(2025-01-06). Kenya's High Court Delivers Blow To Neoliberal University Funding Model. popularresistance.org The Kenya High Court delivered a landmark ruling on December 20, 2024, that declared the new funding model for higher education unconstitutional. The case, brought before the court by the Kenya Human Rights Commission and other organizations including the National Student Caucus, challenged the legality and fairness of the new model launched last year. | In his ruling, Justice Mwita declared the new university funding model unconstitutional for several reasons. The high court noted that it violates Section 53 of the Universities Act by introducing policies that conflict with the law.
(2025-01-06). Unions Get Bigger In Texas. popularresistance.org Texas has long ranked at the top of the list for the best states to run a business and the worst for quality of life and working conditions. Almost one out of every five Texans does not have health insurance. We are the only state in the country that allows private-sector employers to opt out of providing workers' compensation. Despite having a $33 billion surplus to put toward improving life for all Texans, our state lawmakers instead chose to spend the most recent regular legislative session attacking workers' rights, immigrants, public schools, transgender people, voting access, and higher education.
(2025-01-06). Important Aspects of Change World Needs to Address. ummid.com While world discourse on various issues has increased as never before with the rapid spread of media, social media, research institutions and think-tanks, at the same time, it is disturbing to realize that the most important issues and tasks are getting increasingly neglected.
(2025-01-06). The World March ends in San Jose, Costa Rica. pressenza.com 
An intense day of activities marked the return of the Third World March for Peace and Nonviolence to San José, Costa Rica, from where it had started on 2 October last year. | The day was conceived as a journey through the city of San José with walks, speeches, inaugurations, workshops, exhibitions, singing and dancing, and artistic performances in a joyful festive atmosphere, with many children, schools, families, social activists, teachers, and musicians accompanying the members of the March's core team. | It was possible to follow this closing ceremony around the world thanks to the live streaming organised by…
(2025-01-06). JEE Main January 2025 Admit Card: When, Where and How to Download. ummid.com The National Testing Agency (NTA) is set to publish soon on the JEE Main official website 'jeemain.nta.nic.in' the Admit Card or Hall Ticket of the students who have registered for the important exams starting on January 22, 2025.
(2025-01-06). Eye pupil size helps understand memory function. ummid.com A team of researchers from Cornell University in the US in a new study found that the size of the eye pupil is key to understanding how, and when, the brain forms strong, long-lasting memories…
(2025-01-06). NEET UG 2025 Syllabus Released, Registration Starts Soon. ummid.com NEET UG 2025: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has published on its official website 'neet.nta.nic.in' the syllabus and curriculum of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, popularly known as NEET UG, likely to be held in May 2025.
(2025-01-06). SATIRE: Strength Training: Myth Vs. Fact. theonion.com With the start of a new year, millions of Americans are honing in on their fitness goals and returning to the gym, including the weight room floor. The Onion dispels the common myths many people have about strength training. MYTH: Training with free weights is more effective than training with machines. FACT: Machines are actually …
(2025-01-06). American Historical Assoc. Votes Overwhelmingly to Support Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza. democracynow.org 
The American Historical Association, the oldest learned society in the United States, has adopted the "Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza," condemning Israel's "intentional effort to comprehensively destroy the Palestinian education system." We speak to Sherene Seikaly and Barbara Weinstein, two scholars who supported the resolution and helped push for the groundbreaking vote. Seikaly, a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, says, "This moment was one I never thought I would experience," hailing the resolution as an opportunity for historians t…
(2025-01-06). Special Official Funeral to honour SA's first democratic Education Minister Sibusiso Bengu. sanews.gov.za Special Official Funeral to honour SA's first democratic Education Minister Sibusiso Bengu | President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the late Professor Sibusiso Bengu, the first Minister of Education in democratic South Africa, will receive a Special Official Funeral Category 2. | Bengu passed away on 30 December 2024 at the age of 90. | President Ramaphosa has expressed his deepest condolences to the family and friends of the Professor, who served as South Africa's Ambassador to Germany from 1999 to 2003. | Bengu's Special Official Funeral Category 2 will be held at the University of Zululand in KwaZulu-Na…
(2025-01-06). What Year Will 2025 be? Reminder of 2024. Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca In 2024, Sweden and Finland granted the US 32 military bases where it can deploy its own forces, including nuclear forces close to Russia. At the same time, the US deployed the new B61-12 nuclear bomb in Italy, Germany, …
(2025-01-06). Join the Army; Travel to Exotic, Distant Lands; and Radicalise. globalresearch.ca It has been popular to see political and religious radicalisation as something oddly separable from institutions of state. | State institutions are meant to cope and cure the condition, not foster it. Like some errant form, it takes place because of …
(2025-01-06). There Is No Need to Wait for Revolution or Paradise. globalresearch.ca There is no need to wait for the great revolution to begin fighting against our rulers. There is no need to wait for things to get better to experience this world as paradise. The time for both of these things …
(2025-01-06). Selected Articles: Video: 'Globalisation of War: US-NATO Threats Directed Against Russia, China, Iran and North Korea'. globalresearch.ca 
By America's hegemonic project in…
(2025-01-06). Pfizer Failed to Disclose Deaths of Two Women in COVID Vaccine Clinical Trials. globalresearch.ca The deaths occurred before the U.S. Food …
(2025-01-06). Freedom with a Caveat. Barbara Nimri Aziz. globalresearch.ca Does Uhuru, 'freedom' in Swahili, apply in the United States? | It depends. It depends on how the First Amendment is interpreted; it depends on how cunningly the term terrorism is applied in these tenuous fearsome times; it depends on how …
(2025-01-06). A Voyage into a Complete Unknown Known. Edward Curtin. globalresearch.ca "Every time I ask what time it is, I get a different answer" — Henny Youngman | I don't know about you, but I find some movies useful and even entertaining because, like dreams, they exercise my imagination. They project onto …
(2025-01-06). An American Psychopathocracy. "How Google and Facebook Shut Down the American Mind". "Supercomputers Make the Ultimate Decision" globalresearch.ca No doubt you have noticed, with the complete inability of any public intellectual to come to terms with the series of false flag attacks in New Orleans, New York, Las Vegas, and elsewhere. Nor are any of them, including the …
(2025-01-06). Devils in the Machine — Driving an Electric Car Is Fake Environmentalism. globalresearch.ca In Sweden there exists an electrified road for Electric Vehicles (EVs) to charge while driving[1]. | The 2 km stretch of road is the world's first of its kind, and an expansion of a further 3,000 km of electric road by …
(2025-01-06). Guess Who Are the Real Protagonists of Anti-Semitism. globalresearch.ca
(2025-01-06). Video: A Jewish-Russian Proxy President: Zelensky Transformed into a Neo-Nazi. globalresearch.ca
(2025-01-06). Is US Democracy a Sham? Biden Gave Us the Answer. Were You Listening? Jonathan Cook. globalresearch.ca Only in the world of political make-believe we inhabit in the West would the Wall Street Journal's account of And only in a world in …
(2025-01-06). Driving Hindutva and Culture of Commodification of Identity. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2025-01-06). US Statistics from 2024 that are both shocking and horrifying. expose-news.com American author Michael Snyder sums up statistics from 2024 that are shocking. From the size of America's national debt and the total of Americans' household debt, to falling sperm counts and how …
(2025-01-06). Two killed in US school shooting; student suspect also dead: Police. presstv.ir A shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, has left at least two people killed and multiple injured.
(2025-01-06). Anonymous Teacher Describes Persecution in Syria Under New Terrorist Regime. marktanliano.net Hands OFF Syria Yesterday at 9: 19‚ÄØAM ∑ ? Anonymous Syrian teacher describes persecution by militants from 'transitional government' due to her religious background & as she doesn't wear hijab. She can no longer work or continue her studies. She calls on international organisations to protect minorities from being slaughtered. (Audio in English) (@Ostensiblay) READ MORE:…
(2025-01-06). The cold, dead hand of McCarthyism. peoplesworld.org 
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(2025-01-06). Crack-Up Capitalism: How Billionaire Elon Musk's Extremism Is Shaping Trump Admin & Global Politics. democracynow.org 
Billionaire Trump associate Elon Musk's latest disinformation campaign is targeting the U.K. government, which Musk appears to believe is not sufficiently anti-immigrant. Musk, who has already shaped the incoming Trump administration's economic policy by proposing cuts to government spending and tech-oriented privatization of services, signifies a "new era" in American politics, says our guest Quinn Slobodian, who is chronicling right-wing tech billionaires' accelerating attempts to mold the world according to their "destructive" and "nihilist" beliefs. In a f…
(2025-01-06). More than 2,000 refugees, migrants die reaching Europe in 2024, says UN. independent.co.ug 
ROME | Xinhua | More than 2,000 refugees died in 2024 while attempting to reach Europe, according to recent data from the United Nations and Italian sources. At least 2,200 refugees and migrants were reported dead or missing in the Mediterranean Sea last year, the United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday. Regina …
(2025-01-06). Elon Musk's Influence Signifies a "New Era" in US Politics, Scholar Says. truthout.org Billionaire Trump associate Elon Musk's latest disinformation campaign is targeting the U.K. government, which Musk appears to believe is not sufficiently anti-immigrant. Musk, who has already shaped the incoming Trump administration's economic policy by proposing cuts to government spending and tech-oriented privatization of services, signifies a "new era" in American politics… |
(2025-01-06). Trump's Team Looks to Bypass Sanctuary Laws That Hinder His Deportation Plans. truthout.org Five years ago, police officers stopped Jose Armando Escobar-Lopez while he was driving to his home in Daly City near San Francisco with his partner and her brother. Without giving a reason for the stop, the officers questioned him about his immigration status and facilitated his transfer to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. Escobar-Lopez's 2019 brush with ICE illustrates… |
(2025-01-06). The Indians dividing MAGA. independent.co.ug 
To be sure, racism is not the only reason some Trump supporters oppose immigration COMMENT | SHASHI THAROOR | Perhaps it should not be surprising that India should feature so prominently in the "civil war" that has emerged within US President-elect Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement. Surprising or not, that is what is …
(2025-01-06). Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #625. wattsupwiththat.com Quote of the Week: "… as far as the propositions of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality."
(2025-01-05). Important Aspects of Change World Needs to Address. ummid.com While world discourse on various issues has increased as never before with the rapid spread of media, social media, research institutions and think-tanks, at the same time, it is disturbing to realize that the most important issues and tasks are getting increasingly neglected.
(2025-01-05). CBSE schools in Kishanganj asked to teach Urdu. ummid.com The District Education Department in Kishanganj, Bihar has made teaching of Urdu compulsory in the private schools affiliated with the Central Board of Education (CBSE).
(2025-01-05). Unions slam proposal to trade higher salaries for lower pensions in bid to avert public sector strikes. leftfootforward.org Plans are reportedly being considered which could see millions of teachers, nurses and civil servants offered higher salaries in return for lower pensions. | The proposed reform is aimed at retaining public sector staff and averting future public sector strikes over pay. But it has been criticised by unions, who have labelled it "dangerous." | Richard Munn, Unite's national health officer, said: "This is nothing more than rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic. The real issue is about providing more investment in public services. Lower pensions would force workers to work even longer, when too many are alre…
(2025-01-05). Strike by teachers over pay at 32 sixth form colleges in England continues into New Year. wsws.org Sixth form colleges that have transformed into academies (state-funded but privately run) have been granted funding for a paltry teacher pay rise through…
(2025-01-05). Voices From CUNY: Why We're Voting No On The Proposed Contract. popularresistance.org The leadership of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC CUNY) union, which represents more than 25,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York, has once again agreed to a sell-out proposed contract and the membership are none too happy about it. Building a fighting union and winning a good contract begins with rejecting this memorandum of agreement and organizing students, faculty, and staff from the bottom up. Below, we reproduce several statements from members of the PSC CUNY on why they are voting no on this proposed contract.
(2025-01-05). JEE Main January 2025 Admit Card: When, Where and How to Download. ummid.com The National Testing Agency (NTA) is set to publish soon on the JEE Main official website 'jeemain.nta.nic.in' the Admit Card or Hall Ticket of the students who have registered for the important exams starting on January 22, 2025.
(2025-01-05). Over 800 student leaders begin patriotism training. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissioner for the National Secretariat for Patriotism Corps (NSPC) at the Office of the President, Hellen Seku has cautioned young leaders against the dangers of drug abuse. Addressing over 800 student leaders from various universities and tertiary institutions, Seku emphasized prioritizing their well-being and prospects. Seku advised the students …
(2025-01-05). Top cancer research stories of 2024. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers spent 2024 mining patient data, leveraging artificial intelligence and conducting clinical trials to reveal insights that improve patient care. By Mayo Clinic staff Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center physicians and scientists are researching the causes of cancer and its recurrence, innovating new methods to detect cancer as early as possible, and developing new and more effective treatments. Here are some of their top success stories from the past year: …
(2025-01-05). 10 Mayo Clinic research advances in 2024, spanning stem cell therapy in space to growing mini-organs. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — At Mayo Clinic, researchers published more than 10,000 scientific papers in 2024 that are driving medical discoveries, leading to new cures for the future. The following are 10 research highlights from Mayo Clinic this year: Microscopic view of an intestinal organoid Growing mini-organs to find new treatments for complex disease Mayo Clinic investigators are growing three-dimensional human intestines in a dish to track disease and find new cures for complex conditions such as inflammatory…
(2025-01-05). Advances in pancreatic cancer screening. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getty Images Pancreatic cancer screening has advanced significantly in recent years. There are now research-based guidelines on screening for people at high risk of developing the disease, and researchers are collaborating to develop new screening approaches involving genetic testing and artificial intelligence (AI). "We have high-quality studies from the U.S. and Europe that show screening can detect cancer at an earlier stage and that detection leads to better overall outcomes — most notably, improved survival,"…
(2025-01-05). 10 pioneering studies from Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine in 2024. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In 2024, collaborative efforts with Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine led to significant advances in understanding the biology that shapes health and disease. From new treatments for rare diseases to artificial intelligence-powered tools that help personalize care, these 10 studies exemplify this year's transformative progress. 1. Innovative tool measures health of a person's gut microbiome Mayo Clinic researchers, led by Jaeyun Sung, Ph.D., developed an innovative computational tool that analyzes the gut microbiome, a complex…
(2025-01-05). Eye pupil size helps understand memory function. ummid.com A team of researchers from Cornell University in the US in a new study found that the size of the eye pupil is key to understanding how, and when, the brain forms strong, long-lasting memories…
(2025-01-05). NEET UG 2025 Syllabus Released, Registration Starts Soon. ummid.com NEET UG 2025: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has published on its official website 'neet.nta.nic.in' the syllabus and curriculum of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, popularly known as NEET UG, likely to be held in May 2025.
(2025-01-05). How the Human Rights Industry Manufactures Consent for 'Regime Change'. orinocotribune.com 
In the words of the United Nations, "human rights" range from "the most fundamental—the right to life—to those that make life worth living, such as the rights to food, education, work, health, and liberty." These rights are supposed to be "inherent to us all." But this lofty ambition has become distorted, not only by the UN itself but by the whole of what Alfred de Zayas calls the "Human Rights Industry." | This industry, headed by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), has multiple layers that include UN "expert groups" and "rapporteurs," regional commissions like (in the Western Hemisphere) the Inter-…
(2025-01-05). The Worldwide Corona Crisis. Global Coup d'État Against Humanity. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca
(2025-01-05). Frail Egos and Sandpit Colonialism: Australia, the United States and Invading Iraq. globalresearch.ca Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard is in the news again. The
(2025-01-05). Power Play: The Future of Food. globalresearch.ca It takes a book to break down the dynamics that are pushing agro-chemical agriculture to farmers and consumers around the world and to reveal the strength of the diverse organizations who stand in the way of these predatory forces.
(2025-01-05). Video: 'Globalisation of War: US-NATO Threats Directed Against Russia, China, Iran and North Korea'. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca Below is the key note address by Prof. Michel Chossudovsky to the Kuala Lumpur 2018 July Venue organized by the The world is at …
(2025-01-05). Should We Put an End to the U.N. for Having Failed to "Prevent War and Promote Peace"? The U.N. at the Nexus of Globalism and National Sovereignty. globalresearch.ca The United Nations has become increasingly prominent as the undeclared war intensifies between globalism and national sovereignty. In theory, the UN has one foot in each camp. In actuality the UN is a primary driver of globalist agendas that steal …
(2025-01-05). How Yoon Planned to Set South Korea on the Path to Military Dictatorship. globalresearch.ca Scroll down to read this article in Korean. | AI Î≤àÏó≠ | AI TRANSLATION | . | . | How Yoon Planned to Set South Korea on the Path to Military Dictatorship | by Gregory Elich | Ïù¥ Í∏∞ÏǨΕº Ìïú͵≠Ïñ¥Î°ú ÏùΩÏúºÎ §Î©¥ ÏïÑÎûòΰú Ïä§ÌŨΰ§ÌïòÏÑ∏Ïö&…
(2025-01-05). Should We Abolish An Organization Which Has Failed to "Preventing War and Promoting Peace"? The UN at the Nexus of Globalism and National Sovereignty. globalresearch.ca The United Nations has become increasingly prominent as the undeclared war intensifies between globalism and national sovereignty. In theory, the UN has one foot in each camp. In actuality the UN is a primary driver of globalist agendas that steal …
(2025-01-05). From Agrarianism to Transhumanism: The Long March to Dystopia. globalresearch.ca We are currently seeing an acceleration of the corporate consolidation of the entire global agri-food chain: a shift towards a 'one world agriculture' based on genetically engineered seeds, laboratory created products that resemble food, 'precision' and 'data-driven' agriculture and farming without farmers.
(2025-01-05). The Monster Behind Weather Engineering? globalresearch.ca "Climate instability" is a soft term, for climate geoengineering, weather modification, extended into weather weaponizing. In other words, a crime on humanity. | Professor Michel Chossudovsky provides the historic and technical details concerning
(2025-01-05). Minnesota Partnership awards four collaborative research grants for 2024. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getty Images ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics (MNP) has announced its four research awardees for 2024. MNP is funded by the State of Minnesota and provides support for innovative research conducted by teams from the University of Minnesota (UMN) and Mayo Clinic. Totaling $3 million, this year's awards support innovative projects on cognitive aging, cardiovascular disease, cancer and pulmonary hypertension. They are: An essential role for complement signaling in microglia on…
(2025-01-05). Descubren origen de la "misteriosa erupción" que provocó un enfriamiento en la Tierra en 1831. cubadebate.cu Según un artículo publicado esta semana en la revista Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, un grupo de científicos de la Universidad de Saint Andrews (Escocia, Reino Unido) ha descubierto que el volcán Zavaritskii, situado en las islas Kuriles (Rusia), fue el origen de la "misteriosa erupción" que provocó un enfriamiento en la Tierra en 1831.
(2025-01-05). CENSUS REPORT: Half of Uganda's population is under 18. independent.co.ug 
Uganda's total population as of May 2024 stood at 45,905,417, reflecting an average annual growth rate of 2.9% since 2014. Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has released the final results of the National Population and Housing Census 2024, offering a detailed snapshot of Uganda's demographic and socio-economic landscape. …
(2025-01-05). Hoima hospital hit by drug shortage. independent.co.ug 
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima Regional Referral Hospital is battling an acute shortage of drugs and medical supplies. Statistics at the hospital indicate that the facility receives between 800 to 1,000 patients daily exerting pressure on the few available drugs allocated to the hospital. Records at the regional health facility further show that …
(2025-01-05). Hoima hospital overwhelmed by patients seeking ICU services. independent.co.ug 
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima Regional Referral Hospital is overwhelmed by the number of patients in need of Intensive care unit (ICU) services. Statistics at the hospital indicate that at least 30 patients in need of Intensive care Unit services are admitted every week yet it does not possess the specialized infrastructure and equipment …
(2025-01-05). Two killed in US school shooting; student suspect also dead: Police. presstv.ir A shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, has left at least two people killed and multiple injured.
(2025-01-05). Behold, Be Awake: BCU Graduate School Hosts Advent Recollection. pressenza.com 
By: Lourdes A. Bela-o and Genevieve B. Kupang | A heartfelt expression of gratitude for the blessings of 2024 and a time to reflect on the spirit of the Advent Season was held on December 12, 2024 at the Dr. Margarita Joven Fernandez Function Hall. Together, the Graduate School Family of Baguio Central University embraced the themes of hope and renewal as they thanked the Lord for His bountiful guidance and grace. They gathered for an enriching Advent recollection themed "Behold, Be Awake." ⚪ Dr. Lilian Pagulongan, Graduate School Faculty, prays, 'Come, Lord Jesus, come into our hearts and fill us with Your…
(2025-01-05). A New Law Could Be a Lifeline for Los Angeles's Immigrant-Owned Small Businesses. truthout.org After 30 years of single-handedly running an Asian boutique store located inside an indoor plaza in Los Angeles called The Shop in LA's Chinatown, Mai Tu received an eviction notice at the start of 2020 from the building's new owner, the Santa Monica, California-based Redcar Properties. Tu moved out in March 2020 as the pandemic hit and the stay-at-home order started. Tu didn't want to close… |
(2025-01-05). We Live In A Nightmare. thealtworld.com Awakening from the propaganda matrix is like being a conservative: you're frequently disgusted with society and where it appears to be headed. But unlike a conservative, you're disgusted by actual problems instead of imaginary nonsense. | Also unlike a conservative, your problem is not with relatively new societal developments like recent immigration waves and LGBTQ acceptance; your problem is with abusive dynamics which have been plaguing civilization for centuries. Capitalism. Imperialism. Militarism. Settler-colonialism. Genocide. Plutocracy. Exploitation. Consumerism. | Many rightists warn urgently that our s…
(2025-01-05). We Live In A Nightmare. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Awakening from the propaganda matrix is like being a conservative: you're frequently disgusted with society and where it appears to be headed. But unlike a conservative, you're disgusted by actual problems instead of imaginary nonsense. | Also unlike a conservative, your problem is not with relatively new societal developments like recent immigration waves and LGBTQ acceptance; your problem is with abusive dynamics which have been plaguing civilization for centur…
New Orleans The Workers Voice Socialist Movement (Louisiana) issued the following lightly edited statement on Jan. 1, 2025. Our condolences go out to the families and friends of those killed and injured in the horrific attack in the French Quarter of New Orleans. We condemn it completely. We also call . . . | 
Oren Cass's "What Economists Could Learn From George Costanza"(The New York Times, December 23) has forgotten what economics Henry George taught. That's the pundit named Cass who invariably calls for constrictions on consumers, as opposed to Cass Sunstein's advocacy of "choice-preserving but psychologically wise interventions" that would make "automatic enrollment in government programs" the default (in the words of