(2024-08-11). Thursday 8/15: US Out of the Philippines Educational Discussion. indybay.org Downtown Santa Cruz Library Community Room | 224 Church St, Santa Cruz…
(2024-08-11). Thursday 9/5: SFUSD Board of Education candidate forum. indybay.org San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102…
(2024-08-11). Museveni regrets minimum education requirement for MPs. independent.co.ug 
Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that he regrets the constitutional provision that set minimum education requirements for Members of Parliament. Article 80 clause 1(c) of the Constitution states that a person is qualified to become a member of parliament if they "have completed a minimum formal education of Advanced Level …
(2024-08-10). Students and Educators Are Joining Forces to Fight Book Bans Across the US. truthout.org Casting shadows over both public and school libraries, book bans have hit record numbers and continue to trend upward. But education experts say that despite these "bleak" realities, the power to preserve literary freedom still remains in the hands of concerned parents, kids and educators. On July 10, children marched across the campus of South Carolina State University in a protest against… |
(2024-08-10). Thursday 8/15: US Out of the Philippines Educational Discussion. indybay.org Downtown Santa Cruz Library Community Room | 224 Church St, Santa Cruz…
(2024-08-10). Thursday 9/5: SFUSD Board of Education candidate forum. indybay.org San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102…
(2024-08-10). Challenging the Injustice: The impact of Article 341 on Muslim representation in India. muslimmirror.com By Zakir Hussain The Muslim community in India has faced numerous challenges in the educational and economic sectors since independence. A significant concern is the continuous decline in Muslim participation in government jobs, a trend that has been exacerbated by the religious restrictions imposed by Article 341 of the Constitution. These restrictions have created barriers …
(2024-08-10). Challenging the Injustice: The impact of Article 341 on Muslim representation in India. muslimmirror.com By Zakir Hussain The Muslim community in India has faced numerous challenges in the educational and economic sectors since independence. A significant concern is the continuous decline in Muslim participation in government jobs, a trend that has been exacerbated by the religious restrictions imposed by Article 341 of the Constitution. These restrictions have created barriers …
(2024-08-10). LatAm nations adopt Declaration of Cartagena on AI. plenglish.com Bogota, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Colombia and 16 other nations adopted the Declaration of Cartagena de Indias for the Governance, the construction of Ecosystems and the promotion of education in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Latin America and the Caribbean.
(2024-08-10). President Murmu Receives Timor-Leste's Highest Civilian Award. devdiscourse.com President Droupadi Murmu was ceremoniously awarded the Grand-Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste by President José Ramos-Horta on Saturday, recognizing her significant contributions to public service, education, social welfare, and women empowerment.
(2024-08-10). Supreme Court Grants Bail to AAP Leader Manish Sisodia. devdiscourse.com Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) extended his congratulations to AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Friday after the Supreme Court granted him bail in the money laundering case connected to Delhi's excise policy scam. Hayer expressed delight over Sisodia's release, acknowledging it came after a prolonged period. He lauded Sisodia for his relentless efforts to improve education for Delhi's children, turning it into a national issue.
(2024-08-11). Club of Rome "Limits to Growth" Author Promotes Genocide of 86% of the World's Population. globalresearch.ca
(2024-08-11). New pandas make San Diego debut, boost bilateral conservation research. ecns.cn Accompanied by strains of Chinese classical music and cheers from a crowd of onlookers, the San Diego Zoo's Panda Ridge officially opened on Thursday.
(2024-08-11). America's Most Criminal Act: The Atomic Bombings of Japan. globalresearch.ca On December 7, 1941, Japan carried out a premeditated and ruthless attack on U.S. ships at Pearl Harbor. At the time, America was already in World War II on the side of Britain and Russia. But the unprovoked Japanese attack …
(2024-08-11). The US Is Preparing for an Unwinnable War Against China? globalresearch.ca That's not just considering the mass loss of life that would occur, but also the reverberating effects of war that …
(2024-08-11). The Hiroshima Nagasaki "Dress Rehearsal": Oppenheimer and the U.S. War Department's Secret September 15, 1945 "Doomsday Blueprint" to "Wipe the Soviet Union off the Map" globalresearch.ca The head of the Manhattan Project, General Groves was in permanent liaison with Oppenheimer. On Sept. 15, 1945 The War Department requested an estimate of the "number of bombs required to ensure our national security" against the USSR…
(2024-08-11). Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Gratuitous Mass Murder, Nuclear War, "A Lunatic Act" globalresearch.ca This important article first written by the late Stephen Lendman was first published on August 6, 2015. May the Legacy of Steven Lendman live. | Today, 79 years ago, the second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. | *** | The atomic age …
(2024-08-11). Bombshell: 'You Were Right, Vaccines Are Killing Millions of Our Loved Ones'. Japan's Former Minister of Internal Affairs Apologizes to the Unvaccinated. globalresearch.ca
(2024-08-11). It's the End of the World As We Know It. The American-NATO Rush Toward Nuclear War with Russia. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca
(2024-08-11). Hindenburg's Allegations Against SEBI Chief: The Adani Connection. devdiscourse.com Hindenburg Research has brought forth accusations against Madhabi Puri Buch, the current head of SEBI, alleging she and her husband had investments in offshore funds tied to the Adani Group. Buch and her husband have labeled these allegations as 'baseless' and an attempt at 'character assassination.'
(2024-08-11). The City of Philadelphia funds historical research into itself. whyy.org 
(2024-08-10). Correspondence] Gaining trust through transparency: the EMERGENT-2 trial. thelancet.com Xanomeline—trospium (KarXT) is arguably the most promising breakthrough in schizophrenia research in the past decade; it achieves significant clinical efficacy without debilitating adverse effects by virtue of its novel mechanism of action. In the publication of its phase 3 trial (EMERGENT-2)1 in The Lancet, Inder Kaul and colleagues at Karuna Therapeutics (a company acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb in December, 2023), noted that "Data will be made available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
(2024-08-10). 'Nuclear Tehran': Khameini Ramping up Nukes Amid Anticipated Attack On Israel? Bombshell Warning. hindustantimes.com As Iran vows revenge on Israel over the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, alarming new U.S. intelligence has surfaced. Discover how Iran's recent advancements in nuclear research could put the world on edge. With enriched nuclear fuel stockpiled, could Tehran be closer to building a bomb?
(2024-08-10). Il Fronte del Fuoco Avanza. globalresearch.ca In questa puntata drammatiche testimonianze esclusive dall'ultimo Rapporto ONU sulle condizioni dei detenuti palestinesi nelle carceri israeliane. Immagini esclusive sulla strage dei palestinesi che continua a Gaza e si sta estendendo alla Cisgiordania e a Gerusalemme. | "Gli Stati Uniti …
(2024-08-10). Venezuela Is A Marvellous Country In Motion. popularresistance.org I have been in Caracas, Venezuela, for the past two weeks, before and after the presidential election on 28 July. In the run-up to the election, two things became clear to me. First, the Chavistas (supporters of Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian project that is now led by President Nicolás Maduro) have the enormous advantage of an organised mass base. Second, knowing that the odds were not in their favour, the opposition, led by far-right María Corina Machado and the US government, were already signalling defeat before the election even took place by alleging that it would be fraudulent.
(2024-08-10). New pandas make San Diego debut, boost bilateral conservation research. ecns.cn Accompanied by strains of Chinese classical music and cheers from a crowd of onlookers, the San Diego Zoo's Panda Ridge officially opened on Thursday.
(2024-08-10). Hiroshima — A Criminal Enterprise From Which Nothing Has Been Learned. Felicity Arbuthnot. globalresearch.ca When Paul Tibbets was thirteen years old he flew a bi-plane over Florida's Miami Beach dropping a promotional cargo of Babe Ruth Candy Bars directly on to the promotional target area. 30 years later: "I was told I was going to destroy one city with one bomb.
(2024-08-10). Nuclear War Is "On the Table". Build Awareness. Say No to A Two Trillion Dollar Nuclear Weapons Program! globalresearch.ca Will the US launch "Mini-nukes" against Iran in Retaliation for Tehran's "Non-compliance"?
(2024-08-10). France — The Satanic Olympics. The Macron Government Belongs to a Diabolical Cult. globalresearch.ca "The opening ceremony of the Olympics felt like the closing ceremony of humanity." —@KimDotcom | Fearless Archbishop Vigano has the following to say to the Olympic Games opening ceremony travesty: | "It is no coincidence that the one sponsoring this revolting …
(2024-08-10). Pfizer's "Secret" Report on the Covid "Vaccine". Beyond Manslaughter. The Evidence is Overwhelming. The Vaccine Should Be Immediately Withdrawn Worldwide. globalresearch.ca Pfizer was fully aware that the mRNA vaccine which it is marketing Worldwide would result in a wave of mortality and morbidity. This is tantamount to a crime against humanity on the part of Big Pharma.
(2024-08-10). Hiroshima: A "Military Base" according to President Harry Truman. globalresearch.ca "The World will note that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima a military base. That was because we wished in this first attack to avoid, insofar as possible, the killing of civilians.."(President Harry S. Truman in a radio speech to the Nation, August 9, 1945).
(2024-08-10). Introducing Wenhua Zongheng: International Journal on Chinese Thought. dongshengnews.org 
Dear reader, | Over the past year and a half, the Dongsheng team has been collaborating with Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research to publish the international edition of Wenhua Zongheng (ÊñáÂåñÁ∫µÊ®™), a leading journal of contemporary political and cultural thought in China. Founded in 2008, the journal publishes issues every two months, featuring articles by a wide array of intellectuals across the country and building a platform for discussion of different ideological positions and values in China's intellectual community. The…
(2024-08-10). Mayo Clinic Minute: Stacking your exercise over the weekend. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While the Summer Olympics in Paris are winding down, some weekend warriors might have the itch to get their athletic juices flowing again. Researchers have found that condensing exercise into a few days is as effective as spreading activity out across a week. Dr. Wes Troyer, a Mayo Clinic physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, explains how people who stack their workouts can avoid common injuries and reap the benefits of their activity. Watch: The Mayo…
(2024-08-10). Mayo Clinic Minute: Using AI and brain waves for early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Early diagnosis of neurologic disease is important. To receive medical counseling or care, you need to start with an accurate diagnosis. In a recent study, a research team led by Mayo Clinic is investigating use of artificial intelligence (AI) with routine electroencephalogram (EEG) tests to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease and other brain disorders. Dr. David T. Jones, a Mayo Clinic neurologist and senior author of the study, explains what this means. Watch: The Mayo Clinic…
(2024-08-10). Mayo Clinic Minute: Tongue-tie in babies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Up to 10% of newborns are born with ankyloglossia, a condition more commonly known as tongue-tie. The most common symptom for infants is difficulty with breastfeeding or bottlefeeding. The American Academy of Pediatrics is raising concerns about the increasing use of surgeries, using scissors or lasers, to treat infants with tongue-tie, when research suggests these surgical treatments may not be necessary. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Rebekah Huppert, nurse and lactation consultant at Mayo Clinic, discusses…
(2024-08-11). Study: "Insidious" Repetition of Climate Skeptic Claims Creates Doubt. wattsupwiththat.com "A single repetition is enough to nudge recipients towards acceptance of the repeated claim, even when their attitudes are aligned with climate science"
(2024-08-10). Correspondence] Gaining trust through transparency: the EMERGENT-2 trial — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We agree with Matthew J Lennon and Gin S Malhi that transparency and scrutiny of clinical trial data, especially of novel medications before market authorisation, is important. We fully appreciate the importance of ensuring accessibility to clinical trial data for fostering trust and advancing medical science. We remind the authors that all the EMERGENT-21 clinical trial data will be thoroughly scrutinised by regulatory bodies such as the US Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory authorities worldwide before marketing authorisation…
(2024-08-10). Casualties in Russian Missile Strike on Ukrainian Town. devdiscourse.com A Russian missile strike on Ukraine's Kramatorsk killed one civilian and injured several others, according to the local governor on Saturday. The attack targeted critical infrastructure in the city, causing significant damage.
(2024-08-10). 'Creepy crawlies' fiesta: Philly's Bug Fest returns. whyy.org 
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Fancy some mealworm applesauce? Or some chocolate chirp cookies? | The Lemann's spread on Saturday included sweet cicadas shish kabobs and dragonfly hors d'oeuvres. The entomologist from Audubon Natu…
(2024-08-10). China's CPI up 0.5% y-o-y in July. ecns.cn China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, edged up 0.5 percent year-on-year in July, data released by the National Bureau of Statistic showed on Thursday.
(2024-08-10). 25, 50 and 75 years ago. themilitant.com August 30, 1999: | SASKATOON, Saskatchewan — An estimated 1,200 farmers organized convoys of farm vehicles, tractors, combines, and grain trucks along Saskatchewan highways Aug. 2, causing traffic delays of several hours. Farmers wanted to draw attention to the severe crisis hitting agriculture in this province and demand action from the federal and provincial governments. | Federal government statistics show that this will be the worst year for farm income since statistics were first recorded in 1926. Federal government cutbacks have meant that farm subsidies have been slashed on typical Saskatchew…
(2024-08-11). Canadian 'charity' high school trains students to serve in Israeli military. presstv.ir A 'charity' high school in the Canadian city of Toronto trains students to serve in the Israeli military.
(2024-08-11). Students in Bangladesh Are Challenging a Repressive System. cadtm.org
(2024-08-11). China's MSS discloses case of students' application materials illegally tampered with anti-China content. ecns.cn MSS on Friday disclosed a case of a study abroad service agency illegally tampering with a large amount of anti-China content in application materials of Chinese students to increase their chances of successful admission.
(2024-08-11). Bangladesh: Law Ministry initiates sweeping reforms amidst unrest following student protests. muslimmirror.com By Muhammad Shoaib The ministry of law has taken decisive steps to address the aftermath of the recent student-led protests, which resulted in widespread violence and the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5. In a meeting held yesterday at the Secretariat, Professor Asif Nazrul, the newly appointed adviser on law, justice, and …
(2024-08-10). Canadian 'charity' high school trains students to serve in Israeli military. presstv.ir A 'charity' high school in the Canadian city of Toronto trains students to serve in the Israeli military.
(2024-08-10). Bangladesh chief justice agrees to resign amid new student protests. aljazeera.com Hundreds protest outside the Supreme Court calling for Obaidul Hassan, seen as loyal to ex-PM Hasina, to step down.
(2024-08-10). China's MSS discloses case of students' application materials illegally tampered with anti-China content. ecns.cn MSS on Friday disclosed a case of a study abroad service agency illegally tampering with a large amount of anti-China content in application materials of Chinese students to increase their chances of successful admission.
(2024-08-10). 5 Journalists Killed in Bangladesh Turmoil, PEC Demands Fair Probes in Each Case. pressenza.com 
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses shock and serious concern over the fact that a number of working journalists were killed in the recent past across Bangladesh. This as the south Asian nation witnessed massive anti-government protests that snatched away the lives of over 300 Bangla nationals including a large number of students and young people. | The political unrest for many weeks even compelled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee from Dhaka to take shelter in neighboring India, from where she may leave to a third country which is yet to be discl…
(2024-08-10). Mayo Clinic Minute: Back-to-school vaccination checkup. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As schools are getting ready for students to return, it's important for parents to think about their children's back-to-school vaccination checklist. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, who specializes in pediatric infectious diseases at Mayo Clinic's Children's Center, says that parents should check with their primary healthcare team to make sure their children's regular vaccinations are up to date before school starts. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/CLX7wBXr0_M Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 58) is in the downloads at the…
(2024-08-10). EACOP Protest: Police arrest 47 University students. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested 47 students from different Universities in a foiled Anti-EACOP protest. They were marching to Parliament and NEMA. The protestors, from Kyambogo, Makerere and Kampala International Universities, who had gathered at Wampewo Avenue, were surrounded before marching to parliament this afternoon. These, carrying placards and wearing t-shirts with protest …
(2024-08-11). Tuesday 8/13: Sudan & Palestine Virtual Teach-In. indybay.org Zoom | tinyurl.com/PalestineTuesday…
(2024-08-11). Philly schools welcome 800 new hires at annual orientation as Pennsylvania faces teacher shortages. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Eight hundred teachers and counselors received a warm welcome when they arrived at the School of the Future campus in Philadelphia Wednesday for new hire orientation. | The School District of Philadelphia officials welcomed first time teachers and new staff with loud bells, applause and cheers as the All-City drumline played to the crowd. | The district said the orientation program will help new hires receive timely & relevant information as it relates to their new positions…
(2024-08-10). Amnesty urges release of Saudi after death sentence quashed. newarab.com 
In a statement on Friday, the UK-based rights group said that the court of appeal was yet to impose a new sentence despite the ruling, adding that al-Ghamdi was now awaiting news about his fate. | The retired teacher was convicted and sentenced to death on 9 Jul…
(2024-08-10). Tuesday 8/13: Sudan & Palestine Virtual Teach-In. indybay.org Zoom | tinyurl.com/PalestineTuesday…
With the announcement of Tim Walz as presumptive presidential candidate Kamala Harris's vice presidential running mate there has been a torrent of effusive praise of him, his record, his past careers, his military and education background. The duo are being presented in such glowing terms they could probably be nominated for sainthood. One of the more popular themes shows them both cuddling cats and dogs. | Anyone who has focused a good part of their last 10 months calling out into the terrible abyss of the Biden administration's genocide against 10s of 1000s of actual Palestinian humans in Gaza could feel dau…
By Yet after some 60 years, the United States government and its compliant mass media have succeeded in hiding the truth from the rest of …
From his locked room, Chester Burnett could hear the trains rattling up the tracks, one every half hour. They reminded him of home, back on Dockery Plantation, when he played on the porches of old shacks with Charley Patton, blowing his harmonica to the rhythm of those big wheels rolling along the rails. Those northbound 
118 more universities have joined the programme…
The writer was part of a Solidarity Delegation of members of Workers World Party and the Bronx Anti-War Coalition that traveled to Nicaragua in July for a commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the victory of the Sandinista Revolution. Mural of martyrs from 1959 student protest who were massacred by . . . | 
by Mohammad Nazrul Islam | Our children, our youth have once again proved that this G-generation can change Bangladesh, can change the country. They moved and worked hard to give proper guidance to the country, and above all, to change the decaying social system of Bangladesh. | Today is the eighth of August, 2024. Only 3 (three) days ago, by firing on the students, killing them, and running the steamroller of oppression in the country, the dictatorial attitude shown by the state, those students endured killing, torture, and oppression. And, they liberated the country again through the escape of the Prime Ministe…
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who was recommended by Bangladeshi student leaders as the head of the interim government, arrives at the Hazarat Shahjalal International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 8, 2024. — ReutersYunus set to be sworn in as caretaker govt's chief adviser…
During weeks of Quota Reform Protests in July, several hundred were killed and 9,000+ detained. A Student-led Movement has pushed the Prime Minister to step down and set up an interim government. Where will Bangladesh head now?>
Source: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images / Getty | UPDATED: 12: 30 p.m. ET, Aug. 8, 2024 | On Tuesday, a federal judge in Texas dismissed Darryl George's racial discrimination claims after he was suspended from school because of his locs hairstyle. The judge, however, did allow allegations of sex discrimination to proceed with black students. | 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda Boda riders in Kampala chased and arrested two panga-wielding thugs who had snatched the handbag of a teacher along Nakasero road in the Kampala City Centre. The victim was identified as 36-year-old Hope Afoyotwoth, a teacher and resident of Kamwokya, in the Kampala central division. She was waylaid …
Tim Walz, the Governor of Minnesota and Kamala Harris's running mate, gave new meaning to an old word when he called Trump and Co, "weird." Leave to a high school teacher and a football coach to come up with that word to describe Senator JD Vance and the creepy Republicans who lie, cheat, steal, and 
H. Bruce Franklin, who died on May 19, 2024, at the age of 90, ranks among the great public intellectuals of our time. Carolyn L. Karcher writes on his immense legacy as a teacher, activist, and scholar.