2023-10-31: News Headlines

Larry Johnson (2023-10-30). The Revised Hamas Charter — 2017. sonar21.com I decided it was time to discuss the Hamas Charter (the 2017 revision) and its implications for the current conflict. You have to ask yourself a question — do the leaders of Hamas embrace the words they adopted or was it just a political ploy? I believe it was the former. The words of this charter clearly express how those who are members of Hamas view Palestine, Israel and the Zionist movement. I am curious what you, the readers, think. | Taken at face value, this document makes it very clear there is no room for a negotiated settlement with Israel. That means there is no alternative but war. If I am…

Vijay Prashad (2023-10-31). The World Does Not Need Illegal Sanctions. the World Needs Peace and Development. counterpunch.org the United States has — outside the UN system — exercised a sanctions policy in a unilateral manner. These US sanctions are not conducted through a discussion in the UNSC, nor have they any international credibility. In fact, US sanctions are illegal. They are a violation of the UN Charter and of a range of international treaties.

Nitza Soledad Perez (2023-10-30). Fighting for Florida's education standards. america.cgtn.com An African-American History teacher from Florida traveled to Geneva to voice her complaints about Florida's educational standards before the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Learn more.

WSWS (2023-10-31). Brazil's Workers Party and pseudo-lefts isolate teachers' and students' struggles. wsws.org Strikes and protests have taken place in recent months in Sà£o Paulo, Brazil's largest and richest state, mainly involving the education sector.

ecns.cn (2023-10-30). 2023 Tsinghua Higher Education Forum explores higher education for sustainable development. ecns.cn The morning of October 28 saw the 2023 Tsinghua Higher Education Forum initiated by Tsinghua University in Beijing, themed by "Higher Education for Sustainable Development: Global Perspectives and Practices".

Marcy Newman (2023-10-30). Palestinians Face Genocide. Now Is Not the Time for Academic Neutrality. truthout.org Archbishop Desmond Tutu's statement, "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor" could not be more apt for our moment. But we're living in a time which has moved beyond neutrality. A moment in which The Chronicle of Higher Education publishes a piece that explicitly calls for neutrality regarding Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, lest they have to… |


WSWS (2023-10-30). Russia's war-time budget. wsws.org In order to offset a massive increase in spending on national defense and security, the Russian government is gutting funding for social spending, education, healthcare, and utilities.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-10-31). A closer look at heart health: Research shows social factors at play. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A recent Mayo Clinic study of residents living in a mostly rural, 11‚Äêcounty region of southeast Minnesota found that patients with heart failure and multiple social risk factors were more likely than other heart failure patients to experience adverse outcomes such as emergency department visits, hospitalization, delayed recovery and reduced quality of life. Researchers investigated the effect of social factors, including education, isolation and "community deprivation" — a lack of community resources and opportunities measured at the…

Florence CGTN (2023-10-30). Is inflation affecting U.S. Halloween industry? america.cgtn.com Despite all the doom and gloom economically that could put a damper on Halloween, people are still celebrating the season but on a budget. According to research, rising inflation is affecting consumers' costume choices for this annual event that's filled with "thrills, chills, and spills."

Ediz Tiyansan (2023-10-30). Toxic algae blooms threaten water ecosystems in the U.S. america.cgtn.com Harmful algae blooms are popping up across the United States more frequently than ever before. Over the past summer, scores of dolphins and sea lions were killed in Southern California and thousands of residents have had their water resources tainted by the toxic organisms. | Researchers have recently revealed that the blue-green algae may also cause serious lifelong health problems, but are hopeful for new ways that have become available to fight them.

Abby Martin (2023-10-30). Video: Israel's Genocide on Gaza. Abby Martin and Rania Khalek. globalresearch.ca Israel's genocide in Gaza has shocked the conscience of the entire world, with an endless flow of videos and images of Palestinian children cut into pieces by American bombs dropped by Israeli warplanes deliberately intended to destroy a civilian population. …

Al Mayadeen (2023-10-30). More Children Killed in Gaza Since October 7 Than Killed Yearly Since 2019. globalresearch.ca


Amnesty International (2023-10-30). Israel-Palestine: Urgent Call for an Immediate Ceasefire by All Parties to End Unprecedented Civilian Suffering. globalresearch.ca

Ann Brown (2023-10-30). 5 Takeaways From Torraine Walker's Interview With Reparations Scholar Dr. Sandy Darity. moguldom.com Many discussions over the last decade or so have usually involved Dr. William A. "Sandy" Darity Jr., an American economist and social sciences researcher. He is the Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies, and Economics and the director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke …

Azhar Azam (2023-10-30). Alleged "Democracies" and Middle East Kingdoms Share Responsibility for Gaza Massacre. globalresearch.ca

Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin (2023-10-30). The Afterlife: A Trick or a Treat? Halloween Celebrations Past and Present. globalresearch.ca

Centre for Research on Globalization (2023-10-30). People of the World: Stop the Israeli Murder in Gaza. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-10-30). Muddled Interventions: Haiti, the UN and Resolution 2699. globalresearch.ca

Amnesty International (2023-10-30). Israel-Palestine: Urgent Call for an Immediate Ceasefire by All Parties to End Unprecedented Civilian Suffering. globalresearch.ca

Ann Brown (2023-10-30). 5 Takeaways From Torraine Walker's Interview With Reparations Scholar Dr. Sandy Darity. moguldom.com Many discussions over the last decade or so have usually involved Dr. William A. "Sandy" Darity Jr., an American economist and social sciences researcher. He is the Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies, and Economics and the director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke …

Azhar Azam (2023-10-30). Alleged "Democracies" and Middle East Kingdoms Share Responsibility for Gaza Massacre. globalresearch.ca

Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin (2023-10-30). The Afterlife: A Trick or a Treat? Halloween Celebrations Past and Present. globalresearch.ca

Centre for Research on Globalization (2023-10-30). People of the World: Stop the Israeli Murder in Gaza. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-10-30). Muddled Interventions: Haiti, the UN and Resolution 2699. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-10-30). Covid Vaccines: Cardiac Damage by LNPs, mRNA and Spike Protein. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-10-30). COVID-19 Vaccine and Myocarditis: New October 2023 Papers Raise Serious Concerns! The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Regarding Novavax "2023-2024 Formulation" globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2023-10-30). Did Russia Really "Steal" American Hypersonic Technology? Or Does the U.S. "Lag Far Behind"? globalresearch.ca

Edward Curtin (2023-10-30). The Roots of Radicalism and the Structure of Evil. "The Israeli Slaughter of Palestinians is Evident for all to See". Edward Curtin. globalresearch.ca

Felicity Arbuthnot (2023-10-30). Video: "Wiping Gaza Off The Map": Big Money Agenda. Confiscating Palestine's Maritime Natural Gas Reserves. globalresearch.ca There is an unspoken "Big Money Agenda". Netanyahu's objective is not only to exclude Palestinians from their homeland, it consists in confiscating Palestine's multi-billion dollar Gaza offshore Natural Gas reserves…

Global Research News (2023-10-30). Selected Articles: Video: "Wiping Gaza Off the Map": Big Money Agenda. Confiscating Palestine's Maritime Natural Gas Reserves. globalresearch.ca By In the current context, Israel…

James G. Rickards (2023-10-30). March 9, 2022: Biden Signed the Death Warrant on American Freedom. The Digital Takeover of the Financial System. globalresearch.ca

Ken Klippenstein (2023-10-30). U.S. Quietly Expands Secret Military Base in Israel. globalresearch.ca

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-10-30). Blinken elogia sua ascendência israelense enquanto contradiz as narrativas ocidentais sobre a Ucrânia. globalresearch.ca A atitude irresponsável de algumas autoridades americanas em relaàßà£o aos atuais acontecimentos na Ucrânia e em Israel pode ter razàµes que và£o além da política. As emoàßàµes pessoais e os sentimentos de vinganàßa podem ajudar a explicar as aàßàµes irracionais …

Margaret Kimberley (2023-10-30). Pro-Israel War Propaganda and Censorship. globalresearch.ca

Molly Gott (2023-10-30). "A Textbook Case of Genocide Unfolding in Front of our Eyes." The Military Industrial Complex and the "Corporate Enablers" of Israel's War on Gaza. globalresearch.ca

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-10-30). October 7th: The Permanent Death of the Oslo Accords. orinocotribune.com By Ameed Faleh — Oct 27, 2023 | Destroy them, destroy them, this time, Israel must destroy Hamas, otherwise we're done. | — An unnamed Palestinian Authority official to an Israeli researcher after Israel announced its post-October 7th siege of the Gaza Strip Hamas' surprise military assault on the settlements of the so-called 'Gaza Envelope' on October 7th shocked everyone by the scale, ingenuity, and speed of which it was conducted. From paramotors to bulldozers, Hamas, even for a few hours, forcefully b…

Pars Today (2023-10-30). US Secretly Expands Classified Military Base in Occupied Territories: Report. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-10-30). Video: "Justified Vengeance" and The History of Israeli "False Flags"(2001-2023): Palestine Portrayed as "The Aggressor" globalresearch.ca The longer term objective of "Operation Justified Vengeance" (2001) was and remains the destruction of Palestine and the expulsion of Palestinians from their homeland.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-10-30). Video: 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.

Ralph Nader (2023-10-30). 10 Questions for US Media Covering Gaza War. Ralph Nader. globalresearch.ca

Riyaz ul Khaliq (2023-10-30). 'What's in a name?' A Lot, Say Children in Gaza Who Mark Body Parts for Identification. globalresearch.ca

Ryan Cristián (2023-10-30). Gaza Prisoners Ask Netanyahu "Do You Want To Kill Us All?" & Amnesty Int. Proves Israel's War Crimes. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/30/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

William Hunter (2023-10-30). Israel's Terrifying Arsenal of Robot Weaponry: How AI-powered Turrets, Remote-control Boats and Unmanned Attack Bots Will be Used as the IDF Prepares for a Full-scale Ground Invasion of Gaza. globalresearch.ca

Zane McNeill (2023-10-30). Pregnancy Criminalization in the US Is an "Avoidable Human Rights Crisis" truthout.org A new report from legal reproductive justice group If/When/How found that between 2000 and 2020, 61 people, including seven minors, were criminally investigated or arrested for allegedly ending their own pregnancies or helping someone else to do so. "The United States is in the midst of a completely avoidable human rights crisis," the report says. During the period of this research… |

imperial.ac.uk (2023-10-31). Research with AMD to optimise computer hardware for AI. imperial.ac.uk Imperial is working with the semiconductor company AMD to optimise computer processors for machine learning.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-10-30). Italy donates 27,000 euros for a Cuban vaccine against dengue fever. plenglish.com Rome, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) The National Association of Italy-Cuba Friendship (Anaic), donated 27 thousand euros to Cuba to support a research on a vaccine against dengue fever, in addition to the 19 thousand previously donated for that purpose, a spokesman said today. Marco Papacci, national president of Anaic, told Prensa Latina that in a ceremony held in the city of Milan, a check for that amount was handed over to Cuban scientist Gerardo Guillén, director of Biomedical Research at the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB).

Ahmed Adel (2023-10-31). Hungary and Slovakia Threaten to Break EU Unity on Ukraine Military Aid. globalresearch.ca

David Rosenberg (2023-10-31). Jewish Alternatives to Zionism. globalresearch.ca

eugyppius (2023-10-31). First Nord Stream, Now the Attack on the Balticconnector Pipeline: What Is Happening to European Baltic Gas Pipelines? globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-10-31). Selected Articles: The Roots of Radicalism and the Structure of Evil. "The Israeli Slaughter of Palestinians Is Evident for All to See." Edward Curtin. globalresearch.ca By The United States government exists to wage war. In its present …

Irwin Jerome (2023-10-31). Genocidal Onslaught of Gaza, Not Yet Shocking Conscience of the World. globalresearch.ca

Matt Orfalea (2023-10-31). Bombshell Video: The "COVID Pandemic" Was the Result of Extensive Media Propaganda: "Nobody Is Safe, BE AFRAID!" globalresearch.ca

Max Blumenthal (2023-10-31). October 7 Testimonies Reveal Israel's Military 'Shelling' Israeli Citizens with Tanks, Missiles. globalresearch.ca

Middle East Monitor (2023-10-31). Europe Must Act Urgently Against 'Planned Genocide' in Palestine: Spanish Minister. Cut Diplomatic Relations with Israel. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-10-31). Consumer Health: Breast cancer in men. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Breast cancer may be thought of as a disease that affects only women. It's the second-most common cancer diagnosed in women in the U.S., and it will affect 1 in 8 women, according to the American Cancer Society. Much of the messaging around breast cancer research focuses on the disease in women. However, breast cancer can occur in men as well. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about breast cancer…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-10-31). 17-gene signature linked to remission after triple-negative breast cancer treatment. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a distinctive pattern in a specific set of 17 genes that may be associated with remission after treatment for triple-negative breast cancer. The multi-omics study, published in Breast Cancer Research, highlights the potential for further investigating this signature as a target for individualized medicine. Approximately 10-15% of breast cancers fall into the category of "triple-negative," indicating that their growth is not driven through the hormone receptors for estrogen or progesterone, nor by…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-10-31). Mayo Clinic selects Owen Garrick, M.D., as dean of Clinical Trials. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Research leaders are excited to announce the arrival of Owen Garrick, M.D., as the dean of Clinical Trials. Dr. Garrick will start in his new position on Oct. 30. The dean of Clinical Trials is tasked with strengthening Mayo Clinic's standing as a national leader of innovative, demand-generating clinical trials for patients everywhere. Dr. Garrick will lead the transformation of Mayo Clinic's clinical trials, including developing digital capabilities, accelerating the volume of remote…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-10-31). Mayo Clinic expert explains why a change is needed when talking about dementia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org One of the challenges in addressing Alzheimer's disease, dementia, cognitive impairment and aging is not related to the conditions themselves but rather the terminology. That's according to Dr. Ronald Petersen, director of the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, who suggests a new framework for dementia nomenclature is needed. Inconsistent use of terms such as Alzheimer's disease and dementia has compromised progress in clinical care, research and development of therapeutics. Dementia-associated stigma further contributes to…

Peter Koenig (2023-10-31). Look Up! Wake Up, People! You Are Being "Suicided in Warp Speed". globalresearch.ca Don't look up lest you could see what nobody wants you to see — namely the Big-Big Lie. As time goes on and Agenda 2030, alias The WEF's Great Reset progresses, the asteroid approaching Mother Earth is ever moving closer.

Rima Najjar (2023-10-31). Israel's Intensive Cover-up of Crimes Against Palestinians, Complicity of Western Media. globalresearch.ca

Shehab Al Makahleh (2023-10-31). Israel's Unchecked Power: A Dangerous Precedent for International Law. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-10-31). U.S. FDA approves new Chinese drug in the treatment of aggressive cancer. ecns.cn Shanghai Junshi Biosciences has gained approval from the United States' Food and Drug Administration for a market launch of a flagship self-developed cancer treatment, which experts said marks another milestone of domestic enterprises' innovation and production capacities.

WSWS (2023-10-31). We Want Them Infected: The integration of pseudoscience into the US pandemic response. wsws.org The new book by Dr. Jonathan Howard carefully traces how traditional attacks on medical science from the anti-vaccine movement were used by doctors around the Great Barrington Declaration to promote an ongoing political attack on public health.

ecns.cn (2023-10-30). Physicist demonstrates invisibility technology in Shanghai. ecns.cn In the future, everybody will have a Harry Potter invisibility cloak in the closet, said Chu junhao, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-10-30). Harry Potter's 'invisible cloak' expected to move from science fiction to reality: Chinese scientists. ecns.cn "Whether in real life or in the world of nature and animals there is a lot of 'invisibility', and this is not magic, is a scientific means,"Chu Junhao, infrared physicist and the academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

ecns.cn (2023-10-31). Physicist demonstrates invisibility technology in Shanghai. ecns.cn In the future, everybody will have a Harry Potter invisibility cloak in the closet, said Chu junhao, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2023-10-31). Harry Potter's 'invisible cloak' expected to move from science fiction to reality: Chinese scientists. ecns.cn "Whether in real life or in the world of nature and animals there is a lot of 'invisibility', and this is not magic, is a scientific means,"Chu Junhao, infrared physicist and the academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Alexandra Jacobo (2023-10-30). The ignored crisis: How American children are paying the ultimate price for gun violence. nationofchange.org In a nation that prides itself on protecting its young, alarming statistics reveal an 87% increase in gun-related child fatalities over the past decade.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-10-31). China punishes 405,000 officials during anti-corruption campaign. plenglish.com According to statistics from the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Control and the National Supervisory Commission, 34 of those punished were senior officials at the provincial or ministerial levels. | In addition, 2,244 were from state departments or agencies, 16,000 from counties, 54,000 were from municipalities, 56,000 were general officials and 277,000 were from rural areas, enterprises and other organizations. | Most of the cases were linked to acts of embezzlement, misappropriation, forgery and extortion. | Since he took office in 2012, President Xi Jinping has strongly proposed an end to the four unde…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-31). Cambodia holds day against US blockade of Cuba. plenglish.com Members of the Cuba Solidarity Movement, Cuban collaborators, Cubans residing in Cambodia, faculty and university students, participated in the activities. | Flags of Cambodia and Cuba were raised at Wat Non, the largest natural elevation in the city, in support not only of the demand for the end of the blockade but also for the exclusion of Cuba from the list of states sponsoring terrorism. | The vice president of the Association of Cambodian Graduates in Cuba, Bun Therun, expressed his support for Cuba, hours away from the presentation to the United Nations General Assembly, of a resolution calling for the end…

WSWS (2023-10-31). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Workers, students and teachers staged nationwide protests over a new government mining contract while 670 Vancouver, Canada, wastewater workers are in the third week of a strike over wages.

WSWS (2023-10-31). Florida Governor DeSantis to ban pro-Palestinian student groups. wsws.org The Governor slanders anti-war protesters as he supports the Israeli genocide.

Maximillian Alvarez (2023-10-30). 'I'm in solidarity with Palestine!' Hundreds rally in Baltimore to demand end of Israel's Occupation. therealnews.com Over 200 demonstrators gathered in front of City Hall in Baltimore on Friday, October 20, and subsequently marched through the streets of downtown Baltimore, to protest Israel's retaliatory bombing of Gaza after the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attacks, and to call for an end to Israel's 75-year occupation of Palestine. The rally and march, billed with the title "We Won't Back Down: All Out for Palestine!," was cosponsored by The Party for Socialism & Liberation (PSL), Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) Baltimore, Baltimore Student Union, Runners 4 Justice, Friends of Latin America, and Baltimore BLOC. | TRNN was on the gr…

WSWS (2023-10-30). Hundreds of Houston teachers and students protest against right-wing district takeover. wsws.org The appointment of Miles to oversee Houston ISD is entirely undemocratic and must be opposed, but this requires the independent mobilization of the working class against both big business parties and their policies of war and austerity.

WSWS (2023-10-30). As popular opposition mounts, state-backed campaign against pro-Palestinian students intensifies in New York. wsws.org The American ruling class has accompanied the Israeli onslaught with an escalation of its attacks on democratic rights.

thecommunists (2023-10-31). Students protest against Manchester university's complicity in Gaza genocide. thecommunists.org The following press release was issued by the Youth Front for Palestine and Manchester Leftist Action on 25 October 2023. ***** On Wednesday 25 October, the Youth Front For Palestine (YFFP) and Manchester Leftist Action (MLA) staged a student-led protest on University of Manchester's (UoM) campus to demand that University of Manchester's Graphene Institute stops …

Angela (2023-10-31). Monday 10/30: Teach-In: No to Genocide, No to War, Ceasefire Now! Call for Palestine. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2023-10-30). Monday 10/30: TEACH-IN: No to Genocide, No to War, Ceasefire Now! Call for Palestine. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Michael Fox (2023-10-30). Panama explodes with protests against Canadian copper mine. therealnews.com Panama is on fire. Massive protests are rippling across the country. Road blocks. | Unions on strike. School classes cancelled. Workers, teachers and indigenous groups are in the streets. They're protesting the government's approval of a renegotiated contract with a Canadian mining firm for the operation of Central America's largest open-pit copper mine. | They say it's a threat to the environment and an attack on Panama's sovereignty. Political analysts say the issue is having such an impact, because of the country's long history of foreign intervention in the country, and particularly the US control over…

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