Daily Archives: March 23, 2024

2024-03-23: News Headlines

Frances Madeson (2024-03-23). Washington University Students Vote to Divest From Boeing Amid Gaza Genocide. truthout.org At a nearly four-hour meeting on March 19, the student government at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, took formal action to address the human rights emergency in Gaza. More than 50 students spoke to the issue, and the resulting resolution that passed demanded the university demilitarize and democratize, materially and culturally. By a vote of 15 "yeas," five "nays" and one abstention… |

geo.tv (2024-03-23). Body of missing Riley Strain found in Nashville River>. geo.tv Missing University student Riley Strain found dead in West Nashville…

Darren Thompson, Last Real Indians. (2024-03-23). South Dakota Tribes Face Off Again With South Dakota Governor. popularresistance.org South Dakota—Last week, while signing two education bills Governor Kristi Noem made comments about wanting to improve Native American students' achievement, and blamed parents and Tribal leaders for their poor performance. Gov. Noem also said that some Tribal leaders in the state were in partnership with Mexican cartels, and four Tribal Nations have responded demanding an apology. | The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST) issued a statement saying, "Last week while visiting Mitchell and Winner, South Dakota, Governor Noem used those events as an opportunity to spew hateful gossip about Native people.

Nick Engelfried, Waging Nonviolence. (2024-03-23). Student-Led Climate Action Is Flourishing In Florida. popularresistance.org The University of Florida made history last month when its student senate became the first at a public university to pass a climate resolution in support of Green New Deal policies. The "Green New Deal for UF" is a statement of support for bold, progressive climate action put forward by students at a time when the far-right holds a near monopoly on power in the state. | "This is big news for the climate movement at universities — not just in Florida, but everywhere," said Cameron Driggers, a UF freshman. "It's a first of its kind resolution that pushes back against the narrative that some states are lost ca…

Darren Thompson, Last Real Indians. (2024-03-23). South Dakota Tribes Face Off Again With Governor Kristi Noem. popularresistance.org South Dakota—Last week, while signing two education bills Governor Kristi Noem made comments about wanting to improve Native American students' achievement, and blamed parents and Tribal leaders for their poor performance. Gov. Noem also said that some Tribal leaders in the state were in partnership with Mexican cartels, and four Tribal Nations have responded demanding an apology. | The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST) issued a statement saying, "Last week while visiting Mitchell and Winner, South Dakota, Governor Noem used those events as an opportunity to spew hateful gossip about Native people.

ecns.cn (2024-03-23). Exchange with Iowa students builds friendship. ecns.cn About 60 U.S. students from Muscatine, Iowa state, will visit several cities in China in April to experience Chinese culture and continue the friendship between the people of the two countries.

Angela (2024-03-23). Thursday 3/28: Virtual Teach-In about Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | http: //tinyurl.com/PalestineThursday…

WSWS (2024-03-23). One week after Flint teachers' sickout, school board refuses to pay contractual wages. wsws.org The Flint school board is stonewalling teachers' demands instead offering to renegotiate an existing settlement to force through further budget cuts. For its part, the union has refused to honor the teachers' strike vote and is participating in talks.

Richard Horton (2024-03-23). Comment] Offline: It's about more than a climate emergency. thelancet.com Flying to Singapore to take part in a meeting of the Lancet Commission on Sustainable Healthcare is not without tragic irony. A defence that more can be achieved from 3 days of face-to-face encounters than a few hours of stilted Zoom calls might be weakly self-exculpatory. Proof will come with the final product, which, judging by the leadership of Co-Chairs Jodi Sherman and Andrea MacNeill, is likely to be highly compelling. A second reason for visiting this tropical science superpower was the launch of a new Centre for Sustainable Medicine within the National University of Singapore.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-23). Mayo Clinic to host inaugural Digital Health Research Symposium. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Healthcare professionals are invited to register and join the free two-hour, virtual event featuring presentations from industry leaders about the digital evolution of clinical care. The Mayo Clinic Center for Digital Health will host Mayo Clinic's inaugural Digital Health Research Symposium on Wednesday, March 20, from noon to 2 p.m. CDT. The free virtual event will feature a multidisciplinary group of clinician-scientists who will share innovative digital health research. Register to attend today. "Digital health…

channelnewsasia (2024-03-23). Teenagers among 64 arrested in Singapore drug bust, more than 11kg of cannabis seized. channelnewsasia.com A 17-year-old student was the youngest suspect arrested during an islandwide raid from Mar 18 to 22.

Talha Burki (2024-03-23). World Report] Research in Focus: Gates MRI. thelancet.com As a non-profit biopharmaceutical development organisation, Gates MRI hopes to solve the neglected problems of global health. By Talha Burki.

palestinechronicle.com (2024-03-23). Amid Israeli Genocide – Gaza's Faith Unbroken (PHOTOS & VIDEO) Faith is a central component in the lives of Palestinians. Gaza, now undergoing an Israeli genocide, is in greater need of its faith than ever before.

inthesetimes.com (2024-03-23). Defunding UNRWA Was Never About HamasThe refugee agency is a reminder that Palestinian refugees exist and have inalienable political rights—a truth the Israeli government finds deeply inconvenient.

sfgate.com (2024-03-23). The UN Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a Ramadan cease-fire The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a NEW resolution demanding a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The resolution, put forward by the 10 elected council members, is backed by Russia and China, who vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution Friday. The council is expected to vote on the resolution Monday morning.

truthout.org (2024-03-23). US Has Redefined "Human Shields" to Enable Israel's Slaughter of Gaza Civilians President Biden and members of Congress have cynically reinterpreted "human shields" to flout international law.

palestinechronicle.com (2024-03-23). 'She Never Returned Home' – Palestinians Children Remember Their Mothers, Killed in Israeli Airstrikes In fact, for many children, there will be no mothers to celebrate anymore as well over 9,000 Palestinian women have been killed since the beginning of the war. Moreover, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement on X on Thursday that the Israeli war on Gaza has been killing an average of 37 mothers daily since October 7.

Israel-Gaza War Update: Latest Figures and Statistics

Posted by Richard Medhurst.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-23). Medical students meet their match. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Match Day at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education On March 15, fourth-year students at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota learned where they will begin their residency training. Also, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education learned who would be its incoming Mayo residents through the National Resident Matching Program. The medical students opened their envelopes at 11 a.m. CDT, discovering their future specialties and residency training…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-23). Path to grad school: Nurturing children's mental health in Puerto Rico. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org How a Mayo Clinic research trainee found his calling helping Puerto Rican kids cope with toxic stress.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-23). Studying cells and gels to regenerate spinal disks. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Maria Astudillo Potes' life changed instantly when her grandfather fractured his back and suffered paralysis. Traversing through this difficult time, she determined to turn tragedy into personal triumph for her immigrant family. She now aspires to become a neurosurgeon-scientist who researches and develops new biotherapeutics for spinal disk injuries. The native of Ecuador moved to the U.S. as a high school student with a dream of becoming a physician-scientist. During college, she learned about regenerative…

Paulo Cabral (2024-03-23). Honduras cooperates with China to improve education. america.cgtn.com China and Honduras have signed a multi-million dollar cooperation agreement aimed at improving education in the Central American nation. Chinese funding will be put into building schools across the country. The deal comes as the two governments celebrate one year of formal diplomatic relations.

The Independent (2024-03-23). NSSF Report: Savers are spending benefits on education, land. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A recent National Social Security Fund- NSSF beneficiary survey report indicates that savers are spending their benefits on non-income-generating expenses, such as education, constructing residential homes, and acquiring land. According to the report, the expenditures come at the expense of ensuring a decent standard of living after retirement, which contradicts …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-23). Assessing breast cancer risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The genetic risk of breast cancer has been in the news lately. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center are working toward pinpointing individuals' risk of developing breast cancer. The discovery of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in the 1990s enabled many women to learn they are at high risk of developing breast cancer. More than a dozen other breast cancer genes have been identified since, but the risks associated with them have been…

ecns.cn (2024-03-23). (W.E. Talk) Tamara Prosic: How China and the World Benefit from Collectivism. ecns.cn What are the core values of individualism and collectivism? Why China and the world can benefit from collectivism? During her attendance at Wuyi Forum, Tamara Prosic, a Senior Researcher in philosophy, history and international studies of Monash University, accepted an exclusive interview by CNS, sharing her views on those issues.

ecns.cn (2024-03-23). Insights | China's new quality productive forces will also benefit neighboring countries: Indian scholar. ecns.cn China is actually leading in so many areas of economic growth and its development also benefits neighboring countries, said Salikyu Sangtam, a professor from the Department of Political Science at Tetso College in Nagaland, India, during an interview with China News Network in Wuyishan, Nanping City of East China's Fujian Province, on Thursday.

Abu Aa'isha Amjad (2024-03-23). 4] Salaf's — (teachers and their outstanding senior students) — amazing respect for each other. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Muhammad Ibn Raafi said: I was with Ahmad (Imam Ahmad) and Ishaq in the company of Abdur Razzaaq when the day of Eidul Fitr arrived, so we went out with Abdur Razzaaq to the Musalla and with us were many people. When we …

Niall Boyce (2024-03-23). Perspectives] Talking to human beings. thelancet.com Can we understand each other? That's the question posed by Kore-eda Hirokazu's complex and powerful film Monster. The drama peels away layer upon layer of narrative, reflecting the same events from several different points of view, to finally reveal the emotional wound at its centre. The film's narrative structure told from different characters' perspectives (in this case mother, teacher, and child) may be reminiscent of Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (1950), but Kore-eda himself has rejected the comparison.

ecns.cn (2024-03-23). School bullies will lose chances for better education. ecns.cn Junior middle school students who have a record of school bullying will be deprived of recommendation opportunities for excellent senior middle schools, a local education authority said recently.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-23). Diabetes isn't destiny for rural communities. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A new study by Mayo Clinic researchers observed higher diabetes rates in rural vs urban areas. However, they found it was linked to risk factors that can be changed, such as inactivity and obesity. With the right tools to help them take control of their health, rural Americans may be able to significantly reduce their diabetes risk.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-23). Mayo researchers invented a new class of AI to improve cancer research and treatments. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers say that hypothesis-driven AI can offer an innovative way to use massive datasets to help discover the complex causes of diseases.

faizkara (2024-03-23). 3] Salaf honoured fellow students, so wait for the teacher and be not in a hasty to contradict others in gatherings of knowledge! salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Mu'adh Ibn Sa'eed [may Allah have mercy upon him] said: "We were with Ataa Bin Abee Rabah [may Allah have mercy upon him], while a man narrated a hadith, thus another man contradicted his narration. Ataa said: "SubhanAllaah! What type of manners are …

Manlio Dinucci (2024-03-23). Jugoslavia 24 Marzo 1999 La Guerra Fondante della nuova NATO. globalresearch.ca Venticinque anni fa la NATO sotto comando USA demoliva con la guerra cià≤ che restava della Federazione Jugoslava, lo Stato che ostacolava la sua espansione ad Est verso la Russia. Nei successivi vent'anni la NATO si è allargata da 16 …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: Advances in multiple myeloma treatment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is Myeloma Awareness Month. Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer that most often occurs in people over age 45. It's the second-most common blood cancer and the most common blood cancer in Black people. Right now, there is no cure for the disease. But as Dr. Joselle Cook, a Mayo Clinic hematologist, explains, recent advances in treatment are helping people live longer. And as multiple myeloma research continues, a cure may someday be on…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-23). Researchers find promise in new potential treatment for liver failure. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A new drug has been shown to increase healing and regeneration of the liver after major surgery, according to a study published in the scientific journal Cell. Researchers hope that this could lead to more surgical options for patients diagnosed with advanced liver tumors and liver failure. "This research is significant because this is the first drug of its kind to show an increase in healing and regeneration of the liver after…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-03-23). Colin Powell and the "The Sloppy Dossier": Plagiarism and "Fake Intelligence" Used to Justify the 2003 War on Iraq: Copied and Pasted from the Internet into an "Official" British Intel Report. globalresearch.ca Fake intelligence as well as plagiarized quotations had been slipped into an official intelligence report on Iraq's WMD presented to the UN Security Council by Secretary of State Colin Powell in February 2003.

Manlio Dinucci (2024-03-23). Iugoslávia 24 de maràßo de 1999. A guerra de fundaàßà£o da nova OTAN. globalresearch.ca Vinte e cinco anos atrás, a OTAN, sob o comando dos EUA, demoliu com a guerra o que restava da Federaàßà£o Iugoslava, o Estado que impedia sua expansà£o para o leste em direàßà£o à Rússia. Nos vinte anos seguintes, a …

| Our Correspondent | (2024-03-23). Seventh grader tortured to death in Mianwali. tribune.com.pk A 12-year-old boy was found brutally murdered in Mochh, Mianwali on Saturday. | Tahir Khan, a seventh-grade student, was playing cricket near his house when he went missing. | As per the First Information Report (FIR) filed at Mochh police station, Tahir went missing during the evening hours, prompting his relatives to launch a search. | He was discovered severely injured in the washroom of an unoccupied mansion belonging to Faiz Hameed Khan during Taraweeh prayers. | The boy bore visible wounds to his forehead, nose, face and neck. Rushed to District Headquarters Hospital Mianwali, Tahir succumbed to his inju…

newarab (2024-03-23). The Teacher: The daily tragedy of life in occupied Palestine. newarab.com

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