(2023-08-08). Russia to increase charter flights to Southeast Asia. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency ROSAVIATSIYA asked local airlines Tuesday to study the possibility of year-round flights to Southeast Asia from the country's several airports.
(2023-08-08). 120 Years of Du Bois's Souls of Black Folk: Education and Progress in 'Of the Meaning of Progress.'. orinocotribune.com
(2023-08-08). Spend the AUKUS billions on health, education, rally told. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-08). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Teachers in Chile are demanding unpaid bonuses and other demands presented to the Ministry of Education, while Dominican Republic health workers demand a resolution of the country's insurance crisis.
(2023-08-08). 120 years of Du Bois's 'Souls of Black Folk': Education and Progress in "of the Meaning of Progress." mronline.org 
Aristotle famously starts his Metaphysics with the claim that "all men by nature desire to know." For Dubois, if there are a people in the U.S. who have immaculately embodied this statement, it is black folk.
(2023-08-08). Tips for preventing 'summer slide'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Waterslides and playground slides are part of summer's fun. But there's one slide to avoid when the weather gets warm: the "summer slide." That's the loss over the long summer break of new skills gained during the school year. Summer slide isn't new, but it has worsened because of education setbacks brought on by the disruption of schooling during the pandemic. On average, students lose two months of reading skills and nearly three months of…
(2023-08-07). #SayHerName: Kimberlé Crenshaw on Black Women Killed by Police & DeSantis's New Pro-Slavery Curriculum. democracynow.org 
We speak with acclaimed scholar and activist Kimberlé Crenshaw about her new book #SayHerName, which honors the stories of 177 Black women and girls killed by police between 1975 and 2022 whose deaths received little media coverage or other attention. "We can't give these women back to their families, but we can make sure that they are not lost to history," Crenshaw tells Democracy Now! She also discusses the ongoing right-wing "attack on Black knowledge," such as Florida's new education curriculum that claims slavery had "personal benefit" for enslaved people, as w…
(2023-08-07). Georgetown Study: Researchers Show Being Born Rich is Better Than Being Smart. moguldom.com This might seem like a no-brainer to some, but a new study found that being born rich is better than being born smart. A recent study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) found that being born wealthy is a stronger predictor of adult success in the U.S. than academic excellence. The …
(2023-08-09). New Zealand's New Prime Minister Is Making Nice with China. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-08-08). European Companies Lost €100 Billion After Exiting Russia. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageThe Wall Street Journal admits that targeting the Russian economy has been a "failure" | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The Financial Times newspaper reported that since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, European companies have lost ‚Ǩ100 billion. The media outlet indicated, citing preliminary data from a survey of 600 European groups' annual reports and 2023 financial statements, that 176 European companies faced t…
(2023-08-08). Estonian Social Crisis Worsening. southfront.org 
Written by Lucas Leiroz, journalist, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, geopolitical consultant | Estonia is in serious trouble due to its irrational stance in the current NATO's proxy conflict with Russia. Simultaneously focused on meeting Ukrainian humanitarian demands and the war plans of the Atlantic alliance, the Estonian government virtually excludes its own people from national priorities, which resulted in the aggravation of the interna…
(2023-08-08). El camino por delante: construir un movimiento mundial contra la "tiranía del coronavirus" globalizacion.ca 
La Toma de la Bastilla ocurrió en París en la tarde del 14 de julio de 1789. La Bastilla era una armería medieval, una fortaleza y una prisión política. Era el símbolo de la Autoridad Real bajo el reinado del…
(2023-08-08). Jakarta Is Alert but Not Alarmed Over the US—PNG Defence Agreement. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-08-08). McCarthyism Is Back: Together We Can Stop It. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-08). Economic Fallout: Sanctions and Energy Prices Propel Russia to the Status of "Europe's Largest Economy" globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-08). The Oppenheimer 2023 Film: Henry Stimson Didn't Go to Kyoto on His Honeymoon. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-08). Deep-seated Economic Crisis: European Companies Lost €100 Billion After Exiting Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-08). COVID-19 Vaccine Spike Protein in the Brain? globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-08). Jakarta Is Alert but Not Alarmed Over the US—PNG Defence Agreement. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-08-08). McCarthyism Is Back: Together We Can Stop It. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-08). Economic Fallout: Sanctions and Energy Prices Propel Russia to the Status of "Europe's Largest Economy" globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-08). The Oppenheimer 2023 Film: Henry Stimson Didn't Go to Kyoto on His Honeymoon. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-08). Deep-seated Economic Crisis: European Companies Lost €100 Billion After Exiting Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-08). COVID-19 Vaccine Spike Protein in the Brain? globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-08). Some New Developments in the Spy Business. The CIA Is in the News but Not for the Right Reasons. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-08). Strategic Visit? Victoria Nuland in Niamey: Some Interesting Details About Her Discussions in Niger. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-08). ICC Arrest Warrant for Vladimir Putin for "Kidnapping Ukrainian Children" Borders on Ridicule. globalresearch.ca Since the publication of this article pertaining to the ICC Arrest Warrant directed against President Putin, NATO's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has confirmed (on behalf of NATO) that the "war didn't start in 2022". | In an interview with the Washington …
(2023-08-08). History of World War II: Axis Position Weakens in North Africa: "The end of the Axis' power in Africa was only a matter of time." globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-08). Emerging New Political Order: Niger's Military Coup d'Etat and Its Implications for Africa. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-08). Niger — The Liberation from "Independence" globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-08). Wie das grenzenlose Problem der Gewalt là∂sen? globalresearch.ca Alle Artikel von Global Research kà∂nnen in 51 Sprachen gelesen werden, indem Sie die Schaltflà§che Website àºbersetzen unterhalb des Namens des Autors aktivieren. | Um den tà§glichen Newsletter von Global Research (ausgewà§hlte Artikel) zu erhalten, Klicken Sie …
(2023-08-08). Selected Articles: Covidian Madness Infects Alberta's Criminal Justice System. The Truckers Movement and the Case of the "Coutts Four" globalresearch.ca 
By The Coutts fiasco is emblematic of the political capture of Canada's now…
(2023-08-08). Video: The EU is an Imperial Project? Is Brexit a Blow to the Oligarchs? Michel Chossudovsky and James Corbett. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-08). Data Harmonization of COVID-19 Research in Pregnant and Pediatric Populations. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint investigates the use of common data elements to promote data harmonization in COVID-19—related studies of pediatric and pregnant populations.
(2023-08-08). Shortened TB Regimen Not Effective. jamanetwork.com A clinical trial testing a 3-month tuberculosis (TB) treatment has stopped enrollment at 104 people after participants receiving the regimen experienced ongoing or recurring TB above the rates deemed acceptable in the study's protocol, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced. The study's researchers, who launched the trial in November 2021, had expected to enroll a total of 185 participants across Haiti, India, Malawi, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
(2023-08-08). Study Tests Large Language Models' Ability to Answer Clinical Questions. jamanetwork.com Experts have said that artificial intelligence has the potential to engage patients in conversations about their health and streamline clinical care by integrating patients' medical records, among other applications. A study published in Nature in which Google researchers present large language models—including Med-PaLM, a model tailored specifically to medicine—could represent a step toward those goals.
(2023-08-08). Researchers use sunlight to recycle plastic waste. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have made a breakthrough in recycling plastic waste utilizing seawater and sunlight, a process which is low-cost, environmentally friendly and economically viable.
(2023-08-08). Another Chance to Reduce Child Poverty. inequality.org
(2023-08-08). Consumer Health: Questions about breastfeeding. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Breastfeeding Week will be observed Aug. 1—7. This year's campaign focuses on enabling breastfeeding for working parents. The American Academy of Pediatrics has 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 death syndrome, as well as other protective effects." Specifically, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation is…
(2023-08-08). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic scientists cracking the genetic code of disease-causing bacterial species to improve patient outcomes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic scientists are building an expansive library of DNA blueprints of disease-causing bacterial species. The unique collection of genomic sequences is serving as a reference database to help doctors provide rapid and precise diagnoses and pinpoint targeted treatments to potentially improve patient outcomes. The vast data set is also being studied by researchers in an effort to develop new individualized treatments to combat bacteria-related diseases. Bacterial infections were linked to more than 7 million global…
(2023-08-08). Science Saturday: Progressive alliance advances science through patient-powered research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Harnessing the power of patients' lived experiences and their biospecimen data, a unique relationship between a nonprofit patient advocacy group called The MOG Project, a team of Mayo Clinic neurologists, and the Autoimmune Neurology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic has created a synergetic bridge that's advancing the science behind a devastating neurological illness. Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease, or MOGAD, is a rare, central nervous system demyelinating disorder that can render an individual blind, paralyzed, or comatose….
(2023-08-08). Study explores impact of childhood trauma on sexual function in midlife women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org One out of three children will have at least one stressful or traumatic childhood experience, including things such as their parents divorcing or a family member with a drug or alcohol problem, according to the latest National Survey of Children's Health. In a new study, Mayo Clinic researchers found that such adverse childhood experiences may be linked to sexual inactivity and sexual dysfunction in women later in life. Their findings are published in The Journal…
(2023-08-08). Corticosteroids lower the likelihood of in-hospital mortality from COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In a registry-based cohort study of 109 institutions, Mayo Clinic researchers evaluated the use of corticosteroids in hospitalized patients needing oxygen due to severe COVID-19 disease. The study assessed biomarker-concordant corticosteroid use in patients tested for a protein that causes inflammation. Corticosteroid drugs treat a variety of conditions such as pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and suppress the immune system's response to COVID-19. The findings suggest using this approach for patients with severe disease lowers the likelihood of in-hospital mortality….
(2023-08-08). Driven by family, fueled by hope: Mayo Clinic researcher fights against Type 1 diabetes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Quinn Peterson, Ph.D., was a graduate student working on a team to develop new chemotherapy drugs when a life-changing phone call reset the course of his career. His daughter, Clarissa, had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Neither he nor his wife had any known family history of the disease. "Given my background as a scientist, I felt a responsibility and an obligation to use my skills in research to address this complex disease — not only…
(2023-08-07). The Belt and Road Initiative at 10: Debt Trap or Development? dongshengnews.org 
Ten years after its launch in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has emerged as "the largest infrastructure and development project in human history". Despite a range of policy makers and researchers debunking Belt and Road Initiative activities as "debt-trapping", Western and allied groups have continually stoked fears and misunderstandings of what the BRI is and the role it is playing in the world.In this issue of Dongsheng Explains, we look at the BRI, its historical development, the implications for the countries involved, and the debt-trap narratives.
(2023-08-07). Covidian Madness Infects Alberta's Criminal Justice System. The Truckers Movement and the Case of the "Coutts Four" globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena"(UAP): What's Up with All the Elites' Alien Talk? Let's Talk Motive. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). How to Solve the Boundless Problem of Violence? globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Russophobic Policies in Latvia: Thousands of Ethnic Russian Citizens Ordered to Leave the Country. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Died Suddenly on Vacation: Collapsing on the Beach. Covid Vaccinated while on Holidays. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Carbon Dioxide Is the Least of Our Worries. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Australia Approves Original Pfizer Jab Despite Evidence, Trans Agenda Collapses & What Is Disease X? 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 (8/7/23). 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
(2023-08-07). On the 78th Anniversary of Hiroshima: An Urgent Call for Peace Action. Canadian Peace Congress. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Indicting a President Is a New Development in America's Decline: How It Happened. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). History: The Making of Modern Russia from Ivan the Great (1462) to Alexander I (1815). globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Dangerous Crossroads, "Towards Total War"? Supported by US-NATO, Kiev Regime Wages Attacks, Targets "Inside Russian Territory" globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Apology to the Japanese People and the World on the 78th Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). U.S. Government on "Wrong Side" of Ukraine War. Who Started the War? globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Selected Articles: Hiroshima: A "Military Base" According to President Harry Truman. globalresearch.ca 
By Did you know that tactical nuclear weapons or so-called mini-nukes with an explosive capacity between one-third and six times a Hiroshima bomb are …
(2023-08-07). Africa's Turn Towards Russia. infobrics.org Interview with Ashley Otu, Founder and researcher at IDCOOP…
(2023-08-07). Fire! Fire! Fire! … But Wait a Moment… globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). American Public Rejects Continuous US Funding of Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Video: COVID Lockdown Measures Contribute to Economic Destabilization and Undermine Civil Society. Prof. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Video: Why Are We Still in Afghanistan? globalresearch.ca The 9/11 attacks were categorized as act of war by a foreign nation (Afghanistan) against a member of the Atlantic Alliance (the USA). Afghanistan had attacked America. Under NATO's doctrine of collective security the terror attack on the WTC was an act of war by a foreign country against all NATO member states.
(2023-08-07). A "Purely Military" Target? Truman's Changing Language About Hiroshima. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Covid Related News: Will the DOJ prosecute Fauci? Did USA strike a deal with China to transfer gain-of-function research after an intelligence breach? expose-news.com In the United States, censorship of doctors continues by revoking medical licences. Covid may have woken up many to the interference in medicine by Big Pharma, but it has been going on …
(2023-08-07). Islamophobia: Scapegoating Muslims in France. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Latin America and West Africa — Patterns of Neocolonialism. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Video: The Ukraine Crisis — What You're Not Being Told. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-08). The Occurrence of Arsenic in the Body. jamanetwork.com Somewhat less than a quarter of a century ago, the French chemist Gautier aroused considerable discussion in scientific circles by his communication to the Académie des Sciences of Paris on the occurrence of arsenic in the body. He asserted that this element is a normal and consistent constituent of the thyroid, mammary glands, brain, thymus, hair, skin, milk and bones of man and various animals. The quantities involved were very small, being at most less than 0.75 mg. for each hundred grams of tissue. The content in the blood was almost infinitesimally small, not exceeding one part in fifty millions. Gautier's s…
(2023-08-08). Implications of Nonhuman "Authors" jamanetwork.com To the Editor Concerns have emerged regarding the use of large-scale language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT in academic writing, including the potential for plagiarism and generation of erroneous output. In response, scientific journals have established policies to regulate the use of LLMs. To the best of our knowledge, the ineligibility of LLMs as credited authors is consistent across scientific journals. In terms of the utilization of LLMs in writing, certain journals, including JAMA and Nature, have outlined a requirement for authors to disclose the use of LLMs in their publications. In contrast, Science has i…
(2023-08-08). Study Says Fossil Fuel Emissions Must Fall to Give Antarctica Chance of Survival. truthout.org The warming continent of Antarctica will face increasingly extreme and damaging weather events in the coming years if world leaders don't take "drastic action" to rein in fossil fuels, the primary driver of global climate chaos. That's the conclusion of a study published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science amid growing alarm over the failure of Antarctic sea ice to replenish… |
(2023-08-07). War on Food: Science and Public Interest Halt the Push for GM Crops in India. dissidentvoice.org Between 1991 and 2016, the population of Delhi and its suburbs increased from 9.4 million to 25 million. In 2023, the World Population Review website estimates Delhi's population to be 32.9 million. In the December 2016 paper Future urban land expansion and implications for global croplands, it was projected that by 2030, globally, urban areas …
(2023-08-07). Freedom vs. Compelled Birth: Dorothy Roberts on Abortion Fights in Texas, Ohio & Across the U.S. democracynow.org 
We look at the fight for reproductive rights in the United States with Dorothy Roberts, director of the University of Pennsylvania Program on Race, Science and Society, who has long warned against the criminalization of pregnancy and has been hailed as a pioneer in the reproductive justice movement. A judge in Texas ruled Friday the state's abortion ban was too restrictive in cases of dangerous pregnancy complications, allowing doctors to perform abortions in such instances without risk of criminal prosecution, but the state's Attorney General's Office filed an immediate appeal and effectively b…
(2023-08-08). What to Look for in the July CPI. cepr.net Preview: What to Look for in the July CPI (The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday, August 10 at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time.) We have been getting lower than expected inflation reports in recent months, with both the overall and core CPI coming in …
(2023-08-08). Conservative Groups Sue to Block Forgiveness for 800,000 Student Loan Borrowers. truthout.org A pair of right-wing groups has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Biden administration's latest plan to "fix" a key student debt forgiveness program and block 800,000 borrowers from receiving relief. On Friday, the New Civil Liberties Alliance filed a lawsuit in Michigan on behalf of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and the Cato Institute, two conservative groups with a history of fighting… |
(2023-08-08). Erika Endrijonas Legal Mess Lands In Federal Court. indybay.org Erika Endrijonas may have taken the helm of Santa Barbara City College, but the legal mess she created at Los Angeles Valley College is headed for Federal Court. Local News Black-outs may assuage egos, but they don't serve the community and low-income students.
(2023-08-08). Overseas teenagers' visit to Tsinghua University plants seeds of dreams. ecns.cn "Self-improvement, virtue, independent spirit, free-thinking……." | Sixteen-year-old Chinese-Swiss Sofia Liu recited Tsinghua University's motto in the picturesque campus in five languages after visiting the prestigious Chinese university on Tuesday. Liu expressed her admiration for the university, saying that she hopes to have the opportunity to be an exchange student here in the future.
(2023-08-08). Wednesday 8/9: Learn About Campus Organizing for Abortion Access -Teach-in for Students. indybay.org Virtual teach-in / workshop…
(2023-08-08). US Court Blocks Biden's Student Debt Forgiveness. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit blocked a President Joe Biden's administration rule that aimed to make it easier for defrauded borrowers to obtain student loan debt relief. | RELATED: | The court issued an injunction to prevent the government from implementing regulations that took effect last month while it considers a lawsuit brought by Career Colleges and Schools of Texas, which represents 70 for…
(2023-08-08). Milwaukee, August 9, 2023: Solidarity With the Tampa 5! — Drop All the Bogus Charges NOW! wibailoutpeople.org 
200 E Wells Street, Milwaukee — 5 P.M. | The Tampa 5 — Gia Davila, Lauren Pineiro, Laura Rodriguez, Jeanie K, and Chrisley Carpio — are the five Students for a Democra…
(2023-08-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: What new college students should know about bacterial meningitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As students head off to college, close quarters in new spaces could put them at risk for contagious illnesses, including bacterial meningitis. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, explains the common ways meningitis spreads and the best way to prevent an infection. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/5HxjZAL8L3Q Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2023-08-07). Was There Really a Massacre in Tiananmen Square—or Was It an Illusion Fabricated by U.S. Politicians and Corporate Media to Make Americans Hate China? covertactionmagazine.com In 1989, the American public was flooded with iconic images of brave Chinese students standing up to Chinese Communist tanks in Tiananmen Square—students who were then brutally slaughtered by the Chinese military. Or so we were led to believe. But a startling new book reveals that the American public may have been deceived. According to …
(2023-08-08). Idaho Wants to Jail Professors for Teaching About Abortion. aclu.org 
(2023-08-07). Black women are under attack: Here's how to protect our sisters in the movement. therealnews.com 
This op-ed is authored by three Black women who—for safety reasons—cannot reveal our names. We have chosen to tell our stories by releasing an anonymous report: We All Deserve Peace, which details our experiences and recommendations as frontline leaders living under threat (trigger/content warning: the linked report includes detailed accounts of doxxing, stalking and threats made against the authors and other Black women in movement spaces). View the report We are mamas, daughters, sisters, and aunties. We are teachers, s…