(2021-07-04). 'People above profit': Thousands take to streets in Brazil, angry with President Bolsonaro in new wave of major protests (VIDEO). rt.com 
Protesters have flooded the streets in Brazil, including a massive rally in its biggest city, Sao Paulo, criticizing the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and alleged involvement in deforestation in the Amazon. | Demonstrations were organized in over 300 locations across Brazil and abroad, local media reported on Saturday. In Sao Paulo, one of the most populous cities in the world, demonstrators flooded the streets, as seen in footage from RT's video agency Ruptly. They carried huge banners reading 'People above profit' and 'Life, bread, vaccine and education'. Signs demanding the impeachment o…
(2021-07-04). 'People above profit': Thousands take to streets in Brazil, angry with President Bolsonaro in new wave of major protests (VIDEO). rt.com Protesters have flooded the streets in Brazil, including a massive rally in its biggest city, Sao Paulo, criticizing the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and alleged involvement in deforestation in the Amazon. | Demonstrations were organized in over 300 locations across Brazil and abroad, local media reported on Saturday. In Sao Paulo, one of the most populous cities in the world, demonstrators flooded the streets, as seen in footage from RT's video agency Ruptly. They carried huge banners reading 'People above profit' and 'Life, bread, vaccine and education'. Signs demanding the impeachment o…
(2021-07-04). Why Are Federal Funds Flowing to "White Flight" Privatized Charter Schools? dissidentvoice.org In June 2018, when the North Carolina state legislature enacted a law that allowed four affluent, majority-white suburbs to secede from the racially diverse Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district, or CMS, and establish their own municipal charter schools, with admission priority given to students living in the local communities, critics called the law "a new way to …
(2021-07-04). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Summer travel and people not in your bubble during COVID-19 pandemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org "The reason we have the COVID-19 delta variant, the reason we have the delta plus variant is because of unimmunized people who get infected," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. He adds that 99.2% of the recorded COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are in people not vaccinated against the virus. This is why he cautions folks who may be traveling this Fourth of July holiday and…
(2021-07-04). Reported cases of myocarditis in younger men following COVID-19 vaccination are rare; vaccination remains important. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers are taking a close look at rare cases of inflammation of the heart muscle, or myocarditis, in young men who developed symptoms shortly after receiving the second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines. Several recent studies suggest that health care professionals should watch for hypersensitivity myocarditis as a rare adverse reaction to being vaccinated for COVID-19. However, researchers stress that this awareness should not…
(2021-07-04). Using AI to screen 30 million drug candidates against SARS-CoV-2. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators used computer simulation and artificial intelligence to virtually screen 30 million drug candidates that may block SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In a paper published in Biomolecules, researchers accelerated drug discovery to identify the most promising targets for additional study. They are interested in finding new treatments for COVID-19. "We used a multidrug platform to screen the drug candidates," says Thomas Caulfield, Ph.D., a molecular neuroscientist at Mayo Clinic and senior author…
(2021-07-04). Mayo Clinic researchers study potential new CAR-T cell therapy for multiple myeloma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center are studying a potential new chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) treatment for multiple myeloma. Their findings were published on Friday, June 24, in The Lancet."CAR-T cell therapy is a type of immunotherapy that involves harnessing the power of a person's own immune system by …
(2021-07-04). 4th of July: Is the United States a Representative Democracy or a Mirage Democracy? globalresearch.ca By the late Kevin Zeese. His Legacy will live. | First published on Global Research on July 4, 2011 | . | . | A Question for Reflection | It is a shame to have to ask whether democracy is a mirage in the United …
(2021-07-04). Saturday 7/31: Commemoration of 1975 Student Massacre in El Salvador. indybay.org Online virtual event…
(2021-07-04). Batty Bioweapons, 5G, and Star Wars. dissidentvoice.org 
An interview with myself, Paul Haeder, a radical Marxist from the Pacific Northwest and my ideas about what is going on to drive the 4th Industrial Revolution and the Great Reset. It's not pretty, for sure, how I go all crazy and fugue like, in the interview (man, the lack of teaching 30 students face …
(2021-07-04). What The Flag Means To Me. globalresearch.ca I was probably seven years old before it really sunk in that everybody in my town was not celebrating my birthday on July 4. It was an exciting day with parades, picnics, fireworks and, in my case, special birthday parties …
(2021-07-04). Woke Critical Race Theory as a Reality Deficit Disorder. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-04). Fourth of July: "Put Away the Flags" globalresearch.ca This article was first published by The Progressive and Global Research in July 2010 | On this July 4, we would do well to renounce nationalism and all its symbols: its flags, its pledges of allegiance, its anthems, its insistence in …
(2021-07-04). July 4: "Patriotic Rituals R Us". American Independence and Frederick Douglass' Echoes Through The Ages. globalresearch.ca This incisive article was written by the late Danny Schechter, renowned author, television producer, filmmaker and contributor to Global Research, first published on July 4th, 2014. Danny's thoughts and analysis will be remembered. | * * * | The wheel of …
(2021-07-04). Science Saturday: New technique to study 'microcancers' and screen cancer-fighting drugs. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A team from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Grainger College of Engineering and Mayo Clinic have developed a new technique for creating "microcancer" cell cultures. It allows researchers to form hundreds of microcancers in a high-throughput format using a small, microfabricated chip, enabling direct measurement of cell health or response to drugs. It also allows …
(2021-07-04). With photon-counting-detector CT, Mayo Clinic at forefront of CT imaging technology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Performing the first cardiac scan on their new photon-counting-detector CT scanner was a once-in-a-career moment for Joel (J.G.) Fletcher, M.D., and Cynthia McCollough, Ph.D. The medical and scientific directors, respectively, of the CT Clinical Innovation Center describe the arrival of this latest research CT system as a major milestone in CT imaging, one where Mayo Clinic is again at the forefront. The inherent spectral capabilities of the research scanner allow clear visualization…
(2021-07-04). Overuse of levothyroxine in the United States. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org One of the most common prescription drugs in America — levothyroxine — is used by people with underactive thyroid glands, also known as hypothyroidism. However, a new study by Mayo Clinic researchers says the majority of people were initiated on levothyroxine for mild subclinical hypothyroidism or for no apparent thyroid dysfunction. These results, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, suggest significant overuse of levothyroxine. Mayo researchers and colleagues examined retrospective, deidentified case data using the OptumLabs Data…
(2021-07-04). Newly discovered genetic variants in a single gene cause neurodevelopmental disorder. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that genetic variants in a neuro-associated gene called SPTBN1 are responsible for causing a neurodevelopmental disorder. The study, published in Nature Genetics, is a first step in finding a potential therapeutic strategy for this disorder, and it increases the number of genes known to be associated with conditions that affect how the brain functions. "The gene can now be included in genetic testing for people suspected of…
(2021-07-03). Canada Day Summer 2021. Mourning the Victims of the Nations "Residential Schools" globalresearch.ca "Many "corrections" are still needed to rid Canada of the structural violence and systemic racism that has evolved here over the past five centuries. One step in this process is to revise our understanding of history and to do …
(2021-07-03). First Nations: Why an Apology is Wrong, and Deceptive: Bringing Humanity to Bear on the Residential School Atrocity. globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on May 25, 2008. | Author's Note: | This article below was offered to the Canadian media as an exclusive piece last week, and was rejected or ignored by the following newspapers: | The Globe and Mail, The …
(2021-07-03). First Nations: Why an Apology is Wrong, and Deceptive: Bringing Humanity to Bear on the Residential School Atrocity. globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on May 5, 2008. | Author's Note: | This article below was offered to the Canadian media as an exclusive piece last week, and was rejected or ignored by the following newspapers: | The Globe and Mail, The …
(2021-07-03). Liberals And Congress Retreat Rather Than Fight For National Single Payer Medicare For All. popularresistance.org At a Bernie Sanders healthcare town hall last year, Rep. Pramila Jayapal glibly stated that the problem to enacting Medicare for All was not more education of the public, but a question of "political will" necessary to actually push it forward. Yet, despite a pandemic, which has laid bare the inequalities and deficiencies of our healthcare system coupled with Democrat majorities in three branches of government, Medicare for All seems off the table. Where is the political will?
(2021-07-03). Liberals And Congress Retreat Rather Than Fight For Medicare For All. popularresistance.org At a Bernie Sanders healthcare town hall last year, Rep. Pramila Jayapal glibly stated that the problem to enacting Medicare for All was not more education of the public, but a question of "political will" necessary to actually push it forward. Yet, despite a pandemic, which has laid bare the inequalities and deficiencies of our healthcare system coupled with Democrat majorities in three branches of government, Medicare for All seems off the table. Where is the political will?
(2021-07-03). Democrats Long-time Supporters of Charter Schools. dissidentvoice.org 
There is a rapidly-growing body of scholarly and popular literature exposing, analyzing, and rejecting charter schools. While the analytical rigor and overall quality of this expanding content is steadily improving, it remains riddled with conceptual, ideological, and theoretical shortcomings that undermine the public interest. One of the most stubborn themes in this regard is the …
(2021-07-03). Murder by Decree: The Crime of Genocide in Canada. "The Indian Residential Schools" globalresearch.ca Canada Day 2021 …
(2021-07-03). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Summer travel and people not in your bubble during COVID-19 pandemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org "The reason we have the COVID-19 delta variant, the reason we have the delta plus variant is because of unimmunized people who get infected," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. He adds that 99.2% of the recorded COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are in people not vaccinated against the virus. This is why he cautions folks who may be traveling this Fourth of July holiday and…
(2021-07-03). Reported cases of myocarditis in younger men following COVID-19 vaccination are rare; vaccination remains important. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers are taking a close look at rare cases of inflammation of the heart muscle, or myocarditis, in young men who developed symptoms shortly after receiving the second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines. Several recent studies suggest that health care professionals should watch for hypersensitivity myocarditis as a rare adverse reaction to being vaccinated for COVID-19. However, researchers stress that this awareness should not…
(2021-07-03). Vatican hails vaccinations as 'one of the greatest achievements' of modern science in push against vaccine skepticism. rt.com 
The official bioethics academy of the Catholic Church has come forward alongside a host of global medical associations to demand an end to the "myths and disinformation" interfering with the fight against Covid-19. | The Pontifical Council of Life (VPCL) and several international physicians' groups spoke with reporters on Friday in what was
(2021-07-03). Using AI to screen 30 million drug candidates against SARS-CoV-2. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators used computer simulation and artificial intelligence to virtually screen 30 million drug candidates that may block SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In a paper published in Biomolecules, researchers accelerated drug discovery to identify the most promising targets for additional study. They are interested in finding new treatments for COVID-19. "We used a multidrug platform to screen the drug candidates," says Thomas Caulfield, Ph.D., a molecular neuroscientist at Mayo Clinic and senior author…
(2021-07-03). Chile Completes Vaccination of the Targeted Population at 70%. telesurenglish.net Chile's Health Minister Enrique Paris Friday announced that the country was close to reaching herd immunity since over 70 percent of the targeted population had completed the vaccination scheme. | RELATED: | "If people with only one dose are taken into account, the percentage will climb to 83 percent of the target population," Paris added. | According to the Department of Statistics and Health Information (DEIS), almost 23 million doses…
(2021-07-03). Mayo Clinic researchers study potential new CAR-T cell therapy for multiple myeloma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center are studying a potential new chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) treatment for multiple myeloma. Their findings were published on Friday, June 24, in The Lancet."CAR-T cell therapy is a type of immunotherapy that involves harnessing the power of a person's own immune system by …
(2021-07-03). Livia Gouverneur Student Residence to be Reactivated for Return to Classes. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, July 1, President Nicolás Maduro announced that the Livia Gouverneur Student Residence in Caracas has been rehabilitated for the resumption of in-person classes, expected to start in October this year. | The Livia Gouverneur Student Residence function as accommodation for university students who are not from Caracas. It is located in the vicinity of the Sabana Grande boulevard and consists of nine floors. Domiciano Graterol, deputy minister for Student Welfare and the Knowledge Community, has informed of the remodeling of all the spaces in the building, including bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
(2021-07-03). July 1st 1867: Canada's National Sovereignty: US War Department Plan to Invade and Bomb Canadian Cities (1920-39). globalresearch.ca In the late 1920s, Washington formulated a top secret plan to invade Canada, entitled "Joint Army and Navy Basic War Plan — Red". The plan was approved by the US War Department under the presidency of Herbert Hoover in 1930.
(2021-07-03). Saturday 7/31: Commemoration of 1975 Student Massacre in El Salvador. indybay.org Online virtual event…
(2021-07-03). El paladín de los derechos humanos, ‚ÄéJoseph Robinette Biden Jr.‚Äé. globalizacion.ca 
El presidente estadounidense Joe Biden ofrece una imagen de personaje amable, bueno ‚Äéy preocupado por los derechos de todo ser humano. Bueno, al menos es lo que quieren ‚Äéque creamos… pero hay quisquillosos que se empeñan en recordar la responsabilidad…
(2021-07-03). 'Colossal and devastating' ransomware attack targets hundreds of US companies, cyber researchers say. rt.com 
A ransomware attack appears to be underway against the remote IT management platform Kaseya, affecting many of its clients, the US cyber security agency said. Researchers blame the same hackers who went after the meatpacker JBS. | The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Supply cha…
(2021-07-03). Gaza Disability Rights Defender recounts harrowing Flight from Israeli Airstrikes at U.N. juancole.com 
By Abier Almasri | Research Assistant, Middle East and North Africa Division | @abier_i | — ( ) — Abeer al-Harakli, a 28-year-old disability rights defender from Gaza, addressed the United Nations earlier this month at the 14th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. …
(2021-07-03). Olympics Chiefs Relax Protest Rules For Tokyo Games. popularresistance.org The decision came amid calls to relax rule 50.2 of the Olympic Charter, which states: "No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas." The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had promised to review the rule after the Black Lives Matter movement gained global support.
(2021-07-03). What is July 4th to US Imperialism? What is it to the Oppressed? globalresearch.ca What does America's national celebration mean to those under the heel of "Manifest Destiny," at home and abroad? " | For the victims of US imperialism, the 4th of July is indeed a 'hollow mockery' and 'mere bombast, fraud, and …
(2021-07-03). Astronomers Uncover 'Extreme' Ultra-Dense, Moon-Sized White Dwarf Nearing Collapse. sputniknews.com White dwarfs are ancient stars that develop after having exhausted their nuclear fuel and expelling the majority of its outer materials. Typically, said stars carry about half the mass of the Sun and maintain a size just slightly larger than the Earth. However, that's not the case for all, it seems.
(2021-07-03). [Perspectives] Cardiac rehabilitation in the digital era. thelancet.com Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after a heart attack or open-heart surgery acclimatises patients to increased physical activity. CR is not universally available and where it is available the requirement for multiple visits to a clinic can limit participation. Only about 20—30% of people who meet the criteria take part in CR for structured physical activity, education, and behavioural counselling on modifiable risk factors. There is a potential path to mobilise mobile technology to make CR more widely accessible and tailored to individual needs.
(2021-07-03). [Perspectives] Janet Treasure: advancing a broad perspective on eating disorders. thelancet.com In her role as Professor of Adult Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, UK, Janet Treasure has been able to achieve a remarkable integration of biological, social, and psychosocial factors in her work for its Eating Disorders Research Group. "What's impressive about Janet is that she's done genetic studies, brain imaging studies, and work on the theory of therapeutic models", says Kate Tchanturia, Professor of Psychology in Eating Disorders at IoPPN and a member of the Eating Disorders Research Group.
(2021-07-03). July 4: "Patriotic Rituals R Us". American Independence and Frederick Douglass' Echoes Through The Ages. globalresearch.ca This incisive article was written by the late Danny Schechter, renowned author, television producer, filmmaker and contributor to Global Research, first published on July 4th, 2014. Danny's thoughts and analysis will be remembered. | * * * | The wheel of …
(2021-07-03). Lessons from the First New Deal for the Next One. indybay.org During the four years of the Trump Administration, the attack on state capacity accelerated in new ways. On the one hand, any existing element of the Federal Government that could be deemed concerned with responding to climate change was proposed for liquidation, as was the Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency.
(2021-07-03). Overuse of levothyroxine in the United States. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org One of the most common prescription drugs in America — levothyroxine — is used by people with underactive thyroid glands, also known as hypothyroidism. However, a new study by Mayo Clinic researchers says the majority of people were initiated on levothyroxine for mild subclinical hypothyroidism or for no apparent thyroid dysfunction. These results, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, suggest significant overuse of levothyroxine. Mayo researchers and colleagues examined retrospective, deidentified case data using the OptumLabs Data…
(2021-07-03). With photon-counting-detector CT, Mayo Clinic at forefront of CT imaging technology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Performing the first cardiac scan on their new photon-counting-detector CT scanner was a once-in-a-career moment for Joel (J.G.) Fletcher, M.D., and Cynthia McCollough, Ph.D. The medical and scientific directors, respectively, of the CT Clinical Innovation Center describe the arrival of this latest research CT system as a major milestone in CT imaging, one where Mayo Clinic is again at the forefront. The inherent spectral capabilities of the research scanner allow clear visualization…
(2021-07-03). Newly discovered genetic variants in a single gene cause neurodevelopmental disorder. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that genetic variants in a neuro-associated gene called SPTBN1 are responsible for causing a neurodevelopmental disorder. The study, published in Nature Genetics, is a first step in finding a potential therapeutic strategy for this disorder, and it increases the number of genes known to be associated with conditions that affect how the brain functions. "The gene can now be included in genetic testing for people suspected of…
(2021-07-03). Science Saturday: New technique to study 'microcancers' and screen cancer-fighting drugs. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A team from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Grainger College of Engineering and Mayo Clinic have developed a new technique for creating "microcancer" cell cultures. It allows researchers to form hundreds of microcancers in a high-throughput format using a small, microfabricated chip, enabling direct measurement of cell health or response to drugs. It also allows …