(2022-07-09). Heroic Oakland community strikes and occupies elementary school to prevent closures. mronline.org 
For months, school board meetings have been flooded with outcry from parents, teachers and children defending public education. Since May 25, the community has been occupying Parker Community School to protest its closure.
(2022-07-09). Chinese scientist discovers world's earliest vertebrates. ecns.cn Cartilaginous features found in their fossilized remains are comparable to modern vertebrates, paleontologists have discovered. The evolution of an internal skeleton marks a milestone in the history of life on Earth. The research was published on Science on Friday.
(2022-07-09). Will the Tragic Fate of World Stars like Celine Dion and Justin Bieber Open the Eyes of their Fans? Impacts of Covid-19 Vaccine. globalresearch.ca What is shocking is that Celine Dion had been a tenacious advocate of the vaccine to the point of imposing the vax on her concert audience. She really believed in it and was a victim of her belief!
(2022-07-09). Science Saturday: What happens in medical research before clinical trials begin? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When scientific advances burst into the news, such as a new medication to treat COVID-19 or a new concept like CRISPR for gene editing, people get a glimpse of how a scientific idea becomes a treatment or a tool. But what's the full story? Where did that idea come from? What happens in the research lab before clinical trials begin? How is scientific discovery transformed into a potential therapy that is ready to be tested…
(2022-07-09). [Correspondence] Tachi Yamada: a missed global health leader. thelancet.com On June 5, 2022, Tachi Yamada was remembered by family and a legion of friends, colleagues, and students in a special gathering in Seattle, WA, USA. This date would have been his 77th birthday. Sadly, this global health titan passed away prematurely in August, 2021.
(2022-07-09). Iran's Farabi Intl. Festival calls for works. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) — The secretariat of the 14 the Farabi International Award has called for works on various topics with a focus on "Iranology", "Islamology" and "Religious Science".
(2022-07-09). World Bronchiectasis Day targets chronic, progressive lung disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A chronic, progressive lung disease is attracting new global attention. Today marks the inaugural World Bronchiectasis Day, an awareness day set for July 1 each year. Goals include increasing recognition and treatment of the disease by health care providers and encouraging more research, says a Mayo Clinic expert helping to lead the effort internationally. In bronchiectasis, the walls of the bronchial tubes, which carry air into and out of the lungs, are injured, becoming enlarged….
(2022-07-09). Patients with severe brachial plexus injuries who undergo amputation report benefits, Mayo study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Reconstruction surgery may not work for some people with severe brachial plexus injuries, so they choose to undergo amputation. In a retrospective review by Mayo Clinic researchers, these patients reported less mechanical shoulder pain, higher employment rates and more satisfaction after amputation. The paper appears online in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that sends signals from the spinal cord to the shoulder,…
(2022-07-09). Plant power: Using diet to lower cancer risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The choices you make at the grocery store have a bigger impact than just your dinner plans. Filling your plate with foods that are grown in the ground may be the best diet for cancer prevention. An estimated 1.9 million cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2022, according to the American Cancer Society. While some people have a higher genetic risk to develop cancer, research shows that nearly 25% of overall…
(2022-07-09). Iraq Embassy, Mazandaran uni. ink MoU on scientific coop. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) — The Iraqi Embassy in Iran and Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences have inked a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
(2022-07-08). NATO undertaking infantry, air, naval, air defense buildup in Baltic states. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Belarusian Telegraph AgencyJuly 8, 2022 Opinion: Baltic states are building up military infrastructure The Baltic countries are building up military infrastructure, Andrei Chernobai, a military analyst at the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research (BISR) said in an interview with a BelTA correspondent. The participants of the NATO summit held in late June decided to significantly …
(2022-07-08). Three Ways We're Fighting for Disability Rights in Courtrooms Across the Country. aclu.org People with disabilities have a right to equal access under the law, including equal access to voting, education, and protections in the criminal legal system. But too often, policies and practices at the polls, and in schools, jails, and prisons violate our fundamental rights. These violations hinder access to the ballot, risk students' health and safety, and trap people with disabilities in the carceral system. | At the ACLU, we're fighting back in the courts and in legislatures to help people with disabilities access their rights. In honor of Disability Pride Month this July, we're highlighting a few of our…
(2022-07-08). Los Angeles teacher: "I feel like we're living in a Covid coverup" wsws.org Our reporter recently spoke with a teacher in Los Angeles Unified School District who reflected on the pandemic, poor working conditions, and economic hardship.
(2022-07-08). Food Prices and Market Speculation: The Return of the Global Hunger Games/By Graham Vanbergen and Global Justice Now. marktaliano.net 
By Graham Vanbergen and Global Justice Now Global Research, July 08, 2022 True Publica 22 March 2016 Of relevance to the ongoing "Food Crisis", this article was first published on March 23, 2016. Read carefully. Deliberate commodity market manipulations by powerful financial actors trigger increases in the price of food, with devastating social consequences. And we are currently in …
(2022-07-08). Official details pathways to reunification. ecns.cn Zhong, the researcher, said deepening the integrated development of both sides is part of the mainland's effort for future reunification by enhancing the sense of belonging and identity of the people across the Straits.
(2022-07-08). Food Prices and Market Speculation: The Return of the Global Hunger Games. globalresearch.ca Of relevance to the ongoing "Food Crisis", this article was first published on March 23, 2016. | Read carefully. Deliberate commodity market manipulations by powerful financial actors trigger increases in the price of food, with devastating social consequences. | And we are …
(2022-07-08). 6-27-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Monkeypox. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Today the Minnesota Department of Health announced the first confirmed case of monkeypox in Minnesota. What does this mean for Minnesotans? What steps can people take to stay safe? What should someone do if they think they may be infected? Richard Kennedy, Ph.D., co-director of Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group fielded questions from the media and others on this topic. Journalists who have already registered on the News Network can log into their accounts to…
(2022-07-08). Global Planned Financial Tsunami Has Just Begun. globalresearch.ca Green Energy mandates are driving this inflation crisis: global shortages of fertilizers, soaring prices of natural gas, grain supply losses, coupled with the global snowballing of defaults, bankruptcies, amid a soaring inflation.
(2022-07-08). In this Age of Disinformation, We Need Each Other. Support Global Research. globalresearch.ca George Orwell in his dystopian novel 1984 introduced the concepts of "Newspeak" and "Thoughtcrime" or the curtailing of freedom of expression, narrowly defined. | Orwell's depiction of an authoritarian society continues to reverberate four decades on. | We live in an age …
(2022-07-08). Australian medical authorities order Zero-COVID activist Dr David Berger to undertake "education" program or be deregistered. wsws.org The Medical Board allegations against Berger are a sinister message to all medical practitioners that their careers will be destroyed if they publicly expose who is responsible for the worsening COVID-19 catastrophe.
(2022-07-07). NYC Teachers Criticize Massive School Budget Cuts. popularresistance.org At the end of the school year, Annie Tan, a special education elementary school teacher in Sunset Park in Brooklyn, New York, said teachers typically have a party. This year, however, that celebration was mired by the loss of 16 teachers from her school who are being excessed (ie, moved to different schools and positions) as a result of massive public education budget cuts that are being enacted by the New York City Board of Education and Mayor Eric Adams' administration. | The loss of those teachers, and the resulting vacancies that will remain unfilled, means that Tan's students will continue to not have an art…
(2022-07-07). A Hired Assassination: Evidence Emerges in the Carlos Lanz Case. libya360.wordpress.com Mision Verdad After two years of uncertainty, more than 200 investigations by the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) and a confession, we finally know the story of the disappearance of Carlos Lanz, Venezuelan social leader, university professor and researcher, a friend of this tribune. Due to the joint work of several state powers, it was concluded…
(2022-07-07). Opening the boxes of capitalism's skeletons. iacenter.org By Julia Wright July 5, 2022 "This is the hour of the furnaces; we only see the light" — Che Guevara "Blossoming purple, a forgotten artichoke in a dark cupboard" — haiku by Richard Wright, 1960 Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley These are strange days during the floundering of what was said to be our unsinkable "democracy," when each dark event seems to be the butterfly effect of a deja vu going back to slavery or to our Civil Rights Movement. Science fiction would appear to be old hat. We, writers, will have to invent something else. This July 3 marks the 40th year of the incarceration of…