Monthly Archives: August 2020

2020-08-07: News Headlines

Wendy Rogers (2020-08-08). [Perspectives] Moral responsibility in medicine: where are the boundaries? thelancet.com All doctors have responsibilities to protect and promote health. These responsibilities lie at the heart of medicine, providing its moral foundation. Some doctors meet their responsibilities treating individuals with diseases, some teach or do research, while others safeguard or promote the health of populations. These responsibilities arise from the social role of doctors that is enshrined—but not always clearly delineated—in social, legal, ethical, and professional standards and norms. The health and wellbeing of the patient is, according to various codes, the pre-eminent responsibility of medicine,…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-08-07). Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook: The Big Four High Tech Oligarchs Appear Before the US Congress. globalresearch.ca Silicon Valley continues to sprawl in influence, and its modern robber barons bestride the globe with a confidence verging on contempt. The technology giants that mark that region of California are praised as "virtuosos of ingenuity," to use Steve Forbes' …

Andre Vltchek (2020-08-07). Our Planet's Missed Opportunity to unite and fight Side by Side against the Pandemic. dissidentvoice.org It is time to stop irresponsible finger-pointing. All over the world, as this essay is being written, well over 17 million COVID-19 cases have been reported, and 676,000 people died. And instead of concentrating on serious research, trying to save human lives and attempting to stop the global calamity, 'residents' of the White House are …

Andrew Korybko (2020-08-07). Intimidation and Censorship Campaign against Online Independent Media. globalresearch.ca The heated debate within Western governments about the best way to fight what they regard as "propaganda" has recently taken a disturbing turn towards intimidation of the outlets accused of peddling such information products and even discussions about their possible …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-08-07). America had first Contemplated Nuclear War against both China and North Korea in 1950. globalresearch.ca America's use of nuclear weapons on a first strike basis is no longer considered as a weapon of total annihilation. Quite the opposite, the preemptive use of nukes is upheld as a means to ensuring global peace and security. This is the doctrine which prevails today under Trump's "fire and fury"

Staff (2020-08-07). Headlines for August 7, 2020. democracynow.org Study Predicts U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Could Reach 300,000 by December, Georgia High Schoolers Suspended for Sharing Images of Unmasked Students in Crowded Halls, India's COVID-19 Cases Top 2 Million as WHO Warns of Worsening Outbreaks in Africa, Peru's Health System in Collapse as COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 20,000, Congressional Talks on New Coronavirus Stimulus on Brink of Collapse, "Make Billionaires Pay Act" Would Tax Richest 0.001% to Fund Healthcare for Millions, Police Fire Tear Gas at Anti-Government Protesters as Anger Rages over Beirut Blast, New York Attorney General Files Suit to Dissolve NRA over Ex…

John Pilger (2020-08-07). Há outra Hiroshima a caminho… a menos que a impeàßamos agora. globalresearch.ca Quando estive pela primeira vez em Hiroshima em 1967, a sombra na escada ainda estava lá. Era uma impressà£o quase perfeita de um ser humano bem à vontade: pernas abertas, costas flexionadas, uma mà£o ao lado do corpo, esperando que …

Mark Gruenberg (2020-08-07). NEA chief talks politics, school safety and pandemic. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says "education is a civil and human right," National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen-Garcia reports. And it'll also be a top priority should he win the White House away from GOP incumbent Donald Trump, his spouse, Jill Biden, Ph.D., a past community college professor, declares. Besides, she adds, he …

William T. Hathaway (2020-08-07). Subtle Matter: Where the Physical and Spiritual Unite. dissidentvoice.org Dr. Klaus Volkamer's new book, Weighing Soul Substance, builds bridges across the gulf that has separated science from spirituality, materialism from mysticism. It confirms the reality of auras, clairvoyance, remote viewing, psychokinesis, telepathy, and precognition, and presents empirical evidence that these phenomena have a material aspect. By using newly developed measuring technologies Volkamer detected changes …

The Canary (2020-08-07). Record-breaking summers due to climate chaos 'a danger to human health'. thecanary.co Having record-breaking summers will become a certainty due to the climate crisis, experts have warned, as the UK begins to swelter in what could be the hottest day of the year so far.Just a week after Britain recorded the third warmest day on record on 31 July, with 37.8C (100.04F) recorded in Heathrow, Friday could see temperatures rise to — and possibly surpass — 37C (98.6F) in London and the South East.Michael Byrne, lecturer in earth and environmental sciences at the University of St Andrews, warned that two near-record temperatures so closely spaced is "unusual". | Exceptional heat in the southeast…

The Canary (2020-08-07). Three in 10 people 'uncomfortable' attending A&E if advised to by doctor. thecanary.co Around three in 10 adults would not feel comfortable attending A&E for urgent care if they needed it, a survey suggests.Some 61% of adults said they would feel comfortable to attend a hospital appointment if their doctor asked them to, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.Almost a quarter (23%) said they would feel uncomfortable with this, while 29% said they would feel uncomfortable about going to hospital for emergency treatment.Just over half (55%) said they would feel comfortable about visiting the emergency department if advised.And 14% said they would not feel comfortable seeing a healthcare profes…

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-08-07). Cyprus Is No Longer a Tax Haven for Russia's Oligarchs. globalresearch.ca Moscow announced the unilateral termination of the transnational agreement with Cyprus on the avoidance of double taxation. Effectively, Cyprus will no longer be a tax haven for Russia's rich. Russia seems to be moving in this direction without compromise so …

South Front (2020-08-07). Video: Russian S-300 Air Defense System Spotted in Libya? globalresearch.ca Russia has deployed an advanced S-300 air defense system to Libya to support the forces of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar against the Turkish military and its proxies, local media reported on August 5. | According to photos surfacing online, the supposed …

Stephen Lendman (2020-08-07). Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), A Cure for COVID-19: Smear Campaign against US Doctors. Promotion of Hazardous Mass-Vaxxing. globalresearch.ca Big Pharma in cahoots with Big Media and Big Government want a known COVID-19 cure suppressed. | Why? Because an effective treatment is readily available, cheap, and if widely used to treat the disease or taken prophylactically to prevent it, Big …

Children's Health Defense (2020-08-07). Impacts of 5G Wireless Radiation on Children's Health: CHD Law Suit against FCC. globalresearch.ca What we put in our bodies and our children's developing bodies is the most important and most personal choice we make as human beings. But when it comes to damaging levels of radiation, that right to choose has been stolen …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-08-07). Death From the Sky: Hiroshima and Normalised Atrocities. globalresearch.ca When US President Harry S. Truman made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, followed by another on Nagasaki a few days later, he was not acting as an agent untethered from history. In …

Elijah J. Magnier (2020-08-07). The Beirut Explosion: Who Is Responsible? globalresearch.ca On Tuesday 4th of August, an explosion at the Lebanese harbour in the heart of the capital Beirut caused devastating human casualties and material destruction. Over 140 people died instantly, 80 are still missing under the rubble, and over …

Pepe Escobar (2020-08-07). The Heart of the Matter in the South China Sea. globalresearch.ca When the USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz carrier strike groups recently engaged in "operations" in the South China Sea, it failed to escape cynics that the US Pacific Fleet was doing its best to turn the infantile

Dr. Pascal Sacré (2020-08-07). COVID-19: Closer to the Truth: Tests and Immunity. globalresearch.ca The number of positive RT-PCR tests, which diagnose the presence of pieces [fragments] of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is equated in the press and government reports with the number of new COVID-19 cases. This is not entirely true. This is misleading. …

Eco Central (2020-08-07). UN Warns of Devastating Environmental Side Effects of Electric Car Boom. globalresearch.ca The United Nations (U.N.) announced Sunday the electric car boom will result in a number of devastating ecological side effects for the planet. | While the shift to electric cars reflects ongoing efforts to reduce the world's dependence on fossil fuels, …

Michael Welch (2020-08-07). Hiroshima at 75. The Doomsday Clock and the Ongoing Threat of "Atomic Horror" globalresearch.ca These massive mushroom clouds would go on to become a symbol of the fate of humanity encapsulated in the threat of atomic horror. For all my life, I have contemplated the prospects of nuclear incineration and the aftermath that would follow if our leaders get caught up in a tragic misstep.

WSWS (2020-08-07). Angry educators and parents across the US protest the reckless return to classrooms. wsws.org From Florida to California, teachers and parents are caravanning, protesting and petitioning against a reckless return to school as demanded by Wall Street and the entire political establishment.

imperial.ac.uk (2020-08-07). Mosquito net distribution could halve Malaria deaths in Africa during COVID-19. imperial.ac.uk Mosquito net distribution could help halve the number of deaths from Malaria during the coronavirus outbreak in Africa, Imperial researchers say.

_____ (2020-08-07). As New York Eviction Moratorium Ends, Tension Escalates. popularresistance.org Dozens of New Yorkers marched through the streets of Brooklyn Wednesday morning before entering two landlord attorney firms buildings and Brooklyn Borough Hall calling for a ban on evictions and cancellation of rent in the Big Apple. | The demonstration comes just hours before New York's residential eviction moratorium expires, leaving thousands of tenants vulnerable to homelessness. | Fears are mounting over how many residents will manage to keep a roof over their heads as dismal research released at the end of July revealed almost half of New York renters were unable to pay rent.

_____ (2020-08-07). Professor Mounts High-Altitude Protest Against Pipeline. popularresistance.org Tim Takaro is by himself but insists he isn't alone. | Takaro, 63, is protesting the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project by camping out in a cluster of trees in Burnaby, B.C. | Takaro is a professor of health sciences and environmental health at Simon Fraser University and a former physician, having retired from clinical medicine in December 2019. | He and other environmental activists say trees along the Brunette River near the boundary between Burnaby and New Westminster are slated to be felled between now and Sept. 15 as part of pipeline construction.

Staff (2020-08-07). US Has Lost 12,881,000 Jobs Since February. Lowest-Paid Workers Are Hit Hardest. truthout.org The July employment report showed the economy adding another 1,761,000 jobs in July. This follows gains of 2,725,000 in May, and 4,791,000 in June, leaving the economy down 12,881,000 jobs from its February level. | The unemployment rate fell from 11.1 percent to 10.2 percent, while the employment to population ratio (EPOP) rose from 54.6 percent to 55.1 percent. These gains likely overstate the true improvement from June, since the Bureau of Labor Statistics has largely fixed a misclassification p…

Staff (2020-08-07). Students Suspended for Taking Pictures of Crowds in Georgia School's Reopening. truthout.org A high school in Paulding County, Georgia, is facing steep criticism for how it has handled reopening its schools after several images on social media revealed a lack of social distancing and mask-wearing among the student body. | But rather than addressing these concerns or taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the district instead appears to be disciplining students that have shared these images on social media. | Hannah Watters, a 15-year-old student at North Paulding High…

yenisafak (2020-08-07). Russia offers to supply Philippines with COVID-19 vaccine. yenisafak.com Russia is willing to supply a coronavirus vaccine to the Philippines, or team up with a local firm to mass produce it, its ambassador to Manila said on Friday, as infections in the Southeast Asian nation surge.Russia is expecting regulatory approval for its first potential COVID-19 vaccine this month, with doses to be administered to frontline health workers first.But the frenetic race globally to develop a COVID-19 vaccine is raising some concern that speed could compromise safety and that some countries could be putting national prestige before solid science."We are ready to supply vaccines to the Philippines,"

Global Research News (2020-08-07). Selected Articles: 75 Years after the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima. The Danger of Nuclear War. globalresearch.ca If you look to Global Research as a resource for information and understanding, to stay current on world events, or to experience honesty and transparency in your news coverage, please consider making a

Bart Naylor (2020-08-06). Covid Aid, Relief and Economic Security. The CARES Act: Is the Money is Going the More Prosperous Neighbourhoods? globalresearch.ca Ann Garrison spoke to *** | Ann Garrison: Most of us have heard that the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-08-06). Hiroshima: A "Military Base" according to President Harry Truman. globalresearch.ca "The World will note that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima a military base. That was because we wished in this first attack to avoid, insofar as possible, the killing of civilians.."(President Harry S. Truman in a radio speech to the Nation, August 9, 1945).

Staff (2020-08-06). Headlines for August 6, 2020. democracynow.org Beirut Blast Destroys Grain Silo and Leaves 300,000 Homeless, Adding to Humanitarian Crisis, COVID-19 Deaths Surge in Florida and California as New York City Erects Quarantine Checkpoints, India Records Its Highest One-Day Coronavirus Toll, Facebook Removes Video from Trump's Account Citing COVID-19 Misinformation, Security Team Assigned to Family of Dr. Anthony Fauci Amid Death Threats, Gilead Accused of Neglecting Coronavirus Drug Research in Bid to Maximize Profits, Kodak Under Investigation for Insider Trading Tied to Massive Government Loan, Deutsche Bank Gave Trump Financial Records to New York Prosecutors…

Howard Lisnoff (2020-08-06). The ACLU Has Never Done a Damn Thing for Me. counterpunch.org It's actually worse than that in terms of the ACLU. When I was a school counselor in a public high school, the ACLU screwed me royally, even though I had helped them with the case of a student. A federal district court found for the student in a freedom of speech case, and I was a

teleSUR (2020-08-06). 'Sea-Watch 4' to Resume Rescue Operations in the Mediterranean. telesurenglish.net The Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and Sea Watch charities will resume humanitarian rescue operations in the central Mediterranean using their new ship, the Sea-Watch 4. | RELATED: | This German-flagged vessel, which is a former oceanographic research vessel, is on Spanish territory preparing to sail from the Burriana Port on August 15. | It will leave for the coasts near Libya, an African country where the civil…

MintPress News Desk (2020-08-06). Apocalyptic Scenes from the Site of the Deadly Beirut Blast. mintpressnews.com A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city's port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 100 people are feared dead and thousands injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said. | It was not clear what caused the blast, which struck with the force of a 3.5 magnitude earthquake, according to Germany's geosciences center GFZ, and was heard and felt as far away as Cyprus more than 200 kilometers (180 miles) across the Mediterranean. Lebanon's interior minister said it appeared that a large cache of ammonium nitrate i…

RT (2020-08-06). Blade Runner & HAL 9000 racist? 'Whiteness' of artificial intelligence 'exacerbates racial inequality,' new study suggests. rt.com A University of Cambridge study examining the depiction of artificial intelligence in film, television, Google searches, images, and voices, suggests it is yet another area that showcases racism. | While most would likely assume a machine cannot have a race, the researchers said that they do indeed have "racial identities" influenced by "real world" stereotypes. | These "racial identities" can be found in both the fact that AIs and depictions of AIs have caucasion features and also typically talk in "standard white middle-class English," including voices given to smartphone technology. The study suggests "blac…

The Canary (2020-08-06). Number of families affected by benefit cap surges due to Covid-19, figures show. thecanary.co The number of families affected by the benefit cap, which limits how much any one household can receive in total benefits, rose by 93% from February to May due to coronavirus (Covid-19), the government has confirmed.Statistics released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that 154,000 households had their benefits capped in May, and that the rise from February represents the biggest single increase in the number of capped households since the policy was launched in April 2013.Of those now affected by the cap, 52,000 are single parents with at least one child under five years old.The DWP said this wa…

Peter Koenig (2020-08-06). "Conspiracy Theory" — What Is It? globalresearch.ca Being blamed for disseminating "conspiracy theories" and therefore being a "conspiracy theorist", is an extraordinary and smart tactic used by the true conspirators against the truth seekers. | It works most of the time with often more than 90% of the …

Philip Giraldi (2020-08-06). Voting Fraud Is Real: The U.S. Electoral System Is Vulnerable. globalresearch.ca The United States national election is now only three months away and it should be expected that the out-and-out lies emanating from both parties will increase geometrically as the polling date nears. One of the more interesting claims regarding the …

South Front (2020-08-06). Video: War Drums Beat in the Middle East and the Beirut Explosion. globalresearch.ca On the evening of August 4th, a massive explosion rocked the port of the Lebanese capital of Beirut, causing devastating damage and leaving thousands of casualties. The explosion sent a shockwave across the city and blew out windows up to …

Stephen Lendman (2020-08-06). Can Trump Legally Suspend Payroll Taxes by Executive Order? globalresearch.ca Trump pushed the dubious scheme earlier. | Again this week, he claimed to have "a lot of…executive powers," adding: | "(W)e're looking…very seriously" at suspending payroll taxes. | The US Constitution's Article II covers executive powers. They include nothing about circumventing matters over …

The Global Research Team (2020-08-06). Global Research Newsletter Temporarily Suspended. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | Due to technical issues, our daily newsletter sent out via e-mail is currently suspended. We will be able to resume the send-out within the next week or so. We thank you for your patience. | In the meantime, as …

Abayomi Azikiwe (2020-08-06). Legacies of African American Struggle: Rev. C.T. Vivian and Rep. John Lewis Efforts to Dismantle "Legalized Segregation" globalresearch.ca Two luminaries in the African American struggle which emerged during the 1950s and 1960s, Rev. C.T. Vivian and Congressman John Lewis, passed away on July 17. | Both figures played a prominent role in the efforts to destroy legalized segregation,…

Dr. Helen Caldicott (2020-08-06). The Lessons We Haven't Learned. globalresearch.ca My birthday is August 7, sandwiched between the anniversary dates for the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (on August 6 and August 9, 1945, respectively). I was six years old when the first bomb fell. My course in life was …

Robert J. Burrowes (2020-08-06). The Covid-19 Pandemic, Does It Exist? The Truth is Being Obliterated. The Global Elite's Campaign Against Humanity. globalresearch.ca The COVID-19 virus. Does it exist? Is it a novel virus? Is there a Pandemic? | If you ask any doctor or scientist in the world to show you a scientifically-verified proof, they will not be able to show you one….

TRT World (2020-08-06). Trump Administration Approves the "Stealing" of Syria's Oil. globalresearch.ca Months after US president Donald Trump…

Steven Sahiounie (2020-08-06). There Is No Political Solution to the Syrian Conflict. globalresearch.ca US Secretary of State, John Kerry, of the Obama administration, created a mantra for the media: "There is no military solution to Syria." He said it so many times, he seemed to convince everyone. However, after 9 years of …

Julian Rose (2020-08-06). "Weapons of Mass Radiation": Hundreds of 5G Spy Satellites Launched into the Ionosphere. globalresearch.ca Keeping us preoccupied with a phony virus which was supposed to kill millions and landed-up causing no more deaths than the normal winter flu, sure was a useful way of directing attention away from the earthly and upward deployment of …

Canadian Peace Congress (2020-08-06). On the Enduring Significance of Hiroshima after 75 Years. globalresearch.ca Seventy-five years ago, an act of international criminality and infamy took place, the consequences of which have posed an existential threat to humanity ever since. For the first time ever, a species had created the capacity to not only bring …

Brett Wilkins (2020-08-06). Nuclear War or Invasion: The False Dichotomy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. globalresearch.ca Like other dark chapters in U.S. history, the official narrative of the decision to unleash the most destructive weapon humanity has ever known upon an utterly defeated people is deeply flawed. | *** | Seventy-five years ago, the United States waged the …

2020-08-06: News Headlines

The Canary (2020-08-06). Number of families affected by benefit cap surges due to Covid-19, figures show. thecanary.co The number of families affected by the benefit cap, which limits how much any one household can receive in total benefits, rose by 93% from February to May due to coronavirus (Covid-19), the government has confirmed.Statistics released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that 154,000 households had their benefits capped in May, and that the rise from February represents the biggest single increase in the number of capped households since the policy was launched in April 2013.Of those now affected by the cap, 52,000 are single parents with at least one child under five years old.The DWP said this wa…

The Global Research Team (2020-08-06). Global Research Newsletter Temporarily Suspended. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | Due to technical issues, our daily newsletter sent out via e-mail is currently suspended. We will be able to resume the send-out within the next week or so. We thank you for your patience. | In the meantime, as …

yenisafak (2020-08-06). 'India not releasing jailed critics despite virus risk'. yenisafak.com India is among several countries where human rights defenders and activists imprisoned for criticizing the government have been kept in jail despite the risk of COVID-19, Amnesty International said in a report released on Thursday.The new briefing, Daring to Stand up for Human Rights in a Pandemic, states that India is one of the countries that has "left prisoners of conscience to languish in appalling conditions despite widely publicized prisoner release programs."According to the report, 131 people who speak up for human rights have been harassed, prosecuted, killed, or imprisoned on COVID-19-related pretexts i…

WSWS (2020-08-05). Brazilian teachers oppose back-to-school drive. wsws.org Amid intense opposition from teachers and parents, private schools were reopened last month in the state of Amazonas and this week in Rio de Janeiro.

Andrew Korybko (2020-08-05). 5 August 2019: The Kashmir Conflict and the Aksai Chin Border Clash, A Dark Day for India-China Relations. globalresearch.ca Most observers at the time regarded India's de-facto annexation of Jammu & Kashmir on 5 August 2019 as being a defining moment for either India's internal affairs or Indian-Pakistani relations, but in reality it was a defining one for Indo-Sino …

Staff (2020-08-05). Headlines for August 5, 2020. democracynow.org Massive Explosion Tears Through Beirut, Leaving Hundreds Missing and Thousands Injured, Lebanon's PM Says 2,700 Tons of Ammonium Nitrate Sparked "National Catastrophe" in Beirut, Mississippi Becomes Biggest U.S. Coronavirus Hot Spot as Governor Mandates Masks, Georgia Prisoners Livestream Video From Prison Uprising Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Chicago Schools Cancel September Classes as Union Threatens Strike Over Coronavirus Safety, U.N. Warns Coronavirus School Closures Have Impacted Over One Billion Students, Brazil COVID-19 Deaths Approach 100,000 as Infections Surge in India, Black Lives Matter & Ferguson Acti…

Mark Gruenberg (2020-08-05). NEA launches lobbying for $175 billion to aid schools. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —The nation's largest union, the National Education Association, is asking its members and allies nationwide to lobby lawmakers to include $175 billion to aid schools in the next economic relief act dealing with the impact of coronavirus closures. And they're also making the point the issue is in the hands of lawmakers, particularly senators' …

Kimball Cariou (2020-08-05). Don't fall victim to the right's anti-science coronavirus conspiracy theories. peoplesworld.org With no early end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic, two crucial questions are on the agenda: How can we protect lives in this emergency, and what fundamental economic changes can prevent big corporate interests from imposing the burden of this crisis on working people? The second question is a subject for another commentary, but …

A Guest Author (2020-08-05). Boston school workers blast 'reopening plans'. workers.org By Steve Gillis, Financial Secretary, USW Local 8751 and G. Lechat, Harvard TPS Coalition Boston Public School nurses, teachers and bus drivers occupied City Hall Plaza on July 29, vowing to defend public safety by any means necessary. The action was a response to the threatening, dangerous demands of the . . . |

Mark Gruenberg (2020-08-05). Threat of strike forces Chicago to cancel school re-opening plan. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—The Chicago Public Schools have backed down from their plan to reopen school buildings in August despite the coronavirus pandemic. City Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the reversal in a morning press conference on August 5, citing health recommendations and parent and teacher concern as her reasons. City schools will hold remote-only classes for the first …

RT (2020-08-05). UK schools' reopening could see Covid-19 cases multiply rapidly but it's 'not certain,' Professor Lockdown warns. rt.com The UK might need to hold off on easing Covid-19 restrictions if it wants its schools to re-open without triggering a new viral outbreak, epidemiologist Neil Ferguson, who once prompted London to impose a strict lockdown, warns. | Secondary schools throughout the UK could become new centers of infection as soon as the educational facilities fully re-open in September, Ferguson warned in his latest alarming forecast. | "The risk then is that big schools, comprehensives, universities and FE colleges, link lots of households together, reconnecting the social network," the scientist told BBC Radio 4's 'Today' prog…

RT (2020-08-05). Anxiety twinned with depression causes sufferers' brains to swell 'significantly'. rt.com The brains of people suffering from the twin scourges of anxiety and depression have been found to swell dramatically. Experts say the extraordinary activity may mask part of the damage depression can cause. | Researchers, investigating the effects of depression and anxiety on the volume of people's brains, have made the discovery that depression by itself causes the brain to shrink. However, when paired with anxiety, as is often the case, the disorder causes one area of the brain to become "significantly" larger. | Interestingly, two different areas of the brain are affected by the problems. The scientists fo…

RT (2020-08-05). Biden backs out of attending Democratic convention on Covid-19 fears, will instead accept presidential nomination VIRTUALLY. rt.com Joe Biden won't be traveling to Milwaukee as planned to accept the Democratic presidential nomination – he and other scheduled speakers at the party's national convention will give their speeches remotely, due to Covid-19 fears. | "From the very beginning of this pandemic, we put the health and safety of the American people first," Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez said Wednesday. | "We followed the science, listened to doctors and public health experts, and we continued making adjustments to our plans in order to protect lives. That's the kind of steady and responsible leadership America deserv…

The Canary (2020-08-05). Marine heatwaves can dramatically shift habitat for wildlife, study finds. thecanary.co Marine heatwaves can shift suitable habitat for sea turtles, whales and other wildlife by thousands of kilometres in the world's oceans, research suggests.While periods of unusually hot temperatures in part of the ocean are known to hit species which cannot move, such as corals, many creatures in the seas can relocate to find their preferred conditions.A study by US scientists suggests the distance they might have to move to find more suitable sea temperatures can range from tens to thousands of kilometres.This could have major impacts on wildlife and natural systems, as well as for human activities such as fishi…

Tony Cartalucci (2020-08-05). Bangkok Political Unrest. Is the US Funding Protesters to Attack Thailand's Military and Monarchy? globalresearch.ca The Southeast Asian nation of Thailand has in recent years "tilted" too far toward China for Washington's liking. | Now, the familiar signs of US-backed covert regime change are evident in Thailand's streets. Protests are openly targeting Thailand's current government as …

Stephen Lendman (2020-08-05). US War on Chinese Enterprises. globalresearch.ca US war on China's rising prominence on the world stage is a bipartisan affair. | It won't likely miss a beat if Biden succeeds Trump in January. | US hostility toward China by Republicans and Dems differs only or largely in style …

Stephen Lendman (2020-08-05). Devastating Beirut Explosion: An Accident or Something More Sinister? globalresearch.ca On Tuesday, a massive explosion rocked Beirut, Lebanon's port area. | Scores were killed, thousands wounded, dozens of people missing, along with widespread destruction and damage. | According to Lebanese authorities, around 2,700 tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate were stored in …

grants.gov (2020-08-05). Small Business Transportation Resource Center – West Central Region. grants.gov USDOT-OST-OSDBU-SBTRCWC-2020-1 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 327716 | Opportunity Number: | USDOT-OST-OSDBU-SBTRCWC-2020-1 | Opportunity Title: | Small Business Transportation Resource Center – West Central Region | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Category of Funding Activity: | Business and Commerce | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 20.910 | Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the…

grants.gov (2020-08-05). Interventions to Prevent Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Use Among Adolescents (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional). grants.gov RFA-DA-21-009 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 327741 | Opportunity Number: | RFA-DA-21-009 | Opportunity Title: | Interventions to Prevent Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Use Among Adolescents (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional) | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Grant | Category of Funding Activity: | Education | Health | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 93.279 | 93.399 | Eligible Applicants: | State governments | County governments | City or township governments | Special district governmen…

grants.gov (2020-08-05). Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU. grants.gov G20AS00098 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 327696 | Opportunity Number: | G20AS00098 | Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 15.808 | Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) | Additional Info…

grants.gov (2020-08-05). Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional). grants.gov RFA-AG-21-023 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 327708 | Opportunity Number: | RFA-AG-21-023 | Opportunity Title: | Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional) | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Grant | Category of Funding Activity: | Health | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 93.866 | Eligible Applicants: | State governments | County governments | City or township governments | Special district governments | Independent school dis…

grants.gov (2020-08-05). Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Desert Southwest CESU. grants.gov G20AS00081 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 327701 | Opportunity Number: | G20AS00081 | Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Desert Southwest CESU | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 15.808 | Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) | Additional Information on E…

Dr. Steven Hatfill (2020-08-05). Hydroxychloroquine: An Effective COVID Treatment the Media Continues to Tag as "A Dangerous Drug" globalresearch.ca On Friday, July 31, in a column ostensibly dealing with health care "misinformation," Washington Post media critic Margaret Sullivan opened by lambasting "fringe doctors spouting dangerous falsehoods about hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 wonder cure." | Actually, it was Sullivan who was …

grants.gov (2020-08-05). Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU. grants.gov G20AS00099 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 327726 | Opportunity Number: | G20AS00099 | Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 15.808 | Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) | Additional Information on Eli…

Shane Quinn (2020-08-05). Pentagon Plans to Destroy Dozens of Soviet Cities and the So-called Cold War. globalresearch.ca Though remaining unmentioned in official texts, the origins of the dubiously titled Cold War can be traced to policies pursued by American leaders during World War II itself. Following Nazi Germany's calamitous defeat at Stalingrad in early 1943, Washington's ongoing …

John W. Whitehead (2020-08-05). P Is for Predator State: The Building Blocks of Tyranny from A to Z. globalresearch.ca "When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, when, in short, a people become an audience and their public business a …

grants.gov (2020-08-05). Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Colorado Plateau CESU. grants.gov G20AS00090 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 327698 | Opportunity Number: | G20AS00090 | Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Colorado Plateau CESU | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 15.808 | Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) | Additional Information on E…

grants.gov (2020-08-05). Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Piedmont South Atlantic Coast CESU. grants.gov G20AS00085 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 327700 | Opportunity Number: | G20AS00085 | Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Piedmont South Atlantic Coast CESU | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 15.808 | Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) | Additional Inf…

David DeGraw (2020-08-05). National Security Alert: COVID Tests Scientifically Fraudulent, Epidemic of False Positives. globalresearch.ca Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests are used worldwide to "diagnose" Sars-Cov-2 infection. An in-depth investigation reveals clear scientific evidence proving that these tests are not accurate and create a statistically significant percentage of false positives. Positive results more likely …

Arabi Souri (2020-08-05). Massive Explosion Destroys Beirut Harbor, Hundreds of Casualties. globalresearch.ca A massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut this afternoon Tuesday 04 August 2020, the center of the explosion was in the Beirut harbor. | The Lebanese people who lived through a lengthy civil war and several confrontations with Israel and …

grants.gov (2020-08-05). ROSES 2020: SAGE III/ ISS Science Team. grants.gov NNH20ZDA001N-SAGEIII | Funding Opportunity ID: | 327711 | Opportunity Number: | NNH20ZDA001N-SAGEIII | Opportunity Title: | ROSES 2020: SAGE III/ ISS Science Team | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Grant | Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 43.001 | Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) | Additional Informa…

Robert Fantina (2020-08-05). Kashmir, India and Human Rights. globalresearch.ca It is one year since the Indian government revoked article 370 of their constitution, thus rendering Kashmir an oppressed colony of India. This is not to imply that Kashmiris enjoyed any semblance of independence prior to August 5 of 2019, …

H. Ealy (2020-08-05). Covid-19: Questionable Policies, Manipulated Rules of Data Collection and Reporting. Is It Safe for Students to Return to School? globalresearch.ca Article by | H. Ealy, M. McEvoy, M. Sava, S. Gupta, D. Chong, D. White, J. Nowicki, P. Anderson | *** | Key Findings For Data Through July 12th | According to the CDC, 101 children age 0 to 14 have died from influenza, …

Third World Network (2020-08-05). COVID-19: Are We Being Misled Again by Big Pharma? globalresearch.ca In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. | This is not the first time. The WHO, in the recent past, had announced H1N1 — also known as swine flu — in June 2009, a …

grants.gov (2020-08-05). Early Stage Investigator HIV/AIDS Research Using Nonhuman Primate (NHP) Models (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). grants.gov PAR-20-212 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 327727 | Opportunity Number: | PAR-20-212 | Opportunity Title: | Early Stage Investigator HIV/AIDS Research Using Nonhuman Primate (NHP) Models (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Grant | Category of Funding Activity: | Food and Nutrition | Health | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 93.847 | Eligible Applicants: | State governments | County governments | City or township governments | Special district governments | Independent…

Ted Regencia (2020-08-05). Up to 300,000 Left Homeless by Beirut Explosion: Live Updates. globalresearch.ca Lebanese President Michel Aoun called for an emergency cabinet meeting on Wednesday and said a two-week state of emergency should be declared following a massive explosion in Beirut that killed at least 100 people and injured 4,000 others. | The explosion …

Richard Silverstein (2020-08-05). Breaking: Israel Bombed Beirut? globalresearch.ca Photo: Massive mushroom cloud from Hezbollah warehouse bombing and its aftermath | A note to our readers | Important report by Tikun Olan

grants.gov (2020-08-05). Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Chesapeake Watershed CESU. grants.gov G20AS00100 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 327725 | Opportunity Number: | G20AS00100 | Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Chesapeake Watershed CESU | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 15.808 | Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) | Additional Information…

Scott Ritter (2020-08-05). US-German Relations Are Beyond Repair as Result of Decades-long Clash of Views & Ideas. Troop Pullout Is Only a Symptom. globalresearch.ca While the Trump administration sells the decision to withdraw US troops from Germany as a strengthening of NATO force alignment, the reality is it's merely the latest manifestation of a relationship on the decline for decades. | The …

grants.gov (2020-08-05). HERO Appendix G: Team Composition. grants.gov 80JSC019N0001-TEAM | Funding Opportunity ID: | 327715 | Opportunity Number: | 80JSC019N0001-TEAM | Opportunity Title: | HERO Appendix G: Team Composition | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Grant | Procurement Contract | Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 43.003 | Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field en…

Ella Fassler (2020-08-05). Teachers and Students Mobilize in More Than 35 Cities to Demand Safe Schools. zcomm.org When many politicians announced plans for the full or hybrid reopening of schools, rank-and-file teachers began organizing themselves spontaneously to prevent the unsafe reopening of schools…

Rachel M. Cohen (2020-08-05). As Schools Reopen, Teachers, Parents, and Students Are Pushing Back. zcomm.org On the National Day of Resistance, activists say "going back to normal" isn't good enough…

WSWS (2020-08-05). COVID-19 surges in Spain as government pushes reopening of schools. wsws.org The return to school is a criminal policy exposing children, teachers, families and neighbourhoods to serious illness and death.

WSWS (2020-08-05). New York educators oppose city and state school reopening plans. wsws.org Teachers in New York are determined to prevent the unsafe reopening of schools by the Democratic mayor and governor.

WSWS (2020-08-05). For a nationwide general strike to halt the drive to reopen schools! wsws.org Mass opposition by teachers to the criminal policies of the ruling class will galvanize support among all workers in the United States and throughout the world.

WSWS (2020-08-05). UK teachers' pay award: A shoddy deal for all. wsws.org The offer is divisive and paltry. It will not be funded nationally by the Johnson government, but out of school budgets which are chronically under-funded.

WSWS (2020-08-05). US teachers defy threats to cut funding for schools that delay in-person learning. wsws.org Republican-controlled legislatures in several states are moving to cut funding and outsource the jobs of teachers if schools do not open with full in-person learning.

Labor Video Project (2020-08-05). Connecting Dots! GAP Fisher Family Attacks ILWU & SF Malcom X Academy With A KIPP Charter. indybay.org ILWU members, other unionists and supporters of public education rallied in San Francisco on August 1, 2020 at the GAP corporate headquarters. They spoke against GAP & A's owner John Fisher's plan to privatize the Howard Terminal in the Port of Oakland and and against the efforts of Doris Fisher, John's mother to bust up the SF public school Malcom X Academy in Bayview Hunters Point. SF KIPP which she runs has sued the SFUSD to allow the KIPP school to grab more rooms from Malcom X Academy public school…

#sillhere Coalition (2020-08-05). Sunday 8/9: #stillhere: 75th Commemoration of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Teach-in 8/9. indybay.org Online…

_____ (2020-08-05). Parents Stand With Educators On Safety Before Reopening Schools. popularresistance.org Many parents nationwide are questioning whether it's safe to send their kids back to a brick and mortar school this fall. With varied life circumstances, and different districts and schools choosing different options, it's a daunting decision to make. | For Florida's Raquel Pantoja Lias, a mom of a rising fourth grader in Broward County, it's a hard "no." | Under an emergency order from the state education commissioner, most schools are scheduled to reopen on August 19 for in-person learning, five days a week, a plan supported by Gov. Ron DeSantis.