Daily Archives: August 8, 2022

2022-08-08: News Headlines

Chris Hedges (2022-08-08). Chris Hedges: NATO — The Most Dangerous Military Alliance on the Planet. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-08-08). Why the Chair of the Lancet's COVID-19 Commission Thinks the US Government Is Preventing a Real Investigation into the Pandemic. transcend.org Prof. Jeffrey Sachs says he is "pretty convinced [COVID-19] came out of US lab biotechnology" and warns that there is dangerous virus research taking place without public oversight.

Infobrics (2022-08-08). Ural Federal University to Open Russian Language Center in China. infobrics.org Ural Federal University and Qingdao Hengxing University of Science and Technology signed a contract to open a Russian Language Center in the People's Republic of China…

Shawgi Tell (2022-08-08). West Virginia: New Charter Schools Slated To Degrade Education. dissidentvoice.org Five new privately-operated charter schools are expected to open in West Virginia in the coming weeks. Three will be brick-and-mortar charter schools and two will be statewide virtual charter schools. More privately-operated charter schools will be permitted to open after July 2023. As in other states and territories, privately-operated charter schools in West Virginia will …

Fight Back (2022-08-08). Tallahassee activists and CPRB members discuss changes to board powers. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On August 4, the city of Tallahassee convened their monthly Citizen Police Review Board (CPRB) meeting. At this meeting, City Attorney Cassandra Jackson reviewed citizen criticism of the board and the barriers set up by pro-police legislation, like the Law Enforcement Bill of Rights and the Tallahassee city charter. Additionally, the public comment portion showed a clear demand for "Community control of the police now." One of the major breakthroughs of the meeting was the fact that the city commission has not approved the "end-of-year report" submitted in February, which included questions of e…

WSWS (2022-08-08). Columbus, Ohio public school teachers poised to strike. wsws.org Columbus are demanding better funding for support staff, art classes and decreased class sizes, as well as air conditioning to deal with sweltering heat.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-08). Preeclampsia linked to increased markers of brain cell damage, inflammation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Preeclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and kidney damage. Mayo Clinic researchers found that women with a history of severe preeclampsia have more markers linked to brain cell damage and inflammation, compared to women who had uncomplicated pregnancies. The findings are being presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in San Diego. Preeclampsia affects up to 15% of women. Left untreated, preeclampsia can lead to serious,…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-08). Science Saturday: The Living Breast Biobank. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic's Living Breast Biobank has proved invaluable in a recent breakthrough study that demonstrates a novel mechanism through which female carriers of the BRCA1 gene may be at increased risk for breast cancer. According to the study, this is because the gene contributes to poorly organized divisions of mammary progenitor cells. "For the first time, it was possible to recreate various pathogenic BRCA1 mutations in a cell line and track living cells during their division to…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-08). Consumer Health: Support for breastfeeding. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Breastfeeding Week will be observed Aug. 1—7, which make this a good time to learn more about the importance of breastfeeding and ways to support mothers who choose to breastfeed. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently affirmed its recommendation and advocacy for breastfeeding, stating, "Research has shown that breastfeeding is linked to decreased rates of lower respiratory tract infections, severe diarrhea, ear infections and obesity. Breastfeeding is associated with lower risk of sudden infant…

____ (2022-08-08). (Franàßais) Printemps Arabe, Printemps Russe, Printemps Latino-Américain ? transcend.org 1 août 2022 – La conscience devient un facteur déterminant dans l'histoire lorsque le régime dominant (c'est-à -dire la culture de la guerre) s'effondre de ses propres contradictions. Cela s'est passé dans les années 60 avec la guerre du Vietnam et à la fin des années 80 avec l'effondrement de l'empire soviétique. Nous approchons d'un autre moment de ce genre avec l'effondrement imminent de l'empire Nord Américain.

____ (2022-08-08). Chinese researchers find potential new target for cancer immunotherapy. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have made a breakthrough in the treatment of cancer through immunotherapy, identifying a particular hormone receptor as a potential target for the treatment, the University of Science and Technology of China said.

IMEMC News (2022-08-07). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Three Palestinians In Jenin. imemc.org Earlier Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted three Palestinians, including one woman, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin. Media sources said the soldiers invaded al-Marah Street in Jenin city, searched homes, and abducted a female university student, Deena Nayef Jaradat, 22. They added that the soldiers invaded Kafr Ra'ey town, southwest of Jenin, and abducted …

Manlio Dinucci (2022-08-07). Video: America Is Preparing for Confrontation with Russia and China. globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on December 14, 2018, of relevance to unfolding events | At first glance, it reads like the script for a Hollywood catastrophe movie. And yet it's one of the scenarios that is actually being considered in …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-07). The Strategies of Global Warfare: War with China and Russia? Washington's Military Design in the Asia-Pacific. globalresearch.ca Pivot to Asia: China is threatened by the US military in the South and East China Sea. War with China is currently on the drawing board of the Pentagon as outlined in a Rand Report commissioned by the US Army…

Michael Welch (2022-08-07). The Collapse of America: Distant Early Warning Signs of Uncle Sam's Demise. Andrei Martyanov. globalresearch.ca

Emanuel Pastreich (2022-08-07). Do Universities Teach Economics? globalresearch.ca

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2022-08-07). Es ist eine Illusion zu glauben, man kà∂nne gegen den Staat aufkommen. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-07). The Shanghai "Covid Zero Tolerance Mandate". Engineered Depression of China's Economy? globalresearch.ca "Covid Tolerance Zero" has contributed to destabilizing Shanghai's financial sector as well as China's buoyant export economy. It has created social havoc for millions of people, requiring the imposition of PCR tests, using the QR code as a means of social control.

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2022-08-07). It Is an Illusion to Believe That One Can Rise Against the State. globalresearch.ca

Ryan Cristián (2022-08-07). 41 Killed (15 kids) In Israeli Gaza Attack & The Pandemic Of The Injected Has Long Since Been Proven. 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 (8/7/22). 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

Global Research (2022-08-07). Invitación a conferencia Confrontación China-EE.UU. Peligro de una Tercera Guerra Mundial. Crisis económica. globalizacion.ca La Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México (UACM) invita usted a unirse a la Conferencia magistral que será dictada por el Prof. Michel Chossudovsky, bajo el título: | "Confrontación China-EE.UU., Peligro de una Tercera Guerra Mundial, Crisis económica" | El evento…

Global Research (2022-08-07). Invitación a conferencia Confrontación China-EE.UU. Peligro de una Tercera Guerra Mundial. Crisis económica. Prof. Michel Chossudovsky. globalizacion.ca La Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México (UACM) invita usted a unirse a la Conferencia magistral que será dictada por el Prof. Michel Chossudovsky, bajo el título: | "Confrontación China-EE.UU., Peligro de una Tercera Guerra Mundial, Crisis económica" | El evento…

Fight Back (2022-08-06). LA Supervisors vote to place sheriff accountability measure on November 8 ballot. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (BOS) voted (4-1), August 2, to finalize the placement of a measure on the November 8, 2022 ballot, which, if approved, would amend the county charter to give the board the power to remove a sheriff for serious violations of the law. | After years of organizing, Black and Chicano groups like BLM-LA and Centro CSO, and civil rights groups like the ACLU, NLG, HERE Local 11, along with Black and Latino families of victims of sheriff's deputy violence successfully pushed the Board of Supervisors to support the amendment, paving the way towards communi…

JANET (2022-08-06). Panamá: Workers strike, win price rollback. iacenter.org By Deborah Rodriguez August 2, 2022 The author was in Panama City, Panama, on a school trip with her daughter when the national strike to reduce prices began July 1. She combines her observations with research to tell this story. The Panamanian people have won a significant battle. They have been in the streets since July 1 demanding their government reduce the cost of living and necessary goods, whose prices impact the day-to-day lives of Panamanian people. They also demanded the government abandon the protection of neoliberal rules that protect the power elite of the co…

Udani Samarasekera (2022-08-06). [Perspectives] Tulio de Oliveira: collaborating to boost science in Africa. thelancet.com Bioinformatician Tulio de Oliveira's philosophy has been to do "science not for journal publications or the academic career but science that can go back to the community and to the managing physicians and nurses of patients", he says. In South Africa, as founder and Director of the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in Durban and the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University, his work focuses on genomic surveillance and analysis in the COVID-19 pandemic and for viral and bacterial epidemics, including HIV…

Aranka V Ballering, Sander K R van Zon, Tim C olde Hartman, Judith G M Rosmalen, Lifelines Corona Research Initiative (2022-08-06). [Articles] Persistence of somatic symptoms after COVID-19 in the Netherlands: an observational cohort study. thelancet.com To our knowledge, this is the first study to report the nature and prevalence of post-COVID-19 condition, while correcting for individual symptoms present before COVID-19 and the symptom dynamics in the population without SARS-CoV-2 infection during the pandemic. Further research that distinguishes potential mechanisms driving post-COVID-19-related symptomatology is required.

Talha Burki (2022-08-06). [World Report] Research focus: the NHS Race & Health Observatory. thelancet.com 1 year after its founding, the Observatory is shining light onto issues policy makers may want to avoid. Talha Burki reports.

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