because nobody in my family has had any eye issues, and I am not having trouble with my vision. I know there are many health screenings I need as I age, but is this a new recommendation or simply because I'm getting older? ANSWER: Happy birthday and welcome to your…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Teens and healthy sleep habits. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 14-year-old daughter goes to bed each night around 10 p.m. Some nights she complains that she cannot fall asleep until hours later. Although she wakes up and says she isn't tired, she does sleep in on weekends. I'm concerned about insomnia, but I'm also worried it's affecting her ability to concentrate in school. What advice do you have? ANSWER: Lots of children your daughter's age have trouble falling asleep easily at night. Though…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). Mayo Clinic Minute: Saving more lives by expanding the donor pool. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart failure continues to be an epidemic in the U.S. Despite efforts put into awareness and prevention, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. A heart transplant is the gold standard to treat advanced heart failure. With more than 100,000 people on the transplant waiting list, Mayo Clinic is hoping to save more lives by adopting strategies for expanding the donor pool for heart transplants. Watch: The Mayo Clinic…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). HPV infection may cause throat, mouth cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 3D illustration of the human papillomavirus (HPV). April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month. Head and neck cancers, including mouth and throat, occur in the head and neck region. You may have heard about the connection between HPV infection and certain types of cervical cancer, but did you know HPV infection is also related to a higher risk of throat and mouth cancer? To prevent these cancers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic trainer gives tips on avoiding boredom to prevent injury in running routine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Have you ever started a new fitness journey only to find yourself bored or suffering new pain in a couple of weeks? At this point, you may be asking, "Is this routine really for me?" This is common, but you need to find ways to make the process better to overcome these obstacles. The link between boredom and injuries is strong. As you get bored with a fitness routine, it is easier…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). Mayo Clinic Minute: A tick to blame for the alpha-gal, meat allergy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard about alpha-gal syndrome, also known as the meat allergy illness or tick bite meat allergy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says most diagnosed cases are in the southern, eastern and central parts of the U.S. It also has been diagnosed in Europe, Australia, Asia, South Africa, and South and Central America. It can be a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. The American Gastroenterological Association recently added guidance to medical professionals to watch for…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). What you need to know about the avian influenza outbreak. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Scientists continue to monitor the ongoing global avian influenza outbreak — also referred to as bird flu — that has killed millions of birds and has now crossed over to some species of mammals. Currently, the risk to humans remains low; however, sporadic human infections with bird flu viruses have occurred. "Rarely, we see crossover from birds into humans, with the current circulating strain of avian influenza causing a large outbreak among wild birds and poultry. We have seen…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). Does my child need ear tubes? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Middle ear infections are caused by bacteria or a virus that infects fluid that has builds up in the middle ear. These infections often happen when a child has a cold, allergy or upper respiratory illness. Ear infections can be painful and cause difficulty sleeping or hearing. Unfortunately, they also are one of the most common infections for children. Inserting tubes in the ear is a treatment for chronic ear infections. Here are answers to questions about…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). Young man's disease: Testicular cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The risk of many types of cancer increases with age. Prostate, skin, breast and lung cancers are more common among older people. However, testicular cancer is considered a "young man's disease" because people under 45 are at the greatest risk. Testicular cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the testicles, which are located in the loose bag of skin underneath the penis. The testicles make sperm and the hormone testosterone. There is good and bad news about testicular cancer. The…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). Mayo Clinic expert talks about the new omicron variant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While COVID-19 rates in the U.S. are relatively low and are declining, the World Health Organization (WHO) is keeping an eye on a new COVID-19 variant. The omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, known as "Arcturus," has been listed by the WHO as a variant under monitoring since March 22. Experts say this variant has a higher transmissibility rate than previous strains but doesn't appear to be more dangerous. "It is causing increasing case counts in certain parts…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-18). Candida auris: This fungus is a health care concern. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 3D illustration of Candida auris Candida auris (C. auris) is an emerging fungus that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking. Fungi live just about everywhere, including on and inside of the body. Fungal infections are more common in people with weakened immune systems, or when fungi are introduced to areas where they are not normally found, such as in a wound. Candida species are the most common yeast responsible for fungal infections. Many…

Nijmie Dzurinko (2023-04-18). Medicaid Cutoffs: an America horror story. nationofchange.org Some 15 million Americans on Medicaid are now being thrown off the program. No elected official should stand for this.

Nitza Soledad Perez (2023-04-18). Florida university students protest potential bans to curriculum. america.cgtn.com Many Florida students and faculty members are sounding alarms against a new bill that would ban several academic disciplines, including critical race theory and queer theory, from state university curriculum, as well as eliminate most programs that support such discussions.

noreply (2023-04-18). Looks Like I Stepped Into… Something. smoothiex12.blogspot.com

Oliver Stone (2023-04-18). Ukraine on Fire: The Real Story. Full Documentary by Oliver Stone (Original English Version). globalresearch.ca

Olivia Rosane (2023-04-18). EPA to fund network of centers to help marginalized communities access environmental justice money. nationofchange.org "There are communities waiting for (toxic) sites to get cleaned up. They are waiting for infrastructure to be built so their communities don't flood."

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-18). The Case of Steven Donziger: Supreme Court Liberals Help Turn Judges Into Prosecutors. orinocotribune.com By Eve Ottenberg — Apr 14, 2023 | So the truth is out: the three so-called liberals on the supreme court are phonies. More precisely, they, like most of their conservative brethren, are corporate hacks. We learned this a couple of weeks ago, when the high court ruled against Steven Donziger, a climate-activist attorney, long persecuted and then literally prosecuted by Chevron. In a pro-corporate decision about as subtle as a heart attack, seven of the nine justices declined to hear Donziger's appeal of a criminal contempt decision involving his representation of Indigenous Ecuadorians against Chevron. Two fa…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-18). Will Türkiye's Elections Impact Its Place in a Multipolar World? orinocotribune.com

Owen Fairclough (2023-04-18). New shootings prompt push for gun control. america.cgtn.com Just days after a 16-year-old in the U.S. was shot after knocking on the door of the wrong address, a woman was shot dead in similar circumstances.

Palestinian Youth Movement (2023-04-18). Zionism in crisis: Palestinian resistance forges a new horizon. therealnews.com This article was originally published in Over the past few weeks, significant events have been unfolding across historic Palestine. January 7, 2023, marked the start of Zionist protests in response to proposed Israeli judicial reforms. In parallel, we have also seen an intensification of the ongoing settler colonial violence perpetrated by the Zionist entity against Palestinians — January was the West Bank's deadliest month in nearly a decade, and the last few weeks have seen heightened violence towards Palestinians in Al-Aq…

Paulo Cabral (2023-04-18). Russia's foreign minister visits Brazil. america.cgtn.com Russia's foreign minister came to Brazil on Monday to hold talks with high government officials about the conflict with Ukraine.

Pavan Kulkarni (2023-04-18). More than 180 killed and over 1,800 injured as Sudan's security forces continue infighting in civilian areas. peoplesdispatch.org Civilians have been forced to hole up in their homes for days with no supply of water or electricity, as the fighting rages on with increasingly heavier weapons…

Pavan Kulkarni (2023-04-18). As Sudan's Army and Rapid Support Forces Battle, Sudanese Left Calls for Restoring the Revolution. towardfreedom.org

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-18). Delivery workers at Indian grocery delivery platform 'Blinkit' go on strike against pay revision. peoplesdispatch.org Delivery partners of the quick-delivery company are demanding that a new pay structure, which will reportedly substantially reduce their current incomes, be immediately rescinded…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-18). In Egypt, wife of jailed rights lawyer detained for 13 hours over social media post detailing abuse in prison. peoplesdispatch.org Neamatallah Hisham was abruptly arrested after making social media posts shedding light on the brutal treatment meted out to her husband, Mohammed El-Baqer, in solitary confinement, as well as the maltreatment of other prisoners…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-18). Thousands of farmers fear possible evictions in Pakistan's Punjab province for planned megacity. peoplesdispatch.org The Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project was initiated in August 2020 with the objective to address "issues of pollution, sewage, housing and employment."

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-18). Top Ennahda leader Rached Ghannouchi arrested, party office sealed. peoplesdispatch.org Tunisian officials closed down the headquarters of the country's most prominent opposition party, Ennahda, on Tuesday, April 18, a day after they arrested party chief Rached Ghannouchi, Al-Jazeera According to senior Ennahda leaders quoted by Al-Jazeera, Tunisian officials have shut down other party offices in different parts of the country as well and prohibited any meetings inside their premises. | On Monday, Tunisian officials arrested Ennahda party leader Rached Ghannouchi after conducting…

Peter Boyle (2023-04-18). Animated film 'Comrades of JàÆna Amini' to screen at Love, Art and Revolution Film Festival. greenleft.org.au An animated short film made by a group of women and artists in Rojhelat (East Kurdistan) in Iran, Rehevalen JàÆna Amini/Comrades of JàÆna Amini, will screen at the Love, Art and Revolution Film Festival in Sydney on April 27—29, reports Peter Boyle.

Peter Koenig (2023-04-18). Madame Von der Leyen — McKinsey and Pfizer. globalresearch.ca

Philip Giraldi (2023-04-18). The End of American "Exceptionalism"? globalresearch.ca

Planned Parenthood Action (2023-04-18). Saturday 4/15: Call to Action: Protect Medication Abortion Access – Virtual Rally & Teach-In. indybay.org Online protest rally & teach-in. | Join from anywhere and take action!

Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (2023-04-18). Saturday 4/15: Oakland Mife Rally. indybay.org Oakland, CA – Precise location TBA | Location update: Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 1 Frank H Ogawa Plz, Oakland, CA 94612…

Press Associates (2023-04-18). Starbucks workers organize 300th store. peoplesworld.org SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Starbucks Workers United, the grass-roots worker organizing campaign which the Service Employees aid, has organized its 300th store in the U.S., in Sacramento, Calif. The vote was 11-2 on April 14 at the store at 7th and K Streets in the California capital. The Sacramento vote came just weeks after Starbucks's annual board and …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-04-18). ICC Arrest Warrant for Vladimir Putin for "Kidnapping Ukrainian Children" Borders on Ridicule. globalresearch.ca Updated on April 2, 2023 | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued "there are reasonable …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-04-18). The Pfizer Vaccine: A Tale of Two Reports. "Money vs. Mortality" globalresearch.ca

Prof. Anthony J. Hall (2023-04-18). Canadians Are Organizing a Citizen-Led Inquiry to Seek Accountability for COVID Crimes. globalresearch.ca

Prof. James Petras (2023-04-18). China's Pivot to World Markets, Washington's Pivot to World Wars… globalresearch.ca China and the US are moving in polar opposite directions: Beijing is rapidly becoming the center of overseas investments in high tech industries, In contrast, Washington is pursuing a predatory military pivot to the least productive regions with collaboration from its most barbaric allies, like Saudi Arabia.

Prof. Shireen Al-Adeimi (2023-04-18). Is the War in Yemen Coming to an End? globalresearch.ca

Raging Grannies (2023-04-18). Song: The Abortion Pill Mifepristone-You Can't Stop It! indybay.org mp4 by Jim Colton ProBonoPhoto 1 min 41 second video…

Ramsey Clark (2023-04-18). Ramsey Clark to Barack Obama: Stop the War in Ukraine! "Peaceful Coexistence" between Russia and America is the Answer. globalresearch.ca Ramsey Clark passed away in April 2021 | His legacy will live forever. | He has been a source of inspiration to anti-war activists for more than half a century. | Our thoughts are with Ramsey Clark, whom I first met in …

Rebekah Entralgo, Inequality. (2023-04-18). To Fight Inequality, Tax The Patriarchy And Invest In Care. popularresistance.org While millions of households across the United States are scrambling to file — or extend — their taxes by the April 19th deadline, members of our billionaire class are doing a great deal more smiling than scrambling. | Why? Because the U.S. tax code is built to reward wealth over work and serves big corporate interests over working families. | Trillions of dollars goes untaxed each year, deftly squirreled away by tax professionals hired by the nation's wealthy and powerful or left untouched because the federal government doesn't tax wealth as it does income. | Over one recent five-year period, a bombs…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-04-18). Vandana Shiva: El ecofeminismo tiene que ser antifascista. indybay.org Vandana Shiva: "El ecofeminismo tiene que ser antifascista"

Rep. Ron Paul (2023-04-18). Will the End of the Petrodollar End the US Empire? globalresearch.ca

repost (2023-04-18). Friday 4/14: After winning our election to join IBU-ILWU, Alcatraz workers are fighting for a contract. indybay.org Pier 33, San Francisco…

Revolution Books (2023-04-18). Thursday 4/27: Sunsara Taylor Speaking on: "Woke" Lunacy VS. Real Revolution. indybay.org 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley…

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-18). 26,000 troops from 14 nations: NATO allies join largest Swedish war games in over 25 years. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deutsche WelleApril 17, 2023 Sweden starts largest military exercise in over 25 years More than 26,000 soldiers from 14 countries, including the US and European members of NATO, are taking part in Sweden's largest military drill in decades. Swedish authorities have launched military exercise Aurora 23 on Monday, starting weeks of drills "in the air, …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-18). NATO partner South Korea poised to be world's fourth-largest arms exporter. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Yonhap News AgencyApril 17, 2023 Defense minister vows efforts to achieve US$20 billion in arms exports this year South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup pledged Monday to work together with local defense firms to achieve US$20 billion in the country's arms exports this year, reiterating Seoul's commitment to helping cement their footholds overseas. Lee made …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-18). State Department approves upgrade of entire Turkish F-16 fleet to "enhance NATO interoperability" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahApril 17, 2023 US State Dept. notifies Congress on F-16 kit sale to Türkiye The U.S. State Department notified Congress that it approved the sale of F-16 jet Link-16 tactical data link modernization kits to Türkiye on Monday. "The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-18). Azerbaijan, Israel conspire as NATO blasts Iran. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 18, 2023 Azerbaijan and Israel discuss economic cooperation and perspective projects Ministry of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov met with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, [the] Azerbaijani Minister wrote on Twitter…. "During the meeting with the co-chair of the Azerbaijan-Israel Joint Commission, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel Eli Cohen, we expressed satisfaction with …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-18). Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan push pan-Turkic military control of Caspian basin. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 18, 2023 Azerbaijan Defense Minister met with his Kazakh counterpart On April 18, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, who is on an official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan, met with the Minister of Defense of this country, Colonel General Ruslan Zhaksylykov…. [An] official …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-18). Defense chiefs say key NATO founders U.S., UK united against Russia, China, Iran. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Department of DefenseApril 17, 2023 U.S., U.K. Defense Leaders Discuss Ukraine, AUKUS in Pentagon Meeting Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Ben Wallace, the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defense, to the Pentagon today to discuss the short-term and long-term implications of the U.S.-U.K. alliance. The United States has no closer …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-18). Estonia: 38 nations participate as NATO holds world's largest cyber warfare exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyApril 18, 2023 NATO launches world's largest cyber defense exercise in Estonia NATO launched the world's largest cyber defense exercise Tuesday in Estonia with more than 3,000 participants from 38 countries taking part…. The "Locked Shields" exercise is held every year and is hosted by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE) …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-18). Georgian opposition/coup heroine distraught at having to spend time in…Georgia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Zourabichvili seems to spend as much time in Brussels as she does in Tbilisi and was in the U.S. again last month. ==== The MessengerApril 14, 2023 President Zourabichvili Postpones European Parliament Appearance, Blames Georgian Dream The President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili's planned appearance to deliver a speech at the European Parliament on April 18 …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-18). Latvia: NATO deploys Spanish missiles, troops near Russian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 18, 2023 Spanish air defence system comes online in Latvia The Spanish NASAMS air defence system deployed to Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, is tied into NATO's Integrated Air and Missile Defence System via the Latvian Control and Reporting Centre supporting air surveillance and control of NATO airspace in the region. Over 100 …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-18). NATO celebrates AFRICOM's 30-nation exercise in Gulf of Guinea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 18, 2023 Video: What's in the kit of a Nigerien Special Operations Force Soldier? U.S. Special Operations Command Africa conducted exercise Flintlock 2023 in Ghana and Cà¥te d'Ivoire from Mar. 1 to 15, 2023, with approximately 1,300 service members from 30 participating nations, including Niger. Flintlock is U.S. Africa Command's …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-18). NATO conducts first naval drills with new member Finland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Maritime CommandApril 18, 2023 NATO Maritime Task Group flies the flag in Helsinki for the first time since Finland joins the alliance On their first port visit to Finland since the country became the thirty-first member of the Alliance, ships from Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1)…arrived in the capital Helsinki. German Navy flagship …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-18). Poland wants U.S. missile "academy" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyApril 18, 2023 Poland wants HIMARS Academy: official We want a HIMARS Academy to be established in Poland to provide training in the use of this artillery system, defense minister Mariusz B≈Çaszczak tweeted Tuesday. He added that European Rocket Artillery Summit conference is being held in Poland's Toru≈Ñ on Tuesday…."The first HIMARS …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-18). U.S. Marines cross into Sweden for large-scale NATO war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stars and StripesApril 18, 2023 Sweden announces arrival of US Marines taking part in huge NATO partner exercise U.S. Marines crossed the Norwegian border into Sweden on Tuesday to join one of Scandinavia's largest military drills in decades, involving troops from more than a dozen countries. *** The Marines arrived as part of the Aurora …

Robert Reich (2023-04-18). New party quiz game: What more can the right do to shoot itself in the head? Horizons boundless. nationofchange.org

Robin D. G. Kelley (2023-04-18). Robin D.G. Kelley: Remembering the 2001 Cincinnati Rebellion. therealnews.com Nineteen years before the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the city of Cincinnati was shaken by a rebellion in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood over the police killing of Timothy Thomas, an unarmed Black man. In a special "George Floyd Memorial Lecture" hosted by the

Roger McKenzie (2023-04-18). Brazil's Lula tells U.S. to 'stop encouraging war' in Ukraine. peoplesworld.org Brazil's leader said on Saturday that the United States should stop "encouraging war" in Ukraine. President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva sent the message as he ended his landmark visit to China and meeting with President Xi Jinping which heralded a "leap forward" in the relationship between the two nations. Speaking to journalists before leaving …

RR (2023-04-18). Three Same Day Protests in SF Bay Area in Reaction to Ruling on Abortion Bill. indybay.org Photos from actions in Berkeley and San Jose on April 10. Please credit the photographers where noted. | Top photo by Cornelia Grimes, ProBonoPhoto from Berkeley action.

Saheli Chowdhury (2023-04-18). Successive Governments in Ukraine have accommodated Nazis to counter Soviet nostalgia: Ukrainian Communist Dmitri Kovalevich (Interview). mronline.org Dmitri Kovalevich described a range of issues to Orinoco Tribune, including the 2014 coup, Ukrainian President Zelensky's rise to fame, war crimes and human rights violations in Ukraine, the economic collapse of the country, and many others.

Samidoun Deutschland (2023-04-18). "Anti-Imperialist Front" against the Repression in Berlin: Germany Collaborates with Turkey and Israel to Fulfil its Imperialist Interests. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoners Solidarity Network salutes our comrades in "Anti-Imperialist Front" for their continuous work agaisnt imperialism and we republish their statement against the ban by the German state on Palestinian Prisoner's Day actions in Berlin after a nationwide smear campaign against Palestinian organising in Germany, and especially Samidoun. Following is their statement: Palestinian Prisoners' …

Samidoun Deutschland (2023-04-18). Statement of Young Struggle: Solidarity with Samidoun! Hit the streets on Nakba Day! samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoners Solidarity Network salutes our comrades in "Young Struggle" for their continuous work against imperialism and their struggle for the inalienable rights of the Kurdish people, and we republish their statement against the ban by the German state on Palestinian Prisoner's Day actions in Berlin after a nationwide smear campaign against Palestinian organising …

SANA (2023-04-18). US Occupation, QSD Militia Continue Plundering Syrian Antiquities in Al-Jazeera and Raqaa. globalresearch.ca

Sharon Zhang (2023-04-18). Nebraska Republican: Abortion Ban Needed to Ensure Dominance of White Population. truthout.org As lawmakers in the Nebraska legislature debated and advanced a near-total abortion ban last week, one Republican took to the floor and delivered an argument undergirded by a white supremacist conspiracy theory in support of the ban. In a speech last Wednesday, Republican State Sen. Steve Erdman said that an abortion ban is necessary because there are too many of "those foreigners" and "refugees"… |

Sonoma County Climate Activist Network (2023-04-18). Forests, Fires, and Biomass. dissidentvoice.org

splcenter (2023-04-18). State of Black America: National Urban League partners with SPLC on signature report. splcenter.org

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Artemis II Astronaut: Russia-China Moon Cooperation Possible But Will Take Leadership. sputnikglobe.com COLORADO SPRINGS (Sputnik) — The United States could do more in terms of cooperation with Russia and China on moon missions but it is up to the senior leaders of the respective countries on whether or not that would happen, Artemis II member Victor Glover told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Asylum-Seekers in Wales to Get £1,600-Per-Month State Benefits Plus Legal Aid. sputnikglobe.com While the British government is hurrying through legislation to allow illegal immigrants to be deported with no right to claim political asylum or refugee status, opposition parties and the devolved Scottish and Welsh governments oppose that policy.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). DOJ Arrests Two Men for Running Alleged 'Secret' Chinese Police Station in Manhattan. sputnikglobe.com Multiple countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have accused China of running foreign police stations in their countries, a claim China has vehemently denied.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Ecuador President Mulls Dissolving Congress If Impeached. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso has warned that he will trigger a never-before-used clause to dissolve the National Congress if opposition lawmakers try to impeach him on corruption charges.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Elon Musk to Start 'TruthGPT' AI Project Which is 'Unlikely to Annihilate Humans'. sputnikglobe.com There had earlier been indications that Elon Musk was gearing up to create a rival to OpenAI's ChatGPT language model. Reports cited a recent filing revealing that a new artificial intelligence company called X.AI Corp in Nevada would be registered as a domestic corporation with the billionaire as its sole director.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Embattled Rep. George Santos Announces Reelection Bid. sputnikglobe.com Representative George Santos, when questioned about his heritage, earlier claimed he never said he was Jewish, just "Jew-ish."

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). EU Dissenters Ban Ukraine's Food as Bloc's Unity Crumbles. sputnikglobe.com Poland and Hungary have banned imports of Ukrainian grain and other foods, with Slovakia jumping on their bandwagon and Bulgaria fixing to follow suit. The EU lifted tariffs on Ukraine's agricultural products last year, leaving Central and Eastern European food producers in jeopardy.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). G7 Foreign Ministers Welcome Iran, Saudi Arabia Restoring Relationships. sputnikglobe.com TOKYO (Sputnik) – Top diplomats from the Group of Seven on Tuesday welcomed initiates to mend relationships between Tehran and Riyadh.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). G7 Slams Other States' Nuclear Policy While Disrupting Global Disarmament System – Beijing. sputnikglobe.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – The G7 nations are criticizing other countries' nuclear policy, while themselves undermining the international system of nuclear disarmament and trust of the global community, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Hollywood Writers Approve Strike With 98% Vote Ahead of Looming Contract Expiry. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Writers' unions representing thousands of television and film writers have said they garnered enough support for a strike, which would allow for union leaders to call for a walkout when the contract with Hollywood studios expires on May 1.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Launch of SME Logistics Cost Co-Financing Service Summed Up. sputnikglobe.com The results of the pilot launch of the co-financing services for SMEs' transportation costs, which was included in the list of assistance measures for export support centers (ESC) in 2022, were summed up at the All-Russian conference of export support infrastructure, the Russian Export Center (part of VEB.RF) reported.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Macron Aims to Approach China With Russia-Ukraine Negotiation Plan – Reports. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – French President Emmanuel Macron wants to secure China's help and advance a plan that could lead to negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, media reported on Tuesday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Medvedev: West Demands Guarantees From Russia, But Hints at Future Nuclear Conflict. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The West demands guarantees from Russia about nuclear weapons, but, in fact, hints at a future nuclear conflict between Russia and NATO, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Middle Eastern Relations Shift Toward Rapprochement. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The first visit by a Saudi foreign minister to Damascus since 2011 confirms a regional policy shift that began last month with a Saudi-Iranian deal to restore relations, a retired Belgian lawmaker who met with the Syrian president twice told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Moscow Summons US, UK and Canadian Envoys Over Gross Interference in Russia's Affairs. sputnikglobe.com

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Putin Travels to Kherson Region to Meet Russian Troops, Pays First Visit to Lugansk – Video. sputnikglobe.com Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Vostok National Guard staff in the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), the Kremlin said in a statement.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). REC: Export Support Infrastructure Conference Opens in Volgograd. sputnikglobe.com A nationwide export support infrastructure conference aimed at summarizing the results of regional export support center's activities in the first quarter of 2023 started in Volgograd on Monday, the Russian Export Center (part of VEB.RF) reported.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Republicans Block Democrat Attempt to Replace Feinstein on Judiciary Committee. sputnikglobe.com So far this year, Feinstein has missed 60 of 82 votes and her absence has resulted in 14 judicial confirmation votes being delayed.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Russian Tu-95MS Bombers Conduct Air Patrols During Pacific Fleet Check. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The crews of two Russian strategic missile carriers Tu-95MS have conducted planned patrol flights over the neutral waters of the Bering and Okhotsk Seas as part of a sudden inspection of the Pacific Fleet's combat readiness, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Say Cheese: Costs of UK Food Staples, Oats Soar By Up To 80% – Watchdog. sputnikglobe.com UK food inflation reached its highest level in more than 45 years in February this year, as consumer prices spiked by 10.4 percent. The country's Office for National Statistics singled out particular increases of costs of some vegetable items, partly because of shortages, resulting in some supermarkets introducing rationing.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Scientists Discover Coral Reef in Unmapped Galapagos Islands Territory. sputnikglobe.com The Galapagos Marine Reserve was first established in 1998 and is considered to be one of the most diverse marine protected areas in the world, as well as one of the largest.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Scientists Discover Mechanism That May Help Locate Habitable Planets. sputnikglobe.com A team of astronomers led by Anna Shapiro from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Germany has conducted a study to determine the best type of star to look for when searching for habitable planets.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Shedding COVID-19 Curbs, China's Economy Beats Expectations With 4.5% GDP Growth in Q1. sputnikglobe.com At its meeting in March, the National People's Congress —China's top legislature — set a 5-percent growth target for 2023. Li Qiang, the new premier, had noted that the global economic outlook for 2023 was not promising, and the economy would face new challenges this year.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Sweden Foresees Economic Gloom With Steeper GDP Contraction. sputnikglobe.com Despite a little relief, Sweden's inflation remains well above government targets. The situation is exacerbated further by wages falling behind and hemming in consumption and a downturn of the housing market, long seen as the pillar of the country's economy.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Think Tank: Israel Should Put Aside Internal Differences, Prepare for War With Iran. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Public divisions over judicial reforms have damaged Israel's image abroad at a time when changes in the global balance have emboldened Iran to project its presence in the region, setting the stage for a military confrontation, the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, a conservative think-tank, reported on Monday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Two People Injured in Jerusalem Shooting, Police Searching for Perpetrator. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Two people were injured as a result of shooting near a border police base in Jerusalem on Tuesday morning, according to media reports.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). US Authorities: Credit Suisse Maintained Nazi-Linked Accounts as Recently as 2020. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Credit Suisse appears to have maintained accounts for at least 99 German Nazi officials, some as recently as 2020, the US Senate Budget Committee said in a release on Tuesday, citing subpoenaed records.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). US, Russia Can Come Back Together by Cooperating in Space – Former Astronaut. sputnikglobe.com COLORADO SPRINGS (Sputnik) – The United States and Russia can get back and improve ties by working together in space, former astronaut Frank Culbertson told Sputnik, adding that communication with the Russians over the past year has been difficult.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). US SEC Dismisses Charge of Destroying Competition in Crypto. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was accused on Tuesday of destroying competition in American cryptocurrency markets by Republican lawmakers, a charge the agency's chairman steadfastly refused to accept.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). Video: Just Stop Oil Activists Disrupt World Snooker Championship in UK. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Just Stop Oil environmental activists disrupted the World Snooker Championship being held in the UK's Sheffield by jumping atop a table and pouring orange powder paint.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-18). What's the Rumpus? Hundreds of Norwegians Sue State Over F-35 Noise. sputnikglobe.com Disaffected locals living next door to the air base have cited both health problems and financial loss as reasons for their lawsuit.

Staff (2023-04-18). Las 3 del día: Declaraciones de los pinareños, líderes de la 62 SNB (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Este lunes se impone hablar de la 62 SNB en Las 3 del día. Por ello, compartimos declaraciones de integrantes del equipo de Pinar del Río. Usted, podrá escuchar a Erly Casanova, Yasser Julio González, Frank Raúl González, el entrenador Jesús Bosmenier y el psicólogo Reinier Acosta. Además, obtuvimos la opinión del lanzador camagàºeyano José Ramón Rodríguez.

Staff (2023-04-18). Los franceses vuelven a las calles contra la reforma jubilatoria. cubadebate.cu Los manifestantes quemaron barricadas en las calles de París, Rennes, Burdeos, Lyon y otras ciudades para expresar su descontento e inconformidad con la ley que se promulgó el pasado sábado. Hasta el momento se reportan al menos 11 detenciones, mientras que las fuerzas del orden arrojaron gases lacrimógenos para dispersar a los manifestantes.

Staff (2023-04-18). Marrero Cruz asiste al balance anual del Ministerio de la Construcción. cubadebate.cu El primer ministro cubano Manuel Marrero Cruz participó este lunes en el balance anual del Ministerio de la Construcción (Micons), reunión donde se analizaron los principales resultados de la esfera en 2022 y proyecciones para 2023.

Staff (2023-04-18). Pinar del Río se afianza en el primer puesto de la 62 Serie Nacional de Beisbol. cubadebate.cu Apoyado en trabajo completo del diestro Erly Casanova, Pinar del Río pintó de blanco hoy a Camagàºey (7×0) y mantuvo la cima en la tabla de posiciones de la 62 Serie Nacional de Beisbol, que este martes cerrará las persianas de sus cuartas subseries particulares. Tras este triunfo, los Vegueros exhiben cota de 12-7, separados a medio juego de Las Tunas.

Staff (2023-04-18). Lo que aprendimos visitando Viñales. cubadebate.cu Desde el 2022 había un plan familiar de ir hasta Viñales, Pinar del Río, para tomar unos días de vacaciones. Todo el que lo haya visitado sabe que es uno de esos lugares (muchos) de Cuba que tiene encantos especiales. El ciclón Ian se encargó de retrasar los planes de muchas familias cubanas. Meses después, cuando volvimos a pensar en el proyecto, nos resultaba incómodo ir en plan descanso a un lugar que se recuperaba de tres pandemias: la oficial de la COVID, la situación económica adversa y el azote de vientos y lluvias.

Staff (2023-04-18). Headlines for April 18, 2023. democracynow.org Sudan's Army Agrees to 24-Hour Ceasefire with Rival Faction as Civilian Toll Mounts, Kansas City Homeowner Charged for Shooting Black Teen Who Rang Wrong Doorbell, Grand Jury Won't Indict Akron, Ohio, Police Officers Who Shot Jayland Walker 46 Times, Two Indianapolis Cops Charged with Manslaughter for Killing Herman Whitfield in Parents' Home, Video Shows New Mexico Police Fatally Shooting Homeowner After Knocking on Wrong Door, Florida Gov. DeSantis to Sign Bill Allowing Divided Juries to Hand Down Death Sentences, DeSantis Proposes Building New Prison Near Disney World over Disney's LGBT…

Staff (2023-04-18). Family of Lashawn Thompson Demands Justice After He Was "Eaten Alive" by Insects in Atlanta Jail. democracynow.org In Atlanta, Georgia, the family of a prisoner says he was "eaten alive" by insects and bedbugs in his cell there last year. The family of 35-year-old Lashawn Thompson, who was being held in the jail's psychiatric wing, is demanding a criminal investigation and that the jail be shut down. In an exclusive interview, we speak to Thompson's brother Brad McCrae and sister Shenita Thompson, as well as Michael Harper, a lawyer representing the family.

Staff (2023-04-18). "Poverty, by America": Author Matthew Desmond on How U.S. Punishes the Poor & Subsidizes the Wealthy. democracynow.org A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that poverty is the fourth-greatest cause of death in the United States. Roughly 500 people die from poverty in the U.S. every day. Our guest, sociologist Matthew Desmond, is the author of the new book, Poverty, by America, the follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. "There's so much poverty in America, not in spite of our wealth, but because of it," says Desmond in an in-depth interview.

Staff (2023-04-18). Militarism NATO and Ukraine | Geopolitics Exploring Myths and Realities | David Swanson. davidswanson.org Good interview. No, I'm not actually in Toronto.

Staff (2023-04-18). Talk World Radio: Margaret Kimberley on a Zone of Peace. davidswanson.org

Staff (2023-04-18). Venezuela: Authorities Arrest DEA Operative (+Valle del Cauca Cartel). orinocotribune.com Manuel Antonio Silva Jaramillo, a 68-year-old man allegedly linked to a Colombian drug trafficking cartel from Valle del Cauca, was detained in Lechería, Anzoátegui state, according to law enforcement sources. | Venezuela's Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace Remigio Ceballos confirmed the arrest on his social media. He added, "The Bolivarian National Police Corps (PNB) has dealt a strong blow to drug trafficking." | According to a report from PNB's…

Staff (2023-04-18). Washington Outraged by Lula da Silva's Comments on Peace in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, US officials interviewed by the Brazilian outlet Folha reported on the Biden administration's views regarding statements made by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during his visit to China, calling the statements "outrageous." | "Despite declaring itself neutral in the geopolitical dispute between the United States and China, Brazil seems to have clearly aligned itself with China and Russia," they stated. | Lula told reporters in Beijing on Saturday, April 15, that the US should stop inciting war in Ukraine. "America needs to stop fomenting war and start talking about peace; the European…

Staff (2023-04-18). Georges Abdallah's statement from French prison for Palestinian Prisoners' Day. samidoun.net On 17 April, Georges Abdallah, the Lebanese Communist struggler for Palestine imprisoned in France for over 38 years, made a statement from his prison in Lannemezan to commemorate Palestinian Prisoners' Day. Abdallah has always been a part of the Palestinian prisoners' movement; not only is he imprioned because of his involvement in the Palestinian and …

Staff (2023-04-18). Dreizin's Tax Day Edition. thedreizinreport.com It's still April 18th, so….. Happy (U.S.) Tax Day!!! What does our system of taxation have in common….. …..with our USELESS postal service? ("Our", being pretty much every country.) Take a Wild Journey through History….. …..and find out, below: (Length: 9: 41) (Note, in a federal system, states/provinces can't create their own money and thus must...…

Staff (2023-04-18). LOL, I had to find my headline image on Yandex (Russian search engine) because Google had scrubbed almost everything relevant to "2020 election eve vote spike(s)." Aaaanyhow… THE CURVE STEEPENS: Daily Russian precision glide bomb usage is now at 20+ (possibly up to 30 on a "good" day), up from ~15 just days ago, around 10-12 a couple of weeks ago, & near-zero in February. The bombs target primarily MUNITIONS STORES & diesel tanks, & secondly, barracks and bunkers. The "Great Big Really Grand Ukrainian Counteroffensive" is over before it began. MSM will figure it out at some point, that no force can advance against a dug-in enemy (with his own cannon & MLRS) without reliable, massed artillery fire… and, without MUNITIONS, cannon & MLRS (& tanks advancing on open ground without support) are just SCRAP METAL. At this time, the "Arsenal of Russocracy" is **beating** USA & Co., just like it beat another (less expansive) Western bloc, around 80 years ago. Of course the board, rules, & who's-helping-who are different, but premise is same: Steepen your curve, or you're out. Someone please tell Uncle "one war at a time" Sam, he needs to THROW IN THE TOWEL, OR ELSE CALL OFF THE 2024 (OR EARLY 2025) WAR WITH CHINA, CALL IT OFF NOW!!! thedreizinreport.com Folks, I aim to post a "Tax Day Special" later today. (It's the individual tax filing deadline in the USA.) If you're signed up for my emails, I will be overloading the system, so you may not get the "Tax Day Special" email until tomorrow. Thus, PLEASE CHECK BACK THIS EVENING. I *should* have another...…

Steven Sahiounie (2023-04-18). Struggle for Power and Control in Sudan May Lead to Civil War. globalresearch.ca

Sustainability Times (2023-04-18). America's Climate Refugees are Swelling, driven by Rising Seas, Wildfires and Extreme Heat. juancole.com By Laureen Fagan ( Sustainability Times) — News of an accelerating sea level rise along the Gulf Coast of the United States has renewed attention on climate migration, and the degree to which people in the U.S. have begun to retreat from climate challenges due to flooding, wildfire and other impacts. The new study, …

Tanupriya Singh, People's Dispatch. (2023-04-18). Indian Workers And Farmers Unite Against Modi Government. popularresistance.org This was one out of the nearly 100,000 voices that rose in the Indian capital of Delhi on April 5 as workers, farmers, and daily wage agricultural workers from across the country came together for the landmark Mazdoor Kisan Sangharsh Rally (Workers-Farmers Rally). | The demonstration was organized by the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), All India Agricultural Workers Union (AIAWU), and the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) in rejection of the neoliberal assault on the lives and livelihoods of the Indian working class, overseen by a ruling party which they accuse of fueling sectarian and caste-based violence, whil…

Tanya Wadhwa (2023-04-18). Peru's coup government is privatizing lithium mining. peoplesdispatch.org Peru's Minister of Energy and Mines, àìscar Vera, announced on April 10 in a press conference that the government of de facto president Dina Boluarte is set to grant permits to a Canadian mining subsidiary for lithium exploration in the southern region of Puno, near the border with Bolivia. Vera also reported that the authorities were working to reduce license approval time for copper mining projects from about two years to about six months. | The Macusani Yellowcake mining company, owned by the Canadian company Plateau Energy Metals, which as of 2021 is a subsidiary of American Lithium, also has a license…

TASS (2023-04-18). Putin invests Lula da Silva to St. Petersburg Economic Forum — Brazilian Foreign Minister. tass.com According to Mauro Vieira, the invitation was conveyed to Lula da Silva by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during their in-person meeting in the presidential residence…

TASS (2023-04-18). Dollar up to 81.54 rubles, euro up to 89.41 rubles at Moscow Exchange opening. tass.com The dollar to ruble exchange rate increased by 14 kopecks, the euro exchange rate increased by 25.75 kopecks…

TASS (2023-04-18). Lavrov to visit Caracas within his Latin American tour. tass.com Russian Foreign Minister will meet with Venezuelan Foreign Minster Yvan Gil Pinto…

TASS (2023-04-18). US Administration seeks to influence Russian court with statements on Kara-Murza – embassy. tass.com It is time for Washington elites to stop their rude systematic interference in our internal affairs and to start working on the problems back at home, the Russian embassy in Washington said…

TASS (2023-04-18). Washington carries out provocative course towards Moscow in Ukraine — envoy Antonov. tass.com The envoy noted that he does not believe "the military official's words that the US expressed concerns over the use of US-made weapons for strikes deep inside Russian territory"

TASS (2023-04-18). Putin visits headquarters of 'Dnepr' battlegroup on Kherson direction. tass.com The Russian leader received reports from Airborne Troops commander Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky, 'Dnepr' battlegroup commander Colonel General Oleg Makarevich and other military commanders…

TASS (2023-04-18). Putin visits National Guard headquarters 'East' in LPR. tass.com This is Putin's first visit to the Kherson Region and the LPR…

TASS (2023-04-18). Kremlin says Putin's working trips to Kherson region, LPR were not prepared in advance. tass.com During the visits, the head of state heard reports from military commanders on the situation in the Kherson, Zaporozhye and Lugansk regions…

TASS (2023-04-18). Russian, Venezuelan foreign ministers hold talks in Caracas. tass.com Lavrov arrived in Caracas from Brazil earlier in the day, as part of his Latin American tour that began on Monday…

TASS (2023-04-18). Sudanese Army declares expansion of operations against RSF — representative. tass.com The Sudanese Army ask the people to be careful…

TASS (2023-04-18). Egyptian military present in Sudan support no side of conflict — El-Sisi. tass.com Forces present in Sudan are there only to train the Sudanese military, but not to support either side of the conflict at the expense of another, President of Egypt said…

TASS (2023-04-18). Crown Prince of Kuwait dismisses National Assembly — statement. tass.com According to the crown prince, the elections will be followed by political and legislative reforms…

TASS (2023-04-18). Sudanese Armed Forces consider ongoing conflict a coup attempt — statement. tass.com An attempted coup and seizure of power by the special forces, the Sudanese Armed Forces spokesman said…

TASS (2023-04-18). US hopes for regular consular access to Gershkovich in Russia — White House. tass.com Washington will continue to work on his release, US National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said…

TASS (2023-04-18). House lawmaker introduces resolution obliging to disclose data on US forces in Ukraine. tass.com According to the press office, the resolution will force US President Joe Biden to provide copies of all documents detailing the plans of military aid for Ukraine to the House…

TASS (2023-04-18). US' Blinken discusses situation in Sudan with Armed Forces, RSF commanders. tass.com The Secretary of State "underscored the urgency of reaching a ceasefire to permit the delivery of humanitarian assistance to those affected by the fighting, the reunification of Sudanese families, and allow the international community in Khartoum to make sure its presence is secure"

TASS (2023-04-18). G7's position on 'one China' policy unchanged, group advocates peace in Taiwan Strait. tass.com G7 foreign ministers underscore importance of 'peace, stability in Taiwan Strait'

TASS (2023-04-18). G7 condemns North Korea's missile launches, calls for denuclearization of DPRK. tass.com G7 foreign ministers condemn DPRK's missile launches, call for Pyongyang's complete rejection of nuclear weapons…

TASS (2023-04-18). G7 foreign ministers call on Russia to reaffirm unacceptability of nuclear war. tass.com A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought, G7 foreign ministers said in a joint statement…

TASS (2023-04-18). G7 foreign ministers agree to increase sanctions against Russia, aid Ukraine — statement. tass.com It also reiterates a demand for Moscow to withdraw troops from Ukraine, as well as criticism of Russia's decision to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus…

TASS (2023-04-18). G7 states welcome normalization of relations between Tehran, Riyadh — statement. tass.com "We welcome initiatives to improve bilateral relations among countries and de-escalate tensions in the region, including Iran and Saudi Arabia's recent agreement to restore ties," the statement reads…

TASS (2023-04-18). Sudanese warplanes strike Rapid Support Forces' positions in downtown Khartoum — TV. tass.com Earlier, the sides failed to comply with the terms of a ceasefire supposed to take effect at 6: 00 p.m. local time (7: 00 p.m. Moscow time) on Tuesday…

TASS (2023-04-18). Tunisia supports Syria's return to League of Arab States — joint statement. tass.com Tunisia also emphasized that "security and stability in Syria facilitate peace in the entire region"

TASS (2023-04-18). S-400 not in standby alert in Turkey to save resource — official. tass.com He also said that it will take Turkey an estimated six years to bring the domestically developed air defense system to the level of Patriot or C-400 missile defense systems…

TASS (2023-04-18). Syria to open embassy in Tunisia in near future — top diplomat. tass.com The top Syrian diplomat and the Tunisian president discussed the developments in the Arab region and reaffirmed the common will to double their efforts in the interests of the Arab nation, the news agency noted…

TASS (2023-04-18). Finnish authorities sequestrate building of Russian Cultural Center — media. tass.com As long as the building remains under arrest, Russia and its state agencies are "not allowed to transfer, destroy or mortgage the property"

Taya Graham, Stephen Janis, Jayne Miller (2023-04-18). Maryland state says it doesn't have to account for spending on tax break costing Baltimore $20 million annually. therealnews.com When it comes to putting a price tag on Baltimore's expansive list of tax incentives for developers, even a simple request for financial data can lead to complicated answers. City officials learned this the hard way when they asked the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) for data on what was being spent on cleaning up contaminated sites that have earned a lucrative tax break known as a Instead of sharing the data, the MDE forced the city to file a Maryland Pu…

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-04-18). Argentina presenta aumento de personas infestadas por dengue. telesurtv.net El 73 por ciento de los contagiados poseen el serotipo DENV-2 del virus, una cepa más dañina y que crece mucho más rápido que las otras.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-04-18). Presidente argentino asistirá a Cumbre Contra la Inflación. telesurtv.net El 5 de abril pasado, los Gobiernos de 11 países de la región acordaron conformar una alianza para enfrentar problemas como los costos elevados de productos básicos.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-04-18). Rusia convoca a embajadores de EE.UU., Reino Unido y Canadá. telesurtv.net La Cancillería rusa señaló que los embajadores fueron convocados además por actividades incompatibles con su estatus.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-04-18). Presidente sirio recibe a canciller saudita en histórica visita. telesurtv.net La Cancillería saudita publicó que esta visita evidencia la voluntad de hallar una solución política a la crisis siria.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-18). Al menos 21 muertos deja incendio en un hospital de Beijing. telesurtv.net Los medios informaron que el incendio logró ser apagado y que las labores de rescate ya se concluyeron.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-18). China insta a EE.UU. reflexionar sobre su control de drogas. telesurtv.net Wang Wenbin, portavoz del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, indicó que "El Gobierno chino adopta una postura firme sobre la lucha antidrogas".

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-18). China propone mediación entre Israel y Palestina. telesurtv.net La propuesta surge a medida que el conflicto se acentúa en Medio Oriente a partir del incremento de las hostilidades del ejército de ocupación israelí en los territorios palestinos.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-04-18). Fiscalía de Perú ejecuta una histórica incautación de bienes. telesurtv.net El valor de los bienes incautados superaría en conjunto los mil millones de dólares, que formarían parte del sistema de lavado de activos que involucraría a Keiko.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-04-18). Presidente de Rusia visita por primera vez Jersón y Lugansk. telesurtv.net El Kremlin informó que el jefe de Estado estuvo en el cuartel general de la agrupación de tropas Dnepr, en la región rusa de Jersón.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-04-18). Venezuela designa nueva ministra de Educación Universitaria. telesurtv.net La nueva funcionaria venezolana señaló que "es un compromiso que asumo con la Patria, con la Revolución, con la Educación Universitaria".

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-04-18). Asesinan a otro firmante de paz en Putumayo, Colombia. telesurtv.net "Este firmante fue asesinado en circunstancias que hasta el momento se desconocen", confirmó Indepaz.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-04-18). Encuesta: 77 % de peruanos desaprueba gestión de Dina Boluarte. telesurtv.net Un 45 por ciento de los peruanos que rechazan el Gobierno de Boluarte consideran que "no está haciendo nada por el país".

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-04-18). México realizará primer simulacro nacional de sismo 2023. telesurtv.net Los estados de México, Guerrero, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tlaxcala y Chiapas son los ocho que participarán en el simulacro.

teleSUR, MER (2023-04-18). Gobierno de Honduras ratifica compromiso con los DD.HH. telesurtv.net La ministra Roque explicó que en la sociedad "existe una huella imborrable de la represión y la violencia que la narcodictadura impuso".

teleSUR, MER (2023-04-18). Presidente venezolano expresa apoyo a Cumbre de Bogotá. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano expresó que el tiempo de las sanciones, de las medidas coercitivas unilaterales, tiene que pasar.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-04-18). Dos aviones chocan en pista del aeropuerto de México. telesurtv.net El impacto se produjo entre las calles de rodaje B y D, donde los aviones chocaron entre la punta de ala de uno y el estabilizador horizontal de la otra.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-04-18). Argentina celebra elección de FIFA como sede del Mundial Sub-20. telesurtv.net La decisión se produce después de que la FIFA decidiese retirar a Indonesia el derecho a organizar el certamen.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-04-18). Putin invita a Lula a Foro Económico de San Petersburgo. telesurtv.net El canciller ruso Serguéi Lavrov entregó la invitación al mandatario durante su visita al país suramericano.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-04-18). Un temblor de magnitud 4,8 sacude a República Dominicana. telesurtv.net El Instituto Nacional de Sismología indicó que el movimiento telúrico ocurrió en la tarde de este lunes a una profundidad de 10 kilómetros.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-04-18). Bolivia registra 300 nuevos casos de Covid-19 en una semana. telesurtv.net En la última semana no se ha lamentado ningún fallecimiento de personas por la Covid-19.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-04-18). Continúan protestas contra la reforma de pensiones en Francia. telesurtv.net Los protestantes se alzaron en París, Rennes, Burdeos, Lyon y otras ciudades para expresar su descontento.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-04-18). Registran 125 casos de mpox en Paraguay. telesurtv.net El promedio de edad de los contagiados con la enfermedad es de 33 años.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-04-18). Reportan dos nuevos casos de chikungunya en Uruguay. telesurtv.net Se trata de una menor de edad residente en Salto y una mujer de la localidad de Fray Bentos, en Río Negro.

teleSUR, rp, JGN (2023-04-18). Vigencia de la lucha del cubano Carlos Manuel de Céspedes. telesurtv.net Carlos Manuel de Céspedes dedicó su existencia a consolidar el deseo del pueblo cubano de arrancar su independencia a España.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-04-18). Grupo paramilitar acepta tregua humanitaria de 24 horas en Sudán. telesurtv.net Las FAR aceptaron el armisticio tras un contacto con el Secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Anthony Blinken.

The Associated Press (2023-04-18). Mexican Man: National Guard Killed Pregnant Teen, Other Man. latinorebels.com A Mexican man said Monday that Mexico's quasi-military National Guard opened fire on his SUV in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, killing his pregnant 15-year-old girlfriend and a 54-year-old friend, and wounding two other people.

The Conversation (2023-04-18). Sudan crisis Explained: What's behind the latest Fighting and its Roots in the Past. juancole.com By Christopher Tounsel, University of Washington | — Days of violence in Sudan have resulted in the deaths of at least 180 people, with many more left wounded. The fighting represents the latest crisis in the North African nation, which has contended with numerous coups and periods of civil strife since becoming independent in 1956. …

The Lever (2023-04-18). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Josie and the Pussycats (w/ Shannon Amabile). levernews.com On this week's MVC, Rivka and Frank are joined by psychotherapist and cinephile

This Week in Fascism (2023-04-18). This Week in Fascism #133: Communities Push Back Against Neo-Nazis and Proud Boys; Campuses Protest Anti-Trans Grifters; Richard Spencer Rides Again. itsgoingdown.org Welcome fellow antifascists! As we enter into the spring, its clear that while the gender fascist wave of violence, harassment and intimidation against the LGBTQ+ community is continuing, some cracks are also beginning to show. Death threats, arson attacks, and far-Right protests are seemingly a weekly occurrence, while pundits are rushing to manufacture the threat…

Thomas Renz (2023-04-18). Video: "The Next Pandemic": Klaus Schwab, Yuval Harari, Bill Gates, et al.: "They're Psychopaths." globalresearch.ca

UFCLP (2023-04-18). Saturday 5/6: For Global Action To Stop US Nuke Sub Base in Australian Port Kembla And AUKUS. indybay.org San Francisco Australian Consulate | 575 Market St. | San Francisco…

Unitarian Universalists of SF (2023-04-18). Sunday 4/30: Tim Redmond: Update on our City – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. indybay.org 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA , 94109 or via Zoom…

United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2023-04-18). Wednesday 5/3: On World Press Freedom Day: A Day Of Action To Free Assange/ Mumia & Against Censorship. indybay.org KQED Television | 2601 Mariposa St. | San Francisco…

William Denselow (2023-04-18). U.S. college enrollment drops. america.cgtn.com The COVID-19 pandemic has had a lingering impact on college enrollment levels in the U.S.

WSWS (2023-04-18). Electoral deadlock continues in Bulgaria. wsws.org Another round of elections sees the Bulgarian oligarchy united behind imperialist war, as working-class struggles intensify.

WSWS (2023-04-18). After shutdown of grad students strike, UC Berkeley prepares to shutter three libraries. wsws.org The university is attempting to blame the closures on the meager pay raises graduate workers received in the new contract.

WSWS (2023-04-18). Workers must demand full investigation into accident at Flint GM plant. wsws.org A young temporary part-time worker barely escaped serious injury or even death when a huge power bolting machine fell from the ceiling and almost crushed him.

WSWS (2023-04-18). Universities Australia chief visits Washington to "cement" campuses into AUKUS military pact. wsws.org The visit underscored the eagerness of the university managements to participate in the escalating preparations for war against China.

WSWS (2023-04-18). Sri Lankan pseudo-left FSP promotes "people's councils" and class collaboration. wsws.org In opposition to the FSP's appeals to the capitalist opposition parties to join "people's councils," the SEP calls on workers to form action committees in every workplace and suburb independent of all bourgeois parties and their trade unions.

WSWS (2023-04-18). Toronto high schools to replace Grade 11 English with compulsory Indigenous literature class. wsws.org The proponents of the new course have proclaimed it a "historic change" and a "win for the Indigenous community." These are bold claims. But are they sustained by the facts?.

WSWS (2023-04-18). Speaker McCarthy appeals to Wall Street to back massive social spending cuts. wsws.org The US House Speaker urged the assembled stock traders and agents of billionaire investors to support his party's position in demanding massive cuts in domestic social spending as the price of approving an increase in the federal debt ceiling.

WSWS (2023-04-18). Australian foreign minister defends commitment to US war plans against China. wsws.org While claiming that a "binary choice" did not have to be made in the deepening geo-strategic conflict between the US and China, Wong nailed the Albanese government's colours firmly to the mast of US imperialism.

WSWS (2023-04-18). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Members of Argentine unions and social organizations staged a protest in Buenos Aires while contract catering workers at the Los Angeles International Airport are striking over pay and other issues.

WSWS (2023-04-18). Shootings in Alabama and Kentucky over the weekend latest in wave of mass violence. wsws.org Four people were killed in Dadeville, Alabama, and two were killed in Louisville, Kentucky, over the weekend as the mass shootings in the US continue to take place at a rate of nearly two per day.

WSWS (2023-04-18). No charges against police for the murder of Jayland Walker. wsws.org The eight Akron police officers who brutally killed Walker in a hail of bullets last June will not be charged in his death, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Monday. Yost claimed that the officers were legally justified in the fatal shooting.

WSWS (2023-04-18). America's barbarous prisons: A daily crime against humanity. wsws.org Revelations exposing the sadistic and cruel conditions endured by US prisoners, many of whom have never been convicted of a crime, explode any claims by the US government to uphold democratic or human rights in America or anywhere else.

WSWS (2023-04-18). NATO to surge troops to Russian border. wsws.org NATO plans to deploy tens of thousands of troops to Russia's border and as part of an effort to become a "war-fighting alliance," the New York Times reported Monday.

WSWS (2023-04-18). UPS workers speak out against dire working conditions as contract talks begin. wsws.org UPS workers at a Teamsters rally in southern California spoke out against dire working conditions, impacts of the financial crisis and rising cost of living, and their thoughts on the contract negotiations.

WSWS (2023-04-18). After SVB and Credit Suisse: Whither the financial system? wsws.org The immediate storm set off by the SVB collapse may have passed following another bailout, but questions are being raised about whether this was just a passing phenomenon or the sign of much worse to come.

WSWS (2023-04-18). CDC covers up spread of Omicron XBB.1.16, the latest COVID variant. wsws.org Recent COVID variant data released by the CDC indicates that XBB.1.16 was already rapidly growing more than a month ago.

WSWS (2023-04-18). Macron demands "100 days of calm and unity" amid protests against French pension cuts. wsws.org President Macron is utterly impervious to popular pressure, and the only way to stop his assault on the working class is to bring him down.

Yanis Varoufakis (2023-04-18). Blow up the banking system! A free account for all is possible. indybay.org Harsh austerity policies for the vast majority of people and state socialism for bankers, both practiced at the same time in Europe and the U.S. after 2008 – this had two consequences, as they have characterized the financialized capitalism of the past 14 years. First, this course poisoned the West's money.

Zane McNeill (2023-04-18). New Memphis Program Would Arrest Kids for Playing Music, Dancing, Selling Candy. truthout.org Memphis Police Department's (MPD) new Juvenile Crime Abatement Program, which was announced on Friday, has been paused for more discussion after community organizations decried the program as a racist attempt to increase the targeting and criminalizing of Black youth by the police in the city's downtown area. "I certainly understand the desire for the downtown to be safe, but I'm excited they've… |

| AFP | (2023-04-18). China ready to facilitate resumption of peace talks between Palestine, Israel: FM. tribune.com.pk China's foreign minister told his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts his country is ready to help facilitate peace talks, state media Xinhua reported Tuesday. | The separate phone calls between Foreign Minister Qin Gang and the Israeli and Palestinian top diplomats come amid recent moves by Beijing to position itself as a regional mediator. | Qin encouraged "steps to resume peace talks," and said that "China is ready to provide convenience for this," in a Monday phone call with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, Xinhua reported in a summarization. | And Qin told Palestinian foreign minister Riyad Al-Maliki…

| AFP | (2023-04-18). Saudi FM meets Syria's Assad on first Damascus trip since war. tribune.com.pk Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Saudi Arabia's top diplomat in Damascus on Tuesday, state media reported, ending more than a decade of diplomatic deep-freeze between the two countries. | Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan's trip — the first visit to Syria's capital by a Saudi official since the start of the country's civil war in 2011 — marks a new era in ties between Iran-backed Damascus and Riyadh. | "Sound relations between Syria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia should be the norm," state news agency SANA quoted Assad as saying during the meeting. | "Such ties not only benefit the tw…

| Anadolu Agency | (2023-04-18). Iranian president warns of 'Haifa, Tel Aviv destruction' if Israel acts against Iran. tribune.com.pk Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday warned that any "slightest action" by Israel against his country will see "the destruction of Haifa and Tel Aviv." | Addressing the National Army Day parade in the capital Tehran, he said Israel has received this message from Iran's armed forces as tensions continue to heighten between the arch-foes in the wake of recent airstrikes in Syria that killed Iranian military advisors. | Flanked by top military commanders, Raisi said the message of Iran's National Army Day, observed on April 18 every year, is a "message of peace and friendship for countries in the region."

| Anadolu Agency | (2023-04-18). From Mughals to riots: What is India removing from its school textbooks? tribune.com.pk Millions of visitors are awestruck every year by the beauty of the iconic Taj Mahal, a 17th-century marble mausoleum in northern India built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife. | Not only is the Taj Mahal considered the jewel of Muslim art in India but people across the globe, visiting historical monuments —mausoleums to forts to mosques — shower praise on the Mughals who gifted such monuments to the South Asian populous nation. | In Indian schools, however, not everyone would get to know in-depth details about the Mughals, as many textbooks, published by the autonomous National Cou…

| REUTERS | (2023-04-18). Qatar and UAE in process of restoring diplomatic ties. tribune.com.pk Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are restoring diplomatic ties and reopening embassies, officials said on Tuesday, more than two years after Arab states ended a boycott of Doha that had shattered the Western-allied Gulf Arab bloc. | "At present, the activation of diplomatic ties, which will include the reopening of embassies, is under process between both countries," a UAE official said in a statement in response to a question from Reuters. | Qatar's international media office, in a statement, confirmed that "work is underway to reopen the respective embassies as soon as possible". | A Gulf official sa…

| REUTERS | (2023-04-18). Stress seen as major cause of Indian military fratricides, suicides. tribune.com.pk The arrest of an Indian soldier over the killing of four others at a military base has brought into focus the issue of fratricide in the country's military and paramilitary forces. | Fratricide, in military parlance, refers to a soldier or security personnel killing their own colleagues. | Multiple studies over the last two decades have attributed fratricides and suicides in India's armed forces to stress and depression. | On Monday, police in the northern border state of Punjab said they had arrested the soldier at Bathinda military base following the killing of four colleagues at the base last week. | The ar…

| REUTERS | (2023-04-18). Fire kills 21 in a Beijing hospital. tribune.com.pk Twenty-one people were killed after a fire broke out in the east wing of the inpatient department of a hospital in China's capital Beijing, the Beijing Daily reported on Tuesday. | The fire broke out at around 12: 57pm (0457 GMT) and was extinguished at around 13: 33pm after an emergency team rushed to the scene of the accident in Beijing's Changfeng Hospital, according to the Beijing Daily. | A total of 71 people were evacuated and transferred after the rescue work. | Also read: China ready to facilitate resumption of peace talks between Palestine, Israel: FM | As of 6pm (1000 GMT), 21 had died after being tran…

Grace Storrie (2023-04-17). Weekly Round-Up: NHS strikes, Sudan in crisis, and US intelligence leaks. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news The NHS faced further strike action this week, with 47,000 junior doctors participating in a four-day walkout. The Health Secretary, Steve Barclay, has said the British Medical Association's (BMA) demand for a pay restoration to 2008 levels is 'unreasonable'. Negotiations have stalled over the effective 35% pay rise demand. Meanwhile, on Friday the …

_____ (2023-04-17). Du≈°an Kovaƒçeviƒá: The World Will Never Be the Way It Used to Be. strategic-culture.org This article is based on the Sputnik: Dusan, our previous interview ended with the statement that more monkeys entered into 'a taaaank'. It appears that your admonitions have come true. Let me ask you at the beginning of this interview how close to disaster are we indeed? | DK: The fear of the war in Ukraine turning into the Third World War, God forbid, is so present…

_____ (2023-04-17). So Much Lying From the International Monetary Fund. strategic-culture.org Remarkably, during her visit to Ghana in late March 2023, US Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the US Treasury Department's Office of Technical Assistance will 'deploy a full-time resident advisor in 2023 to Accra to assist the Ministry of Finance in developing and executing medium- to long-term reforms needed to improve debt sustainability and support a competitive, dynamic government debt market'.

_____ (2023-04-17). The Israeli Attack on South Lebanon and Al Aqsa Crisis. strategic-culture.org The surprise agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia signed on March 10 may hold the key political reconciliation in Lebanon. | The Palestinian resistance group Hamas attacked Israel with rockets coming from South Lebanon on April 6. The resistance was responding to the repeated attacks on Palestinians praying inside the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem during the holy month of Ramadan. | Extremist Jewish settlers had insisted on going to the Mosque, against long standing traditions, which provoked tensions and the Israeli police used brutal tactics on the Palestinians praying, including beating women and arresting 40…

_____ (2023-04-17). The Slow Art of Whole-of-Government 'Warfare'. strategic-culture.org Simple survival may become more pressing than addressing Macron's speculative musings about the EU becoming a Third Force, Alastair Crooke writes. | The Washington Post tells us that President Macron's China jaunt has created an

_____ (2023-04-17). Waiting for the End of the World. strategic-culture.org Pepe ESCOBAR | Elvis Costello We cannot even begin to fathom the non-stop ripple effects deriving from the 2023 geopolitical earthquake that shook the world: Putin and Xi, in Moscow, de facto signaling the This has been the ultimate anathema for rarified…

Adbeel Barbosa (2023-04-17). Rusia-China, amistad sin fronteras. globalizacion.ca El pasado 21 de marzo del 2023, se reafirmó la gran relación de dos potencias que buscan profundizar su cooperación en ámbitos como el uso de la moneda nacional china (yuan) para transacciones internacionales, materia energética, donde Rusia ayudará a…

Adrián Sotelo Valencia (2023-04-17). Los BRICS ponen en jaque la hegemonía del dólar. globalizacion.ca El Nuevo Banco de Desarrollo (NBD) de los BRICS acordado entre China y Brasil (13 de abril 2023 en Shanghái, China), pone en jaque al sistema capitalista-imperialista monetario y financiero internacional nacido de los Acuerdos de Bretton Woods de 1944…

Alasdair Baverstock (2023-04-17). Bicycle sharing program booms in Mexico City. america.cgtn.com Mexico City is seeing a trend away from four wheels, in favor of two, on its roads. As one of the most traffic congested cities in the world, authorities there are investing heavily in bicycling infrastructure, to encourage more people to make the transition.

Alexander Rubinstein (2023-04-17). Enslavement of African migrants 'big business' in Libya thanks to EU funding — UN. thegrayzone.com An investigation by the United Nations has concluded that money provided by the European Union to state entities in Libya has facilitated crimes against humanity ranging from forced labor and sexual slavery to torture. Through its financial support of the Libyan Coast Guard and the Libyan Directorate for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), the European Union has aided and abetted crimes against humanity, according to a recent UN report. On March 27, 2023, the United Nations released the findings of a …

americanthinker (2023-04-17). Can you convict a ham sandwich? americanthinker.com What if the ham sandwich's name is Donald Trump?>

americanthinker (2023-04-17). Governor Gavin Newsom, These California Law Enforcement Leaders are Calling You Out. americanthinker.com They are at wit's end regarding the unintended consequences of Assembly Bill 109, the California Public Safety Realignment Act, for serial low-level felony offenders.

americanthinker (2023-04-17). Smart Senate Candidates Are Building Their Own Databases. americanthinker.com Political campaigns, like marketing campaigns, will be won or lost by who can best profile their voters, inspire them to action, and get them out to vote.

americanthinker (2023-04-17). What Is Happening in Our Schools? americanthinker.com Would you like your tenth-grader to be instructed to write a sexual fantasy for school? It's not a hypothetical scenario.

americanthinker (2023-04-17). With The Barbarians In The Gates, We May Need Our Own Barbarians. americanthinker.com Too few conservatives realize the ideological heft we must bring to push back against the left's complete victory in America's war of ideas.

americanthinker (2023-04-17). Another race storm is in the making in Kansas City after the shooting of a black teen. americanthinker.com The name, office address, phone number, and email address of the prosecutor already have been publicized in an effort to target, intimidate, and interfere with the course of justice.

americanthinker (2023-04-17). Biden is losing Latin America. americanthinker.com Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, is making a big trip to Latin America this week to win friends and influence people. It's worse than it looks.

americanthinker (2023-04-17). Biden is losing the Middle East. americanthinker.com For the first time in a century, the U.S. and Europe are on the outs, and Russia and China are the new arbiters of the Middle East.

americanthinker (2023-04-17). Bodyguard foils attempted assassination of Japanese PM Kishida. americanthinker.com In the wake of the assassination for former prime minister Shinzo Abe less than a year ago, another wannabe assassin was thwarted by a quick-acting bodyguard protecting the current prime minister, Fumio Kishida.

americanthinker (2023-04-17). California utilities prepare to go full socialist. americanthinker.com California politicians have started the state on a path in which products aren't priced by their market value but by the buyer's wealth.

americanthinker (2023-04-17). 'Explosion kills 18,000 cows,' reports say, and no questions asked. americanthinker.com What kind of explosion could possibly cause the death of 18,000 cattle?! This is a bovine Hiroshima or Nagasaki!

americanthinker (2023-04-17). FBI planned to infiltrate the Catholic Church; media yawn. americanthinker.com Neither the media nor the Biden administration seems at all concerned.

americanthinker (2023-04-17). Google chief thinks its big AI innovations are best placed in the hands of government regulators —60 Minutes. americanthinker.com All that tech brilliance on display, and he thinks it had best be turned over to wokester regulators in the social sciences who couldn't write a line of code if they tried.

americanthinker (2023-04-17). It matters that MrBeast's sidekick has announced that he's 'transgender'. americanthinker.com You may not have heard of MrBeast, but your children and grandchildren almost certainly have.

americanthinker (2023-04-17). Hell, no: Senate Republicans should not 'help out' Democrats on the matter of Feinstein's judicial seat. americanthinker.com Democrats have made their bed and must lie in it.

americanthinker (2023-04-17). Pro-DeSantis super-PAC runs ad telling Trump to 'fight Democrats'. americanthinker.com Saving the country from another term of a Democrat president takes priority over any politician's personal ambition in my book.

americanthinker (2023-04-17). Rep. Katie Porter attacks Riley Gaines, gets her head handed to her by Piers Morgan and Bill Maher as audience applauds. americanthinker.com Watch and enjoy, especially the part at the end, where Porter shoots Piers Morgan an intense hairy eyeball stare of death because she doesn't like sitting in the ruins of her argument.

americanthinker (2023-04-17). The media care only about mass shootings that agitate white women. americanthinker.com The low-key interest in a mass shooting in Alabama illustrates perfectly that the media aren't opposed to mass shootings as a general matter.

Amy Goodman (2023-04-17). A Draconian New Anti-LGBTQ Bill in Uganda Could Impose Death Penalty. truthout.org Full interview with Ugandan LGBTQ activist Frank Mugisha about a draconian new anti-gay bill the country is on the verge of imposing, which makes it a crime to identify as queer, considers all same-sex conduct to be nonconsensual, and even allows for the death penalty in certain cases. This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow. |

Ann Brown (2023-04-17). Dr. Billy Williams: 8 Things Life Insurance Agents Must Learn. moguldom.com If there is ever anything anyone wants to know about being a life insurance agent, Billy R. Williams would be the person to consult. In life insurance circles, Williams is considered one of the world's foremost authorities on building and growing an insurance agency. The founder and president of Inspire a Nation Business Mentoring Services, …

Ann Brown (2023-04-17). Study: Black Americans Live Longer When There Are More Black Doctors In The County. moguldom.com Time and again, it has been stressed that representation matters. Studies have shown it matters in education. It matters in the judicial system. And a new study shows it matters in the medical field. Yet, only about 5.7 percent of doctors in the U.S. identify as Black or African American, according to the latest data from …

Ann Brown (2023-04-17). Ralph Yarl Mistakenly Rings Doorbell at Wrong House, Shot in Head Twice. moguldom.com A white homeowner in Kansas City, Missouri, shot and wounded a Black teenager who had gone to the wrong home to pick up his siblings on April 13. Ralph Yarl, 16, was "shot twice and struck in the head and arm," his family's attorneys said in a statement. He remains hospitalized. "Despite the severity of …

Anonymous103 (2023-04-17). BREAKING: Russian FAB-500 Heavy Bombs Reportedly Began Destroying Ukrainian Grouping In Bakhmut. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On the evening of April 17, the western part of Bakhmut was inflamed by large fire. According to preliminary reports, the Ukrainian military positions were hit by Russian high-precision FAB-500 bombs with planning and correction modules. | Presumably, at least one strike hit the fortified area of the Ukrainian 241st Territorial Defense Brigade near Khromovo and the motocross track in Bakhmut. Another strike reportedly hit the intersection of the roads used for transfer of Ukrainian ammu…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-17). UPDATED: First German Leopard 2A4 Tank Destroyed By Ukrainian Soldiers. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageUPDATE: The tank was damaged as a result of a collision with another tank. | Polish Army Reserve Officer Piotr Pavelka commented on the incident: Ukrainian soldiers who are still training on the Polish Leopard 2A4 just drove into each other. Apparently, something went wrong, that one of the tanks drove another on the armor, and the one who drove on the armor crashed into the tower, tearing it out of the hull. Well, to be honest, I don't remember such clumsy car control anywhere else. | The p…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-17). German-Made Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank (Infographics). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-04-17). Military Overview: Northern Donbass Front Lines Inflamed By Heavy Battles. southfront.org US Hummer on fire | Today, the Bakhmut region seems to be the battlefield of the Ukrainian war. However, heavy fighting is ongoing along the entire front line in the Donbass, including in the northern Kupyansk-Svatovo-Kremennaya region. The front line in this area has remained mostly stable since Russia's retreat from the Kharkiv region months ago. | The town of Kremennaya is the key to the north of the Luhansk People's Republic. If the Armed Forces of Ukraine manage to break through in the area of…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-17). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 17, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Russian Army took control of remaining areas in the south of Bakhmut 2 Railway Station; | Clashes are ongoing in the Selyshche district; | Clashes are ongoing near Chaikovskoho street; | Clashes are ongoing near the Avangard stadium; | Clashes are ongoing near May 9 street. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : |

Anonymous103 (2023-04-17). Military Situation In Donbass On April 17, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Russian Army artillery struck the positions of the AFU near Chasov Yar; | The Russian Army artillery struck the positions of the AFU near Konstantinovka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Avdiivka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in the western part of Mariinka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut; | Up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 armored vehicle, 1 howitzer were d…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-17). Military Situation In Iraq On April 17, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 16, the US reportedly shot down an unidentified quadcopter over the Baghdad airport; | On April 16, the PMU's 30th Brigade arrested an ISIS terrorists in Nineveh province; | On April 16, the PMU's 52nd Brigade started a security operation in the eastern areas of Salah al-Din province against the ISIS elements; | A delegation from Iran's Ministry of Intelligence reportedly visited the Iraqi Kurdistan region late last week to follow up on the Iran-Iraq security agr…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-17). The Incompetent Way That Putin Handled the Buildup to the Invasion of Ukraine. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Under international law, any nation's right to self-defense is more fundamental than any other national right. When two nations are at war against each other, one — the one that starts the war — is called "the aggressor" and under international law is blamed for the war — and the other is called "the defender" or the victim of that aggressor, and…

Anonymous765 (2023-04-17). Bloody Easter On Ukrainian Front Lines. southfront.org |

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). A Condolence Message on the Passing of Dr. Benjamin B. Ferencz. transcend.org I shocked to hear the news of the passing of Dr. Benjamin B. Ferencz, on 7 April 2023, at the age of 103 and express condolences to his family members.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). Al-Aqsa Mosque Waiting for the Arab Leaders. transcend.org 12 Apr 2023 – How do you contemplate wisdom, reason and respect for tolerance and decency out of the political chaos, blind terror, religious awe, and moral and intellectual hatred filled trajectory submerged in inhuman action?>

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). All Roads Lead to Beijing. transcend.org 15 Apr 2023 – This is the tale of two pilgrims following the road that really matters in the young 21st century; one coming from NATOstan and another one from BRICS. Let's start with Le Petit Roi, Emmanuel Macron.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). Benjamin Ferencz, Champion of World Law, Leaves a Strong Heritage on Which to Build. transcend.org 14 Apr 2023 – World Citizen Benjamin Ferencz died on 7 Apr 2023 at the age of 103, leaving a strong heritage of action for world law on which we can build. He was particularly active in the creation of the International Criminal Court in the Hague.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). BRICS: A New Leader's Big Banking Opportunity to Improve Global Development. transcend.org 12 Apr 2023 – Will the New Development Bank and the Contingent Reserve Arrangement be able to fulfill their original mission with the arrival of the new bank president Dilma Rousseff?>

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). Can You Fight for Climate Justice Without Being Antiwar? transcend.org 14 Apr 2023 – Can organizations sincerely say they are leading the climate justice fight without also being unapologetically antiwar? Short answer — no. Here's why: The US military is the planet's largest single emitter of greenhouse gasses and consumer of oil,…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). Cognitive Navigation of the Elements as Indicative Strategic Metaphors. transcend.org 14 Apr 2023 – Engagement via Technomimicry with Global Entanglement of Earth, Air, Fire and Water – Much is made of the possibility of being a part of community and of society more generally. Hence the many references to participation.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). Daniel Ellsberg Has Foiled Those Who Want Him Confined to the Past. transcend.org 11 Apr 2023 – In just a few words — "those who control the present, control the past and those who control the past control the future" — George Orwell summed up why narratives about history can be crucial.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). Finland's NATO Move Leaves Others to Carry On the "Helsinki Spirit" transcend.org On 4 Apr 2023, Finland became the 31st member of the NATO military alliance. The 830-mile border between Finland and Russia is now by far the longest border between any NATO country and Russia. The Finnish border comes within 100 miles of Severomorsk, where Russia's Northern Fleet and 13 of its 23 nuclear-armed submarines are based.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). (Franàßais) Brésil : La ´ malédiction de l'or ª en territoire Yanomani—une tragédie préméditée. transcend.org 3 avril 2023 – Riches en ressources minérales, les terres indigènes du Brésil, malgré les protections légales, sont soumises à une pression intense. Les mineurs illégaux, en quête d'or, ont multiplié les incursions, les exactions contre les communautés et les atteintes à l'environnement, dans une dynamique qui rappelle les pires heures de la conquête coloniale.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). If the U.S. Can't Boss the World, It Will Spitefully Destroy It. transcend.org 13 Apr 2023 – Unable to accept the reality of a growing multipolar world order, U.S. elites are willing to risk nuclear war.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). Lichens and the Meaning of Life. transcend.org We Are Lichens on a Grand Scale…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). Lula and Xi Jinping Sign 15 Partnership Agreements in Beijing. transcend.org 14 Apr 2023 – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed today in Beijing 15 trade and partnership agreements. Lula was received at the Great Hall of the People, seat of the Chinese government. Find the joint communique released by the two presidents here in English.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). Superbugs among Top 10 Threats to Whole Cycle of Life. transcend.org 11 Apr 2023 – Research after research, scientists renew their alerts of the dangers of human-driven 'superbugs' — bacterias and pathogens that do not respond to antimicrobials, increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). The Bombing of Nord Stream — This Act of War against Europe Requires Congressional Investigation. transcend.org 6 Apr 2023 – President Biden's own statements predicting the end of Nord Stream , preliminary to the devastating attack on its infrastructure, point to the necessity of determining whether or not the president was speaking from his singularly informed position of the Chief Executive, as Hersh indicated.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). The Cup of Life — La Copa de la Vida (Music Video of the Week). transcend.org Official Song Soccer World Cup France 1998 – Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin opens the Festival de Viña del Mar 2014 in Chile in a big way.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). The IMF Has Just Unveiled a New Global Currency Known as the "Universal Monetary Unit" That Is Supposed to Revolutionize the World Economy. transcend.org 13 Apr 2023 – A new global currency just launched, but 99 percent of the global population has no idea. The "Universal Monetary Unit", also known as "Unicoin", is an "international central bank digital currency" that has been designed to work in conjunction with all existing national currencies.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). Two Thirds of the UNSC Supported Investigation of the Nord Stream Bombing: Rejected. transcend.org 10 Apr 2023 – 72% of the UN Security Council, Measured by Population, Supported Russia's Resolution Calling for the UN to Investigate the Nord Stream Pipeline Bombing, But it Was Rejected Anyway…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). U.S. Hypocrisy toward the World Is another Way of Saying, 'Don't Do as We Do, Do as We Say'. transcend.org 7 Apr 2023 – The U.S./NATO alliance's ulterior motives have been evident, for those who care to directly look at the situation and to directly understand it.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). Ukraine a 'Non-Existent Country' Financially — Orban. transcend.org 14 Apr 2023 – The conflict will end as soon as the West stops giving money to Kiev, the Hungarian PM has insisted.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). US Hit by 'Worst Leak of Secret Documents since Edward Snowden'. transcend.org 10 Apr 2023 – More than 100 classified items relating to Ukraine, China, the Middle East, the Pacific and terrorism published on social media.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). Who Is Jack Teixeira, the Man Arrested over Pentagon Files Leak? transcend.org 13 Apr 2023 – Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old air national guardsman suspect in the leak of classified intelligence documents is youthful looking, like his teenage friends in the online group where the documents were leaked. Today the FBI arrested Teixeira and were searching his home.

Ariel Goldstein (2023-04-17). Lecciones de Brasil y Chile para entender las dificultades de Milei. globalizacion.ca Considerando lo sucedido en las elecciones de 2018 en Brasil y 2021 en Chile, presentamos una clave interpretativa que nos muestra las dificultades que tiene Milei para ganar la elección de 2023 en Argentina. | En ambos países, gobernaba una derecha…

Binoy Kampmark (2023-04-17). The Leaking Republic: The Pentagon's Take on Information Security. dissidentvoice.org For years, US intelligence officials could hold their allies, notably the British, in contempt for leaking like sinking vessels and harbouring such espionage luminaries as the Cambridge Five. The whirligig of time has returned the favour with the latest leak from the US Department of Defense. They pose a question pregnant with relevance: Do Washington's …

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-17). Lockheed Martin Got $106 From the Average Taxpayer, While Renewables Got Just $6. truthout.org The average U.S. taxpayer in 2022 spent over four times as much on Pentagon contractors than on primary and secondary education, according to the annual Tax Day analysis published in recent days by the Institute for Policy Studies' National Priorities Project. NPP found that, on average, American taxpayers contributed $1,087 to Pentagon contractors, compared with $270 for K-12 education. |

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-17). Oxfam shows US billionaires almost a third richer today than when covid hit. nationofchange.org "At a time when the ultrawealthy are amassing historic and dangerous levels of wealth, a federal wealth tax offers a vital and necessary tool for directly redressing extreme wealth inequality."

Carl Gibson (2023-04-17). What American media won't tell us about the Putin/XI Meeting, Part II. nationofchange.org An authoritarian approach to such a threat can never work — democracies have to lead.

Chris Hedges (2023-04-17). Taking back our universities from corporate apparatchiks. therealnews.com This article originally appeared in New Brunswick, N.J. — Here are some of the senior administrators I did not see joining us on the picket lines set up by

Chris Walker (2023-04-17). Protests Erupt After White Man Shoots Black 16-Year-Old for Ringing Doorbell. truthout.org Protests erupted on Sunday in a Kansas City, Missouri, neighborhood after a white homeowner shot a Black teen twice after the teen mistakenly rang the man's doorbell while trying to pick up his younger brothers. Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old high school junior, was attempting to pick up his brothers from a house on 115th Terrace in the city. When he rang the doorbell of a house on 115th Street by… |

Chris Walker (2023-04-17). Republicans Attend NRA Convention the Same Weekend as 9 Mass Shootings. truthout.org President Joe Biden has denounced Republicans' allegiance to the gun lobby in response to a spate of mass shootings over the weekend, noting that many GOP presidential contenders spent the weekend pushing for gun deregulation at a convention for the National Rifle Association (NRA). From the start of the year through April 16, there have been 163 mass shootings in the U.S., with an average of more… |

Dan Collyns (2023-04-17). Growing illegal mining activities in Peru power human trafficking. america.cgtn.com Recent research in Peru shows illegal mining and other criminal economies have grown exponentially in recent years. That has also caused an increase in human trafficking which impacts particularly women and girls from poor backgrounds.

Dana Sanchez (2023-04-17). Elon Musk: The US Government, Intelligence Agencies Had Access To Twitter Backdoor, Ability To Spy On Direct Messages. moguldom.com Twitter CEO Elon Musk said it blew his mind to learn that the U.S. government had "full access" to read direct, private messages sent through the social network before he took over. The previous Twitter management had ties to government agencies which demanded that certain content be flagged or banned, Musk said in an excerpt …

Daniel Kovalik (2023-04-17). Five Years Ago in Nicaragua: A Coup Attempt Begins. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Kovalik and John Perry — Apr 12, 2023 | Five years ago, Nicaragua was subject to a violent attempted coup that lasted from April through July, 2018. In the first of four articles, we look at how it was planned and how it started. | In the first few months of 2018, Nicaragua hardly appeared to be a strong candidate for an attempted coup. Daniel Ortega's government had an 80 per cent approval rating in a poll a few months earlier. There had been eight years of

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-17). Brazil's Lula Says US Should Stop 'Encouraging' Ukraine War. news.antiwar.com Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in China on Saturday that the US should stop "encouraging" the war in Ukraine and seek peace instead. "The United States needs to stop encouraging war and start talking about peace. The European Union needs to start talking about peace so that we can convince Putin and …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-17). Leaked Document Reveals the US Spying on the UN Secretary-General. news.antiwar.com Classified documents allegedly leaked by Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira have revealed that the US is closely spying on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and is not happy with his engagement with Moscow. Several documents detail Guterres' communications, including one that accuses him of "undermining" efforts to take action against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-17). Rep. Gaetz Resolution Would Make Biden Disclose Number of US Troops in Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Monday introduced a resolution that would require President Biden to disclose the number of US troops inside Ukraine and share all documents outlining US military assistance for Kyiv with the House. If the resolution is passed, it would require President Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to share the …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-17). Report: 200 US Military Trainers are Now in Taiwan. news.antiwar.com The US has sent over 200 troops to Taiwan, significantly increasing the US military presence on the island, Taiwan News reported on Monday. The report cited sources who spoke with Up Media and said US Indo-Pacific Command deployed more than 200 personnel to Taiwan to assist the island's armed forces with training. The Taiwanese news …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-17). Ukraine Rejects Iraqi Offer to Mediate Negotiations With Russia. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Monday rejected an Iraqi offer to mediate talks between Ukraine and Russia during a visit to Baghdad, his first since the Russian invasion. Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met with Kuleba and called for a ceasefire, saying it was the same message he gave to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-17). US Sails Warship Through Taiwan Strait After China's Live-Fire Drills. news.antiwar.com The US sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, a few days after China concluded live-fire exercises in the area in response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California. The US Navy's Seventh Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius made the passage. The Seventh Fleet framed …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-17). Yellen Says Sanctions Risk US Dollar Hegemony. news.antiwar.com Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday acknowledged that US economic sanctions risk the hegemony of the US dollar as the world's reserve currency as they push targeted countries to seek alternatives. "There is a risk when we use financial sanctions that are linked to the role of the dollar that over time it could undermine …

Dean Baker (2023-04-17). Imagine a World Where CEOs Get Paid $3 Million a Year. cepr.net Okay, that may not be as dramatic as imagining world peace, but hey, I'm an economist. And, as I will argue, more reasonably paid CEOs would be a pretty big deal. Just to set the table, CEOs have always been well-paid. At least in principle, it is a demanding job requiring skills in many areas. …

Dr. Emanuel Garcia (2023-04-17). Corona Wars Have Exposed Institutional Corruption: The Fulcrum of Autonomy in a Brave New World of Healthcare. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Gilbert Doctorow (2023-04-17). øQué dicen los rusos sobre la filtración de la inteligencia estadounidense? globalizacion.ca

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-04-17). Beef Producers Panic Over mRNA Vaccine News. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Mark Trozzi (2023-04-17). Canadian Hero, Former Ontario MPP and Whistleblower Randy Hillier. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Peter McCullough (2023-04-17). Novel Vaccine Technologies in Veterinary Medicine: A Herald to Human Medicine Vaccines. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2023-04-17). History: The Origins of the Polish-Ukrainian Conflict: West Ukraine and Greater Poland. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). Optimism boosted by commercial recovery. ecns.cn China's commercial real estate market will see a recovery in 2023, with the logistics and industrial sectors being bright spots, according to Anthony Couse, CEO of JLL Asia Pacific, an international real estate services provider.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). The largest-ever Canton Fair opens in Guangzhou. ecns.cn The largest-ever China Import and Export Fair, the 133rd, was opened offline in Guangzhou on April 15, with the exhibition area and the number of exhibitors hitting a record high, National Business Daily reported on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). Stronger-than-expected economic indicators portend robust recovery momentum. ecns.cn Recently released indicators show that China's economy continues to maintain momentum in stabilization and recovery during the first quarter, with some sectors performing better than expected despite the lackluster global economic growth outlook.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). Shenzhen forum attracts overseas professionals. ecns.cn More than 7,600 middle- to high-end jobs were on offer at the 21st Conference on International Exchange of Professionals held in Shenzhen, Guangdong province over the weekend, an event that also emphasized scientific exchange and international collaboration.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). Report: Salaries for new recruits rise, but slower. ecns.cn The average monthly salary for new recruits in 38 major cities including Beijing and Shanghai saw a slight rise in the first quarter of this year as employers remain cautious about labor costs due to the current status of the economy.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). AIIB head calls climate change 'wolf' at door. ecns.cn A prominent participant in the recent World Bank/International Monetary Fund meeting used an analogy to describe the challenges to secure funding to fight climate change.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). CBA imposes harshest-ever punishment on Jiangsu Dragons, Shanghai Sharks. ecns.cn Chinese Basketball Association on Monday imposed the harshest-ever punishment in league history on the Jiangsu Dragons and Shanghai Sharks for unsportsmanship conduct involving the two clubs.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). China willing to work with Russia on global security, stability. ecns.cn China is willing to work with Russia to make new contributions to maintaining world and regional security and stability,State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu said on Sunday while meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). PLA tracks U.S. warship in Taiwan Strait. ecns.cn The Chinese military followed and monitored a United States warship that sailed through the Taiwan Strait, a spokesman said on Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). CBA president Yao grieving over Shanghai, Jiangsu punishments. ecns.cn Yao Ming, China's basketball icon and current president of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), expressed his deep grief over the latest punishments against the Shanghai Sharks and the Jiangsu Dragons.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). Rocket that will carry Tianzhou ship to space arrives at launch center. ecns.cn The Long March 7 carrier rocket tasked with lifting the Tianzhou 6 cargo spaceship has recently been transported to the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, according to China Manned Space Agency.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). Death toll rises to 97 as fighting rages in Sudan. ecns.cn Clashes in Sudan's capital Khartoum raged for a third day, raising the death toll to 97, said a Sudanese doctors' union in a statement early Monday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). China announces tax exemption for imported exhibits at Canton Fair. ecns.cn Imported exhibits within the duty-free quota sold during the Canton Fair 2023 will be exempt from import duty, import value-added tax, and consumption tax, according to Chinese authorities on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). Putin meets Chinese defense minister on ties. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu here on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). PLA fully monitors and keeps high-level alert on U.S. warship sailing through the Taiwan Straits. ecns.cn The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese PLA fully monitored the U.S. warship's passing operations, maintaining a high-level alert at all times and resolutely defending national sovereignty and security: spokesperson on USS Milius sailing through the Taiwan Straits.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). Naughty Beijing Zoo giant panda again goes viral. ecns.cn With a round head and fluffy face, giant panda Meng Lan at the Beijing Zoo has again gone viral for his naughty behavior, CCTV News reported.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). World's largest luxury ro-ro passenger vessel sets sail from Guangzhou. ecns.cn The world's largest ro-ro passenger ship is 237 meters long and 33 meters wide. It is designed for 2,500 passengers and 800 vehicles. With 13 decks and 533 luxury guest rooms, the ship is China's most advanced ro-ro passenger vessel.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). Water-splashing festival celebrated in Yunnan. ecns.cn People splash water on one another during the festival to wash away all the bad luck from the previous year and begin a new year of happiness and good fortune.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). SpaceX to launch Starship. ecns.cn The SpaceX Starship is seen on its Boca Chica launchpad after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted a long-awaited license allowing SpaceX to launch the rocket to orbit for the first time, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S., April 16, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). China launches Fengyun-3 07 satellite. ecns.cn The satellite will provide services for weather forecasting, disaster prevention and mitigation, climate change response and ecological conservation.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). Tallest tree in karst area found in Guangxi. ecns.cn The diameter of the 150-year-old tree is 132.4 centimeters, with a crown width of 31 meters by 25 meters, and a trunk volume of 23.3 cubic meters.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). Giant panda to celebrate second birthday in Malaysia. ecns.cn As the third cub to mother Liang Liang and father Xing Xing, Sheng Yi is to celebrate its second birthday on May 31. Giant pandas Sheng Yi and Yi Yi will return to China soon.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). Orchid mantis spotted in Yunnan. ecns.cn An orchid mantis hides in orchid flowers at Ning'er County, southwest China's Yunan Province. The orchid mantis is the only masquerader that resembles an entire blooming flower, making it an excellent model of conspicuous masquerade.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). Insights丨Brazilian scholar: China, Brazil are mutually important for both countries' development. ecns.cn Karin Costa Vazquez, researcher at Fudan University and Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), indicates that President Lula's visit to China is of great significance to both countries, and the yuan-clearing deal signals that both countries are invested in boosting post-pandemic recovery.

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). Sudan's military conflict leaves dozens dead. ecns.cn The clash between the army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued overnight into its third day. At least 83 people have been killed and 1,126 others wounded since April 13.

Editor (2023-04-17). BRICS Bank de-dollarizing, promises 30% of loans in local currencies, new chief Dilma Rousseff says. mronline.org The new chief of the BRICS bloc's New Development Bank, Brazil's leftist ex-President Dilma Rousseff, revealed they are gradually moving away from the U.S. dollar, promising at least 30% of loans in local currencies of members.

Editor (2023-04-17). Florida's abortion ban and "pro-life" hypocrisy. mronline.org Women's lives are on the line after Ron DeSantis, notoriously ultra-right Governor of Florida, signed a six-week abortion ban.

Editor (2023-04-17). India: Freak weather, heat waves and coming monsoons: Climate change. mronline.org SUMMER has well and truly set in all over India. Monthly average temperatures in February have been the hottest since 1901.

Editor (2023-04-17). The U.S. Navy and climate change. mronline.org If one were only to read the headlines over the last two years, it might seem as if the U.S. military is late to the problem of climate change. However, as a large emitter of greenhouse gasses (51 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents in 2019 alone), the U.S. military has been researching, anticipating, and planning for the effects of climate change for decades.

Editor (2023-04-17). How NATO States Sponsored ICC Prosecutor's Putin Arrest Warrant. scheerpost.com ICC prosecutor general Karim Khan raised millions from NATO states by crafting an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin while freezing investigations into well-documented US and Israeli war crimes. Along the way, he won powerful friends in Washington, London, Kiev — and Hollywood.

Editor (2023-04-17). British Media's Deception on 'Disinformation'. scheerpost.com By John McEvoy and Mark Curtis / Declassified UK The U.K. government has poured over £25 million into private "counter-disinformation" organisations since January 2018 and four of these are directed by people linked to the British or U.S. foreign policy establishment. Yet, while publishing information deriving from these groups, much of it on the Ukraine war, media …

Editor (2023-04-17). Julian Assange, WikiLeaks & War Crimes | Peter Mertens Meets Stella Assange. scheerpost.com Peter Mertens of the Workers' Party of Belgium spoke to Stella Assange ahead of the four year anniversary of the unjust imprisonment of Julian Assange…

Editor (2023-04-17). TIKTOK: Chinese "Trojan Horse" Is Run By State Department Officials. scheerpost.com

Ediz Tiyansan (2023-04-17). Montana lawmakers approve TikTok ban. america.cgtn.com Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Montana approved a bill last week that would ban the social media app TikTok on all personal devices. If signed by the governor, the law could take effect in January 2024. The move comes as the U.S. Congress …

Eleanor J. Bader (2023-04-17). Educators and Publishers Are Fighting the Right's Attempt to Erase Black History. truthout.org Judicial Watch (JW), a deeply conservative 29-year-old Washington, D.C.-based group that describes itself as a "non-partisan education foundation," asserts that our military is "headed down the dark alley of anti-American wokeism." As JW sees it, the U.S. Air Force Academy is an egregious offender because it "has made race and gender instruction a top priority in the training of cadets. |

Ernst Wolff (2023-04-17). World Economic Forum: The Global Shadow Elite. globalresearch.ca

Fight Back (2023-04-17). Minnesotans defend medical abortion. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On Saturday, April 15, 30 protesters gathered to oppose a recent Texas court ruling that threatens to revoke FDA approval for mifepristone, a drug used in more than half of U.S. abortions. The protest was organized by the Minnesota Abortion Action Committee (MNAAC) in response to the call put out by Women's March for a National Day of Action defending medical abortion. | MNAAC member Sarah Murphy was first to address the crowd, as she explained the impact of the recent ruling, "Currently, mifepristone is still available in the 17 states where abortion is still legal. However, these lawsuits have…

Fight Back (2023-04-17). Minnesotans protest war spending on Tax Day. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On April 15, 70 protesters gathered in the cold spring rain to protest the U.S. federal government's use of their tax dollars to fund war instead of programs that would benefit people like education, environmental protection and healthcare. The protest was initiated by the MN Peace Action Coalition. | Sarah Martin, a longtime member of Women Against Military Madness, was one of the protest emcees and started off the protest explaining the sizable Pentagon budget, "It is very important that we're here to send an anti-war message on Tax Day. This past year the Pentagon and the U.S. military spent…

Fight Back (2023-04-17). Southern California Teamsters rally for a new contract. fightbacknews.org Orange, CA – On April 15, Teamsters in southern California held a rally around ongoing contract negotiations between the Teamsters and UPS. The rally was attended by hundreds of Teamsters from Locals 396 and 952 and featured speeches from Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien, Local 396 Secretary Treasurer Victor Mineros as well as rank-and-file members. | Currently, the union and the company are negotiating the Western and South Western Regional Supplements. Negotiations for the master contract, which covers the whole country, were set to begin on April 17, but according to a statement released by the union,…

Florence CGTN (2023-04-17). IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings wrap up. america.cgtn.com The IMF and World Bank insist their Spring Meetings finished with a "strong message of confidence and a willingness to cooperate," despite a key committee failing to agree on a joint statement about the challenges facing the global economy. Policymakers gathered in Washington, D.C. this past week amid …

Florence CGTN (2023-04-17). Potential Republican presidential candidates gather for NRA annual meeting. america.cgtn.com 2024 Republican hopefuls descended on Indianapolis, Indiana for the National Rifle Association's annual leadership summit, including former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence. They were seeking the blessing of the oldest and most powerful gun association in America, and as Toni …

Franc Contreras (2023-04-17). Economic power and potential of Nuevo Laredo land port. america.cgtn.com A major shift is underway in the global economy. And many economists are calling it the next phase of globalization. It follows the supply chain mishaps brought by the pandemic. Many U.S. companies are now reducing their reliance on factories in China and other parts …

Futuro Investigates (2023-04-17). Human Trafficking or a Guest Worker Program? H-2A's Systemic Issues Result in Catastrophic Violations. latinorebels.com In May 2018, Diego and Mario, two farmworkers who had entered the U.S. with H-2A visas, escaped their employer. Read why in the first of a two-part series by Futuro Investigates titled 'Head Down.'

Global Research News (2023-04-17). Selected Articles: Beware the Agents of Chaos. globalresearch.ca By Not a day passes without Americans witnessing another debacle in the nation's domestic and foreign policies that further grind down the last remaining threads …

Ian Parker (2023-04-17). Everything, everywhere, for everyone. greenleft.org.au Everything Everywhere All At Once deservedly scooped seven Oscars from eleven nominations, writes Ian Parker.

Igor Derysh (2023-04-17). Dominion-Fox News Defamation Trial Delayed Amid Reported Settlement Talks. truthout.org The judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News delayed the start of the trial until Tuesday amid reported settlement talks. Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis announced on Sunday that the start of the trial would be delayed by 24 hours after it was scheduled to kick off on Monday. No official reason was given for the delay but The Washington… |

imperial.ac.uk (2023-04-17). Imperial researchers team up with NASA to launch new citizen science study. imperial.ac.uk The cosmos is roaring with activity produced by the fourth state of matter — and now we can listen to it.

infobrics (2023-04-17). BRICS Nations Developing "New Currency" as Quest for Global De-Dollarization Accelerates. infobrics.org China and Brazil recently finalized a trade deal in their own currencies completely bypassing the dollar, but that's not the only bad news for the world's reserve currency…

infobrics (2023-04-17). Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Opens Office in Delhi to Enhance Trade. infobrics.org The Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry opened its office in New Delhi with an intention to enhance trade and economic cooperation, according to the official statement…

infobrics (2023-04-17). The World Is Changing at a Dizzying Pace. infobrics.org The world is changing at a dizzying pace. Two powerful blocs that can determine the future of humanity are rapidly solidifying…

infobrics (2023-04-17). EU in crisis: Eurosceptism persists in Italy, Greece, France, and Poland. infobrics.org Eurosceptism will only deepen as Brussels fails to deal with European issues.

infobrics (2023-04-17). Inter-EU relations plummeting over Macron's apparent China tilt. infobrics.org Somewhat surprisingly, despite increased NATO pressure, Macron has not only refused to take back his statements, but has even reiterated them, openly declaring that "being an ally does not mean being a vassal … [or] mean that we don't have the right to think for ourselves."

infobrics (2023-04-17). Russia's investigations about US biolabs concluded. infobrics.org According to Russia's parliamentary investigative committee, Washington would be working to create an "universal' genetically engineered bioweapon".

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-17). Enslavement of African Migrants 'Big Business' in Libya Thanks to EU Funding. libya360.wordpress.com Alexander Rubinstein An investigation by the United Nations has concluded that money provided by the European Union to state entities in Libya has facilitated crimes against humanity ranging from forced labor and sexual slavery to torture. Through its financial support of the Libyan Coast Guard and the Libyan Directorate for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-17). Nicaragua 2018: The Triumph of a Sovereign Future. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Sefton When reflecting on the significance of the defeat of the coup attempt in Nicaragua in 2018, it is easy to forget the regional context at that fateful moment and focus only on the terrible events in the national context. But it is also important to remember always that the ruling elites in the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-17). Sudan: Struggle for Power and Control May Lead to Civil War. libya360.wordpress.com Steven Sahiounie Sudan's capital Khartoum has turned into a war zone with a split in the military forces. The Sudanese army is battling the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) which is a paramilitary force, and the 10 million residents are taking cover to avoid the artillery exchanges, and air force operations against the RSF. Hospitals are reporting…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-17). TikTok: Chinese "Trojan Horse" is Run by U.S. State Department Officials. libya360.wordpress.com Alan Macleod Amid a national hysteria claiming the popular video-sharing app is a Chinese Trojan Horse, a MintPress News investigation has found dozens of ex-U.S. State Department officials working in key positions at TikTok. Many more individuals with backgrounds in the FBI, CIA and other departments of the national security state also hold influential posts at the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-17). U.S.-NATO Involvement in the 2014 Ukraine Coup and Maidan Massacre: The Soft Power Ecosystem and Beyond. libya360.wordpress.com Jim Cole Part I: Ukraine 2014: The Tipping Point of Terror [Source: youtube.com] The Psychology of Color Revolutions Color revolutions are U.S.-funded regime-change operations utilizing a sophisticated understanding of psychology, sociology and political organizing to foment and precipitate an "electoral revolution" resulting in a U.S. client state or one that meets other geopolitical purposes. They require…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-17). Ukraine 2014: The Tipping Point of Terror. libya360.wordpress.com Jim Cole Part II: U.S.-NATO Involvement in the 2014 Ukraine Coup and Maidan Massacre: The Soft Power Ecosystem and Beyond Anti-government protesters clash with police in Kyiv on February 20, 2014. [Source: nbcnews.com] The origins of the Ukraine War: U.S. and NATO involvement in the February 2014 Coup and Maidan Massacre, and their historical antecedents….

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-17). Ukraine: There is No Peace in Sight. libya360.wordpress.com Yevgeny Primakov and Dragan Vujicic I cannot guess the dates when the "old peace" will return and when the colonial leadership of the golden billion will end. I am not even sure that we will live to see that new world. I am afraid that even more difficult times are coming because the so-called golden billion will…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-17). US Rushes to Provoke War w/Growing Chinese Army: Admits Taiwan Will Be Destroyed. libya360.wordpress.com — US continues push for war with China over Taiwan's status; — Officially the US (and the UN) recognizes Taiwan as part of China, unofficially the US promotes separatism; — China's attempts to preserve its territorial integrity are depicted by Western governments and the media as "aggression;" — China's military capabilities continue to grow, matching…

Janine Jackson (2023-04-17). 'The U.S. incarcerates more immigrants than anywhere else in the World'. mronline.org CounterSpin interview with Silky Shah on detention center fire.

Javier Tolcachier (2023-04-17). La geopolítica de la complementación, hacia un nuevo modo de abordar las diferencias. globalizacion.ca En el campo de las relaciones internacionales, dos líneas de pensamiento han dominado la geopolítica del siglo XX, el realismo y el idealismo. El realismo preconiza la competencia de los Estados basada en el "interés nacional" y una "anarquía" asentada…

Jen Deerinwater (2023-04-17). Canada Has "Been Failing My Family for Over 100 Years," Says Indigenous Activist. truthout.org On May 16, 2022, the remains of Rebecca Contois, a member of O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation, was discovered in a garbage bin outside the home of the suspected murderer, Jeremy Skibicki. More of her remains were later discovered at the Brady Road landfill in Winnipeg, Canada. Months later, the bodies of Marcedes Myran and Morgan Harris, both from Long Plain First Nation, were presumed by police to… |

Jeremy Loffredo, Max Blumenthal, The Grayzone. (2023-04-17). ICC's Putin Arrest Warrant Based On State Department-Funded Report. popularresistance.org On March 17, the Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, introduced an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Commissioner for Children's Rights, Maria Llova-Belova. The warrant, which accused Putin and Lolva-Belova of conducting the "unlawful deportation" of Ukrainian children to a "network of camps" across the Russian Federation, inspired a wave of incendiary commentary in the West. | US Sen. Lindsey Graham, perhaps the most aggressive cheerleader in Congress for war with Russia, proclaimed: "The ICC has an arrest warrant for Putin because he has organized the ki…

Jeremy Williams (2023-04-17). 'Finite' — The climate of change. greenleft.org.au Jeremy Williams reviews Finite, a new film on coal protests in Britain and Germany, which will screen in Australia later this year.

Jim McIlroy (2023-04-17). Protesters condemn Burma regime's air attacks on villagers. greenleft.org.au More than 100 members of the Myanmar community and supporters rallied outside Customs House to protest airstrikes against civilians in Myanmar/Burma. Jim McIlroy reports.

Jocelyn Martinez-Rosales (2023-04-17). Documentary Follows Guatemalan Journalist Who Went Undercover to Expose Genocide. truthout.org For more than six years, Guatemalan-French director and producer Anaïs Taracena documented, collected footage, conducted interviews and researched the repressive regime of 1970s Guatemala. El Silencio del Topo ("Silence of the Mole") is Taracena's debut feature film, a melancholy documentary that bridges the country's erased past with the present. El Silencio centers the story of Elías Barahona… |

John Klar (2023-04-17). Exposing the Climate Racket: The Latest IPCC Report. globalresearch.ca

John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead (2023-04-17). Fiscal Insanity: The Government Borrows $6 Billion a Day, and We're Stuck with the Bill. dissidentvoice.org We're not living the American dream. We're living a financial nightmare. The U.S. government is funding its existence with a credit card. The government—and that includes the current administration—is spending money it doesn't have on programs it can't afford, and "we the taxpayers" are the ones being forced to foot the bill for the government's …

Joseph M. Hanneman (2023-04-17). Capitol January 6, 2021: At Least 50 Undercover Officers and Informants Monitored Proud Boys and Crowds, New Court Filing Says. globalresearch.ca

Juan Cole (2023-04-17). India lets 2 Gigawatt Solar Tender, as Solar soared 27% in 2022. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — India has let a 2 gigawatt solar power tender. The country has 64 gigawatts of installed solar capacity now. With other sources, especially wind, it has 169 gigawatts of renewable energy today. India's goal is to have 500 gigawatts from low-carbon sources by 2030. So it is about a third …

June 11th (2023-04-17). June 11, 2023: Against Oblivion, Against Despair. itsgoingdown.org Call for June 11th, and international day of solidarity with Marius Mason and long-term anarchist prisoners. For more information on June 11th, go here. Another year passes, and another June 11th is upon us. Once again we're appreciating all that has unfolded in anarchist struggle over this period, both triumphs and hardships, outside the prison…

Juraima Almeida (2023-04-17). La reunión Lula-Xi, un mensaje a EEUU: equilibrar la geopolítica mundial. globalizacion.ca El presidente brasileño Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva aseguró que pretende que Brasil y China se asocien para ´equilibrar la geopolítica mundial ª y advirtió que ´nadie va a prohibir ª la profundización de las relaciones entre ambos países, durante la visita…

KATIE (2023-04-17). Palestinian Prisoners Day 2023. bdsmovement.net

Kerry Smith (2023-04-17). Say no to militarism and war: Protest the Quad in Sydney. greenleft.org.au The Sydney Anti-AUKUS Coalition, with the support of anti-war, peace and environmental groups, is preparing to protest the Quad summit, which will include US president Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kerry Smith reports.

Kerry Smith (2023-04-17). Say no to militarism and war; protest the Quad in Sydney. greenleft.org.au The Sydney Anti-AUKUS Coalition, with the support of anti-war, peace, and environmental groups, is preparing to protest the Quad summit, which will include Joe Biden and Narendra Modi. Kerry Smith reports.

Kevin Gosztola (2023-04-17). Loyola University New Orleans Punishes Student Reporter For Engaging In Journalism. thedissenter.org The following article was made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom and UPDATE: On April 18, hours after this article was published, Loyola University New Orleans administrators reversed course, abandoned their effort to punish the student, and even apologized. More *** | A student journal…

Kurt Cobb, Resilience. (2023-04-17). Our Tech Overlords Offer Another Climate Solution Without Sacrifice. popularresistance.org My expectations are never disappointed when I read the news each day and find out that the solutions to the problems created by our modern technology are to be found in more technology. We do not need to restructure our society, reduce our consumption, moderate our desires or change our habits. Technology will solve our problems without us having to make any substantial change in our way of life. | The breathless coverage of a university-based startup company that will draw carbon dioxide out of the ocean—thereby making room for more carbon dioxide from the air to be absorbed—may convince you that we…

Kurt Nimmo (2023-04-17). Substack: Dead Man Walking. globalresearch.ca

Larry Johnson (2023-04-17). The 21-year Old Leaker — Something Is Not Right. globalresearch.ca

Lee Camp (2023-04-17). Imagining A World Beyond Capitalism, with David Cobb. mintpressnews.com In this hour-long interview, former Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb discusses radical politics, community organizing, sustainable development, climate change, racial justice, the protests in France, indigenous sovereignty, and building power to confront the ruling class.

Liu Xin, Xing Xiaojing, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-04-17). Protest In Taiwan Against Tsai's Meeting With Congressman McCarthy. popularresistance.org More than 50 political parties in the island of Taiwan staged a protest outside Taoyuan Airport in Taipei on Friday against regional leader Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. | The Friday activity, themed "Anti-Taiwan independence, anti-interference" started around 7: 30 pm and lasted for more than an hour. More than 200 people from over 50 political parties — including the Labor Party of Taiwan, the Reunification Alliance Party, the Chinese Unification Promotion Party, and the New Party — gathered outside the airport, calling for reunification and waving banners with slogans…

Lowkey (2023-04-17). Israel Protests and UK Spying on Palestinian Refugees, with Asa Winstanley. mintpressnews.com Asa Winstanley joins Lowkey to discuss the ongoing protests in Israel, UK Spying on Palestinian Refugees and his new book, "Weaponising Anti-Semitism: How the Israel Lobby Took Down Jeremy Corbyn."

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-04-17). Russia's Investigations About US Biolabs in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Manlio Dinucci (2023-04-17). From Europe to the Indo-Pacific, Italy at Arms. Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca

Mansa Musa (2023-04-17). How Maryland inmates organized for university-level education in prison. therealnews.com Even though he was framed for the killing of a local police officer, sentenced without a fair trial, and imprisoned for 44 years, former Black Panther and dearly departed TRNN Executive Producer Marshall "Eddie" Conway never stopped organizing. In 1980, while incarcerated himself as a political prisoner, Eddie helped organize a prisoners' educational outreach program called "

Marco I. Dávila C. (2023-04-17). Ponernos en los zapatos de los migrantes. globalizacion.ca Más allá de hablar de los quizás incompetentes, quizás corruptos, quizás vacilantes que no fueron capaces de abrir una maldita puerta para salvar las vidas de decenas de personas, es importante resaltar la solidaridad con los más vulnerables. | En primer…

Marcos Salgado (2023-04-17). El conflicto Venezuela-Guyana: nueva dimensión jurídica y política. globalizacion.ca La zona en reclamación entre Venezuela y Guyana al oeste del río Esequibo es un amplio territorio de más de 159 mil kilómetros cuadrados. Que representa las tres cuartas partes de todo el territorio que la República de Guyana considera…

Mario Hernández (2023-04-17). Funcionarios norteamericanos visitan Argentina con el ojo puesto en China. globalizacion.ca La región necesita resistir la dominación estadounidense y negociar en bloque con China, para recuperar soberanía y revertir su regresión económica (Claudio Katz en "Integración, soberanía y socialismo en América Latina"). | Dos semanas después del encuentro entre Joe Biden y…

Mark Gruenberg (2023-04-17). Calls mount for probe of Justice Thomas as Fox trial opens. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Free travel worth millions of dollars, spanning 15 years. Sweetheart deals from that same Republican big giver for property in Georgia, unreported on ethics forms. Payments from a corporation that went out of business in 2006. And a spouse who's not only a lobbyist but describes herself as "the connector" between the rightists and the …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-04-17). Lee Saunders: AFSCME trabajando para recuperarse del impacto de COVID. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—El sindicato de empleados estatales, del condado y municipales se está recuperando de los enormes recortes en los empleos locales y estatales que impuso la pandemia del coronavirus (Covid-19), dice el presidente del sindicato, Lee Saunders. Y, agrega, los gobernadores, alcaldes y funcionarios del condado con los que habla y trabaja regularmente buscan desesperadamente trabajadores …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-04-17). Saunders: AFSCME working its way back from COVID's impact. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The State, County and Municipal Employees union is working its way back from the huge cuts in local and state jobs the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic imposed, union President Lee Saunders says. And, he adds, the governors, mayors and county officials he regularly talks with and works with desperately seek workers to fill thousands of vacancies. …

MARTY (2023-04-17). Saturday 22 April Spring #EarthDay #WNBRsf2023 Ride&afterParty. indybay.org Final Route/Map for Saturday 22 April Spring #EarthDay #BareAsYouDare SF World Naked Biker Ride ( #WNBRsf2023 ) Ride&afterParty…

Michael Bryant (2023-04-17). "New York City Spring 2020: Investigating the COVID Epicenter" globalresearch.ca

Michael T. Klare (2023-04-17). The Pentagon Is Preparing for Wars With Russia and China, Decades From Now. truthout.org Why is the Pentagon budget so high? On March 13th, the Biden administration unveiled its $842 billion military budget request for 2024, the largest ask (in today's dollars) since the peaks of the Afghan and Iraq wars. And mind you, that's before the hawks in Congress get their hands on it. Last year, they added $35 billion to the administration's request and, this year, their add-on is likely to… |

Michael T. Klare (2023-04-17). Weaponizing ChatGPT? The Pentagon Girds for Mid-Century Wars. juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com )- Why is the Pentagon budget so high? On March 13th, the Biden administration unveiled its $842 billion military budget request for 2024, the largest ask (in today's dollars) since the peaks of the Afghan and Iraq wars. And mind you, that's before the hawks in Congress get their hands on it. Last …

Muhammed Shabeer (2023-04-17). "Czech government merely relies on EU and does not pursue independent policies" peoplesdispatch.org Interview with Kate≈ôina Koneƒçná, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Czech Republic and leader of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSƒåM)…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-17). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Allergies or a virus? How to tell the difference. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Every year I am plagued by springtime allergies. But in the last few weeks I have been experiencing congestion, runny nose and a persistent cough. How can I determine whether this is a cold, allergies or something more? When should I seek medical care? ANSWER: As the seasons shift, it can be harder to distinguish between the symptoms of the common cold, COVID-19, the flu and allergies, since all can have similar symptoms. This…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: Using AI to predict kidney failure in patients with polycystic kidney disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kidney failure can be caused by many reasons: diabetes, high blood pressure, autoimmune diseases and polycystic kidney disease, or PKD. PKD is an inherited disease that causes cysts to form around your kidneys. The most common form of PKD is autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), where it is most often diagnosed in adults between the ages of 30 and 40. Dr. Fouad Chebib, a Mayo Clinic nephrologist and expert on polycystic kidney disease, says patients understand…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-17). Kale: Discover the 'secret powers' of this superfood. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Although it may seem like it, kale isn't a new vegetable. Thomas Jefferson experimented with several varieties of kale at his Monticello estate in the early 1800s. It's long been popular in northern Europe and now throughout the U.S. Before becoming a popular salad green, kale was often used in restaurants as a decorative garnish on plates. But over the past 10 years, the popularity of kale has skyrocketed. You've probably heard it referred to…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-17). Is tinnitus making you miserable? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Tinnitus is a frequently reported symptom for audiology patients. It's commonly referred to as ringing in the ears, but it can be different sounds like buzzing, roaring, clicking, hissing or humming. Tinnitus is the sensation or perception of sounds that other people can't hear, and it doesn't have an external source. It lasts longer than five minutes and occurs more than once per week. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, about…

Nick Harper (2023-04-17). Six people dead in weekend mass shootings. america.cgtn.com Four victims have been named from the mass shooting at a 'Sweet 16' birthday party on Saturday in the U.S. state of Alabama. Police have not yet said if they have arrested a suspect. The attack came on the same day a gunman fired …

Niko Leka (2023-04-17). A rising tide of climate activists stop coal train. greenleft.org.au Climate activists stopped a coal train at Sandgate, near Newcastle, for several hours in protest at the damaging industry. Niko Leka reports.

Olivia Rosane (2023-04-17). Germany to shut down its last remaining nuclear reactors. nationofchange.org Germany's decision comes as it is trying to phase out coal, which still generates a third of its electricity, by 2038 at the latest…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-17). Lula and Xi Jinping Sign 15 Partnership Agreements in Beijiing. orinocotribune.com President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed, this Friday (14th), in Beijing, 15 trade and partnership The leaders participated in an expanded meeting with ministers and advisors from both countries and had a private meeting. In this conversation, in…

PACBI (2023-04-17). Palestinian Football Teams Send Solidarity to Indonesia, Urge Argentina Not To Host U-20 World Cup. bdsmovement.net

Pavan Kulkarni, People's Dispatch. (2023-04-17). Sudan: As Army And Forces Battle, Left Calls For Restoring The Revolution. popularresistance.org Tensions simmering between Sudan's army and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) boiled over into armed clashes on the morning of Saturday, April 15, following disagreements over the integration of the autonomous RSF into the army's command chain. | The issue of integration was a key aspect of a deal that Sudan's ruling junta was to sign with right-wing civilian forces to share power with the latter. The left in Sudan has been critical of the proposed deal, questioning the sincerity of the parties. Speaking to Peoples Dispatch a few hours before the fighting broke out, the Sudanese Communist Party…

Pavan Kulkarni (2023-04-17). As Army and Rapid Support Forces battle it out, Sudanese left calls for restoring the revolution. greenleft.org.au The left in Sudan warns that the conflict between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces could be used as another excuse to prevent the hand over of power to civilian forces, reports Pavan Kulkarni.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-17). On Prisoner's Day, Palestinians stand in solidarity with their 5,000 comrades in Israeli occupation jails. peoplesdispatch.org Over 1,000 of the nearly 5,000 Palestinian prisoners are administrative detainees who are in Israeli jails without charge or trial. Among them is Khader Adnan, who just completed 71 days of indefinite hunger strike against his wrongful detention inside Israel's Ramla prison and is facing severe health issues.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-17). Peace in Yemen one step closer after historic prisoner exchange. peoplesdispatch.org Close to 900 prisoners have been exchanged between the two warring sides as part of the deal that comes in the wake of peace and reconciliation talks going on between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia—the primary supporter of the Yemeni government…

Pepe Escobar (2023-04-17). The Pentagon Leaks Charade. globalresearch.ca

Peter Boyle (2023-04-17). Video: Rally calls on Australia to stand up against isolation of Kurdish leader. greenleft.org.au Kurdish-Australians and their supporters called on the federal government and other world powers to stand up against isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah àñcalan. Peter Boyle reports.

Peter Boyle (2023-04-17). Video: Rally calls on Australian gov't to stand up against isolation of Kurdish leader. greenleft.org.au Kurdish-Australians and their supporters called on the federal government and other world powers to stand up against isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah àñcalan. Peter Boyle reports.

Phil Miller (2023-04-17). Fatal Shooting at Kenya Flower Farm, World's Largest Rose Grower. globalresearch.ca

ProPublica (2023-04-17). Undisclosed: Billionaire Harlan Crow bought House from Clarence Thomas where Justice's Mother Lives. juancole.com By Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski ( ProPublica ) — In 2014, one of Texas billionaire Harlan Crow's companies purchased a string of properties on a quiet residential street in Savannah, Georgia. It wasn't a marquee acquisition for the real estate magnate, just an old single-story home and two vacant lots down the …

Ralph Nader (2023-04-17). Be a Capitol Hill Citizen on Your Congress. dissidentvoice.org Spring, the season of renewal, is here. The ants are diligently building their little symmetrical ant hills. The robins are in their nests occupied with posterity. And the anointed members of Congress, after a long recess, aka vacation, return to work on April 17. The next day, April 18, is the deadline for filing taxes. …

Ramzy Baroud, Mintpress News. (2023-04-17). Can BRICS Triumph Over The IMF And World Bank? popularresistance.org Who would have expected that the BRICS nations could rise as the potential rival of the G7 countries, the World Bank and the IMF combined? But that once seemingly distant possibility now has real prospects which could change the political equilibrium of world politics. | BRICS is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. It was supposedly coined by the Chief Economist of Goldman Sachs in 2001 as a reference to the world's emerging economies. It was then known as BRIC, with the 'S' added later when South Africa formally joined the group in 2010. | BRIC's first official summit took place in 2009…

Ramzy Baroud (2023-04-17). The Rise of the Global South: Can BRICS Triumph Over the IMF and World Bank? mintpressnews.com The more successful BRICS becomes the weaker Western hegemony over the South will grow. Though some Western politicians and media insist on downplaying BRICS' role in shaping the new world order, the change seems to be real and irreversible.

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-17). Impending 50-nation Pentagon/NATO Ukraine war council will focus on warplanes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stars and StripesApril 17, 2023 Austin, defense leaders to meet again at Ramstein to pledge more support for Ukraine Defense ministers and senior military officials from the U.S. and some 50 partner nations helping Ukraine fight Russia will convene Friday at Ramstein Air Base for the latest round of talks. The meeting of the Ukraine …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-17). NATO military leaders inspect Norwegian-Russian frontier, bloc's Arctic apex. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 16, 2023 Allied Command Operations CSEL visits Norwegian Armed Forces Allied Command Operations (ACO) Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Kevin Mathers visited the Norwegian Armed Forces in Oslo, as well as the border police from Mar. 26 to 30, 2023. In the High North where the …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-17). NATO, Pentagon escalate Baltic-Black Seas military integration. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMultinational Corps NortheastApril 17, 2023 British and Romanian troops rotate within NATO eFP Battlegroup Poland On April 11 and 12, NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup Poland saw the British and Romanian contingents Hand Over, Take Over ceremonies, which both took place at the Battlegroup's headquarters in Bemowo Piskie, Poland. The British and Romanian armies …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-17). New member Finland joins NATO Article 5 exercise for air, land, sea, space and cyberspace domains. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 14, 2023 Allies to begin Ramstein Ambition 2023 Exercise Ramstein Ambition 2023 (RAAM 23) will officially begin on the 16th of April, 2023, in Poggio Renatico, Italy. The aim of this exercise is to improve interoperability between the NATO allies through various training scenarios in order to strengthen their collective defense posture. …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-17). Sweden orders "several hundred" new armored vehicles for broader European war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsApril 17, 2023 Sweden orders 20 armored vehicles under joint European program Sweden has become the third nation to order new armored personnel carriers under a joint European research-and-development effort, following Finland and Latvia, and soon to be followed by Germany. The nation's Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) ordered 20 6×6 vehicles on April 17, …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-17). Terrifying: EU, Germany, NATO conspire over escalation of Kosovo crisis — MP. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92April 17, 2023 The situation in Kosovo is escalating? "Terrifying" "Pressure is being exerted only on Belgrade, not on [Kosovo's nominal prime minister Albin] Kurti and those who politically pull the strings in Kosovo", says member of German Bundestag, ≈Ωaklin Nastiƒá. "Such one-sidedness is a blank check for Kurti to do as he pleases." ≈Ωaklin …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-17). Video shows Ukrainian special ops forces using U.S. Black Hawks. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 17, 2023 Ukraine's special forces confirm using US Black Hawk helicopter: report Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) has confirmed that its special forces are using a US Black Hawk multirole helicopter…. HUR published a video showing its special forces soldiers training on the UH-60A Black Hawk machine on Sunday, the defence24.pl website reported. …

Roger McKenzie (2023-04-17). The Global South is done waiting for the UN to solve humanity's challenges. peoplesdispatch.org The UN is, and has been for some time, a pretty meaningless institution that merely acts as a useful idiot when the White House decides it has some role to perform in protecting US interests. Many countries of the Global South are now seeing much more value in creating structures that take their interests into account…

Roger McKenzie (2023-04-17). As civilian deaths mount in Sudan military feud, Communists call for immediate ceasefire. peoplesworld.org Sudanese Communists are calling for an "immediate" ceasefire as the civilian casualty count in the bitter struggle for power between Sudan's army and a notorious paramilitary force hit almost 100 dead and around 600 wounded. The fierce fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and other areas has dealt a new blow to hopes for a transition …

Ron Kaminkow, Portside. (2023-04-17). Railroad Workers United: 'We Would Never Concede Our Right To Strike'. popularresistance.org In defending her votes — one to approve seven days of sick leave for railworkers and one to support the president's bill to block the strike — Ocasio-Cortez states that she was acting on the wishes of Railroad Workers United (RWU) and other groups of railroad workers. She states in the interview, "When you look after the vote, folks like RWU were saying, 'This is what we asked them to do." Later she says, "Because, for example, with the rail vote, the only partners that I had leading up to that were railworkers. And if that's what they asked us to do, then that's what we did." | But Ocasio-Cortez is c…

Scott Foster (2023-04-17). Japanese industry deploys artificial intelligence. asiatimes.com Asia Times: Do Japanese manufacturers use ChatGPT? ChatGPT: It is possible that some Japanese manufacturers use ChatGPT or other similar language models for various applications… However, I do not have access to specific information on which Japanese manufacturers are currently using ChatGPT or other similar language models… Asia Times: How about Panasonic? ChatGPT: I do …

Sharon Zhang (2023-04-17). McCarthy Slammed for "Pro-Starvation Agenda" to Force Cuts to Food Stamps. truthout.org Progressives and Democrats in Congress have sharply criticized House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) for including a plan to slash food assistance benefits in his latest list of demands on the debt ceiling, which is expected to be released on Monday. As reported by Politico on Sunday, McCarthy is floating a proposal that would cut benefits offered in the Supplemental Nutrition Food… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-04-17). Starbucks Workers Unionize 300th Store Less than 18 Months After First Win. truthout.org Less than two years after Starbucks workers went public with their union campaign, the union has now won its 300th store, marking a major milestone in the campaign that is now helping to inspire a new generation of union activists. On Friday, the 7th and K store in Sacramento, California, voted to unionize in a landslide win of 11 to 2, becoming the 300th Starbucks location in the U.S. |

Sonali Kolhatkar (2023-04-17). Clarence Thomas proves it's time for Supreme Court term limits. nationofchange.org If justices can be bought by billionaires, lifetime terms only enable corruption rather than protect the U.S. Supreme Court from undue influence.

South Front (2023-04-17). Video: Dangerous Ukrainian Grain Flooding Europe. globalresearch.ca

splcenter (2023-04-17). The Tennessee Three: Attempt to silence lawmakers strikes at heart of democracy. splcenter.org

sputnikglobe (2023-04-17). Alabama Football Star Among Four Dead in Mass Shooting, Nearly 30 Injured. sputnikglobe.com In Alabama, four people were killed and nearly 30 were injured during a "Sweet 16" party that turned violent on Saturday night. Among the victims was Phil Dowdell, an honor student and star athlete at Dadeville High School, who had recently committed to playing wide receiver at Jacksonville State University.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-17). Bear Facts About How Hibernating Grizzlies Can Prevent Deadly Blood Clots. sputnikglobe.com The accurately pinpointed protein behind blood clotting may help contribute to the creation of a precise medication to fight diseases affecting millions of people worldwide.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-17). Biden Says Congress Should Pass Stricter Gun Control. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden has called on Congress to tighten gun control measures amid the recent surge in gun violence in the United States.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-17). Colorado Holds Largest Gathering Ever to Celebrate First Human Space Flight. sputnikglobe.com COLORADO SPRINGS (Sputnik) – Yuri's Night celebration in Colorado Springs on Sunday has brought the largest number of guests ever to come together to celebrate the first human space flight and the first space shuttle launch, Richard Cooper, vice president of Strategic Communications for the Space Foundation, told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-17). Former Indian MP & His Brother Shot Dead Live on TV. sputnikglobe.com Former Indian MP Atiq Ahmad, convicted of kidnapping, was shot dead along with his brother in an attack that was televised live in North India. The attackers fired about 30 shots.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-17). Musk: Success 'Not Expected' During Starship Launch. sputnikglobe.com UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik), Lenka White – US billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has lowered expectations before the Monday SpaceX Starship launch and has encouraged people to study the history of the Soviet N1 rocket.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-17). Norway Braces for Mass Wage Strike Amid Near-Record Inflation. sputnikglobe.com While the trade unions in Europe's largest energy exporter specifically pledged to spare ongoing oil and gas production, suppliers to the country's massive oil industry will be affected by the strike involving tens of thousands of workers.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-17). Putin, Shoigu Hold Unscheduled Meeting as Russian Navy Demonstrates Pacific Power. sputnikglobe.com The defense chief said that the final stage of a sudden inspection of the Russian Pacific Fleet, during which the navy will hone missile strikes from ships using electronic launches, would begin on April 18.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-17). 'Unilateral Actions Unacceptable': EU Slams Poland, Hungary for Ban on Ukraine Grain Imports. sputnikglobe.com The Hungarian Agriculture Ministry said late last week that "the absence of meaningful EU measures" to protect the country's farmers prompted Budapest to join Warsaw's move .

sputnikglobe (2023-04-17). US Officials Headed to Europe, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan to Discuss Sanctions Compliance. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US officials will travel to Central Europe and Central Asia in the next two weeks with the aim of countering sanctions evasion, the US Treasury Department informs.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-17). 'Valuable Vector of Russia's Foreign Policy': Lavrov Starts Latin American Tour. sputnikglobe.com The Russian foreign minister announced the tour early last month, praising Latin American countries' push for what Sergey Lavrov described as the qualitatively "new development of their regional cooperation."

Staff (2023-04-17). El Consejo de Ministros en el diseño institucional cubano. cubadebate.cu En aras de seguir contribuyendo a la cultura político-jurídica de nuestros ciudadanos, dedicaremos este trabajo a explicar el diseño del gobierno en Cuba, su composición, funcionamiento e importancia.

Staff (2023-04-17). Cuerpo de Guardabosques de Cuba mantiene bajo control incendio forestal en Pinar del Río. cubadebate.cu Fuerzas del Cuerpo de Guardabosques de Cuba mantienen hoy bajo control un incendio forestal de medianas proporciones en el municipio de Mantua, en la occidental provincia de Pinar del Río. El siniestro se inició en la tarde del viernes último en la zona rural conocida como Loma de Fara y Gabito, a unos 15 kilómetros de ese poblado.

Staff (2023-04-17). Dieciséis personas murieron y nueve resultaron heridas en un incendio en un edificio de Dubái. cubadebate.cu Dieciséis personas murieron y nueve resultaron heridas en un incendio en un edificio residencial de Dubái el sábado, dijeron el domingo periódicos locales citando a la Defensa Civil de Dubái. "Las autoridades competentes están llevando a cabo una investigación exhaustiva para proporcionar un informe detallado sobre las causas del accidente", señala el comunicado.

Staff (2023-04-17). Kylian Mbappé y Jonathan David lideran a goleadores del fútbol francés. cubadebate.cu El estelar Kylian Mbappé (PSG) y el ariete canadiense Jonathan David (Lille) cerraron hoy la jornada 31 del fútbol francés en la cima de los goleadores con 20, la que el francés busca conquistar por quinta temporada consecutiva.

Staff (2023-04-17). "La confianza militar mutua entre China y Rusia se ha consolidado", afirma Ministro chino de Defensa (+ Video). cubadebate.cu China está dispuesta a "reforzar la comunicación estratégica" con el Ejército ruso, declaró el ministro de Defensa del gigante asiático, Li Shangfu, quien se reunió este domingo con el presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, en el marco de su visita oficial a Moscú.

Staff (2023-04-17). Lavrov y Vieira discuten la situación en Ucrania y la asociación estratégica ruso-brasileña. cubadebate.cu El ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Rusia, Serguéi Lavrov, realizó este lunes una rueda de prensa conjunta con su homólogo brasileño, Mauro Vieira, durante su visita al gigante suramericano. Durante la reunión, Vieira abordó la situación en Ucrania y destacó la disposición de Brasil para participar en la "solución pacífica" del conflicto.

Staff (2023-04-17). øQué dijo el ministro de Energía y Minas sobre la situación del combustible? (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El ministro de Energía y Minas, Vicente de la O Levy, dijo en declaraciones al Canal Caribe que los suministradores de combustible no han podido cumplir con los compromisos que tenían con Cuba a partir de la situación económica y energética que hay en el mundo. Además, existen problemas con los insumos para producirlo.

Staff (2023-04-17). Rinden tributo a internacionalistas de Cuba en Siria (+Fotos). cubadebate.cu Sirios y cubanos rindieron homenaje a los combatientes internacionalistas cubanos que defendieron la soberanía de esta nación árabe frente a las agresiones israelíes, durante la guerra de octubre de 1973. El acto de homenaje se realizó con motivo del 62 aniversario de la primera derrota de la invasión de Estados Unidos por Playa Girón, y tuvo lugar en la sede de la primera división del Ejército àÅrabe Sirio, a unos 25 kilómetros al sur de Damasco.

Staff (2023-04-17). Servicio de Guardacostas de EE.UU devuelve 27 migrantes irregulares cubanos. cubadebate.cu El Servicio de Guardacostas de EEUU realizó la operación número 36 de devolución de migrantes irregulares del presente año, con 27 personas, 25 hombres, una mujer y un menor, que habían participado en una salida ilegal del país e interceptados en el mar. Con este retorno suman un total de 2357 personas devueltas por el Servicio de Guardacostas.

Staff (2023-04-17). Vegueros de Pinar del Río en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Beisbol. cubadebate.cu Los vegueros pinareños propinaron este domingo KO a Camagàºey (11×1) en siete entradas y quedaron solos en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Beisbol, que transita por los terceros partidos de las cuartas subseries particulares. En su estadio Capitán San Luis, la tropa vueltabajera contó con feroz ofensiva del tercer bate Frank Raúl González.

Staff (2023-04-17). Visitará Cuba ministro de Exteriores de Singapur. cubadebate.cu El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Singapur, Vivian Balakrishnan, realizará una visita oficial a Cuba a partir del próximo 19 de abril, informó la Cancillería de esta nación antillana.

Staff (2023-04-17). John F Kennedy y las secuelas de Bahía de Cochinos. cubadebate.cu El 14 de abril de 1961, cinco barcos "mercantes" se enrumbaron desde Centroamérica hacia la Bahía de Cochinos en Cuba. Coincidencialmente, tres de ellos portaban los nombres de Bárbara, Houston y Zapata, tal y como lo relatara el ex oficial de la US Air Force, Fletcher Prouty, al investigador Paul Kangas. Transportaban una fuerza paramilitar de unos 1 500 hombres, denominada Brigada 2506.

Staff (2023-04-17). Meet Frank Mugisha: A Ugandan Activist Daring to Speak Out Against Bill to Jail & Kill LGBQT People. democracynow.org We speak with Ugandan LGBTQ activist Frank Mugisha about a draconian new anti-gay bill the country is on the verge of imposing, which makes it a crime to identify as queer, considers all same-sex conduct to be nonconsensual, and even allows for the death penalty in certain cases. Both the Biden administration and the U.N. secretary-general are urging Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni not to sign the bill into law. Mugisha says anti-LGBTQ measures in Uganda reflect the legacy of British colonialism, which introduced anti-sodomy laws across Africa, as well as the influence of the U.S. religious right. "The ho…

Staff (2023-04-17). Headlines for April 17, 2023. democracynow.org Sudan's Civilian Deaths Near 100 After 3 Days of Fighting Between Rival Military Factions, SCOTUS Pauses Ban of Mifepristone to Review Case Ruled On by Anti-Abortion Judge, Colorado Enshrines Protections for Abortions and Gender-Affirming Care, Russian Missile Attack Kills 11 in Sloviansk Amid Intensifying Battles in Eastern Ukraine, Kremlin Critic Vladimir Kara-Murza Sentenced to 25 Years for Antiwar Activism, Brazil's Lula Calls on Nations Backing Peace in Ukraine to Form Group to Counter War Machine, 2 Indian Politicians Killed on Live TV While in Police Custody, Macron Signs Highly Unpopular Retir…

Staff (2023-04-17). "Not Too Late": Author Rebecca Solnit & Filipino Activist Red Constantino on Avoiding Climate Despair. democracynow.org We discuss climate solutions and the need for broad involvement in the fight to avert climate catastrophe with writer and activist Rebecca Solnit and longtime Filipino climate activist Renato "Red" Constantino. Solnit is the co-editor of Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility, which features an essay by Constantino about his role in the Paris Climate Agreement titled "How the Ants Moved the Elephants in Paris." "This is the decade of decision, and we need as many people as possible engaged as fully as possible," says Solnit.

Staff (2023-04-17). Report from Khartoum: Civilians Killed & Trapped Amid Fighting Between Factions in Sudan's Military. democracynow.org We go to Khartoum, Sudan, for an update on fighting that began Saturday between the Sudanese military and a rival paramilitary force that has left at least 97 civilians dead and hundreds more injured. The fighting pits Sudan's military against a powerful paramilitary group and has dashed hopes of a civilian-led, democratically elected government — a key demand of protesters who led Sudan's mass mobilizations in 2019 — and sparked fears of civil war. "What should be the priority right now is a ceasefire," says Sudanese activist Marine Alneel.

Staff (2023-04-17). Ansarullah, Saudi-Backed Presidential Council Complete Yemen Prisoner Swap. orinocotribune.com Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement and the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) have freed scores of prisoners on the last of a three-day exchange of nearly 900 detainees, raising prospects for nationwide peace in a country embroiled in a devastating Saudi-led war. | The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which is managing the prisoner exchange, said on Sunday that planes carrying released detainees took off at the same time from the capital city of Sana'a and the energy-rich northern city of Ma'rib. | "The first flight from Ma'rib and the first flight from Sana'a have left," ICRC…

Staff (2023-04-17). Petro Reminds Officials: Colombia Recognizes China, Not Taiwan. orinocotribune.com The Government of Colombia has reminded its officials that they must abide by the One China principle, as reflected in a letter signed by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco José Coy Granados and sent to all ministries on the 21st of February, as reported by the local magazine Semana this Sunday, clarifying that sources from the Foreign Ministry have confirmed the decision. | "In line with the policies of the government of President Gustavo Petro to deepen relations with the nations of the Indo-Pacific region and, taking into account the relevance of the relationship with the People's Republic of China, it…

Staff (2023-04-17). Protest in Taiwan Against Tsai's Meeting With US Congressman McCarthy. orinocotribune.com More than 50 political parties in the island of Taiwan staged a protest outside Taoyuan Airport in Taipei on Friday against regional leader Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. | The Friday activity, themed "Anti-Taiwan independence, anti-interference" started around 7: 30 pm and lasted for more than an hour. More than 200 people from over 50 political parties — including the Labor Party of Taiwan, the Reunification Alliance Party, the Chinese Unification Promotion Party, and the New Party — gathered outside the airport, calling for reunification and waving banners with slogans su…

Staff (2023-04-17). Save Khader Adnan: Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike for 72 days on Palestinian Prisoners' Day. samidoun.net Khader Adnan, the Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike for the past 72 days, has reached a very dangerous and critical health condition as of 17 April, Palestinian Prisoners' Day. Despite — or perhaps because of — the severity of his health condition, the occupation courts once again delayed a hearing on his case and potential …

Stephen Langford (2023-04-17). Big crowd remembers Appin massacre. greenleft.org.au Hundreds of people gathered at the Cataract Dam on April 16 to remember the 14 Dharrawal men, women and children killed in the Appin Massacre in 1816. Stephen Langford reports.

Tanupriya Singh (2023-04-17). Indian workers and farmers unite against Modi government's 'Corporate-Sectarian Nexus'. peoplesdispatch.org On April 5, 100,000 workers, farmers, and agricultural workers held a unity rally in Delhi in rejection of the pro-corporate, anti-poor policies and sectarian politics of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party…

TASS (2023-04-17). Russian armed forces eliminate three Ukrainian sabotage teams in Kupyansk area. tass.com The official representative of the Western Battle Group, Dmitry Shepelyavtsev, said that during the counter-battery operation, the crews of the Msta-S self-propelled artillery mount destroyed a mortar crew of a 120-mm gun in the area of the settlement Dvurechnoye…

TASS (2023-04-17). Belarusian agricultural exports to Russia on the rise in Q1 — Deputy PM. tass.com Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Leonid Zayats noted that in the first quarter, GDP growth in the agricultural sector for all categories of farms amounted to 3%…

TASS (2023-04-17). Kaspersky Lab develops mobile drone detector. tass.com The device is intended for use at public events, for the protection of private property and transport infrastructure…

TASS (2023-04-17). Ukrainian army continues shelling Donetsk region's settlements. tass.com As a result, a woman died…

TASS (2023-04-17). Eleven persons injured by gas bottle explosion in Kazakhstan — emergencies ministry. tass.com Causes of the incident are under investigation…

TASS (2023-04-17). Russian Foreign Minister starts Latin American tour. tass.com Sergei Lavrov will meet with senior officials and hold talks with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira…

TASS (2023-04-17). Denmark has no red lines in arms supplies to Ukraine — Russian Ambassador. tass.com Vladimir Barbin said that Denmark established a special fund worth $1 billion to increase military assistance to Ukraine…

TASS (2023-04-17). Denmark rejects interaction with Russia in Nord Stream investigation — Ambassador. tass.com Russian Ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Barbin said that Russia will seek a comprehensive, transparent and fair investigation into all aspects of sabotage on gas pipelines…

TASS (2023-04-17). UK Foreign Ministry demands consular access to Kara-Murza — Ambassador Kelin. tass.com Kelin said that the final decision on this matter will be made by the Russian court, noting that the British citizenship of Kara-Murza will not play a role in the matter…

TASS (2023-04-17). Russian diplomat calls for ensuring security of Russians in Sudan. tass.com The situation in Sudan has escalated over disagreements between army commander, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who also heads the Sovereign Council, and the head of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who is his deputy in the council…

TASS (2023-04-17). Over 70 drone operator companies trained for Ukrainian army — LPR expert. tass.com According to Colonel Vitaly Kiselev, each such company has from 50 to 60 people…

TASS (2023-04-17). Pico-satellite to be placed in orbit by fall — operator. tass.com RuVDS founder and CEO Nikita Tsaplin said that the launch of the satellite will be unprecedented for Russia…

TASS (2023-04-17). Customers showing interest in programs on new orbital station — institute. tass.com Director of the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences said that there are talks that there are tasks that can be solved in the interests of the national economy at the expense of ROS…

TASS (2023-04-17). Weight machine for new orbital station under development — institute. tass.com Director of the Institute of Biomedical Problems, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Oleg Orlov said that the treadmill used on the ISS could be among the simulators for ROS…

TASS (2023-04-17). Sudanese army, rapid support force agree on humanitarian pause. tass.com Clashes continue across the country…

TASS (2023-04-17). Death toll above 80 from start of clashes in Sudan — WHO. tass.com 126 people were injured…

TASS (2023-04-17). EU ambassador to Sudan assaulted in his residence — EU foreign policy chief. tass.com This constitutes a gross violation of the Vienna Convention, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said…

TASS (2023-04-17). Lavrov passed invitation to Brazilian president to visit Russia — Brazilian MFA. tass.com The Russian minister also invited his Brazilian counterpart to visit Moscow…

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-04-17). ONU expresa decepción por incumplimiento de tregua en Sudán. telesurtv.net El representante de la ONU apuntó que los enfrentamientos también se intensificaron esta mañana.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-17). Disidencias FARC-EP se reunirán con el Gobierno colombiano. telesurtv.net La información fue entregada públicamente en esta zona rural del país, en medio de un encuentro con comunidades étnicas y campesinas.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-17). Tres empleados de la ONU son asesinados en combates en Sudán. telesurtv.net El Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA) de las Naciones Unidas suspende por un tiempo su trabajo en Sudán tras la muerte de tres de sus empleados,…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-17). Ejército y paramilitares enfrentados en Sudán acuerdan tregua temporal. telesurtv.net El compromiso surge después que la alianza opositora de Sudán pide el cese inmediato de combates.

teleSUR, jdo, JCM, SH (2023-04-17). øPor qué se celebra el Día Mundial de la Lucha Campesina?>. telesurtv.net La fecha recuerda con iniciativas a los campesinos, indígenas, agricultores y trabajadores en general, que respaldan la lucha por la tierra y la reforma agraria.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-17). Canciller de Rusia iniciará gira por América Latina y el Caribe. telesurtv.net Visitará Brasil, Venezuela, Nicaragua y Cuba. Se extenderá hasta el 21 de abril.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-17). Ataque terrorista causa 40 muertos entre militares de Burkina Faso. telesurtv.net Grupo armado emboscó a un destacamento gubernamental. Provocó 40 muertos -seis uniformados y 34 voluntarios-, además de 33 heridos.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-17). Biden insta a Congreso de EE.UU. a restringir uso de armas. telesurtv.net Un tiroteo en la fiesta de cumpleaños de un adolescente, en Alabama (sur), dejó saldo de cuatro fallecidos y numerosos heridos.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-17). Presidente de Venezuela se reúne con canciller de Colombia. telesurtv.net El encuentro entre Nicolás Maduro y Álvaro Leyva Durán contribuyó a afianzar las relaciones bilaterales y repasar la agenda de cooperación estratégica entre ambas naciones.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-04-17). Cinco obras para recordar a Gabriel García Márquez. telesurtv.net Crónica de una muerte anunciada significo el regreso del Gabo a la literatura tras una década intensa dedicada al activismo político y al periodismo militante.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-04-17). Concluye intercambio de casi 900 prisioneros en Yemen. telesurtv.net Para mayo próximo se prevé un nuevo intercambio de retenidos; esta vez de 1.400: 700 de una parte y 700 de la otra.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-04-17). Juicio contra presidente Lasso entra en nueva fase en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La Secretaría de Comunicación de la Presidencia informa que el presidente fue hospitalizado por una infección urinaria.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-04-17). Estado Islámico asesina a 34 civiles en dos ataques en Siria. telesurtv.net Medios locales denuncian que EE.UU. continúa el saqueo de los recursos naturales en las zonas que ocupa en el nordeste.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-04-17). Peronistas se movilizarán en apoyo a vicepresidenta argentina. telesurtv.net Partido Justicialista convoca a "La Ciudad con Cristina", el sábado 22 de abril, a partir de las 10H00 hora local, en el microestadio de Ferro.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-04-17). Conmemoran en Cuba proclamación del carácter socialista de la Revolución. telesurtv.net El escenario resultó propicio para reafirmar el apoyo mayoritario de los cubanos al proceso revolucionario.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-04-17). Vladímir Putin recibe en Moscú al ministro de Defensa de China. telesurtv.net Presidente de Rusia asegura que la cooperación militar de China y su país refuerza las relaciones bilaterales, consideradas estratégicas.

teleSUR, nama (2023-04-17). Nuevo tiroteo deja un fallecido en cárcel de Loja, Ecuador. telesurtv.net Grabadas por lugareños, en imágenes que circulan por redes sociales se escuchan disparos y gritos de auxilio de mujeres.

teleSUR, rzr, DRL (2023-04-17). Guatemala con más municipios en alerta media por Covid-19. telesurtv.net Las autoridades llamaron a mantener medidas preventivas como el lavado constante de manos y el distanciamiento físico en lugares cerrados.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-04-17). Denuncian persistencia de retos para los DD.HH. en Honduras. telesurtv.net Una comisión internacional de DD.HH. visitará Honduras entre el 24 y el 28 de abril del 2023 para observar la situación de derechos humanos en el país.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-04-17). Capturan a delegado de migración mexicano por muerte de migrantes. telesurtv.net El funcionario del Inami enfrenta cargos por los delitos de ejercicio ilícito del servicio público, lesiones y homicidio doloso.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-04-17). Publican resultados de elecciones provinciales argentinas. telesurtv.net El presidente Alberto Fernández aseguró que el proceso electoral celebrado este domingo es una muestra de la democracia recuperada hace 40 años.

teleSUR, SH (2023-04-17). Confirman el asesinato de un líder social en Arauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Según Indepaz, con el asesinato de Montoya Melo, Colombia suma 50 lideres y lideresas asesinadas a lo largo del 2023.

teleSUR, SH (2023-04-17). Presidente Petro llega a EE.UU. para reunirse con Joe Biden. telesurtv.net Gustavo Petro y Joe Biden conversaran sobre la política de droga y de paz total, la migración, las oportunidades de inversión y el cambio climático.

teleSUR, SH (2023-04-17). Ministro de Defensa ruso detalla inspección a la Flota del Pacífico. telesurtv.net Putin pidió al ministro de Defensa seguir con el desarrollo de maniobras de la Flota del Pacífico y prestar atención a la preparación de eventos similares en otras flotas.

teleSUR, SH (2023-04-17). Aumenta a 97 la cifra de muertos por enfrentamientos en Sudán. telesurtv.net La OMS comunicó que la mayoría de los decesos y heridos se han registrado en la capital Jartum.

The Associated Press (2023-04-17). Food or Medicine? Inflation Squeezing Retirees in Argentina. latinorebels.com Monthly inflation was 7.7 percent in March, up from 6.5 percent in the same month in 2022. Analysts project annual inflation will come in at 110 percent in 2023, one of the highest rates in the world.

The Canary. (2023-04-17). This April, Extinction Rebellion Is Building Up To 'The Big One'. popularresistance.org Between protest movements and striking trade unions and workers, the sight of organised people on the streets is once more becoming increasingly common in the UK. These protests and strikes are happening because the hardships we face are glaringly apparent and getting worse by the day — from the climate crisis to the cost of living one. | Given their shared struggle, many groups are now working together to face these issues head on. That will be fully on display this April when Extinction Rebellion and others launch 'The Big One'. | According to the group itself: | By joining the dots between the intersecti…

The Conversation (2023-04-17). DNA Study Sheds Light on Arab Expansion in Africa, Axum and other Empires. juancole.com By Nancy Bird, UCL | — Pre-colonial African history is alive with tales of civilisations rising and falling and of different cultures intermingling across the continent. We have now shed more light on some of these societies using the science of genetics. In a study published in Science Advances, my co-authors and I used DNA …

The Lever (2023-04-17). üéß THE AUDIT: Propaganda 101 With PragerU. levernews.com

Thomas Hayes (2023-04-17). COVID and Free Speech in the High Court. globalresearch.ca

Women's March moblization website (2023-04-17). Saturday 4/15: Santa Cruz: Protest March to Fight For Abortion Access. indybay.org Santa Cruz City Hall | 809 Center Street | Santa Cruz, CA, 95060…

WSWS (2023-04-17). Attack on Japanese prime minister points to growing political instability. wsws.org In the span of less than a year, one former and one sitting prime minister have been the targets of violence, pointing to growing volatility in Japanese politics amid a deepening social crisis.

WSWS (2023-04-17). Australian "foreign interference" arrest of businessman linked to China. wsws.org This arrest—with video footage splashed all over the media—occurred amid escalating moves by the Biden administration, backed by the Australian Labor government, to militarily and economically confront China.

WSWS (2023-04-17). Dana auto parts workers hold meeting series in Toledo to organize joint fight back with Jeep workers. wsws.org On Thursday, nearly 50 current and former workers from Dana as well as workers from the Stellantis Toledo Jeep Assembly plant met to discuss a common strategy in the struggle against unjust firings and corporate exploitation.

WSWS (2023-04-17). Arbitrator's recommendation means massive cuts in real wages for German public sector workers. wsws.org The arbitration recommendation presented on Saturday completely confirms our assessment: The Verdi trade union and public sector employers want to push through massive cuts in real wages at a time of high inflation.

WSWS (2023-04-17). Trump, Republicans venerate police, fascist Texas murderer at far-right NRA conference in Indianapolis. wsws.org Over a dozen Republicans touted their fealty to the gun lobby and police at the annual convention.

WSWS (2023-04-17). Chemical fire in Brunswick, Georgia forces residents to evacuate. wsws.org This is the second industrial fire in one week in the United States that forced the evacuation of local homes.

WSWS (2023-04-17). French President Macron's China trip exacerbates conflicts between imperialist powers. wsws.org The sharp tensions over French President Emmanuel Macron's recent trip to China shed light on the real goals of the US and its allies' offensive against China and Russia.

WSWS (2023-04-17). Australian Liberal Party leader launches vicious attack on Aborigines in Alice Springs. wsws.org Dutton's lurid claims were part of a broader orientation to extreme right-wing forces, amid an existential crisis of the Liberal Party.

WSWS (2023-04-17). Thousands of Iowans to lose Medicaid and SNAP benefits as lawmakers pass bill restricting access to public assistance. wsws.org Iowa lawmakers recently approved a bill introducing stricter eligibility tests for food assistance benefits, potentially causing thousands to lose access to programs such as SNAP, Medicaid, CHIP and the Family Investment Program.

WSWS (2023-04-17). Stop union sellout of University of Sydney workers! Form a rank-and-file committee to fight for job security, workload reduction and real pay increases! wsws.org The protracted struggle at USYD is now in great danger, precisely at the point where it has the potential to become a spearhead for a broader fight against the intensifying real pay-cutting and cost-of-living crisis.

WSWS (2023-04-17). Movement to abolish Ofsted watchdog must be linked to fight for fully-funded inflation busting pay rise for UK teachers. wsws.org The education unions may condemn Ofsted in words, but this is only to pacify their members while they stab them in the back.

WSWS (2023-04-17). Communication Workers Union attack on WSWS and UK Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee backfires. wsws.org The slander of the World Socialist Web Site and…

WSWS (2023-04-17). The Wuhan lab lie and US war propaganda. wsws.org The promotion of the Wuhan lab conspiracy theory by the Washington Post, in defiance of near-universal scientific consensus, embodies the US media's transformation into a clearinghouse for wartime propaganda.

WSWS (2023-04-17). Scottish National Party in meltdown. wsws.org The SNP's funding crisis is rooted in a membership decline flowing from the fact that in national and local government, it has imposed brutal cuts on every area of social spending, while also supporting NATO's war with Russia.

WSWS (2023-04-17). Will Lehman responds to Department of Labor decision denying access to former UAW President Ray Curry's election protest. wsws.org On Saturday, rank-and-file candidate for UAW president Will Lehman wrote to Thomas Murray, Detroit-Milwaukee District Director of the Department of Labor's Office for Labor-Management Standards, objecting to the withholding of Curry's election protest.

WSWS (2023-04-17). How the Sri Lankan working class must fight IMF austerity and defend democratic rights. wsws.org Sri Lankan unions have refused to call any industrial action to fight IMF austerity and President Wickremsinghe's repressive Anti-Terrorism Bill.

WSWS (2023-04-17). As Teamsters and UPS begin negotiations, union president O'Brien claims that Biden "did not intercede" to ban rail strike. wsws.org O'Brien's whopper, delivered at a rally in Los Angeles on Saturday, is the surest sign that the Teamsters bureaucracy is colluding with the White House to block strike action at UPS, just like it did with the railroads last year.

WSWS (2023-04-17). Bureau of Reclamation floats federal cuts to Colorado River water use as extreme drought continues. wsws.org The states in the Colorado River basin have failed to reach an agreement on how to reduce water use as water supply levels continue to dwindle, leaving the federal government to consider intervening.

Zane McNeill (2023-04-17). Washington Becomes Sixth State to Pass Shield Law Protecting Trans Residents. truthout.org In response to far right lawmakers introducing a slew of anti-trans legislation over the past few months, a handful of states have moved to pass shield laws to protect medical providers and trans residents, as well as out-of-state visitors seeking gender-affirming care. On April 10, Washington became the sixth state to pass a law protecting access to reproductive and gender-affirming health care… |

| AFP | (2023-04-17). SpaceX postpones test flight of Starship, world's biggest rocket. tribune.com.pk SpaceX on Monday postponed the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars and beyond. | Liftoff of the gigantic rocket was called off just minutes ahead of the scheduled launch time because of a pressurisation issue in the booster stage, SpaceX said. | Standing down from today's flight test attempt; team is working towards next available opportunity | — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 17, 2023 | SpaceX founder Elon Musk said a pressure valve appeared to be frozen, forcing a postponement of the launch which had been planned for 8: 20am Centra…

| news.desk | (2023-04-17). Pakistan lauds Saudi role in Yemen peace dialogue. tribune.com.pk Pakistan on Monday welcomed the recent dialogue and diplomatic engagement towards peace in Yemen, lauding Saudi Arabia's role and its efforts in reinforcing the initiatives of the Sultanate of Oman and the UN Special Envoy for Yemen. | A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs praised the Saudi efforts towards a peaceful resolution of the Yemeni crisis, expressing belief that they are timely and would promote peace, stability, and development in the region. | "Pakistan reiterates its principled support for a political solution to the Yemeni crisis through dialogue and consultation," the statement s…

| Reuters | (2023-04-17). Eleven people die of sunstroke near Mumbai after open-air award function. tribune.com.pk At least eleven people died on Sunday after suffering from sunstroke at an event attended by India's home minister on the outskirts of Mumbai, the chief minister of Maharashtra state said. | Hundreds of thousands of people attended an award function on Sunday afternoon where federal home minister Amit Shah presented an award to a well-known social activist, on the outskirts of the country's financial capital of Mumbai in Maharashtra. | The event was held outdoors in the afternoon in Khargar, where the maximum temperature recorded was 38 degrees Celsius (100.4°F), normal for this time of the year. | Around…

| Reuters | (2023-04-17). Four dead in Alabama 'Sweet 16' birthday party shooting. tribune.com.pk At least four people were killed and 28 wounded in a shooting that erupted during a late-night "Sweet 16" birthday celebration at a dance studio in the small town of Dadeville, Alabama, state police and local news media said on Sunday. | Some of the injured were critically wounded during the shooting in east-central Alabama, about 60 miles (100 km) northeast of the state capital of Montgomery, authorities said. There was no official word on what led to the gun violence. | Authorities said the shooting started shortly after 10: 30pm CT on Saturday but they declined to answer questions or provide further details…

| REUTERS | (2023-04-17). Rishi Sunak investigated over wife's interest in UK childcare firm. tribune.com.pk British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is being investigated by parliament's standards watchdog over whether he properly declared his wife's shareholding in a childcare company which stands to benefit from new government policy. | Parliament's Commissioner for Standards began the investigation over a "declaration of interest" on April 13, according to a list of open inquiries on its website on Monday. | Opposition parties had raised questions over media reports that Sunak's wife Akshata Murthy was a shareholder in a company set to benefit from support for the childcare sector announced in March's budget. | "We are…

| REUTERS | (2023-04-17). EU lawmakers call for summit to control 'very powerful' AI. tribune.com.pk EU lawmakers urged world leaders on Monday to hold a summit to find ways to control the development of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems such as ChatGPT, saying they were developing faster than expected. | The 12 MEPs, all working on EU legislation on the technology, called on US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to convene the meeting, and said AI firms should be more responsible. | The statement came weeks after Twitter owner Elon Musk and more than 1,000 technology figures demanded a six-month pause in the development of systems more powerful than Microso…

| REUTERS | (2023-04-17). Judge rejects Trump's request to delay trial in rape accuser Carroll's lawsuit. tribune.com.pk

| REUTERS | (2023-04-17). Son of toppled Iranian Shah to visit Israel. tribune.com.pk The exiled son of the Iranian Shah toppled in the 1979 Islamic revolution will visit Israel this week, Israel's government said on Sunday, calling him the "most senior Iranian personality" to ever pay a public visit to Israel. | Israel and Iran enjoyed warmer ties under the US-backed Shah, though they have become enemies since. | Israel, in its statement, said the visit by Reza Pahlavi is meant to create "a bridge between Israel and the Iranian people, and expressing joint opposition to the Ayatollah regime." | "A democratic Iran will seek to renew its ties with Israel and our Arab neighbours," Pahlavi was quo…

| REUTERS | (2023-04-17). Saudi unilaterally releases detainees to Yemen amid peace push. tribune.com.pk Saudi Arabia on Monday released 104 detainees to Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross and a Saudi-led coalition said, in a unilateral move that follows simultaneous detainee exchanges between Yemen's warring parties. | The military coalition, which intervened in Yemen in 2015 after the Iran-aligned Houthis ousted the government from the capital Sanaa, said the additional release was to support dialogue in continuing efforts to end Yemen's conflict. | A Saudi delegation, which is seeking a permanent ceasefire deal to end military involvement in the war, on Thursday concluded peace talks in Sanaa…