2023-05-12: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-05-12). U.S. hegemony over postwar order slammed. ecns.cn The international order that must be defended is the order based on the United Nations Charter and rules, rather than an order designed to serve the United States hegemony and the interests of small blocs, officials and experts said.

WSWS (2023-05-12). The Oakland teachers strike and the need for rank-and-file committees. wsws.org The Oakland Education Association has sought to divert teachers' anger over terrible conditions into support for the same Democratic politicians who planned the budget cuts and school closures.

ecns.cn (2023-05-12). China aims to increase mental health facilities in schools by 2025. ecns.cn Ninety-five percent of schools and universities in China are to be equipped with psychology teachers by 2025, as the country takes more steps to strengthen mental health education of students, a new guideline said on Thursday.

Chris Walker (2023-05-12). Florida Officials Reject 35 Percent of Social Studies Textbooks Submitted. truthout.org Officials in the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) have rejected dozens of social studies and history textbooks that were submitted for consideration for use by school districts, claiming that the books violate recently-implemented state standards. Sixty-six of the 101 textbooks that were submitted to the department were approved, while 35 titles were rejected outright. Of the 66 titles that… |

Kit O'Connell (2023-05-12). GOP Megadonor Partnered With Hate Group "to Defund Trans Pediatrics" in Texas. truthout.org A recently released trove of documents from the American College of Pediatricians (ACPEDs) reveals how a Republican donor used veiled threats implying legal action against a Dallas-area children's hospital as part of a massive pressure campaign to force the hospital to turn away transgender patients. In November 2021, the GENder Education and Care, Interdisciplinary Support (GENECIS) program at… |

Kenny Stancil (2023-05-11). Sanders Pins Deaths Caused by Insulin Price Gouging on Big Pharma CEOs. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday paid his respects to the victims of insulin price gouging in front of the Big Pharma CEOs who are responsible and reiterated the need to make all lifesaving prescription drugs affordable. Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), opened the panel's hearing by acknowledging "the many Americans who have… |


Udani Samarasekera (2023-05-13). Perspectives] Jaime Miranda: nurturing future public health researchers. thelancet.com Jaime Miranda had just finished his first day as Professor and Head of School at the Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia, when we spoke in late April, 2023. He had spent part of the day on the ground floor of the school to "get to know people" and tell them he is "going to be working with them and for them for the next 5 years at least". Miranda, who has a warm and unpretentious style, combines this new role with his positions as Professor in the School of Medicine at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) in Lima, Peru, Professor of Global Health at the London School of…

Cristian Montenegro (2023-05-13). Perspectives] Mental health, by the masses and for the masses. thelancet.com In recent decades, the push for involving service users and community representatives in mental health research has rightly gained support. Funding bodies are increasingly instrumental in promoting lived experience and community engagement in research and expect such engagement in the projects they fund. But there are unintended consequences of this. When the criteria for selecting funding applications encompass participation and engagement, a structural need for standards to differentiate adequate from inadequate participatory designs emerges.

Ryan Cristián (2023-05-12). WHO Doc Okays Sexualization Of Children, Transgender Psyop, Lieber/Langer & The mRNA Pregnancy Push. 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 (5/11/23). 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

Aydin Sezer (2023-05-12). Turkey-Syria Reconciliation "Would End the US Presence in the Region". Interview with Aydin Sezer. globalresearch.ca

Canadians for Justice, Peace in the Middle East (2023-05-12). One Year After the Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, Canada Must Hold Israeli Officials Accountable. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-05-12). High School Kids Injured or Permanently Disabled by COVID-19 Vaccines in 2021-2022. globalresearch.ca


Mike Whitney (2023-05-12). Drugged-Up and Ready to Kill. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-12). People with severe obesity and a genetic pathway variant have increased risk of hypertension, Mayo Clinic research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Obesity and its associated cardiometabolic issues are a major health concern in the U.S. and internationally. According to a study published in 2017, 12% of the world's adult population was affected by obesity in 2016, double the percentage from 30 years earlier. With obesity comes an increasing risk of cardiovascular disease, including stroke, congestive heart failure and myocardial infarction. Fortunately, obesity is a multifactorial disease that results from an energy balance dysregulation…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-12). Mayo Clinic research on remote hospital care for a rural or urban home setting. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Chad Semling, who is 47 years old, spent 113 days in the hospital for recovery and rehabilitation before being admitted to Advanced Care at Home, a Mayo Clinic program that uses telehealth to provide health care remotely for patients who live in rural and urban areas. Semling, a Mayo Clinic patient in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, suffered multiple compression fractures within his back, a collapsed lung, fractured ribs and severe lung blockage, all due to COVID-19….

Prof. Neta C. Crawford (2023-05-12). Blood and Treasure: United States Budgetary Costs and Human Costs of 20 Years of War in Iraq and Syria, 2003-2023. globalresearch.ca

imperial.ac.uk (2023-05-12). Shining ring around black holes recreated in the lab. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers have created a spinning disc of plasma in a lab, mimicking discs found around black holes and forming stars.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-05-12). Japanese Ambassador visits Imperial to deepen research collaborations. imperial.ac.uk The Japanese Ambassador to the UK, Hajime Hayashi, visited Imperial to see some of the growing research ties the university has with Japan.

Mike Whitney (2023-05-12). Drugged-Up and Ready to Kill. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-12). People with severe obesity and a genetic pathway variant have increased risk of hypertension, Mayo Clinic research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Obesity and its associated cardiometabolic issues are a major health concern in the U.S. and internationally. According to a study published in 2017, 12% of the world's adult population was affected by obesity in 2016, double the percentage from 30 years earlier. With obesity comes an increasing risk of cardiovascular disease, including stroke, congestive heart failure and myocardial infarction. Fortunately, obesity is a multifactorial disease that results from an energy balance dysregulation…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-12). Mayo Clinic research on remote hospital care for a rural or urban home setting. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Chad Semling, who is 47 years old, spent 113 days in the hospital for recovery and rehabilitation before being admitted to Advanced Care at Home, a Mayo Clinic program that uses telehealth to provide health care remotely for patients who live in rural and urban areas. Semling, a Mayo Clinic patient in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, suffered multiple compression fractures within his back, a collapsed lung, fractured ribs and severe lung blockage, all due to COVID-19….

Prof. Neta C. Crawford (2023-05-12). Blood and Treasure: United States Budgetary Costs and Human Costs of 20 Years of War in Iraq and Syria, 2003-2023. globalresearch.ca

imperial.ac.uk (2023-05-12). Shining ring around black holes recreated in the lab. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers have created a spinning disc of plasma in a lab, mimicking discs found around black holes and forming stars.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-05-12). Japanese Ambassador visits Imperial to deepen research collaborations. imperial.ac.uk The Japanese Ambassador to the UK, Hajime Hayashi, visited Imperial to see some of the growing research ties the university has with Japan.

ecns.cn (2023-05-12). Giant pandas enjoy summer sunshine in Sichuan. ecns.cn A giant panda plays at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 11, 2023.

Anonymous669 (2023-05-12). Turkey's Bayraktar Akƒ±ncƒ± Combat Drone Test-Fires Cruise Missile, Guided Bomb (Videos). southfront.org Screengrab. Source: Baykar Defense. | On May 11, Turkey's leading drone manufacturer Baykar announced that the Bayraktar Akƒ±ncƒ± combat drone had successfully test-fired the àáakƒ±r cruise missile and GàñZDE guided bomb. | The àáakƒ±r is a light cruise missile that was developed by Roketsan for land, naval and aerial platforms. The missile uses the KTJ-1750 turbojet engine developed by the Turkish defense research company Kale…

Barbara Nimri Aziz (2023-05-12). Syria, Alas: Is There Reason for Optimism? globalresearch.ca

Dean Henderson (2023-05-12). The Federal Reserve Cartel: A Financial Parasite. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2023-05-12). On Soft Power: How to Measure Soft Power, Actors of Soft Power, Foreign Policy and Soft Power? globalresearch.ca

Konrad Rƒôkas (2023-05-12). Poland Should Leave the American Sector Now! globalresearch.ca

Ted Galen Carpenter (2023-05-12). The Zombie Domino Theory Returns. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-05-11). China Is Cementing Its Position as an Arctic Superpower Through Russia. infobrics.org China is courting Russia to consolidate its power in the Arctic, even as it builds a fifth research station in Antarctica…

_____ (2023-05-11). U.S. Remains Largest Military Spender by Far. strategic-culture.org The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's data shows that Washington spends three times as much on its military than China, the second-largest spender, Ashik Siddique reports. | By Ashik SIDDIQUE | World military spending reached a new record high of $2.24 trillion in 2022, according to new data published by the That's up 3.7 percent since the previous year, including the steepest increase am…

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-05-11). Sudan Talks Held in Saudi Arabia Reveals Underlying Crisis of Governance. globalresearch.ca

Allen L Roland (2023-05-11). Rex 84: FEMA's Blueprint for Martial Law in America. globalresearch.ca We are dangerously close to a situation where ~ if the American people took to the streets in righteous indignation or if there were another 9/11 ~ a mechanism for martial law could be quickly implemented and carried out under REX 84.

Ann Brown (2023-05-11). Scholar: Alex Haley Spread Fake Quotes From MLK On Malcolm X. moguldom.com A researcher claims he;s discovered that a famous quote from Martin Luther King Jr. regarding Malcolm X was doctored by author Alex Haley. Jonathan Eig, who wrote a new biography on King, has referred to the altered quote as "journalistic malpractice." The quote in question suggests that King had denounced Malcolm X for his "fiery, …

Edward Curtin (2023-05-11). There Is No Escape From Telling. Edward Curtin. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-05-11). Selected Articles: The Corona War. They're Coming After Our Thoughts. globalresearch.ca By It came to me after a conversation I had with an Australian colleague who has been studying psychoanalytic psychotherapy at an institution in the …

Global Research News (2023-05-11). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca Peter Koenig, May 7, 2023 | Tucker Carlson, May 5, …

imperial.ac.uk (2023-05-11). New EU Ambassador visits Imperial. imperial.ac.uk The new EU Ambassador visited the College last week to see how Imperial researchers work with European partners to address shared challenges.

Jacob Nordangard (2023-05-11). Shaping the Future Agenda. The Digital World Brain. globalresearch.ca

John W. Whitehead (2023-05-11). Danger Within: The Government Is Turning America Into a Constitution-Free Zone. globalresearch.ca

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano (2023-05-11). The Constitution, Congress and Government Debt. globalresearch.ca

Mahboob A. Khawaja (2023-05-11). Pakistan Goes to Anarchy and Self-Destruction. globalresearch.ca

Michael Jansen (2023-05-11). Time for Arabs to Come Together and Rethink Strategic Alliances. globalresearch.ca

Patrick Delaney (2023-05-11). Ex-Pfizer VP Michael Yeadon: Covid Vaxx Push a 'Supranational Operation' Intended to 'Maim and Kill Deliberately'. globalresearch.ca

Pepe Escobar (2023-05-11). Bold Gambits on the West Asian Chessboard. globalresearch.ca

imperial.ac.uk (2023-05-12). Black box AI and Women in Science award: News from the College. imperial.ac.uk Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.

Chris Hedges (2023-05-12). Harriet Tubman and the battle for America's symbols. therealnews.com The debate over America's symbols and monuments has sharpened with the growing mass movement for racial justice in the past decade. The lionization of slave-owners and genocidaires has been pointed out by many as in contradiction to the ideals of democracy and racial justice so often touted as national core values. In the midst of this debate, the decision by the US Treasury to place Harriet Tubman alongside Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill starting in 2030 has incited controversy. Howard University professor of political science Clarence Lusane joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss the Harriet Tubman doll…

ecns.cn (2023-05-11). China's huge cosmic-ray observatory LHAASO approved for operation. ecns.cn China's Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) – one of the country's key national science and technology infrastructure facilities, passed national acceptance procedures on Wednesday evening, hoping to reveal athe origin of cosmic rays, a century-old mystery.

Olivia Rosane (2023-05-11). Unexpected melting of Greenland glacier might double sea level rise projections. peoplesworld.org A glacier in the north of Greenland is melting faster and in a different way than scientists previously thought, and this has troubling implications for the future speed of global sea-level rise. The new discovery was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Monday. The scientists found that warming ocean water had melted a cavity in …

teleSUR (2023-05-12). UK Economy Grows 0.1 Pct in Q1 2023. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) informed that the United Kingdom's economy grew by 0.1 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of this year. | RELATED: | The construction sector grew by 0.7 percent, the production sector by 0.1 percent, and manufacturing by 0.5 percent. Despite the expansion, the country's quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) is still 0.5 percent below its pre-COVID-19 level (fourth quarter of 2019). | The UK remains the only…

teleSUR (2023-05-12). Venezuelans to Opine About Bill to Protect Assets Abroad. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez called for a public consultation of the "Bill for the Protection of the Republic's Assets, Rights and Interests Abroad." | RELATED: | This consultation process will involve law students and teachers, members of the Communal Parliament, heads of parliamentary blocs in each State, and representatives of justice and security institutions. | In the next two mo…

Anonymous (2023-05-12). Breaking: LA Valley College Building Delayed Till 2025. indybay.org $100 million dollar building sold to taxpayers as needed for low-income students will open a almost decade late. In the meantime low income San Fernando Valley students have struggled with mold, asbestos, and flooding.

Marilyn Bechtel (2023-05-12). Oakland educators' strike enters second week. peoplesworld.org OAKLAND, Calif. — As their strike reached the one-week mark on the afternoon of May 10, hundreds of Oakland teachers, counselors, social workers, substitutes and other educators gathered with parents, students and community members outside the hall where a meeting of the Oakland Unified School Board had been scheduled to take place. Although the School …

Anonymous669 (2023-05-12). Iranian Economy Minister Arrives In Saudi Arabia, As Kingdom Appoints Ambassador To Tehran. southfront.org File image. | On May 11, Iran's minister of finance and economic affairs arrived in the Saudi city of Jeddah in the first visit to the kingdom by a senior Iranian official since the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries. | The semi-official Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) said that Ehsan Khandouzi arrived in Jeddah leading an economic delegation. The minister was welcomed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah by officials of the Saudi government, Islamic Developmen…

Jessica Buxbaum (2023-05-11). Israel's Latest Hasbara Scheme Enlists High School Students as Trolls Against Palestine. mintpressnews.com The Israeli government is training high school students as part of its propaganda efforts to combat criticism of its policies and delegitimize the BDS movement.

Javier's Organics (2023-05-12). Oakland Teachers Strike Music Video. indybay.org

Labor Video Project (2023-05-12). OEA Claremont Middle School Strike Picket to Stop Building Trades Workers from Crossing Lines. indybay.org Dozens of OEA striking teachers and community supporters picketed to shut down a construction project at the Claremont Middle School. Most unions walked but the UBC Carpenters worked behind the picket lines…

Labor Video Project (2023-05-12). Striking Writers Guild Member Boots Riley Shout Out To Striking OEA Teachers. indybay.org Oakland film maker and musician Boots Riley gave a shout out to striking OEA teachers supporting their struggle.

WSWS (2023-05-11). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org In Italy 30,000 protest against the labour decree that will slash wages, while unions try to suppress general strike calls and promote the Democratic Party; UK stoppages continue over pay and conditions including strikes by ambulance workers, oil and gas offshore workers, civil servants, lecturers and London Heathrow airport staff; doctors walk out for a week at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital over underfunded health system while civil servants plan walkout in Abia State over unpaid salaries and pensions…

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