(2021-11-07). Nicaragua to Record an Economic Growth Over 6% This Year. telesurenglish.net In Nicaragua, Representatives from the government of President Daniel Ortega held a meeting with international electoral observers to present advances in health, education, and economic fields. | RELATED: | Health Minister Martha Reyes reported that over 95 percent coverage had been achieved to protect against 16 diseases nationwide. She recalled that the Central American nation had only 209 health units in 1977, the…
(2021-11-07). 'Foolishness': House Passes Infrastructure Bill But Postpones Build Back Better Act. zcomm.org "Passing the infrastructure bill without passing the Build Back Better Act first," said Rep. Ilhan Omar, "risks leaving behind child care, paid leave, healthcare, climate action, housing, education, and a roadmap to citizenship."
(2021-11-07). Sudan coup: Internet cuts thwart civil disobedience campaign. middleeasteye.net 
Sudan coup: Internet cuts thwart civil disobedience campaign | Police use tear gas to disperse Khartoum protests and arrest 87 teachers staging a sit-in. Meanwhile, Arab League meets Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and stresses importance of democratic transition | Sun, 11/07/2021 – 16: 25 | Sudanese women walk in front of tyres set ablaze by anti-coup demonstrators in the capital Khartoum, 7 Novem…
(2021-11-07). Teachers Strike Against A 'Heartless' School Board In Biden's Hometown. popularresistance.org The school board had just given the go-ahead to cut off educators' health insurance if they went on strike. This after dozens of teachers and para-educators had spoken about the devastating cuts that students and teachers have endured over the last four years—cuts to PreK education, to the arts, to music, to libraries. And after educators had told the school board about the medical conditions—cancer, multiple sclerosis—that would go untreated or result in monumental bills without health insurance. In the face of the board's "callous and heartless" decision, as SFT President Rosemary Boland calle…
(2021-11-07). Armed With Online Option, Afghan Girls Say 'Bring It On' When It Comes To Taliban Education Ban. juancole.com 
By Michael Scollon of RFE/RL's Radio Azadi | — ( RFE/RL — Radio Azadi) — Hundreds of school-aged girls in Afghanistan are getting around the Taliban's efforts to stymie their education by going online, giving them the opportunity to continue to learn everything from computer programming to sculpting to yoga psychotherapy. "It sends a clear …
(2021-11-07). What American schools can learn from other countries about civic disagreement. Ashley Berner, Associate Professor of Education, Johns Hopkins University 
(2021-11-07). Mayo Clinic, NAACP join forces to create new pathways to success for Black, underrepresented students. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic and the Rochester Branch of NAACP today launched "RISE for Youth," an innovative program that will provide Black and underrepresented students with new pathways to success in education and employment, while also addressing the racial disparities that stand in the way of their success. The program is part of Mayo Clinic's $100 million commitment against racism. According to a Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development report, a huge employment…
(2021-11-07). Newly Released Documents Expose US Intelligence Meddling In Venezuelan Elections Via Social Media. popularresistance.org America's interference in the electoral process in Venezuela is laid bare in a series of files that reveal how Washington provided significant investment to train political activists in campaigning effectively online. Documents released to researchers under the US Freedom of Information Act have revealed how US intelligence fronts weaponized social media to promote Venezuela's right-wing opposition, and assist their election to parliament, thus laying the foundations for Washington's appointment of Juan Guaido as the country's leader in January 2019.
(2021-11-07). Two corporate sponsors of COP26 are accused of driving ecological destruction. thecanary.co 
Two of the sponsors of the COP26 climate summit have been listed in a new database of 300 UK companies profiting from environmental destruction. | UK research group "Primary planet killer": | According to Corporate Watch: | Unilever, one of the "principal partners" for COP26, is listed in the directory as a "primary planet killer" — a major polluter on the frontlines of destruction. Unilever, a major user of palm oil, is connected to rainforest clearan…
(2021-11-07). Video: Covid-19 Criminality. globalresearch.ca First published on June 13, 2021 | Worldwide, people have been misled both by their governments and the media as to the causes and devastating consequences of the Covid-19 "pandemic". | SARS-2 is upheld as the "killer virus". And now the Covid …
(2021-11-07). Matching tweets to ZIP codes can spotlight hot spots of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Mayank Kejriwal, Research Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California 
(2021-11-07). We Are Guinea Pigs in a Worldwide Experiment on Microplastics. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | Important article first published in 2018. | A dramatic increase in the environmental impacts of plastics has occurred in the course of the 2020-21 Covid Crisis. According to the
(2021-11-07). Few foundations give groups they support decision-making power on funding priorities. Emily Finchum-Mason, Doctoral candidate in Public Policy and Management, University of Washington 
(2021-11-07). US Muslims gave more to charity than other Americans in 2020. Shariq Siddiqui, Assistant Professor & Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, IUPUI 
(2021-11-07). COVID-19 rash in kids and adults. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Rashes on babies and children are common. They can happen for many reasons, including COVID-19 infection. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have been studying the dermatologic effects of COVID-19 on kids and adults. "By the time we grow into adulthood, our immune systems have had the opportunity to see many viral, bacterial and miscellaneous infections, and grow immunity such that if you get exposed again, you hopefully will not have a true…
(2021-11-07). COP26: New Research Shows Latin American and Caribbean Countries Face Growing Climate Risk. indybay.org Washington DC — As climate talks continue in Scotland, new research shows that developing countries lack the resources to respond to the climate crisis.
(2021-11-07). Librarians help students navigate an age of misinformation — but schools are cutting their numbers. Karen W. Gavigan, Professor of Information Science, University of South Carolina 
(2021-11-07). Supreme Court appears to suggest right to guns at home extends to carrying them in public too. Morgan Marietta, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell 
(2021-11-07). Suburban voters responded to GOP culture war pitch in Virginia governor's race, and showed all politics are now national. Athena M. King, Assistant Professor, Political Science and Geography, Old Dominion University 
(2021-11-07). East Coast flooding is a reminder that sea level is rising as the climate warms — here's why the ocean is pouring in more often. Jianjun Yin, Associate Professor of Geoscience, University of Arizona 
(2021-11-07). A new, lower threshold for lead poisoning in children means more kids will get tested — but the ultimate solution is eliminating lead sources. Gabriel Filippelli, Chancellor's Professor of Earth Sciences and Director of the Center for Urban Health, IUPUI 
(2021-11-07). Why are medieval weapons laws at the center of a US Supreme Court case? Jennifer Tucker, Associate Professor of History and Science in Society, Wesleyan University 
(2021-11-07). Howard University President Addresses Housing Issues. popularresistance.org Amid a nearly month-long student protest, Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick attempted to correct course during a semiannual state-of-the-university address, acknowledging some of the issues that have sparked an ongoing occupation of a campus building. Since the sit-in began on Oct. 13, students have vowed not to leave the building until administrators agree to meet their demands, which include rectifying unsafe housing conditions, crafting a housing plan for freshman, and putting students, faculty, and alumni back on the board of trustees.
(2021-11-07). American Federation of Teachers President Faces Criticism for Removing Mask at SOMOS Conference. sputniknews.com In August, Weingarten spoke in favor of children wearing face masks at school, saying that "universal masking" is the safest way to keep schools open.
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(2021-11-06). Rank-and-File Committee for Safe Education gathered educators and parents from around Brazil in critical online meeting. wsws.org The event presented a comprehensive analysis of the situation of the pandemic and the class struggle in Brazil and around the world.
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(2021-11-06). The COVID-19 RT-PCR Test: How to Mislead All Humanity. Using a "Test" To Lock Down Society. globalresearch.ca The misuse of the RT-PCR technique is used as an intentional strategy by some governments, supported by scientific safety councils and by the dominant media, to justify the violation of a large number of constitutional rights, the destruction of the economy with the bankruptcy of entire active sectors of society,…
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(2021-11-06). Climate and the Money Trail. globalresearch.ca The very mega-billionaires behind the globalization of the world economy who have wreaked so much damage to our environment are the leading backers of the "grassroots" climate movement. Is it pangs of guilty conscience, or could it be a deeper agenda of the financialization of the very air we breathe and more?
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(2021-11-06). In Defense of CO2: Astro-Climatology, Climategate and Common Sense Revisited. globalresearch.ca
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(2021-11-06). Journalism in the Crosshairs: The Julian Assange Case. globalresearch.ca
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(2021-11-06). Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity. globalresearch.ca World leaders are meeting in Glasgow at COP-26. All eyes are now on "the imminent dangers of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions". The "climate emergency" is a timely instrument of propaganda used to distract people from questioning "the real crisis", namely the Covid-19 "plandemic".
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(2021-11-06). Climate Science: Is it Currently Designed to Answer Questions? globalresearch.ca
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(2021-11-06). Video: The Vaccine is More Dangerous than COVID-19: Dr. Peter McCullough. globalresearch.ca
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(2021-11-06). High Recorded Mortality in Countries Categorized as "Covid-19 Vaccine Champions". The Vaccinated Suffer from Increased Risk of Mortality compared to the Non-vaccinated. globalresearch.ca This "health strategy" based on false simulations, lies, promises never kept, propaganda and the fear campaign has become unbearable. In turn it has been followed by the extortion of consent to be vaccinated, by outright blackmail.
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(2021-11-06). Why We Need to Keep Our Super Rich 'Occupied'. zcomm.org Grand fortunes won't start fading, new research suggests, so long as millions of us buy into billionaires as individuals of rare talent and genius…
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(2021-11-06). FDA Lets Pfizer Test Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine on U.S. Children. globalresearch.ca Important article published in October 2020, shortly prior to launching of the mRNA vaccine one year ago in early November 2020. Americans have been following COVID-19 vaccine trial developments for weeks, watching companies jockey for frontrunner status like contestants …
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(2021-11-06). The 2020-21 Worldwide Corona Crisis: Destroying Civil Society, Engineered Economic Depression, Global Coup d'État and the "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca We are at the crossroads of one of the most serious crises in modern history. We are living history, yet our understanding of the flow of events since January 2020 has been blurred. Worldwide, people have been misled both by their governments and the media.
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(2021-11-06). China launches Earth science satellite. ecns.cn China on Friday sent an Earth science satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern Shanxi Province.
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(2021-11-06). East Coast flooding is a reminder that sea level is rising as the climate warms. Jianjun Yin, Associate Professor of Geoscience, University of Arizona
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(2021-11-06). Science summit warns of escalating pandemic disaster. wsws.org The two-day summit consisted of 22 different sessions on the pandemic, including on airborne transmission, inequities in global vaccine distribution, the effects of Long COVID and the development of new variants of SARS-CoV-2.
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(2021-11-06). University Of Puerto Rico Students Have Declared An Indefinite Strike. popularresistance.org The first student general assembly 2021-2022 at the Rio Piedras campus of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) has announced an indefinite strike starting today, while other universities are on strike. The university students, who arrived on stage at the main campus for the UPR, made the decision in light of the academic, administrative, social and economic problems that the campus suffers from.
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(2021-11-06). Open letter exposes difficult conditions imposed on final year Australian high school students amid pandemic. wsws.org The letter gives voice to the sentiments of students and young people, especially year 12 students, who are being forced to sit major exams as COVID continues to spread, with students being provided no additional support.
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(2021-11-06). 'It's genuine': Lineker 'waiting on paperwork' to welcome 2nd refugee into $5.4MN mansion as he rejects claims of virtue signaling. rt.com 
England and Barcelona football legend Gary Lineker has continued to put his money where his mouth is by preparing to welcome a second refugee into his $5.4 million mansion, according to British media reports. | A staunch defender of refugee and immigrant rights, Match of the Day host Lineker is regularly hit with comments along the lines of "why don't you take them in then?" on Twitter. | He started campaigning for refugees after the 2015 loss of Syrian youngster Alan Kurdi, who drowned off the Greek coast of Greece. | In 2020, Lineker welcomed a Pakistani student to his home. | And he emphasized that would no…
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(2021-11-06). [Comment] Offline: The myth of "decolonising global health" thelancet.com The Lancet's inaugural issue was published on Oct 5, 1823. In his opening editorial, Thomas Wakley, our founding Editor, described the journal's intended audience: London's physicians and surgeons; country practitioners; medical students; and, rather ambitiously, "every individual in these realms". Wakley also hoped to reach a fifth category of readers—"Colonial Practitioners". The Lancet was born as a product of colonialism and, at least in part, as an instrument to support and advance British imperial objectives.
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(2021-11-06). Reject Howard University's attempts to blame students for cafeteria layoffs! wsws.org The attempt by administrators to blame student protesters for the layoff of school cafeteria workers is a provocative attack on the rights of workers and students alike and must be actively opposed.
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(2021-11-06). [Perspectives] The choice to love. thelancet.com A decade ago, on a humid afternoon in southeast Texas, USA, I was packed into an auditorium with some 200 strangers on the sprawling acres of Camp Allen. It was my medical school's annual Henry Strobel Retreat, a storied rite of passage for first-year students in the days before their journeys in medicine. We were invited to meet our new classmates and dissipate some nervous energy through tug-o-war, water slides, and, in true Texas form, a mechanical bull. The cacophonous chatter in the room suddenly fell silent as Dr Strobel moved towards the podium.
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(2021-11-06). Columbia University student workers strike for the second time this year. wsws.org More than 3,000 student workers are back on the picket line, after the UAW sabotaged an earlier strike this spring.
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(2021-11-06). Peru's Castillo wins confidence vote after ordering army into the streets. wsws.org Putting troops in the streets follows a steady lurch to the right by the Peruvian president, a former rural teachers union leader hailed by the pseudo-left as a revival of the "Pink Tide."