(2024-01-07). 70 Years After Brown Vs. Board Of Ed, Public Schools Still Deeply Segregated. popularresistance.org Brown vs. Board of Education, the pivotal Supreme Court decision that made school segregation unconstitutional, turns 70 years old on May 17, 2024. | At the time of the 1954 ruling, 17 U.S. states had laws permitting or requiring racially segregated schools. The Brown decision declared that segregation in public schools was "inherently unequal." This was, in part, because the court argued that access to equitable, nonsegregated education played a critical role in creating informed citizens — a paramount concern for the political establishment amid the Cold War. With Brown, the justices overturned decades of…
(2024-01-07). Harvard Hates The White Race. thealtworld.com Is the multicultural campaign really about diversity? Or is it about stamping out Western civilization and the "white race" itself? | College students will tell you that a university education today is a guilt trip for whites. The purpose is to prevent whites from appreciating and absorbing their own culture and to make it difficult for whites to resist the unreasonable demands (quotas, reparations, etc.) from "people of color." | To the questions, "who am I, what am I," the white university graduate answers: "a racist, sexist, homophobic oppressor." | Neither parents, trustees, alumni, nor the public are aware o…
(2024-01-07). Demands for Israeli Ambassador to UK's Expulsion After 'Clear Call for Genocide'. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-07). Nuclear Alert: Another 32 US Bases in Europe Close to Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-07). Sudan Talks Between Military Leaders Cannot Bring Genuine Peace. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-07). Video: "Leave the World Behind"; Obama's Dark Movie. Cyberattack, "Synchronized Chaos", Collapse, "Civil War" globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-07). Highlights of Mayo Clinic research advancements in 2023. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers make new discoveries, develop first-of-its-kind tools and technologies and constantly improve upon existing ones with the goal to provide the best in healthcare. The following 10 stories are a round-up of some of the most significant medical research advances at Mayo Clinic this year from harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to detect disease sooner to advancing treatments for rare and complex diseases. Advancing ultrasound microvessel imaging and AI to improve cancer detection Tumors…
(2024-01-07). Video: Who Is Behind the Deadly Iran Bombing and Why? The US has Backed Terrorism in Iran for Years. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-07). John Pilger on the Coming War. Speak Up, Now! "America has Gone to War with the World". May 1, 2023. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-07). Controversies and fraud marred the elections in DR Congo. peoplesdispatch.org Felix Tshisekedi got re-elected as DR Congo's president in polls that were marred with controversies and fraud. 44 million people were eligible to cast their votes in elections that took place on December 20. Kambale Musavuli from the Center for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa talks about the various issues that emerged during the voting and what this verdict means for the country as well as the region.
(2024-01-07). Coalition of "Grassroots Diplomats" Take the Lead on International Solidarity with South Africa in the Absence of Diplomacy and Accountability from U.S. Officials. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-07). History: Adolph Hitler was Financed by Wall Street, the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. globalresearch.ca Numerous U.S. conglomerates invested in Nazi Germany's arms industry. "Both GM and Ford went along with the conversion of their German plants to military production" (WP)…
(2024-01-07). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Food risks and cancer: What to avoid. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was recently diagnosed with cancer. Are there specific foods I should be eating or avoiding? ANSWER: It's not about any one food, and it's not about one diet; it's about a dietary pattern. The dietary pattern that organizations such as the American Institute for Cancer Research and the American Cancer Society recommend is a whole-food, plant-predominant diet. The whole food component is very important to emphasize — eating foods as close to nature…
(2024-01-07). Fighting glioblastoma — one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Casper family treasuring their time together Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center and Columbia University recently announced being named the recipients of a $10.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to advance research in fighting glioblastoma – one of the deadliest and most aggressive forms of brain cancer. Every year, thousands are diagnosed with the disease. Many are given little time to live. The prognosis is often poorer for older patients. Researchers are searching…
(2024-01-07). 10 significant studies from Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine in 2023. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In 2023, researchers and physicians at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine blazed a trail of genomic and multi-omic research and scientific discoveries. The center's innovative investigations hold a transformative potential to predict, prevent, treat and cure diseases using individualized medicine approaches. Here's a look back at 10 (of many) of Mayo Clinic's influential precision medicine research studies of 2023. 1. Mayo Clinic organoid study reveals possible key link to autism spectrum disorder Using miniaturized human brain…
(2024-01-07). Fluorescent green dye helps surgeons reduce complications after surgery for people with soft tissue sarcoma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A team of researchers at Mayo Clinic has discovered that using fluorescent green dye combined with imaging during surgery for soft tissue sarcoma can help surgeons determine what tissue may be at risk of poor healing. This information allows surgeons to change the wound closure to reduce the risk of complications as the patient heals. Soft tissue sarcoma forms in tissues that connect, support and surround other body structures, including muscle, fat, blood vessels, nerves, tendons…
(2024-01-07). Guidelines establish proper uses of AI in research. ecns.cn The Ministry of Science and Technology recently issued guidelines on the proper use of artificial intelligence-related content, emphasizing that researchers should integrate ethical requirements into the entire research process.
(2024-01-07). Nation to tackle population aging. ecns.cn The State Council, China's cabinet, is currently engaged in extensive research and development of policies aimed at nurturing the silver economy and improving the well-being of its senior citizens.
(2024-01-07). Ukraine's "Neo-Nazi Summer Camp". Military Training for Young Children, Para-military Recruits. globalresearch.ca The Azov battalion supported by its Western partners is not only involved in para-military operations in Donbass, it is also running a Summer Camp military training project for young children.
(2024-01-07). Israel Cannot Be A Colonial Power And A Democracy. popularresistance.org Israel's status as a bona fide democracy is often taken to be a self-evident truth, but a more critical look at the history and reality of Zionism calls this into question. After all, how can a democracy exist in a country constitutionally defined as an ethnostate that can only exist through the suppression and gradual elimination of its Others? Israeli historian Ilan Pappé joins The Chris Hedges Report for a discussion on Israel as an inherently colonial, and therefore anti-democratic, project. | Ilan Pappé is a professor with the College of Social Sciences and International Studies at the University of Exeter i…
(2024-01-07). Mbarara scientist joins search for "artificial clouds" independent.co.ug 
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A former Mbarara University of Science and Technology Scientist is exploring possibilities of creating "artificial clouds" to induce rain in drought-hit areas. He hopes with that technology, he can help hard-hit farmers in specific areas receive rain for watering crops. Khoi Khoi thinks the science of cloud condensation or ice …
(2024-01-07). Asia's largest natural science museum opens in N China's Hebei. ecns.cn The Paleozoological Museum of China, the largest natural science museum in Asia, opened to the public in Baoding, north China's Hebei Province, on Wednesday."ÄÄ…
(2024-01-07). Bangladesh General Elections 2024: Allegations of widespread rigging reported across the country. muslimmirror.com By Muhammad Shoaib, Dhaka Reports of mass rigging have marred the sanctity of the democratic process during Bangladesh's 12 General Elections. The latest 12th National Assembly elections, commencing at 8 a.m. and concluding at 4 p.m. on a Sunday, have once again been plagued by numerous irregularities across the nation. Statistics from the Election Commission …
(2024-01-07). Harvard student organizer speaks out about Claudine Gay resignation. peoplesdispatch.org Peoples Dispatch spoke to Prince Williams, an undergraduate organiser at Harvard about the censorship and attacks that pro-Palestine activists have faced from the right-wing as well as the Harvard administration.
(2024-01-07). Gaza Diaries: A Daily Search for Water and Firewood. orinocotribune.com Palestinian journalist Yousef Fares reports from Gaza for Al-Akhbar. | After over 90 days of catastrophic war on the Gaza Strip, Gaza residents' daily struggle is reduced to an endless search for water and firewood. The water supply to homes and shelters has been cut off, and cooking gas has also been completely cut off. Men and children are forced to go out early in the morning in search of firewood. | Ahmed Abu Hamam, a teacher who works for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), told Al-Akhbar, "Our daily lives are reduced to three tasks: We wake up after dawn, spend five…
