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Aarathi Prasad (2023-04-15). [Perspectives] Renzo Guinto: creating resilient planetary systems for health. thelancet.com Towards the end of 2019, Ramon Lorenzo Luis Rosa Guinto completed his doctorate in public health at Harvard University in the USA, and, in early 2020, returned home to the Philippines. His arrival coincided with the emergence of COVID-19, which, Guinto feels, "was very timely. When a global health crisis happens, that's when you're needed in your home country". In 2012, Guinto had graduated with a medical degree from the University of the Philippines, Manila, under its accelerated programme. Originally drawn to a career in law, he had been inspired by issues of social justice, and particularly by José Rizal, who…

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-04-15). African American Tennessee Lawmakers Reinstated to State House by Local Authorities. globalresearch.ca

Alvin Xie Cheng Goh, Sae-Rom Chae, Calvin J Chiew, Nicole Tang, Deanette Pang, Cui Lin, Kelvin Bryan Tan, Vernon J Lee, Zheng Jie Marc Ho (2023-04-15). [Correspondence] Characteristics of the omicron XBB subvariant wave in Singapore. thelancet.com The XBB sublineage of the omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of SARS-CoV-2 was first identified in India in August, 2022, and has since spread rapidly around the world.1,2 A recombinant of the BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75 sublineages,3—5 early studies6,7 suggested that XBB was one of the most immune-evasive strains tested. However, whether the growth advantage of XBB was sufficient to outcompete other SARS-CoV-2 strains and drive new waves of infection was unclear.

Amber Akemi Piatt (2023-04-15). New Report Reveals Systemic Medical Neglect and Violence in CA Women's Prisons. truthout.org The COVID-19 pandemic brought to the fore the public health crises unfolding in carceral settings across the United States. In California, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has documented more than 90,000 cases in state prisons, with more than 3,500 of those cases in women's prisons. People incarcerated in women's prisons have reported alarming neglect in CDCR's… |

Amy Husk (2023-04-15). Louisville, Indianapolis Teamsters make gains in strike against Sysco. themilitant.com LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Members of Teamsters Local 89 at Sysco here ratified a new contract April 8 by an overwhelming 98% vote. Some 100 truck drivers, who make food deliveries to area schools and businesses, had been on strike for 13 days over wages, benefits and brutal working conditions. | Teamsters in Local 135 in Indianapolis, who struck Sysco at the same time, also settled, voting 110-10 in favor of a new five-year contract April 10. | On April 6 Sysco management here threatened workers with arrest for "trespassing" if they didn't move away from the entrance to its warehouse. The union members regrouped an…

Ana Perdigón (2023-04-15). Anti-Corruption Campaign in Venezuela Continues: 7 New Arrests Including Opposition Officials. orinocotribune.com

Anand Naidoo (2023-04-15). The Heat: China-Brazil Ties. america.cgtn.com Pomp and ceremony in Beijing as China and Brazil agree to strengthen bilateral ties. Brazilian President Lula da Silva says he wants to work with Beijing to "balance world geopolitics" and help reinvigorate the South American nation's ailing industrial sector. The Brazilian leader has spent …

Andy Johnson (2023-04-15). Denmark Distances Itself From Adherence to ESG Criteria With Israeli Arms Deal. commondreams.org

Denmark has in recent years made

Anonymous103 (2023-04-15). Bulletin of Atomic Scientists: World Is Closer to Nuclear War Than Even in the Cuban Missile Crisis. southfront.org Written by Eric Zuesse According to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (BOTS), which had set the nuclear-war clock at 120 seconds to "Midnight"…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-15). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 15, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-04-15). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 15, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Slavyansk; | Russian forces destroyed one armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles in the Kupyansk region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured vehicles and D-20, D-30 howitzers in the Liman region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured vehicles, three motor vehicles, and D-20, Msta-B howitzers in the Donetsk region; | Russian forces destroyed two motor vehicles, and three Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-15). West Leads Local Conflict In Donbass Towards Global Nuclear War. southfront.org Border fence construction: AFP | Originally published by Following Finland's April 4th entry into NATO, the Scandinavian country has this week unveiled completion of its first section of a 200-km long border fence with Russia. | The nearly half-billion dollar fence is expected to be completed by 2026, and is topped with barbed wire and has a height of three meters (or nearly…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-15). At Least Three Civilians Killed In Clashes Between Army And Paramilitary Force In Sudan. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | At least three civilians were killed in The committee said that the clashes wounded "dozens" of other civilians and military personnel, without providing any further details. | Clashes brok…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-15). Gulf, Arab Foreign Ministers Call For Political Solution In Syria After Special Meeting. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Saudi Press Agency. | Gulf foreign ministers and their counterparts from Egypt, Iraq and Jordan, who met in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah on April 14, said that a political solution is the only way to end the Syrian crisis. | The special meeting was held upon the invitation of Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan to discuss Syria's possible return to the Arab League. | A joint statement that was released a day after the meeting said that the fo…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-15). In Video: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Tests New Top-Attack Anti-Tank Guided Missile. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Tasnim News Agency. | The Ground Forces of the Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force had successfully tested a new anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) with a top-attack capability dubbed "Sadid-365", the Tasnim News Agency reported on April 15. | Head of the Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization of the IRGC Ground Forces, General Ali Kouhestani, told the semi-official news agency that the new optically-guided mi…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-15). Russian Penicillin System Uncovered Ukrainian Artillery Positions On Krasny Liman Front. southfront.org The complex of artillery reconnaissance 'Penicillin'. © Research Institute 'Vector' | The Russian military's Battlegroup Center troops have successfully used the Penicillin coustic-thermal artillery-reconnaissance system to locate artillery positions of Kiev forces on the Krasny Liman front, spokesman for the battlegroup Alexander Savchuk told The Penicillin was developed by Russia's Ruselectronics to detect and locate artillery…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-15). Sudanese Army, Paramilitary Force Clash In Khartoum Over Power (Videos). southfront.org Click to see original-size image. Via Twitter. | On April 15, clashes broke out in the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, after days of tension between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). | The RSF said it had taken control of the presidential palace, the residence of the army chief and Khartoum International Airport. However, this was denied by the Sudanese military. The army said that RSF fighters have been trying to seize the military headquarters."Fi…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-15). Sudanese Paramilitary Force Seized Egyptian MiG-29 Fighter Jets During Clashes With Army (Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized a number of Egyptian Air Force MiG-29M fighter jets at the northern Merowe Air Base during One of the videos that surfaced online during the clashes showed RSF fighters celebrating around the Egyptian fighter jets, which were dep…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-15). Syrian Foreign Minister Arrives In Algeria On Official Visit. southfront.org Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad with his Algerian counterpart, Ahmed Ataf. | On April 15, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrived in Algeria to meet with the Algerian leadership and discuss current international and regional developments. | The minister arrived at Houari Boumediene International Airport and was received by his Algerian counterpart, Ahmed Ataf, the Syrian Ambassador to Algeria, Namir al-Ghanim, and several other embassy staff and Algerian officials. | Con…

Arianna Magon, Rosario Caruso (2023-04-15). [Correspondence] Addressing a potential crisis in the Italian National Health System. thelancet.com A recent Editorial1 pointed out that the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK is facing its most crucial moment since its inception due to a combination of chronic and acute problems, including underinvestment, understaffing, burnout among staff, and increasing demand for services. The inclination to believe that the current NHS model is unsustainable and needs radical change is misguided when drawing on a stronger private health sector is considered the only solution. The current crisis in the NHS includes wrangling over a financial settlement for staff, addressing pension reforms, improving working condition…

Asa Winstanley (2023-04-15). Ukrainian Nazi gets medical treatment from Israel. electronicintifada.net Azov Brigade sergeant Arseniy Fedosiuk pictured meeting diplomats.

Brian Williams (2023-04-15). Seniors on Medicaid face eviction from assisted-living homes. themilitant.com To the profit-driven capitalist rulers, the lives of retired workers, especially those with disabilities, don't mean much, as there's no longer any profits to be made through exploiting their labor. One reflection of the social and moral crisis of their system is the rising number of assisted-living home residents who are being kicked out because they have nothing left but Medicaid to pay their bills. | Shirley Holtz, 91, was one of 15 residents ordered to vacate Emerald Bay Retirement Community near Green Bay, Wisconsin, after the facility stopped accepting state-sponsored Medicaid payments. Thrown out, her heal…

Brian Williams (2023-04-15). SWP campaigns with 'Militant,' new book, fund for the paper. themilitant.com "I remember you from last time, when I got a Rosenfeld showed Bastounes

Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin (2023-04-15). Changing Society: Nature, Life, and Resistance in Culture Today. dissidentvoice.org None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, (Elective Affinities, Die Wahlverwandtschaften, 1809) What kind of culture do we want? What kind of culture do we need? Our culture reflects our fundamental ideologies and these ideologies are rooted in patriarchal religion and neoliberal politics in …

channelnewsasia (2023-04-15). Thai PM Prayut lags rivals in opinion polls ahead of May election. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-15). Chinese football fans out in force for Super League return after 3 years of COVID-19 curbs. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-15). Dortmund concede late equaliser at Stuttgart, miss chance to go joint top. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-15). Tuchel's Bayern stumble again in home draw with Hoffenheim. channelnewsasia.com

Charlie Walsham (2023-04-15). How the BBC Lost Its Way on COVID. globalresearch.ca

Chris Hawkey, HEAT Trialists (2023-04-15). [Correspondence] Helicobacter pylori eradication and aspirin: a puzzle yet to be solved — Author's reply. thelancet.com We thank Luigi Gatta and colleagues for their comments on our study.1 At the time that the Helicobacter Eradication Aspirin Trial was devised, a 7-day course of clarithromycin-based triple therapy was recommended in the European Maastricht consensus report2 and American College of Gastroenterology guidelines.3 This regimen achieved a H pylori eradication rate of 91 ∑3% in the pilot studies we conducted on our proposed patient population.4 The eradication rate was similar in the full-size study (90 ∑7%), against a background of increasing drug resistance globally.

D. Raghunandan (2023-04-15). India braces for prolonged and severe heat waves. peoplesdispatch.org It is clear that the increasing frequency and severity of heat waves are not mere anomalies but evidence of a sustained transformation in a weather pattern caused by climate change.

Daniel Larison (2023-04-15). EE.UU. vs. México: los republicanos se unen detrás de la guerra más estúpida posible. globalizacion.ca

Dean Henderson (2023-04-15). History: The Federal Reserve Cartel: Freemasons and The House of Rothschild. globalresearch.ca Outstanding historical analysis of relevance to an understanding of the so-called "Deep State" and today's global financial establishment. | First published on June 8, 2011 | *** | In 1789 Alexander Hamilton became the first Treasury Secretary of the United States. Hamilton was …

Dr. Gilbert Doctorow (2023-04-15). øQué dicen los rusos sobre la filtración de la inteligencia estadounidense? globalizacion.ca Los rusos se interesaron de inmediato en el escándalo de la filtración de inteligencia en los EE. UU. porque muchos de los documentos tratan sobre la preparación de sus propias fuerzas militares y las ucranianas para el tan esperado "contraataque"…

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2023-04-15). ‚ÄûDie Menschheit muss sich die Ergebnisse der psychologischen Forschung zu eigen machen, um ein menschenwàºrdiges Leben zu schaffen." globalresearch.ca Alle Artikel von Global Research kà∂nnen in 51 Sprachen gelesen werden, indem Sie die Schaltflà§che Website àºbersetzen unterhalb des Namens des Autors aktivieren. | Um den tà§glichen Newsletter von Global Research (ausgewà§hlte Artikel) zu erhalten, Klicken Sie …

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2023-04-15). "Humanity Must Adopt the Results of Psychological Research in Order to Create a Life Worthy of Human Beings." globalresearch.ca

EBCTCG (2023-04-15). [Articles] Anthracycline-containing and taxane-containing chemotherapy for early-stage operable breast cancer: a patient-level meta-analysis of 100‚Äà000 women from 86 randomised trials. thelancet.com Anthracycline plus taxane regimens are most efficacious at reducing breast cancer recurrence and death. Regimens with higher cumulative doses of anthracycline plus taxane provide the greatest benefits, challenging the current trend in clinical practice and guidelines towards non-anthracycline chemotherapy, particularly shorter regimens, such as four cycles of docetaxel—cyclophosphamide. By bringing together data from almost all relevant trials, this meta-analysis provides a reliable evidence base to inform individual treatment decisions, clinical guidelines, and the design of future clinical trials.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Comicomment: U.S. is the biggest global cyber thief. ecns.cn These cases show once again that the U.S. is the origin of cyber warfare, the biggest spreader of advanced cyber weapons and the biggest global cyber thief.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Properly addressing debt issue matters to global economic recovery: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn Properly addressing debt issue matters to global economic recovery and financial stability, Chinese Foreign Minister spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a news briefing on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba to visit China. ecns.cn Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba will be the first African head of state to be received by President Xi Jinping since his reelection as Chinese President, Chinese Foreign Minister spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at the news briefing on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Gabonese president to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President of the Gabonese Republic Ali Bongo Ondimba will pay a state visit to China from April 18 to 21, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Xiaomi condemns their placement on Ukrainian list of war sponsors. ecns.cn Xiaomi Corp said on Friday that it strongly opposed the Ukrainian government's decision to place it on their so-called list of "international sponsors of war", adding that it only provides civilian smartphones and home appliances.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Mainland notice concerning space activities a customary practice: Taiwan Affairs Office. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland's recent notice concerning space activities was intended to warn air traffic service departments and airspace users of the possible effects of the activities — a "responsible and customary practice to ensure flight safety," a mainland spokesperson said on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). First Singaporean tourist group this year arrives in Hainan. ecns.cn Twenty-three Singaporean tourists arrived at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, on Thursday, marking the first Singaporean inbound tourist group received by Hainan since China opened its bordersto foreign tourist groups on March 31, according to the province's tourism regulator on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). (W.E. Talk) How can China-Brazil relations proceed after Lula's China visit?>. ecns.cn Global changes unseen in a century have been evolving more rapidly with the balance of powers transforming profoundly. Against this backdrop, how will Brazil, under President Lula's leadership, deepen its cooperation with China? How will President Lula's visit start a new chapter in China-Brazil relations?

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Brazilian Ex-Minister on Brazil-China Cooperation: A New Era of Collaboration and Growth. ecns.cn President Lula's recent visit to China has marked a significant milestone in the ever-evolving Brazil-China relationship. This historic event has opened new avenues for collaboration and mutual growth in various sectors, including economic development, technology innovation, information and communication technology, space exploration, culture, tourism, sports, agriculture and food security, health, urban construction, and so on. The results of this memorable trip has provide incredible results that it is worth examining and have the potential to be a game changer in China-Brazil relations.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). China opposes U.S. placing Chinese firms on entity list, Specially Designated Nationals List. ecns.cn China resolutely opposes the U.S. move to place Chinese companies on its "entity list" and Specially Designated Nationals List under the so-called Russia-related excuses, a spokesperson with China's Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Chinese Foreign Ministry introduces German FM Baerbock's visit to China. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Minister spokesperson Wang Wenbin introduced German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock's visit to China at the press conference on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). China 'highly concerned' about Japan's chip policy, urges Tokyo to follow WTO rules. ecns.cn China is "highly concerned" about Japan's plan to put export controls on some 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). China's defense minister to visit Russia. ecns.cn China's State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu to visit Russia from April 16 to 19.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Xi calls for further reform and opening up to drive Chinese modernization in Guangdong. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed that Guangdong Province is the pacemaker and experimental zone of China's reform and opening up, and plays an instrumental role in Chinese modernization.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Chinese, Brazilian presidents hold talks. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Beijing on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). China's State Council discusses improvement on employment support policies. ecns.cn China's State Council has discussed ways to improve the policies and measures to help stabilize employment, according to a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Qiang on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Peng Liyuan meets Brazilian first lady. ecns.cn Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, met with Rosângela Lula da Silva, wife of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Beijing on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Senior Chinese diplomat meets German FM. ecns.cn Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in Beijing on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Japanese PM uninjured after explosion at Wakayama speech, suspect arrested. ecns.cn Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday was evacuated unscathed after an object that appeared to be a smoke bomb was thrown near him during his visit to western Japan's Wakayama City for a stump speech, local media reported.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). COVID-19 pandemic nears its end. ecns.cn The COVID-19 pandemic is nearing its end based on data published by the World Health Organization, said Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Cradle of civilization: Qingcheng Mountain. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Curtain wall cleaning robot unveiled at Consumer Products Expo. ecns.cn An iouluo curtain wall cleaning robot was unveiled at the third China International"ÄÄConsumer"ÄÄProducts"ÄÄExpo"ÄÄin Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province on Thursday. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Waist exoskeleton robot unveiled at 3rd China International Consumer Products Expo. ecns.cn The BES-HV waist exoskeleton robot was exhibited at the third China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province on Friday. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Beijing injects trees with catkin inhibitor. ecns.cn Catkins seeds from millions of poplar and willow trees have swept across northern China in recent days. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). IMF: China's rebound can help a slumping global economy. ecns.cn The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told a news conference at the IMF and World Bank spring meetings that China this year would contribute about one-third of global growth on Thursday local time.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Diamond crown worth $22.95 million unveiled at Hainan expo. ecns.cn A diamond crown worth 158 million yuan ($22.95 million) was unveiled at the third China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province on Thursday.

Editor at Global Grind (2023-04-15). Billy Porter Explains Why He Is 'Like James Baldwin' Ahead Of Biopic About Legendary Writer. newsone.com Billy Porter, who will star as James Baldwin in an upcoming biopic, explained why he's so much like the legendary writer: "I am because James was."

Editor (2023-04-15). France's Macron opposes U.S. cold war on China, wants independent Europe—but is it just rhetoric? mronline.org France's President Emmanuel Macron told Xi Jinping that he opposes the U.S. war drive against China and wants an independent Europe with "strategic autonomy". But he has made comments like this before, and failed to challenge Washington's hegemony.

Editor (2023-04-15). Be a Capitol Hill Citizen on Your Congress. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-04-15). Stop Cop City Movement Embraces National Strategy as Permit Appeal Is Denied. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-04-15). Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Mifepristone Restrictions in a Rare Win for Abortion Rights. scheerpost.com The decision, issued Friday, delays a ruling from a federal appeals court and will allow abortion providers to continue providing the drug as usual for now.

Editor (2023-04-15). US Arms Industry Planning First Taiwan Trip in Four Years. scheerpost.com

ELEL (2023-04-15). [Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Craig TJ, Reshef A, Li HH, et al. Efficacy and safety of garadacimab, a factor XIIa inhibitor for hereditary angioedema prevention (VANGUARD): a global, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet 2023; 401: 1079—90—In this Article, the final sentence in the third paragraph in the Results section should have read "36 (92%) and 37 (95%) of 39 patients treated with garadacimab had a reduction in attacks of at least 70% or 50% compared with four (17%) and eight (33%) of 24 evaluable patients in the placebo group, respectively" and the appendix has been updated.

Ellen Brown (2023-04-15). The Cobalt Gold Rush and the East Palestine Disaster. dissidentvoice.org Holidays in my childhood were spent at my grandparents' farm in Plain Grove, Pennsylvania, 35 miles from East Palestine, Ohio. My grandfather's grandfather fought at Gettysburg and homesteaded the 160-acre farm after the Civil War. My grandmother sold it in the 1960s for $13,000, lacking a male heir to do the work; but my relatives …

Fight Back (2023-04-15). Louisiana LGBTQ activists march on state capitol and governor's mansion. fightbacknews.org Baton Rouge, LA – On April 12, around 50 LGBTQ people and their supporters gathered for a united march at the Louisiana State Capitol building. The protest was mainly attended by transgender teens from across Louisiana, flying trans flags and waving signs. LGBTQ minors are the target of at least ten right-wing bills in the state legislature. These bills include potential bans on LGBTQ-themed books, restrictions on trans medical care, and bans on teachers using correct names and pronouns. | Organizers from Real Name Campaign led chants like "Trans kids are here to stay, GOP go away," while the protest marched in t…

Frances Madeson (2023-04-15). Organizers Are Resisting a 2-Tiered Legal System in Majority-Black Jackson, MS. truthout.org July 1, 2023 will fall on a Saturday. In Jackson, Mississippi, it's likely to be a very hot day, or a rainy day, or both. It's also the day when House Bill 1020 will take effect, and that the whole of the City of Jackson will be no more — at least with respect to the administration of its criminal legal system. Instead, the city will be partitioned into unequal halves: a Capitol Complex… |

Geoff Watts (2023-04-15). [Obituary] Jared Randall Curtis. thelancet.com Critical care physician and champion of palliative care. He was born in Ann Arbor, MI, USA, on Feb 14, 1960 and died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Seattle, WA, USA, on Feb 6, 2023 aged 62 years.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-15). Exclusive interview with Brazil's President Lula. libya360.wordpress.com CGTN Brazil is back… Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sat with Wang Guan in east China's Shanghai on his first day in China for this edition of Leaders Talk. With former President Dilma Rousseff now chairing the New Development Bank, he looks to boost ties with China and give more weight to the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-15). The "Left": Revolutionary vs "Infantile Disorder" libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea Degrowth, Drug Fetishism, & "Anti-Colonialism" Are Used as Weapons Against the Revolutionary Cause Even if a communist can colloquially describe themselves as being on the left, there's a distinction between communism and "the left." This is implied right in the title of Lenin's Left-Wing Communism: an Infantile Disorder. Whereas the left, a big tent…

Jacqui Thornton (2023-04-15). [World Report] UK infected blood inquiry releases compensation report. thelancet.com Compensation for thousands of people given contaminated blood and blood products must be widened, the inquiry has said. Jacqui Thornton reports.

JANET (2023-04-15). Imperialist relations are never based on 'trust'. iacenter.org By Global Times Apr 13, 2023 The recent leak of highly classified Pentagon documents is yet another proof that the US is the world's No.1 spying empire. Washington spies not only on its perceived adversaries, but also its allies, which puts the US' foreign relations in jeopardy. How will the leak incident affect allies' "trust" toward the US? Will the US spy on its allies more wantonly? "The US will continue to use every possible form of technology to spy on its allies, its own citizens and its opponents. Imperialist relations are never based on 'trust,'" said Sara Flounders (Flounders), a political writer and ac…

JANET (2023-04-15). Palestinian resistance fuels instability within Israeli settler state. iacenter.org By Michael Kramer April 13, 2023 The current unrelenting Palestinian resistance to Zionist occupation, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River, has resulted in an increase of political and social instability within and throughout the Israeli settler state. Fans hold huge 'Free Palestine!' flag during the game between Tunisia and Australia on Nov. 26. The personal security situation for Israeli settlers has also been affected. Once safe roads in the West Bank are now sites of frequently occurring deadly ambushes. On March 13, a roadside bomb exploded adjacent to a busy highway in northern Israel. This first…

Janine Jackson (2023-04-15). Starbucks 'workers and consumers have the same foe'. mronline.org CounterSpin interview with Saurav Sarkar on Starbucks organizing.

Jenae Harris (2023-04-15). 'Swarm': How Deranged Superfans Can Become Serial Killers. newsone.com Source: Prime Video / Prime | Editor's note: This article contains plot spoilers for "Swarm." | Dre longs to meet a global pop star named Ni'Jah,

Jesse O'Shea, Demetre Daskalakis, John T Brooks (2023-04-15). [Correspondence] The emergence of mpox as an HIV-related opportunistic infection. thelancet.com During the multinational mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) clade IIb outbreak in 2022, the emergence of severe mpox among people with HIV bore a striking resemblance to the emergence of opportunistic infections early in the HIV epidemic of the 1980s. Similar to HIV-associated opportunistic infections, mpox produces substantially greater morbidity and prolonged disease in people with advanced (ie, CD4 <350 cells per mm3) or untreated HIV infection.1—3 A US report2 of 57 hospitalised patients with severe mpox found that 82% had HIV infection, of whom almost three-quarters had a CD4 count less than 50 cells p...

Jessica Catchpole (2023-04-15). [Perspectives] A search for salvation. thelancet.com Daniele Mencarelli's semi-autobiographical second novel Everything Calls for Salvation follows the involuntary hospitalisation of a 20-year-old eponymous Daniele in 1994, his week of confinement, the people he meets, and the insight he gains. Each character on the psychiatric ward serves a purpose. Frantic Madonnina, whose identity is unknown and who only prays to the Virgin Mary, stands in contrast to Alessandro, who lies motionless in a catatonic state. Jaded Mario, a former teacher, lectures on the nature of mental illness and the bleakness of treatment.

Jessica Corbett (2023-04-15). As Paper Shows Benefits of Expanded Child Tax Credit, Sinema Challenger Gallego Says 'Bring It Back'. commondreams.org

Jonathan Cook (2023-04-15). Por qué los medios no quieren saber la verdad sobre las explosiones de Nord Stream. globalizacion.ca

Joseph Dov Bruch, Sarah S Richardson (2023-04-15). [Perspectives] Women's health, Inc. thelancet.com Across the globe, health care is increasingly in the hands of corporate entities. Women's health is a vivid example of this trend. Private equity firms, start-ups, and other private-sector companies are streaming into women's health, appealing to its historical aims of equity, empowerment, and social justice, while also expecting big profits. As this industry expands, tensions between profitability, innovation, quality, and equity are already surfacing within the USA, signalling what other nations may soon encounter.

Katie Myers (2023-04-15). Another Day, Another Toxic Spill in East Palestine, Ohio. truthout.org This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter here. It's been a bit more than two months since a train derailment in rural Ohio spilled 38 cars' worth of hazardous materials, including a highly toxic petrochemical called vinyl chloride, in East Palestine. In the weeks following the disaster, it seems to many residents the problems just keep piling up. |

KAYVA (2023-04-15). Biden Should Prioritize the Climate Emergency, Not LNG Profits, at G7 Meeting. commondreams.org

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krish-rad_ind (2023-04-15). 'Bombshell' 1989 Shell Memo Features In New Court Filing. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-04-15). IMF Is Forcing Some Of Hardest-Hit Countries To Pay Unnecessary Fees. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-04-15). Much Lying From The International Monetary Fund. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-04-15). Politicians Demand US Drop Assange Charges On Anniversary Of Arrest. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-04-15). Response To Twitter Labeling NPR 'State-Affiliated Media' Exposes True Purpose Of Labels. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-04-15). The Biggest Con: 'Billionaires are worth their keep'. theduran.com

Larry Johnson (2023-04-15). The 21 Year Old Leaker — Something Is NOt Right. sonar21.com The media obsession in vilifying Jack Texeira for "leaking" TOP SECRET and SECRET documents and judging him guilty without any benefit of doubt, is just another symptom of the authoritarian…

Luigi Gatta, Angelo Zullo, Dino Vaira (2023-04-15). [Correspondence] Helicobacter pylori eradication and aspirin: a puzzle yet to be solved. thelancet.com We read with great interest the Article by Chris Hawkey and colleagues1 on the Helicobacter Eradication Aspirin Trial (HEAT). The authors should be commended for performing such a complex trial. Although the trial was conceived to evaluate the role of Helicobacter pylori eradication in older patients (aged ‚â•60 years) prescribed aspirin, the study was not planned to verify eradication. A breath retest was randomly performed in only 10% of patients, reporting H pylori eradication in 146 (90 ∑7%) of 161 patients receiving active eradication therapy.

Mansoor Adayfi (2023-04-15). I met the Florida governor years ago. My 14 Years Detention at Guantanamo. globalresearch.ca

Markus Màºller, Barbara Ingold-Heppner, Hartmut Stocker, Frank L Heppner, Carsten Dittmayer, Michael Laue (2023-04-15). [Correspondence] Skin lesion specimens as first choice to detect monkeypox virus — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We appreciate the comments of Ya Bin Zhou on our Clinical Picture1 and agree that the diagnosis of monkeypox virus infection is indeed best achieved by detection of the virus in skin lesions.2,3…

Michele Smith (2023-04-15). Seattle rally backs mushroom workers fight for union rights. themilitant.com SEATTLE — Over 100 students and unionists rallied together at the University of Washington here March 31 in support of mushroom workers in Sunnyside fighting to win recognition of the United Farm Workers at Greenwood Mushrooms, formerly known as Ostrom. Workers there had voted the UFW in as their union last year, but the bosses refused to recognize it. | The workers renewed their fight for a union contract after bosses fired 140 workers, most of whom were women with years of experience. | On Feb. 14, as Canadian-based Windmill Farms took control of the company, all Ostrom workers were called into a Valentin…

Mickey Z. (2023-04-15). Jabs Caused 300,000 Excess Deaths and $147 Billion in Damage to Economy in 2022. dissidentvoice.org In the U.S., COVID-19 vaccines injured 6.6 million people, disabled 1.36 million people, caused more than 300,000 excess deaths, and cost the economy an estimated $147 billion in damage — in 2022 alone — according to a new analysis by Humanity Projects, a wing of Portugal-based research firm Phinance Technologies. Read the full article here. …

Mike Tucker (2023-04-15). Australian unionists fight for ban on debilitating silica dust. themilitant.com SYDNEY — Chanting "Union power!" over 1,000 workers marched through the central city here and rallied at the New South Wales state parliament April 5. The protest was part of a national day of action demanding a ban on the manufacture and use of engineered stone products that produce silica dust. | "Silica is killing our workers throughout the country," said Darren Greenfield, New South Wales state secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union. This rally kicked off a national campaign to end silica production, he said. | Silica dust is a common hazard when working in constructi…

Misión Verdad (2023-04-15). Nicolás Maduro as President of Venezuela for 10 Years: 10 Milestones. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Apr 14, 2023 | Nicolás Maduro has completed 10 years as the president of Venezuela since he was elected for the first time. Undoubtedly, his tenure is in itself an extremely significant milestone, taking into account all the events that have adversely affected his investiture, Venezuelan institutions, and society. | This anniversary demands a detailed analysis of the most relevant aspects of this journey. An analysis that would also be, by default, a synthesis of the Venezuelan reality, the national situation as a country under siege and the way in which the Maduro government has prevailed…

Naomi Craine (2023-04-15). UAW members fight for first contract at Chicago-area plant. themilitant.com BEDFORD PARK, Ill. — "We're here to show the company you can't treat us like this," William Gehrig told Militant correspondents visiting the picket line outside the Metal-Matic plant here April 7. Gehrig and some 120 other members of United Auto Workers Local 588 have been on strike at the steel tubing plant here since Feb. 22. They are fighting for their first contract and to stop attacks on pay and health insurance. | Workers voted to join the UAW in June 2021. A year later, with contract talks stalled, PTC Alliance bought the four Metal-Matic plants in Illinois, Minnesota and Ohio. "It's disrespectful th…

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Omar Alomari (2023-04-15). [Correspondence] Why vaccinations should be a top priority in earthquake relief efforts. thelancet.com On Feb 6, 2023, Türkiye and Syria were hit by a powerful earthquake of 7 ∑8 magnitude, followed by several aftershocks, and another earthquake of 7 ∑6 magnitude, causing substantial damage and loss of life. The Anadolu disaster management agency has reported that the death toll from the earthquakes has risen to 45‚Äà089 people.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-15). Oracle, the Shadowy Tech Giant in League With the CIA and Israel, With Alan Macleod. orinocotribune.com By Lowkey -Apr 9, 2023 | Is your data really safe online? Whether you like it or not, it is likely that much of it is stored by Oracle, a gigantic, U.S.-based company that has become one of the largest and most influential tech corporations in the world. | Yet the company's intimate ties to both the Central Intelligence Agency and the Israeli national security state should be cause for enormous concern, our guest today argues. In episode 56 of "The Watchdog" podcast, Lowkey is joined by returning visitor, Alan MacLeod. |

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-15). Paraguay's Indigenous Communities Demand More Rights Ahead of Elections. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra García — Apr 10, 2023 | On April 30, Paraguay will go to the polls to elect the country's new president in a process marked by a lack of debate and the absence of urgent proposals such as free access to education, and more rights for the indigenous peoples, such as their right to land. | Little is expected to change in Paraguay with this election. The ruling right-wing Colorado Party's candidate is former Finance Minister Santiago Peña, who is in a close race with opposition coalition candidate Efraín Alegre of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA) whose program is not much different from P…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-15). The Response to Twitter Labeling NPR 'State-Affiliated Media' Exposes the True Purpose of the Labels All Along. orinocotribune.com

Paul Haeder (2023-04-15). Listening to the Chronicle of Higher Ed. dissidentvoice.org Note: I am not attacking people personally, or their right to opinions. However, I have been in this rodeo since 1983, academia, with the deans, chairs, provosts, VPs and presidents, and plethora of others, who hands down (not all) got it wrong about the value of and reason for education, K12 and higher ed. This …

Pavan Kulkarni (2023-04-15). As Army and Rapid Support Forces battle it out, Sudanese left calls for restoring the revolution. peoplesdispatch.org The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have begun fighting each other. The root of the conflict lies in disagreements over integrating the paramilitary into the army. The Sudanese left has noted that both parties seek to escalate armed conflict, so that it can be used as a reason to not hand over power to civilian forces…

Peter Certo (2023-04-15). What's Needed for True Peace in Yemen. commondreams.org

Peter Koenig (2023-04-15). Gateway to Nowhere. The One World Order Privatization of Amazonia. Greed for Power and Money. globalresearch.ca

Prabhat Patnaik (2023-04-15). OPEC+ and capitalism's fight against inflation. mronline.org Except in war-time, capitalism invariably seeks to control inflation by creating a recession; and this is so even when the inflation has been caused by an autonomous increase in capitalists' profit-margins which are downward inflexible and hence would not be reduced by a recession.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-04-15). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.

Ralph Nader (2023-04-15). Why Be a Capitol Hill Citizen? commondreams.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 17th. The next day, April 18th is the deadline for filing taxes. | Congress collectively is less than the sum of its parts. That is because there are only a few dozen sterling representatives and senators worthy of their voter constituents back home. These lawmakers, however, are unable to accomplish as much as they would like and as much as our…

Rand Wilson, Peter Olney, Stansbury Forum. (2023-04-15). Can Labor Seize Its 'Movement Moment'? popularresistance.org One measure of the labor movement's relative power is the percentage of the workforce covered by union contracts. From a post-war high in 1955 of 35% in the private sector represented by unions, the percentage has steadily plunged—now to a low of only 6% . That low private sector number is buoyed to just over 10% by the higher percentage of unionized public sector workers. | These dismal membership numbers hide the promise this moment holds for union organizing. Public support, resources, and organizing momentum point to some of the brightest possibilities for the US union movement in decades.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-04-15). Jacinda Ardern appointed to promote extreme views on censorship worldwide. expose-news.com The thought that former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be wandering around the world funded to promote her extreme views on government and media control should send shivers down the …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-04-15). Covidian insanity is on full display. expose-news.com In the US the covid "state of emergency" is declared officially over while in New Zealand it is extended to 2024. Italy's birth rate is declared a national emergency. Covid injection lot …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-04-15). Deagel's Depopulation Premonitions for 2025 Revisited. expose-news.com In October 2020, Swiss lawyer Michael Lusk wrote an article on his LinkedIn page urging that, in the wake of the coronavirus "pandemic," Deagel's 2025 Forecast be given serious attention. Lusk's article …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-04-15). Military-Industrial Complex makes moves to take control of Australian defence forces. expose-news.com Alarming defence reforms proposed by Australia's federal government could see defence contractors embedded with the Australian Defence Force and national security agencies. Australians must recognise the danger posed by allowing global arms …

Richard Gale (2023-04-15). Beware the Agents of Chaos. globalresearch.ca

Richard Horton (2023-04-15). [Comment] Offline: How to fail well in global health. thelancet.com I am an expert in how to destroy global health initiatives. It is a peculiar fact that I have been an intimate witness to the demise of three promising organisations that sought to advance health in low-income settings—the Global Forum for Health Research, the Health Metrics Network, and the independent Expert Review Group on Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health (iERG). All three died from multiple causes. With such a dismal record, it was no surprise when the incoming Director of one global health organisation made clear, not entirely jokingly, that he would never consider me fo…

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-15). NATO stalwart Turkey has emerged as global military power after war in Nagorno-Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com And those in Armenia, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Ukraine. ==== AzertagApril 15, 2023 Everyone in the world sees Turkey's military strength and great successes in the military field — Executive Director Azerbaijan-Turkey relations are developing successfully in all directions. Both states effectively use their economic and energy capabilities, as well as their geopolitical position, to …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-15). Polish army officials attend funeral for soldier killed in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 14, 2023 Funeral held for Polish soldier killed in Ukraine A 45-year-old Polish soldier who was killed last month fighting Russian forces in Ukraine has been laid to rest at a funeral service in western Poland. *** Among the mourners gathered in the village church were the fallen soldier's loved ones, local government …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-15). Top of the world: Pentagon's Ultima Thule is rebranded. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stars and StripesApril 11, 2023 The northernmost US military base now has a Greenlandic name The U.S. military's Thule Air Base in Greenland is no more. By that name, anyway. *** Pituffik…is a nod to the original inhabitants, who were forced to relocate when construction of the base began in 1951. Melting sea ice is …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-15). U.S. joins Turkey in arming NATO partner Morocco for war against Western Sahara…potential one with Algeria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Breaking DefenseApril 13, 2023 Why Morocco is investing heavily in long-range fires The US State Department recently approved the potential sale of some $750 million dollars in arms to Morocco, including HIMARS launchers, ATACMS missile systems and Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW), in what analysts say reflects…concern over tensions in the region. "The Moroccan authorities …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-15). Unprecedented French war games include 14 NATO allies, nuclear carrier. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsApril 14, 2023 French forces prep for final phase of major multidomain exercise After several years without an exercise on its territory, the French military is preparing for the final phase of Orion 2023, a new drill focused on multidomain operations to prepare troops for a realistic warfighting scenario. Orion integrates about 20 events …

Robert C. Koehler (2023-04-15). Mass Murder: Our Wounded Humanity. globalresearch.ca

Robert J. Burrowes (2023-04-15). Policing the Elite's Technocracy: How Do We Resist This Effectively? globalresearch.ca

Roshan Abraham, Next City. (2023-04-15). HUD Excludes People With Convictions From Public Housing. popularresistance.org The housing crisis is particularly acute for the 79 million Americans with a criminal record: People with convictions are nearly 10 times more likely to experience homelessness compared to the general public. While federally subsidized housing could provide support to these individuals, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) contributes to the problem by permitting each public housing authority (PHA) wide leeway to discriminate against people with convictions. | But some advocates have successfully gotten their local PHAs to change course: A 2016 policy change in New Orleans has been able to open u…

Roy Landersen (2023-04-15). Support Ukraine independence! Moscow get out of all of Ukraine! themilitant.com After 10 months of bloody fighting for Bakhmut, currently the central battle in Ukraine's defense of its independence, Moscow's forces are using scorched-earth tactics to shell more of the city to rubble. They're inching forward against Ukrainian troops holding high-rise buildings in the west. Ukrainian forces, including large numbers of working-class volunteers, are determined to defend Ukraine's sovereignty. | Their resolve stands in sharp contrast to the conditions of Moscow's forces. President Vladimir Putin is sacrificing tens of thousands of Russian soldiers in human wave assaults. The combat potential of t…

Samjah Iman (2023-04-15). Teyana Taylor Opens Up About Motherhood And Playing A Mom In Award-Winning Movie. newsone.com

scorinoco (2023-04-15). Unfeasibility of a Sovereigntist Government in Brazil. orinocotribune.com

Song-Jie Shen, Chang-Mei Liu (2023-04-15). [Comment] Chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer: the more the better? thelancet.com Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women worldwide1 and treatment de-escalation of early-stage breast cancer has been a contentious topic of discussion. Breast-conserving surgery has gradually replaced mastectomy, eliminating the need for breast surgery in patients with a pathological complete response on image-guided vacuum-assisted core biopsy after neoadjuvant systemic therapy shows highly promising results.2 Sentinel lymph node biopsy, rather than axillary lymph node dissection, is the standard of care for clinical node-negative breast cancer, and some patients with node-positive disease also do n…

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Baerbock's Visit to China 'Reaffirmed Weakness of EU'. sputnikglobe.com The "ideological point of view" expressed by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during her visit to China – "in line" with US President Biden and UK Prime Minister Sunak – contradicts the "practice of economic-commercial ties that Berlin maintains with Beijing," says Tiberio Graziani, chairman of the Vision & Global Trends think tank.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Video: Car Rams Into Crowd in France's Bordeaux Reportedly Leaving 7 Injured. sputnikglobe.com PARIS (Sputnik) – Seven people were injured when a car rammed into a crowd in the French city of Bordeaux, the local radio reported on Saturday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Christians Wait for 'Holy Fire' at Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. sputnikglobe.com The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is the most sacred place for Christians around the globe. The "Holy Fire" ritual which is taking place there on the eve of Orthodox Easter symbolizes the undying light of Christianity.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Ex-Pentagon Officer: Russia's Robust Capabilities in Electronic Warfare Second to None. sputnikglobe.com The Russian army's state-of-the-art electronic warfare systems are capable of significantly hampering the planned counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces, David T. Pyne, an EMP Task Force scholar and former US Department of Defense officer, told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Germany Calls on EU to Impose Sanctions on Russian Nuclear Industry. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Berlin has called on the European Union to impose sanctions on Russia's nuclear industry, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Saturday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Germany Turns Its Back on Nuclear Power Generation. sputnikglobe.com On April 15, Germany proceeded to shut down the three remaining nuclear power plants in the country as Berlin seems poised to continue its transition to renewable energy generation.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Holy Fire Descends at Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. sputnikglobe.com JERUSALEM (Sputnik) – The Holy Fire has descended at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Saturday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Images of Distant Galaxies May Challenge Existing Cosmological Model. sputnikglobe.com Images of distant galaxies procured via NASA's James Webb Space Telescope may challenge our understanding of cosmology, says Mike Boylan-Kolchin, associate professor of astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Int'l Organizations, Countries Call for End of Violence in Sudan. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, together with a slew of international organizations and countries, on Saturday called for an end to the hostilities in Sudan that erupted earlier in the day.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Israelis Rally Against Judicial Reform in Tel Aviv. sputnikglobe.com Israel experienced an outburst of political protests when a plan to reform the judicial system was unveiled by Justice Minister Yariv Levin in January.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Italy's State Debt Hits All-Time High of $3Trl in February. sputnikglobe.com ROME (Sputnik) – Italy's sovereign debt increased by 21.6 billion euros in February and reached a historical maximum of 2.772 trillion euros ($3.075 trillion), the Bank of Italy said on Saturday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Netherlands Allocates $44Mln to Support Ukrainian Farmers. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Netherlands has allocated 40 million euros ($44 million) to the World Bank's support program for Ukrainian farmers, Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher said on Saturday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). One Police Officer Reportedly Injured in Japan's Wakayama Blast During Kishida's Speech. sputnikglobe.com TOKYO (Sputnik) – One of the Japanese police officers who were guarding the venue of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's speech in the city of Wakayama has sustained minor injuries as a result of the explosion at the scene, Japanese media reported on Saturday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Polish Cabinet Authorizes Temporary Ban on Ukrainian Grain Imports. sputnikglobe.com WARSAW (Sputnik) – The Polish Council of Ministers on Saturday authorized the heads of relevant agencies to temporarily ban grain imports from Ukraine, the Polish government said.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Remnants of Ancient Viruses May Help Humans Fight Cancer, Scientists Say. sputnikglobe.com Researchers behind the new study argue that cancer essentially revives the dormant ancient viral DNA and thus provokes an immune response that attacks cancerous cells in the process.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Russia Ready to Mass Produce Advanced Armor Vests: Video. sputnikglobe.com Rostec deputy general director Alexander Nazarov underscored that the Obereg body armor was developed in collaboration with those taking part in the Russian special military operation in Ukraine.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Russia Rolls Out New EW System Capable of Disabling Enemy Spacecraft. sputnikglobe.com The Russian Armed Forces' EW troops are currently equipped with advanced systems of electronic reconnaissance and suppression, which are fairly considered among the best in the world.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Six Civilians Killed in Sudan's Armed Clashes in Omdurman – Hospital. sputnikglobe.com KHARTOUM (Sputnik) – Armed clashes between Sudan's national army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have left six civilians killed in the country's most populous city of Omdurman, the local hospital told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Syrian Foreign Minister Arrives in Algeria on Official Visit, Media Reports. sputnikglobe.com CAIRO (Sputnik) – Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has arrived in the Algerian capital of Algiers on an official visit, Syrian media reported on Saturday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Two Suspicious Items Reportedly Seized From Wakayama Incident Scene. sputnikglobe.com TOKYO (Sputnik) – Japanese investigators on Saturday seized two cylindrical objects believed to contain explosives from the scene of an incident in the prefecture of Wakayama, where Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was due to deliver a speech, Japanese broadcaster reported, citing investigative sources.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Unrest in Sudan: Timeline of Situation in Khartoum. sputnikglobe.com Clashes broke out between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum on Saturday morning, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). US to Give Ukraine $4.9 Billion in Budget Support. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States plans to provide Kiev with an additional $4.9 billion in aid in September, the US State Department informs.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). US' Cooperation With Allies Unaffected by Pentagon Leaks, Blinken Claims. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The recent leak of the Pentagon's classified documents has not affected the cooperation between the United States and its allies, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Watch Russian MiG-31BM Fighter Jets Train to Intercept Enemy Aircraft. sputnikglobe.com Earlier this week, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced an unscheduled inspection of Russia's Pacific Fleet. The aim of this move is to verify the ability of the armed forces to "repel the aggression of a probable enemy" from the sea.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Why It's Too Early to Celebrate Plummeting US Inflation Rate. sputnikglobe.com US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller made it clear on Friday that he wants to further tighten the screws on US monetary policy despite dipping inflation in the country.

Staff (2023-04-15). "Cuánto más": Estreno audiovisual de Buena Fe. cubadebate.cu Hoy les compartimos en Cubadebate un estreno audiovisual de la agrupación Buena Fe. El tema musical, titulado "Cuánto más", forma parte de su más reciente producción discógrafica Morada. En la plataforma digital YouTube lo presentan así: (…) "Son la unidad, la empatía, la cooperación, la ciencia, la cultura y el amor quienes nos harán sobrevivir como especie" (…).

Staff (2023-04-15). Archivo CD: Jesús Montané Oropesa, del núcleo fundador. cubadebate.cu Jesús Montané —luego asaltante del Moncada—, estaba lejos de pensar que integraría el núcleo fundador del movimiento revolucionario clandestino que organizó el joven abogado Fidel Castro Ruz, en el año del centenario de José Martí, para la acción armada del 26 de Julio de 1953. Entonces ya Jesús Montané era un hombre establecido en un cargo administrativo de la empresa automovilística General Motors en La Habana…

Staff (2023-04-15). Arribazón de Sargazo a las costas: Una disyuntiva ambiental. cubadebate.cu Estas masas de diversa naturaleza llegan a las costas cada año, como parte de la dinámica natural de los ecosistemas marinos y costeros, y se acumulan tanto en las playas, como en los manglares y las costas rocosas. Esta contaminación natural y tecnológica (de procedencia humana) es un problema creciente de la sociedad actual.

Staff (2023-04-15). Juan Alberto Monteagudo: "Restaurar estas piezas es un gusto, más que un trabajo" cubadebate.cu Juan Alberto Monteagudo, de 24 años, es restaurador de policromía y dorado en el Gabinete de Conservación y Restauración de la Oficina del Historiador de la Ciudad. En su taller provisional de la sede del Gabinete en Oficios 112, Juan responde a las preguntas de Cubadebate sobre su oficio.

Staff (2023-04-15). øCómo quedaron los grupos para la Copa Oro de la Concacaf 2023? cubadebate.cu El sorteo de la Copa Oro 2023, que se realizó en el SoFi Stadium de Los àÅngeles ya quedó definido. El equipo de Cuba estará en el grupo D, donde participan Honduras, el Salvador y Nicaragua. La Copa Oro 2023 se jugará desde el 16 de junio al 16 de julio de 2023 en Estados Unidos.

Staff (2023-04-15). Cuba muestra sus atractivos en Feria Internacional de Turismo de Belarús. cubadebate.cu Cuba participa en la XXV Feria Internacional de Turismo de Belarús y presenta su campaña àönica. En declaraciones exclusivas la Consejera de Turismo para Rusia y los países de la Comunidad de Estados Independientes, Cristina León, informa que el país caribeño se hace notar en la cita por el colorido y la alegría de su gente.

Staff (2023-04-15). Las 3 del día: Qué debe saber sobre la disponibilidad de combustible, la visita de Lula a China y otras noticias de la semana (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Desde hace varios días los usuarios en redes sociales, en los comentarios de nuestra web y la población ha estado manifestando su preocupación por la escasez de combustible en los servicentros. El Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel se refirió a la disponibilidad de combustible en el país. Tenemos en nuestro podcast sus declaraciones. Luego, realizamos el resumen semanal.

Staff (2023-04-15). Cuba es uno de los territorios insulares que tiene mayor número de especies de plantas por kilómetro cuadrado. cubadebate.cu Bajo el liderazgo del Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, del Citma, y con el aporte de más de 70 especialistas de una treintena de instituciones nacionales y foráneas, el país logró terminar, en septiembre de 2021, y a pesar de las limitaciones impuestas por la covid-19, la actualización de la Lista Roja de la Flora de Cuba.

Staff (2023-04-15). Declaración financiera de Trump revela ganancias tras su mandato. cubadebate.cu Donald Trump presentó el viernes el primer reporte financiero después de su presidencia con los ingresos aproximados obtenidos de todos sus negocios, desde su serie de tarjetas comerciales digitales hasta la empresa detrás de su red Truth Social. El informe de 101 páginas, le fue solicitado a Trump como candidato a un nuevo mandato en las presidenciales de 2024.

Staff (2023-04-15). Delegación vietnamita de alto nivel llegará a Cuba (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional de Vietnam, Vuong Dinh Hue, llegará próximamente en visita oficial a Cuba al frente de una numerosa delegación, informó este viernes el embajador del país asiático Le Thanh Tung. En exclusiva con Prensa Latina el diplomático aseguró que el líder parlamentario sostendrá diálogos al máximo nivel con autoridades cubanas.

Staff (2023-04-15). Evacuan al primer ministro japonés por una explosión previa a su discurso. cubadebate.cu El primer ministro de Japón, Fumio Kishida, tuvo que ser evacuado en la mañana de este sábado de un puerto pesquero de la ciudad de Wakayama, luego de que un individuo lanzara un artefacto explosivo al lugar donde se encontraba el mandatario, reportan medios locales. El artefacto fue lanzado justo antes de que Kishida comenzara su discurso en un espacio abierto.

Staff (2023-04-15). Pekín denuncia como ilegales sanciones unilaterales de EEUU a empresas chinas. cubadebate.cu El Gobierno chino emitió una protesta a raíz de sanciones de EE.UU. a más empresas del país asiático, calificándolas como una forma de "jurisdicción de largo alcance", ajena al derecho internacional y que afecta la cadena de suministro global. "China protegerá con firmeza los derechos e intereses legítimos de las empresas chinas", dijo Pekín en un comunicado.

Staff (2023-04-15). Por una Cuba sin violencia contra la mujer. cubadebate.cu "La violencia de género, sea cual sea su manifestación, es incompatible con los principios de la Revolución Cubana", expresó el Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, quien se reunió aquí con más de 400 mujeres de varias provincias del país, quienes alzaron sus voces por una Cuba sin violencia contra ellas.

Staff (2023-04-15). Presidente de Brasil visita Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, llegó a la capital de Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos (EAU) en visita oficial para fortalecer las relaciones entre ambos estados, informó la Agencia de Noticias Wam. Esta es la segunda visita del gobernante carioca a este país. Lula efectúa una escala en esta nación del Golfo tras realizar una visita oficial de tres días a China.

Staff (2023-04-15). Presidente del Parlamento de Vietnam viaja a Cuba y Suramérica. cubadebate.cu El presidente del Parlamento de Vietnam, Vuong Dinh Hue, realizará una visita oficial a Cuba, Argentina y Uruguay anunció el sitio web del Legislativo. Dinh Hue responderá así a las invitaciones cursadas por sus homólogos, el cubano, Esteban Lazo, la presidenta de la Cámara argentina, Cecilia Moreau, y la titular del Senado uruguayo, Beatriz Argimon.

Staff (2023-04-15). Retos de la vivienda a seis meses de Ian. cubadebate.cu Elizabeth Cruz no consigue verlo como su hogar. Por más que ya hayan pasado seis meses, el pequeño cuarto de zinc donde vive con su hijo Alejandro es para ella solo "un contenedor", de los tantos que ha levantado la gente para refugiarse tras el paso del huracán Ian. "Imagínese, yo me vi sola con el niño en medio del camino, sin saber para dónde coger", dice.

Staff (2023-04-15). President Maduro: Venezuela is Not Afraid of US Threats. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, dismissed the recent threats of the Biden administration to impose new sanctions on Venezuela if the dialogue process between the government and the far-right opposition does not continue. "The imperialist who can intimidate Venezuelans who are fighting for our land, for our future, for the Patria Grande in which we believe and which we are building, has not been born," said the president. | He made these comments in a speech at the end of the civic-military mobilization which took place on Thursday, April 13, to commemorate the 21st Day of the Rescue of National Dignit…

Staff (2023-04-15). French workers take to the streets as Macron's pension reform becomes law. peoplesdispatch.org Spontaneous protests broke out in France on April 14, Friday, after the country's Constitutional Council ratified the increase in the retirement age from 62 to 64, the most controversial aspect of the pension reforms pushed by the Emmanuel Macron-led government. Macron signed the bill into law early on Saturday. Even though the Council struck down …

Staff (2023-04-15). Letters to the Canary: we've offended white men, and Donald Trump, plus do we need a guillotine outside parliament? thecanary.co The Canary is excited to share the latest edition of our letters page. This is where we publish people's responses to the news, politics, or anything else they want to get off their chest. We've now opened the letters page up so anyone can submit a contribution. As always, if you'd like to subscribe to the Canary — starting …

Talha Burki (2023-04-15). [World Report] Calls for transparency in pandemic accord talks. thelancet.com Academics and organisations have called for the negotiation process on a global pandemic preparedness agreement to be more open to scrutiny. Talha Burki reports.

TASS (2023-04-15). Russian units uncover Ukrainian artillery positions with Penicillin reconnaissance complex. tass.com Tor-M1 antiaircraft missile system detected and destroyed drones belonging to the Ukrainian military, spokesman for the battlegroup Alexander Savchuk said…

TASS (2023-04-15). PMC Wagner units occupy two neighborhoods in northern, southern suburbs of Artyomovsk. tass.com The official representative of the department, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, said that the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine remaining in the city are retreating and purposefully destroying urban infrastructure and residential buildings…

TASS (2023-04-15). Russian forces wipe out up to 30 Ukrainian troops near southern Donetsk, Zaporozhye. tass.com The official representative of the department, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said that they also destroyed the Msta-B and D-30 howitzers…

TASS (2023-04-15). Russian forces eliminate more than 60 Ukrainian troops near Krasny Liman. tass.com The official representative of the department, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said that as a result of strikes by ground attack aircraft, the enemy lost two armored combat vehicles, one pickup truck, as well as D-20 and D-30 howitzers…

TASS (2023-04-15). Ukrainian losses near Kupyansk total up to 40 personnel — top brass. tass.com The official representative of the department, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said that the enemy also lost three pieces of equipment…

TASS (2023-04-15). Russian forces destroy over 315 Ukrainian troops, mercenaries near Donetsk — top brass. tass.com The official representative of the department, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, said that the rocket troops, artillery, and aviation of the "Southern" group of troops are supporting offensive operations in the Artemovsk region…

TASS (2023-04-15). Russian forces wipe out more than dozen Ukrainian troops, 3 artillery guns near Kherson. tass.com The official representative of the department, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said that two enemy vehicles were also destroyed…

TASS (2023-04-15). Russian forces wipe up fuel depot of Ukrainian airborne brigade in DPR. tass.com The official representative of the department, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, said that the operational-tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups of troops defeated the 73rd artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 95 districts…

TASS (2023-04-15). Russian air defense forces intercept five HIMARS rockets, down three drones. tass.com The official representative of the department, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, said that since the beginning of the special military operation, 407 aircraft, 228 helicopters, 3,756 UAVs, 415 air defense systems, 8,677 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,085 combat vehicles of the RZSO, 4,593 guns have been destroyed. field artillery and mortar, as well as 9513 units of special military vehicles…

TASS (2023-04-15). Siluanov dismissed from post of Russian envoy to EDB council. tass.com The relevant order states that the reason for this decision was "profound changes taking place in international relations"

TASS (2023-04-15). Polish Cabinet authorizes ban on import of Ukrainian grain. tass.com Six EU countries, including Poland, previously called for the creation of a single European mechanism for the purchase of Ukrainian grain and the introduction of customs quotas for agricultural products from Ukraine in the EU…

TASS (2023-04-15). South Korean, German foreign ministers concerned about economic situation in Ukraine. tass.com South Korean Foreign Minister Pak Chin indicated that his country will continue to provide Ukraine with financial assistance, assistance in the construction and restoration of infrastructure…

TASS (2023-04-15). Explosion sounds near Japanese prime minister, Cabinet's head is safe — TV. tass.com According to the news agency Kyodo, before Fumio Kishida's speech, an unidentified man threw a smoke bomb-like object, which then exploded…

TASS (2023-04-15). Four attackers on police in March's shootout in Ingushetia wiped out, two more detained. tass.com The press service of the head of the republic reported that, based on the testimony of the detained militants, caches with weapons and ammunition were discovered, and nine accomplices of the bandit group, who are residents of Ingushetia and Chechnya, were identified and detained…

TASS (2023-04-15). Ukrainian military fires three MLRS rockets at Makeyevka — DPR. tass.com Since the beginning of the day, the Ukrainian military fired 61 155-millimeter shells and 10 MLRS rockets at Donetsk…

TASS (2023-04-15). Russia expects conflicting sides in Sudan to start negotiations soon — ambassador. tass.com Russian Ambassador Andrey Chernovol recommended that Russians in the republic stay at home and not go near windows…

TASS (2023-04-15). Moscow calls for restraint, ceasefire in Sudan — MFA. tass.com The Russian Foreign Ministry pointed to the concern of the Russian side about the "dramatic events taking place in Sudan"

TASS (2023-04-15). Russia to levy 10% tax on sale of businesses by foreign companies — minister. tass.com That means we are creating conditions for foreign companies, on the contrary, to continue working here, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said…

TASS (2023-04-15). Orthodox believers start celebrating Easter with night-time worship services across Russia. tass.com Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will celebrate Easter Vigil Liturgy at at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow…

TASS (2023-04-15). Poll reveals level of Russian public's confidence in Putin. tass.com The poll also revealed that the level of support for the United Russia party stood at 39.8%…

TASS (2023-04-15). Russian forces strike Ukrainian ammunition depot, equipment storage areas. tass.com Also, according to spokesman for the Battlegroup Center Alexander Savchuk, the group's artillery destroyed a Ukrainian brigade in the Torsk line of engagement…

TASS (2023-04-15). Holy Fire descends in Jerusalem church on Holy Saturday. tass.com More than 2 thousand pilgrims from different countries gathered for the ceremony in the temple…

TASS (2023-04-15). Airliner carrying part of Holy Fire leaves Tel Aviv for Moscow. tass.com Lampada will be delivered to Russia on the night from Saturday to Sunday…

TASS (2023-04-15). Russian Paralympic body asks UN to prevent any IPC discrimination against Russian athletes. tass.com The Russian Paralympic Committee asks not to infringe on the rights of athletes to participate in international competitions…

TASS (2023-04-15). Russia's Nepomnyashchy defeats China's Ding in fifth game for world chess crown. tass.com The Russian noted that he had an advantage against Ding Liren…

TASS (2023-04-15). US lawmakers propose limiting the president's authority to use nuclear weapons. tass.com The text of the bill was drafted by Markey and Congressman Ted Lieu, a Democrat from California…

TASS (2023-04-15). Consultations on renewal of Syria's LAS membership kick off in Saudi Jeddah — TV. tass.com The consultations are being held under the auspices of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman…

TASS (2023-04-15). At least 112 people detained in Paris at rallies against pension reform — TV. tass.com According to the Interior Ministry's estimates, about 4,000 people took part in the protests in Paris on Friday…

TASS (2023-04-15). US to limit dissemination of classified information in light of current leak — Biden. tass.com "I commend the rapid action taken by law enforcement to investigate and respond to the recent dissemination of classified U.S. government documents," US President said…

TASS (2023-04-15). G7 ministerial meetings kick off in Japan. tass.com Among the main topics of the meeting are the situation around Ukraine and the situation in the Indo-Pacific region…

TASS (2023-04-15). Jeddah consultations fail to decide on Syria's return to LAS — statement. tass.com The issue of restoring Syria's membership in the LAS, which was the subject of the ministerial meeting, was not mentioned in the document…

TASS (2023-04-15). Biden says he will soon announce his decision to run for a second term. tass.com The US presidential election is scheduled for November 2024…

TASS (2023-04-15). US to send another 5 billion dollars in budget aid to Kiev in September — State Department. tass.com According to Washington, these funds, "along with support from the EU, the IMF and others, allows the government to provide critical services for its citizens"

TASS (2023-04-15). Macron signs pension reform law, with document now published. tass.com This came after France's Constitutional Council on Friday found the pension reform partially legal and approved a key article raising the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64…

TASS (2023-04-15). Teixeira accused in leaks could face up to 15 years in prison — New York Times. tass.com The next court hearing is to take place on April 19…

TASS (2023-04-15). Japan's prime minister leaves Wakayama police department — news agency. tass.com According to Kyodo, Fumio Kishida intends to continue his scheduled public appearances…

TASS (2023-04-15). Musk proposes life imprisonment for sterilizing children. tass.com Sex reassignment surgery includes a number of procedures, some of which can result in lifelong sterility…

TASS (2023-04-15). Elon Musk founds artificial intelligence company — newspaper. tass.com According to its information, Musk is the sole director of the company, and its secretary is the entrepreneur's managing director, Jared Birchall…

TASS (2023-04-15). Schedule of G7 foreign ministers meeting unchanged after blast at Japan PM's speech venue. tass.com "So far, we have not received any instructions to amend the schedule of events," one of the organizers said…

TASS (2023-04-15). Ukraine's Zelensky imposes sanctions on 80 Russian athletes. tass.com Among them are figure skater Ilya Averbukh and football player Igor Akinfeev…

TASS (2023-04-15). Ukraine's Zelensky discusses with Macron results of his visit to China. tass.com The President of Ukraine said that his telephone conversation with his French counterpart lasted an hour and a half…

TASS (2023-04-15). UN plane reportedly destroyed during hostilities at Khartoum's airport — TV. tass.com Al Arabiya TV channel did not specify whose actions led to the destruction of the aircraft…

TASS (2023-04-15). African Union calls on all parties to conflict in Sudan to cease fire. tass.com The organization also considers it necessary to find a political way out of the current situation in the republic…

TASS (2023-04-15). UN Secretary-General calls on parties to conflict in Sudan for immediate ceasefire. tass.com Antonio Guterres also called on UN countries in the region to support efforts to establish order and the transition of power in the country to civilian authorities…

TASS (2023-04-15). Sweden releases Russian woman detained on suspicion of industrial espionage. tass.com According to Prosecutor James von Reis, "there were not sufficient grounds for detention"

Taylor Giorno (2023-04-15). Megadonor Harlan Crow Ramped Up Political Spending After Meeting Clarence Thomas. truthout.org Billionaire megadonors Harlan and Kathy Crow have steadily increased their political spending since they met their "very dear friends," U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, conservative political activist Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, in 1996. The Crows have treated the Thomases to private jet rides and luxury travel for more than two decades, most of which did not appear on Thomas'… |

Ted Glick (2023-04-15). Escalating Save-the-People-and-Planet Tactics. dissidentvoice.org Over the last couple of years there have been three books published, or about to be, which have dealt prominently with the question of whether violence against fossil fuel CEO's and/or sabotage of fossil infrastructure is warranted. The case is made in all three that it might be given the absolute criminality of those CEO's …

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-04-15). Asean insta al cese de la violencia en Myanmar. telesurtv.net El bloque regional insta a detener toda forma de violencia a las partes involucradas en el conflicto interno. Afirma que es la única manera de crear las bases para un diálogo nacional.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-04-15). Inicia operación de intercambio de prisioneros en Yemen. telesurtv.net El proceso de canje de presos se llevó a cabo bajo la supervisión de Cruz Roja Internacional, como parte del proceso de búsqueda de la paz en ese país asiático.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-04-15). Apoyan causa palestina en Irán durante Día Mundial de Al-Quds. telesurtv.net Presidente Raisi muestra preocupación por recientes acontecimientos en Jerusalén y Palestina debido a la violencia israelí. Insta a crear un frente unido contra agresiones de Tel Aviv.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-15). Intercambio de prisioneros sigue por segundo día en Yemen. telesurtv.net El enviado de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) en Yemen, Hans Grundberg, dio la bienvenida al inicio del proceso de liberación de alrededor de 900 detenidos en relación con el conflicto en Yemen.

teleSUR, JGN, JDO (2023-04-15). Brasil y China respaldan paz, desarrollo y democracia global. telesurtv.net Presidentes Lula da Silva y Xi Jinping se reúnen en Beijing. Firman 15 acuerdos de cooperación. Se pronuncian por una solución pacífica al conflicto Rusia-Ucrania.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2023-04-15). Cuba ratifica apoyo al programa de alfabetización en Honduras. telesurtv.net El ministro de Educación, Daniel Sponda, refirió que este año aspiran a declarar más de 100 municipios de Honduras libres de analfabetismo.

Terry Evans (2023-04-15). Democrats leading attack today against constitutional rights working people need. themilitant.com The 34 copycat felony charges filed against Donald Trump by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg are the latest installment in a six-year-long drive by the Democrats and middle-class left to drive him out of politics and destroy his family. In doing so, they continue to deal serious blows to political rights working people need. | From our own experiences millions of workers know that the bosses disregard our rights and constitutional protections when they go after us and our unions. And whenever one of the two capitalist parties tosses these rights aside in an effort to deal blows to their opponents, the same…

The Exposé (2023-04-15). Pfizer Documents that the FDA tried to keep Secret confirm Graphene Oxide is in COVID Vaccines due to Manufacturing Process. expose-news.com Graphene Oxide is a fairly new substance not yet well understood. But what we do know is that studies have proven it can be toxic to cells and tissues in the body. …

The Lancet (2023-04-15). [Editorial] Punishing the tortured: criminalisation of suicide. thelancet.com Providing care and treatment for people with suicidal ideas, rather than subjecting them to a criminal process, seems intuitively humane and appropriate. And yet, in more than 20 countries, suicide and attempted suicide remain an offence punishable by imprisonment and fines for those who survive, and financial penalties for the families of those who do not. The continuation of laws against suicide and attempted suicide is partly based on two contentious beliefs that need to be interrogated.

thecommunists (2023-04-15). Natural disaster in Syria and Turkey: a tale of two earthquakes. thecommunists.org The following article was written by RT reporter and CPGB-ML member Steve Sweeney. ***** The earthquake that recently hit Turkey and Syria was a natural disaster, but the resulting deaths and devastation were far worse than they needed to have been. It is estimated that the earthquake in Turkey inflicted around $104bn in damage, with …

Tim Karr (2023-04-15). Is Elon Musk the Worst Businessman in the World? commondreams.org

Even billionaires get things wrong.

But none more so than Elon Musk, who, a year after announcing his bid to buy Twitter, has squandered every opportunity he's had to make the social-media company a success.Musk's mistakes have been many. He's spent most of the past year behaving like a preschooler on a finger-load of frosting, and his childishness has affected the platform's bottom line and alienated potential business allies. After announcing plans to buy out Twitter investors at an overinflated $54.20 a share, he quickly reversed course with an erratic campaign to scuttle his own deal.But sha…

Tony Lane (2023-04-15). East Palestine: 'Get out truth about derailment, cleanup'. themilitant.com EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Working people, small farmers and small-business people here, as well as rail workers across the country, continue to discuss steps to advance their interests after the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment and ensuing toxic chemical burn-off. | The fight they are waging points the road to establishing committees of working people and their allies to pry open the secrets of the rail bosses, how they make profits, their behind-the-scenes deals, and how they endanger the lives of rail workers and those near the tracks. | Socialist Workers Party members Kathie Fitzgerald and Candace W…

Tori Jay (2023-04-15). Mark Taylor Videos Update: Roland Martin Has Advice For When 'These Racists Expose Themselves'. newsone.com Source: Leon Bennett / Getty | Shocking—or not so shocking, as Rickey explained—footage surfaced showing the white athletic coach has social media outraged. In multiple videos, Taylor can be heard and seen casually using extremely racist language and dropping the "N-word" mu…

unitedEditor (2023-04-15). Elections in Paraguay: Just a "gatopardian" change mounted by Washington. uwidata.com The interference of the United States in the internal affairs of Paraguay is part of that country's daily life, and is even considered as something normal. In the current situation, when the final stage of the electoral race has started, the two candidates with the option of winning the elections, Santiago Peña of the National …

Vicki Crawford (2023-04-15). Black Women's History Month: The Women Whose Understated Influence On MLK Left Lasting Legacies. newsone.com For Black Women's History Month, get acquainted with the women who influenced MLK and helped to fuel some of the most significant civil rights campaigns, but whose contributions aren't nearly as well known.

Vijay Prashad (2023-04-15). So much lying from the International Monetary Fund: The Fifteenth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org Remarkably, during her visit to Ghana in late March 2023, U.S. 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'.

Ya Bin Zhou (2023-04-15). [Correspondence] Skin lesion specimens as first choice to detect monkeypox virus. thelancet.com I appreciate Markus Màºller and colleagues1 for evaluating images of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox). However, I have several concerns about the case presented in the Clinical Picture.

youtube (2023-04-15). Mass demonstrations and the Israeli ruling class in crisis. youtube.com What do the mass protests reveal about the crisis of Israeli society?>

| Anadolu Agency | (2023-04-15). Afghan diplomat running UN mission in New York despite Taliban's objections, without money. tribune.com.pk

| news.desk | (2023-04-15). Dubai court orders KPMG to pay $231m over Abraaj fund audit: report. tribune.com.pk

| Reuters | (2023-04-15). Over 18,000 cows die in Texas dairy farm blaze. tribune.com.pk More than 18,000 cows died after an explosion and fire at a family dairy farm in west Texas, marking the deadliest such barn blaze on record in the United States. | Firefighters rescued one employee from the South Fork Dairy near Dimmitt on Monday as flames raced through a building and into holding pens, according to images and statements from the Castro County Sheriff's Office. | The cause of the fire was under investigation and it was not immediately possible to contact members of the family who own the farm in one of Texas' biggest milk production counties. | The blaze prompted calls from the Animal Welfare…

| Reuters | (2023-04-15). Japan PM Kishida evacuated unhurt after explosion at speech- media. tribune.com.pk Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unhurt after a suspect threw what appeared to be a smoke bomb at an outdoor speech in western Japan on Saturday, domestic media reported. | A loud explosion was heard, but the premier took cover and was unharmed while police subdued a man at the scene, public broadcaster NHK said. There were no injuries, NHK said, citing police. | "Police are investigating the details of the loud explosive sound at the previous speech venue," Kishida said when he resumed his campaign speeches, in video broadcast by NHK. "I am sorry for causing many people to be concerned. We…

àñgmundur Jónsson (2023-04-15). Nine years after IS slaughter, Yazidis fight for rights in Iraq. themilitant.com ERBIL, Kurdistan Region, Iraq — At the end of March, Yazidis gathered on the grounds of Lalish Temple in northern Iraq for a religious ceremony, the extraction of olive oil for illuminating the temple. It was a reminder that almost nine years after the reactionary Islamic State attempted to wipe them out, the Yazidi people are not going away. | Yazidis are an ethnic minority that practice their own ancient religion. Halwest Karim, who works on aiding their rebuilding efforts, spoke to the Militant at the Erbil International Book Fair in March. She described murderous atrocities committed by IS as it conquer…

4Trans (2023-04-14). Drag Up and Fight Back in San Francisco. indybay.org April 8 march and rally in San Francisco. The march featured 1000 demonstrators most in drag shouting "Whose Streets? Our Streets"

_____ (2023-04-14). Turkey's Route to Stability and Independence Under Erdogan. journal-neo.org

Abby Cunniff (2023-04-14). 2 California Prisons Face Imminent Flooding. They Must Be Evacuated Now. truthout.org California's prison system is in a state of crisis. Routine violations of incarcerated people's Eighth Amendment protections from cruel and unusual punishment — including a lack of medical care, overcrowding and ongoing endangerment of incarcerated people with dramatic COVID surges — are compounded by climate-induced disasters that result in losses of power, water and food. What's more… |

Abby Zimet (2023-04-14). Why Are We Even Talking About Guns? Dr. Gaetz Will See You Now. commondreams.org

In a stunning display of stupid merged with hateful, Matt Gaetz, aka "Dr. Rapey McForehead," the creepy MAGA carnival barker who barely evaded charges of sex trafficking minors so he can now focus on repeatedly voting against mental health support and other programs to help children, just had the "courage" to argue the carnage of our school shootings is the regrettable result of godless kids on medication – who also, just sayin', should be kept separate from "normal" kids. And what guns? Gaetz aired his "

Abhishek Awasthi (2023-04-14). South Korea's top court tells Google to admit it helps US spy on allies. firstpost.com

African Stream (2023-04-14). NATO's Hypocrisy Regarding African Views on War in Ukraine. towardfreedom.org The West wants African countries to condemn the war in Ukraine, but doesn't want to hear their views on conflicts in Libya or Yemen. Why not? African Stream's Clinton Nzala outlines the double standard during a discussion on Kawsachun News.

Alleen Brown, Naveena Sadasivam, Grist. (2023-04-14). After Infiltrating Standing Rock, TigerSwan Pitched Its Playbook. popularresistance.org A new business model for breaking down environmental movements was being hatched in real time. On Labor Day weekend of 2016, private security dogs in North Dakota attacked pipeline opponents led by members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe as they approached earth-moving equipment. The tribal members considered the land sacred, and the heavy equipment was breaking ground to build the Dakota Access Pipeline. With a major public relations crisis on its hands, the pipeline's parent company, Energy Transfer, hired the firm TigerSwan to revamp its security strategy. | By October, TigerSwan, founded by James Reese, a re…

Amy Goodman (2023-04-14). Historic Rutgers Strike Goes Into Day 5: Workers Demand Better Pay, Job Security. truthout.org Faculty at the state-run Rutgers University in New Jersey have entered their fifth day of a historic strike — the first faculty strike in the school's 257-year history. Organizers of three unions, representing more than 9,000 professors, lecturers and graduate assistants, are demanding increased pay and better job security, especially for poorly paid graduate workers and adjunct faculty. |

Anand Naidoo (2023-04-14). The Heat: BRICS Bigger than G7. america.cgtn.com BRICS countries are now the world's largest economic bloc. They are the world's top five emerging economies; Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. In a sign of a changing world, BRICS countries now contribute 31.5% of global GDP based on purchasing power parity. The …

Andrew Korybko (2023-04-14). Perceptions Of This Week's Deadly Airstrike In Myanmar Are Being Manipulated By The Media. thealtworld.com While the "trigger event" that prompted this latest information warfare campaign was happenstance and couldn't have been foreseen in advance, it's nevertheless being maximally exploited by the Mainstream Media, which coincides with Thailand's upcoming elections where the US' proxies are vying to return to power. In the event that they succeed, then a redoubling of Western support for Myanmar's anti-government forces can be expected after some time, following which this conflict might then receive regular coverage in possible preparation of a more direct sort of intervention. | The US-led West's Mainstream Media (…

Andrew Korybko (2023-04-14). US Ignorance: The Geopolitics of India-China Relations and Delhi's "Balancing Act" in the New Cold War. globalresearch.ca

Angela (2023-04-14). Saturday 4/15: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Deir Yassin Village and Massacre" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Anish R M (2023-04-14). Philippines and US conduct largest ever drills near South China Sea. peoplesdispatch.org The annual US-Philippines military exercise has nearly doubled in size, with close to 18,000 troops participating in the exercise, of which over 12,000 are from the US alone.

Ann Brown (2023-04-14). Experts Recreate What Ancient Egyptians Looked Like 35,000 Years Ago. moguldom.com There has long been the question of what ancient Egyptians looked like. A group of Brazilian archaeological experts says they have figured it out. Using Digital imaging Moacir Elias Santos, an archaeologist, and Cícero Moraes, a 3D designer, say they have created the face of an Egyptian man who lived 35,000 years ago. To create …

Ann Brown (2023-04-14). Investment Group Including Magic Johnson Plans To Purchase Washington Commanders for $6 Billion. moguldom.com It looks like the rumors were true about Magic Johnson looking to become one of the new owners of the Washington Commanders National Football League. According to sources, Johnson is among a group of investors who will put up a whopping $6 billion for the team. The group is led by private equity investor Josh …

Ann Brown (2023-04-14). Almost 40% Of Americans Now Support Some Form of Reparations, 10% Increase. moguldom.com While federal reparations talks have all but stalled, local governments have taken up the cause and more Americans are showing support. California's historical reparations task force is ready to end its year-long study on July 1 and present its recommendations on reparations for Black Californians who can trace their ancestry to slavery. As more and …

Anonymous Contributor (2023-04-14). Neither Condemned, Nor Persecuted: Call for Actions in Solidarity With Miguel Peralta. itsgoingdown.org Communique from the support group of Miguel Peralta calling for solidarity actions for the revocation of his fifty-year prison sentence. A half-century is what state and judicial power seek to take from the life of our compañero, Miguel Peralta Betanzos, Indigenous Mazatec of Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón, Oaxaca. The state seeks his imprisonment, to criminalize…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-14). Faces And Fate Of French 'Soldats De Fortune' In Ukraine. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Together with military equipment, Europe is supplying the Armed Forces of Ukraine with cannon fodder. France, which is famous for its Foreign Legion, is actively sending its militants to fight against Russians on the Donbass front lines. | In early August, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation counted almost 5 thousand mercenaries in Ukraine who came from the European countries. Then, since February, 2022, at least 187 soldiers of fortune came from France. In August 2022,…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-14). In Video: Ukrainian Training Camp In Lviv Region Destroyed By Russian Missile Strike. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-04-14). Kiev Reconsidering Idea Of "Reconquesting" Crimea. southfront.org

Anonymous587 (2023-04-14). Military Overview Of Situation In Ukraine On April 14, 2023: Saboteurs' Activity Detected In Zaporizhzhia Region. southfront.org The situation on the fields of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict developed as follows. Fighters of the Wagner PMC have already entrenched…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-14). 11 More U.S. Troops Diagnosed With Traumatic Brain Injuries From Recent Attacks In Syria. southfront.org Green Berets haul a simulated casualty towards a HH-60 helicopter during a medical evacuation exercise within the 55km deconfliction zone in Syria, May 27, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Howard) | The United States Army identified 11 additional cases of traumatic brain injury as a result of recent strikes by Iranian-backed forces in northeastern Syria, a spokesman for the Central Command announced on April 13. | The announcement further raises the casualties among American troops from…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-14). Saudi, Houthi Officials Conclude Peace Talks In Yemen's Sanaa. southfront.org Saudi Arabia ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed bin Saeed al-Jaber, with the head of the Houthis' Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, in Sanaa. Source: Al-Masirah TV. | On April 14, a Saudi delegation led by the kingdom ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed bin Saeed al-Jaber, concluded a round of peace talks with senior officials from the Houthis (Ansar Allah), including the head of the group's Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat. | The breakthrough peace talks, which began in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on A…

Anonymous765 (2023-04-14). Dangerous Ukrainian Grain Flooding Europe. southfront.org |

Ayndrila Banerjee (2023-04-14). No Country for Kids: In Nigeria parents pulls children out of schools as abduction becomes industry. firstpost.com

Bilal G. Morris (2023-04-14). Brittney Griner Is Rebranding Herself As A Human Rights Activist. newsone.com Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty | Now that basketball star Brittney Griner is officially home, she's doing everything in her power to fight for other Americans wrongfully detained overseas. | On Thursday, Griner "You never know how alone you feel, but w…

Bilal G. Morris (2023-04-14). Black Excellence On Display At NAN Convention 2023. newsone.com Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty | Social justice, police reform, and empowerment were key topics at Rev. Al Sharpton's NAN Convention 2023 in NYC this weekend. The star-studded four-day summit, which took place at the Times Square Hotel, brought out Black leaders in entertainment, business, civil rights, education and other fields, to discuss the state of Black America and galvanize the Civil Rights Movement. | MORE: On Wednesday, Kerry Washington joined R…

Bill Blum (2023-04-14). Unequal Justice: Clarence Thomas Isn't Going Anywhere. progressive.org The Justice has vowed to stay on the court until 2034—and despite egregious ethical violations, he'll likely make it.

Binoy Kampmark (2023-04-14). EO: Three Hooves up in High Heaven. dissidentvoice.org Films featuring animals as screen filled protagonists, often in an imperfect, callous human world, have been made before. There was Robert Bresson's 1966 Au Hasard Balthazar, which introduced audiences to a saintly donkey subject to the terrible things human beings are so often prone to inflict. In recent times, the documentary black-and-white film Gunda, directed …

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-14). DeSantis Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban Into Law in Dead of Night. truthout.org Reproductive rights defenders decried the signing of a near-total abortion ban in Florida overnight by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, a likely presidential candidate for the GOP in 2024. Republican state lawmakers, which control both legislative chambers in the state, sent S.B. 300 to DeSantis' desk in order to bar the medical procedure after just six weeks of pregnancy, before most people know… |

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-14). Florida 6-Week Abortion Ban Heading to Desk of Ron DeSantis, Likely 2024 GOP Contender. commondreams.org

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-14). Advocates Warn Abortion Pill Access Still at 'Severe Risk' Despite Supreme Court Reprieve. commondreams.org

"Mifepristone remains safe, effective, and AVAILABLE."
| However, access to medication abortion remains at "severe risk." That was the message Friday from reproductive rights advocates after the United States Supreme Court temporarily blocked a ruling by a Texas federal judge that would effectively end access to abortion pills.
| Justice Samuel Alito

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-14). US Lawmakers Call on Biden to End US Taxpayer Support of Israeli Human Rights Violations. commondreams.org

Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday published a letter signed by a dozen congressional colleagues and backed by dozens of advocacy groups urging the Biden administration to revisit the billions of dollars in mostly unconditional military aid the United States gives Israel each year in light of "the alarming actions of the new extreme right-wing Israeli government" against Palestinians.
The lawmakers'

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-14). Oxfam Shows US Billionaires Almost a Third Richer Today Than When Covid Hit. commondreams.org

Brian Berletic (2023-04-14). New Atlas LIVE: US March Toward War — Ukraine Offensive, War Over Taiwan. thealtworld.com New Atlas LIVE: US March Toward War — Ukraine Offensive, War Over Taiwan (w/Danny Haiphong)…

Brian Stull (2023-04-14). We're Challenging the Racist Practice That Excludes Black Jurors from Death Penalty Cases. aclu.org

Brittani Banks (2023-04-14). Announcing the Observatory. independentmediainstitute.org We're pleased to announce the launch of the Observatory—a free encyclopedia and guide resource for everyday life and the issues of our times. It holds the work of a wide range of journalists, experts, historians, and research organizations. We hope to become a handy trusted resource to educate you on specific issues and questions, and also …

Brittani Banks (2023-04-14). The Emerging New World Economy. independentmediainstitute.org The emerging new always both frightens and inspires the fading old. History is that unity of opposites. Sharp-edged rejections of what is new clash with enthusiastic celebrations of it. The old gets pushed away even as bitter denials of that reality surge. The emerging new world economy displays just such contradictions. Four major developments can …

Brittani Banks (2023-04-14). The Global South Is Done Waiting for the UN to Solve Humanity's Challenges. independentmediainstitute.org Dag Hammarskjà∂ld, the tragic second United Nations secretary general, once said the organization "was created not to lead mankind to heaven but to save humanity from hell." Of course, this depends very much on what kind of hell you had in mind. The fallout from Adolf Hitler's extermination camps must have dominated Hammarskjà∂ld's world during …

Brittani Banks (2023-04-14). Clarence Thomas Proves It's Time for Supreme Court Term Limits. independentmediainstitute.org

Bruce C.T. Wright (2023-04-14). Jack Teixeira Leaking Arrest: Video Showed National Guardsman Yelling Racial Slurs Before Shooting Rifle. newsone.com Jack Teixeira, the suspected leaker of classified U.S. government documents, expressed and shared racist views online before the 21-year-old Massachusetts National Guardsman was arrested.

Bruce C.T. Wright (2023-04-14). Will Clarence Thomas Resign? List Of Corruption Allegations Linked To Billionaire Grows. newsone.com Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas poses for the official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on October 7, 2022. | Source: OLIVIER DOULIERY / Getty | To put it mildly, this week wasn't kind to While the pressure was already on Thomas to explain other questionable…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-04-14). The US Could Use Some Separation Of Media And State. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | The US State Department's spokesperson Ned Price is

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Decomposing body found stuffed inside suitcase at abandoned Johor bus stop. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Indonesia 'proactive' but 'slow' in dealing with Myanmar as ASEAN chair, say analysts. channelnewsasia.com The Five-Point Consensus, ASEAN's peace plan for Myanmar, remains the essential baseline for any kind of solution, said one analyst.

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Asian bonds draw biggest foreign inflows in over a year. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). China's central bank says will keep liquidity ample, stabilise growth. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). China's PBOC set to inject fresh funds via medium-term policy loans -survey. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). European shares set for weekly gain on US inflation outlook. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Exclusive-Nissan seeks tech tie-up without Renault as alliance nears end of road. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Russia's FESCO opens air route to import electronics from Hong Kong. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Warburg Pincus gets approval to buy a 23% stake in China's Zhong Ou. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Snap Insight: With storm clouds rumbling on the economic horizon, MAS did the best thing by doing nothing. channelnewsasia.com With the global economy headed for a slowdown and the risk of overtightening rising, Singapore's central bank decided the best thing to do was to do nothing, says Barclays' senior regional economist Brian Tan.

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Jualan perlahan, kos naik: Peniaga bazar Ramadan Malaysia hadapi dilema dengan harga barang sedang usaha tarik pelanggan. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). MAS pauses monetary policy tightening to focus on economic growth, say analysts. channelnewsasia.com Economy watchers say the central bank's tightening cycle has come to an end amid growing fears about global growth and ebbing inflation.

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Woman died of myocarditis that was likely linked to COVID-19 vaccine booster she received 4 days earlier: Coroner. channelnewsasia.com The 43-year-old woman was hospitalised a day after taking her COVID-19 booster shot.

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). England coach McCullum under scrutiny over betting adverts. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Liverpool fined for player conduct in loss to Man City. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Nadal pulls out of Barcelona Open as he builds fitness. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Tickets sell out 'in five minutes' as China football fans relish return. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). 'You work with what you have' -Klopp says as Liverpool end Bellingham pursuit. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Macron's contested pension law faces crunch constitutional test. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). India's first virtual influencer more relatable to some followers than actual humans, say creators. channelnewsasia.com A computer-generated character in India has garnered over 200,000 Instagram followers, and analysts believe there are endless possibilities for others like her in the advertising sector.

Children's Health Defense (2023-04-14). America's Children Are Facing Unprecedented Epidemics! 54% of US Youth Are Chronically Ill. globalresearch.ca

Chris Hedges (2023-04-14). A new documentary offers a different look at Haiti's Jimmy "Barbecue" Chérizier. therealnews.com Haiti has been thrown into political turmoil since the 2021 assassination of Jovenal MoàØse, which has left the nation without a formerly elected leader. The current acting head of state, Ariel Henry, was appointed by the US-led "Core Group" of foreign occupying nations. Henry has been the target of

Chris Walker (2023-04-14). Biden Admin Files Emergency Brief to Supreme Court on Abortion Medication. truthout.org The Biden administration filed an emergency request to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, asking that a lower court's stay on a partial order from an appellate court be blocked while a case on the abortion medication mifepristone is litigated. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a far right appointee of former President Donald Trump who has expressed anti-abortion views prior to his judgeship… |

Chris Walker (2023-04-14). GOP Bills Seek to Punish Prosecutors in State-Based Investigations Into Trump. truthout.org In the wake of former President Donald Trump's indictment earlier this month by the Manhattan District Attorney's office, Republicans in Congress are pushing bills that would punish state-based prosecutors who have already brought charges against Trump and protect the former president from facing similar charges in the future. The bills are largely symbolic and have virtually no chance of becoming… |

Chris Walker (2023-04-14). Tennessee House Leader Who Led Expulsion Effort May Be Breaking Residency Rules. truthout.org Tennessee Speaker of the state House of Representatives Cameron Sexton (R), who led the charge to expel three Democrats from office after they participated in a protest for gun reform on the House floor, may be in violation of state residency rules, potentially warranting removal from his post. Sexton, who is a representative for Tennessee's 25th House district, officially lists an address in… |

CounterSpin (2023-04-14). Taxes: Who Pays and What For? fair.org Fat cat pays a pittance in taxes to Uncle Sam in vintage cartoon. | This week on CounterSpin: It is tax season in the US, when some of us wonder why the government, which knows how much we earn, requires us to guess, with the threat of prison if we guess wrong. And leads some of us to ponder what we get in return for our resources—streets and stop signs, to be sure, but also wars and wheelbarrows of money doled out those who already have plenty. | We've talked about taxes and tax policy a lot on CounterSpin, enough to put together a walk-through of some of the issues, and the way news media explain them. Y…

Dan Collyns (2023-04-14). Dengue is hitting Latin America due to climate change. america.cgtn.com The World Health Organization warns that insect-borne diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, and zika are on the rise in South America due to climate change. CGTN's Dan Collyns has more.

Dana Sanchez (2023-04-14). Angel Reese Turns Her Title, Controversy and Merchandising Activation Into $1.3M NIL Valuation. moguldom.com The value of Angel Reese's name, image, and likeness or NIL has soared to $1.3 million after the Louisiana State University women's basketball player helped lead her team to a national championship victory and an iconic image went viral of her mocking the Iowa player of the year. Reese has experienced a social-media explosion and …

Daniel Larison (2023-04-14). Republicans Rally Behind the Stupidest Possible War. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-14). the CIA knows Ukrainian officials are skimming U.S. aid. mronline.org Hersh says the CIA estimates at least $400 million was embezzled last year in funds earmarked for diesel payments.

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-14). Biden Looking at Expanding Internet Surveillance After Discord Leaks. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration appears poised to increase internet surveillance in response to the leaked Pentagon documents that appear to have been posted on the messaging platform Discord. NBC News reported on Wednesday that the administration was looking at expanding how it monitors social media sites and chat rooms. The report cited an unnamed senior administration …

David Giesen (2023-04-14). Saturday 4/15: Two cows and dignity walking tour. indybay.org American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Franny | (meet in the lobby)…

David Killingly (2023-04-14). Blockade Australia activists fined for taking non-violent direct action. greenleft.org.au Ten climate activists have been variously charged under the NSW anti-protest laws for taking part in non-violent direct action protests. David Killingly reports.

Dianne Mathiowetz (2023-04-14). Angela Davis backs struggle to 'Stop Cop City'. workers.org Atlanta April 9 — The multiyear struggle against Cop City, the huge militarized police training facility projected to be built in the southeast side of the city in the South River Forest, aka the Weelaunee Forest, one of the largest urban forests in the U.S., took some unexpected turns in . . . |

Dr. Gilbert Doctorow (2023-04-14). What Are the Russians Saying About the Intelligence Leak in the USA? globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-04-14). Young Pilot Phil Thomas Died Suddenly. At Least Three Pilot Deaths, Seven Pilot Incapacitations in Past Month. globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2023-04-14). Pentagon "Leak" Theatrics Continue as US Finds Scapegoat. FBI Arrests "Alleged Perpetrator" globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Canton Fair expects big offline rebound. ecns.cn The 133rd China Import and Export Fair, the country's largest trade event that is scheduled to open with a grand ceremony on Friday, will see vendors and buyers from across the globe.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Chongqing-London direct passenger flights to resume in May. ecns.cn A direct passenger flight route linking southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and London will resume on May 3, according to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Uzbekistan welcomes China's NEVs: Bakhtiyor Saidov. ecns.cn Bakhtiyor Saidov, Uzbekistan's acting foreign minister, has praised China's manufacturing and said that Uzbekistan welcomes China's new energy vehicles (NEVs) to enter the Ukrainian market.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Dialogue urged to deal with differences. ecns.cn The relationship between the United States and China might be at a low point, but it is heartwarming to see that interaction between both countries is still taking place, said an adviser on China at the Carter Center, which promotes global development.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). High-level meeting addresses Afghan issue. ecns.cn China hopes the international community will view the Afghan issue in a comprehensive, balanced and objective manner.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Duty-free biz boosts Hainan FTP. ecns.cn Offshore duty-free shopping in Hainan province, a top vacation destination, has become key to boosting consumption upgrade in China, with the duty-free sector playing a significant role in supporting the backflow of international spending into Hainan.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). French envoy optimistic on China ties. ecns.cn French Ambassador to China Bertrand Lortholary has emphasized the importance of strengthening strategic communication, economic cooperation and cultural and people-to-people exchanges between France and China.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Lula sees NDB potential as Rousseff takes role of chief. ecns.cn Lula, who started his four-day state visit to China on Wednesday, made the remark at the inauguration ceremony for the newly elected president of the NDB, Dilma Vana Rousseff, who will be in office till 2025.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). China's rebound 'additive' needed to promote global growth in 2023: WB president. ecns.cn China's economic rebound is an "additive" needed for a year like 2023 where global growth is expected to be weak, said World Bank Group President David Malpass on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). China locomotive of world economic growth, says economist. ecns.cn China is the "locomotive of world economic growth" due to its remarkable progress in science, technology, innovation, and export capacity, an Angolan economist has said.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). TikTok Ban about global dominance of U.S. tech, not national security: Jacobin. ecns.cn The about-face from justifying tech expansion on the basis of free speech for decades to threatening to ban the social media TikTok reveals U.S. policymakers' true objective: preserving the dominance of American tech capitalists.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Major part of missing Japanese helicopter found. ecns.cn The major part of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) helicopter that went missing off the southern prefecture of Okinawa was found Thursday, local media reported.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). China's strong economic rebound to provide more opportunities to other countries: IMF chief. ecns.cn China is going to contribute about one third of global growth this year, which will provide more opportunities to other countries.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). EU cannot 'blindly, systematically follow' Washington: European Council president. ecns.cn European leaders are becoming increasingly supportive of French President Emmanuel Macron's push for "strategic autonomy" away from the United States, European Council president Charles Michel said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Senior Chinese legislator meets Antigua and Barbuda deputy speaker. ecns.cn Li Hongzhong, vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, met with Robin Yearwood, deputy speaker of the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda, via video link on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). BRICS' GDP, potential currency a challenge to U.S. dollar dominance. ecns.cn In an economic development that hasn't received much attention in the Western media, the GDP of the BRICS nations has surpassed that of the G7.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Guangdong remains the most populous province in China. ecns.cn Data released by provincial regions across the country show that Guangdong remains the largest province in terms of population and has the highest number of births, Chinanews.com reported on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Trump, Pence to address National Rifle Association convention. ecns.cn The National Rifle Association meets this weekend in Indianapolis for its annual convention against a backdrop of mass shootings in the country.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). China, ASEAN aim for deepened agricultural cooperation. ecns.cn China has been ASEAN's largest trading partner for the past 13 years, and trade in agricultural products plays a vital role, said Kao Kim Hourn, ASEAN secretary-general at the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference late last month.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). PBOC: China to post GDP growth of around 5%. ecns.cn China is expected to achieve a GDP growth of around 5 percent this year as the Chinese economy is recovering with low inflation and "positive changes" in the real estate market, said Yi Gang, governor of the People's Bank of China.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Uruguay foreign minister to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Francisco Bustillo Bonasso, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, will pay a visit to China from April 16 to 20.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). China deports 351,000 foreigners for illegal entry, stay, work over 5 years. ecns.cn Over the past five years, Chinese authorities have dealt with 528,800 foreigners who illegally entered, stayed or worked in the country, deporting 351,000 of them.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). China space station achieves 100% regeneration of oxygen resources. ecns.cn China's space station Tiangong can achieve 100 percent production of its oxygen resources through an onboard regeneration system, according to a conference on manned space environment control and lift support technology held in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). China willing to work with all parties for common debt disposal framework: central bank governor. ecns.cn China is willing to implement a debt disposal framework with other countries, China's central bank governor Yi Gang said during the World Bank and International Monetary Fund spring meetings in Washington.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). China sanctions U.S. anti-China hawk for his frequent interference in Taiwan question, signals deterrence. ecns.cn China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday imposed sanctions on the anti-China U.S. lawmaker Michael McCaul, who has frequently interfered in China's internal affairs and sent wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" separatists.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Senior Chinese diplomat meets Brazilian presidential advisor. ecns.cn Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Thursday met with Celso Amorim, advisor to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). U.S. biolabs endanger communities, violate international law, experts say. ecns.cn U.S. activities related to biological laboratories in Ukraine and other countries have posed biological threats to local communities and violated international regulations on biological weapons, an international law expert said.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). More overseas IP cases resolved in China. ecns.cn More overseas litigants are choosing to resolve international intellectual property disputes in China, according to a recent report.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). New capital of BBQ: Zibo in E.China becomes a hot destination thanks to tasty skewers and charming service. ecns.cn The small city in East China's Shandong Province was thronged with people flocking to its numerous barbecue restaurants for a taste of the mouth-watering dishes.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). China's FAST telescope wows visitors. ecns.cn The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, the world's largest single dish telescope, has discovered over 740 pulsars.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). 3rd China International Consumer Products Expo attracts 14 Macao enterprises. ecns.cn The expo has attracted 41 brands from 14 Macao enterprises to participate.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). 300-year-old Chinese Fringe tree blossoms in Shandong. ecns.cn A 300-year-old Chinese Fringe tree blossoms in front of an ancient building at Mencius Family Mansion in Zoucheng City, east China's Shandong Province, April 12, 2022.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Yunnan set to celebrate China Tourism Day. ecns.cn China will celebrate the 13th annual China Tourism Day on May 19 in Tengchong, Yunnan province.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Yichang-Vietnam rail-sea intermodal train starts operation. ecns.cn On Thursday, a 23-car"ÄÄrail-sea intermodal train carrying 40-foot shipping containers departed from Yichang East Station in central China's Hubei Province. It sailed to Qinzhou Port in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Editor (2023-04-14). History has its course and timing. mronline.org Western sanctions imposed on Iran, Russia, Syria, and in fact any country that refuses to be driven by Western will, have motivated many countries in the world to search seriously for ways and means to liberate their destinies from Western hegemony.

Editor (2023-04-14). Patrick Lawrence: The Disinformation Complex: An Anatomy. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Sometime in the mid—Russiagate years, when it became clear that America was on a swoon back into the collective neuroses of the 1950s, I began to think we would have to wait for future historians to retrieve the truth buried alive in the cesspit of lies and cynical …

Editor (2023-04-14). Billionaire Harlan Crow Bought Property From Clarence Thomas. The Justice Didn't Disclose the Deal. scheerpost.com The transaction is the first known instance of money flowing from Crow to the Supreme Court justice. The sale netted the GOP megadonor two vacant lots and the house where Thomas' mother was living.

Editor (2023-04-14). Finland's NATO Move Leaves Others to Carry On the 'Helsinki Spirit'. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-04-14). It's Called the American Dream Because You Have To Be Asleep to Believe It. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-04-14). Matt Taibbi: The Crackdown Cometh. scheerpost.com

Ellen Brown (2023-04-14). The Cobalt-Lithium Gold Rush and the East Palestine Disaster. Hazardous Materials, A Litany of Anomalies. globalresearch.ca

environmentaldefence (2023-04-14). Ontario to kill Growth Plan. environmentaldefence.ca Proposed new planning rules would kneecap housing supply efforts.

Eric Zuesse (2023-04-14). Trump's Neoconservatism and Falsehoods Against China. dissidentvoice.org Donald Trump, whose numerous lies go over well with conservative Americans notwithstanding that lies are falsehoods (so Trump's falsehoods are evidently not damaging his support among Republicans), appeared with Tucker Carson on April 12th, and the interview-clip opened: Iran gets together with Saudi Arabia through China, and I hear people say of China "we'll never …

F. William Engdahl (2023-04-14). The Dark Origins of the Davos Great Reset. globalresearch.ca Klaus Schwab is little more than a slick PR agent for a global technocratic agenda, a corporatist unity of corporate power with government, including the UN, an agenda whose origins go back to the beginning of the 1970s, and even earlier.

Fast Response in SF (2023-04-14). The abortion pill must not be banned! indybay.org The evening of April 7th brought a horrifying decision by a Texas federal judge. On April 10th outraged people proclaimed loudly "We fight back!" in the San Francisco Bay Area…and everywhere.

Fernando Buen Abad Domínguez (2023-04-14). El Informe MacBride y los ejes teórico-metodológicos preponderantes. globalizacion.ca No pasó desapercibida, para el Informe MacBride, y su filosofía humanista, la disputa teórico-metodológica que subyace en la investigación y la producción de la "comunicación masiva", especialmente cuando el modo de producción, los medios y las relaciones de producción tienen…

Ferry Building Demo (2023-04-14). Emergency Protest: Hands Off the Abortion Pill Now! indybay.org Activists in San Francisco took to the streets on April 10.

Fight Back (2023-04-14). Border delegation in San Diego: Immigration panel. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – The Legalization for All Network (L4A) concluded day four of the 2023 border delegation with a virtual panel that included speakers from different immigrant rights organizations. The panel was moderated by Jenny Bekenstein, a member of Centro Community Service Organization (CSO). Sol Márquez, member of Centro CSO and Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) grounded the discussion in the broader purpose of the delegation – to deepen participants' knowledge of different immigrant rights struggles and to find unity across these struggles. | Brad Sigal, a member of L4A and the Minnesota Imm…

Fight Back (2023-04-14). Dallas protest against Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa. fightbacknews.org Dallas, TX – On Saturday, April 8, over 150 members of the Palestinian diaspora and allies gathered at The Grassy Knoll at Dealey Plaza to protest the recent Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in Islam and the attacks came during the height of Ramadan. Israeli forces have killed more than 90 Palestinians so far this year. | Speakers at the rally called for the end of U.S. financial support for Israel and an end to Israel's oppression of the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank. They chanted, "Not another penny, not another dime, no more money for Israe…

Fight Back (2023-04-14). Downtown New Orleans Starbucks workers file for union election. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – On April 14, employees at the Starbucks on Poydras Street filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board. The store is located in a downtown hotel building, mainly serving tourists, professionals and workers in the area. Over 70% of staff support unionizing. | "I work three jobs just to afford a house and shouldn't have to do that," said Stormy Belozerows, a barista and organizer. Baristas complain of irregular schedules that make personal budgeting impossible. | Since the Canal location down the street closed last year, the store has made its highest sales. But workers com…

Fight Back (2023-04-14). The Legalization for All Network's border delegation learns from students. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — On April 5, the final day of the Legalization for All Network's border delegation, activists spent the morning listening to testimonies from seven immigrant students from the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex. The students — all Guatemalan youth who've lived in the United States for less than a year — explained the conditions in Central America that pushed them to leave home, their experiences while detained by ICE, and the struggles of having to work to support their families. | The encuentro was hosted by SALEF, the Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund, an orga…

Filler Collective, It's Going Down. (2023-04-14). Solidarity With Striking Post-Gazette Workers In Pittsburgh. popularresistance.org A group of roughly 40 people from multiple different unions, community organizations, and autonomous groups delayed a shipment of Post-Gazette papers for roughly two hours beginning at midnight Saturday April 1st. | I am not a Post-Gazette worker. I am someone who joined in on the picket line and invited a few friends to come along. I supported this action because I support improving material conditions for working people and what semblance of workplace democracy unions provide. I also believe that inserting anti-authoritarian ideals and confrontational tactics into struggles while also showing care for peoples'

Florida Phoenix (2023-04-14). Florida Legislature approves extreme 6-week Abortion Ban, after Weeks of Protests and Debates. juancole.com By: Danielle J. Brown — In less than a year, Florida has moved from a 15-week abortion ban to the passage of one of the most restrictive bans in the nation — a 6-week abortion ban. The state House approved the legislation after at least six hours of questions, amendments, debate, protests and a …

FP Explainers (2023-04-14). . firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). 'A loss of talent and contribution': IMF director urges world to avert possibility of a 'second Cold War'. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). Burkina Faso's military junta declares 'general mobilisation' as jihadist attacks rise. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). Ecuador: Armed attackers kill three female guards outside jail. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). G20 members agree to have 'globally coordinated understanding' on regulating crypto assets, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). German FM Annalena Baerbock urges China to 'call on Russia to stop the war'. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). Minneapolis to pay $8.9 million over former police officer Derek Chauvin's actions years before George Floyd. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). New York: Donald Trump answers questions for 7 hours in business fraud case. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). No weapons exports to parties in Ukraine conflict, says China. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). North Korea says it tested new solid-fuel ICBM, state media reports as key breakthrough. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). Pakistan Supreme Court halts implementation of bill aimed at limiting powers of chief justice. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). Russia-Ukraine War: Kyiv's GDP fell by 29.1% in 2022, figures slightly better than govt forecast. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). Syria's return to Arab League is 'speculation', says Qatar PM. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). The Last Hurdle: Top court in France set to decide legality of controversial pension reform. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). US Judge rejects Trump rape trial delay, but grants concessions. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). Virginia: Mother of six-year-old boy who shot teacher arrested on child negligence charges. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). WATCH: EAM Jaishankar holds press conference in 'Made in India' train in Mozambique. firstpost.com

Friedrich Steinfeld (2023-04-14). Israel on the brink of civil war? indybay.org This time, the existential threat to Israel does not come from outside (e.g., from Iran), as has been and is repeatedly invoked inside and outside Israel. It comes from within Israeli society itself, because the new extremist government is also resolutely committed to confrontation in the conflict with the Palestinians. A new spiral of violence has begun:…

Global Research News (2023-04-14). Selected Articles: How Finland "Fell in Love" with NATO. Helsinki Sold Its Independence for Money. globalresearch.ca By Finland was not "suddenly" interested in NATO. Finland spent decades building its military to be compatible with …

Global Research News (2023-04-14). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca

Igor Derysh (2023-04-14). Trump's Lawsuit Against Michael Cohen Could Badly Backfire, Experts Say. truthout.org Legal experts say former President Donald Trump's $500 million lawsuit accusing former attorney Michael Cohen of both revealing his confidences and "spreading falsehoods" about him "makes no sense." Trump on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against his former longtime fixer in federal court in Florida, days after the former president pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsification of business… |

infobrics (2023-04-14). Dumping the Dollar: Will a New BRICS Currency Replace the US Currency for Trade?>. infobrics.org The BRICS collective, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is working on a common currency in an attempt to ditch the US dollar and push back against America's dominance. The move comes as Moscow and Beijing call for de-dollarisation in the face of Western sanctions…

infobrics (2023-04-14). Pentagon 'leak' theatrics continue as US finds scapegoat. infobrics.org The US propaganda machine wants us to believe that a 21-year-old intelligence technician who just graduated and held the rank of airman was privy to top-secret intelligence on the Kiev regime's offensive plans, Russia, South Korea, China and other global hotspots.

infobrics (2023-04-14). China's Yuan Is Now the Most Traded Currency in Russia. infobrics.org China's yuan has replaced the US dollar as the most traded currency in Russia, a year after the invasion of Ukraine led to a slew of Western sanctions against Moscow…

infobrics (2023-04-14). BRICS Gains New Chance to Improve Global Development. infobrics.org New Development Bank and Contingent Reserve Arrangement may be able to fulfill their original mission under Dilma Rousseff…

infobrics (2023-04-14). Kiev wants the Black Sea to become "NATO Sea" despite impossibility. infobrics.org Kuleba desperately wants NATO to directly intervene in Ukraine war.

infobrics (2023-04-14). Poland about to manufacture depleted uranium weapons. infobrics.org This measure could lead the current conflict to a new level of escalation, with very serious consequences.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-14). An African Palenque: Cuba and Global Black Solidarity. libya360.wordpress.com Kimberly Monroe 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. The trip proved to be instrumental not only in developing his black international consciousness but also in mobilizing local political…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-14). Central America Redesigns its Positions vis-à -vis China and the U.S. libya360.wordpress.com Lourdes María Regueiro Bello In just six years, the Central American diplomatic landscape has changed abruptly: almost the entire region now supports the "One China" policy. Will the subregion be able to successfully navigate the murky waters of strategic competition between China and the United States? When the government of Xiomara Castro announced the establishment…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-14). How NATO States Sponsored ICC Prosecutor's Putin Arrest Warrant. libya360.wordpress.com Max Blumenthal ICC prosecutor Karim Khan meets with Ukrainian President Zelensky, March 2023 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….

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-14). In Chicago the Left Embraces the Democrats and Celebrates Brandon Johnson's Victory. libya360.wordpress.com Stansfield Smith Brandon Johnson, a progressive black community activist, union organizer, and former teacher, won the Chicago mayoral election against Paul Vallas, the corporate Democrat opponent. Johnson's victory expressed popular rejection of neoliberal privatization and respect for progressive unions, in particular the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). Johnson was outspent two to one, but not out-organized,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-14). Lula and Xi Jinping Sign 15 Partnership Agreements in Beijiing. libya360.wordpress.com President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed, this Friday (14th), in Beijing, 15 trade and partnership agreements. Lula was received at the Great Hall of the People, seat of the Chinese government. The leaders participated in an expanded meeting with ministers and advisors from both countries and had a private meeting. In…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-14). Russia and Latin America: Forward-Looking Partnership and Cooperation. libya360.wordpress.com Sergey Lavrov In the run-up to my visit to Latin America, I decided to share with readers my thoughts on the prospects for Russian-Latin American relations in the current geopolitical context. The international situation remains extremely tense and continues to worsen in many aspects. The main reason for that is the stubborn desire of the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-14). Waiting for the End of the World. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar We were waiting for the end of the world Waiting for the end of the world Waiting for the end of the world Dear Lord, I sincerely hope that you will come Because you really started something. Elvis Costello, Waiting for the End of the World, 1977 We cannot even begin to imagine…

Jake Johnson (2023-04-14). UnitedHealth Touts Profit Surge After Lobbyists Weaken Medicare Advantage Crackdown. commondreams.org

Jeff Abbott (2023-04-14). The Other Americans: Guatemala's Far-Right Blocks Progressive Candidates. progressive.org With an election set for June 25, the Central American country has revoked the candidacies of several high-profile hopefuls from the left.

Joachim Hagopian (2023-04-14). The Unmasking of the "Pentagon Leak" that Won't Go Away. globalresearch.ca

Johanna Silver (2023-04-14). RuPaul's Drag Race Finale Highlights ACLU's Defense of Trans Rights. aclu.org

John Helmer (2023-04-14). Russia: Tossing rice at the marriage of the oligarchs with the State. mronline.org Everyone who has ever heard rice go snap, crackle, and pop! knows that eating the grain is good for your energy.

John Rachel (2023-04-14). People Power: Focus and Unite. dissidentvoice.org Distractions divide us and guarantee we'll never talk about essential core challenges. The egregious, central obstacles to "promoting the general welfare" are never mentioned by the talking heads, the pundits or politicians, to whom we look for guidance and leadership. Distract and divide promises catastrophe, even to those who use it to further their sinister …

John Wojcik (2023-04-14). In China, Lula pushes peace as U.S. prepares for Asia-Pacific war. peoplesworld.org The follies of U.S. plans for war and more war are being exposed now by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during his current visit to China. On Friday, the day that the Washington Post reported the U.S. is planning to continue pouring weapons into the Ukraine war well into next year, Lula is …

Jonathan Báez (2023-04-14). Ecuador: øGobierno del Encuentro? Con la información No. globalizacion.ca La información es un punto fundamental para conocer la realidad social de un país. En efecto, truncar su producción y acceso supone la ausencia de conocimiento de la situación de la ciudadanía, así como un balance de las políticas públicas…

Jonathan Cook (2023-04-14). Why the Media Don't Want to Know the Truth About the Nord Stream Blasts. globalresearch.ca

Jonathan Ng (2023-04-14). Peace in Ukraine Is Too Important to Leave in the Hands of Arms Dealers. therealnews.com

Juan Cole (2023-04-14). Christian Archbishop slams Israel's Restrictions on Worship at the 'Festival of Lights' as "Racist" juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — On the Saturday before Orthodox Easter, which falls a week later than in the Western churches, typically 10,000 worshipers gather at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, waiting for the holy fire [o phos) to emerge. It is said to derive from the tomb in which Jesus was initially buried …

Julia Conley (2023-04-14). Child Advocates Rebuke 'Beyond Appalling' Facebook Push to Allow Kids in the Metaverse. commondreams.org

On the heels of a study showing that minors who use Facebook's virtual reality platform known as the "Metaverse" have routinely been exposed to harassment and abuse, a coalition of more than 70 children's health experts and advocacy groups on Friday called on its parent company Meta to scrap plans to officially open up the digital world to children as young as 13.

Julia Conley (2023-04-14). Plan to Dump Wastewater From Indian Point Into Hudson River Paused After Local Outcry. commondreams.org

Clean water and public health advocates in New York's Hudson Valley applauded Thursday as the energy technology company Holtec International

Julia Conley (2023-04-14). Minnesota Dems Advance Bill to Ban Election Interference by Multinational Corporations. commondreams.org

Campaigners who have long pushed cities and states to adopt bans on foreign corporate interference in elections applauded Friday after the Minnesota House of Representatives passed legislation that would make the state the first to prohibit foreign-influenced corporations from spending money on electoral campaigns.The provision is part of the Democracy for the People Act, which passed 70-57 along party lines late Thursday night after several hours of debate. The national nonprofit organization Free Speech for People successfully advocated for Democrats in the state House to include the new rule, which wo…

Justice for Mumia Abu-Jamal (2023-04-14). 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…

Karen Dolan (2023-04-14). How About a Parents' Bill of Rights for Those of Us Who Aren't Far-Right Culture Warriors. commondreams.org

There's no question that parenting has gotten harder in this country.Gun violence is now the

Karsten Riise (2023-04-14). Disgrace of the "Democratic Left": Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Does not Want to "Offend the Neocons" globalresearch.ca

Kenny Stancil (2023-04-14). Experts Fear Future AI Could Cause 'Nuclear-Level Catastrophe'. commondreams.org

While nearly three-quarters of researchers believe artificial intelligence "could soon lead to revolutionary social change," 36% worry that AI decisions "could cause nuclear-level catastrophe."Those survey findings are included in the

Kenny Stancil (2023-04-14). On Back of Willow Project, Biden DOE Approves 'Another Carbon Bomb' in Alaska. commondreams.org

Kevin Gosztola (2023-04-14). Unauthorized Disclosure: Subscriber Show For April 14. thedissenter.org In this premium Unauthorized Disclosure episode, Rania and Kevin discuss the drop in US life expectancy and the Pentagon documents leaker.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-04-14). Farming While Black: Endangered Species Act 2023 Farm Bill, "Can We Just Grow Some Food?" indybay.org 1/2 of 1 percent of California Ag Industries and the same approach, same outcome, same paradigm must change. Ready and Forward…

Larry Johnson (2023-04-14). Video: The Controversial Leaked Documents, What's the Truth? Judge Napolitano with Former CIA Officer Larry Johnson. globalresearch.ca

Leon Kunstenaar (2023-04-14). The Revolution and The Commune. indybay.org How the People of Paris Created the Left…

Lynda Carson (2023-04-14). 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.

Malik Miah (2023-04-14). United States: 'The Tennessee Three' for democracy, against gun violence. greenleft.org.au In the wake of the Covenant primary school shooting in Memphis, Tennessee, three Democratic legislators took part in a protest against gun violence. Two of them — Justin Jones and Justin Pearson — were then expelled from the House by the Republican majority, reports Malik Miah.

Margaret Kimberley (2023-04-14). Black people used to attack revolutionary governments. mronline.org The question of how Black people fare in a particular country can be a legitimate issue or a ruse used in the furtherance of U.S. regime change plots.

Mariana àÅlvarez Orellana (2023-04-14). Perú — Keiko Fujimori, adicta a la corrupción. globalizacion.ca La Fiscalía peruana investigan si Keiko Fujimori, la tres veces candidata presidencial peruana e hija del exdictador Alberto Fujimori, es el brazo político de una organización criminal, que financió con 183 millones de dólares sus campañas electorales. | La fiscalía incautó…

Martha Grevatt (2023-04-14). April 11: 30th anniversary of Lucasville prison uprising. workers.org April 11, 2023, marks the 30th anniversary of the heroic uprising at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio. The uprising began as Muslim inmates protested against being forced to take a tuberculosis test that violated their religious beliefs against alcohol. It quickly turned into a full-scale rebellion that . . . |

MARTY (2023-04-14). 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…

Matthew Rozsa (2023-04-14). EPA Fails to Monitor Almost Half of All "Forever Chemicals" in Drinking Water. truthout.org The term "forever chemical" might sound ominous, but there is a good reason for that. Formally known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), so-called forever chemicals are used in hundreds of common products for water-proofing and stain-resistance. They're also linked to a tremendous number of health problems, including liver and fertility issues. Now, a new study published in the journal… |

Matty Willz (2023-04-14). Amid Jayland Walker Grand Jury For Police Shooting, Akron Residents 'Pray For Peace'. newsone.com

Mauno Saari (2023-04-14). How Finland "Fell in Love" with NATO. Helsinki Sold Its Independence for Money. globalresearch.ca

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-04-14). Israel's excuses for execution swallowed by West. electronicintifada.net Past police cover-ups cast doubt on car ramming claim.

Max Moran (2023-04-14). The Contradiction in Biden's Tech And Trade Policies. commondreams.org

President Joe Biden has earned a domestic reputation as a staunch

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies (2023-04-14). Finland's NATO Move Leaves Others to Carry on the "Helsinki Spirit" dissidentvoice.org Finnish President receives Nobel Peace Prize in 2008. Photo Credit: Nobel Prize On April 4, 2023, Finland officially 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, which otherwise borders only Norway, Latvia, Estonia, and …

Mehul Reuben Das (2023-04-14). Apple accused of using child labour to mine cobalt, promises to switch to 100% recycled cobalt by 2025. firstpost.com

Mehul Reuben Das (2023-04-14). Twitter to let users trade stock, crypto as Musk forges new partnership with online brokerage firm. firstpost.com

Mehul Reuben Das (2023-04-14). Pre-Historic Life On Mars? NASA's Curiosity rover spots a strange bone-like rock on the red planet. firstpost.com

Michael Lyon (2023-04-14). 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 (2023-04-14). Black Radical News in 2023: Mumia's Fate, African Colonialism, and the Zone of Peace in the Americas. globalresearch.ca

Michelle Pinto (2023-04-14). Time to Dismantle Monroe Doctrine Politics. dissidentvoice.org On April 11, 2002, there was an attempted coup against President Hugo Chavez's democratically elected government in Venezuela. Chavez had prioritized programs to improve living conditions for those who were previously unrepresented, and established an independent foreign policy in favor of the nation's interests. Chavez's stance conflicted with the Monroe Doctrine of 1823, which laid the …

Mike Ludwig (2023-04-14). The House GOP's Extremism Is Alienating Independent Voters, New Survey Finds. truthout.org The Republican House majority's focus on hot-button issues that percolate in right-wing media and investigating the Biden administration is frustrating voters outside the MAGA base. Yet Democrats are not polling much better, reflecting the public's longstanding frustration with a gridlocked Congress. As the House approaches 100 days under Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, 59 percent of voters say… |

Miko Peled (2023-04-14). Itamar Ben-Gvir: The Worst of a Terrible Bunch of Israeli Politicians. mintpressnews.com Not only does the racist thug Ben-Gvir walk around with an entourage of armed guards, but now he has an entire "National Guard" made of armed settler gangs.

Monique Judge (2023-04-14). For Black Women, The Bar And The Expectations Are Always Much Higher Than They Are For Everyone Else. newsone.com The double standards for expectations from Black women are very loud and glaringly white. Enough is enough. Black women deserve better.

Morrigan Johnson (2023-04-14). China Brokered Peace Agreement Between Saudi Arabia and Iran Marks End of Era of American Unipolar Power. covertactionmagazine.com The U.S. has lost respect worldwide and control of West Asia and other regions. A historic peace deal was announced March 10, 2023, with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran adopting a trilateral peace agreement brokered by the People's Republic of China. In an instant the United States and its …

Mouris Salloum George (2023-04-14). México: infanticidio, panorama desolador. globalizacion.ca La condición de la niñez en México enfrenta un panorama desolador. El riesgo mayor y brutal es el infanticidio vil, sin duda. Así lo reportan las noticias recientes: "Asesinados, 350 niños en la GAM", fue la nota principal del diario…

Muhammed Shabeer (2023-04-14). "Hungarian society is in a social crisis" peoplesdispatch.org Vajnai Attila, president of the Hungarian Workers' Party 2006 – European Left, talks about the social crisis in Hungary and the policies of the right-wing Viktor Orbán government…

Nan Levinson (2023-04-14). When Joining the US Military Is Not 'All That You Can Be'. commondreams.org

Natalia Marques (2023-04-14). Florida's abortion ban and "pro-life" hypocrisy. peoplesdispatch.org

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-14). 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 (2023-04-14). Consumer Health: The truth about organ donation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is National Donate Life Month. This annual observation raises awareness about donation, encourages people to register as donors and honors those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. And it's estimated 20 patients die every day in the U.S. because of the lack of donor organs. Have you considered becoming a donor? If you've never considered organ donation or delayed becoming…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-14). 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 (2023-04-14). 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 (2023-04-14). 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 (2023-04-14). 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 (2023-04-14). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Successful conception and delivery with a heart issue. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 32 and have lived with a congenital heart issue since childhood. I am newly married and would like to have children, but I understand that a pregnancy might be high-risk for me. How does pregnancy affect the heart? And is there anything I can do to reduce my risk for complications if I do conceive? ANSWER: Pregnancy results in many changes that can increase the workload of the heart. During pregnancy, your…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-14). 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 (2023-04-14). Mayo Clinic Minute: Breaking barriers for patients who need kidney transplants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Often, patients whose body mass index, or BMI, is too high aren't able to get a kidney transplant because of the higher risks of complications before and during surgery. But an innovative program at Mayo Clinic is giving patients hope by helping to break that barrier to transplant through a weight loss program. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/Vqzp1A9GYw8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-14). 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 (2023-04-14). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on self-care for plantar fasciitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Most runners will run into a case of plantar fasciitis occasionally, and this heel pain can range from slightly uncomfortable to utterly debilitating. The plantar fascia is a band of tissue extending from the heel to the ball of the foot, and plantar fasciitis is caused by excessive stress, which brings on inflammation and, typically, heel pain. "Plantar fasciitis can affect anyone," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-14). Consider organ donation during Donate Life Month. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org More than 105,000 people in the U.S. are currently waiting for an organ transplant according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Sadly, an average of 17 people die daily waiting for a transplant, while another name is added to the waiting list every nine minutes. While 2022 set a new annual record with the number of organ transplants being performed, less than 50% of all adults are registered as organ donors, according to LifeSource. April is National…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-14). Mayo Clinic to ease universal face mask requirement. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Beginning Monday, April 10, wearing a face mask will no longer be required for patients and staff in most patient care areas on Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System campuses. In line with Mayo Clinic's commitment to patient care, Mayo Clinic will continue to require wearing a face mask in high-risk patient settings. High-risk immunocompromised patients will be notified to wear a mask while they are at Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic is evolving its…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-14). Artificial intelligence creates opportunities to close health care, workplace equity gaps. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and platform models are increasingly driving everyone's day-to-day experiences, including how people receive health care. However, those experiences are not always the same for everyone. April is Minority Health Awareness Month, a national observance to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect people from racial and ethnic minority groups. At Mayo Clinic, experts are looking at the ways AI and digital tools can and are shaping the future…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-14). Mayo Clinic expert: 3 advances lead to more lifesaving organ transplants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Donate Life Month ROCHESTER, Minn. — All too often, people waiting for lifesaving organ transplants cannot get them. One of the biggest challenges is the lack of viable donated organs. Promising medical advances are opening the doors to more transplants and saving more lives, says Mauricio Villavicencio, M.D., surgical director of heart and lung transplantation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. There are 104,000 people on the waiting list in the U.S. for a…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-14). 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 (2023-04-14). 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 (2023-04-14). 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 (2023-04-14). 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…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-14). 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…

Newswire Editor (2023-04-14). 350.org Responds to Biden Approval of Yet Another Mega Fossil Fuel Project in Alaska. commondreams.org President Biden and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have approved exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Alaska LNG project, a $38.7 billion infrastructure project that could result in over 50 million metric tons of carbon dioxide pollution emissions annually. This comes barely a month after Biden approved the Willow Oil Drilling Project, a major oil drilling operation to be constructed on Alaska's North Slope, despite major opposition from the climate justice community, including Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic and Alaska Wilderness League. The DOE approvals are among the last approvals nee…

Newswire Editor (2023-04-14). NARAL Pro-Choice America Responds as Supreme Court Delays Decision On Mifepristone Access. commondreams.org Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an administrative stay until Wednesday at midnight on two lower court efforts meant to restrict access to medication abortion with mifepristone nationwide. | NARAL Pro-Choice America President Mini Timmaraju released the following statement in response: | "While medication abortion remains accessible for now, this case should never have been heard in the first place. Nothing about the rulings from the lower courts' Trump-appointed judges had any basis in medical science—both are steeped in reckless disinformation and total disregard for the law. As this case continues…

Newswire Editor (2023-04-14). World Bank Spring Meetings End With Broken Climate Promises. commondreams.org This year's World Bank Spring meetings faced extra scrutiny following the surprise early resignation of World Bank Group (WBG) President David Malpass and

Nijmie Dzurinko (2023-04-14). Medicaid Cutoffs to Poor a Truly American Horror Story. commondreams.org

The biggest threat to Americans today isn't from a foreign power. It's from a long-running war on the poor by out of touch politicians and their Wall Street backers.The latest attack on working Americans even has a name: "The Unwinding."If that sounds like the title of a horror movie to you, you're not far off. Starting this April, state governments and welfare offices began cutting off Medicaid coverage from

Nitza Soledad Perez (2023-04-14). Florida declared a state of emergency over unprecedented rainfall. america.cgtn.com Historic rainfall and flooding in Fort Lauderdale had prompted a state of emergency in Florida. CGTN's Nitza Soledad Perez has more on this unprecedented weather event.

noreply (2023-04-14). Stratagem From My Dear Friend Byron King. smoothiex12.blogspot.com

Norman Solomon (2023-04-14). Daniel Ellsberg Has Foiled Those Who Want Him Confined to the Past. indybay.org History that can't be buried…

Ola Mousa (2023-04-14). Food or medicine? Gaza's stark choice. electronicintifada.net Illness comes at a high price under Israel's blockade.

oliviaalperstein (2023-04-14). The Internship that Helped Shape My Career. ips-dc.org It's hard to overstate how the Next Leaders program impacted me — and others here at IPS and beyond who all got our start as interns or Fellows.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-14). Sanaa Peace Talks Closest Yemen and KSA Have Been To Ending War: UN Envoy. orinocotribune.com Despite growing optimism for a comprehensive peace agreement, questions remain on whether the UAE is ready to abandon its occupation of southern Yemen and the Socotra archipelago | UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on 10 April said that ongoing peace talks between Yemen and Saudi Arabia are the "closest Yemen has been to real progress towards lasting peace," adding that this moment must be "seized." | "This is a moment to be seized and built on and a real opportunity to start an inclusive political process under UN auspices to sustainably end the conflict," Grundberg told AP. | Over the last several days,…

Pablo Stefanoni (2023-04-14). El paleolibertario que agita la política argentina. globalizacion.ca El economista Javier Milei ha escalado al tercer lugar en las encuestas importando una ideología ´libertaria ª de extrema derecha de Estados Unidos. Su discurso atrae votos en medio de una crisis económica sin fin y del rechazo a los políticos….

Pennisula Peace & Justice Center website (2023-04-14). Saturday 4/15: Mountain View: Protest of Judicial Ban of Abortion Pill. indybay.org Intersection of El Camino Real and Castro Street | Mountain View, CA…

People's Park (2023-04-14). Sunday 4/23: People's Park Berkeley 54th Anniversary Celebration. indybay.org People's Park, Berkeley | (corner of Telegraph and Dwight Way, behind Amoeba Music)…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-14). 4 years of Assange's imprisonment. peoplesdispatch.org April 11 marked four years since Julian Assange was forcibly removed from the Ecuadorian embassy in London and imprisoned in the high security Belmarsh prison. He has spent much of his time in Belmarsh under judicial remand, without any charges or conviction, fighting a prolonged extradition process. The day witnessed demonstrations across the globe demanding his release.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-14). EXCLUSIVE | Interview with Mexico's leading presidential contender Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum. peoplesdispatch.org Rania Khalek of Breakthrough News and Zoe Alexandra of Peoples Dispatch sat down with Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum, the head of government in Mexico City and considered by many as the successor to current Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. They spoke about what the project of MORENA, the fourth transformation, has meant for the people of Mexico, her initiatives to make the city a safer and more environmentally friendly one, and how she got into progressive politics. | The full transcript of their conversation is available below: | Rania Khalek: Hello, everyone. I'm Rania Khalek with Breakthrough News. | Zoe…

Peter Certo (2023-04-14). A Renewed Yemen Truce Is No Substitute for Justice. fpif.org The news that Saudi officials, who have been leading a bombing campaign in Yemen for eight years, met with the Houthi officials who control much of the country on April 9 to possibly renew a truce that ended in October is positive. But a renewed truce that does not address the harm that warring parties have caused to Yemen's civilians will not be sustainable without accountability. | The talks come weeks after reports that Iranian officials might stop

Peter Koenig (2023-04-14). Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC): The Weaponization of Money? WHO's Health Tyranny: Towards a Totalitarian World Government? No Way! globalresearch.ca

Peter Ong (2023-04-14). ETU Qld's Peter Ong says 'no' to AUKUS, 'yes' to renewables. greenleft.org.au 'Who here voted for the government to spend $368 billion on nuclear submarines? No, none of us', ETU secretary Peter Ong told the Meanjin Palm Sunday rally.

Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (2023-04-14). Saturday 4/15: Oakland Mife Rally. indybay.org Oakland, CA – Precise location TBA…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-04-14). The Covid "Killer Vaccine". People Are Dying All Over the World. It's A Criminal Undertaking. globalresearch.ca First published on November 26, 2022 | *** | We are being accused of "spreading disinformation" regarding the Covid-19 vaccine. | The Reuters and AP media "trackers" and "fact checkers" will be out to smear the testimonies of parents who have lost their …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-04-14). Video: The Merger of the E.U. and NATO: An Economic Dagger Aimed at the Heart of Russia? globalresearch.ca

Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson (2023-04-14). Russia leaves neoliberal West to join World Majority — Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson explain. geopoliticaleconomy.com Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss Russia's economic transition away from the neoliberal West and integration with what it calls the "World Majority" in the Global South.

Rania Khalek (2023-04-14). Interview with Mexico's Leading Presidential Contender Claudia Sheinbaum. thealtworld.com Rania Khalek of Breakthrough News and Zoe Alexandra of @PeoplesDispatch sat down with Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum, the head of government in Mexico City and one of the founders of Morena, the party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. She is a rising figure in Mexican national politics and a leading contender for the 2024 presidential elections.

Rann Miller (2023-04-14). Opinion: Critical Race Theory, A Master Class With Low Attendance. moguldom.com Critical Race Theory (CRT) is a legal and academic school of thought developed by various legal scholars, including Kimberle Crenshaw and Derrick Bell, that says race (a social construct) and racism are not merely the products of individual bias or prejudice but also something embedded in legal systems and public policies. While CRT is accepted …

rebekah (2023-04-14). To Fight Inequality, Tax the Patriarchy and Invest in Care. inequality.org To Fight Inequality, Tax the Patriarchy and Invest in Care If billionaires pay a fairer share of taxes, there would be more than enough revenue to invest in child care, paid leave, and home care. While millions of households across the United States are scrambling to file — or extend — their taxes by the …

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-04-14). nuestrAmérica: Asambleas contra las rutas del saqueo. indybay.org

Rhoda Wilson (2023-04-14). Covid "pandemic" policies have abused citizens and permanently corrupted good societal values. expose-news.com Covid "pandemic" policies have opened the floodgates to corruption and the abuse of nations' citizens. They have altered standards of political honesty and accountability; courts of law routinely chose to overrule basic …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-04-14). Shocking plans to implement depopulation and a worldwide totalitarian system revealed more than 50 years ago. expose-news.com

Rhoda Wilson (2023-04-14). Did 5G contribute to the so-called covid "pandemic"? expose-news.com From the outset, the origins and causes of the "covid pandemic" have been questioned. Explanations, which corporate media and corporate "fact-checkers" have worked hard to censor, squash or ignore, include nefarious gain-of-function …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-04-14). NHS: What's wrong and how to put it right. expose-news.com In the UK, the plan promoted by the Government and the medical establishment is to destroy the National Health Service ("NHS"). And the plan is working well. Anyone planning to visit Britain …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-14). Annual NATO festival in U.S. city hosting world's largest naval base. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Command TransformationApril 13, 2023 Countdown to the 70th Norfolk NATO Festival NORFOLK, VA — NATO Allied Command Transformation and the Virginia Arts Festival will host the 70th Norfolk NATO Festival, celebrating the longest continuously running Festival in the Hampton Roads region, and the only one of its kind in the United States which honours …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-14). Finland participated in new NATO air combat exercise over Baltic Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 14, 2023 Allies conduct first iteration of Ramstein Alloy 23 near Baltic Sea Region Allied Air Forces finished the two-day exercise Ramstein Alloy 23-1 (RAAL23) over the Baltic Sea area further enhancing Alliance cohesion and interoperability on April 12- 13. Exercise RALY23 had allied fighters carry out live air-to-air drills and scenarios …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-14). German military hails, Japan participates in NATO's largest-ever air exercises. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Bundeswehr Air Defender 23In the multinational Air Defender 23 exercise, 24 nations train together in the airspace above Europe in joint air operations. The exercise Air Defender 23 is the largest deployment exercise of air forces in NATO's history and demonstrates transatlantic solidarity. From June 12-23, up to 10.000 exercise participants from 24 nations with …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-14). Poland primed to produce depleted uranium ammunition for U.S. Abrams tanks. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish News AgencyApril 12, 2023 Poland seeks to produce depleted uranium ammo for Abrams tanks Poland wants to produce depleted uranium rounds for US-made Abrams tanks, Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister has said. On the second day of his three-day visit to the United States, Morawiecki went to the ANAD Anniston Army Depot in Alabama. …

Roshneesh Kmaneck (2023-04-14). Pentagon Leaks: How the FBI tracked down and arrested Jack Teixeira, 21-year-old suspect in US intel leak. firstpost.com

RR (2023-04-14). 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.

Ryan Black (2023-04-14). After Infiltrating Standing Rock, TigerSwan Pitched 'Counterinsurgency' Playbook To More Oil Companies. progressivehub.net ALLEEN BROWN AND NAVEENA SADASIVAM | GRIST…

Ryan Black (2023-04-14). In Bid To Be First-In-The-Nation, Minnesota House Bars Multinational Corporations From Interfering In State Elections. progressivehub.net FREESPEECHFORPEOPLE.ORG…

Ryo Nakamura (2023-04-14). The Privatization of War: U.S. Defense Contractors Plan Trip to Taiwan. globalresearch.ca

SAM (2023-04-14). Is War In Yemen Finally Coming To An End? progressivehub.net SHIREEN AL-ADEIMI | IN THESE TIMES…

SAM (2023-04-14). Will Corporate Media Undermine The UPS Strikers? progressivehub.net TEDDY OSTROW | FAIR…

San Francisco Special (2023-04-14). Emergency Rally: Hands Off Abortion Pill. indybay.org video by Lis Cox less than 1 min mp4…

scorinoco (2023-04-14). Palestine: The Colonial System and the Dispossession of a People Who Refuse to Assimilate to White Europe. orinocotribune.com By Abu Watan — April 8, 2023 | The Palestinian people are not in a simple "conflict" or territorial dispute, they are under repression of a colonial and colonizing entity from which they must free themselves. They are not fighting to temporarily move a colonial border, but to completely decolonize their land and their lives. | Frantz Fanon, in The Wretched of the Earth, one of the most important works ever written about the oppressed in the colonial system, describes that the violence that destroys the social forms, the economy, the aesthetics, and even the clothing of the natives, that violence, will be vin…

scorinoco (2023-04-14). Russia Government Delegation to Visit Brazil, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela in Late April. orinocotribune.com A Russian delegation will visit Brazil, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela during the latter half of April, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced. | Russian authorities have consistently advocated "strengthening Russian-Latin American cooperation on the basis of mutual support, solidarity, and consideration for reciprocal interests," Lavrov said. | "In this way, in the spirit of strategic partnership, our relations are developing with numerous countries of the region, including Brazil, Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua, countries which our delegation will visit in the second half of April," Lavrov wrote in an…

Seymour M. Hersh (2023-04-14). Trading with the Enemy. Seymour Hersh. globalresearch.ca

Sharon Zhang (2023-04-14). "Nakedly Unconstitutional": Missouri AG Limits Trans Health Care for All Ages. truthout.org In a move on Thursday that appears to be the first of its kind, conservative Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued a sweeping set of regulations on gender-affirming care for both children and adults, implementing restrictions that trans advocates say will almost certainly lead to the death of trans people across the state. The emergency rule, chock-full of disinformation about trans… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-04-14). Sanders, Bowman to Biden: Israel's Apartheid Must Not Be Funded by US Taxpayers. truthout.org A group of congressional progressives has urged the Biden administration to stop using taxpayer money to fund Israel's atrocities against Palestinians under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far right regime. In a letter sent to President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday, 14 lawmakers detailed their concerns about escalating Israeli violence in the occupied West Bank… |

South Front (2023-04-14). Video: Ukraine War. Russian Forces Deployed to Conquer Bakhmut. Fighting is Ongoing. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-04-14). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda: Entrevista de Díaz-Canel con la cadena árabe de tv Al Mayadeen (parte final). mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu La Mesa Redonda trasmitirá este viernes la parte final de la amplia y abarcadora entrevista que el Presidente de la Republica Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez ofreciera al director general de la cadena televisiva árabe Al Mayadeen y que fuera trasmitida por esa red informativa bajo el título de "La verdad de Cuba en Al Mayadeen diálogo con presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel".

Staff (2023-04-14). Con el móvil en la mano: øQué aplicaciones consumen los jóvenes cubanos? cubadebate.cu Según datos recogidos en una encuesta lanzada en las redes sociales de Cuba Joven y Canal USB, en la que participaron más de mil usuarios, las redes favoritas por los jóvenes cubanos son WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, y en menor por ciento Facebook, Youtube y Twitter. Pese a estar bloqueada para Cuba, algunos aseguran que navegan con frecuencia en TikTok.

Staff (2023-04-14). Díaz-Canel con Al Mayadeen: "No se puede tener compromiso con la Revolución si no se tiene compromiso con el pueblo" cubadebate.cu Al despedirse de colaboradores y amigos en La Habana, Ghassan Ben Jeddou comentó con particular énfasis la fuerte impresión que dejó en su curtida experiencia de periodista habituado a entrevistar a líderes mundiales, su diálogo con el Presidente cubano Miguel Díaz Canel Bermúdez.

Staff (2023-04-14). Gedeme amplía proyectos de responsabilidad social y emplea parte de sus utilidades en viviendas para trabajadores (+ Video). cubadebate.cu En mayo de 2022, la Gaceta Oficial publicó normas jurídicas inherentes al paquete de 15 medidas aprobadas para transformar y fortalecer la empresa estatal socialista. Entre las facilidades aprobadas está flexibilizar la distribución de las utilidades retenidas después de impuestos.

Staff (2023-04-14). Lily Bergues: "Actuar me permite vivir otras vidas dentro de la mía; me desestabiliza y ordena" (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu Lily Bergues se mete en la piel de Marina. Habla, sufre, siente y el espectador no es indiferente; conecta con Marina, con su empatía y fuerza, y tiene esperanzas, también, porque con más Marinas en las calles, el mundo sería un poco mejor. Esta actriz—para suerte de todos—llega a Asuntos Pendientes, la telenovela de turno, de la mano de Felo Ruiz.

Staff (2023-04-14). Lula prosigue en Beijing su visita a China. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, continúa este viernes en Beijing su visita a China con un programa de actos y conversaciones con las principales figuras del Gobierno enfocadas en potenciar los nexos.

Staff (2023-04-14). CADECA: A partir del 17 de abril se podrá depositar efectivo en USD en todas las sucursales. cubadebate.cu CADECA ha anunciado que a partir del próximo lunes 17 de abril, los clientes podrán depositar efectivo en USD en todas las sucursales del país. Por el momento, este servicio solo está disponible en la sucursal 23 y J en la capital.

Staff (2023-04-14). Comisión Nacional de Béisbol: Hasta hoy está en calendario la Liga Élite del Béisbol Cubano. cubadebate.cu En conferencia de prensa en el estadio Latinoamericano, las máximas autoridades del béisbol cubano aseguraron que este 2023 debe organizarse la segunda edición de la Liga Élite, a finales de año."La idea es tratar de terminar la etapa regular en diciembre, para que sean en enero los playoffs, y luego el equipo campeón vaya a la Serie del Caribe".

Staff (2023-04-14). Consejo Constitucional francés valida la reforma de pensiones de Macron. cubadebate.cu El Consejo Constitucional decidió validar la mayor parte de la futura norma, que nació de la presentación en enero pasado de un proyecto con el que se pretende retrasar dos años la edad de jubilación, de 62 a 64, aumentar un año el de las cotizaciones para poder acceder a una pensión, de 42 a 43, y finalmente suprimir numerosos derechos laborales adquiridos por una serie de colectivos del sector público.

Staff (2023-04-14). Díaz-Canel en Villa Clara como parte de la visita del Secretariado del Comité Central del PCC. cubadebate.cu Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y Presidente de la República, llegó hoy a Santa Clara como parte de la visita del Secretariado del Comité Central del PCC y su Estructura Auxiliar por la provincia de Villa Clara. Según informó la Presidencia en Twitter, el mandatario visitó el Complejo Industrial Labiofam.

Staff (2023-04-14). Primer ministro cubano recorre instituciones de la salud en Gibara. cubadebate.cu Según informó la Presidencia, el premier cubano en calidad de diputado a la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular por ese municipio holguinero, conoció sobre el avance de las obras que prevén concluir en agosto, e incluyen un cuerpo de guardia, una sala de medicina, laboratorios clínicos y banco de sangre.

Staff (2023-04-14). Se mantendrán las afectaciones eléctricas durante todo el día, déficit de 471 MW en el pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu Para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2399 MW y una demanda máxima de 2800 MW, para un déficit de 401 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 471 MW en este horario.

Staff (2023-04-14). Trump declara durante casi siete horas en caso de demanda por fraude. cubadebate.cu El expresidente Donald Trump respondió preguntas por casi siete horas el jueves durante su segunda declaración en una disputa jurídica con la fiscal general de Nueva York en torno a las prácticas comerciales de su empresa.

Staff (2023-04-14). DeSantis Signs Six-Week Abortion Ban in Florida; Legal Fight Intensifies over Abortion Pill. democracynow.org We look at the state of abortion access in the United States with The Nation's Amy Littlefield as the Supreme Court is expected to weigh in on a ruling set to take effect Saturday that effectively overrides the Food and Drug Administration's two-decade-old approval of the medication abortion pill mifepristone. Her most recent piece is headlined "A Conservative Christian Judge Rules Against Medication Abortion. How Hard Will Democrats Fight Back?"…

Staff (2023-04-14). Division Remains Deep in Northern Ireland as Biden Marks 25th Anniversary of Good Friday Agreement. democracynow.org President Biden was in Ireland this week to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the U.S.-brokered peace deal that ended three decades of fighting in Northern Ireland, known as the Troubles. Biden's visit comes less than two months after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced he had reached a deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, and a year after the British Parliament introduced a bill to provide amnesty to former British soldiers and individuals involved in the Northern Ireland conflict. Human rights experts have accused the bill of undermin…

Staff (2023-04-14). Headlines for April 14, 2023. democracynow.org Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Banning Abortions at Just Six Weeks, Federal Judge Issues Conflicting Ruling on Abortion Medication, Setting Up Supreme Court Fight, ProPublica: Clarence Thomas Failed to Disclose Sale of Property to Billionaire GOP Donor , 21-Year-Old Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira Arrested over Leaked Classified Documents, Leaked Documents Show U.S. Spied on U.N. Leader, Reveal Russian Infighting over Ukraine, Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny May Have Been Poisoned in Prison, Supporters Say, Saudi Arabia Restores Ties with Syria, Swaps POWs with Yemen's Houthi Rebels,…

Staff (2023-04-14). Rutgers on Strike: Meet One of Thousands of Profs & Grad Workers Demanding Better Pay, Job Security. democracynow.org Faculty at the state-run Rutgers University in New Jersey have entered their fifth day of a historic strike — the first faculty strike in the school's 257-year history. Organizers of three unions, representing more than 9,000 professors, lecturers and graduate assistants, are demanding increased pay and better job security, especially for poorly paid graduate workers and adjunct faculty. We get an update from Donna Murch, an associate professor of history at Rutgers University and New Brunswick chapter president of Rutgers AAUP-AFT, one of the academic workers' unions on strike.

Staff (2023-04-14). Cuban Journalist: U.S.-Cuba Talks on Migration Come as Ongoing Embargo Creates Economic Refugees. democracynow.org We look at U.S. policy toward Cuba as U.S. and Cuban officials met Wednesday to discuss migration from the island. This January, the U.S. Embassy in Havana began processing immigrant visas for the first time in more than five years in an attempt to control the extent of undocumented migration from the island. Meanwhile, the U.S. continues to face pressure to lift the embargo that has severely limited trade and more with Cuba for decades. We speak with Liz Oliva Fernández, award-winning Cuban journalist with the independent Cuba-based media organization Belly of the Beast who is in the U.S. to report on the econom…

Staff (2023-04-14). Conviasa Inaugurates Puerto Ordaz—Manaus Air Route. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan state airline Conviasa has opened an international route between Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela, and Manaus, Brazil. With this new destination, passengers from Venezuela will now be able to connect directly, safely, and comfortably with the giant of the South, while foreigners will have a tourist gate with the entire south-east of Venezuela. | The inaugural flight ceremony was led this Thursday, April 13, by Bolívar state governor àÅngel Marcano, who was accompanied by his counterpart from Monagas state, Ernesto Luna, in addition to the airline's marketing administrative team. | Junto al Gobernador…

Staff (2023-04-14). 16 April, Online Event: Support Palestinian Political Prisoners. samidoun.net ÿ®ŸÖŸÜÿßÿ≥ÿ®ÿ© ŸäŸàŸÖ ÿßŸÑÿßÿ≥Ÿäÿ± ÿßŸÑŸÅŸÑÿ≥ÿ∑ŸäŸÜŸä ÿ™ÿØÿπŸàŸÉŸÖ ÿßŸÑŸÖÿ§ÿ≥ÿ≥ÿ© ÿßŸÑŸÉŸÜÿØŸäÿ© ÿßŸÑŸÅŸÑ&y…

Staff (2023-04-14). 16 April, Online Event: The Palestinian Prisoners — An ongoing suffering and unbreakable resilience. samidoun.net On Palestinian Prisoner's Day Act For Palestine Foundation and Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network invite you to participate in a panel discussion titled : The Palestinian Prisoners — An ongoing suffering and unbreakable resilience Time: April 16, 2023 | 02: 00 PM (Jerusalem Time) Speakers: ▶ Imad Barghouthi: A Palestinian astrophysicist and ex-prisoner. ▶ Thomas Hofland: …

Staff (2023-04-14). Solidarity with Anti Imperialist Action Ireland! samidoun.net On Monday 10 April Free State police forces raided the homes of Anti Imperialist Action Ireland, ransacked their houses, confiscated all electronic devices and political literature and arrested at least three people. One of the activists was held for 48 hours and released without charge. As of today, 13 April, all activists have been released. …

Summer Pan (2023-04-14). IMF and the World Bank address world debt issues. america.cgtn.com The world's central bankers, finance ministers, and private sector executives are gathered in the U.S. capital to discuss global economic challenges. Top officials with the World Bank and International Monetary Fund said Thursday that reigning in world debt needs to be addressed.

TASS (2023-04-14). Russian naval ships deploy to designated areas in sweeping Pacific drills. tass.com The warships are conducting shipborne drills of their combat teams, in which the crews are practicing the algorithms of ship damage control at sea and passage through narrow waterways, and are also exercising together with operators of navigational radar systems…

TASS (2023-04-14). Russian Pacific Fleet's marines conduct marches to designated areas in large-scale drills. tass.com The Pacific Fleet's coastal defense troops are conducting their marches to amassment areas to a distance of over 200 km…

TASS (2023-04-14). Belarusian Air Force ready to use special munitions to defense Union State — pilot. tass.com Earlier, it was announced that Belarusian pilots completed their additional training in use of Su-25 assault planes, including with use of special munitions…

TASS (2023-04-14). Russian flamethrower systems hit Ukraine's strongholds in Krasny Liman area. tass.com Tactical aircraft eliminated temporary deployment sites and one pontoon bridge…

TASS (2023-04-14). Defense firm delivers batch of BMP-3 combat vehicles with extra armor to Russian troops. tass.com The infantry fighting vehicles supplied to the customer are outfitted with the Sodema gunner sight and extra slat armor and lattice screens…

TASS (2023-04-14). Readiness inspection to take place in all Belarusian Armed Forces units — Defense Ministry. tass.com Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin noted that this is the first time an inspection takes place at such scale…

TASS (2023-04-14). Attempts to split Russia by military means doomed — PMC Wagner's founder. tass.com In Yevgeny Prigozhin's opinion, the representatives of the Anglo-Saxon world behind Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky are aiming to achieve the political fragmentation of Russia…

TASS (2023-04-14). CSTO discusses international flights of member nations' warplanes. tass.com Taking part in the consultations were representatives from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan…

TASS (2023-04-14). Cabinet dealing with high-tech sectors development — Russian PM. tass.com It is added that the government also continues "simplifying fiscal and customs procedures for entrepreneurs"

TASS (2023-04-14). Inflation in Russia expected at 5.3% in 2023 — Economic Development Minister. tass.com Inflation is also projected at 4% for end-2024, 2025 and 2026, according to key parameters of scenario conditions for 2024-2026 prepared by the ministry…

TASS (2023-04-14). Economic Development Ministry expects imports to total 15% of GDP by 2026. tass.com "Considering the government's policy, we believe that the main focus will be particularly on boosting domestic production and substituting products made by foreign companies," the representative of the Economic Development Ministry explained…

TASS (2023-04-14). Russian Economy Ministry forecasts trade balance surplus this year. tass.com The current account surplus is expected to fall from $233 bln in 2022 to $86.8 bln in this year…

TASS (2023-04-14). Dollar exchange rate expected to reach 76.5 rubles in 2023 — ministry. tass.com Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said that the ministry projects GDP growth rate at 1.2% this year…

TASS (2023-04-14). Georgian Civil Aviation Agency denies reports about direct flights from Russia. tass.com Such reports emerged after information about a direct flight appeared on the Vnukovo airport website…

TASS (2023-04-14). Number of foreign mercenaries, including from US, growing in Ukraine — Russian diplomat. tass.com Anatoly Antonov noted that he hates to think that American mercenaries, along with the Nazis, take part in the killing of imprisoned Russian soldiers, in the execution of civilians, in the shelling of residential houses, and in other crimes…

TASS (2023-04-14). CIS trade grows despite threats to partners from US and EU — Lavrov. tass.com It was stated that the present projects and plans, including those for the CIS Council of Heads of Government meeting on June 8, "suggest a focus on promising developments of modern technologies, primarily in areas that are critical for each state"

TASS (2023-04-14). Russian envoy points to lack of Western media reaction to murders of Russian reporters. tass.com The diplomat made these remarks on Friday commenting on a letter sent to him by representatives from Germany's leading media outlets with an appeal to release American reporter for the Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich, who is currently under arrest in Russia for espionage…

TASS (2023-04-14). Russia hands over presidency of Arctic Council's scientific work to Norway. tass.com Scientific cooperation within the Arctic Council is carried out on the Arctic Science Ministerial platform, which was created in 2016…

TASS (2023-04-14). Leaked documents on planned Ukrainian offensive are not strategic — founder of Wagner PMC. tass.com According to YevgenyPrigozhin, much of the information contained in the documents was available in the public domain…

TASS (2023-04-14). Finns to be informed about results of powder found in envelopes — Russian diplomat. tass.com According to Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, the envelopes were addressed to the embassy's military attache and his aides…

TASS (2023-04-14). Metallica's first new album since 2016 out today. tass.com The album contains 12 tracks with a total length of more than 77 minutes…

TASS (2023-04-14). Xiaomi voices protest to Ukraine over being included in 'sponsors of the war' list. tass.com According to the Chinese company, they "fully embrace world peace" and "don't support war"

TASS (2023-04-14). Russian ambassador says he plans to visit three Russian citizens in US prisons. tass.com Russia holds the presidency of the United Nations Security Council in April…

TASS (2023-04-14). World bobsleigh and skeleton body to rule soon on Russian athletes in global competitions. tass.com "The IBSF supports the call from the International Olympic Committee for peace," the statement reads…

TASS (2023-04-14). China sees relations with Brazil as diplomatic priority — Xi. tass.com The Chinese president also noted that Brazil and China are the largest developing economies and emerging markets…

TASS (2023-04-14). Breaking ties with CIS to worsen already difficult economic situation in Moldova — Dodon. tass.com According to former Moldovan president, next in line is joining the West's anti-Russia sanctions…

TASS (2023-04-14). Belarus long ago in NATO's crosshairs, deploying nuclear arms not game-changer — top brass. tass.com The top military official explained that the "superfluous drawing of attention to the subject of war [and] nuclear arms is an attempt to exacerbate the situation"

TASS (2023-04-14). Here's what we know about suspect arrested in connection with Pentagon data leak. tass.com TASS has put together the latest updates on the Pentagon data leaks…

TASS (2023-04-14). Belarus agrees to send Sapega to Russia to serve out her sentence. tass.com "No reason has been established by the Belarusian side to prevent the transfer of the convict to the country of her citizenship," the spokesman said…

TASS (2023-04-14). Riots flare up in France as Constitutional Council approves pension reform. tass.com In Rennes, aggressive demonstrators attacked a police station and set its front door on fire…

Teddy Ogborn (2023-04-14). Can You Fight for Climate Justice Without Being Antiwar? dissidentvoice.org Can organizations sincerely say they are leading the climate justice fight without also being unapologetically antiwar? Short answer — no. Here's why. We cannot end climate change without ending war. The United States military is the planet's largest single emitter of greenhouse gasses and consumer of oil. The US military and its weapons, consistently deployed …

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-04-14). Consejo de Seguridad recibe informe sobre Acuerdo de Paz en Colombia. telesurtv.net El documento señala la preocupación por la escalada violenta en regiones de la nación sudamericana como el Cauca, Arauca, Chocó, Nariño y Valle del Cauca.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-04-14). Migrantes se lanzan al río Bravo para llegar a EE.UU. telesurtv.net Niños y adultos se arrojan a las aguas apoyados en inflables, sogas y botellas de plástico.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-04-14). Presidente dominicano llama a EE.UU. a intervenir en Haití. telesurtv.net Según el gobernante, Luis Abinader, sería la primera ayuda directa que necesita el país fronterizo, para luego reorganizar su sociedad.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-04-14). Siria y Arabia Saudí reanudan trámites consulares. telesurtv.net Los cancilleres de ambos países aseguraron crear las condiciones para el regreso de los refugiados y desplazados sirios a sus áreas.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-04-14). Líder iraní respalda causa palestina en Día Mundial de Al-Quds. telesurtv.net Presidente Raisi muestra preocupación por recientes acontecimientos en Jerusalén y Palestina debido a la violencia israelí. Insta a crear un frente unido contra agresiones de Tel Aviv.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-04-14). Asamblea salvadoreña aprueba nueva prórroga del estado de excepción. telesurtv.net Del total de 84 parlamentarios, 67 dieron su voto a favor, lo que supone la decimotercera extensión de la misma.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-04-14). Presidente venezolano llama al pueblo a un nuevo 13 de abril contra la corrupción. telesurtv.net El Ejecutivo venezolano aseguró que habrá justicia y mano dura contra "todas las mafias de la corruptela".

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-14). Fiscalía Electoral de Brasil propone inhabilitar a Bolsonaro. telesurtv.net Comunica a la Corte Electoral que hay indicios de que el exmandatario cometió abuso de poder y ha de ser considerado inelegible por ocho años.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-14). Trabajadores franceses se movilizan contra reforma jubilatoria. telesurtv.net Se prevé que este viernes el Consejo Constitucional emita su dictamen sobre la normativa. Sindicatos avisan de futuras movilizaciones.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-14). López Obrador reprueba que Vicente Fox comercialice marihuana. telesurtv.net Rechaza que Vicente Fox, que ocupó la presidencia del país entre 2000 y 2006, decida dedicarse a un negocio de esta naturaleza.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-14). Venezuela conmemora victoria sobre el golpismo en abril de 2002. telesurtv.net Habrá movilizaciones en Caracas y todos los estados para conmemorar los hechos del 11, 12 y 13 de abril de aquel año, cuando el pueblo derrotó a la derecha.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-04-14). Brasileña Dilma Rousseff asume presidencia del Banco BRICS. telesurtv.net "Yo sueño que el BRICS pueda crear una herramienta de desarrollo (…) que preste dinero con la perspectiva de ayudar y no de asfixiar a los países", dijo Lula da Silva.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-04-14). Presidente de China recibe a Lula da Silva. telesurtv.net La recepción tuvo lugar en el Gran Salón del Pueblo en la capital china, luego de lo cual ambos jefes de Estado junto a sus comitivas comenzaron un encuentro ampliado.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2023-04-14). Reportan 105 casos de malaria en región Huetar Caribe, Costa Rica. telesurtv.net El Ministerio aclaró que la mayoría de las personas detectadas con la enfermedad fueron registradas en las semanas epidemiológicas 13, 14 y 15.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2023-04-14). Continúan en alerta ocho provincias dominicanas por lluvias. telesurtv.net Las provincias bajo alerta amarilla son Santiago, Monseñor Nouel y La Vega, según el COE.

teleSUR, MA, JGN (2023-04-14). 13 de abril de 2002: Así fue la gesta histórica del pueblo revolucionario. telesurtv.net Hace 21 años el pueblo bolivariano salió a las calles en defensa del presidente Hugo Chávez, en una gesta popular que marcaría para siempre el devenir histórico de la Revolución Bolivariana.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-04-14). Gobierno argentino celebra la entrega de 100.000 viviendas. telesurtv.net Fernández resaltó la creación de nuevos puestos de trabajo debido a la implementación de programas de este tipo.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-04-14). Gobierno Sirio rechaza ataques contra mezquita de Al Aqsa. telesurtv.net Además, afirmó que los ataques de los israelíes, que intentan practicar los rituales de la llamada pascua judía, se realizan con plena protección de Estado de Israel.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-04-14). Fuerzas israelíes arrestan a 12 palestinos. telesurtv.net Las detenciones ocurren pocos días después de los enfrentamientos en la mezquita de Al-Aqsa, en Jerusalén.

teleSUR, NG, JGN (2023-04-14). Galeano: periodismo y sentimiento a la orden de los nadies. telesurtv.net Eduardo Galeano, desde muy joven, dedicó sus letras a los que para él son los olvidados y expuso ante la humanidad diversas realidades en el contexto social para su reflexión y crítica.

teleSUR, odr, MER (2023-04-14). Presidente boliviano inaugura sistema de riego presurizado en Tarija. telesurtv.net El mandatario argumentó que con estas obras se busca mejorar la producción y productividad agropecuaria.

teleSUR, odr, MER (2023-04-14). Incendios dejan más de 3.000 hectáreas afectadas en Guatemala. telesurtv.net El consumo de las más de 3.000 hectáreas derivó de 496 siniestros registrados en el territorio nacional.

teleSUR, odr, MER (2023-04-14). Panamá reporta el primer fallecimiento por mpox. telesurtv.net La autoridad sanitaria indicó que se trata de un paciente de sexo masculino, de 35 años de edad, cuyo cuadro clínico se complicó.

teleSUR- hvh -DRL (2023-04-14). Cuba y EE.UU. dialogan en Washington sobre temas migratorios. telesurtv.net La delegación cubana reafirmó su disposición a cumplir y respetar los compromisos migratorios establecidos.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-04-14). Reportan 1.457 líderes asesinados desde 2016 en Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz señaló que, en el transcurso del presente año, 48 líderes sociales han sido asesinados.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-04-14). Estudiantes chilenos protestan contra nueva ley de seguridad. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes ocuparon por un breve espacio de tiempo la principal arteria de la ciudad donde fueron reprimidos.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-04-14). Gobierno boliviano ratifica voluntad de diálogo con magisterio. telesurtv.net En el encuentro con la dirigencia del magisterio rural se pudo avanzar en tres de los cinco puntos del pliego petitorio.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-04-14). Protestan contra posible proscripción de Cristina Fernández. telesurtv.net La manifestación se llevará a cabo desde las 16: 00 (hora local) en la Plaza Lavalle frente al Palacio de Justicia.

The Conversation (2023-04-14). Most Palestinians in East Jerusalem are sitting out Israeli Protests — but they are still Concerned about Plan to weaken Courts. juancole.com By Derek Lief, University of Michigan | — (The Conversation) — Israeli protesters have been demonstrating against the Netanyahu government's controversial efforts to radically overhaul the judicial system for nearly three months. And while the protests regularly bring out more than 100,000 people to the streets across Israel, few Arab faces have appeared among the …

The Exposé (2023-04-14). UK Government confirms 180k people died within 60 days of Covid-19 Vaccination by March 2022. expose-news.com According to the Office for National Statistics, a total of 69,466 people died within 28 days of Covid-19 vaccination, and a further 109,408 people died within 60 days of vaccination in England …

The Lever (2023-04-14). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: Who Really Profits in a US/China Trade War? levernews.com On this week's Lever Time Premium, our weekly bonus podcast segment for supporting subscribers: The Biden Administration's pledge to "reshore" manufacturing and industrial production back into the U.S. has seemingly scrambled three decades of neoliberal economic orthodoxy around global trade.

thecommunists (2023-04-14). Rise of the new world order: Belarusian president honoured in Beijing, Tehran. thecommunists.org Regular Proletarian readers will be familiar by now with the growing trend amongst countries oppressed by imperialism to seek greater cooperation amongst themselves, and in particular with the People's Republic of China. In 2021, Sandinista Nicaragua re-established diplomatic relations with Beijing for the first time in over 30 years, abandoning the pro-Taiwan policy of the …

Thom Hartmann (2023-04-14). The Commodification of the Commons Is Killing Us All. commondreams.org

Tomdispatch (2023-04-14). US Military: Losing Wars is making Recruitment Harder. juancole.com By Nan Levinson ( Tomdispatch.com ) — After more than 20 years of losing wars, recruiting for the U.S. Army is now officially a mess. Last year, that service fell short of its goal by 15,000 recruits, or a quarter of its target. Despite reports of better numbers in the first months of this year, Army …

trtworld (2023-04-14). 'Deadliest barn fire' in Texas history kills 18,000 cattle. trtworld.com Explosion and fire rips through Southfork Dairy Farms near Dimmitt town in Texas Panhandle, killing thousands of farm animals, officials say. | 'Deadliest barn fire' in Texas history kills 18,000 cattle…

trtworld (2023-04-14). Mexico, US agree to destroy fentanyl supply chain and new drug cartels. trtworld.com Both sides pledge to fight fentanyl trafficking and new generation drug cartels, Sinaloa and Jalisco, while Mexico seeks end to flow of weapons from US. | Mexico, US agree to destroy fentanyl supply chain and new drug cartels…

trtworld (2023-04-14). Trump testifies for seven hours in New York fraud lawsuit. trtworld.com Ex-President Donald Trump answers questions during his second deposition in a legal battle with New York's attorney general over his company's business practices. | Trump testifies for seven hours in New York fraud lawsuit…

trtworld (2023-04-14). Cyclone Ilsa lashes Australia with 'record-breaking' wind speeds. trtworld.com Tropical cyclone smashes northwest coast as category 5 storm, setting new wind speed records, but spares populated regions including world's largest iron ore export hub, authorities say. | Cyclone Ilsa lashes Australia with 'record-breaking' wind speeds…

trtworld (2023-04-14). Live blog: Ukraine reports unrelenting Russian attacks on besieged Bakhmut. trtworld.com The Russia-Ukraine conflict rages on its 415th day. | Live blog: Ukraine reports unrelenting Russian attacks on besieged Bakhmut…

trtworld (2023-04-14). Human-induced global heating spurs frequency of flash droughts. trtworld.com "Both flash and slow droughts are increasing," says lead author of new study for which researchers analysed a combination of satellite data and ground moisture readings from a period of over 60 years. | Human-induced global heating spurs frequency of flash droughts…

Tsvetana Paraskova (2023-04-14). Russia's Gasoline Exports Jump as African Buyers Replace Europe. globalresearch.ca

UFCLP (2023-04-14). 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…

Umang Sharma (2023-04-14). End overseas trade settlement in dollar, use your own currency: Brazil President Lula to BRICS nations. firstpost.com

unitedEditor (2023-04-14). The first one hundred days of Lula in power. uwidata.com Reporting from Natal, Brazil This April 10, 2023, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva completed his first 100 days of government in his third time elected. The first words of the Pernambucan president's speech were "Brazil is back", once again having a government that ensures care for those in greatest need among the Brazilian people. He …

unitedEditor (2023-04-14). "New era dawning" with Iran-Saudi Arabia agreement. uwidata.com By I≈üƒ±kgàºn Akfƒ±rat Israeli police clashed with Palestinians inside Islam's third-holiest site, Al Aqsa in Jerusalem. As the world once again focuses on Israel's aggression against Palestine, some worry about further escalation of the conflict. Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) is at the center of the recent developments in Palestine. Hamas Political Bureau Member Dr. Mahir …

Wear Cool Glasses (2023-04-14). Protesting Anti-drag Anti-trans Legislation in Style. indybay.org Drag Up! Fight Back! March and Rally of April 8 in San Francisco…

Women's March moblization website (2023-04-14). Saturday 4/15: Half Moon Bay: #AbortionRights Rally – We Won't Go Back! indybay.org Intersection of Hwy 92 and Main Street | Half Moon Bay, CA…

Women's March moblization website (2023-04-14). 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 (2023-04-14). From Georgia to Indiana, inmates left by jailers to die in deplorable, inhumane conditions. wsws.org In Jackson County, Indiana, Joshua McLemore, a 29-year-old man who suffered from schizophrenia, died after 20 days in solitary confinement. In Fulton County, Georgia, horrifying photos show deceased 35-year-old Shawn Thompson, who also suffered from mental illness, covered in sores and bedbugs after being abandoned in a filthy jail cell for months.

WSWS (2023-04-14). Stellantis expands layoffs to Warren Truck as contract battle approaches. wsws.org The layoffs at the suburban Detroit plant come two weeks after the announcement that 408 jobs were being cut at the nearby Sterling Heights Assembly Plant.

WSWS (2023-04-14). US Supreme Court clears way for execution of Florida inmate sentenced to death by nonunanimous jury. wsws.org Governor Ron DeSantis is pushing for legislation that will once again allow a nonunanimous jury vote to send a person to the death chamber.

WSWS (2023-04-14). Over 1.5 million people march in 12th protest against Macron's pension cuts in France. wsws.org The working class has to bring down Macron by a general strike, which requires building a movement of the rank-and-file independent of the bureaucracy.

WSWS (2023-04-14). Australian state government internal report details spread of COVID infections in schools. wsws.org The previously suppressed documents show that the Victorian Labor government knowingly presided over the mass infection of children, with a potentially-deadly illness.

WSWS (2023-04-14). Frame-up case against Alton Estate workers in Sri Lanka enters third year. wsws.org The frame-up of Alton Estate workers is a vicious attack on the democratic rights of all Sri Lankan workers and must be defeated.

WSWS (2023-04-14). Chemical workers strike in Hopewell, Virginia. wsws.org Over 340 workers walked off the job at AdvanSix in Hopewell, VA demanding higher wages.

WSWS (2023-04-14). Workers at Tyson poultry plant in Arkansas strike against plant's closure. wsws.org Another poultry plant in Glen Allen, Virginia, has also been slated for closure as part of the company's restructuring operations, in response to a record drop in profits over the past six months.

WSWS (2023-04-14). US operations in the Philippines threaten war with China. wsws.org The military operations, which will last for 18 days, make clear that Washington is preparing to go to war with China in the near future.

WSWS (2023-04-14). New York Times helps arrest source of documents showing US lies. wsws.org On Thursday, the New York Times publicly exposed the identity of the individual who allegedly shared classified documents that exposed lies by the Biden administration and media about US involvement in Ukraine.

WSWS (2023-04-14). Poland receives Zelensky and prepares direct intervention in Ukraine war. wsws.org Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Warsaw last week underscored one thing: Poland has long played a key role in NATO's war against Russia in Ukraine and is now preparing to intervene directly in the conflict.

WSWS (2023-04-14). Appeals court sides with lower court attack on abortion pills, but delays its effects. wsws.org The ruling is now being appealed to the full circuit court or directly to the Supreme Court.

Yanis Varoufakis (2023-04-14). 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.

Zack Linly (2023-04-14). Outrage After Black Man Given 70-Year Prison Sentence For Misdemeanor Crime Of Spitting At Texas Cops. newsone.com

Zack Linly (2023-04-14). Georgia NAACP Branches Call On GBI To Investigate Racist Coach Mark Taylor For Making Teroristic Threats. newsone.com Source: Win McNamee / Getty | On Wednesday,

Zane McNeill (2023-04-14). LGBTQ and Immigrant Rights Groups Issue Travel Advisories for Florida. truthout.org LGBTQ advocacy group Equality Florida issued an unprecedented travel advisory on April 12, warning LGBTQ people of the risks that traveling or relocating to Florida could pose to their health, safety and freedom. "The advisory comes after passage of laws that are hostile to the LGBTQ+ community, restrict access to reproductive health care, repeal gun safety laws and allow untrained… |

| Anadolu Agency | (2023-04-14). 7.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Tuban, Indonesia. tribune.com.pk A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck jolted parts of Indonesia's island of Java on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. | The quake in the north of Tuban, East Java province struck at around 16.55 p.m. (0955GMT) and was at a depth of 594 kilometers (369 miles). | Also read: Third massive whale in a month beaches itself, dies in Bali | Indonesia's geophysical agency BKMG, however, measured the quake at 6.6 on the Richter scale. | The earthquake was also felt in several other locations, but there was no risk of tsunami, it added. | There were also no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

| Anadolu Agency | (2023-04-14). Iran's repressive hijab rules represent discrimination toward women: UN. tribune.com.pk UN experts warned on Friday that the repressive implementation of Iran's hijab rules, as outlined by the state authorities, will result in further restrictions on girls and women. | "It is deeply worrying that after months of nationwide protests, including against restrictive hijab laws, and following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police, Iranian women are increasingly facing harsh and coercive measures by State authorities," they said. | The experts stressed Iran's mandatory veiling laws allow security and administrative authorities to arbitrarily detain and arrest women…

| Reuters | (2023-04-14). US arrests 21-year-old National Guardsman for online intelligence leaks. tribune.com.pk The FBI on Thursday arrested Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard, over the leaks online of classified documents that embarrassed Washington with allies around the world. | Federal agents in an armored car and military gear swooped in on Teixeira, dressed in gym shorts, a T-shirt and trainers, at his home in Dighton, Massachusetts, a mostly wooded town of 8,000 about 50 miles (80 km) south of Boston. | The arrest comes a week after the leaks first became widely known, setting Washington on edge about the damage they may have caused. The episode embarrassed the U.S. by reve…

| REUTERS | (2023-04-14). North Korea says it tested new solid-fuel ICBM, warns of 'extreme' horror. tribune.com.pk North Korea announced on Friday it had tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a development set to "radically promote" its forces, which experts said would facilitate missile launches with little warning. | Leader Kim Jong Un guided Thursday's test, and warned it would make enemies "experience a clearer security crisis, and constantly strike extreme uneasiness and horror into them by taking fatal and offensive counter-actions until they abandon their senseless thinking and reckless acts", North Korean state media said. | Analysts said it was the North's first use of solid propellant…

| REUTERS | (2023-04-14). Christian man in Gaza brings dates and water to Muslims stuck in Ramadan rush hour. tribune.com.pk In the hour before sunset during Ramadan, Gaza's roads become choked with cars as people dash home in time to break their fast with their families. | Frustrated drivers beep their horns or try to cut through the gridlock, and there are more accidents than usual as a whole day without food or water dulls concentration and shortens tempers. | For those unlucky enough to miss breaking the fast altogether as they stand in solid traffic, Ehab Ayyad is a welcome sight. | The Christian man from Gaza offers dates and water to Muslims held up in traffic or late home to break their fast, in keeping with the Prophet's tr…

_____ (2023-04-13). How China is Managing its BRI Partners: New Findings. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-04-13). Japan's Foreign Minister Visits the People's Republic of China. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-04-13). Saudi Arabia in keeping with the Politics of a Multipolar World. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-04-13). The Hilarious Goon Show of Biden's Democracy Talk Shop for Global South Leaders. strategic-culture.org The more Joe Biden continues with his erroneous, hapless foreign policy initiatives, the more America drifts farther away from the Global South. | Who said Americans don't do irony? This boot camp which Biden runs, places the U.S. as the high order and grand master of human rights who ranks the pupils in the class and gives them an apple if they worship the U.S. And who stands by America at the high table? Israel of course! | The more Joe Biden continues with his erroneous, hapless foreign policy initiatives, the more America drifts farther away from the Global South. Biden's administration will be marked in his…

_____ (2023-04-13). Ten Men, $1 Trillion, and the Personalization of American Capitalism. strategic-culture.org By David SCHULTZ | Capitalism has always been about the accumulation and the concentration of wealth. Marx and Engels first described that phenomena in their 1848

_____ (2023-04-13). When Humble Pie-Eating Macron Visits Xi. strategic-culture.org It is a centuries-old rule in politics that if you do not fare well politically within your own country, you should try and redirect the public gaze somehow onto the foreign policy. | Given that the German Chancellor did not wish to take him along on his trip to China with his official delegation for economic diplomacy last November, the French President Emmanuel Macron set off on a journey to China with his own respective economic delegation in the beginning of April this year. Though not exactly on his own but accompanied by a 'supervisory body' in the shape and form of the scrawny-looking President of European…

A Guest Author (2023-04-13). Brasil y China acuerdan intercambios sin dólar. workers.org China y Brasil realizan el acuerdo el 1 de abril, 2023. Entrevista de Lorena Guillen, de ABYA YALA TV, Bolivia, a Julio Gambina, presidente de la Fundación de Investigaciones Sociales y Políticas, Argentina, sobre los acuerdos entre China y Brasil para el intercambio en monedas locales, sin depender del dólar. . . . |

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-04-13). Efforts to Reduce Israeli Influence in Africa Continues. globalresearch.ca

Abdel Bari Atwan (2023-04-13). The Arab world returns to Syria. thealtworld.com The latest Saudi slap to the US rises high hopes in the region | All the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, along with Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan, have agreed to attend the consultative meeting Saudi Arabia is convening in Jeddah on Friday with a single item on its agenda: Syria's return to the Arab League. In practical terms, this means President Bashar al-Asad or someone representing him will occupy the 'vacant' Syrian seat at next month's Arab Summit in Riyadh, and most Arab and Gulf embassies in Damascus will reopen in the coming few weeks. | The Arab foreign ministers who accepted Saudi Arabia's invitation…

Airiel B. | (2023-04-13). Dan Snyder To Sell Commanders To Group Led By Sixers Co-Owner Josh Harris For $6 Billion. newsone.com Source: Scott Taetsch / Getty | Dan Snyder has finally agreed to sell the Washington Commanders. Snyder has chosen the ownership group led by the Philadelphia 76ers co-owner, Josh Harris. | MORE: Additionally, the group also features Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson and billionaire Mitchell Rales. Any deal must be finalized and approved by three-quarters of the league's owner group. Owners will meet in May to vote on the final approval. Harris, who previously bid fo…

Alan Macleod (2023-04-13). TikTok: Chinese "Trojan Horse" Is Run by State Department Officials. mintpressnews.com A MintPress News investigation has found that dozens of former officials from the State Department, CIA and FBI are working in key positions at TikTok and affecting the content that over one billion users see.

Alasdair Baverstock (2023-04-13). Alibaba looks to expand cloud services in Latin America. america.cgtn.com E-commerce is booming across Latin America that is attracting the attention of Alibaba, one of the world's largest e-commerce companies, to share its experience in the region.

Albert Bender (2023-04-13). Victoria: la reincorporación del legislador negro Justin Jones es una derrota para el fascismo. peoplesworld.org NASHVILLE—Por voto unánime, el legislador negro exiliado Justin Jones fue reelegido a la Cámara de Representantes del Estado de Tennessee por una sesión de emergencia del Consejo Metropolitano de Nashville el 10 de abril. Su regreso a la legislatura se produjo pocos días después de su expulsión por parte del organismo controlado por los republicanos …

Alexander Stopar (2023-04-13). Workers vote to unionize at LGBTQ nightclub in Chicago's gentrifying Boystown neighborhood. liberationnews.org Demands of the union drive included higher wages, increased health benefits, paid sick time, consistency in scheduling and a say in how the workplace is run.

Amanda Yee (2023-04-13). Containment, encirclement, and suppression: U.S. policy and the new Cold War on China. liberationnews.org Through its containment strategy of military encirclement and cutting off access to tech and key markets, the U.S. seeks to obstruct China's economic development to secure the dominance of a U.S.-led world imperialist system—a dangerous and belligerent policy which will only lead us on a path to war.

Amy Goodman (2023-04-13). Millions Live With Long COVID as Biden Declares End to National Emergency. truthout.org President Biden has declared an end to the COVID-19 national emergency, but people living with long COVIDsay the pandemic is far from over. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found nearly one in five people infected with COVID-19 go on to experience symptoms of long COVID. We speak to science writer Ryan Prior about the movement to expand research and resources for those with long… |

Andreína Chávez Alava (2023-04-13). Venezuela: Oil Exports Rise, US Rules Out New Licenses to Corporations. venezuelanalysis.com State company PDVSA is implementing new terms to sell crude and protect revenues following the recent corruption scandal.

Andy Kroll (2023-04-13). Is the Army All That You Can Be? tomdispatch.com After more than 20 years of losing wars, recruiting for the U.S. Army is now officially a mess. Last year, that service fell short of its goal by 15,000 recruits, or a quarter of its target. Despite reports of better numbers in the first months of this year, Army officials doubt they will achieve their objective this time around either. The commanding general at Fort Jackson, the South Carolina facility that provides basic training to 50% of all new members of the Army, called the recruiting command's task the hardest since the all-volunteer military was launched in 1973. The Army's leaders were alarmed enough to…

Ann Brown (2023-04-13). Fact Check: MAGA States Have The Highest Rate Of Gun Violence In America. moguldom.com Gun violence has been dominating the American landscape for some time now. In fact, according to a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation, nearly one in five adults has had a family member killed by a gun, including in homicides and suicides. And about one in six adults has witnessed an injury from a …

Ann Brown (2023-04-13). Republican Opps Go After Hakeem Jeffries For Defending Uncle Dr. Leonard Jeffries And Minister Farrakhan In College. moguldom.com A decades-old college opinion article by new Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is coming back to haunt him. In the article, Hakeem is defending his controversial uncle, former college professor Leonard Jeffries, who had been called out in the 1990s for being antisemitic. Republicans have pounced on Hakeem for his past comments. "Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and …

Ann Brown (2023-04-13). Tennessee Democrat Justin Pearson Questioned On Breakfast Club: I Support Cash Reparations. moguldom.com Expelled Tennessee House of Representatives member Justin J. Pearson, a Democrat representing Memphis, was reappointed on April 12 by the Shelby County Board of Commissioners to fill the House District 86 seat as an interim representative. In a recent interview with The Breakfast Club discussed the political drama and came out for reparations. The vote …

Ardavan Eizadirad (2023-04-13). Systemic Violence, Institutional Apathy and Toronto Schools. socialistproject.ca In 2007, youth and gun violence were hot topics in Toronto with the

ARG Medios (2023-04-13). Norita Cortiñas: "If we don't pay the foreign debt there would be no more poor people" peoplesdispatch.org Norita Cortiñas was in La Plata during a presentation of books that reflect the struggle of different human rights defenders. In an afternoon full of recognition, emotion, memories and laughter, Norita spoke about her life and her battles.

Ashley Curtin (2023-04-13). Taliban extends ban on Afghan women working to include UN's mission in the country. nationofchange.org The extended ban comes after the Taliban, who regained power in 2021, placed a ban on most NGO workers in December 2022.

Atal Ahmadzai (2023-04-13). Will the Taliban Revolt Against its Leadership? fpif.org Rumors about the

Bala Chambers (2023-04-13). Latin America increasingly turning to China at Taiwan's expense. trtworld.com Paraguay's opposition candidate is pushing for closer relations with Beijing in a presidential election that could have high stakes for the autonomous island. | Latin America increasingly turning to China at Taiwan's expense…

Bilal G. Morris (2023-04-13). Being Black In America And Coping With Stress. newsone.com Source: Prostock-Studio / Getty | The mind is a powerful thing and if you don't conquer it, it will surely conquer you. This is something I often tell myself when a wave of stressful thoughts comes crashing into my mind. | Being Black in America and coping with stress seems so trivial when you think about it. America was built on the premise of stressing out Black folks. Slavery only ended 158 years ago, then systemic racism was baked into the crust of America. Black people in America have been dealing with unseen levels of stress since the founding of this nation, so it's very easy for us to overlook it. But I'm…

Bilal G. Morris (2023-04-13). Black Police Chiefs On The Rise, But Their 'Burden' Seems 'Unfair'. newsone.com Source: Pacific Press / Getty | The number of Black police chiefs in America has been increasing over the past few years, as inclusion seems to be a thing among officers in top leadership roles. But the issues of policing Black communities haven't shifted and in many ways gotten worse. Police brutality, excessive use of force and racial profiling haven't gone away because the country has more Black police chiefs. But the burden of fixing these problems often falls on the shoulders of the top cops and some believe it's unfair. | "Sometimes it does seem like an unfair burden that, just because (a chief) comes in wh…

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-13). Federal judge throws 'science under the bus' with decision against EPA clean water rule. therealnews.com

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-13). Over 500 Creative Agencies Have Now Pledged Not to Work for Fossil Fuel Industry. commondreams.org

Clean Creatives, the campaign for public relations and advertising professionals who want to stop fueling the climate crisis, on Thursday announced a major milestone: 500 agencies worldwide have "committed to refusing work with fossil fuel polluters."Launched in late 2020, Clean Creatives seeks to raise awareness of the harmful greenwashing strategies used by fossil fuel companies and the advertising and PR agencies they hire.
"The advertising industry is changing, and these agencies are at the forefront of a historic shift away from polluting clients. They are showing that you can grow a powerful cr…

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-13). Climate Activists Targeted by Fossil Fuel Industry Spies at Standing Rock. commondreams.org

A private security firm that worked with law enforcement to suppress the Indigenous-led movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline targeted peaceful activist groups including the 350.org climate campaign as part of a sweeping surveillance effort, according to a

Caleb Granger (2023-04-13). Even in 'conservative' Texas suburb, fight for LGBTQ rights is growing. liberationnews.org The Montoya family, who moved into the area last year, were physically assaulted and had their home vandalized after Luisa Montoya hung a Pride flag outside her home to show support for her two transgender children.

calebcrowder (2023-04-13). Donor-Advised Funds Now Take in a Fifth of Individual Charitable Giving. ips-dc.org In November of last year, the National Philanthropic Trust released their DAFs now take in a fifth of all individual giving in the US and have overtaken foundations as the favorite charities of the wealthy.: | Observe their growth in popularity since 2007: | According to the NPT report, DAF assets grew by a whopping 40% from 2020 to 2021. There is now $234 billion sitting in the coffers of DAFs, up from $167 the previous year. | And in 2021, for the f…

Carlos Edill Berríos Polanco (2023-04-13). Puerto Rico Mayor Under Investigation for Campaign Financing. latinorebels.com A Puerto Rican mayor is under investigation for allegedly requesting donations from trusted employees to pay off campaign debt.

Chris Jenkins (2023-04-13). WA nurses and midwives still face huge fines, deregistration. greenleft.org.au The WA Industrial Relations Commission is still considering fining the Australian Nursing Federation WA $350,000 for taking strike action last November as part of its enterprise bargaining campaign. Chris Jenkins reports.

Chris Walker (2023-04-13). Justin Pearson Reinstated to Tennessee Legislature One Week After Expulsion. truthout.org Tennessee state Representative Justin Pearson (D), who was expelled after participating in a protest for gun reform on the state House floor, has been reinstated to his position after a unanimous vote by the Shelby County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday. Pearson was removed from his elected position by the Republican-controlled House after he used a bullhorn to lead demonstrators gathered in… |

Chris Walker (2023-04-13). Report: Trump Made $160 Million in Foreign Business Deals as President. truthout.org Former President Donald Trump made tens of millions of dollars in foreign business deals while he was in office, pointing to numerous potential conflicts of interest, a report from a nonprofit government watchdog reveals. The report, released by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) on Thursday, examines Trump's tax records and financial data, finding that the Trump… |

Chris Walker (2023-04-13). US Senators Demand DOJ Investigate Expulsion of 2 Black Lawmakers in Tennessee. truthout.org Several Democratic U.S. senators have formally requested that the Department of Justice (DOJ) open an inquiry into Tennessee Republicans' expulsion of two Black state representatives last week. Reps. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) and Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) were expelled from their positions earlier this month after they used a bullhorn to lead protesters in chants for gun reform on the Tennessee… |

contributors (2023-04-13). How Israel's Protests actually Assist Israeli State Propaganda. juancole.com by Yoav Litvin ( Counterpunch) — Benjamin Netanyahu, in collaboration with Kahanist Itamar Ben-Gvir and a cohort of other fascists, has been executing a judicial coup which guts so-called Israeli democratic institutions and threatens liberal reforms. Many Israelis are infuriated. They've always viewed Israel as either part of Europe or the United States' 51st state. …

Dana Sanchez (2023-04-13). Federal Reserve Meeting Minutes: A Recession Will Hit America This Year. moguldom.com The banks are fine but the rest of us will take a hit this year as the economy is expected to go into recession in the wake of the U.S. banking crisis, according to minutes from the March meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) — the branch of the Federal Reserve that determines …

Dana Sanchez (2023-04-13). Feds Arrest Leaker Of Top Secret Docs On Ukraine War, Went By 'OG' In Chat Rooms. moguldom.com Federal investigators on Thursday searched the home of a 21-year-old member of the Air National Guard suspected of leaking secret U.S. documents and arrested Jack Teixeira. Federal agents have been searching for days for the person who leaked the documents. A stash of classified intelligence documents related to the Ukraine war has been showing up …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-13). Leaked Document Says US Doesn't Expect Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks in 2023. news.antiwar.com A Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assessment that has been leaked online says that the US expects the war in Ukraine to go into 2024 without any peace talks between the warring sides, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. "Negotiations to end the conflict are unlikely during 2023 in all considered scenarios," the DIA analysis reads. The …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-13). Germany Approves Poland's Request to Send MiG-29 Fighter Jets to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The German government has approved Poland's request to export five Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine that originally came from Berlin's stockpile. Poland and Slovakia have already delivered some MiG-29s to Ukraine, making them the first NATO countries to provide Kyiv with fighter jets, an escalation of military support that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz previously …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-13). Saudi Push to Bring Syria Back Into Arab League Faces Some Resistance. news.antiwar.com Saudi Arabia's push to bring Syria back into the Arab League is facing resistance from a few countries, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The report named Qatar, Morocco, and Kuwait as opposing normalization between Syria and the Arab League, which suspended Damascus in 2011. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani publicly expressed …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-13). Twenty-One-Year-Old Air National Guardsman Arrested as Suspected Leaker. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, the FBI arrested a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard as the suspected leaker of the classified documents from the Pentagon and other US government agencies that have surfaced online. Jack Teixeira was first named before the arrest as the potential leaker by The New York Times. The paper conducted an …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-13). Ukraine Calls for Black Sea to Become a 'Sea of NATO'. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is calling on NATO to expand its military activity in the Black Sea, urging the alliance to transform the waters into a "sea of NATO." "The Black Sea is instrumental for making the whole of Europe peaceful and future-oriented," Kuleba told a Black Sea security conference in Bucharest via video …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-13). Ukrainian PM Appeals Directly to Lloyd Austin for Long-Range Missiles, Jets. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal directly asked Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to provide Ukraine with longer-range missiles and fighter jets during a meeting in Washington on Wednesday. "We will win this war," Shmyhal said, according to The Hill. "But to achieve it faster and with fewer casualties, Ukraine still needs intensive military support — more …

Dean Baker (2023-04-13). Can Jerome Powell Pivot on Interest Rates, Again? cepr.net When Jerome Powell took over as chair of the Federal Reserve Board in January of 2018, the Fed had already been on a path of gradually hiking interest rates. They had moved away from the Great Recession zero rate in December of 2015 and had been hiking in quarter point increments at every other meeting. …

Deja Gaston (2023-04-13). U.S. pregnancy-related deaths skyrocket, capitalism is to blame. liberationnews.org While the spike in maternal mortality is being attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic simply exacerbated an already existing crisis.

Dianne Mathiowetz (2023-04-13). Man dies in Georgia detention center — protest planned. workers.org Salvador Vargas, a 61-year-old Mexican man and incarcerated migrant, died April 4 at a hospital in Columbus, Georgia. He had been detained at the Stewart Detention Center, some 40 miles away in Lumpkin, Georgia. The hospital declared that the cause of death was complications from a stroke. Stewart has a . . . |

Dmitriy Kovalevich, Black Agenda Report. (2023-04-13). The US Pushes Kiev Into A Suicidal Military Counter Offensive. popularresistance.org March marks the end of the 13th month of the Russian military operation in Ukraine. Hostilities in Ukraine have slowed because March in Ukraine is a month when the roads are muddy and heavy equipment cannot pass over them. Military trenches are flooded with water, and travel or evacuation becomes problematic, especially in combat areas where roads are already wrecked. Both sides in the conflict are now gathering their forces, and both sides are warning about an impending large-scale counterattack by the enemy once the ground dries out sufficiently. | Ukrainian forces are being pushed into a counterattack by their…

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-04-13). Conflicts of Interest Allowed Opioid Crisis to Grow: FDA Makes Narcan Available Over the Counter. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Peter McCullough (2023-04-13). US Maternal Death Rates Up Sharply. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). Intel chief stresses key microchip role of China. ecns.cn Patrick Gelsinger, CEO of Intel Corp, underlined on Wednesday the importance of China in the company's strategy for sustainable development during his first trip to the country since he took the CEO position in 2021.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). Major Italian companies to increase investments. ecns.cn Major Italian companies said since they strongly believe that China will continue to be a critical growth engine and global innovation hub, they will continue to increase investments in the country's massive market.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). New energy to help meet green pledge. ecns.cn China will step up efforts to boost new energy development while ensuring energy security this year, as part of concerted efforts to meet its green commitment, said the National Energy Administration on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). South China's Guangzhou launches new all-cargo air route to Paris. ecns.cn The southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou has launched a new all-cargo air route to France's Paris, said Guangdong Airport Authority's logistics company on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). E China's Zibo barbeque brings opportunities of transformation. ecns.cn Zibo, a city in east China's Shandong Province, has recently gone viral on Chinese social media for its local specialty food, Zibo barbecue, bringing local government opportunities to seek transformation.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). Xi inspects southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Wednesday inspected the city of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). China's foreign trade up 4.8 pct in Q1. ecns.cn China's total goods imports and exports expanded 4.8 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2023, official data showed Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). Chinese modernization has clear goals, plans, strategies: Xi. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said Wednesday that Chinese modernization is based on the country's realities and conditions, and has clear goals, plans and strategies.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). Uzbek president meets with Chinese FM, expecting to visit China. ecns.cn Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang here on Wednesday, saying that he is looking forward to visiting China.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). Australian state sets record export amid growing trade with China. ecns.cn South Australian exports have risen to a record high on the back of a boost in trade with China.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). Russia says to use Int'l Space Station until 2028. ecns.cn The Russian government has decided to extend the operation of its segment on the International Space Station (ISS) until 2028, said Yuri Borisov, head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). Tracking technology helps boost camel herding in Xinjiang. ecns.cn With the help of modern technology, herders in Tumxuk, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region no longer need to worry about camel herding and penning, an activity that used to be a headache for them, Chinanews.com reported on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). China's foreign trade returns to growth. ecns.cn China's total goods imports and exports expanded 4.8 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2023, reversing a decline of 0.8 percent in the first two months of the year, official data showed Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). China pilots opening quasi real-time solar exploration data to public. ecns.cn China started to pilot providing quasi real-time observation data from its first solar exploration satellite to home and abroad users starting this past Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). China ranks 1st globally in number of high-altitude airports. ecns.cn China currently has 43 airports that are no less than 1,524 meters above sea level, the most in the world, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). Hainan sees foreign trade surge in past 5 yrs: official. ecns.cn China's southern island province of Hainan has witnessed rapid foreign trade growth over the past five years, making solid strides to develop itself into a high-level free trade port (FTP).

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). Scientists validate "restaurant dinosaur tracks" ecns.cn Scientists have confirmed that the fossilized footprints found in a restaurant in southwest China were left by long-necked dinosaurs that lived on Earth around 100 million years ago.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). China-Laos cross-border passenger trains to boost tourism. ecns.cn Two cross-border passenger trains linking Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, and the Lao capital Vientiane were launched on the China-Laos railway on Thursday morning, making them the first international passenger trains between the two countries after the COVID-19 outbreak.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). Sanya issues over $5 million vouchers to attract tourists. ecns.cn South China's Sanya City will issue a total of 35 million yuan ($ 5.09 million) worth of vouchers to boost local tourism in the off season, according to the Sanya Tourism Promotion Board on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). China, Serbia announce official launch of FTA negotiations: MOFCOM. ecns.cn The FTA between Serbia and China will create a favorable environment and provide a strong guarantee for the development of bilateral economic and trade cooperation.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). China's 'artificial sun' achieves breakthrough, key step toward fusion reactor. ecns.cn The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST), or the Chinese "artificial sun," achieved a steady-state high confinement plasma operation for 403 seconds on Wednesday, a key step toward the development of a fusion reactor.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). Two wild pandas strolling together captured by infrared camera in Sichuan. ecns.cn An infrared camera has captured two wild giant pandas strolling together through the forest at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). Snow leopard pictured on Qilian Mountains. ecns.cn Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Known as the "king of snow mountains," they are usually found at an altitude of 3,000 to 5,000 meters.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). First international passenger train on China-Laos Railway launched. ecns.cn The China-Laos Railway started cross-border passenger services on Thursday with the first passenger train departing from Kunming to Vientiane.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). In Numbers: China-Brazil ties set to open a new chapter. ecns.cn Data reflect that China-Brazil in comprehensive and pragmatic cooperation is steadily advancing, covering areas such as manufacturing, energy, and agricultural infrastructure. There is enormous potential for cooperation between the two sides in many fields, and China-Brazil economic and trade cooperation will become diversified.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). Straw dragon dance promotes Mulam ethnic tradition in Guangxi. ecns.cn Luocheng Mulam Autonomous County is the only Mulam Autonomous County in China. Straw dragon dance is performed to pray for bumper harvests and listed as an intangible cultural heritage in Guangxi in 2010.

Ed Rampell (2023-04-13). 'More Completely Blacklisted': Remembering John Howard Lawson. progressive.org Seventy-five years after the Hollywood Blacklist, the 'Hollywood Ten' screenwriter's legacy gets its due.

Editor (2023-04-13). Socialist Party of Zambia attacked by members of ruling party, Dr. Fred M'membe arrested. mronline.org According to the Socialist Party, their party members were attacked at a campaign meeting ahead of a by-election in the Serenje district and SP President Dr. Fred M'membe was later arrested.

Editor (2023-04-13). The urgent need to repudiate debt. mronline.org It is now time to react concerning the issue of debt cancellations and repudiations.

Editor (2023-04-13). U.S. court's abortion pill ruling: Another milestone in the assault on democratic rights. mronline.org The ruling issued Friday by federal District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, overturning approval of the abortion pill mifepristone by the Food and Drug Administration, is the most flagrant attack on the democratic right to abortion since the Supreme Court's decision last summer to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Editor (2023-04-13). Lee Fang: MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan Gets Basic Facts Wrong on DHS Content Moderation Partnership. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-04-13). New York Times Is Now Telling Bigger Lies Than Iraq WMDs and More Effectively. scheerpost.com By David Swanson / World BEYOND War The New York Times routinely tells bigger lies than the clumsy nonsense it published about weapons in Iraq. Here's an example. This package of lies is called "Liberals Have a Blind Spot on Defense" but mentions nothing related to defense. It simply pretends that militarism is defensive by applying that word …

Editor (2023-04-13). Politicians Around the World Demand US Drop Charges Against Assange. scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter Elected politicians in Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and the United Kingdom signed on to letters to United States Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding that the Justice Department drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. A letter of opposition signed by four members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including …

Editor (2023-04-13). US Intel Leak Reveals 50 Elite British Troops in Ukraine. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-04-13). US Media Denounce Twitter's 'State Media' Label—When It Affects NPR. scheerpost.com

Elias Khalil Jabbour (2023-04-13). How Brazil and China are resisting the US economic weapon of mass destruction. geopoliticaleconomy.com Today, Latin America is the weakest link in the imperialist chain. And the largest country in the region, Brazil, is challenging the US economic weapon of mass destruction, the dollar, in cooperation with China.

Elliott Wallace (2023-04-13). Global population: Fertility rates decline as population hits 8 billion. america.cgtn.com The world's population reached 8 billion people in 2022, but fertility rates are seeing a decline in most of the world, outside of sub-Saharan Africa. China recently saw its biggest population drop in more than six decades.

Emir Sader (2023-04-13). Brasil: la lucha de la memoria contra el olvido. globalizacion.ca La lucha política es también la lucha de la verdad contra la mentira, la lucha de la memoria contra el olvido. La disputa por la interpretación predominante en una sociedad pasa por la visión de la historia, la selección de…

Fight Back (2023-04-13). Protest at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. fightbacknews.org Interview with Frank Chapman, executive director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression | Fight Back!: The Democratic Party has announced that their convention will be held in Chicago, August 19 through 22, 2024. The National Alliance was part of the March on the Democratic National Convention Coalition in Milwaukee in 2020. Will you march again at the Chicago convention? | Frank Chapman: I think it is absolutely necessary for us to march again, given what has happened from 2020 until now. The crisis in democracy at this point is deeper and broader, involving everything from the continu…

Fight Back (2023-04-13). Planned Parenthood workers rally to demand reinstatement of fired bargaining committee member. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Union members at Planned Parenthood rallied on Tuesday evening, April 11, along with community supporters. The central demands of the action were that Planned Parenthood immediately reinstate a member of the bargaining committee who they fired recently, and to stop engaging in union-busting activity. | Around 450 workers at Planned Parenthood North Central States Region (PPNCS), across Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota formed a union and joined SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa last year and have since been fighting for their first contract. Recently Planned Parenthood ma…

Fight Back (2023-04-13). Protesters facing felony charges reject plea deal. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On Wednesday, April 12, the Tampa 5 held a press conference to announce their rejection of a plea deal offered by the state attorney's office. The Tampa 5 were arrested on the campus of the University of South Florida during a protest on March 6 against Governor DeSantis' agenda to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public universities. | The five protesters are facing criminal charges, including a felony charge of battery on a law enforcement officer. This week, as charges are being officially filed, the state attorney's office offered the Tampa 5 a plea deal that would drop all t…

Franc Contreras (2023-04-13). Mexican fine chocolate producers seek entry into China's market. america.cgtn.com A Mexican fine organic chocolate has won top prizes in some of Europe's most prestigious competitions. Now, the creators are opening new markets in the U.S. and China. Find out more.

Global Research News (2023-04-13). Selected Articles: Strokes Are Skyrocketing in Young People. Pfizer & Moderna COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Showed Safety Signals for Strokes as Early as November 2021, But These Were Ignored. globalresearch.ca

Hi'keem Mobley, Patrick Williams (2023-04-13). Toxic landfill fire burns for months, polluting Alabama air and water. liberationnews.org Ultimately the site burned for at least 4 months, causing the air quality in Moody and surrounding areas to reach what the Environmental Protection Agency deemed 'hazardous' status. Residents near the landfill had to be evacuated until the air was considered safe to breathe.

infobrics (2023-04-13). Plans to Boost Ties with Russia, India: China. infobrics.org India, Russia and China are emerging "major powers" with notable influence and Beijing was ready to boost ties with Moscow and New Delhi, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said…

infobrics (2023-04-13). South Africa's Overall Trade with Its BRICS Partners Has Increased Since 2017. infobrics.org Professor Anil Sooklal, Ambassador-at-Large for Asia and BRICS during an online engagement with business during the BRICS economic indaba, said the purpose of the gathering was to solicit the support of, and galvanise, South African business behind the BRICS Programme of Work…

infobrics (2023-04-13). Berlin unable to attend NATO's demands. infobrics.org According to a recent report, Germany would be failing to fulfil NATO's military obligations.

infobrics (2023-04-13). Washington Post's disinformation on Egypt causes confusion over Pentagon document leaks. infobrics.org John Kirby says there's no suggestion Egypt is supplying Russia with 40,000 missiles.

infobrics (2023-04-13). US congressman wants Americans to die for Taiwanese semiconductors. infobrics.org Congressman Michael McCaul bluntly stated that the US would go to war over China's breakaway island province on the basis of "protecting the world's semiconductor supply".

infobrics (2023-04-13). Russia and India: Developing Soft Power. infobrics.org Russia has been utilizing soft power in India since the 1950s to develop a robust relationship with the South Asian country. Over the years, Russia has built a significant cultural, educational, and economic relationship with India, which has helped in maintaining a stable strategic partnership between the two countries…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-13). A New Leader's Big Banking Opportunity to Improve Global Development. libya360.wordpress.com Marco Fernandes Dilma Rousseff, the NDB newly elected President, has started her first day in office in the NDB Headquarters in Shanghai, China. Photo: NDB 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? The first event…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-13). Close Cooperation with China Can Help Brazil Deal with Three Major Challenges. libya360.wordpress.com Marco Fernandes Brazil's former president Dilma Rousseff officially assumes the presidency of the New Development Bank at an inauguration attended by President Lula de Silva After a last-minute postponement due to health issues, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is finally visiting China this week. The meeting between President Lula and Chinese President Xi…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-13). Five Years Ago in Nicaragua: A Coup Attempt Begins. libya360.wordpress.com Daniel Kovalik, John Perry 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…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-13). How China is Managing its BRI Partners. libya360.wordpress.com Salman Rafi Sheikh For a very long time, most Western states — and financial institutions, such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) — have framed China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a massive "debt trap" that China is using to establish its geopolitical tentacles across the world. For Washington, China's spread threatened its own…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-13). Life or Debt: The Stranglehold of Neocolonialism and Africa's Search for Alternatives. libya360.wordpress.com Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research Many countries across the Global South, particularly those in Africa, are currently in the throes of fiscal crises. The Third World must re-imagine a path out of our current crisis that doesn't depend on the IMF, its allied institutions, and Western capital. The last seventy years or so have demonstrated…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-13). The World is Tired of US Meddling. libya360.wordpress.com Prensa Latina Ten years ago no one would imagine that many countries around the world would face up to the United States for its disrespectful and overbearing interference in their internal affairs, and of others, but today the situation has changed; it seems nations are tired of US meddling. It is no longer only China,…

Jack Thomas (2023-04-13). Can the world achieve gender equality by 2030? healtheuropa.com We discuss progress on the Sustainable Development Goals and gender equality with Ginette Azcona, Research and Data Policy Specialist at UN Women. 'Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.' So reads Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals, which form part of the UN's 2030 Agenda, adopted in 2015. Comprised of 17 goals …

Jack Thomas (2023-04-13). Challenges and opportunities for cervical screening and HPV vaccine uptake. healtheuropa.com Despite being one of the most preventable and treatable forms of cancer, many barriers to cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccine uptake exist. We discuss what these are with UK Cervical Cancer trustee, Jenny Greenfield. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally with the majority of new cases and deaths occurring …

Jake Johnson (2023-04-13). Amid Pressure to Resign, Feinstein Asks Senate to Replace Her on Judiciary Panel. truthout.org After two fellow Democratic lawmakers urged her to resign, Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Wednesday that she has asked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to move to temporarily replace her on the chamber's judiciary committee, alluding to the impact her absence has had on the panel's ability to advance President Joe Biden's judicial nominees. "When I was first diagnosed with shingles… |

Jake Johnson (2023-04-13). Right-Wing Appeals Court Judges Allow Abortion Pill Limits to Take Effect. truthout.org Two Trump appointees on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision late Wednesday allowing parts of a Texas judge's widely denounced abortion pill ruling to take effect, a move that will restrict access to mifepristone as the case proceeds. Judges Kurt Engelhardt and Andrew Oldham temporarily blocked the part of the Texas judge's ruling that would have invalidated the Food and Drug… |

Jake Johnson (2023-04-13). 'A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing': Experts Sound Alarm Over 5th Circuit Abortion Pill Ruling. commondreams.org

| A three-judge panel of the conservative-dominated 5th Circuit Court didn't allow a Texas judge's sweeping attack on abortion medication stand in full, but that was cold comfort to rights advocates and legal experts who said Thursday that the ruling poses a serious threat to reproductive freedoms nationwide. | In a 2-1 decision, the panel's Trump-appointed judges |

Jake Johnson (2023-04-13). Oxfam Report Highlights Deep Harms of IMF 'Austerity Drive' in Poor Nations. commondreams.org

The International Monetary Fund insists that so-called "social spending floors" enacted as part of its loan programs for poor and middle-income countries help protect critical social services from the kinds of austerity that the powerful institution has

Jayati Ghosh (2023-04-13). Women's work is not valued properly. mronline.org In an interview with The Hindu, Ghosh talks about gender blindness of official policies, inequalities in society, the state of women empowerment and why women face multiple disadvantages in India.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-04-13). If the U.S. Can't Boss the World, It Will Spitefully Destroy It. covertactionmagazine.com Unable to accept the reality of a growing multipolar world order, U.S. elites are willing to risk nuclear war. In May 2022, Henry Kissinger gave a remarkable speech at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, where he urged the Biden administration to seek a peace agreement in Ukraine that satisfies the Russians because …

Jim McIlroy (2023-04-13). Students protest universities' support for AUKUS. greenleft.org.au Students from the University of Sydney held a speak out in front of the Vice Chancellor's office at Eastern Avenue to protest Universities Australia support for the AUKUS military alliance. Jim McIlroy reports.

Joshua Adams (2023-04-13). Report says wages gap for women expected to close in 30 years (if no reforms are made). greenleft.org.au The gender pay gap across Australia last year was 13.3% across full-time weekly earnings. As Joshua Adams reports, at the current rate, the pay gap won't change for another 30 years.

Juan Carlos Junio (2023-04-13). Argentina: los candidatos de la derecha en el laberinto de Macri. globalizacion.ca Al igual que en 2015, el PRO porteño vuelve a colocar a su Jefe de Gobierno como candidato presidencial. A diferencia de aquel, el actual alcalde afronta una disputa interna descarnada y además tiene grandes dificultades para imponer un candidato…

Juan Cole (2023-04-13). Peak Fossil Fuels? Wind, Solar advance 20% Globally, with World on Verge of CO2 Emissions Drop. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The energy analysis firm Ember reports its latest findings about global energy trends, and it is relatively optimistic. Wind and solar had provided 10% of the world's electricity in 2021, but that went up to 12% in 2022, a 20% increase. If we look at each source in its own …

Julia Conley (2023-04-13). Jayapal Applauds Biden for DACA Healthcare Expansion. commondreams.org

U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal was among the immigrant rights advocates who praised an announcement by the Biden administration on Thursday regarding a rule change that will allow immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children to obtain health coverage under the Medicaid and Affordable Care Act programs—a move that could benefit up to 580,000 people who are recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.President Joe Biden

Julia Conley (2023-04-13). 'He Must Be Impeached': Clarence Thomas Made Undisclosed Property Deal With Billionaire Megadonor. commondreams.org

| New revelations about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's business dealings with Texas Republican megadonor Harlan Crow on Thursday led to intensified calls for the right-wing justice's impeachment, as ProPublica A week after the first report on Crow's funding of

Julia Conley (2023-04-13). Alleged Pentagon Leaker Jack "OG" Teixeira Arrested by FBI. commondreams.org

| Update (3: 00 pm): | Jack Teixeira, the Air National Guard member suspected of leaking hundreds of classified Pentagon documents to members of an online forum,

KATIE (2023-04-13). Investing in apartheid Israel: Ideology or economic interest? bdsmovement.net

Kenny Stancil (2023-04-13). World's 60 Largest Banks Have Dumped $5.5 Trillion Into Fossil Fuels Since Paris Accord. commondreams.org

| Since 2016, the year the Paris agreement took effect, the world's 60 largest private banks have provided $5.5 trillion in financing to the fossil fuel industry, contravening their pledges to put themselves and their clients on a path to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions as the window to avert the worst effects of the climate crisis rapidly closes. | That's according to the latest iteration of

Kenny Stancil (2023-04-13). French Pension Defenders Rally on Eve of High Court Ruling. commondreams.org

| Workers opposed to French President Emmanuel Macron's deeply unpopular plan to raise the nation's retirement age from 62 to 64 hit the streets Thursday in a final display of anger before the country's top court rules on the measure's constitutionality. | While thousands of people marched along the designated route in Paris, some protesters carrying lit flares diverged to the Constitutional Council, which is set to decide Friday whether to uphold Macron's proposed pension overhaul or rescind it partially or completely. | "They faced off with a large contingent of police deployed outside the building, w…

Kevin Gosztola (2023-04-13). Air National Guardsman Arrested For Pentagon Documents Leak Will Likely Face Espionage Act Charges. thedissenter.org A 21-year-old reservist in the United States Air National Guard suspected of leaking Pentagon documents to an invite-only group on Discord was arrested by the FBI outside his home in North Dighton, Massachusetts. | Jack Teixeira was not immediately charged with a crime, however, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland stated that he was taken into custody because of his "connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorized removal, retention, and transmission of classified national defense information." | ABC News reported that the FBI had "moved in with heavy firepower out of concern for hi…

Kim Scipes (2023-04-13). A review of "White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa" by Susan Williams. mronline.org Africa has long been looked at by outsiders as a continent that is hopelessly mired in corruption and incapable of social and economic development.

Larry Johnson (2023-04-13). UPDATE — -A Controlled Leak and A 21 Year Old Scape-Goat? sonar21.com Until I saw the document labeled, CIA Operations Center Intelligence Update, I was inclined to believe that the leaked documents were the work of a frustrated whistleblower. But I have…

Larry Johnson (2023-04-13). FYI REgarding Posting Comments. sonar21.com Because of a high volume of spam and bot activity, I've added a widget that will require you to register and have a password if you want to comment. There…

Larry Johnson (2023-04-13). Some of the Leaked Military Slides Show that Ukraine is in Trouble, Despite Austin & Milley Insisting Things Are Swell. sonar21.com Just because some information is presented in a classified briefing, that does not mean it is necessarily true or accurate. The men and women who put these briefings together or…

Latino Rebels (2023-04-13). Latino Rebels Sports Special. latinorebels.com On a special episode of Latino Rebels Radio, sports correspondent Bryan Fonseca turns the tables on host Julio Ricardo Varela as they discuss the impact of this year's World Baseball Classic, the controversy around Twitter Blue, and more.

Laura Jean Baker (2023-04-13). We Can't Be Speechless About School Shootings. progressive.org Republicans immediately built up a wall of silence in the aftermath of the Nashville shooting, as young activists put their words into action by challenging "decorum."

Leonid Savin (2023-04-13). Les États-Unis lancent une cyberguerre massive. thealtworld.com Les États-Unis mettront en place un "réseau de réseaux" afin d'acquérir une bonne connaissance de la situation et de permettre une action synchronisée, notamment en accélérant l'extraction et le partage de renseignements. | En mars 2023, l'administration Biden a publié une nouvelle L'adversaire est clairement décrit: "Les gouvernements de la Chine, de la Russie, de l'Iran, de la Corée du Nord et d'autres États autocratiques […] utilisent de manière agress…

Lewis M. Steel (2023-04-13). Teach History. Democracy Requires It. commondreams.org

At 85 years of age, having been a civil rights lawyer virtually all my professional life, at times my mind wanders toward despair. How as a nation have we fallen into such a place? How have we simply watched as one of our political parties has embraced election deniers who seek to undermine our democracy and mortally weaken our public schools and public universities? How have we watched abortion rights and voting rights come under the gun of right-wing political power? How is it that members of both our major political parties voted to let Congress and a Republican president weaken banking regulations de…

Lisa Song (2023-04-13). EPA Proposes Major Reforms to Reduce Cancer Risk Near Industrial Facilities. truthout.org This story was originally published by ProPublica. The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a series of major reforms this past week to slash toxic air pollution at chemical plants and facilities that sterilize medical equipment, nearly 18 months after ProPublica reported how an estimated 74 million Americans were exposed to elevated cancer risk from these businesses. The first set of rules… |

Luis Hallazi Méndez (2023-04-13). Violencia y masacre racista en Perú. globalizacion.ca El año del 2023 estará marcado por las graves violaciones de derechos humanos ante las protestas realizadas por la población peruana, a partir del intento de golpe de Estado de ex presidente Pedro Castillo y su inmediata vacancia. | Es claro…

Marco Fernandes (2023-04-13). La gran oportunidad bancaria de una nueva líder para mejorar el desarrollo mundial. peoplesdispatch.org øPodrán el Nuevo Banco de Desarrollo y el Acuerdo de Reservas Contingentes cumplir su misión original con la llegada de la nueva presidenta del banco, Dilma Rousseff?

Marilyn Bechtel (2023-04-13). Good Friday at Livermore Lab: A call for a nuclear weapon-free future. peoplesworld.org LIVERMORE, Calif.—On this Good Friday, as nuclear disarmament, peace, and justice advocates gathered in person and virtually at the gates of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for their annual Interfaith Service of Worship and Witness, the theme—taken from Dr. Martin Luther King's 1967 book of the same name—was, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or …

Marjorie Cohn (2023-04-13). Tennessee Lawmakers Aren't the First Progressives Expelled for Their Activism. truthout.org On March 30, three days after a man armed with two legally purchased assault weapons killed six people at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, more than 1,000 high school and college students marched to the State Capitol and demanded gun reform. They shouted, "Ban assault weapons" and "We don't want your thoughts and prayers." Three Democratic representatives — Justin Jones… |

Mark Gruenberg (2023-04-13). Black unionists link expulsion of lawmakers to billionaire racists. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists linked the white right Republican majority's expulsion of two Black Tennessee state legislators to white nationalism and its billionaire backers. The two state reps have since been reinstated. CBTU's strong statement came just after the AFL-CIO also condemned the expulsion of State Reps. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, and Justin …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-04-13). Minor leaguers win pact that shuts out poverty for 5,500 players. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Starvation wages have struck out and poverty, at long last, has been shut out for baseball's 5,500 minor league players, under their first-ever collective bargaining agreement, ratified at the end of March and taking effect immediately. No wonder the players knocked ratification out of the park, passing it with 99% of the vote. For more …

Mauro Ramos (2023-04-13). Lula criticizes the hegemony of the dollar during visit to China. peoplesdispatch.org The president of the New Development Bank (NDB), Dilma Rousseff, received the president of the Republic of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for the inauguration ceremony at the head of the bank. This was the first activity on the official agenda of the president during his state visit to China. | Lula and Rousseff held a closed-door meeting with directors of the financial institution before starting the ceremony. First to speak, Rousseff, who was one of the founders of the BRICS bank, talked about the need to expand the institution's capacity. | "It is fundamental to expand the bank's reach and impact. On the one…

Maximillian Alvarez (2023-04-13). For workers in the Philippines, repression and US trade policy go hand-in-hand. therealnews.com For call center workers in the Philippines, attempts to unionize the workplace don't just entail confrontations with local management—but overseas US-based multinationals and the US federal government's foreign policy agenda as well. Since 2022, the Biden administration has promoted a new economic initiative known as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). Touted as a vehicle for "writing the new rules of the 21st century economy," the IPEF links 14 nations across the Pacific Rim into an emergent bloc that has been compared to the defunct Trans-Pacific Partnership. Like the TPP befo…

Michael Jansen (2023-04-13). Another Ramadan, Another Brutal Israeli Raids Into Al Aqsa. globalresearch.ca

Michael Waldman (2023-04-13). Clarence Thomas Proves Why Supreme Court Needs Binding Code of Ethics and Term Limits. commondreams.org

The Supreme Court keeps tripping over its own robes. Last week, ProPublica revealed that a conservative megadonor has been secretly subsidizing the lifestyle of Justice Clarence Thomas. In a rare public statement, the justice claims he asked others on the Court and in the judiciary, who assured him he need not disclose such beneficence.It's not clear which is worse: if this is true, or if it isn't.Thomas said all this merely involved "personal hospitality" from a friend (albeit a billionaire who befriended Thomas only after he was appointed to the Court). That might evoke a dinner party or a weekend at a…

Middle East Eye (2023-04-13). Israeli Spyware Firm QuaDream Linked to Hacks on Journalists and Politicians. globalresearch.ca

Middle East Monitor (2023-04-13). Israel's Extremist Ben-Gvir slams ban on Squatters from Al-Aqsa until end of Ramadan. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir slammed an Israeli government decision to ban non-Muslims, including illegal settlers, from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound until the end of Ramadan, Army Radio reported. Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque Ben-Gvir said that the decision to prevent settlers from entering …

Mike Lux (2023-04-13). Koch Network Spending Big to Torpedo Big Tech Anti-Trust Reforms. commondreams.org

In the past couple of months, Americans have suffered disastrous consequences from deregulation initiated during the Trump administration: in transit, the East Palestine derailment threatening the lives and livelihoods of thousands; in banking, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank that are still roiling financial markets. The good news is that despite the overall deregulatory bent of the last administration, the Biden administration has been strengthening antitrust enforcement, plus there have been bipartisan efforts, led in the House by David Cicilline (D-RI) and Ken Buck (R-CO), to st…

Mike Walter (2023-04-13). The Heat: IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings. america.cgtn.com As the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank hold their meetings, what can we expect for the global economy? They happen twice a year; The International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings. The spring meeting is now underway here in Washington. And the IMF …

Morgan Artyukhina (2023-04-13). Biden goes from 'always have your back' to allowing trans athlete bans. liberationnews.org Biden's new interpretation of Title IX is being called a 'roadmap' for bigots.

Newswire Editor (2023-04-13). Justice Thomas' Vote Is Bought and Paid for by a Right-Wing Billionaire. commondreams.org One week after ProPublica revealed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury vacations from Harlan Crow for over twenty years, a new report uncovered Thomas failed to disclose his sale of three properties to Crow.
Brett Edkins, Managing Director of Policy and Political Affairs for Stand Up America, issued the following comment: "Justice Thomas' vote on the Supreme Court is bought and paid for by right-wing billionaire Harlan Crow. Today we learned that Crow bought a home from Thomas for $133,000, potentially above market value, and Crow acted as Thomas' mother's landlord for at least 6 years,…

Newswire Editor (2023-04-13). Amid Clarence Thomas Scandal, New Poll Shows 70% Support Ethics Investigation Into Supreme Court Justices. commondreams.org A new poll released Thursday by Demand Justice shows overwhelming public support for Congress conducting an investigation into allegations of ethical violations by Supreme Court justices. The survey comes as a new report by ProPublica today exposed a land deal involving GOP megadonor Harlan Crow that benefitted Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thonas and his family. Thomas failed to disclose the deal as required by federal law. The poll, conducted by Hart Research Associates, shows an investigation is supported by 70% of Americans and opposed by only 19%."This shady land deal amounts to a payoff of a sitting Sup…

Newswire Editor (2023-04-13). Appellate Court Upholds Most of Radical Decision Threatening Abortion Pill. commondreams.org Last night just before midnight, the Fifth Circuit largely refused to block an order from Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk purporting to revoke the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s approval of mifepristone—one of two drugs used in medication abortion. The Fifth Circuit's order attempts to reinstate burdensome restrictions from pre-2016, but does not revoke FDA approval of the drug entirely. If the decision stands, it would limit abortion access in every state. The ruling relies on anecdotes from anti-abortion doctors and groups instead of the FDA's judgment and hundreds of high-quality studies on safety and e…

Newswire Editor (2023-04-13). Attacks on Abortion Pill Access Were Enabled by SCOTUS' Right-Wing Supermajority. commondreams.org Last night, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit partially stayed a Trump-appointed judge's decision to ban the sale of mifepristone, but rolled back years of FDA actions to improve access to the drug. Among other restrictions, mifepristone can no longer be distributed through the mail or be used after seven weeks of pregnancy. Stand Up America's Executive Director, Christina Harvey, issued the following statement: "The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe declared open season on our reproductive freedoms. It enabled an anti-abortion extremist judge to attempt to ban the sale of mifepristone. I…

Newswire Editor (2023-04-13). Climate Groups Urge FTC to Tackle Corporate Greenwashing with New Green Guides. commondreams.org limate and environmental groups are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to tackle corporate and fossil fuel greenwashing with the latest revision of the agency's "Green Guides." | The Green Guides provide guidance to companies on how to make environmental claims in their advertising and marketing. The last time the guides were updated was in 2012. In its announcement about the revision, the FTC specifically asked for public comments on carbon offsets, renewable energy, and climate change, amongst other issues. Comments are due April 24th and the guides are expected to be updated later this year. | Groups…

Newswire Editor (2023-04-13). Florida Passes Ban on Abortion After Six Weeks of Pregnancy. commondreams.org

Newswire Editor (2023-04-13). Leading Climate Change Organisation 350.org Targeted by Fossil Fuel Industry Spies. commondreams.org A recently leaked

Newswire Editor (2023-04-13). NARAL Pro-Choice America Condemns Passage of Florida's Extreme New Abortion Ban Through State Legislature. commondreams.org Today, the Florida State Legislature passed an extreme ban on abortion at six weeks of pregnancy, which is before many people even know they are pregnant (SB 300). The bill now goes to Governor Ron DeSantis, who has indicated that he intends to sign it into law. Should this ban go into effect, it would decimate access to abortion care in the Southeast, where states throughout the region are also currently enforcing extreme bans. NARAL Pro-Choice America President Mini Timmaraju released the following statement in response: "This ban is dangerous, plain and simple. It will not only cut off abortion access for Fl…

Newswire Editor (2023-04-13). ProsperUS Condemns House Republicans' Dangerous Debt Limit Threat. commondreams.org Claire Guzdar, spokesperson for the ProsperUS coalition, released the below statement following news of House Republicans' developing proposal on the debt limit: "The House Republican majority's latest proposal is a complete non-starter. We have already lived through the economic devastation of deep cuts like those proposed here. Sequestration led to lower economic growth, higher unemployment rates, and poor economic outcomes for workers and families.
"Enough is enough. Congress must raise the debt limit without conditions or risk economic catastrophe."

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-04-13). Podcast Ep 74: The battle against anti-BDS state laws. electronicintifada.net Diving into the fight to overturn US measures that prohibit taking part in boycotts of Israel.

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Paul Craig Roberts (2023-04-13). Slavery in America Was Resurrected in 1913. thealtworld.com Just as Jews claim exclusivity as holocaust victims of WW II despite that more Germans died and many times more Russians died and it was a holocaust experience for a number of ethnicities, black Americans claim to be the only victims of slavery despite the historical fact that all races have been enslaved usually by their own kind. Black slavery, for example originated in slave wars between African tribes. | For 40 years, perhaps longer, I have emphasized that in every country with an income tax, everyone who earns is enslaved. In America slavery was officially institutionalized with the income tax in 1913. Peopl…

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-04-13). Washington Shot Itself in the Head by Facilitating De-Dollarization. thealtworld.com US inflation plummeted to 5% in March, down from 9.1% last summer. Alas, it's too early to pop open the champagne, as the nation's economy is tainted by a variety of maladies, as Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, a US economist and ex-assistant secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan administration, told Sputnik's Dimitri Simes, Jr. | Earlier this week, US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen asserted to the press prior to the World Bank meeting that the US economy is performing exceptionally well, with continued solid job creation, inflation gradually moving down, and robust consumer spending. "I'm not anticipating a do…

Paula Giménez (2023-04-13). El desafío de la OPEP+ a EEUU en un mundo en disputa. globalizacion.ca El sorpresivo anuncio, al menos para Estados Unidos, de la OPEP+, sobre nuevos recortes en la producción de petróleo, ha puesto en vilo a ´Occidente ª. La decisión expresa una maniobra que habla no sólo de la guerra que se libra…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-13). Paramilitary violence continues to plague Colombia. peoplesdispatch.org According to INDEPAZ, between April 1 and 11, ten people were killed in three massacres, eleven social leaders were assassinated and one ex-combatant was killed in different departments of Colombia…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-13). Saudi delegates visit Yemeni capital Sana'a to hold talks with Houthis. therealnews.com The Oman-mediated peace talks to end the nine-year-old war in Yemen received a boost after China brokered a rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia last month. Media reports say Saudi Arabia and the Houthis agreed on the draft of a ceasefire agreement last month, which lays out the plan for a more detailed negotiation.

Pip Hinman (2023-04-13). War powers reform inquiry says PM must continue to call the shots. greenleft.org.au The federal government's war powers inquiry recommends no fundamental reform, despite a majority of submissions arguing for parliamentary oversight before committing the country to wars. Pip Hinman reports.

Prof Nicolas Boeglin (2023-04-13). Guyana contra Venezuela: a propósito del rechazo de la CIJ de la excepción preliminar de Venezuela, declarándose competente. globalizacion.ca

Ramzy Baroud (2023-04-13). Quest for Religious War: How Israel is Unifying Arabs and Muslims around Palestine. mintpressnews.com What is currently taking place in Palestine is not yet a religious war, but some Israeli officials and political parties are keen on turning it into one.

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-13). Black Sea: NATO mare nostrum and expanding war zone. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 13, 2023 NATO Deputy Secretary General: the Black Sea region is important for Euro-Atlantic security In an address to the Black Sea Security Conference of the International Crimea Platform in Bucharest on Thursday (13 April 2023), Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ underlined the strategic importance of the Black Sea region for Euro-Atlantic security. He …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-13). Germany greenlights Poland sending warplanes to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deutsche WelleApril 13, 2023 Germany approves Polish request to send Ukraine 5 MiG jets Germany has given its permission for formerly East German MiG fighter jets to be sent on to Ukraine. The swift approval comes just hours after Berlin said that it had received the application. Poland's formal request to Germany for permission to …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-13). NATO identifies next members in month-long combat exercise in Germany. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Army Europe and AfricaApril 13, 2023 U.S. Army Europe and Africa to hold Combined Resolve Exercise The U.S. Army, along with Allies and Partners, will conduct Combined Resolve 18 from April 21 to May 23, 2023, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center near Hohenfels, Germany. Combined Resolve is a recurring exercise designed to prepare …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-13). Poland calls on Biden to expedite delivery of South Korean artillery shells for Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 13, 2023 Polish PM urges delivery of South Korean artillery shells to Ukraine: NYT Poland's prime minister has called for the delivery of South Korean artillery shells to Ukraine, saying that South Korea has a huge supply of artillery shells…the New York Times has reported. [H]e said he believed that only the direct …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-13). Poland: Saakashvili awarded Prometheus prize with Bernard-Henri Lévy's benediction. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 13, 2023 Mikheil Saakashvili Awarded the Polish Prometheus Prize On the Intermarium/Prometheus projects, see: New Intermarium: Biden, NATO pledge support to NATO's nine-nation Eastern Flank UN: Georgia discusses Caucasus with Turkey, Intermarium projects with Poland On April 12, the Prometheus Prize was awarded to former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in honor of his …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-13). Ukraine applauds Japan "accelerating our victory" in war with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 13, 2023 Ukraine to receive $3.5B from Japan in 2023 — Ministry of Finance The Japanese government plans to provide Ukraine with USD 3.5 billion in direct budget support in 2023. [The] Ministry of Finance of Ukraine reported this following a meeting between Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergiy Marchenko and Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki. …

Robert C. Koehler (2023-04-13). Once Again. Once Again. Our Mass Murders Continue. commondreams.org

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Robert Reich (2023-04-13). Why are there fees on everything? nationofchange.org They hide the true cost when you buy a good or service.

Roberto Regalado (2023-04-13). Gobiernos de izquierda y progresistas y segundo proceso de normalización de relaciones entre los Estados Unidos y Cuba. globalizacion.ca La lucha armada revolucionaria en la América Latina de los años sesenta, convertida en el elemento principal de la combinación de formas de lucha durante los setenta y cuyo objetivo, a partir de los ochenta, dejó de ser de manera…

Ryan Black (2023-04-13). Local to Global: The Federal Budget — Moral Or Immoral? progressivehub.net H. PATRICIA HYNES | GREENFIELD RECORDER…

Ryan Cristián (2023-04-13). Fire "Could Burn For Days" At Richmond Plastic Waste Plant — This Could Be Worse Than Ohio #Dioxins. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/13/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

SAM (2023-04-13). Baseball's Owners Have Ball Games Shorter — and Maybe Fan Lives, Too. inequality.org

SAM (2023-04-13). Congressional Progressives Push To Drop Charges Against Assange. progressivehub.net CONNOR ECHOLS | RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT…

SAM (2023-04-13). Rutgers University Faculty Are Out On Strike. progressivehub.net MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM-COOK | THE LEVER…

Samjah Iman (2023-04-13). Dove Partners With Lizzo To Help Make Social Media A More Positive Space For Young People. newsone.com

Scott Ritter (2023-04-13). Scott Ritter: Russia and China Have CHANGED EVERYTHING, OBLITERATE US Hegemony. thealtworld.com Scott Ritter analyzes the huge changes occurring worldwide, led by Russia and China's leadership in pursuit of peace and multipolarity.

Shannon Butler (2023-04-13). Why I Keep Working at Starbucks Despite Its Union-Busting. commondreams.org

| On a warm summer afternoon, my coworkers and I huddle around a single phone outside of my Starbucks, watching as our union election votes are counted. Everyone has a noise maker gathered from the dollar store between their lips, blowing into it at every time a 'yes' is announced, altering our other coworkers that are inside the building of our results. We make a noise for every vote that has been counted, until we get to the end, a second of silence passes until we all begin to jump, cheer, and hug, celebrating our unanimous victory. | That moment was nearly 10 months ago, where we joined the now over…

Sharon Zhang (2023-04-13). AOC, Bowman Call for Biden Administration to Reverse Willow Oil Project Approval. truthout.org A group of 33 House Democrats is urging Biden administration officials to heed calls from numerous climate and Indigenous groups to suspend a permit that would allow fossil fuel giant ConocoPhillips to construct a massive drilling operation on pristine Alaskan land. The lawmakers, led by Representatives Jamaal Bowman (D-New York), Jared Huffman (D-California) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-04-13). Clarence Thomas Sold 3 Properties to Billionaire Crow and Never Disclosed It. truthout.org A week after a bombshell report from ProPublica revealed that GOP megadonor and billionaire Harlan Crow has been showering Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with lavish gifts that Thomas never disclosed, the publication has unveiled new documents showing that Crow has also given money to the right-wing justice directly. In 2014, ProPublica uncovered, Crow bought three properties co-owned by… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-04-13). Elon Musk Calls to "Defund" NPR After It Quits Twitter. truthout.org Elon Musk went on a tirade against NPR on Wednesday, calling for the outlet to be "defund[ed]" after it announced that it will no longer be posting on Twitter in the wake of the right-wing billionaire's latest attacks on journalism and the free press. "Defund @NPR," Musk wrote on Wednesday afternoon as he fired off numerous tweets attempting to justify the decisions that ultimately drove the… |

Shimbun Akahata (2023-04-13). LGBTQ gains: Japanese Communist Party introduces marriage equality bill in parliament. peoplesworld.org TOKYO—The Japanese Communist Party on March 29 submitted to the House of Councillors a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the country. JCP Dietmembers Nihi Sohei, Kurabayashi Akiko, and Ito Gaku handed the proposed bill to the House secretary general. The bill, if enacted, will codify both heterosexual and same-sex marriages and will accordingly change …

Sondoss Al Asaad (2023-04-13). Certainly, Palestine will soon witness its liberation. thealtworld.com Exclusive- Today, the Palestinians' reliance on their resistance has strengthened, as it has managed to bypass the entire Zionist expectation despite the blockade & its difficult circumstances. | After 7 decades of struggle, the Zionists have not yet understood the code of the Palestinian people, and their problem is that they see the world as they think and not as it really is. Today, the Palestinians' reliance on their resistance has strengthened, as it has managed to bypass the entire Zionist expectation despite the blockade & its difficult circumstances. Besides, the exposure of the internal traitorous parti…

Special to People's World (2023-04-13). The 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: After 80 years, new photographs emerge. peoplesworld.org For four weeks, from April 19 to May 16, 1943, during World War II, residents of the Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, Poland, staged an armed revolt against deportations to extermination camps. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising inspired other revolts in extermination camps and ghettos throughout German-occupied Eastern Europe. This year marks the 80th anniversary of …

Staff Reporter (2023-04-13). Home truths: The Liberian helping rebuild the lives of migrants. trtworld.com Sam Goncolo left his country in search of a better life in Europe. But he soon realised that the grass is always greener on the other side. Now he works to convince other migrants to return home. | Home truths: The Liberian helping rebuild the lives of migrants…

Staff (2023-04-13). La triste historia del subcampeón olimpico cubano, Oscar Macías, en Miami-Dade (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Los empleados de una cafetería cercana dijeron que a pesar de haber sido un reconocido jugador de pelota, Macías Hernández ahora no tiene hogar y sufre de una enfermedad mental. El video de un teléfono celular muestra a los oficiales rodeando al hombre armado antes de que fuera desarmado con una pistola Taser y cayó al suelo.

Staff (2023-04-13). Las 3 del Día: øCuáles son las noticias más destacadas del 12 de abril? (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Bienvenidos a Las 3 del día. Hoy Ana àÅlvarez Guerrero les estará comentando las principales noticias de esta jornada, o al menos, las más destacadas en el portal web Cubadebate. En la presente emisión de nuestro podcast podrá encontrar novedades culturales, internacionales, deportivas y mucho más. Manténgase conectado. Comenzamos.

Staff (2023-04-13). Los grandes bancos estadounidenses podrían haber perdido 521 mil millones en depósitos. cubadebate.cu Se prevé que los depósitos de clientes en JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co. y Bank of America Corp hayan caído US$521.000 millones frente al año anterior, la mayor baja en una década, según estimaciones de los analistas.

Staff (2023-04-13). Muestran nuevas pruebas de como manipulan a jóvenes cubanos para cometer actos terroristas (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El acceso a Internet en Cuba y el aumento del uso de las redes sociales, ha permitido a aquellos que manipulan los hilos detrás del telón la propagación propaganda contrarrevolucionaria como parte de la guerra mediática y subversiva contra Cuba incitando al caos y la violencia.

Staff (2023-04-13). Author Carol Anderson on How Anti-Blackness Drives U.S. Gun Culture & Right-Wing Assault on Democracy. democracynow.org We discuss the debate over gun control, as well as Republican attacks on democracy, with author and academic Carol Anderson, who says U.S. gun culture has always been connected to "the inherent, fundamental fear of Black people." She notes the expulsion of two Black Democratic state lawmakers in Tennessee for leading a gun control protest at the Capitol highlights how gerrymandered state governments uphold white supremacy in the face of "youth that are pushing forward for a different vision of America." Anderson is professor of African American studies at Emory University and author of The…

Staff (2023-04-13). Headlines for April 13, 2023. democracynow.org U.S. Appeals Court Partially Restores Access to Abortion Medication Mifepristone, Expelled Lawmaker Justin Pearson to Be Reinstated to Tennessee House of Representatives, U.N. Says Somalia Faces Catastrophic Hunger as Climate Crisis Fuels Drought, Zelensky Condemns Video Appearing to Show Russian Soldier Beheading Ukrainian POW, Brazil's Lula Will Ask China's Xi to Help Broker Peace in Ukraine; U.S. Sees No Peace Talks in 2023, At Least 10 Migrants Drown Off Tunisia's Coast as U.N. Warns of Soaring Deaths in Mediterranean, Mexico Charges Immigration Chief over Ciudad Juárez Fire That Killed 40 P…

Staff (2023-04-13). "Not Giving Up": Expelled Black Tennessee Lawmakers Are Reinstated as Movement for Gun Control Grows. democracynow.org As the world watched, the Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to reappoint Justin Pearson to the Tennessee House of Representatives, less than a week after the Republican-led House voted to expel him and fellow state Representative Justin Jones from the body for joining peaceful protests against gun violence after the school massacre in Nashville. Pearson and Jones were the two youngest Black lawmakers in the Tennessee House. The Nashville Metropolitan Council unanimously voted Monday to restore Jones to office, and he was sworn in Tuesday. Pearson is being sworn back in today. We fea…

Staff (2023-04-13). The Long Haul: Millions with COVID Face Chronic Illness as Biden Declares End to National Emergency. democracynow.org President Biden has declared an end to the COVID-19 national emergency, but people living with long COVID say the pandemic is far from over. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found nearly one in five people infected with COVID-19 go on to experience symptoms of long COVID. We speak to science writer Ryan Prior about the movement to expand research and resources for those with long COVID, and his own experience living with the chronic illness. Prior is the author of The Long Haul and writes the "Patient Revolution" for Psychology Today.

Staff (2023-04-13). Lula Arrives in China to Strengthen Brazil's Ties With Largest Trading Partner. orinocotribune.com Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in China to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, with the aim of strengthening bilateral relations and signing new trade agreements with Brazil's largest trading partner. | Brazilian outlet G1 reported that Lula landed in the city of Shanghai around 10: 30 p.m. local time (11: 30 a.m. Brasília time) on Wednesday, April 12. The journey from Brazil lasted approximately 30 hours. | @LulaOficial chega à China para sua terceira visita de Estado! | Saiba mais sobre a agenda: t.co/re3bOVQkyv Staff (2023-04-13). Samidoun Albuquerque Highlights Defense of Al Aqsa and Palestine Solidarity Struggle. samidoun.net Around 30 people gathered in front of the University of New Mexico bookstore, on Tiwa Territories (Albuquerque, New Mexico) to highlight the Zionist invasion of Al Aqsa during the holy days of Ramadan and to show solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for liberation. Micheáilín Buitléir, longtime activist and member of Samidoun ABQ welcomed the group, …

Staff (2023-04-13). Shameful Attack by the German State: Palestinian Prisoners' Day Demonstrations in Berlin Banned by Police. samidoun.net On 13 April 2023, the Berlin police banned two demonstrations marking the Palestinian Prisoners' Day on 15 and 16 April, including the 16 April demonstration organized by Samidoun Deutschland. This heinous attack by the German state against Palestinian rights, freedoms, expression and existence, is in accordance with Germany's support for and admiration of the ethnostate …

Stephen Sefton (2023-04-13). Un mundo multipolar: entre el orgullo y la vergàºenza. globalizacion.ca Muchas veces nos enfocamos más que todo en los aspectos concretos y materiales de la vida política, económica y social, dando menor importancia a los aspectos espirituales y afectivas de la vida. Sin embargo, esos aspectos de la vida de…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-13). Asciende a 100 cifra de muertos por bombardeo a civiles en Myanmar. telesurtv.net Portavoz de la junta militar que gobierna el país confirmó el ataque y dijo que fue dirigido contra simpatizantes de grupos armados contrarios a la paz y la estabilidad.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-04-13). Presidente chino llama al Ejército a prepararse para el combate real. telesurtv.net El mandatario asiático afirmó que "es necesario reforzar el entrenamiento militar orientado al combate".

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-04-13). Presidente brasileño arriba a China en visita oficial. telesurtv.net Según el Gobierno de Brasil, es "una de las más importantes visitas de Estado desde el inicio de su tercer mandato".

teleSUR (2023-04-13). 18 000 Cows Killed In An Explosion In Texas, US. telesurenglish.net A powerful explosion and fire at the Southfork Dairy Farm in the Texas town of Dimmitt caused the death of 18 000 cows on Monday, according to local authorities. | RELATED: | Police were notified of an explosion and fire at the dairy farm shortly before 7: 30 p.m. Monday with reports of people trapped inside the milking building. | Upon arrival at the site of the incident, authorities determined that there was only one woman trapped in t…

teleSUR (2023-04-13). 4 Killed and 11 Injured in Eastern Myanmar's Bomb Blast. telesurenglish.net A bomb explosion in eastern Myanmar resulted in the unfortunate incidents of four fatalities and eleven individuals sustaining injuries. | Related: | According to a statement by the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council, an explosive incident occurred in Shan State, located in the eastern region of Myanmar, on Thursday. Tragically, the event resulted in the loss of four lives and caused injuries to 11…

teleSUR (2023-04-13). Afghanistan Does Not Need a US-Led Intervention: Iran. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Afghanistan is in need of regional cooperation to solve its current challenges rather than the U.S.-led intervention that had pushed the country toward poverty and instability. | RELATED: | He made the remarks during a meeting with Chinese, Russian, and Pakistani representatives on the sidelines of the foreign ministers' meeting among the neighboring countries o…

teleSUR (2023-04-13). Colombia: Indigenous March Arrives in Bogota. telesurenglish.net After a trek of over 18 hours, some 800 members of the indigenous communities of the department of Valle del Cauca arrived in Bogota on Wednesday to meet with Colombian authorities. | RELATED: | Representatives of the Human Rights Council of the Nasa People, the Cauca Valley Regional Organization (ORIVAC), and the Association of Indigenous Councils of the Pacific (ACIVA RP) spoke with the Interior Vice Minister Lilia Solano…

teleSUR (2023-04-13). Cuba Remembers the Popular Defeat of the 2002 Coup in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel recalled the anniversary of the return of Hugo Chavez to the Presidency of Venezuela after the failed coup on April 11, 2002. | RELATED: | "Together with Venezuela, we celebrate the 21st anniversary of the popular victory over the coup that sought to reverse the process of change of the Bolivarian Revolution," he tweeted. | "They could not and will not stop the courage and bravery of the people of Boliva…

teleSUR (2023-04-13). Cuban Writer Eduardo Heras-Leon Dies In Havana At Age 82. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Cuban writer Eduardo Heras-Leon, who won the 2014 National Literature Prize, died in Havana at 82 years old. | RELATED: | "Heras-Leon leaves a strong narrative work. His life and work have traces of peculiar and difficult moments and show his love for Cuba," writer Ventura Carballido stated. | Born in Havana in 1940, Heras Leon had to start working in different trades, including newspaper salesman and portal cleaner, at the age of 12 afte…

teleSUR (2023-04-13). Essequibo Is A Legitimate Venezuelan Territory: History Academy. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Venezuelan Academy of History suggested drawing up a strategy to defend the rights of the country over the Essequibo, a region over which Guayana claims sovereignty. | RELATED: | "The Venezuelan State must prepare a well-supported defense with the help of a multidisciplinary expert team. This territory belongs to our country. Historical documents and maps corroborate this," the Academy stated. | The dispute…

teleSUR (2023-04-13). EU Will Return Frozen Russian Reserves. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, as reported by Die Welt, the European Commission arrived at the determination that it is highly probable that the frozen reserves of the Russian central bank shall need to be returned in due course. | Related: | Kiev has issued a request for the allocation of financial resources to be utilized for the purpose of facilitating its post-war renovation and rehabilitation. | As per the article's discours…

teleSUR (2023-04-13). Hungary Decides To Withdraw From International Investment Bank. telesurenglish.net The Hungarian government announced Thursday its decision to withdraw from the International Investment Bank (IIB) following recent sanctions imposed by the U.S., which target three senior officials of the bank. | RELATED: | The Hungarian Ministry of Economic Development was quoted by a Hungarian news agency as saying that the bank's activity "ceased to make sense following the imposition of the U.S. sanctions." | The ministr…

teleSUR (2023-04-13). Lula Advocates From China For De-dollarization In World Trade. telesurenglish.net Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday criticized the U.S. dollar's dominance in world trade and urged developing nations to find an alternative currency. | RELATED: | In his first official act within the framework of his official visit to China, Lula said, "Why can't a bank like BRICS have a currency to finance trade relations between Brazil and China, between Brazil and other countries?" | His comment…

teleSUR (2023-04-13). Northern Ireland Deadlock Hard to Break Despite Biden's Visit. telesurenglish.net During his visit to Belfast, U.S. President Joe Biden called for the restoration of the power-sharing government in Northern Ireland. However, analysts do not expect his plea to lead to significant change. | RELATED: | An effective devolved government reflects the people of Northern Ireland and is accountable to them, a government that works to find ways through hard problems together is going to draw even greate…

teleSUR (2023-04-13). The French Urge Constitutional Court Not To Back Pension Reform. telesurenglish.net On Thuesday, thousands of French citizens took to the streets to demand that the Constitutional Council not approve President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform proposal. | RELATED: | "If the Council approves this project, we will continue to take again to the streets and hold more demonstrations," said Tamara Aslamov, an 18-year-old college student, in front of the Paris Opera. | On Friday afternoon, the Constitutional…

teleSUR (2023-04-13). Trump in Court for the Second Time, New York. telesurenglish.net Today is the second court appearance of the former American President, Donald Trump (2017-2021), in relation to a fraudulent lawsuit brought forth by Letitia James, the Attorney General of New York. | Related: | After his 34-count felony arraignment in Manhattan last week, Trump made a court appearance in relation to a case wherein he, alongside his three adult sons and their commercial ventures, stands accused of engaging in the manipu…

teleSUR (2023-04-13). University Students Unionizing Across US For Better Pay. telesurenglish.net The spring of 2023 will be remembered at U.S. colleges and universities as "a massive labor movement" is sweeping across the country, with professors, students, and other faculty members organizing unions and preparing to strike, according to the Bucks County Beacon (BCB), an independent news outlet based in Pennsylvania. | RELATED: | From Pennsylvania's Bucks County in the East that borders New York and New Jersey to elite Sta…

teleSUR (2023-04-13). US Appeals Court Partly Halts Ruling Over Abortion Pill. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals partly blocked a ruling that endangers access to the key abortion pill mifepristone in the United States. | RELATED: | Matthew Kacsmaryk, a district judge in Amarillo, Texas, appointed by former President Donald Trump, last week suspended the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the drug while anti-abortion groups pursue a legal ch…

teleSUR (2023-04-13). Venezuela Celebrates Bolivarian National Militia Day. telesurenglish.net On April 13, Venezuelans celebrate the Bolivarian National Militia Day, which honors the popular mobilization that defeated the 2002 coup attempt against the revolutionary government led by Commander Hugo Chavez (1999-2013). | RELATED: | Twenty-one years ago this day, thousands of citizens and militaries took to the streets to demand the release of Chavez, whom U.S.-backed opposition politicians and entrepreneurs…

teleSUR (2023-04-13). Wagner PMC Updates Kill Count in Artyomovsk. telesurenglish.net The Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) has provided updated information on the tally of casualties in the Artyomovsk and Soledar areas. | Related: | According to Yevgeny Prigozhin, there has been an estimation of 38,000 individuals killed from the units of Wagner PMC since the commencement of hostilities. | On Thursday, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the originator of the private military establishment known as Wagner, disclosed that the Wagner PMC units have successful…

teleSUR (2023-04-13). Zambia Grapples With Mealie Meal Shortage. telesurenglish.net The Zambian government has activated an emergency response to tackle the shortage of mealie meal, also known as maize meal or mielie meal, which has hit this African nation. | RELATED: | Zambia has experienced a critical shortage of mealie meal, used in preparing the country's staple food, resulting in people queuing to buy the commodity. The situation has also resulted in a sharp rise in the price of the commodity. | On Tuesday…

The Associated Press (2023-04-13). Brazil's Lula in Shanghai to Boost Ties With China. latinorebels.com Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai on Thursday as he looks to boost ties and win political support for attempts to mediate the conflict in Ukraine.

The Conversation (2023-04-13). Arab Americans are a much more diverse Group than many of their Neighbors Mistakenly Assume. juancole.com By Yasmin Moll, University of Michigan | — Marking April as Arab American Heritage Month — a time to learn about the history, culture and contributions of our nearly 4 million strong community — is gaining traction across the country. In 2022, Joe Biden made history as the first U.S. president to recognize the month, …

The Exposé (2023-04-13). April Fundraising Campaign — We urgently need your help…. expose-news.com The Exposé is facing unprecedented censorship so your support is vital to The Exposé being able to continue to bring you the facts the mainstream media refuse to. It's fully confidential, quick, …

The Exposé (2023-04-13). BBC News caught spreading Disinformation which accidentally confirms COVID Vaccination is in fact to blame for Excess Deaths in 2022 being the highest in 50 years. expose-news.com Official UK Government data has revealed a startling truth that has left the people in a state of disbelief. England and Wales suffered the highest number of excess deaths in over half …

The Exposé (2023-04-13). Trusted News Initiative led by BBC News contributed to 2 Million Excess Deaths across the West by enforcing Censorship of the Dangers of COVID Vaccination. expose-news.com In 2019 the Government of the United Kingdom established a Ministry of Truth, led by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), in response to what they claimed was the overwhelming amount of misinformation …

The Exposé (2023-04-13). Quietly Published Pfizer Documents confirm between 82% & 97% of COVID Vaccinated Pregnant Women sadly lost their baby during the ongoing Clinical Trial. expose-news.com The confidential Pfizer documents that the FDA have been forced to publish by court order reveal that 82% to 97% of women who were mistakenly exposed to the mRNA Covid-19 injection either …

The Lever (2023-04-13). üéß LEVER TIME: Marianne Williamson, Biden's First Primary Challenger. levernews.com

The Socialist Program (2023-04-13). VIDEO — Hidden History: When Communism and Feminism Came Together in China, 1949. liberationnews.org Women leaders from all over the Global South came together in China in 1949 to strategize about building an anti-imperialist, anti-colonial women's movement at The Revolutionary Feminist Conference.

The Tricontinental (2023-04-13). Dossier No. 63: Life or debt: The stranglehold of neocolonialism and Africa's search for alternatives. mronline.org Before the pandemic was announced by the World Health Organisation in March 2020, the poorer nations of the world already struggled with seriously high—and unpayable—levels of debt.

thecommunists (2023-04-13). China sets out new foreign policy approach: oppose US unilateralism. thecommunists.org The relationship between US imperialism and People's Republic Of China (PRC) has been marked by contradictions and antagonisms even during the periods of relatively positive relations. In recent years, however, the antagonisms have increased dramatically. This has led the Chinese foreign ministry increasingly to criticise US government actions in public — and these criticisms have …

themoscowtimes (2023-04-13). Confusion and Indifference but No Panic as Russia Tightens Draft Rules. themoscowtimes.com Experts linked the new law to the failure of the Russian Armed Forces to achieve major territorial gains in Ukraine this year.

themoscowtimes (2023-04-13). FSB Names Ukrainian Suspect in Pro-War Blogger's Assassination. themoscowtimes.com The FSB has named a second suspect in the bombing attack that killed pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky.

themoscowtimes (2023-04-13). New Intel Leak Exposes Russian Government Infighting — NYT. themoscowtimes.com Russia's security services have accused the Defense Ministry of "obfuscating" troop casualties in the war.

themoscowtimes (2023-04-13). Norway Expels 15 Suspected Spies From Russian Embassy in Oslo. themoscowtimes.com Despite the move, the Nordic country stressed it seeks normal diplomatic relations with Russia.

themoscowtimes (2023-04-13). Putin Personally Approved Arrest of U.S. Journalist — Bloomberg. themoscowtimes.com Hawks in Russia's security services reportedly took the initiative with Putin's endorsement.

themoscowtimes (2023-04-13). Russian School Shooter Sentenced to Life Imprisonment. themoscowtimes.com Ilnaz Galyaviyev killed seven students and two teachers at his former high school in Kazan last year.

themoscowtimes (2023-04-13). Ukraine's Naftogaz Announces $5 Bln Lawsuit Win Against Russia. themoscowtimes.com A tribunal has ordered Russia to compensate the Ukrainian energy giant for the seizure of its Crimean assets.

themoscowtimes (2023-04-13). Unprecedented Migration May Be Only Chance to Beat Russia's Population Decline. themoscowtimes.com Russia may need 1 million new migrants every year until the end of the century to maintain its current population, a new study says.

themoscowtimes (2023-04-13). Wagner Group Founder Says 'Too Early' to Claim Bakhmut Is Surrounded. themoscowtimes.com Kyiv said it could still supply Ukrainian forces in the city with provisions, ammunition, and medicines.

Tori Jay (2023-04-13). Prominent Black Professionals Sue Hulu Over '94 Freaknik Documentary Release. newsone.com Source: MariuszSzczygiel / Getty | The release of Hulu's documentary about '94 Freaknik, celebrating its upcoming 30th anniversary, has Gen-X up in arms! | Many of the '90s college students are now in their 40s and 50s, and in the prime of their careers. A group of prominent black professional women plan to sue the streaming company and block the film's release. Based on concerns about what could potentially be exposed, they are filing a lawsuit in Atlanta's Federal Court against Hulu. The women are saying it is unlawful because they did not sign media releases. | Hulu Sets 'Freaknik,' Gerald Blanchard and Park…

Tori Jay (2023-04-13). Mo'Nique Sues Paramount And CBS Over Millions In Unpaid Royalties From Hit Series 'The Parkers'. newsone.com The industry should know by now to never short Mo'Nique on a check! She is now suing over unpaid royalties for her hit series 'The Parkers.'

trtworld (2023-04-13). Burkina Faso declares 'general mobilisation' to quell insurgency. trtworld.com Military junta in West Africa's landlocked country has set a goal of recapturing 40 percent of the country's territory, which is controlled by local insurgents affiliated with Al Qaeda and Daesh groups. | Burkina Faso declares 'general mobilisation' to quell insurgency…

trtworld (2023-04-13). Tunisia recovers more migrant bodies after deadly shipwreck. trtworld.com Tunisian authorities said last week that over 14,000 migrants and asylum seekers were intercepted trying to reach Europe from January to March, more than five times the number of those who attempted the trip in the first quarter of 2022. | Tunisia recovers more migrant bodies after deadly shipwreck…

trtworld (2023-04-13). Top US court refuses to halt $6B student debt settlement. trtworld.com Supreme Court's decision is separate from a case pending before high court over legality of President Biden's plan to cancel $430 billion in student debt for about 40 million borrowers. | Top US court refuses to halt $6B student debt settlement…

trtworld (2023-04-13). US air force employee in custody over classified Pentagon documents leak. trtworld.com FBI arrests Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of US Air National Guard, over leaks online of classified documents that embarrassed Washington with allies around the world. | US air force employee in custody over classified Pentagon documents leak…

trtworld (2023-04-13). Pakistan govt, judiciary in new brawl over funds for provincial polls. trtworld.com Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government says it is not economically viable to hold snap elections in two provinces, where former leader Imran Khan had dissolved the local governments this year, ahead of a general election due in October. | Pakistan govt, judiciary in new brawl over funds for provincial polls…

trtworld (2023-04-13). US blamed for 'disastrous situation' in Afghanistan. trtworld.com Afghanistan's neighbouring countries – Russia, China, Iran, and Pakistan – discuss strengthening coordination on Afghanistan to neutralise security threats emanating from the territory after hasty US withdrawal. | US blamed for 'disastrous situation' in Afghanistan…

trtworld (2023-04-13). 'Who decided dollar would be currency?': Lula slams US dollar in China tour. trtworld.com "Why should every country have to be tied to the dollar for trade?" asks Brazil's President Lula during a ceremony in Shanghai while accusing IMF of "asphyxiating countries' economies." | 'Who decided dollar would be currency?': Lula slams US dollar in China tour…

trtworld (2023-04-13). Fresh protests across France over pension reform ahead of key court ruling. trtworld.com As on previous protest days, there are scuffles between police and protesters across the country, while demonstrators also storm the headquarters of French luxury goods firm LVMH in Paris. | Fresh protests across France over pension reform ahead of key court ruling…

trtworld (2023-04-13). Live blog: Ukraine plant 'living on borrowed time' — UN nuclear chief. trtworld.com The Russia-Ukraine conflict rages on its 414th day. | Live blog: Ukraine plant 'living on borrowed time' — UN nuclear chief…

trtworld (2023-04-13). WSJ reporter Gershkovich can only be swapped with US after trial: Russia. trtworld.com The US has designated Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich as "wrongfully detained", effectively labelling the espionage charges against him as bogus and political. | WSJ reporter Gershkovich can only be swapped with US after trial: Russia…

trtworld (2023-04-13). 'Crane committed no crime': Indian farmer seeks winged friend's freedom. trtworld.com Mohammad Arif, whose remarkable friendship with a wounded Sarus crane was rudely interrupted by Indian authorities, seeks "distressed" bird's release from a zoo cage. | 'Crane committed no crime': Indian farmer seeks winged friend's freedom…

trtworld (2023-04-13). Who is Sinan Ogan, Türkiye's ATA alliance's presidential candidate? trtworld.com A Turkish nationalist, Ogan is a former member of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), an ally of the Erdogan-led AK Party. | Who is Sinan Ogan, Türkiye's ATA alliance's presidential candidate?

trtworld (2023-04-13). Qatar calls talk of Syria's return to Arab League 'speculation'. trtworld.com Diplomats say Damascus' return to Arab League and presence at an expected summit in May will be discussed in Friday's meeting of regional powers, but Qatar's premier says nothing has been proposed. | Qatar calls talk of Syria's return to Arab League 'speculation'…

trtworld (2023-04-13). Italian volleyball player Ituma dies after fall from Istanbul hotel window. trtworld.com Healthcare professionals confirm that Julia Ituma, 18, fell to her death from the sixth floor of the hotel as Turkish police investigate the case. | Italian volleyball player Ituma dies after fall from Istanbul hotel window…

trtworld (2023-04-13). Türkiye, Egypt agree to improve political, economic and cultural ties. trtworld.com Ankara and Cairo have agreed on taking concrete steps to raise representation to the level of embassies, Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu says. | Türkiye, Egypt agree to improve political, economic and cultural ties…

trtworld (2023-04-13). Türkiye lambasts France for hosting PKK/YPG terror group ringleaders. trtworld.com Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says it is the best example of hypocrisy in the fight against terrorism after French deputy shared a photo on Twitter with YPG representative. | Türkiye lambasts France for hosting PKK/YPG terror group ringleaders…

Unicorn Riot (2023-04-13). 'Marielle, Presente' — March Marks Feminist Struggles in Brazil. unicornriot.ninja

Unicorn Riot (2023-04-13). Missing Minneapolis Indigenous Woman, Alexis White Hawk-Ruiz, Has Been Found Deceased. unicornriot.ninja

unitedEditor (2023-04-13). Macron's visit to China strengthens Putin's hand. uwidata.com By Oràßun Gà∂ktàºrk* European leaders are travelling to Beijing, one after the other. On the heels of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited China on April 5-7. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is expected to follow later this month. French President Macron arrived …

unitedEditor (2023-04-13). "The stronger the free world gets the more Macron will be able to act independently from the US" uwidata.com France is shaken by demonstrations against President Macron's retirement reform for two weeks. With the demonstrations showing no sign of stopping, Macron flew to China to meet Xi Jinping. Is France bound to the retirement reform due to its financial situation?What are the drivers of nationwide protest from the Yellow Vests movement to the recent …

WSWS (2023-04-13). Authorities in the dark over key area of financial system, IMF report shows. wsws.org Authorities supposedly in charge of the financial system have no real idea of its workings or any coherent plan for its regulation.

WSWS (2023-04-13). Tori and Lokita: The new film by the Dardenne brothers. wsws.org Lokita and Tori feign being siblings, but in fact they have become that close since they met on a boat as refugees, traveling from Africa to Sicily. She looks out for him, and he is devoted to her.

WSWS (2023-04-13). UK: Criminalisation of homelessness escalates under Conservative and Labour law-and-order agenda. wsws.org Freedom of Information responses from 29 police forces in England and Wales reveal that 1,173 people sleeping out or begging on the streets have been arrested under the 200-year-old Vagrancy Act since 2021.

WSWS (2023-04-13). Australia: Right-wing figures vent racialist opposition to indigenous Voice plan. wsws.org The line-up at the Tamworth meeting brought together elements from the Labor Party to the Nationals and Senator Pauline Hanson's One Nation, which has a long record of inflammatory slurs against indigenous people.

WSWS (2023-04-13). Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial reveals deep penetration of militia group by FBI and police prior to January 6 coup. wsws.org The trial has featured testimony from multiple FBI informants and text messages exchanged between members of the group and police.

WSWS (2023-04-13). The Indiana fire disaster: Another case of US industry polluting and killing with virtual impunity. wsws.org The killing and poisoning of workers and their families is seen as necessary by the capitalists in the pursuit of profit, and any resulting fines are factored in as the cost of doing business.

WSWS (2023-04-13). Expand and unite the university strikes in New Jersey, Michigan and Illinois! wsws.org The IYSSE calls for the broadening of the wave of academic workers' struggles to encompass the entire student body and staff, and for a turnout to workers in every industry, to fight for fully funded public education and all the social needs of the international working class.

WSWS (2023-04-13). Why is Britain's Socialist Workers Party downplaying the no-confidence petition against the RCN nurses' union leadership? wsws.org SWP members on Unison's national executive are playing a central role in blocking a rank-and-file insurgency against the health unions' pay deal with the Tory government.

WSWS (2023-04-13). Teamsters union shuts down expanding strike at Sysco in advance of UPS contract talks. wsws.org After a two-week strike by Sysco workers in Indianapolis and Louisville sparked sympathy walkouts in Los Angeles, California, and Bloomington, Indiana, the Teamsters union bureaucracy moved in to impose sellout agreements and shut down the strikes in advance of the start of UPS contract negotiations that begin on April 17.

WSWS (2023-04-13). Almost 100 workers infected by rare fungal disease at paper mill in Escanaba, Michigan. wsws.org The spread of the disease in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is likely the largest blastomycosis outbreak in United States history.

WSWS (2023-04-13). Australian tertiary education union continues to isolate Sydney University strikes. wsws.org The protracted series of stoppages expresses the determination of staff members to fight deeper cuts to jobs and conditions after years of mounting attacks, but they are being isolated by the NTEU.

WSWS (2023-04-13). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org One-day national rail strike in Italy over work conditions deteriorating since the pandemic; ongoing protests in Iran by oil workers, nurses, Haft Tappeh sugar cane workers and retirees over pay and social conditions; auto workers at Tenneco South Africa Inc. strike over 50 percent pay cuts and 100 redundancies…

WSWS (2023-04-13). Sri Lankan police attack rally to mark start of last year's popular uprising. wsws.org Notwithstanding the Socialist Equality Party's principled opposition to the pro-capitalist policies of protest organisers, we strongly condemn the violent government-ordered assault.

WSWS (2023-04-13). Scientists, health care workers, and advocates speak against Biden's ending COVID emergency. wsws.org Scientists, health care professionals and advocates speak against Joe Biden's declaration on the COVID national emergency.

Xiaolu Sun (2023-04-13). High property taxes worsen America's housing crisis. america.cgtn.com See how U.S. taxes are affecting the real estate industry.

Zack Linly (2023-04-13). Black Man Ordered To Return To Florida Prison He Spent 33 Years In For A Crime He Says He Didn't Commit. newsone.com After spending 33 years in prison for a crime he maintained he did not commit, Crosley Green was released from prison, only to be ordered back.

Zack Linly (2023-04-13). Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Says He's Received 'More Than 1,000' Racist Death Threats From Trump Supporters. newsone.com So, Trump calls Alvin Bragg racist, and now racists are coming out of water Klan-holes to threaten to lynch a Black officer of the court.

Zamone Perez (2023-04-13). US Defense Companies Sued by Yemenis Over Weapons Used in Civil War. globalresearch.ca

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channelnewsasia (2023-04-16). China's central bank chief signals phasing out currency intervention. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-16). IMF sees scope for BOJ to tweak yield target this year. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-16). Bagnaia smashes lap record to take Americas GP pole. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-16). Brighton ruin Lampard's home return with win at Chelsea. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-16). Costa grabs first Wolves goal in 2-0 win over Brentford. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-16). Fulham deepen Everton's relegation woes with 3-1 win. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-16). Haaland continues to set records in Manchester City win over Leicester. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-16). Haaland at it again as Manchester City cut gap to Arsenal. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-16). Hodgson's Palace win again at floundering Southampton. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-16). Horse racing-Corach Rambler roars to victory in Grand National. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-16). Lampard says Chelsea need to learn to fight, and quickly. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-16). Manchester United beat Brighton to reach Women's FA Cup final. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-16). Napoli disappoint in 0-0 draw against Verona. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-16). Protesters delay start of Britain's Grand National horse race. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-16). Rublev downs Fritz to reach Monte Carlo Masters final. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-16). Tottenham blow top-four chance in defeat by Bournemouth. channelnewsasia.com

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Cradle of civilization: Qingcheng Mountain. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Chinese, Brazilian presidents hold talks. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Beijing on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Beijing injects trees with catkin inhibitor. ecns.cn Catkins seeds from millions of poplar and willow trees have swept across northern China in recent days. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). China's defense minister to visit Russia. ecns.cn China's State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu to visit Russia from April 16 to 19.

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-04-15). African American Tennessee Lawmakers Reinstated to State House by Local Authorities. globalresearch.ca

Ana Perdigón (2023-04-15). Anti-Corruption Campaign in Venezuela Continues: 7 New Arrests Including Opposition Officials. orinocotribune.com

Andy Johnson (2023-04-15). Denmark Distances Itself From Adherence to ESG Criteria With Israeli Arms Deal. commondreams.org

Denmark has in recent years made

Anonymous103 (2023-04-15). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 15, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Asa Winstanley (2023-04-15). Ukrainian Nazi gets medical treatment from Israel. electronicintifada.net Azov Brigade sergeant Arseniy Fedosiuk pictured meeting diplomats.

Brian Williams (2023-04-15). SWP campaigns with 'Militant,' new book, fund for the paper. themilitant.com "I remember you from last time, when I got a Rosenfeld showed Bastounes

channelnewsasia (2023-04-15). Thai PM Prayut lags rivals in opinion polls ahead of May election. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-15). Chinese football fans out in force for Super League return after 3 years of COVID-19 curbs. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-15). Dortmund concede late equaliser at Stuttgart, miss chance to go joint top. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-15). Tuchel's Bayern stumble again in home draw with Hoffenheim. channelnewsasia.com

Charlie Walsham (2023-04-15). How the BBC Lost Its Way on COVID. globalresearch.ca

Daniel Larison (2023-04-15). EE.UU. vs. México: los republicanos se unen detrás de la guerra más estúpida posible. globalizacion.ca

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2023-04-15). "Humanity Must Adopt the Results of Psychological Research in Order to Create a Life Worthy of Human Beings." globalresearch.ca

Editor (2023-04-15). Be a Capitol Hill Citizen on Your Congress. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-04-15). Stop Cop City Movement Embraces National Strategy as Permit Appeal Is Denied. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-04-15). US Arms Industry Planning First Taiwan Trip in Four Years. scheerpost.com

Janine Jackson (2023-04-15). Starbucks 'workers and consumers have the same foe'. mronline.org CounterSpin interview with Saurav Sarkar on Starbucks organizing.

Jessica Corbett (2023-04-15). As Paper Shows Benefits of Expanded Child Tax Credit, Sinema Challenger Gallego Says 'Bring It Back'. commondreams.org

Jonathan Cook (2023-04-15). Por qué los medios no quieren saber la verdad sobre las explosiones de Nord Stream. globalizacion.ca

KAYVA (2023-04-15). Biden Should Prioritize the Climate Emergency, Not LNG Profits, at G7 Meeting. commondreams.org

The G7 (Group of Seven)

krish-rad_ind (2023-04-15). 'Bombshell' 1989 Shell Memo Features In New Court Filing. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-04-15). IMF Is Forcing Some Of Hardest-Hit Countries To Pay Unnecessary Fees. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-04-15). Much Lying From The International Monetary Fund. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-04-15). Politicians Demand US Drop Assange Charges On Anniversary Of Arrest. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-04-15). Response To Twitter Labeling NPR 'State-Affiliated Media' Exposes True Purpose Of Labels. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2023-04-15). The Biggest Con: 'Billionaires are worth their keep'. theduran.com

Mansoor Adayfi (2023-04-15). I met the Florida governor years ago. My 14 Years Detention at Guantanamo. globalresearch.ca

noreply (2023-04-15). About This "Revelation Mode"… smoothiex12.blogspot.com

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-15). The Response to Twitter Labeling NPR 'State-Affiliated Media' Exposes the True Purpose of the Labels All Along. orinocotribune.com

Peter Certo (2023-04-15). What's Needed for True Peace in Yemen. commondreams.org

Peter Koenig (2023-04-15). Gateway to Nowhere. The One World Order Privatization of Amazonia. Greed for Power and Money. globalresearch.ca

Ralph Nader (2023-04-15). Why Be a Capitol Hill Citizen? commondreams.org

Richard Gale (2023-04-15). Beware the Agents of Chaos. globalresearch.ca

Robert C. Koehler (2023-04-15). Mass Murder: Our Wounded Humanity. globalresearch.ca

Robert J. Burrowes (2023-04-15). Policing the Elite's Technocracy: How Do We Resist This Effectively? globalresearch.ca

Samjah Iman (2023-04-15). Teyana Taylor Opens Up About Motherhood And Playing A Mom In Award-Winning Movie. newsone.com

scorinoco (2023-04-15). Unfeasibility of a Sovereigntist Government in Brazil. orinocotribune.com

TASS (2023-04-15). Poll reveals level of Russian public's confidence in Putin. tass.com The poll also revealed that the level of support for the United Russia party stood at 39.8%…

TASS (2023-04-15). Holy Fire descends in Jerusalem church on Holy Saturday. tass.com More than 2 thousand pilgrims from different countries gathered for the ceremony in the temple…

TASS (2023-04-15). Airliner carrying part of Holy Fire leaves Tel Aviv for Moscow. tass.com Lampada will be delivered to Russia on the night from Saturday to Sunday…

TASS (2023-04-15). Russia's Nepomnyashchy defeats China's Ding in fifth game for world chess crown. tass.com The Russian noted that he had an advantage against Ding Liren…

TASS (2023-04-15). G7 ministerial meetings kick off in Japan. tass.com Among the main topics of the meeting are the situation around Ukraine and the situation in the Indo-Pacific region…

TASS (2023-04-15). Biden says he will soon announce his decision to run for a second term. tass.com The US presidential election is scheduled for November 2024…

TASS (2023-04-15). Teixeira accused in leaks could face up to 15 years in prison — New York Times. tass.com The next court hearing is to take place on April 19…

TASS (2023-04-15). Japan's prime minister leaves Wakayama police department — news agency. tass.com According to Kyodo, Fumio Kishida intends to continue his scheduled public appearances…

TASS (2023-04-15). Musk proposes life imprisonment for sterilizing children. tass.com Sex reassignment surgery includes a number of procedures, some of which can result in lifelong sterility…

TASS (2023-04-15). Ukraine's Zelensky imposes sanctions on 80 Russian athletes. tass.com Among them are figure skater Ilya Averbukh and football player Igor Akinfeev…

TASS (2023-04-15). Sweden releases Russian woman detained on suspicion of industrial espionage. tass.com According to Prosecutor James von Reis, "there were not sufficient grounds for detention"

Tim Karr (2023-04-15). Is Elon Musk the Worst Businessman in the World? commondreams.org

Even billionaires get things wrong.

youtube (2023-04-15). Mass demonstrations and the Israeli ruling class in crisis. youtube.com What do the mass protests reveal about the crisis of Israeli society?>

| Anadolu Agency | (2023-04-15). Afghan diplomat running UN mission in New York despite Taliban's objections, without money. tribune.com.pk

| news.desk | (2023-04-15). Dubai court orders KPMG to pay $231m over Abraaj fund audit: report. tribune.com.pk

_____ (2023-04-14). Turkey's Route to Stability and Independence Under Erdogan. journal-neo.org

Abby Zimet (2023-04-14). Why Are We Even Talking About Guns? Dr. Gaetz Will See You Now. commondreams.org

Abhishek Awasthi (2023-04-14). South Korea's top court tells Google to admit it helps US spy on allies. firstpost.com

Andrew Korybko (2023-04-14). US Ignorance: The Geopolitics of India-China Relations and Delhi's "Balancing Act" in the New Cold War. globalresearch.ca

Angela (2023-04-14). Saturday 4/15: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Deir Yassin Village and Massacre" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-14). In Video: Ukrainian Training Camp In Lviv Region Destroyed By Russian Missile Strike. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-04-14). Kiev Reconsidering Idea Of "Reconquesting" Crimea. southfront.org

Anonymous765 (2023-04-14). Dangerous Ukrainian Grain Flooding Europe. southfront.org |

Ayndrila Banerjee (2023-04-14). No Country for Kids: In Nigeria parents pulls children out of schools as abduction becomes industry. firstpost.com

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-14). Florida 6-Week Abortion Ban Heading to Desk of Ron DeSantis, Likely 2024 GOP Contender. commondreams.org

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-14). Advocates Warn Abortion Pill Access Still at 'Severe Risk' Despite Supreme Court Reprieve. commondreams.org

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-14). US Lawmakers Call on Biden to End US Taxpayer Support of Israeli Human Rights Violations. commondreams.org

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-14). Oxfam Shows US Billionaires Almost a Third Richer Today Than When Covid Hit. commondreams.org

Brian Stull (2023-04-14). We're Challenging the Racist Practice That Excludes Black Jurors from Death Penalty Cases. aclu.org

Brittani Banks (2023-04-14). Clarence Thomas Proves It's Time for Supreme Court Term Limits. independentmediainstitute.org

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Decomposing body found stuffed inside suitcase at abandoned Johor bus stop. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Asian bonds draw biggest foreign inflows in over a year. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). China's central bank says will keep liquidity ample, stabilise growth. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). China's PBOC set to inject fresh funds via medium-term policy loans -survey. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). European shares set for weekly gain on US inflation outlook. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Exclusive-Nissan seeks tech tie-up without Renault as alliance nears end of road. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Russia's FESCO opens air route to import electronics from Hong Kong. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Warburg Pincus gets approval to buy a 23% stake in China's Zhong Ou. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Jualan perlahan, kos naik: Peniaga bazar Ramadan Malaysia hadapi dilema dengan harga barang sedang usaha tarik pelanggan. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). England coach McCullum under scrutiny over betting adverts. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Liverpool fined for player conduct in loss to Man City. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Nadal pulls out of Barcelona Open as he builds fitness. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Tickets sell out 'in five minutes' as China football fans relish return. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). 'You work with what you have' -Klopp says as Liverpool end Bellingham pursuit. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-14). Macron's contested pension law faces crunch constitutional test. channelnewsasia.com

Children's Health Defense (2023-04-14). America's Children Are Facing Unprecedented Epidemics! 54% of US Youth Are Chronically Ill. globalresearch.ca

Daniel Larison (2023-04-14). Republicans Rally Behind the Stupidest Possible War. globalresearch.ca

David Giesen (2023-04-14). Saturday 4/15: Two cows and dignity walking tour. indybay.org American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Franny | (meet in the lobby)…

Dr. Gilbert Doctorow (2023-04-14). What Are the Russians Saying About the Intelligence Leak in the USA? globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-04-14). Young Pilot Phil Thomas Died Suddenly. At Least Three Pilot Deaths, Seven Pilot Incapacitations in Past Month. globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2023-04-14). Pentagon "Leak" Theatrics Continue as US Finds Scapegoat. FBI Arrests "Alleged Perpetrator" globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). High-level meeting addresses Afghan issue. ecns.cn China hopes the international community will view the Afghan issue in a comprehensive, balanced and objective manner.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). China's FAST telescope wows visitors. ecns.cn The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, the world's largest single dish telescope, has discovered over 740 pulsars.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). 3rd China International Consumer Products Expo attracts 14 Macao enterprises. ecns.cn The expo has attracted 41 brands from 14 Macao enterprises to participate.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Yunnan set to celebrate China Tourism Day. ecns.cn China will celebrate the 13th annual China Tourism Day on May 19 in Tengchong, Yunnan province.

Editor (2023-04-14). Finland's NATO Move Leaves Others to Carry On the 'Helsinki Spirit'. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-04-14). It's Called the American Dream Because You Have To Be Asleep to Believe It. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-04-14). Matt Taibbi: The Crackdown Cometh. scheerpost.com

Ellen Brown (2023-04-14). The Cobalt-Lithium Gold Rush and the East Palestine Disaster. Hazardous Materials, A Litany of Anomalies. globalresearch.ca

environmentaldefence (2023-04-14). Ontario to kill Growth Plan. environmentaldefence.ca Proposed new planning rules would kneecap housing supply efforts.

Ferry Building Demo (2023-04-14). Emergency Protest: Hands Off the Abortion Pill Now! indybay.org Activists in San Francisco took to the streets on April 10.

FP Explainers (2023-04-14). . firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). 'A loss of talent and contribution': IMF director urges world to avert possibility of a 'second Cold War'. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). Burkina Faso's military junta declares 'general mobilisation' as jihadist attacks rise. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). Ecuador: Armed attackers kill three female guards outside jail. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). G20 members agree to have 'globally coordinated understanding' on regulating crypto assets, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). German FM Annalena Baerbock urges China to 'call on Russia to stop the war'. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). Minneapolis to pay $8.9 million over former police officer Derek Chauvin's actions years before George Floyd. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). New York: Donald Trump answers questions for 7 hours in business fraud case. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). No weapons exports to parties in Ukraine conflict, says China. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). North Korea says it tested new solid-fuel ICBM, state media reports as key breakthrough. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). Pakistan Supreme Court halts implementation of bill aimed at limiting powers of chief justice. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). Russia-Ukraine War: Kyiv's GDP fell by 29.1% in 2022, figures slightly better than govt forecast. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). Syria's return to Arab League is 'speculation', says Qatar PM. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). The Last Hurdle: Top court in France set to decide legality of controversial pension reform. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). US Judge rejects Trump rape trial delay, but grants concessions. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). Virginia: Mother of six-year-old boy who shot teacher arrested on child negligence charges. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-14). WATCH: EAM Jaishankar holds press conference in 'Made in India' train in Mozambique. firstpost.com

Global Research News (2023-04-14). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-04-14). Kiev wants the Black Sea to become "NATO Sea" despite impossibility. infobrics.org Kuleba desperately wants NATO to directly intervene in Ukraine war.

infobrics (2023-04-14). Poland about to manufacture depleted uranium weapons. infobrics.org This measure could lead the current conflict to a new level of escalation, with very serious consequences.

Jake Johnson (2023-04-14). UnitedHealth Touts Profit Surge After Lobbyists Weaken Medicare Advantage Crackdown. commondreams.org

Joachim Hagopian (2023-04-14). The Unmasking of the "Pentagon Leak" that Won't Go Away. globalresearch.ca

Johanna Silver (2023-04-14). RuPaul's Drag Race Finale Highlights ACLU's Defense of Trans Rights. aclu.org

Jonathan Cook (2023-04-14). Why the Media Don't Want to Know the Truth About the Nord Stream Blasts. globalresearch.ca

Jonathan Ng (2023-04-14). Peace in Ukraine Is Too Important to Leave in the Hands of Arms Dealers. therealnews.com

Julia Conley (2023-04-14). Child Advocates Rebuke 'Beyond Appalling' Facebook Push to Allow Kids in the Metaverse. commondreams.org

Julia Conley (2023-04-14). Plan to Dump Wastewater From Indian Point Into Hudson River Paused After Local Outcry. commondreams.org

Clean water and public health advocates in New York's Hudson Valley applauded Thursday as the energy technology company Holtec International

Julia Conley (2023-04-14). Minnesota Dems Advance Bill to Ban Election Interference by Multinational Corporations. commondreams.org

Justice for Mumia Abu-Jamal (2023-04-14). 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…

Karen Dolan (2023-04-14). How About a Parents' Bill of Rights for Those of Us Who Aren't Far-Right Culture Warriors. commondreams.org

There's no question that parenting has gotten harder in this country.Gun violence is now the

Karsten Riise (2023-04-14). Disgrace of the "Democratic Left": Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Does not Want to "Offend the Neocons" globalresearch.ca

Kenny Stancil (2023-04-14). Experts Fear Future AI Could Cause 'Nuclear-Level Catastrophe'. commondreams.org

Kenny Stancil (2023-04-14). On Back of Willow Project, Biden DOE Approves 'Another Carbon Bomb' in Alaska. commondreams.org

Larry Johnson (2023-04-14). Video: The Controversial Leaked Documents, What's the Truth? Judge Napolitano with Former CIA Officer Larry Johnson. globalresearch.ca

Leon Kunstenaar (2023-04-14). The Revolution and The Commune. indybay.org How the People of Paris Created the Left…

Matty Willz (2023-04-14). Amid Jayland Walker Grand Jury For Police Shooting, Akron Residents 'Pray For Peace'. newsone.com

Mauno Saari (2023-04-14). How Finland "Fell in Love" with NATO. Helsinki Sold Its Independence for Money. globalresearch.ca

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-04-14). Israel's excuses for execution swallowed by West. electronicintifada.net Past police cover-ups cast doubt on car ramming claim.

Max Moran (2023-04-14). The Contradiction in Biden's Tech And Trade Policies. commondreams.org

President Joe Biden has earned a domestic reputation as a staunch

Mehul Reuben Das (2023-04-14). Apple accused of using child labour to mine cobalt, promises to switch to 100% recycled cobalt by 2025. firstpost.com

Mehul Reuben Das (2023-04-14). Twitter to let users trade stock, crypto as Musk forges new partnership with online brokerage firm. firstpost.com

Mehul Reuben Das (2023-04-14). Pre-Historic Life On Mars? NASA's Curiosity rover spots a strange bone-like rock on the red planet. firstpost.com

Michael Welch (2023-04-14). Black Radical News in 2023: Mumia's Fate, African Colonialism, and the Zone of Peace in the Americas. globalresearch.ca

Nan Levinson (2023-04-14). When Joining the US Military Is Not 'All That You Can Be'. commondreams.org

Natalia Marques (2023-04-14). Florida's abortion ban and "pro-life" hypocrisy. peoplesdispatch.org

Nijmie Dzurinko (2023-04-14). Medicaid Cutoffs to Poor a Truly American Horror Story. commondreams.org

noreply (2023-04-14). Stratagem From My Dear Friend Byron King. smoothiex12.blogspot.com

Norman Solomon (2023-04-14). Daniel Ellsberg Has Foiled Those Who Want Him Confined to the Past. indybay.org History that can't be buried…

Ola Mousa (2023-04-14). Food or medicine? Gaza's stark choice. electronicintifada.net Illness comes at a high price under Israel's blockade.

People's Park (2023-04-14). Sunday 4/23: People's Park Berkeley 54th Anniversary Celebration. indybay.org People's Park, Berkeley | (corner of Telegraph and Dwight Way, behind Amoeba Music)…

Peter Koenig (2023-04-14). Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC): The Weaponization of Money? WHO's Health Tyranny: Towards a Totalitarian World Government? No Way! globalresearch.ca

Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (2023-04-14). Saturday 4/15: Oakland Mife Rally. indybay.org Oakland, CA – Precise location TBA…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-04-14). Video: The Merger of the E.U. and NATO: An Economic Dagger Aimed at the Heart of Russia? globalresearch.ca

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-04-14). nuestrAmérica: Asambleas contra las rutas del saqueo. indybay.org

Rhoda Wilson (2023-04-14). Shocking plans to implement depopulation and a worldwide totalitarian system revealed more than 50 years ago. expose-news.com

Roshneesh Kmaneck (2023-04-14). Pentagon Leaks: How the FBI tracked down and arrested Jack Teixeira, 21-year-old suspect in US intel leak. firstpost.com

Ryan Black (2023-04-14). After Infiltrating Standing Rock, TigerSwan Pitched 'Counterinsurgency' Playbook To More Oil Companies. progressivehub.net ALLEEN BROWN AND NAVEENA SADASIVAM | GRIST…

Ryan Black (2023-04-14). In Bid To Be First-In-The-Nation, Minnesota House Bars Multinational Corporations From Interfering In State Elections. progressivehub.net FREESPEECHFORPEOPLE.ORG…

Ryo Nakamura (2023-04-14). The Privatization of War: U.S. Defense Contractors Plan Trip to Taiwan. globalresearch.ca

SAM (2023-04-14). Is War In Yemen Finally Coming To An End? progressivehub.net SHIREEN AL-ADEIMI | IN THESE TIMES…

SAM (2023-04-14). Will Corporate Media Undermine The UPS Strikers? progressivehub.net TEDDY OSTROW | FAIR…

San Francisco Special (2023-04-14). Emergency Rally: Hands Off Abortion Pill. indybay.org video by Lis Cox less than 1 min mp4…

Seymour M. Hersh (2023-04-14). Trading with the Enemy. Seymour Hersh. globalresearch.ca

South Front (2023-04-14). Video: Ukraine War. Russian Forces Deployed to Conquer Bakhmut. Fighting is Ongoing. globalresearch.ca

TASS (2023-04-14). Russian flamethrower systems hit Ukraine's strongholds in Krasny Liman area. tass.com Tactical aircraft eliminated temporary deployment sites and one pontoon bridge…

TASS (2023-04-14). Russian Economy Ministry forecasts trade balance surplus this year. tass.com The current account surplus is expected to fall from $233 bln in 2022 to $86.8 bln in this year…

TASS (2023-04-14). Metallica's first new album since 2016 out today. tass.com The album contains 12 tracks with a total length of more than 77 minutes…

TASS (2023-04-14). Russian ambassador says he plans to visit three Russian citizens in US prisons. tass.com Russia holds the presidency of the United Nations Security Council in April…

TASS (2023-04-14). Here's what we know about suspect arrested in connection with Pentagon data leak. tass.com TASS has put together the latest updates on the Pentagon data leaks…

TASS (2023-04-14). Riots flare up in France as Constitutional Council approves pension reform. tass.com In Rennes, aggressive demonstrators attacked a police station and set its front door on fire…

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-04-14). Migrantes se lanzan al río Bravo para llegar a EE.UU. telesurtv.net Niños y adultos se arrojan a las aguas apoyados en inflables, sogas y botellas de plástico.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2023-04-14). Continúan en alerta ocho provincias dominicanas por lluvias. telesurtv.net Las provincias bajo alerta amarilla son Santiago, Monseñor Nouel y La Vega, según el COE.

Thom Hartmann (2023-04-14). The Commodification of the Commons Is Killing Us All. commondreams.org

Tsvetana Paraskova (2023-04-14). Russia's Gasoline Exports Jump as African Buyers Replace Europe. globalresearch.ca

UFCLP (2023-04-14). 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…

Umang Sharma (2023-04-14). End overseas trade settlement in dollar, use your own currency: Brazil President Lula to BRICS nations. firstpost.com

Wear Cool Glasses (2023-04-14). Protesting Anti-drag Anti-trans Legislation in Style. indybay.org Drag Up! Fight Back! March and Rally of April 8 in San Francisco…

Women's March moblization website (2023-04-14). Saturday 4/15: Half Moon Bay: #AbortionRights Rally – We Won't Go Back! indybay.org Intersection of Hwy 92 and Main Street | Half Moon Bay, CA…

Women's March moblization website (2023-04-14). 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 (2023-04-14). Chemical workers strike in Hopewell, Virginia. wsws.org Over 340 workers walked off the job at AdvanSix in Hopewell, VA demanding higher wages.

Zack Linly (2023-04-14). Outrage After Black Man Given 70-Year Prison Sentence For Misdemeanor Crime Of Spitting At Texas Cops. newsone.com

Zack Linly (2023-04-14). Georgia NAACP Branches Call On GBI To Investigate Racist Coach Mark Taylor For Making Teroristic Threats. newsone.com Source: Win McNamee / Getty | On Wednesday,

_____ (2023-04-13). How China is Managing its BRI Partners: New Findings. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-04-13). Japan's Foreign Minister Visits the People's Republic of China. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-04-13). Saudi Arabia in keeping with the Politics of a Multipolar World. journal-neo.org

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-04-13). Efforts to Reduce Israeli Influence in Africa Continues. globalresearch.ca

Ardavan Eizadirad (2023-04-13). Systemic Violence, Institutional Apathy and Toronto Schools. socialistproject.ca In 2007, youth and gun violence were hot topics in Toronto with the

Atal Ahmadzai (2023-04-13). Will the Taliban Revolt Against its Leadership? fpif.org Rumors about the

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-13). Federal judge throws 'science under the bus' with decision against EPA clean water rule. therealnews.com

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-13). Over 500 Creative Agencies Have Now Pledged Not to Work for Fossil Fuel Industry. commondreams.org

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-13). Climate Activists Targeted by Fossil Fuel Industry Spies at Standing Rock. commondreams.org

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-04-13). Conflicts of Interest Allowed Opioid Crisis to Grow: FDA Makes Narcan Available Over the Counter. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Peter McCullough (2023-04-13). US Maternal Death Rates Up Sharply. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). Australian state sets record export amid growing trade with China. ecns.cn South Australian exports have risen to a record high on the back of a boost in trade with China.

Editor (2023-04-13). The urgent need to repudiate debt. mronline.org It is now time to react concerning the issue of debt cancellations and repudiations.

Editor (2023-04-13). Lee Fang: MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan Gets Basic Facts Wrong on DHS Content Moderation Partnership. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-04-13). US Intel Leak Reveals 50 Elite British Troops in Ukraine. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-04-13). US Media Denounce Twitter's 'State Media' Label—When It Affects NPR. scheerpost.com

infobrics (2023-04-13). Berlin unable to attend NATO's demands. infobrics.org According to a recent report, Germany would be failing to fulfil NATO's military obligations.

Jake Johnson (2023-04-13). 'A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing': Experts Sound Alarm Over 5th Circuit Abortion Pill Ruling. commondreams.org

Jake Johnson (2023-04-13). Oxfam Report Highlights Deep Harms of IMF 'Austerity Drive' in Poor Nations. commondreams.org

Julia Conley (2023-04-13). Jayapal Applauds Biden for DACA Healthcare Expansion. commondreams.org

Julia Conley (2023-04-13). 'He Must Be Impeached': Clarence Thomas Made Undisclosed Property Deal With Billionaire Megadonor. commondreams.org

Julia Conley (2023-04-13). Alleged Pentagon Leaker Jack "OG" Teixeira Arrested by FBI. commondreams.org

| Update (3: 00 pm): | Jack Teixeira, the Air National Guard member suspected of leaking hundreds of classified Pentagon documents to members of an online forum,

KATIE (2023-04-13). Investing in apartheid Israel: Ideology or economic interest? bdsmovement.net

Kenny Stancil (2023-04-13). World's 60 Largest Banks Have Dumped $5.5 Trillion Into Fossil Fuels Since Paris Accord. commondreams.org

Kenny Stancil (2023-04-13). French Pension Defenders Rally on Eve of High Court Ruling. commondreams.org

Lewis M. Steel (2023-04-13). Teach History. Democracy Requires It. commondreams.org

Michael Jansen (2023-04-13). Another Ramadan, Another Brutal Israeli Raids Into Al Aqsa. globalresearch.ca

Michael Waldman (2023-04-13). Clarence Thomas Proves Why Supreme Court Needs Binding Code of Ethics and Term Limits. commondreams.org

Middle East Eye (2023-04-13). Israeli Spyware Firm QuaDream Linked to Hacks on Journalists and Politicians. globalresearch.ca

Mike Lux (2023-04-13). Koch Network Spending Big to Torpedo Big Tech Anti-Trust Reforms. commondreams.org

Newswire Editor (2023-04-13). Florida Passes Ban on Abortion After Six Weeks of Pregnancy. commondreams.org

Newswire Editor (2023-04-13). Leading Climate Change Organisation 350.org Targeted by Fossil Fuel Industry Spies. commondreams.org A recently leaked

noreply (2023-04-13). And it's too late, baby now, it's too late(c). smoothiex12.blogspot.com Ah, Carole King. In related news:

noreply (2023-04-13). Larry Found The Best Meme… smoothiex12.blogspot.com

Prof Nicolas Boeglin (2023-04-13). Guyana contra Venezuela: a propósito del rechazo de la CIJ de la excepción preliminar de Venezuela, declarándose competente. globalizacion.ca

Robert C. Koehler (2023-04-13). Once Again. Once Again. Our Mass Murders Continue. commondreams.org

Once again . . . once again . . . once again . . . I'm sure you know what I'm referring to. Yeah, another — the latest (?) —

Robert Reich (2023-04-13). Why are there fees on everything? nationofchange.org They hide the true cost when you buy a good or service.

Ryan Black (2023-04-13). Local to Global: The Federal Budget — Moral Or Immoral? progressivehub.net H. PATRICIA HYNES | GREENFIELD RECORDER…

SAM (2023-04-13). Baseball's Owners Have Ball Games Shorter — and Maybe Fan Lives, Too. inequality.org

SAM (2023-04-13). Congressional Progressives Push To Drop Charges Against Assange. progressivehub.net CONNOR ECHOLS | RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT…

SAM (2023-04-13). Rutgers University Faculty Are Out On Strike. progressivehub.net MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM-COOK | THE LEVER…

Samjah Iman (2023-04-13). Dove Partners With Lizzo To Help Make Social Media A More Positive Space For Young People. newsone.com

Shannon Butler (2023-04-13). Why I Keep Working at Starbucks Despite Its Union-Busting. commondreams.org

The Lever (2023-04-13). üéß LEVER TIME: Marianne Williamson, Biden's First Primary Challenger. levernews.com

Unicorn Riot (2023-04-13). 'Marielle, Presente' — March Marks Feminist Struggles in Brazil. unicornriot.ninja

Unicorn Riot (2023-04-13). Missing Minneapolis Indigenous Woman, Alexis White Hawk-Ruiz, Has Been Found Deceased. unicornriot.ninja

Xiaolu Sun (2023-04-13). High property taxes worsen America's housing crisis. america.cgtn.com See how U.S. taxes are affecting the real estate industry.

Zamone Perez (2023-04-13). US Defense Companies Sued by Yemenis Over Weapons Used in Civil War. globalresearch.ca

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sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Sudanese Army Chief Orders 'Rebel Militia' Rapid Support Forces to Disband. sputnikglobe.com KHARTOUM (Sputnik) – Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council and commander in chief of the Sudanese military Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan issued a decree to disband the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the General Intelligence Service said on Saturday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Houthis, Saudi-Led Coalition Exchange 202 PoWs on Second Day of Deal – Source. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Saudi Arabia released on Saturday 183 prisoners affiliated with Yemen's rebel Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, and welcomed back 19 troops of Riyadh-led coalition during the second day of a UN-mediated prisoner exchange, a source told Sputnik.

Brian Williams (2023-04-15). SWP campaigns with 'Militant,' new book, fund for the paper. themilitant.com "I remember you from last time, when I got a Rosenfeld showed Bastounes

| Anadolu Agency | (2023-04-15). Afghan diplomat running UN mission in New York despite Taliban's objections, without money. tribune.com.pk

4Trans (2023-04-15). Drag Up and Fight Back in San Francisco. indybay.org April 8 march and rally in San Francisco. The march featured 1000 demonstrators most in drag shouting "Whose Streets? Our Streets"

_____ (2023-04-15). All Roads Lead to Beijing. strategic-culture.org This is the tale of two pilgrims following the road that really matters in the young 21st century. | 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. Picture him with a plastic grin in his face strolling alongside Xi Jinping in Guangzhou. Following the — long and gentle — sound of classic "High Mountain and Flowing Water", they

_____ (2023-04-15). TikTok: Chinese 'Trojan Horse' Is Run by State Department Officials. strategic-culture.org While American politicians demand the app be banned on national security grounds, try to force through an internet surveillance act that would turn the country into an Orwellian state, make clueless statements about how TikTok is dangerous because it connects to your Wi-Fi, it is possible that TikTok is already much closer to Washington than it is to Beijing.

_____ (2023-04-15). Ukraine's Spring Offensive a Likely Death Trap for U.S., NATO. strategic-culture.org

_____ (2023-04-15). The U.S. Political and Financial Frankenstein Is Well and Truly Out. strategic-culture.org

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-04-15). African American Tennessee Lawmakers Reinstated to State House by Local Authorities. globalresearch.ca

americanthinker (2023-04-15). America's Coming Energy Crisis. americanthinker.com Let's see just how much energy we would need to get America to all-electric.

americanthinker (2023-04-15). Progressives Not Interested in the Good of the Country. americanthinker.com Every public utterance, every policy move, every new regulation from today's progressives is designed to further their ability to obtain and hold power and control the American populace.

americanthinker (2023-04-15). The Business of Wokeness is Bad Business. americanthinker.com Wokeness destroys everything it infects.

americanthinker (2023-04-15). Thirty Years of Global Warming Prophecies. americanthinker.com Pay attention to what global-warming Cassandras do, not what they say.

americanthinker (2023-04-15). 007 Casting Director: Younger actors lack the 'gravitas' and 'mental capacity' to play Bond. americanthinker.com Not just anyone can play James Bond. Today's Hollywood talent comes up short.

americanthinker (2023-04-15). Another drug to threaten and kill Americans. americanthinker.com As if fentanyl and all the others weren't bad enough!

americanthinker (2023-04-15). Democrats tell us to ignore the Constitution again. americanthinker.com You see, if a Democrat is president, his or her will supersedes that of Congress and the judiciary…

americanthinker (2023-04-15). SPLC shouldn't throw rocks from its glass house of hate. americanthinker.com The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has made a fortune accusing mainstream conservative groups of being extremists, but a recent domestic terrorism charge, coupled with a pattern of behavior by their organization, raises the question: who are the actual extremists here?>

americanthinker (2023-04-15). Stablecoins don't need banks to be stable. americanthinker.com As Congress tackles stablecoins it should do so by allowing innovation not only in how stablecoins are sent between people, but also in methods used to keep the currency stable.

americanthinker (2023-04-15). Teacher tells students they must agree with him on LGBTQ+…or else. americanthinker.com The irony is that "wokeism" is itself a religion– albeit a twisted one— many of whose disciples are truly fanatical in their belief. And in their disdain for agnostics and infidels.

americanthinker (2023-04-15). The American public rallies to underdogs. americanthinker.com Leftist prosecutors may be accidently performing the magic trick of turning a billionaire ex-president into a sympathetic underdog.

americanthinker (2023-04-15). Why did Americans stop supporting tolerance? americanthinker.com They ditched it in favor of something even worse.

americanthinker (2023-04-15). Zelensky and his Generals may have embezzled $400M from U.S. aid. americanthinker.com This could be a scandal of epic proportions — billions are being directed to a losing war and millions are ending up in the pockets of corrupt Ukrainian officials and possibly even US officials.

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

Asa Winstanley (2023-04-15). Ukrainian Nazi gets medical treatment from Israel. electronicintifada.net Azov Brigade sergeant Arseniy Fedosiuk pictured meeting diplomats.

CA National Organization of Women (2023-04-15). 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…

Center For Economic, Policy Research. (2023-04-15). IMF Is Forcing Some Of Hardest-Hit Countries To Pay Unnecessary Fees. popularresistance.org Washington, DC — The International Monetary Fund is requiring that some of its most heavily indebted borrowers pay billions in unnecessary and counterproductive fees, new research from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) shows. The new issue brief, "The Growing Burden of IMF Surcharges: An Updated Estimate," by Francisco Amsler and Michael Galant, finds that the IMF will charge over $2 billion per year in surcharges through 2025, even as IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warns that "poverty and hunger could further increase," and as the Fund notes that some 15 percent of countries ar…

Charlie Walsham (2023-04-15). How the BBC Lost Its Way on COVID. globalresearch.ca

Clean Energy Wire (2023-04-15). Paris is Burning: France Braces for 7.2 ∞ F. Heating in its 'Turning Point' Strategy. juancole.com By Claire Stam | — ( Clean Energy Wire ) — Shocked by recent heatwaves, floods, wildfires and ongoing droughts, France is currently rebooting its strategy to cope with the impacts of climate change. In a "turning point" in the country's adaptation efforts, the plans will also include proposals on how to deal with 4 …

Cynthia Papermaster (2023-04-15). 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.

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2023-04-15). "Humanity Must Adopt the Results of Psychological Research in Order to Create a Life Worthy of Human Beings." globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). PBOC: China to post GDP growth of around 5%. ecns.cn China is expected to achieve a GDP growth of around 5 percent this year as the Chinese economy is recovering with low inflation and "positive changes" in the real estate market, said Yi Gang, governor of the People's Bank of China.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Uruguay foreign minister to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Francisco Bustillo Bonasso, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, will pay a visit to China from April 16 to 20.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). China deports 351,000 foreigners for illegal entry, stay, work over 5 years. ecns.cn Over the past five years, Chinese authorities have dealt with 528,800 foreigners who illegally entered, stayed or worked in the country, deporting 351,000 of them.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). China's defense minister to visit Russia. ecns.cn China's State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu to visit Russia from April 16 to 19.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). U.S. biolabs endanger communities, violate international law, experts say. ecns.cn U.S. activities related to biological laboratories in Ukraine and other countries have posed biological threats to local communities and violated international regulations on biological weapons, an international law expert said.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Chinese, Brazilian presidents hold talks. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Beijing on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Cradle of civilization: Qingcheng Mountain. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Yichang-Vietnam rail-sea intermodal train starts operation. ecns.cn On Thursday, a 23-car"ÄÄrail-sea intermodal train carrying 40-foot shipping containers departed from Yichang East Station in central China's Hubei Province. It sailed to Qinzhou Port in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Beijing injects trees with catkin inhibitor. ecns.cn Catkins seeds from millions of poplar and willow trees have swept across northern China in recent days. "ÄÄ…

Fast Response in SF (2023-04-15). The abortion pill must not be banned! indybay.org The evening of April 7th brought a horrifying decision by a Texas federal judge. On April 10th outraged people proclaimed loudly "We fight back!" in the San Francisco Bay Area…and everywhere.

Ferry Building Demo (2023-04-15). Emergency Protest: Hands Off the Abortion Pill Now! indybay.org Activists in San Francisco took to the streets on April 10.

Friedrich Steinfeld (2023-04-15). Israel on the brink of civil war? indybay.org This time, the existential threat to Israel does not come from outside (e.g., from Iran), as has been and is repeatedly invoked inside and outside Israel. It comes from within Israeli society itself, because the new extremist government is also resolutely committed to confrontation in the conflict with the Palestinians. A new spiral of violence has begun:…

Jacqueline Luqman, Black Agenda Report. (2023-04-15). Response To Twitter Labeling NPR 'State-Affiliated Media' Exposes True Purpose Of Labels. popularresistance.org I hate agreeing with anything Elon Musk does, but recently Twitter labeled National Public Radio (NPR) as "state-affiliated media" on the social media site, a move some worried could undermine public confidence in the news organization. The Associated Press reported that it was unclear why Twitter made the move. But Twitter's owner, Elon Musk, quoted a definition of state-affiliated media in the company's guidelines as "outlets where the state exercises control over editorial content through financial resources, direct or indirect political pressures, and/or control over production and distribution." "Seems accur…

Juan Cole (2023-04-15). US in Eclipse: 240,000 Palestinians worship at al-Aqsa in Jerusalem as Iran, Lebanon, Show Solidarity on Jerusalem Day. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Quds (Jerusalem) Day is commemorated on the last Friday of Ramadan, and was held yesterday. "Al-Quds" is the Arabic name for Jerusalem, meaning "the Holy." Revolutionary Iran established this custom, and some of the biggest Quds Day crowds gathered in Tehran. Demonstrations were held, however, all over the Muslim world. …

Justice for Mumia Abu-Jamal (2023-04-15). 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…

Leon Kunstenaar (2023-04-15). The Revolution and The Commune. indybay.org How the People of Paris Created the Left…

Lynda Carson (2023-04-15). 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.

Mansoor Adayfi (2023-04-15). I met the Florida governor years ago. My 14 Years Detention at Guantanamo. globalresearch.ca

MARTY (2023-04-15). Saturday 4/22: Saturday 22 April Spring #EarthDay #WNBRsf2023 Ride & After Party. indybay.org START : Rincon ( "Cupid's Arrow" ) Park, The Embarcadero & Folsom Street to "The Castro," Market & Castro Streets, via San Francisco City Hall & Haight Street.

MARTY (2023-04-15). 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 Lyon (2023-04-15). 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…

MVVP, Grannies, others (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). Consumer Health: The truth about organ donation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is National Donate Life Month. This annual observation raises awareness about donation, encourages people to register as donors and honors those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. And it's estimated 20 patients die every day in the U.S. because of the lack of donor organs. Have you considered becoming a donor? If you've never considered organ donation or delayed becoming…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Successful conception and delivery with a heart issue. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 32 and have lived with a congenital heart issue since childhood. I am newly married and would like to have children, but I understand that a pregnancy might be high-risk for me. How does pregnancy affect the heart? And is there anything I can do to reduce my risk for complications if I do conceive? ANSWER: Pregnancy results in many changes that can increase the workload of the heart. During pregnancy, your…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). Mayo Clinic Minute: Breaking barriers for patients who need kidney transplants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Often, patients whose body mass index, or BMI, is too high aren't able to get a kidney transplant because of the higher risks of complications before and during surgery. But an innovative program at Mayo Clinic is giving patients hope by helping to break that barrier to transplant through a weight loss program. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/Vqzp1A9GYw8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on self-care for plantar fasciitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Most runners will run into a case of plantar fasciitis occasionally, and this heel pain can range from slightly uncomfortable to utterly debilitating. The plantar fascia is a band of tissue extending from the heel to the ball of the foot, and plantar fasciitis is caused by excessive stress, which brings on inflammation and, typically, heel pain. "Plantar fasciitis can affect anyone," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). Consider organ donation during Donate Life Month. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org More than 105,000 people in the U.S. are currently waiting for an organ transplant according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Sadly, an average of 17 people die daily waiting for a transplant, while another name is added to the waiting list every nine minutes. While 2022 set a new annual record with the number of organ transplants being performed, less than 50% of all adults are registered as organ donors, according to LifeSource. April is National…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-15). Mayo Clinic to ease universal face mask requirement. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Beginning Monday, April 10, wearing a face mask will no longer be required for patients and staff in most patient care areas on Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System campuses. In line with Mayo Clinic's commitment to patient care, Mayo Clinic will continue to require wearing a face mask in high-risk patient settings. High-risk immunocompromised patients will be notified to wear a mask while they are at Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic is evolving its…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-15). Artificial intelligence creates opportunities to close health care, workplace equity gaps. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and platform models are increasingly driving everyone's day-to-day experiences, including how people receive health care. However, those experiences are not always the same for everyone. April is Minority Health Awareness Month, a national observance to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect people from racial and ethnic minority groups. At Mayo Clinic, experts are looking at the ways AI and digital tools can and are shaping the future…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-15). Mayo Clinic expert: 3 advances lead to more lifesaving organ transplants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Donate Life Month ROCHESTER, Minn. — All too often, people waiting for lifesaving organ transplants cannot get them. One of the biggest challenges is the lack of viable donated organs. Promising medical advances are opening the doors to more transplants and saving more lives, says Mauricio Villavicencio, M.D., surgical director of heart and lung transplantation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. There are 104,000 people on the waiting list in the U.S. for a…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). 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…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). 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…

Norman Solomon (2023-04-15). Daniel Ellsberg Has Foiled Those Who Want Him Confined to the Past. indybay.org History that can't be buried…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-15). The Response to Twitter Labeling NPR 'State-Affiliated Media' Exposes the True Purpose of the Labels All Along. orinocotribune.com

Peter Certo (2023-04-15). A Renewed Yemen Truce Is No Substitute for Justice. juancole.com By Peter Certo | — ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) — The news that Saudi officials, who have been leading a bombing campaign in Yemen for eight years, met with the Houthi officials who control much of the country on April 9 to possibly renew a truce that ended in October is positive. But …

Peter Koenig (2023-04-15). Gateway to Nowhere. The One World Order Privatization of Amazonia. Greed for Power and Money. globalresearch.ca

Planned Parenthood Action (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). 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…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-04-15). nuestrAmérica: Asambleas contra las rutas del saqueo. indybay.org

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-04-15). Vandana Shiva: El ecofeminismo tiene que ser antifascista. indybay.org Vandana Shiva: "El ecofeminismo tiene que ser antifascista"

repost (2023-04-15). Friday 4/14: After winning our election to join IBU-ILWU, Alcatraz workers are fighting for a contract. indybay.org Pier 33, San Francisco…

Richard Gale (2023-04-15). Beware the Agents of Chaos. globalresearch.ca

Robert C. Koehler (2023-04-15). Mass Murder: Our Wounded Humanity. globalresearch.ca

Robert J. Burrowes (2023-04-15). Policing the Elite's Technocracy: How Do We Resist This Effectively? globalresearch.ca

RR (2023-04-15). 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.

San Francisco Special (2023-04-15). Emergency Rally: Hands Off Abortion Pill. indybay.org video by Lis Cox less than 1 min mp4…

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Beijing Voices Protest to US Over Sanctions on Chinese Entities for Alleged Ties to Russia. sputnikglobe.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – China's commerce ministry on Saturday expressed protest over US sanctions against Chinese companies for alleged ties to Russia, calling Washington's actions groundless and harmful to business.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Cash for Justice: ICC 'Flooded' With Western Government Funds After Issuing Putin Warrant. sputnikglobe.com A new investigation from The Grayzone shows the top ICC prosecutor brought in millions after the legally-questionable court cooked up an arrest warrant for the Russian president, who has been charged with war crimes for having allowed children to be evacuated from a theater of combat.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Elon Musk Creates New Artificial Intelligence Company X.AI. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Elon Musk created a new artificial intelligence company that will be incorporated in Nevada, a recent filing has revealed.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Explosion Sounds Off Amid Japanese PM's Wakayama Speech, Kishida Unharmed. sputnikglobe.com The Japanese prime minister was at the Wakayama fishing port to give a public speech in support of the upcoming election in the district. Reports have stated the official sustained no injuries.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Video: Israeli Police Block Entrances to Jerusalem's Old City For Worshipers. sputnikglobe.com JERUSALEM (Sputnik) – Israeli police on Saturday blocked the entrances to the Old City of Jerusalem for visitors, including pilgrims, tourists and journalists, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Kishida Reportedly Delivers Public Address in Wakayama Despite Saturday Incident. sputnikglobe.com TOKYO (Sputnik) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided to hold three public events on Saturday despite the incident in Wakayama, a local news agency reported, citing sources in the Liberal Democratic Party.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Ukrainian FM Warns NATO of 'Unacceptable' Result of July Summit in Vilnius. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on Friday that Ukraine would not be satisfied with any other decision of the NATO summit in Vilnius, scheduled for July 11-12, except for an invitation to join the alliance.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Macron Signs Controversial Pension Reform Bill. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – French President Emmanuel Macron has signed the controversial pension reform into law.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Participants in Jeddah Talks Call for 'Arab Leadership Role' in Resolving Syria Crisis. sputnikglobe.com DOHA (Sputnik) – Participants of the meeting in the Saudi city of Jeddah of the foreign ministers from six Gulf Cooperation countries, as well as Egypt, Iraq and Jordan, have called for the leading role of the Arab countries in ending the Syrian crisis, according to a final statement.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Russia Has Reputation as 'Pragmatist' at World Bank, Builds Trusting Relations – Marshavin. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Russia plays a pragmatic role at the World Bank and often speaks at the request and on behalf of developing nations, World Bank Executive Director for Russia and Syria Roman Marshavin told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Top US Rep on China Calls for Biden to Do More 'to Prevent WW3'. sputnikglobe.com Less than a week after provoking China into holding some of its largest-ever war games, the chairman of the new House committee on China took Biden to task for not doing more to stop a third world war from unfolding.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Trump Vows to Destroy Deep State & Stop Biden's War on Lawful Gun Owners. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Former US President Donald Trump during a speech at the National Rifle Association conference said that if reelected president he would destroy the deep state and stop President Joe Biden from restricting rights of lawful gun owners.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). US, Japan & South Korea Discuss Regularizing Military Drills to Counter Pyongyang. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Top security officials from the United States, Japan, and South Korea in a joint statement said they discussed the regularization of military exercises to deter and respond to North Korea's missile threats.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). Videos: Protesters in France's Rennes Set Fire to Police Station. sputnikglobe.com PARIS (Sputnik) – People protesting against the controversial pension reform in Rennes, France, have set fire to the entrance to a local police station.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-15). WaPo Unveils 'Leaked Doc' Claiming Four New Alleged Chinese 'Spy Balloon' Flights. sputnikglobe.com It's the first time the Washington Post has published one of the previously-undisclosed documents allegedly leaked by Jack Teixeira — and, predictably, the material pertains to the alleged intelligence capabilities of one of Washington's rivals.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-04-15). Siete condenados en Bolivia por especular con precio del dólar. telesurtv.net Las autoridades judiciales determinaron dos años de privación de libertad para los culpables.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-04-15). Reportan 20 heridos tras cierre de frontera en Ceuta. telesurtv.net Autoridades marroquíes detuvieron a 70 migrantes que procuraron saltar la valla que divide a ese país con España.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-04-15). Terremoto de magnitud 7,0 sacude la isla de Java en Indonesia. telesurtv.net La Agencia de Meteorología, Climatología y Geofísica del país asiático (BMKG) descartó la posibilidad de un tsunami.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-04-15). Anuncian refuerzo policial de seguridad en escuelas en Brasilia. telesurtv.net Las unidades del Batallón Escolar de la Policía Militar también reforzarán las visitas a las escuelas para contener posibles amenazas de delitos.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-04-15). Legisladores de Chile proponen encarcelar a extranjeros irregulares. telesurtv.net Sin embargo, el jefe de la Defensoría Penal Pública (DPP), Carlos Mora Jano, argumentó que la medida de encarcelamiento resulta excepcionalísima a la luz de lo que actualmente señala la ley chilena.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-04-15). Llaman a El Salvador a restablecer derechos suspendidos en 2022. telesurtv.net Según organismos internacionales, el Estado debe asegurar que sus esfuerzos contra el crimen y la violencia se adecuen a los límites señalados de protección a los derechos humanos…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-04-15). Educadores uruguayos extienden paro y ocupación de liceos. telesurtv.net Exigen que las autoridades permitan la autonomía de los centros para establecer un diálogo efectivo con estudiantes y docentes.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-04-15). Reportan masacre con cuatro víctimas en La Guajira, Colombia. telesurtv.net El ente precisó que los cuerpos estaban envueltos en costales de fique y plástico con señales de haber sido amordazados.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-04-15). Exigen transparencia a legisladores de Ecuador ante juicio político a Lasso. telesurtv.net La Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas de Ecuador (Conaie) señaló que son alarmantes las denuncias sobre la compra-venta de votos para "salvar a Lasso".

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-04-15). Organizaciones francesas anuncian acciones ante veredicto sobre reforma jubilatoria. telesurtv.net Los sindicatos iniciaron la jornada con bloqueos y otros actos públicos ante un posible veredicto del Consejo a favor del Gobierno.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-04-15). Consejo Constitucional francés valida reforma jubilatoria. telesurtv.net Respaldan la iniciativa del Gobierno, cuestionada durante meses de masivas movilizaciones. Se reportan actos de protesta en las ciudades de París, Nantes y Lyon.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-04-15). Cinco obras para recordar el legado del peruano César Vallejo. telesurtv.net El peruano César Vallejo es considerado como uno de los más grandes escritores de la literatura universal del siglo XX.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-04-15). Incendio en albergue deja cuatro muertos en Recife, Brasil. telesurtv.net El Ministerio Público de Pernambuco precisó que entre los fallecidos se encuentran tres menores y un cuidador.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-04-15). Realizan sorteo para fase de grupos de Copa de Oro 2023. telesurtv.net El evento se realizó en el estadio SoFi, definiendo a Estados Unidos en la llave A junto con Jamaica, Nicaragua y el ganador del preliminar nueve.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2023-04-15). Más del 70% de los peruanos rechazan a la presidenta Boluarte. telesurtv.net En la capital Lima y la ciudad portuaria de Callao, el rechaza hacia Dina Boluarte aumentó de 62 por ciento a 66 por ciento.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-15). Presidente Lula llega a Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos en viaje oficial. telesurtv.net Lula se reunirá con el jeque Mohammed ben Zayed, presidente de este país de la Península Arábiga rico en hidrocarburos.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-15). Disturbios dejan 12 fallecidos en cárcel del Litoral, Ecuador. telesurtv.net Los enfrentamientos ocurridos en la Penitenciaría del Litoral, situada en la ciudad ecuatoriana de Guayaquil, es un nuevo episodio en la crisis carcelaria latente en esta nación.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-15). Guayaquil escenario del incremento de la violencia en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La ciudad de Guayaquil en Ecuador vuelve a ser golpeada por la violencia: desde atentados con cargas explosivas, hasta enfrentamientos en la cárcel.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-15). Reportan intento de golpe de Estado en Sudán por paramilitares. telesurtv.net Desde hace varias horas comandos paramilitares intentan tomarse las sedes gubernamentales de Sudán. La ciudad es todo un escenario de guerra y se libra una batalla por aire y tierra.

teleSUR, JDO, SH (2023-04-15). øCuáles son las artes más conocidas?>. telesurtv.net El Día Mundial del Arte, oficializado por la Unesco en 2019, reverencia el legado creativo de Leonardo da Vinci.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-15). Gobierno de Haití anuncia programa de ayuda a personas vulnerables. telesurtv.net La iniciativa prevé la entrega de alimentos, subsidios y otras ayudas a comunidades en situación de pobreza.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-04-15). Explotación infantil en el mundo empeoró en los últimos cuatro años. telesurtv.net En el mundo 218 millones de niños están siendo sometidos a la producción económica, y, entre ellos, 152 millones son víctimas de trabajo infantil.

teleSUR, MER (2023-04-15). Presidente Maduro celebra junto al pueblo diez años de Gobierno. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano aseveró que en estos diez años de gestión han "demostrado la fortaleza y el camino en una lucha intensa".

teleSUR, odr, MER (2023-04-15). Costa Rica registra 1.079 nuevos casos de Covid-19 en una semana. telesurtv.net Esta cifra representa una disminución de 1.329 contagios con respecto a la semana anterior, cuando fueron notificados unos 2.408 casos.

teleSUR, odr, MER (2023-04-15). Deslizamiento de tierra deja una persona fallecida en provincia de Huaral, Perú. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento se han reportado más de 15 viviendas sepultadas y una institución educativa afectada.

teleSUR, rzr, JCM (2023-04-15). Acusan a tres funcionarios mexicanos por incendio en Ciudad Juárez. telesurtv.net Los funcionarios en cuestión, Eduardo Apodaca, jefe de Departamento de Recursos Materiales, el coordinador del Grupo Beta de Protección a Migrantes, Juan Carlos Meza y la agente migratoria Cecilia Rivera.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-04-15). Presidente chileno promulga jornada laboral de 40 horas. telesurtv.net El mandatario chileno confesó que la comunidad política a la que pertenece intentó durante mucho tiempo llevar adelante esta iniciativa.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-04-15). Leonardo da Vinci: los cinco pilares de la sabiduría. telesurtv.net Ingeniero, escultor, pintor, filósofo, botánico, anatomista, urbanista e incluso músico, Leonardo da Vinci encarnó al hombre de nuevo tipo, fruto de las exigencias y caducidades de la Edad Media.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-04-15). Asume nuevo titular de Corte de Constitucionalidad en Guatemala. telesurtv.net El magistrado Héctor Hugo Pérez posee una larga presencia en el sistema de justicia guatemalteco como fiscal general entre 1996 y 1998 y como magistrado de la CC.

teleSUR, SH (2023-04-15). Accidente de autobús deja 13 muertos en el oeste de India. telesurtv.net El primer ministro indio, Narendra Modi, envió un mensaje a los familiares de las víctimas del lamentable accidente en el estado de Maharashtra.

teleSUR, SH (2023-04-15). Evacuan al primer ministro japonés tras atentado en su contra. telesurtv.net Las autoridades japonesas detuvieron al supuesto responsable del intento de magnicidio contra Fumio Kishida en la ciudad de Wakayama.

teleSUR, SH (2023-04-15). Presidente francés promulga la ley de reforma de pensiones. telesurtv.net Los sindicatos franceses convocaron para el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores a una movilización nacional contra la reforma jubilatoria.

The Conversation (2023-04-15). Boosting EV Market Share to 67% of US Car Sales is a huge Leap — but Automakers can meet EPA's tough new Standards. juancole.com By Alan Jenn, University of California, Davis | — (The Conversation) — One big question keeps surfacing after the Biden administration announced plans to raise auto standards so sharply they would likely boost electric vehicle production to 67% of all new passenger vehicle sales in under a decade: Can automakers pull that off? The proposal …

UFCLP (2023-04-15). 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…

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute For Social Research. (2023-04-15). Much Lying From The International Monetary Fund. popularresistance.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'. Ghana certainly faces significant challenges in this arena, with its external debt standing at $36 billion and its debt to Gross Domestic Product ratio hovering over 100 percent.

Wear Cool Glasses (2023-04-15). Protesting Anti-drag Anti-trans Legislation in Style. indybay.org Drag Up! Fight Back! March and Rally of April 8 in San Francisco…

Women's March moblization website (2023-04-15). Saturday 4/15: Half Moon Bay: #AbortionRights Rally – We Won't Go Back! indybay.org Intersection of Hwy 92 and Main Street | Half Moon Bay, CA…

Women's March moblization website (2023-04-15). 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 (2023-04-15). Bangladesh government tables new "essential services" anti-strike laws. wsws.org The Hasina government is replicating similar anti-strike bans and anti-democratic attacks to those being implemented by the Sri Lankan regime.

WSWS (2023-04-15). French youth denounce union bureaucracies' "mediation" with Macron. wsws.org WSWS reporters interviewed students in Paris and Amiens about the fight against Macron's pension reform.

WSWS (2023-04-15). March inflation report shows corporate America's continuing wage-cutting campaign. wsws.org Housing, food, and energy price increases continue to outstrip meager wage increases as a recession looms.

WSWS (2023-04-15). DSA leaders of U-M grad students' strike promote top UAW sellouts Shawn Fain and Bob King. wsws.org The outbreak of the campus strikes in New Jersey and Illinois threatens to break through the isolation imposed by the AFT bureaucracy and its local enforcers on the strike by U-M grad student instructors. This makes all the more sinister the promotion by the GEO leadership at U-M, dominated by the DSA, of the phony "reform" wing of the United Auto Workers bureaucracy headed by newly installed UAW president Shawn Fain.

WSWS (2023-04-15). Stellantis workers speak out on tragic death of Mack assembly worker. wsws.org Workers say it took emergency medical personnel 25 minutes to arrive after a worker reportedly suffered a seizure on the line.

WSWS (2023-04-15). Dr David Berger speaks with WSWS about stopping COVID in Australian hospitals. wsws.org "Hard fought gains are now being thrown away and responsibility for this rests with governments and senior health officials."

WSWS (2023-04-15). Riots erupt across France as Constitutional Council validates Macron's pension cuts. wsws.org The Constitutional Council approved a law opposed by an overwhelming majority of the French people and which Macron rammed through without even a vote in parliament.

WSWS (2023-04-15). French pseudo-left POID calls for bourgeois government of national unity. wsws.org The Parti de l'égalité socialiste is irreconcilably hostile to all attempts to cobble together a new capitalist government to replace Macron.

WSWS (2023-04-15). The Pentagon leaks and the US media. wsws.org The role of the New York Times in publicly identifying the source of documents exposing US government lies marks a milestone in the degeneration of the American press into an appendage of the state.

WSWS (2023-04-15). Remote area general practitioner David Berger denounces abandonment of COVID protections by Australian governments. wsws.org As Berger states, the failure to protect hospital patients and health workers from COVID is a denial of their fundamental right to physical safety in hospitals.

WSWS (2023-04-15). How the UFCW worked with Uber Canada and the Ontario government to deny workers basic rights. wsws.org In the name of outlining "digital platform workers' rights," Bill 88 places Ontario's Uber drivers and other gig-platform workers in a separate category, thereby denying them even the bare-bones rights of worker/"employees.".

WSWS (2023-04-15). American Library Association registers a near doubling of efforts to censor, ban books in 2022. wsws.org The developing political and social crisis makes it all the more imperative for these reactionary social forces to block access to anything that does not uphold the official lies and mystifications.

WSWS (2023-04-15). Suburban New Orleans school district to close six schools. wsws.org Against popular opposition from students, parents and teachers, the local school board in Jefferson Parish is moving forward with plans to close six schools at the end of this semester.

WSWS (2023-04-15). An Open Letter to members of the Young Democratic Socialists of America from the IYSSE. wsws.org On every issue, the Democratic Socialists of America has shown itself not to be an instrument for realizing socialism or even the most meager social reforms, but a "left" cover for the shift ever further to the right of the political apparatus of the ruling class.

WSWS (2023-04-15). An Open Letter to members of the Young Democratic Socialists of America from the Socialist Equality Party. wsws.org On every issue, the Democratic Socialists of America has shown itself not to be an instrument for realizing socialism or even the most meager social reforms, but a "left" cover for the shift ever further to the right of the political apparatus of the ruling class.

Yanis Varoufakis (2023-04-15). 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.

| Anadolu Agency | (2023-04-14). 7.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Tuban, Indonesia. tribune.com.pk

| AFP | (2023-04-14). IMF chief urges world to avoid a 'second Cold War'. tribune.com.pk Countries must do more to avert the costly consequences of growing global trade fragmentation, and help avert a "second Cold War," the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) managing director said Thursday. | "I am among those who know what are the consequences of a Cold War: it is loss of talent and contribution to the world," Kristalina Georgieva said during a press conference at the official start of the World Bank and IMF's spring meetings. | "I don't want to see that repeating," she said, adding that the world should "rationally accept there will be some cost, there will be some fragmentation, but keep these…

_____ (2023-04-14). Turkey's Route to Stability and Independence Under Erdogan. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-04-14). Collateral Murder 13 Years On… Julian Assange Persecuted for Truth-Telling. strategic-culture.org The world owes them an inestimable debt of gratitude for the truth. Because only through knowing the truth can we possibly change the world for the better. | This month marks the 13th anniversary since the publication of the now globally renowned video known as "Collateral Murder". The short video clip of approximately 39 minutes in duration shows the cold-blooded murder of 18 Iraqi civilians by American troops flying Apache helicopter gunships over Baghdad. | The killings occurred on the morning of July 12, 2007, during the American military occupation of Iraq following the U.S.-British illegal war that was laun…

_____ (2023-04-14). Why the Media Don't Want to Know the Truth About the Nord Stream Blasts. strategic-culture.org By Jonathan COOK | No one but the terminally naàØve should be surprised that security services lie — and that they are all but certain to cover their tracks when they carry out operations that either violate domestic or international law or that would be near-universally rejected by their own populations. | Which is reason enough why anyone following the fallout from explosions last September that ripped holes in three of the four Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea supplying Russian gas to Europe should be wary of accepting anything Western agencies have to say on the matter. | In fact, the only…

Albert Bender (2023-04-14). Expelled Black lawmaker Justin Pearson reinstated to Tennessee House. peoplesworld.org MEMPHIS—The members of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners carried out their moral duty and legal obligation by reappointing Black state lawmaker Justin Pearson on Wednesday, April 12, to his rightful seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Pearson's reinstatement was the second, following in the wake of his colleague, Justin Jones, who was re-seated on Monday, …

americanthinker (2023-04-14). Are You Ready to Live with Less? americanthinker.com Sun Tzu's wisdom confronts the modern American with unsettling truths about contemporary political challenges.

americanthinker (2023-04-14). DOJ-Media-Intel Election Interference Predates Trump. americanthinker.com Long before Trump's emergence, Democrats were playing by a radically different set of rules.

americanthinker (2023-04-14). How the Left Uses Transgenders. americanthinker.com None of the many subversive projects underway is more cruel or cuts closer to the heart of human nature than promoting sexual conflict and gender ambiguity.

americanthinker (2023-04-14). A shocking video of a baby born on a San Francisco street highlights the city's collapse. americanthinker.com The fact that Cash App founder Bob Lee wasn't killed by a random homeless person does not make San Francisco's descent into chaos any better.

americanthinker (2023-04-14). Biden nuclear fuel and waste official, nonbinary Sam Brinton, gets no jail time for felonious luggage theft at Vegas airport. americanthinker.com It looks as though transgenders, a group which lately accounts for a lot of violence including horrific school shootings, are being sheltered from imprisonment and thereby incentivized for even worse behavior.

americanthinker (2023-04-14). In the wake of SVB's meltdown, is bank evaluation too complex? americanthinker.com Government recommendations for assessing a bank's liquidity risks are garbly, subjective, and without common sense. Here's a no-brainer way to ensure that a bank is solid.

americanthinker (2023-04-14). Is ice cream the new health food? americanthinker.com Apparently, it crops up repeatedly in the diets of people with a lower risk of Type II diabetes…but don't get too excited yet.

americanthinker (2023-04-14). Pentagon leak reveals just how many ways to Sunday the national security establishment can destroy itself. americanthinker.com Lots of unanswered questions as to why this keeps happening in the U.S.

americanthinker (2023-04-14). Ron DeSantis's smart and principled move on abortion. americanthinker.com Thanks to the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs, DeSantis can be pro-life without destroying his presidential prospects.

Andrew Korybko (2023-04-14). US Ignorance: The Geopolitics of India-China Relations and Delhi's "Balancing Act" in the New Cold War. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-04-14). In Video: Ukrainian Training Camp In Lviv Region Destroyed By Russian Missile Strike. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-04-14). Pentagon 'Leak' Theatrics Continue As US Finds Scapegoat. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-04-14). Poland About To Manufacture Depleted Uranium Weapons. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageThis measure could lead the current conflict to a new level of escalation, with very serious consequences. | Written by On April 12, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki stated that he wants to make his country a "service center" for US M1 Abrams tanks. These "services" would include the manufacture of depleted uranium (DU) ammunition, wi…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-14). Ukrainian Military Surgeon Proudly Declares His Crimes, Confirming Prosperity Of Black Market Of Organs In Europe. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-04-14). Will the Counteroffensive Happen? southfront.org

Anonymous349 (2023-04-14). Only Fair Fight: No Agreement. southfront.org Yevgeny Prigozhin | On April 14, the head of PMC Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin published his doctrinal article on the processes taking place in the East of Ukraine and in the world as a whole. Below, SouthFront Team provides a translation of this article into English: : | PMC "Wagner" continues to grind the Ukrainian army down in Bakhmut. Zelensky continues to send more and more units into this maelstrom, which is destroying the best of his remaining soldiers and mercenaries. Why is he so stubborn on the que…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-14). In Video: Russian Lancet Drone Takes Out Ukrainian Long-Range Radar. southfront.org MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA — JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | On April 14, video footage surfaced online showing a Russian strike with a Lancet loitering munition against a 79K6 "Pelikan" radar of Kiev forces. | The radar was reportedly deployed near the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. The pinpoint loitering munition strike destroyed the rada…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-14). Israel Closes Airspace Near Syria, Lebanon & Gaza Amid Quds Day Fears. southfront.org Iron Dome in action, on May 13, 2021. (Avichai Socher/Israeli Defense Forces) | Israel has closed the airspace near its northern and southern fronts out of fears of new attacks by Iran's allies on Quds Day. | The Airports Authority informed civilian pilots on April 13 that flying is prohibited within six kilometers of the borders of Syria, Lebanon, and the Gaza Strip. The ban, which will remain in effect until April 16 afternoon, applies primarily to agriculture and other light aircraft, as airlines never fly in such…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-14). Russian MoD Shares New Footage Of Orion Drone Over Special Military Operation Zone. southfront.org Source: mk.ru | On April 14, the Russian Ministry of Defense released footage documenting a recent sortie by an Orion combat drone over the special military operation zone in Ukraine. | During the sortie, the drone detected a convoy of Kiev forces. According to the ministry, the convoy was quickly destroyed with precision-guided munitions. The ministry didn't clarify if the munitions were launched by the drone itself, or other systems. The strike took place near the city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region. | In the video, the Orio…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-14). Three Syrian Soldiers Killed In New Attacks By Greater Idlib Militants. southfront.org File image. | Early on April 14, militants of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of the Greater Idlib region, raided a position of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near the town of Sirmaniyah in the northwestern Hama countryside. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that heavy clashes broke out around Sirmaniyah during the raid. According to the London-based pro-opposition monitoring group, HTS militants killed two soldiers before retreating from the position. Several othe…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-14). Turkish Drone Strike Kills SDF Commander Near Key Border Crossing With Syria. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Hawar News Agency. | Early on April 14, a suspected Turkish drone strike killed a commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near the Nusaybin border crossing in Syria's northeastern region. | The crossing is located in the northern outskirts of the town of al-Qamishli in the northern al-Hasakah countryside, where Syrian government forces maintain a fairly large presence. Both Russia and the United States also have bases ne…

Anonymous765 (2023-04-14). Dangerous Ukrainian Grain Flooding Europe. southfront.org |

Atilio Borón (2023-04-14). United States: Biden's Defense Budget Beyond the One Trillion Mark. orinocotribune.com By Atilio A. Boron — Apr 10, 2023 | There are several factors driving this exorbitant expansion of military spending in the United States. |

| Until a few years ago it was common to read what military experts and international analysts of the United States have written and conclude that, according to them, the total defense budget would never exceed the trillion-dollar mark. However, these calculations and projections suffered from a serious defect because they never included in the military budget the enormous expenses that originated in the medical and psychiatric care of the troops that returned…

Brian Stull (2023-04-14). We're Challenging the Racist Practice That Excludes Black Jurors from Death Penalty Cases. aclu.org

Brittani Banks (2023-04-14). Clarence Thomas Proves It's Time for Supreme Court Term Limits. independentmediainstitute.org

Carlos Edill Berríos Polanco (2023-04-14). Puerto Rico Governor's Cousins, Campaign Managers Plead Guilty of Embezzlement. latinorebels.com Two cousins of Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $4 million in federal funds meant for public housing. Brothers Walter Pierluisi Isern and Eduardo Pierluisi Isern pleaded guilty to embezzlement charges in federal court in San Juan Thursday morning.

Dana Drugmand (2023-04-14). World's biggest banks poured $673 billion into fossil fuels last year. nationofchange.org "This is one of the most insane misallocations of capital in human history."

Daniel Larison (2023-04-14). EE.UU. vs. México: los republicanos se unen detrás de la guerra más estúpida posible. globalizacion.ca El "presidente de la paz" vuelve a hacerlo: | Ahora que es candidato, Trump está reviviendo sus instintos agresivos hacia los capos de la droga. Ya prometió desplegar fuerzas especiales de EE. UU. para enfrentarse a los cárteles de la droga,…

David Giesen (2023-04-14). Saturday 4/15: Two cows and dignity walking tour. indybay.org American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Franny | (meet in the lobby)…

Derrick Broze (2023-04-14). Has Tulsi Gabbard Adequately Addressed the WEF Young Global Leader Question? thelastamericanvagabond.com Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has once again been confronted with her membership in the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders program. Should we trust her answers? On April 4th, former U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard spoke at the Independent National Convention in Austin, Texas. Other speakers included journalist Chris Hedges and former Cleveland Mayor and U.S.

Drago Bosnic (2023-04-14). Pentagon "Leak" Theatrics Continue as US Finds Scapegoat. FBI Arrests "Alleged Perpetrator" globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Chinese FM, Uzbek acting FM pledge to implement consensus of heads of state, strengthen all-round cooperation. ecns.cn Qin Gang and Bakhtiyor Saidov pledged Wednesday to implement the important consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries and expand their all-round cooperation, so as to benefit the two peoples.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). High-level meeting addresses Afghan issue. ecns.cn China hopes the international community will view the Afghan issue in a comprehensive, balanced and objective manner.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Key role seen for Guangdong. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has called on Guangdong province to lead the nation in comprehensively deepening reform, expanding high-level opening-up, bolstering self-reliance in science and technology and building a modern industry system.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Hearing-impaired baristas brew up expertise. ecns.cn People enjoy sipping a brew at the seventh Lujiazui Coffee Festival in Shanghai, which attracts 260 coffee brands to participate.Hearing-impaired baristas partnered others to compete in a latte art competition at the seventh Lujiazui Coffee Festival in Shanghai that kicked off late last month.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Young workers cast off big-city shackles. ecns.cn An increasing number of young people in large Chinese cities are choosing to become so-called digital nomads in the hope of striking a better work-life balance by operating remotely.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). 76th Cannes Film Festival announces official selection. ecns.cn The official selection of the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival was unveiled here on Thursday, with 19 feature films competing for the Palme d'Or, the event's top prize.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Zookeepers bare their souls to inform visitors. ecns.cn Grieving handlers write touching obituaries for recently deceased animals, Yuan Quan and Jia Zhao report.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Japanese public gathers to oppose contaminated wastewater discharge plan. ecns.cn Japanese residents on Thursday held a rally in Tokyo to protest against the Japanese government's plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated water into the sea, two years after the decision was announced.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). China's FAST telescope wows visitors. ecns.cn The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, the world's largest single dish telescope, has discovered over 740 pulsars.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). 3rd China International Consumer Products Expo attracts 14 Macao enterprises. ecns.cn The expo has attracted 41 brands from 14 Macao enterprises to participate.

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). Yunnan set to celebrate China Tourism Day. ecns.cn China will celebrate the 13th annual China Tourism Day on May 19 in Tengchong, Yunnan province.

Editor (2023-04-14). It's Called the American Dream Because You Have To Be Asleep to Believe It. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-04-14). Matt Taibbi: The Crackdown Cometh. scheerpost.com

Eric A. Gordon (2023-04-14). International Publishers gears up for its centennial in 2024. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK—As International Publishers prepares to celebrate 100 years of publishing next year, People's World sat down with its President Gary Bono and Vice President Tony Pecinovsky for a chat concerning its history, what's happening with the imprint nowadays, and thoughts about the future. Eric Gordon: International Publishers used to be the only, or at …

Erica Meade (2023-04-14). Police increase repression against Cop City protesters, autopsy raises questions about Tortuguita's death. peoplesworld.org ATLANTA—Water is brought in through "water buffalos," giant plastic tubs, and food is distributed by local organizations for those protesting the construction of a police training facility in the South River Forest of Atlanta. While the land is officially known as South River Forest, community members have given it a new name: Weelaunee Forest, the …

imperial.ac.uk (2023-04-14). Space mission to Jupiter's icy moons launches with Imperial-built kit on board. imperial.ac.uk The JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) has successfully launched, carrying Imperial kit on a mission to assess the habitability of Jupiter's moons.

Joachim Hagopian (2023-04-14). The Unmasking of the "Pentagon Leak" that Won't Go Away. globalresearch.ca

Johanna Silver (2023-04-14). RuPaul's Drag Race Finale Highlights ACLU's Defense of Trans Rights. aclu.org

John Feffer (2023-04-14). Donald Trump and America's democratic reputation. nationofchange.org Because of Donald Trump, U.S. democracy has become an object of derision around the world.

Jonathan Cook (2023-04-14). Por qué los medios no quieren saber la verdad sobre las explosiones de Nord Stream. globalizacion.ca Nadie, excepto los ingenuos terminales, debería sorprenderse de que los servicios de seguridad mientan, y que es casi seguro que cubrirán sus huellas cuando lleven a cabo operaciones que violen el derecho nacional o internacional o que serían rechazadas casi…

Juan Cole (2023-04-14). Christian Archbishop slams Israel's Restrictions on Worship at the 'Festival of Lights' as "Racist" juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — On the Saturday before Orthodox Easter, which falls a week later than in the Western churches, typically 10,000 worshipers gather at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, waiting for the holy fire [to phos) to emerge. It is said to derive from the tomb in which Jesus was initially buried …

Jun Mitsui, Takashi Matsukawa, Yukari Uemura, Takuya Kawahara, Ayaka Chikada, Kristine Joyce L. Porto, Hiroya Naruse, Masaki Tanaka, Hiroyuki Ishiura, Tatsushi Toda, Haruko Kuzuyama, Mari Hirano, Ikue Wada, Toshio Ga, Takashi Moritoyo, Yuji Takahashi, Hidehiro Mizusawa, Kinya Ishikawa, Takanori Yokota, Satoshi Kuwabara, Nobukatsu Sawamoto, Ryosuke Takahashi, Koji Abe, Tomohiko Ishihara, Osamu Onodera, Dai Matsuse, Ryo Yamasaki, Jun-Ichi Kira, Masahisa Katsuno, Ritsuko Hanajima, Katsuhisa Ogata, Hiroshi Takashima, Masaaki Matsushima, Ichiro Yabe, Hidenao Sasaki, Shoji Tsuji (2023-04-14). [Articles] High-dose ubiquinol supplementation in multiple-system atrophy: a multicentre, randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial. thelancet.com High-dose ubiquinol was well-tolerated and led to a significantly smaller decline of UMSARS part 2 score compared with placebo.

Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. (2023-04-14). Politicians Demand US Drop Assange Charges On Anniversary Of Arrest. popularresistance.org Elected politicians in Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and the United Kingdom signed on to letters to United States Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding that the Justice Department drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. | A letter of opposition signed by four members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including Representative Rashida Tlaib, who initiated the letter, was prepared. However, it had not yet been sent to Garland at the time of publication. | The letters were timed to mark the fourth anniversary of Assange's arrest and detention. | On April 11, 2019, Ecuador President Lenin More…

Lucy E.M. Finnigan, Mark Philip Cassar, Margaret James Koziel, Joel Pradines, Hanan Lamlum, Karim Azer, Dan Kirby, Hugh Montgomery, Stefan Neubauer, Ladislav Valkoviƒç, Betty Raman (2023-04-14). [Articles] Efficacy and tolerability of an endogenous metabolic modulator (AXA1125) in fatigue-predominant long COVID: a single-centre, double-blind, randomised controlled phase 2a pilot study. thelancet.com Although treatment with AXA1125 did not improve the primary endpoint (œÑPCr-measure of mitochondrial respiration), when compared to placebo, there was a significant improvement in fatigue-based symptoms among patients living with Long COVID following a four week treatment period. Further multicentre studies are needed to validate our findings in a larger cohort of patients with fatigue-dominant Long COVID.

Mark Gruenberg (2023-04-14). Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry workers file cards to unionize. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO —Another month and another leading Chicago cultural institution—the Museum of Science and Industry—saw workers file to unionize with the State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31. Their April 12 announcement accompanied a letter with 54 signatures. AFSCME wants to cover 140 guest operations, guest experiences and education workers. If workers at the museum, …

Matthew Green, Desmog. (2023-04-14). 'Bombshell' 1989 Shell Memo Features In New Court Filing. popularresistance.org In October 1989, Shell researchers wrote a confidential report warning that climate-fuelled migration could swamp borders in the United States, Soviet Union, Europe, and Australia. "Conflict would abound," the document said. "Civilisation could prove a fragile thing." | A group of climate disinformation researchers and nonprofits filed the brief on April 7 in support of a 2020 lawsuit brought by the District of Columbia, part of a wave of litigation by at least 20 U.S. states and cities seeking to hold the oil industry to account for climate damages. | The 50-page brief cites academic studies and media reports to…

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-04-14). Israel's excuses for execution swallowed by West. electronicintifada.net Past police cover-ups cast doubt on car ramming claim.

Michael Waldman (2023-04-14). Clarence Thomas proves Justices can't police themselves. nationofchange.org The Supreme Court needs term limits and a binding code of ethics.

Michael Welch (2023-04-14). Black Radical News in 2023: Mumia's Fate, African Colonialism, and the Zone of Peace in the Americas. globalresearch.ca

Mike Lux (2023-04-14). How Koch cash is bankrolling the effort to kill Big Tech reform. nationofchange.org When the next big disaster unfolds due to deregulation, don't be fooled.

Natalia Marques (2023-04-14). Florida's abortion ban and "pro-life" hypocrisy. peoplesdispatch.org

noreply (2023-04-14). Stratagem From My Dear Friend Byron King. smoothiex12.blogspot.com

Ola Mousa (2023-04-14). Food or medicine? Gaza's stark choice. electronicintifada.net Illness comes at a high price under Israel's blockade.

People's Park (2023-04-14). Sunday 4/23: People's Park Berkeley 54th Anniversary Celebration. indybay.org People's Park, Berkeley | (corner of Telegraph and Dwight Way, behind Amoeba Music)…

Peter Koenig (2023-04-14). Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC): The Weaponization of Money? WHO's Health Tyranny: Towards a Totalitarian World Government? No Way! globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-04-14). Video: The Merger of the E.U. and NATO: An Economic Dagger Aimed at the Heart of Russia? globalresearch.ca

Rebecca Burns (2023-04-14). Regulators Stiffed Low-Income Communities In SVB Bailout. levernews.com

Robert Inlakesh (2023-04-14). Israel's 8 Points About Al-Aqsa Mosque Assault Debunked. thelastamericanvagabond.com Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, tweeted out a video that was produced by the Israeli Ministry of Public Diplomacy, which outlines 8 points that the Israeli premier claims to be "the truth" that the mainstream media won't show you about Israel's assaults on Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Robert Inlakesh goes through each of the

Ryo Nakamura (2023-04-14). The Privatization of War: U.S. Defense Contractors Plan Trip to Taiwan. globalresearch.ca

Seymour M. Hersh (2023-04-14). Trading with the Enemy. Seymour Hersh. globalresearch.ca

Shawna Foster, Rainforest Action Network. (2023-04-14). Canadian Bank RBC The Number One Financier Of Fossil Fuels. popularresistance.org Released today, the 14th annual Banking on Climate Chaos report is the most comprehensive global analysis on fossil fuel banking. Endorsed by 624 organizations from 75 countries, it reveals the truth of banks' commitments to the climate by examining their financing of the fossil fuel industry. | For the first time since 2019, a Canadian bank is the #1 annual financier of fossil fuels rather than US bank JP Morgan Chase. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) showered fossil fuel projects with $42.1 billion dollars in 2022, including $4.8 billion for tar sands and $7.4 billion into fracking. Canadian banks are becoming the ba…

Special to People's World (2023-04-14). Ads rolling in for People's World May Day Greetings Book. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—Ads and artwork are filling the inbox at People's World for the upcoming May Day Greetings Book. Since the call for ads was issued last week, dozens of submissions have been received. The book is a chance for unions, organizations, clubs, groups of friends, and individuals to mark International Workers Day by getting their message, …

splcenter (2023-04-14). Crisis and Resilience: SPLC's Mississippi office works to help victims of devastating tornado. splcenter.org

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). 9/11 Hijackers Given Bank Accounts, California Apartment at 'Behest of the CIA' — FBI Investigator. sputnikglobe.com An extraordinary legal filing revealed two of the hijackers responsible for the September 11 terror attacks had a much more intimate relationship with the Central Intelligence Agency than previously known.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Biden Says US Still Determining Validity of Leaked Documents, Coordinating With Allies. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden said on Friday that he ordered the US military and intelligence community to strengthen security and limit the distribution of sensitive information after highly classified military intelligence was recently leaked.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Borrell: EU Does Not Fear 'China's Rise'. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday that the European Union does "not fear China's rise" and called on Beijing to exercise more "responsibility" for peace and security.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Brazil and China Support BRICS Expansion. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW, April 14 (Sputnik) – China and Brazil are in favor of discussing the expansion of the BRICS format, the two countries said in a joint statement on Friday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Breakdown Between Biden and US Intel Community Behind Pentagon Leaks. sputnikglobe.com Somebody in the White House or the Pentagon apparently got weary with Team Biden's Ukraine adventurism and instructed the US mainstream press to publish the "Pentagon leaks," argued former CIA analyst Ray McGovern commenting on Sy Hersh's recent op-ed about a breakdown between Biden and the US intelligence community.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Denmark to Deliver CAESAR Self-Propelled Howitzers to Ukraine in Coming Weeks. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Denmark will deliver French self-propelled CAESAR howitzers to Ukraine in the coming weeks, the Danish Defense Ministry said on Friday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Europe Faces Challenges With Inflation, Economic Recovery, Financial Stability. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Europe is experiencing challenges with high inflation, slow economic recovery and financial stability across the continent, Director of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) European Department Alfred Kammer said on Friday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Lula da Silva: Brazil Immune to Foreign Attempts to Hinder Cooperation With China. sputnikglobe.com RIO DE JANEIRO (Sputnik) – Brazil cannot be prevented from developing cooperation with China, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday during his trip to Beijing.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Macron to Sign Law on Pension Reform Approved by French Constitutional Council. sputnikglobe.com PARIS (Sputnik) – French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to sign a law on the pension reform in the next two days.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Military Vehicles Reportedly Arriving in North Sudan as Tensions Between RSF, Army Rise. sputnikglobe.com TUNIS (Sputnik) – Sudan's powerful paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has reinforced its positions in the northern city of Merowe after the Sudanese army warned of a possible confrontation, media reported on Thursday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Montana Passes Bill Banning TikTok Amid Privacy Concerns, Ties to China. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The legislature of the US state of Montana banned social media application TikTok amid concerns about its privacy policies and ties to the Chinese government.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Namibian President May Attend Russia-Africa Summit – Finance Minister. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Namibia could be represented at the highest level at the upcoming Russia – Africa summit this summer, Ipumbu Shiimi, who serves as the minister of finance in Namibia, told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Orban: Conflict in Ukraine Will End as Soon as US, Europe Stop Supporting Kiev. sputnikglobe.com BUDAPEST (Sputnik) – Ukraine is a non-existent country in financial terms, as soon as the US and Europe stop supporting it, the conflict will end, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Pentagon Leak: Disinfo Op to Expand Control of Internet & Get Rid of Biden. sputnikglobe.com The Pentagon "leak" could have been deliberately orchestrated to force the removal of US President Joe Biden and/or to expand the power of the US government to regulate anything posted on the Internet, Larry Johnson, retired CIA intelligence officer and ex-State Department official, told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Pentagon Leaks: GOP Congresswoman Weighs in on 'Who's the Real Enemy' of the US. sputnikglobe.com On Thursday, US Attorney General Merrick Garland confirmed the arrest of 21-year-old Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, in connection with the leak of classified files in what was described by the Pentagon as "a deliberate criminal act."

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Polish and Slovak MiG-29s Won't Turn Tide in Ukraine. sputnikglobe.com Germany approved the re-export of five Polish Soviet-designed MiG-29 fighter jets from former East German military stocks to the Kiev regime ahead of its much-discussed spring offensive. Earlier this month, Polish President Andrzej Duda announced that Warsaw had handed over four MiG-29 jets to Ukraine, with four more being delivered.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Qatar Deems Reports on Syria's Possible Return to Arab League 'Speculation'. sputnikglobe.com CAIRO (Sputnik) – Qatar considers media reports about the possible restoration of Syria's membership in the Arab League (LAS) to be "speculation," Qatari Prime Minister Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani said on Thursday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Russia Saw Outgoing World Bank Chief as 'Brave Leader' But Changed Under West's Pressure – Official. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Russia considered outgoing World Bank President David Malpass a brave leader who respected Moscow's views and proposals, however, he changed last year under enormous pressure from the Western members of the multilateral institution, World Bank Executive Director for Russia and Syria Roman Marshavin told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Russian Foreign Ministry Receives Finland's Appeal Over Envelopes With Unknown Substance. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Finnish embassy in Moscow has contacted the Russian Foreign Ministry over receiving three envelopes with unknown substance, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday, adding that the envelopes were handed over to Russian law enforcement agencies.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Scientists Ask Scholz to Keep German Nuclear Plants Running Past 2023. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Germany's scientific community urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday to reconsider pulling the plug on the remaining three nuclear power plants as the country continues to suffer from rising energy costs.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Top 15 Countries Hosting Ukrainian Refugees. sputnikglobe.com Hundreds of thousands of people have fled Ukraine since the conflict in the country escalated last year, abandoning their homeland and choosing the lot of a refugee.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Author Says Trans Controversy Cooked Up by Elites to Divide and Rule American Masses. sputnikglobe.com Geopolitical analyst, veteran, author, and commentator Lucas Gage denounces the White House's transgender agenda as an attempt to alienate children from their parents.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Trump Questioned in Hourslong Deposition Tied to New York Civil Fraud Case. sputnikglobe.com NEW YORK (Sputnik) – Former President Donald Trump reportedly sat through an hourslong deposition with the New York attorney general's office in connection to a lawsuit filed by the state accusing him and his family of engaging in fraud to enrich themselves.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). US Needs More Rate Hikes as Fight Against Inflation Not Over, Federal Reserve Governor Says. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, one of the US central bank's biggest hawks for higher interest rates, said on Friday that he wants more monetary tightening in the United States despite evidence that inflation is coming off four-decade highs.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). US State Department, Pentagon Preparing Pathway to Hasten Foreign Weapons Sales, Media Reports. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US State Department and Pentagon are preparing measures to help hasten the process of selling weapons to foreign countries, American news outlet reported on Friday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). US Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Access to Key Abortion Pill. sputnikglobe.com The government clearance for key abortion drug mifepristone was suspended on April 7 in an unprecedented move that saw the US Food and Drug Administration's 23-year-old approval trashed. Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, the drug has become increasingly significant in the fight over abortion access.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Video: North Korea Launches 'Most Powerful ICBM Yet', Hwasong-18. sputnikglobe.com The missile was test-fired amid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula, with the US and North Korea engaged in a long-standing impasse over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Video: Protests in Central Paris After Constitutional Council Approves Pension Reform. sputnikglobe.com PARIS (Sputnik) – Hundreds of people began gathering in front of the Paris City Hall on Friday to protest the controversial pension reform after the French Constitutional Council approved it, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Washington's Crackdown on Whistleblowers Poses Danger to Free Speech. sputnikglobe.com The US government is tightening its grip over the internet, social media and free speech. Facebook* whistleblower Ryan Hartwig and former Google and YouTube software engineer Zach Vorhies reveal the dangers and implications.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). What is Messaging Platform Discord Reportedly Used to Leak Classified US Docs? sputnikglobe.com Discord became a hot topic this month following reports that it was used to share a trove of what appears to be classified US documents.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-14). Who's Jack Teixeira, the Alleged Pentagon Leaker Arrested Thursday? sputnikglobe.com Since documents began to surface last week which reveal damning information about the US role in Ukraine and the espionage it conducts on its ostensible allies, questions have lingered about the identity and motives of the person responsible — and a suspect has finally been unveiled.

Staff (2023-04-14). Anti-Chavista Luis Vicente León: Without a Unitary Opposition Candidate, President Maduro Will Win 2024 Presidential Elections. orinocotribune.com Caracas, April 13, 2023 ( This statement was part of an interaction launched by León this Wednesday, April 12, via Twitter, where he attempted to answer economic and political questions from his followers. | In regard to economic analysis, León stated that "macro variables are beginning to no…

Staff (2023-04-14). Conviasa Inaugurates Puerto Ordaz—Manaus Air Route. orinocotribune.com

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-04-14). Migrantes se lanzan al río Bravo para llegar a EE.UU. telesurtv.net Niños y adultos se arrojan a las aguas apoyados en inflables, sogas y botellas de plástico.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-04-14). Rusia es el país invitado a los V Juegos Deportivos ALBA. telesurtv.net La invitación se produjo como parte de un acuerdo deportivo entre Moscú y Caracas que se firmó en octubre de 2021.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-04-14). Deniegan amparo para inscribir a candidatos de izquierda en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Corte Suprema de Justicia denegó el amparo para inscribir a la fórmula del Movimiento para la Liberación de los Pueblos como candidata a las elecciones presidenciales.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-04-14). 10 años de Gobierno del presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. telesurtv.net Otro capítulo fundamental de la agenda de Gobierno que impulsa el presidente Nicolás Maduro es la lucha frontal contra los corruptos.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2023-04-14). Continúan en alerta ocho provincias dominicanas por lluvias. telesurtv.net Las provincias bajo alerta amarilla son Santiago, Monseñor Nouel y La Vega, según el COE.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-04-14). Aumenta a 38 número de fallecidos por alud en Alausí, Ecuador. telesurtv.net Hasta ahora han encontrado una docena de cuerpos sepultados por el corrimiento de tierra, pero se desconoce el número exacto que pueden seguir debajo.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-04-14). Instituto de Migración de México rescata a 209 migrantes. telesurtv.net El instituto identificó a 144 adultos procedentes de Guatemala, seis de Honduras, seis de El Salvador y cinco de Ecuador.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-04-14). México y EE.UU. acuerdan combatir tráfico de drogas y de armas. telesurtv.net La asesora de Seguridad Nacional de EE.UU., Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, y la secretaria de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana de México, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, encabezaron sus respectivas delegaciones.

teleSUR, odr, JGN (2023-04-14). Sequías repentinas son más frecuentes por cambio climático. telesurtv.net Según los expertos, las sequías se desarrollan rápidamente y pueden tener un desenlace severo dificultando su previsión y preparación para hacerles frente.

teleSUR- lvm, JGN (2023-04-14). Miles de argentinos rechazan persecución a Cristina Fernández. telesurtv.net La lideresa de la Federación de Sindicatos de Trabajadores Judiciales, Vanesa Siley, refirió que se realizó un panel sobre la Mafia Judicial, Proscripción y Democracia.

Uriel Araujo (2023-04-14). Kiev Reconsidering Idea of "Reconquesting" Crimea. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-04-14). Breakup of Germany's remaining large department store chain Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof decided. wsws.org The union to which many of the store workers belong, Verdi, does not represent their interests but those of the owners and shareholders. To defend their jobs and rights, and retain these well-loved stores, department store workers must establish independent rank-and-file committees.

WSWS (2023-04-14). Press response to Biden's Ireland visit underscores sharp tensions in UK government. wsws.org If the UK's demand is "we deserve more from you", American imperialism's rejoinder is "we expect nothing less from you… and more, when it comes to Ireland."

WSWS (2023-04-14). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Private hospital nurses in Kerala strike for pay increase; Rural health workers walk out indefinitely in Madhya Pradesh; Australia: Garbage collection workers strike in Sydney and Canberra over pay and conditions; New Zealand kindergarten teachers to vote on below-inflation pay offer…

WSWS (2023-04-14). First lawsuit filed against Pennsylvania chocolate factory owner, vigil for 7 workers killed in explosion. wsws.org Family members of a 55-year-old mother of 3 named Judy, who died in the chocolate factory explosion, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against R.M. Palmer and utility UGI.

WSWS (2023-04-14). Two months after earthquake disaster, Turkish government keeps ignoring public safety. wsws.org The procedures for debris removal and the construction work implemented in the earthquake-hit region show that the deadly "profit before lives" policy is continuing.

WSWS (2023-04-14). UK nurses vote to strike again on last day of Junior Doctors' four-day action. wsws.org The Royal College or Nursing leadership under General Secretary Pat Cullen did everything possible to foist a rotten sell-out pay deal on nurses, with a campaign of bullying, censoring and an attempt to criminalise opposition of its members.

WSWS (2023-04-14). Chemical workers strike in Hopewell, Virginia. wsws.org Over 340 workers walked off the job at AdvanSix in Hopewell, VA demanding higher wages.

WSWS (2023-04-14). Multi-state university strike wave in the US continues. wsws.org One of the critical challenges in the US academic strikes is that the militant mood and courage of the striking academic workers runs counter to the maneuvers of their union bureaucracies and the Democratic Party, which are seeking to limit and isolate each strike.

WSWS (2023-04-14). Oppose massive fines against Western Australian nurses! wsws.org The WA Industrial Relations Commission and the Labor government are sending a clear message to nurses, midwives and the entire working class: No opposition to the slashing of real wages, working conditions and social services will be tolerated.

| AFP | (2023-04-14). Spotlight on family planning as India surpasses China as world's most populous country. tribune.com.pk India is set to become the world's most populous country on April 14, a title China has held for decades. Faced with a large — and growing — population of more than 1.4 billion, India's family planning service is under pressure to maintain a decreasing fertility rate. | A UN forecast predicts that on April 14 the Indian population will reach 1,425,775,850 — a number that dethrones China from its long-held position as the world's most populous country. | The exact population of India today is unknown (a 2021 update on the decade-old census was indefinitely delayed by the pandemic) but a…

| Reuters | (2023-04-14). Modi raises embassy security with UK's Sunak after vandalism. tribune.com.pk Britain should take action after a violent incident during protests outside India's embassy in London last month, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi told British counterpart Rishi Sunak on Thursday. | New Delhi has been upset about protests and vandalism by Sikh separatists – who seek an independent Sikh homeland called Khalistan – outside the Indian High Commission in London and elsewhere in the US and Canada. | In a telephone conversation with Sunak, Modi called for "strong action against anti-India elements" by the British government following the incident, Modi's office said in a statement. | Sunak conde…

| Reuters | (2023-04-14). Saudi-Houthi peace talks in Yemen's Sanaa conclude with further rounds planned. tribune.com.pk RIYADH/ADEN: A Saudi delegation has concluded a round of peace talks in the Yemeni capital Sanaa with the Houthi movement, whose officials cited progress and said further discussions were needed to iron out remaining differences. | In a significant confidence-building measure, the conclusion of the talks was followed on Friday by an announcement from the International Committee of the Red Cross that the release and swap of nearly 900 detainees by the two sides in the conflict had started. | Saudi Arabia, which leads a coalition that has been battling the Iranian-aligned group since 2015, is seeking a permanent…

_____ (2023-04-13). How China is Managing its BRI Partners: New Findings. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-04-13). Japan's Foreign Minister Visits the People's Republic of China. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-04-13). Saudi Arabia in keeping with the Politics of a Multipolar World. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-04-13). Finland's NATO Move Leaves Others to Carry on the 'Helsinki Spirit'. strategic-culture.org On April 4, 2023, Finland officially 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, which otherwise borders only Norway, Latvia, Estonia, and short stretches of the Polish and Lithuanian borders where they encircle Kaliningrad.

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-04-13). Efforts to Reduce Israeli Influence in Africa Continues. globalresearch.ca

AJAY (2023-04-13). Monday 4/10: EBPG Potluck and Seed Starting Workshop (by donation). indybay.org place for sustainable living | 1121 64th st oakland, ca 94608 | (just walk in through the front gate up the stairs into the art barn!)…

americanthinker (2023-04-13). A Nightmare in the Pacific Northwest. americanthinker.com What this woman is going through is becoming more and more common in our country.

americanthinker (2023-04-13). The American Civil War: The Celts' Last Stand. americanthinker.com The Civil War may have been the last stand of a civilizational war, one that was not recognized until recently.

americanthinker (2023-04-13). The West Declares War on Itself. americanthinker.com Hypocritical Western victors squander freedom in favor of East German surveillance.

americanthinker (2023-04-13). Thomas Jefferson Deserves Respect From All Americans. americanthinker.com Both contemporaneous and scientific records show that the leftists rewriting American history have it all wrong when they talk about our third president.

americanthinker (2023-04-13). A former Trump attorney preaches one thing but practiced another. americanthinker.com Her choice when the leftists came after her made sense, but it's still irksome when she tells us to have a different standard.

americanthinker (2023-04-13). A note from inside Gulag California. americanthinker.com It's impossible to live here anymore. Don't let this happen to your state!

americanthinker (2023-04-13). Biden needs to read the story of the Model T. americanthinker.com Memo to the White House: Listen to car buyers, not climate change activists.

americanthinker (2023-04-13). Elon Musk eviscerates BBC live on the air. americanthinker.com Asked about a supposed surge in hate-tweets by an officious BBC reporter, Musk requested specifics.

americanthinker (2023-04-13). FBI deems 'red-pilled' and 'based' as terms that indicate 'Incel Violent Extremism'. americanthinker.com Slang lingo used regularly by young conservatives now finds itself tethered to an online subculture that violently hates women — thanks Christopher Wray.

americanthinker (2023-04-13). Grifty City to hold the Democrat National Convention. americanthinker.com The geniuses in the Democrat party have made their bed in Chicago for the 2024 Democrat National Convention. It will be interesting watching them try to lie in it.

americanthinker (2023-04-13). Is transgenderism destroying gays? americanthinker.com In fact, it's destroying everybody.

americanthinker (2023-04-13). Republicans: Stop playing defense! americanthinker.com It is beyond frustrating to see conservative media parrot liberal talking points when our country is on the line!

americanthinker (2023-04-13). The wild, wild United States of America. americanthinker.com Somewhere along the line, we forgot that we were responsible to defend ourselves and loved ones.

americanthinker (2023-04-13). There is no such thing as 'free' in healthcare. americanthinker.com 'Free preventative health care' is a mirage, a pipe dream.

americanthinker (2023-04-13). Tucker Carlson exposes the pretenders in US Politics. americanthinker.com Will this mad act ever end?>

americanthinker (2023-04-13). Wake up, America — we're losing our country! americanthinker.com I never thought I'd face the prospect of witnessing the decline and fall of the greatest country in the history of the world.

americanthinker (2023-04-13). What were they thinking at Bud Light? americanthinker.com Something about the sudden shift in marketing strategy for Bud Light doesn't pass the smell test.

Anonymous103 (2023-04-13). Berlin Unable To Attend NATO's Demands. southfront.org Illustrative ImageAccording to a recent report, Germany would be failing to fulfil NATO's military obligations. | Written by Despite its bellicose and anti-Russian mentality, the German government seems unable to continue contributing to NATO's war plans. According to a report published recently in a major media outlet, Germany would be incapable to meet the military requirements…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-13). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 13, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-04-13). Military Situation In Donbass On April 13, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near the Bilohorivka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near the Avdiivka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near the Pervomaiske; | 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 80 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armored vehicles, 1 howitzer were dest…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-13). Military Situation In Syria On April 13, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 13, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On April 12, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions in Urum al-Sughra; | On April 12, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions in Kafr Nabl; | On April 12, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Taal; | On April 12, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed fo…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-13). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 13, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Gulyaipole; | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Nevske; | Russian forces destroyed two Ukrainian vehicles, a Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer in the Kupyansk region; | Russian forces destroyed two Ukrainian armored combat vehicles and a D-20 howitzer in the Liman region; | Russian forces destroyed one Ukrainian infantry vehicle, six armored vehicles, two vehicles, a D-20 howitzer in the Donetsk…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-13). Washington Post's Disinformation On Egypt Causes Confusion Over Pentagon Document Leaks. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageJohn Kirby says there's no suggestion Egypt is supplying Russia with 40,000 missiles. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The Washington Post, citing leaked US intelligence documents, created a frenzy in the media by suggesting that Egypt was planning to secretly send up to 40,000 missiles to Russia. This claim could be separate from the other leaked US intelligence documents as the report was not only denied by Cairo and Moscow, but Whi…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-13). Dual Bombing Kills Syrian Officer Near Al-Golan Heights Front. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On April 13, simultaneous explosions rocked two different checkpoints of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near the town of Ghadir al-Bustan in the southern countryside of al-Qunitra. | Ghadir al-Bustan is located less than four kilometers to the east from the main frontline with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. | Initially, Syrian opposition activists alleged that the explosions were the result of a strike by the Israeli Defense Forces. However, it was confirmed later that the explosions were caused…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-13). Five Killed In New Attacks In Syria's Central Region. southfront.org File image. | Five more people were killed in Syria's central region in two new terrorist attacks, which were reportedly carried out by ISIS cells. | On April 11, terrorists believed to be members of ISIS opened fire at a group of civilians who were collecting truffles in the area of al-Maydan to the north of the ancient city of Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), at least three civilians were killed in the hit-and-run attack. | Two days later,…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-13). Germany Allows Poland To Transfer MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Ukraine. southfront.org POZNAN, Poland — A Polish air force MiG-29 taxis in with parachute in tow after finishing a mission here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky) | On April 13, Germany approved a request by Poland to transfer five Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine to bolster its air power. | Boris Pistorius, Germany's Defense Minister, said the request was approved on the same day it was received, adding the quick approval shows that Berlin could be relied upon. | Germany…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-13). Syrian Army Repelled Yet Another Attack From Greater Idlib, Killed Three Militants (Video). southfront.org © Sputnik / Iliya Pitalev | The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) had repelled an attack by the al-Qaeda-affiliated Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) on its positions in the governorate of Idlib, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, told reporters on April 12. | The TIP is a close ally of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the former main branch of al-Qaeda in Syria and the de-facto ruler of the Greater Idlib region which includes vast parts…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-13). 'We Are Ready': Iran Allies Warn Israel In New Video. southfront.org File image. | On April 13, the Military Media of Lebanese Hezbollah released a short video warning Israel of a full-blown multi-front war. | The video, titled "We Are Ready," was released ahead of Quds Day, an annual pro-Palestinian event held on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan to express support for Palestinians and oppose Israel. The event was initiated in 1979 in Iran, shortly after the Islamic Revolution. | Operative from Hezbollah are seen in the video examining a map of I…

Anonymous765 (2023-04-13). Wagner & Russian Army Join Forces To Conquer Bakhmut. southfront.org |

Atal Ahmadzai (2023-04-13). Will the Taliban Revolt Against its Leadership? fpif.org Rumors about the

Brian Berletic (2023-04-13). Taiwan Pushed Closer to Conflict by Washington. globalresearch.ca

Candice Bernd (2023-04-13). Stop Cop City Movement Embraces National Strategy as Permit Appeal Is Denied. truthout.org The DeKalb County Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday unanimously denied three plaintiffs' legal appeal of the land disturbance permit for the Atlanta Police Foundation's 85-acre, $90 million police militarization and training complex dubbed "Cop City" by a coalition of racial justice, abolitionist, Indigenous and environmental activists. If built, the compound would be one of the largest police… |

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-13). US Arms Industry Planning First Taiwan Trip in Four Years. news.antiwar.com Around 25 US defense contractors plan to send representatives to Taiwan next month, marking the first time the arms industry will send a delegation to the island since 2019, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday. Rupert Hammond-Chambers, president of the US Taiwan Business Council, said the delegation will look to boost cooperation with Taiwan's industry and …

Dennis Fritz (2023-04-13). Criminal Investigations Still Needed for Architects of US Invasion of Iraq. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Peter McCullough (2023-04-13). US Maternal Death Rates Up Sharply. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). TCM therapies including cupping, acupuncture adopted by U.S. army. ecns.cn The official Facebook account of the U.S. 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on Tuesday posted photos of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapies being applied to help treat immediate pain and relieve stress for soldiers.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). U.S. President Biden starts 3-day visit to Ireland. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden arrived here on Wednesday for a three-day visit.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). AmCham head bullish on Sino-U.S. opportunities. ecns.cn There will be abundant opportunities for collaboration between U.S. and Chinese companies in the coming years, especially in the areas of healthcare, manufacturing and information and communication technology.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). High-quality development highlights power facilities. ecns.cn Energy storage will be of great importance to the country's high-quality development of the manufacturing sector, said political advisers and national legislators.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). Australian state sets record export amid growing trade with China. ecns.cn South Australian exports have risen to a record high on the back of a boost in trade with China.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). U.S. jeopardizes global cyber security: Foreign Ministry. ecns.cn The U.S. is the origin of cyber warfare and the biggest global cyber thief, and it is of common interest for all to reveal U.S.' hypocrisy on cyber security, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). Macron says Europe must control destiny. ecns.cn France's President Emmanuel Macron has shared his vision of "European sovereignty" during a two-day state visit to the Netherlands.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). HK Palace Museum showcases new batch of national treasures. ecns.cn A new batch of 44 Chinese national ≠treasures have been on display at the Hong Kong Palace Museum since the beginning of April, with five national-level cultural relics headlining the exhibition.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). SpaceX cargo spacecraft to return to Earth with science samples. ecns.cn A SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft is set to depart the International Space Station (ISS) this Saturday, returning scientific research samples and hardware to Earth for NASA, the agency said on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-04-13). Yacht show kicks off in Haikou. ecns.cn As part of the ongoing CICPE, the show kicked off on Wednesday, attracting 225 yachts made by domestic and foreign shipyards.

Editor (2023-04-13). The urgent need to repudiate debt. mronline.org It is now time to react concerning the issue of debt cancellations and repudiations.

Editor (2023-04-13). Lee Fang: MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan Gets Basic Facts Wrong on DHS Content Moderation Partnership. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-04-13). US Intel Leak Reveals 50 Elite British Troops in Ukraine. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-04-13). US Media Denounce Twitter's 'State Media' Label—When It Affects NPR. scheerpost.com

Fight Back (2023-04-13). Protest at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. fightbacknews.org Interview with Frank Chapman, executive director of National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression | Fight Back!: The Democratic Party has announced that their convention will be held in Chicago, August 19 through 22, 2024. The National Alliance was part of the March on the Democratic National Convention Coalition in Milwaukee in 2020. Will you march again at the Chicago convention? | Frank Chapman: I think it is absolutely necessary for us to march again, given what has happened from 2020 until now. The crisis in democracy at this point is deeper and broader, involving everything from the continued s…

Hazel Katz, The Real News Network. (2023-04-13). The UC Strike Showed There's Power In A Union. popularresistance.org On Dec. 23, 2022, members of the Academic Student Employees (UAW 2865) and Student Researchers United, both organized under the United Auto Workers, voted 11,386 to 7,097 (ASE) and 10,057 to 4,640 (SRU) to ratify tentative agreements reached with the University of California. The ratification vote ended the largest higher education academic worker strike in US history, where 48,000 workers walked off the job for six weeks. | I work within the Academic Student Employee (ASE) unit, instructing twice weekly sections of 30 undergraduates each. My teaching assistant contract is 20 hours of paid work per week, but as a…

isabella (2023-04-13). Donor-Advised Funds Now Take in a Fifth of Individual Charitable Giving. inequality.org

Julianne Tveten, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2023-04-13). US Media Denounce Twitter's 'State Media' Label When It Affects NPR. popularresistance.org As part of an ongoing, impulsive and reactionary legacy news outlets, Elon Musk's added to its list of "state-affiliated media"—a label from which all US media had, until recently, been exempt (FAIR.org, 1/6/23). | NPR (4/5/23) rebuked the label, and major media rushed to the public broadcaster's defense. "Twitter Slaps NPR With a Dubious New Tag: 'State-Affiliated Media,'" read a Washington Post headline (4/5/23). Vanity Fair (4/5/23) lambasted the "false equivalence between NPR and state propaganda agencies." CBS News (4/5/23), AP (4/5/23) and CNN (4/5/23) emphatically quoted NPR's self-description as a p…

Justice for Mumia Abu-Jamal (2023-04-13). Monday 4/17: FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL! indybay.org On the sidewalk in front of the U.S. Courthouse, 95 7th Street @ Mission Street, San Francisco…

Kate King, Portside. (2023-04-13). Union Hotel Workers In NYC Suburbs Score Biggest Pay Raise In 100 Years. popularresistance.org A New York hotel union has reached a deal with hotel owners and operators that will boost the wages of hospitality workers by $7.50 an hour, the largest increase in the union's 100-year history. | The agreement covers 7,000 members of the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council who work at 87 suburban hotels spanning from Princeton, N.J., to New York's Albany region and Long Island. The five-year pact has already been ratified by the employers and is expected to be ratified by workers this month, according to union President Rich Maroko. | The new contract doesn't include New York City hotels, where union members are als…

KATIE (2023-04-13). Investing in apartheid Israel: Ideology or economic interest? bdsmovement.net

Kyle Anzalone (2023-04-13). US Kicks Off Nuclear War Games. globalresearch.ca

Max Blumenthal (2023-04-13). How NATO states sponsored ICC prosecutor's Putin arrest warrant. thegrayzone.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. Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, stood before a podium on March 3, 2023, and issued an unusual qualifier: "Of course the prosecutor of the ICC does not, whatever affection and regard I may …

Michael Jansen (2023-04-13). Another Ramadan, Another Brutal Israeli Raids Into Al Aqsa. globalresearch.ca

Michael Kramer (2023-04-13). Palestinian resistance fuels instability within Israeli settler state. workers.org The current unrelenting Palestinian resistance to Zionist occupation, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River, has resulted in an increase of political and social instability within and throughout the Israeli settler state. Fans hold huge 'Free Palestine!' flag during the game between Tunisia and Australia on Nov. 26. The . . . |

Michael Petrelis (2023-04-13). Thursday 4/13: Sit-in at Another Planet's HQ in Berkeley to save Castro Theater. indybay.org APE Headquarters | 1815 Fourth Street, near Hearst | Berkeley, CA…

Middle East Eye (2023-04-13). Israeli Spyware Firm QuaDream Linked to Hacks on Journalists and Politicians. globalresearch.ca

Morning Star (2023-04-13). 35 MPs and Lords Demand US Attorney General Drops Charges Against Assange on Fourth Anniversary of His Imprisonment. globalresearch.ca

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2023-04-13). 'Plantation Politics' To Blame For Jackson, Mississippi Water Crisis. popularresistance.org Jackson, Mississippi – Jackson, Mississippi made international headlines last summer when from August 30 to September 5, water stopped flowing entirely for over 150,000 residents. In the past seven months since then, the Mississippi capital's water system has been plagued with crisis after crisis. And yet, the crumbling water infrastructure remains largely unchanged. Why is this? The answer lies in the antagonistic and racist attitude that majority white state leadership has towards the Black officials of Jackson, which has one of the largest Black populations per capita of any city in the US.

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Olivia Rosane, Ecowatch. (2023-04-13). Montana Judge Cancels Gas Power Plant Permit Over Climate Concern. popularresistance.org Climate concerns motivated a Montana judge to cancel the air quality permit for a controversial natural gas power plant. | The 175-megawatt NorthWestern Energy plant would have emitted more than 23 million tons of greenhouse gases over its 30-year or more lifespan — the equivalent of adding 167,327 new cars to the roads each year — something that the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) did not fully consider when it issued the permit, Montana 13th Judicial District Court Judge Michael Moses ruled Thursday. | "DEQ's failure to analyze this issue violated the clear and unambiguous language…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-13). Canada's Legacy Press Smears Assange To Deny the Public's Right To Know. orinocotribune.com By Peter Biesterfeld — Apr 6, 2023 | "Who are the war criminals?" asked Assange. "It's not just the leaders, it's also the media. Let us ask ourselves of the complicit media, what is the average death count of each journalist?" | The most damming evidence of a journalism crisis in the Canadian press is that there is virtually no coverage of the press freedom case of our time. | The scant reporting that has appeared exposes Canadian journalists and editors working for the 'most trusted' news brands as abysmally inf…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-13). Tyranny on the Waters: The UAE-Israeli Occupation of Yemen's Socotra Island. orinocotribune.com Editorial note: Orinoco Tribune does not generally publish articles that are over two weeks old. However, an exception is being made in this case as the article remains as important today as it was at the time of its publication. | By Karim Shami — Mar 24, 2023 | The transformation of Yemen's strategically-located Socotra Island into an Emirati-Israeli military intelligence hub has raised concerns for the Ansarallah movement and its allies, significantly increasing the geopolitical stakes of the Yemen war. | Located off the southern coast of Yemen in the Arabian Sea, the Socotra archipelago has become a foca…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-13). Junior doctors in England intensify protests demanding pay restoration. peoplesdispatch.org Junior doctors in England, like other workers of the National Health Service (NHS), are struggling due to low wages, overwork, and soaring inflation. They are demanding a salary hike to compensate for the 26% cut, since 2008, in take-home wages for the highly qualified workforce…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-13). Palestinian Christians accuse Israeli state of violating their freedom of worship. peoplesdispatch.org The Greek Orthodox Church in occupied East Jerusalem has asked Palestinians to defy restrictions imposed by the Israeli occupation forces ahead of Orthodox Easter which will be celebrated on April 16…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-13). Taliban bans women from working with the UN in Afghanistan. peoplesdispatch.org The latest restrictions are being viewed as an extension of the Taliban's December 2022 directive banning women from working in NGOs. The UN said it is being forced to make an appalling choice between staying and delivering in support of the Afghan people and standing by the norms and principles we are duty-bound to uphold…

Rhythmix Cultural Works (2023-04-13). Saturday 5/20: Asian and Pacific Islander Arts & Culture Festival. indybay.org Bohol Circle Immigrant Park | 2901 5th St, Alameda CA, 94501…

Rhythmix (2023-04-13). Saturday 4/22: Art Of The African Diaspora Satellite Exhibit: Closing Reception. indybay.org Rhythmix Cultural Works | 2513 Blanding Ave, Alameda CA, 94501…

Robert Reich (2023-04-13). Why are there fees on everything? nationofchange.org They hide the true cost when you buy a good or service.

SAM (2023-04-13). Baseball's Owners Have Ball Games Shorter — and Maybe Fan Lives, Too. inequality.org

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Biden Discusses Ukraine Aid, China Challenges With Irish Taoiseach. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden and Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar discussed issues including continued support for Ukraine and challenges posed by China during a meeting in Dublin, the White House said on Thursday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Danish Bankruptcies Soar To Highs Not Seen Since Last Financial Crisis. sputnikglobe.com The wave of Danish bankruptcies has been attributed to the late effects of COVID lockdowns, as well as interest rate rises and ailing private consumption.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Document Laying Bare Biden's Security Detail Found in Northern Ireland Street. sputnikglobe.com The episode was merely the latest headache for Biden's handlers as the president made his first visit as head of state to the country he claims as his ancestral homeland.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Donald Trump Arrives in New York for Second Deposition in $250Mln Civil Lawsuit. sputnikglobe.com NEW YORK (Sputnik) – Former US President Donald Trump has arrived at Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York to attend a second deposition in a $250 million civil fraud lawsuit on Thursday, a Sputnik correspondent reports.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Donald Trump Sues Michael Cohen, Accuses Ex-Attorney of Breach of Contract & 'Spreading Falsehoods'. sputnikglobe.com Previously, Donald Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection to his alleged involvement in a hush money payment and cover-up involving a purported affair with porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential elections. Trump's ex-attorney, Michael Cohen, is expected to serve as a witness in the case.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). EU Should Not Support Independent Taiwan, Says Swedish Political Heavyweight. sputnikglobe.com Although Beijing claims Taiwan as an inalienable part of the People's Republic, the US has repeatedly indicated its support for the island's independence. The EU, conversely, lacks a common stance on the matter.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Feinstein Asks to Temporarily Step Down After House Dems Accuses Her of 'Dereliction of Duty'. sputnikglobe.com Alongside the bed-ridden Senator John Fetterman, Dianne Feinstein's ongoing absence from the chamber to which she was elected has seriously stalled Democrats' legislative efforts, critics say.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). FSB: Terrorist Attack That Killed Tatarsky Organized by Ukraine's Special Services and Their Agents. sputnikglobe.com On April 2, an explosive device went off in a St. Petersburg cafe, killing Russian military reporter Vladlen Tatarsky and injuring 33 people.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Inmate in US State of Georgia Dies After Being 'Eaten Alive' by Bugs. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A prisoner in the US state of Georgia was eaten alive by insects in his cell after being detained on a misdemeanor battery charge, his family and their attorney told US media on Thursday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Italian Justice Minister to Probe Judges Over Escape of Russia's Artem Uss – Reports. sputnikglobe.com ROME (Sputnik) – Italian Justice Minister Carlo Nordio has reportedly opened a probe into Milan magistrates in relation to the escape of Russian businessman Artem Uss from house arrest.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Joe Biden's Denial of Any Knowledge of Hunter's Business Dealings Ripped as 'All-Out Lie'. sputnikglobe.com Top staff members of Hunter Biden's now-defunct investment firm Rosemont Seneca Advisors paid visits to the White House on over 80 occasions when his father, Joe Biden, occupied the position of vice president in the Barack Obama administration, a US media report revealed earlier, citing WH visitor logs.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Paul Craig Roberts: Washington Shot Itself in Head by Facilitating De-Dollarization. sputnikglobe.com US inflation plummeted to 5% in March, down from 9.1% last summer. Alas, it's too early to pop open the champagne, as the nation's economy is tainted by a variety of maladies, as Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, a US economist and ex-assistant secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan administration, told Sputnik's Dimitri Simes, Jr.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Pentagon Leaks Prove West is Fighting 'Proxy War' in Ukraine. sputnikglobe.com The release of US defense briefings on Ukraine's preparations for a new offensive have caused uproar in Washington. John Kiriakou, Former CIA Officer & Co-Host of 'The Backstory' on Radio Sputnik, and Chris Helali, political analyst, researcher and independent investigative journalist, discuss the motives and implications around the leaks.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Pentagon Leaks Risk Lives, Expose Spy Methods Russia Can Exploit – Ex-US Intel Officer. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Recent leaks of classified materials from the Pentagon may enable Russia to develop countermeasures that will reduce Washington's spying capabilities, in addition to putting lives at risk, former US intelligence officer Charles Morgan told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Pentagon Says Classified Documents Leak Was 'Deliberate Criminal Act'. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The leak of seemingly classified US Defense Department materials was a deliberate criminal act, Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said on Thursday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Photos: North Korea Reveals Thursday Launch Tested New Solid-Fuel Hwasong-18 ICBM. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW(Sputnik) – North Korea revealed it tested on Thursday a new Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, a feat which drew widespread condemnation in the region.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Polish Prime Minister: EU Leaders Want to Maintain Close Trade Relations With China. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Leaders of the European Union are eager to maintain close trade relations with China as demonstrated in their latest visits to the country, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Report: Source of Pentagon Docs Worked on Military Base, Turned 'Frantic' Once Leak Surfaced. sputnikglobe.com Newly surfaced details have revealed that the source of the Pentagon leaks is said to be a man in his early to mid 20s who works on a military base, and is known for his "dark" views of the US government.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Russian Jets Escort Norwegian Patrol Plane Over Barents Sea Near Russian Airspace. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian MiG-31 fighter jet escorted a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft over the Barents Sea on Thursday to make sure it does not enter Russia's airspace, the National Defense Management Center part of the Russian Defense Ministry said.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Slovakia's National Bank Head Reportedly Fined $110,000 in Bribery Case. sputnikglobe.com BRATISLAVA (Sputnik) – A Slovak court found the head of the National Bank of Slovakia, Peter Kazimir, guilty of bribery while he was serving as the country's finance minister and fined him over $110,000, Slovak media reported Thursday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). South Africa's Central Bank Governor Calls for Deregulation of Energy, Transport Sectors. sputnikglobe.com Several of the country's nationalized industries have long had allegations of corruption levelled against them by the general public and the government, and have subsequently failed to provide services. Furthermore, the indebted firms are putting pressure on South Africa's struggling public finances.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). FBI Arrest Suspected Source of Pentagon Docs Leak in Massachusetts. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The FBI arrested on Thursday the suspected source of the recent leak of highly classified intelligence documents that gave insight into the US' hand in the Ukraine conflict, as well as Washington's relations with its foreign allies.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Tanzania and Burundi Issue Tender To Build Electrified Railway. sputnikglobe.com In light of the recent launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which encompasses most of the nations in the continent with a combined GDP of more than $3 trillion, African countries have set about to improve regional connectivity and infrastructure.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). The Unpersoning of Anti-Biden Democrats. sputnikglobe.com "Am I real?" "Do I exist?" "Do you see the real me?" Humans have always asked themselves these existential questions. These days, Marianne Williamson and Robert F Kennedy, Jr. have more reason to wonder about their corporeal status than most.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). Top US Officials May Have Greenlighted Pentagon Leaks to Mislead Russia – Ex-FBI Agent. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – President Joe Biden or other top ranking US administration officials could have approved all or some of the recent Pentagon leaks as part of a misinformation campaign to confuse Russia, retired FBI Agent and former Minneapolis Division Legal Counsel Coleen Rowley told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). US Congressman Says Introducing Bill to Defund Manhattan DA's Office Amid Trump Case. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Congressman Andy Biggs said on Thursday that he is introducing legislation to defund the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and require it to reimburse the government, following District Attorney Alvin Bragg's criminal indictment of former US President Donald Trump.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). US Expects No Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks in 2023, Leaked Pentagon Docs Reportedly Show. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A Defense Intelligence Agency assessment, which was among the recent leaks of classified materials from the Pentagon, revealed that the United States does not expect peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in 2023, media reported.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). US Hits Record in Buying Chipmaking Equipment From Taiwan in March. sputnikglobe.com From the cheapest smartphones to high-end personal computers, Taiwan serves as a hub where most of the hardware hearts of all devices the public uses are made. In recent months, the US has been seeking to limit Chinese access to newest chips and relocate manufacturing inside the US borders.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-13). US Interest Rate Hikes Might Not Need to Be Monthly Anymore – Federal Reserve Official. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US central bank might not need to raise interest rates on a monthly basis anymore as inflation in the United States appears to be cooling, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said on Wednesday.

Staff (2023-04-13). Lula Arrives in China to Strengthen Brazil's Ties With Largest Trading Partner. orinocotribune.com Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in China to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, with the aim of strengthening bilateral relations and signing new trade agreements with Brazil's largest trading partner. | Brazilian outlet G1 reported that Lula landed in the city of Shanghai around 10: 30 p.m. local time (11: 30 a.m. Brasília time) on Wednesday, April 12. The journey from Brazil lasted approximately 30 hours. | @LulaOficial chega à China para sua terceira visita de Estado! | Saiba mais sobre a agenda: t.co/re3bOVQkyv Staff (2023-04-13). Tibisay Lucena, Former CNE President & Minister for University Education, Dies Aged 63. orinocotribune.com Tibisay Lucena, the former president of the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) and current minister of university education, died this Wednesday, April 12, as reported by Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez via social "Tibisay Lucena changed our landscape," Rodríguez wrote. "Distinguished daughter of Venezuela, former president of the electoral power and minister of university education. She was a true militant in life, and she fought her last battle without respite. Our condolences to her family an…

Staff (2023-04-13). Samidoun Albuquerque Highlights Defense of Al Aqsa and Palestine Solidarity Struggle. samidoun.net Around 30 people gathered in front of the University of New Mexico bookstore, on Tiwa Territories (Albuquerque, New Mexico) to highlight the Zionist invasion of Al Aqsa during the holy days of Ramadan and to show solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for liberation. Micheáilín Buitléir, longtime activist and member of Samidoun ABQ welcomed the group, …

teleSUR -hvh, JCM (2023-04-13). Tiroteo en base militar india deja cuatro muertos. telesurtv.net El Ejército indio señaló a través de un comunicado que "se activaron los equipos de reacción rápida de la estación".

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-04-13). Movimiento Sin Tierra anuncia nueva jornada de lucha en Brasil. telesurtv.net La convocatoria incluye actividades como marchas, asambleas y eventos políticos en diferentes estados de país.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-04-13). Movimiento indígena de Valle del Cauca continúa movilización a Bogotá. telesurtv.net El olvido histórico estatal y la presencia de actores armados provocan que los pueblos indígenas vivan bajo un contexto de violencia.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-04-13). OIM reporta 441 migrantes muertos en el Mediterráneo durante 2023. telesurtv.net La creciente pérdida de vidas en este cruce marítimo ocurre en medio de informes de retrasos en las respuestas de rescate de los gobiernos.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-04-13). OMS confirma primera muerte por gripe aviar. telesurtv.net Los primeros dos casos humanos reportados por China de esta misma enfermedad se registraron en abril y mayo de 2022, y se recuperaron.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-04-13). Registran nuevos asesinatos de líderes sociales en Colombia. telesurtv.net Suman casi 1500 los líderes asesinados desde la firma de los acuerdos de paz en 2016 y unos 45 en lo que va de año, de acuerdo a Indepaz.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-04-13). Autoridades hallan seis reos muertos en cárcel ecuatoriana. telesurtv.net La ola de violencia desatada en Ecuador, tanto dentro como fuera de las cárceles, se ha visto agudizada en los últimos meses, a pesar del régimen de excepción decretado por Guillermo Lasso.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-04-13). Comunidades indígenas rechazan privatización del litio en Perú. telesurtv.net El Gobierno peruano está próximo a entregar los permisos de exploración de litio a la empresa Macusani Yellowcake para que inicien sus trabajos de perforación.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-04-13). Trabajadores argentinos realizan paro contra políticas del FMI. telesurtv.net Bajo la consigna "basta de políticas del FMI", los trabajadores exigirán un salario universal frente a la inflación.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-04-13). Rusia prueba misil balístico intercontinental. telesurtv.net Según el ente castrense, el objetivo del lanzamiento es probar equipos de combate "prometedores" de misiles balísticos.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-04-13). Denuncian nueva masacre en el departamento de Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Las víctimas fueron identificadas como Rubén Darío López, Didier Estiven Montenegro Montenegro y Marcos Elías Gutiérrez Gutiérrez.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-04-13). Unos 172 distritos de siete regiones peruanas están en riesgo por lluvias. telesurtv.net Las autoridades indicaron que Cajamarca presenta la mayor cantidad de distritos en riesgo muy alto con 36.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-13). Monitorean movimiento de fluidos dentro del volcán Nevado del Ruiz. telesurtv.net Nevado del Ruiz mantiene condición inestable. Tiende a finalizar la sismicidad asociada a fractura de rocas, pero continúan el movimiento de fluidos y la emisión de cenizas.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-13). Rusia halla 240 agentes patógenos en laboratorios de Ucrania. telesurtv.net Ministerio de Defensa trabaja en el análisis de cuatro laboratorios de EE.UU. y la OTAN. La mayoría de los patógenos hallados en ellos se vinculan al ántrax y el cólera.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-13). Fallece política venezolana Tibisay Lucena. telesurtv.net El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, lamenta su muerte y la evoca como "patriota, defensora de la democracia y la educación en nuestro país".

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2023-04-13). Juegos del ALBA 2023 contarán con nuevas disciplinas deportivas. telesurtv.net El viceministro venezolano manifestó que estos juegos sirven de base de preparación a los atletas.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2023-04-13). Canciller de Siria realiza visita oficial a Arabia Saudita. telesurtv.net El diplomático sirio llega a una visita de trabajo por invitación del ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Arabia Saudita, Faisal bin Farhan.

teleSUR, MER (2023-04-13). Asesor Carmelo Borrego: Guayana Esequiba pertenece a Venezuela. telesurtv.net Borrego enfatizó que la CIJ no tiene jurisdicción para conocer de los términos del Acuerdo de Ginebra de 1966.

teleSUR, MER (2023-04-13). Rinden homenaje a ministra Tibisay Lucena en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado destacó la labor y el legado que dejó Lucena, calificándola como un ejemplo para todos los venezolanos.

teleSUR, odr, JGN (2023-04-13). Rusia envía ayuda humanitaria a Siria. telesurtv.net Durante la jornada las autoridades recibieron un avión cargado con 20 toneladas de alimentos y otros materiales de socorro.

teleSUR, odr, MER (2023-04-13). Suben a ocho los muertos por derrumbe de edificio en Francia. telesurtv.net La fiscal de Marsella, Dominique Laurens, informó que fueron encontrados dos cuerpos más debajo de los escombros, siendo los últimos.

teleSUR, odr, MER (2023-04-13). Honduras reporta cuatro nuevos casos de mpox. telesurtv.net Se han detectado 42 casos totales en Honduras, de los cuales 14 corresponden al 2022.

The Green Arcade (2023-04-13). Monday 5/1: Rebecca Solnit talk – Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility. indybay.org 3rd Floor Edward McRoskey Loft | 1687 Market Street | San Francisco, CA 94103…

The Lever (2023-04-13). üéß LEVER TIME: Marianne Williamson, Biden's First Primary Challenger. levernews.com

Unicorn Riot (2023-04-13). 'Marielle, Presente' — March Marks Feminist Struggles in Brazil. unicornriot.ninja

Unicorn Riot (2023-04-13). Missing Minneapolis Indigenous Woman, Alexis White Hawk-Ruiz, Has Been Found Deceased. unicornriot.ninja

Will Hodgkinson, Workers World. (2023-04-13). Healthcare Activists Demand: Restore Covid-19 Protections Now! popularresistance.org Boston, Massachusetts – The Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity (Mass. CHE) held an online press conference on April 5 to demand the state keep protections against COVID-19 in place to safeguard health care workers, people with disabilities and the general population during the continuing pandemic. | The conference was a response to Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy's decision to comply with the Biden administration's decision to terminate the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11. | Ending the PHE, which was initially declared by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services in January 20…

Women's March Monterey (2023-04-13). Saturday 4/15: Monterey: Bigger Than Roe! Protest Against Ruling to Ban Abortion Pill. indybay.org Window on the Bay Park | 717 Del Monte Avenue | Monterey, CA, 93940…

WSWS (2023-04-13). Indiana fire disaster is the result of the impunity of capitalist industry to pollute and kill. wsws.org The killing and poisoning of workers and their families is seen as necessary by the capitalists in the pursuit of profit, and any resulting fines are factored in as the cost of doing business.

WSWS (2023-04-13). The way forward for striking academic workers in New Jersey, Michigan and Illinois. wsws.org The IYSSE calls for the broadening of the wave of academic workers' struggles to encompass the entire student body and staff, and for a turnout to workers in every industry, to fight for fully funded public education and all the social needs of the international working class.

WSWS (2023-04-13). Scientists, healthcare workers, and advocates speak against Biden's ending COVID emergency. wsws.org Scientists, healthcare professionals, and advocates speak against Joe Biden's declaration on the COVID national emergency.

Xiaolu Sun (2023-04-13). High property taxes worsen America's housing crisis. america.cgtn.com See how U.S. taxes are affecting the real estate industry.

Zamone Perez (2023-04-13). US Defense Companies Sued by Yemenis Over Weapons Used in Civil War. globalresearch.ca

| AFP | (2023-04-13). Search for alien life extends to Jupiter's icy moons. tribune.com.pk Could vast, long-hidden oceans be teeming with alien life in our very own Solar System? A new chapter in humanity's search for extra-terrestrial life opens on Thursday as Europe's JUICE spacecraft blasts off on a mission to investigate the icy moons of Jupiter. | First discovered by Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei more than 400 years ago, these ice-covered moons are so far from the Sun that they were long dismissed as possible candidates to host life in our backyard. | Until recently, the Solar System's habitable zone was thought to "end at Mars", French astrophysicist Athena Coustenis, one of the scientifi…

| Anadolu Agency | (2023-04-13). US 'strongly' condemns North Korea for 'long-range ballistic missile' test. tribune.com.pk The US "strongly" condemned North Korea late Wednesday for what it described as its test of "a long-range ballistic missile." | "This launch is a brazen violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions and needlessly raises tensions and risks destabilizing the security situation in the region," White House National Security spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement, noting that President Joe Biden and his national security team are "assessing the situation in close coordination with our allies and partners." | "This action demonstrates that the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) continues…

| Anadolu Agency | (2023-04-13). India says 'natural' to hold G20 meeting in Jammu and Kashmir. tribune.com.pk India on Thursday said it was "natural" to hold G20 meetings in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh region as they are "integral and inseparable" parts of India. | The statement by India's Ministry of External Affairs days after Pakistan "vehemently" condemned India's decision to hold the G20 Tourism Working Group meeting in disputed Jammu and Kashmir next month. | On Thursday, during a weekly press briefing, Arindam Bagchi, a spokesman at the Ministry of External Affairs when asked to react to the Pakistan objection said it is "natural" to hold the event in the two Union territories of India. | "These G20 events, me…

| Reuters | (2023-04-13). India opens new investigation into BBC in widening crackdown. tribune.com.pk India's financial crime-fighting agency has opened an investigation into alleged violations of foreign exchange rules by the BBC, a source told Reuters on Thursday, months after tax officials searched the broadcaster's Mumbai and Delhi offices. | The tax raids in February had come close on the heels of the release of a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership of the state of Gujarat during riots in 2002. At least 1,000 people were killed in the riots, most of them Muslims. | The latest investigation is being conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under India's Foreign Exchange Man…

| Reuters | (2023-04-13). Australia iron ore hub braces for strongest cyclone in a decade. tribune.com.pk Australia's northwest region, home to the world's largest iron ore export hub, braced on Thursday for the area's most powerful tropical cyclone in a decade, as a major port closed and residents rushed to stock up on essential supplies. | Cyclone Ilsa, located about 155 km off (96 miles) Australia's coast in the Indian Ocean, was on Thursday afternoon upgraded to a category five storm, the highest rating. | The storm is expected to make landfall late on Thursday or early on Friday with winds of up to 315 km per hour (196 mph) at its core, the Bureau of Meteorology said. | "They've got a lot of strength in them,…

| REUTERS | (2023-04-13). Indian soldier dies of gunshot wound at same base where 4 others killed. tribune.com.pk

| REUTERS | (2023-04-13). Dalai Lama 'unfairly labelled' over tongue video: Tibet govt-in-exile. tribune.com.pk The head of Tibet's government-in-exile on Thursday defended the Dalai Lama over footage of him asking a boy to suck his tongue, saying the incident had demonstrated the country's spiritual leader's innocent and affectionate side. | The Nobel peace laureate apologised after the footage from a public event, which also shows him apparently giving the boy a peck on the lips, went viral, leading to a wave of comments on social media that his behaviour amounted to abuse. | Penpa Tsering, the Sikyong (political leader) of the exiled Central Tibetan Administration, said the Dalai Lama had been "unfairly labelled with…

| REUTERS | (2023-04-13). Intel leaks: Biden says US 'getting close' on investigation. tribune.com.pk US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that investigators were closing in on the source of the leak of highly classified US intelligence documents, in what is believed to be the most serious security breach in a decade. | The Department of Justice opened a formal criminal probe last week after the matter was referred by the Pentagon, which is assessing the damage done by the release. | Some of the most sensitive leaked details are purportedly related to Ukraine's military capabilities and shortcomings, and information about US allies including Israel, South Korea, and Turkey. | Reuters has reviewed more than…

| (2023-04-13). Saudi hosts landmark Iran, Syria visits. tribune.com.pk Saudi Arabia hosted landmark delegations from Iran and Syria on Wednesday as Gulf countries prepare for re-establishing diplomatic ties after years of bitter divisions. | Only hours after Iranian state media said a delegation had touched down in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia announced the arrival of Syria's foreign minister in Jeddah — the first such trip since the country's civil war broke out in 2011. | With Iran's president also expected in Saudi soon, and the Saudis negotiating with Yemen's Huthi rebels this week in an attempt to end fighting there, optimism has blossomed for the turbulent Gulf region during Ramad…

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