Daily Archives: July 26, 2022

2022-07-26: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-07-26). American Federation of Teachers convention: In service of American capitalism's COVID-19 coverup, strike suppression, and war plans. wsws.org The American Federation of Teachers biennial convention towed the Democratic Party line in regard to covering up the pandemic, supporting war against Russia, and suppressing the working class through the trade union apparatus.

Shawgi Tell (2022-07-26). Florida: Poor Charter School Performance Persists. dissidentvoice.org Charter school promoters and operators have long believed that scores on unsound high-stakes standardized tests produced by large for-profit corporations are useful and meaningful measures of teaching and learning. They rarely say anything critical about these tests that have been rejected for years by millions of teachers, parents, students, and education advocates across the country. …

WSWS (2022-07-26). Australia: Opposition grows among Queensland teachers to union deal with state Labor government. wsws.org The proposed three-year agreement puts off any possible answer to the staffing, workloads and funding crisis in schools until a promised departmental review report due at the end of 2024—more than two years away!

Staff (2022-07-26). Llega a Villa Clara vuelo chárter promocional desde Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu Con el nombre "acortando distancias" y a modo de incentivar los vuelos chárter a las terminales aéreas del interior de Cuba, arribó en las últimas horas de este domingo 24 de julio el vuelo 514 con 108 pasajeros al aeropuerto internacional Abel Santamaría. Sus pasajeros adquirieron los boletos en un sorteo completamente gratis realizado dos semanas atrás en Miami.

WSWS (2022-07-26). Fair Work Commission rubber stamps Australian Education Union wage cutting sell-out agreement. wsws.org The imposition of the agreement, worked out by the AEU and the state Labor government in Victoria, will see a substantial deterioration in educators' living standards.

WSWS (2022-07-26). WSWS readers denounce Twitter lockdown of SEP Australia account and in defence of Dr David Berger. wsws.org "I applaud Dr Berger and thank him for his unwavering commitment to sharing his vast medical knowledge. I attribute to the fact that I have yet to experience COVID on being able to follow his advice." – Melbourne teacher…

Ramona Wadi (2022-07-26). Palestinian Authority Leader Mahmoud Abbas Is Endorsing an Altered Status Quo After Biden's Visit. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected articles), Follow …

Contributing Writers (2022-07-25). Now You Tell Us/ By Jimmy Dore. marktaliano.net READ MORE: Plunder of Ukraine: Kiev Hands Over $12 Billion of Gold Reserves to the U.S. Global ResearchGlobal Research Centre for Research on Globalization Ukrainian Neo-Nazi Battalions Indoctrinate Children in Summer Camps Global ResearchGlobal Research Centre for Research on Globalization…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-25). University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Mayo Clinic Health System enter student health services agreement. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LA CROSSE, Wis. ‚Äï Starting this fall, the Student Health Center at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse will look a little different. A new health services agreement between Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse and University of Wisconsin-La Crosse will bring Mayo Clinic care directly to students. The agreement, signed Wednesday, July 20, at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, enhances student health services, with on-campus access to Mayo Clinic services and expertise. "Convenience and…

WSWS (2022-07-25). IYSSE video statement on its electoral success at Humboldt University. wsws.org All three candidates of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) at Humboldt University are set to enter student parliament.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-25). What you need to know about the BA.5 omicron variant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cases of COVID-19 are once again surging in the U.S., and the BA.5 omicron variant is fueling this latest wave, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, says the BA.5 variant is hypercontagious and is contributing to increases in hospitalizations and ICU admissions. A new study published in Nature found the variant was four times more resistant to messenger RNA vaccines than earlier strains of…

____ (2022-07-25). China's AVIC completes onboard testing flight for shipborne unmanned helicopter. ecns.cn A research institute of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has successfully conducted an onboard testing flight on its shipborne unmanned helicopter AR-500BJ, media reported Saturday.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-25). Mobile app for improving heart health among African Americans shows promise, Mayo study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mobile apps are popular tools for people looking to improve their health, but are they effective? They can be if the app is culturally tailored to the needs of its users. In a study published on Monday, July 18, in Circulation, Mayo Clinic researchers evaluated the effectiveness of a culturally relevant mobile app designed to improve heart health among African Americans in faith communities. The researchers found that people who participated in…

____ (2022-07-25). Natl. Organization for Educational Testing chief visits MNA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) — Head of National Organization for Educational Testing Abdolrasoul Pour-Abbas paid a visit to the Mehr news agency (MNA)'s Headquarters in Tehran on Monday.

Labor Video Project (2022-07-25). Privatization of The Port, Community Colleges & K-12 Education: SLAP Education Conference. indybay.org The privatization of the Port of Oakland, the attack on the OEA, union busting in West Contra Costa School District, privatization of the Community college system, FCMAT and the destruction of public education was the focus of this Schools and Labor Against Privatization educational conference.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-25). Science Saturday: Investigating zombie cells and skin aging. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When she was just 8 years old, Saranya Wyles, M.D., Ph.D., would recite the stages of wound healing in Latin terms — rubor, tumor, calor, dolor and functio laesa — to her father at the dinner table. Decades later, that ingrained knowledge would be a cornerstone of her regenerative medicine research, education and practice at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Wyles is a Mayo Clinic dermatologist whose subspecialty is regenerative medicine. "Dermatology has a natural connection to regenerative…

____ (2022-07-25). Japan tests fire supersonic scramjet engine successfully. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) — Japan's space agency has announced that it successfully test-launched a small research rocket, which conducted tests for a future supersonic scramjet engine.

Celeste Romero (2022-07-24). Albuquerque 'Women's Socialism Conference' calls for a new mass movement for women's liberation. liberationnews.org On July 16, the Women's Socialism Conference brought out more than 1 people for a day of education and discussion on the issues facing working-class women and LGBTQ people.

2022-07-26 09:52 | 05:52 EST | tr | 20 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0