Daily Archives: February 17, 2023

2023-02-17: News Headlines

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-02-16). Video: America is at War with Europe. globalresearch.ca The evidence amply confirms that The Nord Stream was the object of an act of sabotage ordered by President Joe Biden. | Nord Stream —which originates in Russia— transits through the (maritime) territorial jurisdiction of 4 member states of the EU. From a legal standpoint (International Law: UN Charter, Law of the Sea) this was a U.S. Act of War against the EU.

ecns.cn (2023-02-16). China sets up expert commission on off-campus tutoring supervision. ecns.cn The Chinese education authority has established an expert commission on off-campus tutoring supervision, as part of its efforts to ease the burden on students in compulsory education.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-16). Greek teachers step up opposition to neo-liberal reforms targeting schools. peoplesdispatch.org School teachers and their unions in Greece have intensified their protest against the neo-liberal reforms and other anti-worker policies targeting schools and teachers across the country pushed by the conservative New Democracy (ND)-led government. Massive mobilizations took place across Greece on February 15, in response to the call of teachers' unions, such as the Teaching Federation of Greece (IOC) and the Federation of Secondary Education Officers (OLME), as well as students' groups, and parents' associations. Teachers demanded that the legislation be repealed which pave the way for the commercialization and…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-02-16). Video: America is at War with Europe. globalresearch.ca The evidence amply confirms that The Nord Stream was the object of an act of sabotage ordered by President Joe Biden. | Nord Stream —which originates in Russia— transits through the (maritime) territorial jurisdiction of 4 member states of the EU. From a legal standpoint (International Law: UN Charter, Law of the Sea) this was a U.S. Act of War against the EU.

ecns.cn (2023-02-16). China sets up expert commission on off-campus tutoring supervision. ecns.cn The Chinese education authority has established an expert commission on off-campus tutoring supervision, as part of its efforts to ease the burden on students in compulsory education.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-16). Greek teachers step up opposition to neo-liberal reforms targeting schools. peoplesdispatch.org School teachers and their unions in Greece have intensified their protest against the neo-liberal reforms and other anti-worker policies targeting schools and teachers across the country pushed by the conservative New Democracy (ND)-led government. Massive mobilizations took place across Greece on February 15, in response to the call of teachers' unions, such as the Teaching Federation of Greece (IOC) and the Federation of Secondary Education Officers (OLME), as well as students' groups, and parents' associations. Teachers demanded that the legislation be repealed which pave the way for the commercialization and…

Staff (2023-02-16). President Maduro Inaugurates Healthcare Facilities in La Guaira, Las Tejerías, and Falcón. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, February 14, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, during a televised broadcast from Carabobo state, announced the inauguration of a blood bank in the José María Vargas Hospital, La Guaira state, and the rehabilitation of seven people's clinics in Aragua state, as well as the Falcón Institute of Scientific Research for Health (IFICS), Falcón state. This was accomplished through the Bricomiles (Military-Community Brigades for Education and Health) and the IFICS, in Coro. | From the University of Carabobo campus, where important services for cancer treatments were initiated at the Miguel Pérez C…

WSWS (2023-02-16). US College Board capitulates before Florida governor's attack on AP African American Studies curriculum. wsws.org The censorship of the AP African American Studies course in the state is part of a much broader attack by the far right on public education and democratic rights.

WSWS (2023-02-16). How Canada's Liberal-trade union-NDP alliance suppressed the Ontario education workers' strike. wsws.org For decades, the purported "progressive" alliance between the union bureaucrats, social democrats and Liberals has served as a key mechanism for suppressing working class opposition to austerity, imperialist war, and attacks on wages and conditions.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-17). Science Saturday: Can AI-enhanced heart screening address health disparities? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clinicians and researchers around the world are combining artificial intelligence, known as AI, with health care to help identify patients at greater risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke and heart failure. However, as use of these AI-enhanced tools grows, researchers at Mayo Clinic are asking, "Do these tools work reliably for people of color?" and "Are they accessible in community health care settings?" "AI-based health interventions are frequently developed and deployed without race-specific data analysis or…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-17). Mushrooms make healthy meal magic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mushrooms can be found in so many dishes, from omelets to stir-fries, that they're often overlooked. But mushrooms not only are versatile, they also provide a variety of health benefits ranging from brain health to cancer prevention. They're naturally low in sodium and fat, two things that can affect heart health by raising blood pressure. There are more health-related reasons for eating these almost-magical fungi, including: Cancer preventionResearchers have found that incorporating any variety of…

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-02-16). African American Resistance in the Rural South. globalresearch.ca

Ahmed Adel (2023-02-16). Musk Says He Restricted Ukraine's Use of Starlink to Avoid World War III. globalresearch.ca

americanthinker (2023-02-16). Leftists are escalating their war on language for racial and scientific ends. americanthinker.com Whether it's black college students coming up with hundreds of racist insults or researchers abandoning scientific reality, using language for power is very real.

Canadians for Justice, Peace in the Middle East (2023-02-16). Canada Must Act Against Israeli Settlement Expansion. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-02-16). Irresponsible Politics: Australia's B-52 Nuclear Weapons Problem. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Brenda Baletti (2023-02-16). As Health Concerns Escalate After Ohio Train Disaster, Advocates Want to 'Take Back Our Rail System From Greedy Profiteers'. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2023-02-16). Schools Are Indoctrinating Children Into Believing That "They Are in the Wrong Body" globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-02-16). Thyroid Problems Post-COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination — New Japan Study Shows Increased Thyroid Auto-antibodies After Two Doses & Booster. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-02-16). Let cultural relics speak for themselves, Xi says. ecns.cn "A museum is a big school. It is necessary to ensure cultural relics, which embody the traditional culture of the Chinese nation, are well protected and managed while strengthening their research and utilization, so as to allow history and cultural relics to speak for themselves," said Chinese President Xi Jinping while paying a visit to Xi 'an Museum on Feb. 15, 2015.

Fidel Castro Ruz (2023-02-16). Fidel Castro Ruz: Nuclear Weapons and the Survival of the Homo Sapiens. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-02-16). Selected Articles: Crimea and the Final War. globalresearch.ca By In January,

Jarod Facundo (2023-02-16). Chemical Desolation in Appalachia. globalresearch.ca

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-02-16). Biden to Syrian Earthquake Victims: Drop Dead. globalresearch.ca

Jonathan Cook (2023-02-16). In Syria, the West's Humanitarian Claims Crumble to Dust. globalresearch.ca

Karen Kwiatkowski (2023-02-16). "Plug and Play" Guides US Domestic and Foreign Policy — And It's Not Working. globalresearch.ca

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2023-02-16). "African Unity" and the Failure of Regional Integration, Current Geopolitical Changes. globalresearch.ca

Michael Jansen (2023-02-16). Devastating Impacts of Earthquake: Prevailing Sanctions Against Syria. globalresearch.ca

Pepe Escobar (2023-02-16). Nord Stream Terror Attack: The Plot Thickens. globalresearch.ca

Prof Rodrigue Tremblay (2023-02-16). Is the U.S. Biden Administration Behind the Blowing Up of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 Pipelines Between Russia and Western Europe? globalresearch.ca

Prof. Claudia von Werlhof (2023-02-16). Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity. globalresearch.ca World leaders are meeting in Glasgow at COP-26. All eyes are now on "the imminent dangers of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions". The "climate emergency" is a timely instrument of propaganda used to distract people from questioning "the real crisis", namely the Covid-19 "plandemic".

Rick Sterling (2023-02-16). We Need a Huge Rage Against the War Machine. Mass Antiwar Movement. globalresearch.ca

Selwyn Duke (2023-02-16). Geological Study Refutes Green Energy Agenda: Not Enough Metals to Replace Oil. globalresearch.ca

Seymour M. Hersh (2023-02-16). The US Destroyed the Nord Stream Pipeline. Interview with Seymour Hersh. globalresearch.ca

Shane Quinn (2023-02-16). Washington's Incitement of Unrest in Xinjiang. globalresearch.ca

Steve Watson (2023-02-16). Video: Klaus Schwab Calls for Global Government to "Master" AI Technologies. globalresearch.ca

unitedEditor (2023-02-16). Germany in the context of the US-China conflict. unitedworldint.com We are continuing with the second part of our interview with Ingar Solty, research fellow at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation affiliated to the Left party and a frequent expert to the German parliament's public hearings on peace and security policy.. The first part has dealt with the approval of 100 billion Euros of defense spending …

ecns.cn (2023-02-16). China, Europe cooperate in satellite-rocket test. ecns.cn A China-Europe joint space mission, Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE), has successfully completed a satellite-rocket test, according to the National Space Science Center (NSSC) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-16). Science Saturday: Cross-laboratory collaboration accelerates gold-standard SRA testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At Mayo Clinic Laboratories, where teamwork powers innovation, a cross-laboratory collaboration has enabled implementation of a cutting-edge, gold standard test for a life-threatening condition known as HIT, or heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. The test, a serotonin release assay (SRA), uses the expertise and technologies of the Special Coagulation Laboratory (SCL) and Clinical Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (CMSL) to guide physicians on making an accurate diagnosis of HIT, which is an important first step in choosing the best blood…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-17). MEDIA ADVISORY: Mayo physician creates industry runway for students of color. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MEDIA ADVISORY: Mayo physician creates industry runway for students of color February is Black History Month, and Dr. Alyx Porter, a neuro-oncologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, is committed to increasing diversity in medicine. There are less than five black women practicing neuro oncology in the U.S., and Dr. Porter is one of them. She formed the nonprofit ElevateMeD along with her husband to provide scholarships and support to medical students from backgrounds underrepresented in…

WSWS (2023-02-17). Cal Poly Humboldt enacts new profit-driven policies provoking student protests demanding the right to decent housing. wsws.org The administration at Cal Poly Humboldt made the abrupt decision to prioritize its on-campus housing for first-year freshmen and transferring students, forcing second-year students to be evicted and find alternative housing at the start of the next semester.

WSWS (2023-02-17). Temple University students rally in support of striking grad students as union promotes Democrats. wsws.org Hundreds turned out to oppose Temple University's aggressive attempts to intimidate students and force striking grad students to accept poverty wages.

Editor (2023-02-16). ChatGPT: Boon for the Lazy Learner. scheerpost.com By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Inside the beating heart of many students and a large number of learners lies an inner cheat. To get passing grades, every effort will be made to do the least to achieve the most. Efforts to subvert the central class examination are the stuff of legend: discreetly written notes on …

Fight Back (2023-02-16). Twin Cities students demand abortion access on all UMN campuses. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – 15 University of Minnesota students and staff members gathered in the rain outside of UMN's Morrill Hall on February 14 for a Valentine's Day-themed rally hosted by Students for a Democratic Society and AFSCME demanding the expansion of abortion access across all University of Minnesota campuses. | Protesters adorned the exterior of the building that contains the university President Joan Gabel's office with heart-shaped signs stating "UMN owes abortion access" and "Abortion is healthcare." Valentines were given to passers-by that had pieces of candy attached to fact sheets detailing how there…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-16). Students demand affordable housing in the Netherlands. peoplesdispatch.org Students in the Netherlands are continuing their years-long struggle for affordable housing. On Tuesday, February 14, students organized a protest at Uilenstede in Amstelveen, a suburb of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area. | The students, mobilized by the General Student Association Amsterdam (ASVA) and Free University Students Union (SRVU), have accused the government of blocking construction of more than 4,000 houses in Kronenburg near Uilenstede, a student district in the city. Activists from the Communist Youth Movement (CJB) were also present at the mobilization and extended their support to the students. | Ac…

WSWS (2023-02-16). Ratified UIC faculty contract fails to address faculty and students' needs. wsws.org Though touted as a win by the unions, the university committed itself to little more than pocket change for improving student mental health, while the purported wage gains for faculty will be quickly eroded by inflation.

WSWS (2023-02-16). After mass shooting at Michigan State University: Student protests, vigils, calls for an end to gun violence. wsws.org Two days after a gunman fatally shot three students and critically wounded five others at Michigan State University, shock, horror and grief are turning to anger and a sense that endless mass shootings in America are symptoms of a diseased society.

cameron orr (2023-02-16). Attacks on Black Studies reflect ruling class worries. cpusa.org Black History under Attack As we celebrate Black History Month 2023, the very subject is under attack on many fronts: thirty-five states have introduced legislation to restrict teaching history; educators have faced death threats, fines, and fear of losing their jobs. In some cases, the most heinous racial atrocities are singled out for deletion …

WSWS (2023-02-16). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Doctors' strike continues in Madrid, Spain, with mass demonstration; Three day nationwide strike by UK university academics over pay and conditions; French workers continue strikes against pension reform; National strike in Belgium in defence of wages; Municipal workers strike in cities across the Netherlands; Lebanese teachers' strike over pay and conditions enters seventh week; Strikes and protests by Iranian workers; Residents in Zenzele, South Africa march to demand public services…

Zack Linly (2023-02-16). Miami Preschool Under Fire For Putting Blackface On Toddlers For Black History Month *Lesson*. newsone.com Studio Kids' Little River, a preschool in Miami, had at least three toddlers wearing blackface in order to teach a Black History Month lesson.

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