(2021-05-05). Hundreds Reported Killed in Latest Taliban Offensive. news.antiwar.com Heavy fighting raged in seven provinces across Afghanistan as the Taliban looked to launch a new offensive in the face of the May 1 deadline, The Afghan Defense Ministry
(2021-05-04). Joint Chiefs Chairman: Afghans 'Reasonably' Well Equipped, Trained. news.antiwar.com 20 years of US occupation of Afghanistan has seen billions of dollars spent subsidizing the Afghan military into the unsustainably large force it is today. Afghan officials have repeatedly said they believe that it is self sufficient for defending Afghanistan. | US Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Mark Milley Talking about the Afghan military, Milley presented them as "reasonably well equipped, reasonably well tra…
(2021-05-04). Pentagon Downplays Afghan Attacks, Says Won't Affect Withdrawal. news.antiwar.com Heavy fighting in Afghanistan over the weekend is being downplayed by the Pentagon, which presented This is a major difference in the narrative of the US military, as Taliban attacks were long the excuse for slowing the drawdown, and dragging the pullout beyond the May 1 deadline. Now, with the date pushed back to September 11, they are no longer concerned. | Likely part of the…
(2021-05-04). CENTCOM: Afghanistan Withdrawal 2 to 6 Percent Complete. news.antiwar.com US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday that the process of pulling troops out of Afghanistan was between two and six percent complete. | The release said the US had officially turned its military base at New Antonik to the Afg…
(2021-05-04). Blinken Says US Is Pulling Troops Out of Afghanistan But 'Not Withdrawing'. news.antiwar.com On Monday, "But we've also been clear that even as our forces are drawing down and pulling out of Afghanistan, we are not withdrawing, we are not disengaging," Blinken "We intend to be ve…
(2021-05-04). Afghan Army Airstrike Kills 10 Talibs in Northern Afghanistan. sputniknews.com KABUL (Sputnik), Rahimullah Khogyany – Afghan government forces carried out an airstrike on a Taliban* convoy in the northern Faryab province, reportedly killing 10 militants, including senior members of the movement, the defense ministry said in a statement to Sputnik on Tuesday.
(2021-05-04). The right attacks democracy because the right doesn't want democracy. therealnews.com 
From the insurrectionary attack on the Capitol to Republican plutocrats' plots to kill the push for expanded voting rights, the right wing's constant, brazen attacks on democracy are as dastardly as they appear. Will Democrats fight back?
(2021-05-04). Progressives in Congress Should Unite to Slash Biden's Military Budget. truthout.org 
Imagine this scenario: A month before the vote on the federal budget, progressives in Congress declare, "We've studied President Biden's proposed $753 billion military budget, an increase of $13 billion from Trump's already inflated budget, and we can't, in good conscience, support this." | Now that would be a show-stopper, particularly if they added, "So we have decided to stand united, arm in arm, as a block of 'no' votes on any federal budget resolution that fails to reduce military spending by 1…
(2021-05-04). Military Situation In Iraq On May 4, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | — On May 2, the Iraqi resistance groups fired 3 rockets on US forces at Camp Victory near Baghdad International Airport | — On May 3, the Iraqi resistance groups attacked positions of US forces in Balad Airbase with 9 rockets | — On May 3, the PMU carried out a security operation in the west of Tuz Khurmato area | — On May 3, 3 Turkish military personnel were killed in northern Iraq, according to the Turkish MOD | — On May 4, clashes between Tur…
(2021-05-04). The Values Of Democracy: Latvian Gay Man Dies After Being Burned Alive. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 28th, a 29-year-old Latvian medical assistant died of severe burns in the small, idyllic, historical city of Tukums, Latvia. | 29-year-old Normunds Kindzulis suffered burn wounds over 85 percent of his body after he was found engulfed in flames on his front doorstep. | He was allegedly set ablaze by his neighbors for being homosexual, in the bastion of democracy and human rights that stands against the evil "Russian Empire" alongside the other Baltic states — Latvia.
(2021-05-04). Two Russian Military Strongholds Established In Armenia On Azerbaijani, Iranian Borders. southfront.org 
Russian peacekeepers in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Source: Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS | Two new strongholds of the 102nd Russian military base in the Syunik region, bordering on Azerbaijan and Iran, in the south of Armenia. The announcement was made by Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan on May 3."This is an additional security guarantee not only for the Syunik region but for Armenia," Pashinyan was quoted as saying. | "The external security system of Armenia was not changed either before the war…
(2021-05-04). Senior Diplomat Dead In Fall From High-Rise Building In Tehran. southfront.org 
Mural on the American Embassy in Iran. (Credit: Phillip Maiwald) | The Iranian police have announced an investigation into the death of a high-ranked Swiss diplomat whose body was found at the foot of a tower block in Tehran on May 4th. The Swiss foreign ministry confirmed an employee at its embassy in Iran had died in an accident. | "Specialised police units are in the process of examining" the circumstances around the death of the "51-year-old Swiss citizen employed by the Swiss embassy in Tehran", the national police said…
(2021-05-04). After $53 Billion in European Sales Last Year, Amazon Paid $0 in Corporate Taxes. commondreams.org "Tax avoidance stops us getting the funding we need for healthcare and public services. We need to stop it." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/amazon_eu_taxes.jpg …
(2021-05-04). Squad & Co: Unite as a block to downsize Biden's military budget. nationofchange.org This is the moment to demand a substantial cut in military spending that defunds new nuclear weapons.
(2021-05-04). COVID-19: Who's at higher risk of serious symptoms? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, it's important to remind people who is more at risk of serious coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms, which can vary widely. Some people have no symptoms at all, while others become so sick that they eventually need mechanical assistance to breathe. This article is written by Mayo Clinic …
(2021-05-04). Top-Level Turkish Civilian-Military Delegation Visits Libya. news.antiwar.com While the world has been in lockdown because of the COVID epidemic, a new military power has appeared on the world stage: Turkey. One which has shot down Syrian, Russian and Armenian military aircraft and faced no consequences. One which has obtained Russian S-400 anti-aircraft weapons but whose standing as NATO's second largest and most …
(2021-05-04). New CDC guidance for vaccinated adults. What does it mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced updated COVID-19 guidance for masking outdoors and for fully vaccinated people. For instance, fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a protective mask outdoors, except in certain crowded settings and venues. "I completely agree with the updated CDC recommendations," says Dr. Abinash Virk, a …
(2021-05-04). Protests Grow In South Korea Over Japan's Fukushima Water Plan. popularresistance.org Seoul, South Korea – Lee Dong-ho, 73, has been fishing waters off South Korea's southern coast near Japan for 40 years and his eldest son is now taking over the family business, their lifeblood. | Lee farms snapper and yellowtail, mackerel and anchovy, and runs a drying and processing plant. | "We are surrounded on three sides by the sea," Lee, who lives in Dadae village on Geoje Island, told Al Jazeera. | South Korea has transformed its fishing industry over the past 30 years amid criticism of overfishing. Lee represents positive change as most of his business involves marine-fish farming — as opposed to o…
(2021-05-04). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Reducing rejection by reversing order of heart-liver transplant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For heart-liver transplants, the liver and heart must come from the same donor, and some patients wait years to receive both organs. Also, antibodies from the donor can increase chances of the receiving patient rejecting the heart. But Dr. Sudhir Kushwaha, a Mayo Clinic cardiovascular transplant surgeon, says when a liver transplant is also involved, …
(2021-05-04). Writers, biographers protest W.W. Norton's decision to "permanently" remove Blake Bailey's biography of Philip Roth from print. wsws.org Bailey's book, likely to be the standard work on Roth's life for some time to come, has been "pulped" and its author turned overnight into a "non-person." There is no precedent for this in recent times.
(2021-05-04). Why Have Media Gone To Such Lengths To Silence Mumia Abu-Jamal? popularresistance.org Philadelphia public broadcaster WHYY (4/24/21) was one of the few outlets to report on an April 24 rally seeking the release from prison of Mumia Abu-Jamal. The story included important information on Abu-Jamal, who is serving a life sentence for the 1981 killing of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner. | It noted that the case has "drawn scrutiny" over claims of police, prosecutorial and judicial bias and misconduct. It cited new evidence released as part of the appeal process, including a note from a key prosecution witness asking the prosecuting attorney for money—the sort of evidence that Johanna…
(2021-05-04). Jordan Releases Note Of Protest Against Israeli Attacks In Al-Aqsa Mosque. popularresistance.org Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates sent Israel a note of protest calling it to stop its attacks in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and respect its current historic and legal position. | The Ministry condemned in a statement the continuation of Israel's attacks in Al-Aqsa Mosque as it allowed the extremist settlers to raid Al-Aqsa Mosque in the last 10 days of Ramadan with severe protection from the Israeli police. | Daifallah ALfayez, the spokesperson of the ministry, said that the Jordanian kingdom condemned the Israeli attacks against Al-Aqsa Mosque and considered it a violation of the current historic a…
(2021-05-04). Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Infliximab Induction and Remission of Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases. jamanetwork.com This randomized trial assesses the effect of therapeutic drug monitoring vs standard therapy on clinical remission at 30 weeks among patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease, or psoriasis) initiating infliximab therapy.
(2021-05-04). Our Humanity; Our Identity. counterpunch.org Identity politics has been on the ascendancy in many parts of the world in the last few decades. Its relationship to ethnicity, culture and religion is what concerns us at this point. To understand this relationship one has to consider the context. We should also try to explain the impact of identity politics upon religion
(2021-05-04). Effect of Adjuvant Metronomic Capecitabine on Disease-Free Survival Among Patients With Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. jamanetwork.com To the Editor Dr Wang and colleagues reported the results of the SYSUCC-001 study, which demonstrated a benefit in disease-free survival among patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) treated with continuous metronomic capecitabine when compared with observation only after standard treatment. We have several concerns about these results.
(2021-05-04). Senate passes resolution to reinstate pollution standards for methane emissions from oil and gas sector. nationofchange.org The White House is in full support of the resolution calling it "an urgent and essential step" to protect Americans.
(2021-05-04). Joint Submission To UN Special Rapporteur Over Israel's Settler-Colonial, Apartheid Regime. popularresistance.org On 30 April 2021, the Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC); Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies; and Habitat International Coalition — Housing and Land Rights Network submitted a joint submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Mr Michael Lynk, laying out the framework for the illegality of Israeli colonial settlements, which are key to Israel's settler-colonial and apartheid regime, and analysing their impact on the Palestinian people's rights. The joint submission is pursuant to a call for…
(2021-05-04). Global consumer price surge hits workers. wsws.org Over the last week leading businesses, banks and financial analysts have released estimates predicting that global consumer prices, whether toilet paper, electronics or food, have and will continue to rise substantially in 2021.
(2021-05-04). Dutch caretaker government scraps partial lockdown as infections mount. wsws.org Following its European counterparts, the Dutch government has implemented the first stage of its easing of social-distancing restrictions, starting on April 28.
(2021-05-04). Effect of Adjuvant Metronomic Capecitabine on Disease-Free Survival Among Patients With Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We agree with Drs Du and Yuan that the optimal dosage of capecitabine is important and remains unclear. The regimen used in our study (650 mg/m2 twice daily continuously) was selected based on the study by Stockler et al that demonstrated no difference in efficacy between this metronomic regimen and the intermittent regimen (1000 mg/m2 twice daily on days 1-14 for 21 days). Our regimen resulted in fewer adverse effects, including diarrhea, compared with the standard dose used in the CREATE-X trial, as mentioned by Dr Chakrabarti and colleagues.
(2021-05-04). Friday 5/7: #DefundLine3: Santa Cruz March to Stop The Oil Pipeline Now! indybay.org Meet at 180 Grant St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, then peaceful march from Grant Park to Chase Bank | Masks and Social Distancing Required; Peaceful protest…
(2021-05-04). Friday 5/7: San Francisco: #DefundLine3 Protest to Stop The Oil Pipeline. indybay.org E-trade Plaza (Market and Sansome), 532 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 | Masks and Social Distancing Required; Peaceful Action…
(2021-05-04). Courts Can No Longer Protect Companies Over Climate Flak. popularresistance.org United Kingdom – Last month, six people stood trial in Southwark Crown Court, charged with causing criminal damage to Shell's London headquarters on April 15, 2019. The trial received little coverage at the time: although all six pleaded not guilty, it appeared to be an open and shut case. That the building was damaged was not in doubt; nor was the identity of the perpetrators. | But then, surprisingly, all six Extinction Rebellion activists were acquitted. This verdict deserves attention as it raises big questions about how far the law can protect companies that do not take real action to deal with the climate e…
(2021-05-04). Prehistoric Humans First Traversed Australia By 'Superhighways'. eurasiareview.com Sometime between 50,000 and 70,000 years ago, prehistoric humans took their first steps into Sahul, an ancient landmass made up of modern Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania. But nobody knows which way they went after that. | "One of the really big unanswered questions of prehistory is how Australia was populated in the distant past. Scholars have debated it for at least 150 years," said Sandia National Laboratories archaeologist and remote sensing scientist Devin White. | Now, an international team of scientists using a Sandia supercomputer in the largest reconstruction ever attempted of prehistoric travel has…
(2021-05-04). Managing Saudi-US Relations After Crown Prince's Interview — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Dr. Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg* | It was a good move by the US to send a high-level delegation to Riyadh just a few days after Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman commented on his country's relationship with the Biden administration. The US envoys met with officials on Monday and sought to clarify the administration's "recalibration" of its policy with the region. What is needed now is to translate these new understandings into concrete measures to lead the way during the coming years. Time is of the essence, as any delay would create a vacuum that could be exploited by adversaries or lead to misunde…
(2021-05-04). Mayo Clinic Minute: Understanding lung cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Each year, more people die from lung cancer than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined, according to the American Cancer Society. To help better understand lung cancer, reporter Jason Howland talks to Dr. Karen Swanson, a Mayo Clinic pulmonologist and critical care specialist, in your …
(2021-05-04). øBernie en la Casa Blanca? globalizacion.ca De entrada, el simbolismo. Por primera ocasión en la historia de Estados Unidos dos mujeres presiden el Congreso cuando el primer mandatario de esa nación informó sobre sus primeros 100 días al frente del gobierno. | En la parte sustantiva, después…
(2021-05-04). Quiénes son los dueños de las vacunas privadas y cómo se están enriqueciendo. globalizacion.ca Esta es la historia de cómo los mismos accionistas son dueños de las diferentes vacunas compradas por la UE y EEUU, de cómo los gobiernos europeos pasaron de pagar 2,9 euros a 19,5 la dosis y cómo fueron esos mismos…
(2021-05-04). 68 Nobel Laureates Demand DOJ Probe Into Chevron's Prosecution of Steven Donziger. commondreams.org "A nation that wants to lead on climate issues can't let multinational oil corporations pervert the democratic process and silence its critics," said 1997 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Jody Williams. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/steven_donziger2.jpg …
(2021-05-04). World Must Move From Pledges to Actual Green Recovery Spending. commondreams.org "Governments' pledges for a green recovery are popular because people everywhere understand business cannot go on as usual." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/build-back-better_0.jpg …
(2021-05-04). Second "Night of Qadr" observed in Sharif University mosque. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) — The ceremony of 19th night of the holy month of Ramadan was held in the Sharif University mosque by fully observing anti-coronavirus and social-distancing protocols.
(2021-05-04). An armed band dismantled by IRGC in E Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) —According to the public relations of the IRGC's Quds base, a band of armed miscreants has been dismantled in Sistan and Baluchestan province.
(2021-05-03). Over 100 Killed in Weekend Afghan Fighting, 30 Troops Missing. news.antiwar.com The May 1 pullout date passed, and saw US troops still in Afghanistan, and heavy fighting between Taliban and Afghan military forces in several parts of the country. The Afghan Defense Ministry The Taliban didn't comment on this, but the Afghan Defense Ministry reported clashes in Kandahar and several other provinces around the country. The Taliban itself wasn't just on th…
(2021-05-03). Report: US and Taliban in Talks Over Full Withdrawal By July. news.antiwar.com Sources told Because Biden broke the US-Taliban peace deal by pushing back the original May 1st withdrawal deadline, the Taliban has said it will not attend an upcoming Afghanistan peace summit in Istanbul. Tolo's sources said if the US agrees to pull out by early July, the Taliban will attend the Istanbul conference. | "The U…
(2021-05-03). Biden Says US Will 'Disrupt Any Threat' From Afghanistan After Withdrawal. news.antiwar.com President Biden As we bring to an end America's longest war and draw down the last of our troops from Afghanistan, al Qaeda is greatly degraded there," Biden said. "But the United States will remain vigilant…
(2021-05-03). US, Taliban Reportedly Negotiating New Troop Pullout Deadline in July Instead of 9/11 Anniversary. sputniknews.com President Joe Biden earlier announced that the US wouldn't withdraw its forces by 1 May, as it was supposed to under a peace agreement with the Taliban* signed in 2020 by the Trump administration. Instead, Biden set the date of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks as the new deadline.
(2021-05-03). The Squad & Co: Unite as a Block to Downsize Biden's Military Budget. mintpressnews.com Now is the time for progressive congressional luminaries such as the Squad's AOC, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Presley to unite with Congressional Progressive Caucus to put their feet down and stand as a block against a bloated military budget.
(2021-05-03). àöltimas Noticias Survey: Bolívar Continues to Dominate Payment Methods in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
It is quite common to hear that Venezuela has been "dollarized" and that the sovereign currency bolívar is "no longer economically worth anything." Many of the formal and informal trade prices are set in dollars, although products can be paid and purchased both in bolívars as well as in foreign currencies. The government, however, claims that in Venezuela there will never be a dollarization of the economy and that what actually exists is a set of "mechanisms of economic war and resistance that push to exchange products in other currencies and cryptocurrencies." | What is the real proportion of this phenomenon? So…
(2021-05-03). Thousands around the U.S. celebrate International Workers' Day. liberationnews.org 
International Workers Day, May 1, is celebrated by tens of millions of people around the world. Its radical history emerged from the Haymarket Square resistance and the massacre that followed in 1886.
(2021-05-03). Breakthrough in Afghan Peace Process! globalresearch.ca The "extended Troika" on the Afghan problem comprising the United States, …
(2021-05-03). World Celebrates Press Freedom Day, Julian Assange Remains In Belmarsh Prison. popularresistance.org As people worldwide celebrate the UN's World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, WikiLeaks publisher and journalist Julian Assange remains incarcerated. | The US continues to demand Assange's extradition for his role in obtaining and publishing national defence documents from 2009 to 2011. The leaks, provided by US Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning, are known as the Guantanamo Files, the Iraq War Logs, the Afghan War Diary, and the US diplomatic cables (aka Cablegate). | There are noteworthy parallels which can be drawn between Assange's case and that of famed US Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. Ellsberg w…
(2021-05-03). Ron Paul: Will Special Interests Allow America's 'Longest War' To Finally End? — OpEd. eurasiareview.com Even if "won," endless wars like our 20 year assault on Afghanistan would not benefit our actual national interest in the slightest. So why do these wars continue endlessly? Because they are so profitable to powerful and well-connected special interests. In fact, the worst news possible for the Beltway military contractor/think tank complex would be that the United States actually won a war. That would signal the end of the welfare-for-the-rich gravy train. | In contrast to the end of declared wars, like World War II when the entire country rejoiced at the return home of soldiers where they belonged, an end to…
(2021-05-03). US Troop Pullout to Help Stability in Afghanistan, Ex-Diplomat Says. sputniknews.com Afghanistan will still face dozens of terror organisations and a number of internal problems, but the US withdrawal will also present a "wonderful opportunity" for the Afghan people simply because it will push them to sit down for talks and bridge their gaps.
(2021-05-03). Blinken Says Troop Pullout From Afghanistan 'Doesn't Mean We're Leaving'. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says there will still be US presence in Afghanistan after the pullout of American forces is completed.
(2021-05-03). 20 Afghan military soldiers killed in Farah province. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) — At least 20 military forces have been killed in a Taliban attack in Farah province.
(2021-05-03). 'Al-Qaeda' Threatens to Continue War, But Group Barely Exists in Afghanistan Anymore. news.antiwar.com With the May 1 deadline date for pullout from Afghanistan come and gone, the media is paying less attention to the Taliban, with whom the May 1 date was negotiated, and instead on al-Qaeda, who the Afghan War hasn't been about for many, many years. | Al-Qaeda is still keen to get attention though, and allegedly, unnamed 'al-Qaeda' issued a
(2021-05-03). 'Al-Qaeda' Threatens to Continue War, But Group Barely Exists in Afghanistan Anymore. news.antiwar.com With the May 1 deadline date for pullout from Afghanistan come and gone, the media is paying less attention to the Taliban, with whom the May 1 date was negotiated, and focusing instead on al-Qaeda, which the Afghan War hasn't been about for many, many years. | Al-Qaeda is still keen to get attention though, and allegedly issued a This ne…
(2021-05-03). Thousands around the US celebrate International Workers Day. liberationnews.org 
International Workers Day, May 1, is celebrated by tens of millions of people around the world. Its radical history emerged from the Haymarket Square resistance and the massacre that followed in 1886.
(2021-05-03). May Day 1971: Daniel Ellsberg on Joining Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn at Historic Antiwar Direct Action. democracynow.org 
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the 1971 May Day protests, when tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated against the Vietnam War in Washington, D.C., and brought much of the capital to a standstill through acts of civil disobedience. The mass demonstrations terrified the Nixon administration, and police would arrest over 12,000 people — the largest mass arrest in U.S. history. Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who attended the May Day protests, says it was part of a wave of popular discontent about the war that mobilized millions. "There was a movement of young people who felt that…
(2021-05-03). Whistleblower Daniel Hale, The Drone Program And The War On Our Right To Know. popularresistance.org The United States' drone assassination program is illegal under international law, but the whistleblower who exposed it, Daniel Hale, is being prosecuted under the Espionage Act. Chip Gibbons of Defending Rights and Dissent describes who Daniel Hale is and why his act of leaking information about the program to a journalist is akin to Daniel Ellsberg leaking the Pentagon Papers. Gibbons also places Hale's action in the broader context of FBI surveillance, the war on whistleblowers and other truthtellers, such as Julian Assange, and the assault on our right to know.
(2021-05-03). The Squad and Their Allies Should Unite to Block Biden's Massive Military Budget. commondreams.org "Now is the time for progressive congressional luminaries … to put their feet down and stand as a block against a bloated military budget." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/aoc_squad_pentagon_funding.jpg …
(2021-05-03). Tampa workers rally on International Workers Day. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – Labor and community activists in Tampa rallied May 1 to join the world in celebrating International Workers Day. The rally was called by the Tampa District of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, with speakers including Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society, Tampa Bay Community Action Committee and local union activists. | With dozens of people in attendance, the rally demanded housing and COVID assistance, more protections for all workers and an increase in funding to local social programs. The rally also demanded a stop to the proposed construction of a new Tampa Police Department (TPD) he…
(2021-05-03). COVID-19: Who's at higher risk of serious symptoms? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, it's important to remind people who is more at risk of serious coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms, which can vary widely. Some people have no symptoms at all, while others become so sick that they eventually need mechanical assistance to breathe. This article is written by Mayo Clinic …
(2021-05-03). New CDC guidance for vaccinated adults. What does it mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced updated COVID-19 guidance for masking outdoors and for fully vaccinated people. For instance, fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a protective mask outdoors, except in certain crowded settings and venues. "I completely agree with the updated CDC recommendations," says Dr. Abinash Virk, a …
(2021-05-03). Colombia: Violent Repression Of Anti-Government Protests. popularresistance.org Residents of Bogota and Medellin continued to report brutal police repression of anti-government protests while Colombia's third largest city Cali retook the streets on Saturday. | The massive turnout followed days of terror that left 10 people dead since Wednesday, the first day of a national strike against a tax reform proposed by the government of President Ivan Duque. | The terrorizing of the local population diminished drastically after local human rights organizations accused Defense Minister Diego Molano of playing a key role in the alleged state terror campaign on Friday. | Indigenous authorities from the…
(2021-05-03). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Reducing rejection by reversing order of heart-liver transplant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For heart-liver transplants, the liver and heart must come from the same donor, and some patients wait years to receive both organs. Also, antibodies from the donor can increase chances of the receiving patient rejecting the heart. But Dr. Sudhir Kushwaha, a Mayo Clinic cardiovascular transplant surgeon, says when a liver transplant is also involved, …
(2021-05-03). Drivers Forced To Drive Around Extinction Rebellion Protesters. popularresistance.org Swansea, Wales – Extinction Rebellion protesters across Swansea stopped traffic across the city after staging a sit down protest on busy roads. | The 30 minute protest, took place on Swansea's High Street, Gower Road in Upper Killay and Sketty Road in Uplands on Saturday morning. | Video footage from Upper Killay shows a protester peacefully sitting in the road wearing a sign that read: "I'm terrified that there is nothing to live for because of the climate crisis". | The protest led to queues of traffic forcing cars to drive around the protester. | In the video, one business owner can be heard asking the man to…
(2021-05-03). Judge Says Columbus Police Ran 'Amok'; Restricts Use Of Force. popularresistance.org A federal judge has ordered police in Columbus, Ohio, to stop using force including tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets against nonviolent protesters, ruling that officers ran "amok" during last summer's protests of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. | Judge Algenon Marbley of the Southern District of Ohio described the actions of the Columbus police as "the sad tale of officers, clothed with the awesome power of the state, run amok." | He opened his 88-page opinion with a quote from Martin Luther King Jr.: "But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech.
(2021-05-03). A Brief History of Israeli Interventionism in Lebanon. orinocotribune.com By Yanis Iqbal — Apr 30, 2021 | Israel has a long-standing interest in Lebanon. These interests have periodically manifested themselves in bloody attacks against the small Arab state. Two important sources on the Zionist plans for Lebanon are the diary of Moshe Sharett, who was the Prime Minster of Israel in 1954-1955 and who was considered a "soft Zionist", and Livia Rokach's "Israel's Sacred Terrorism: A study based on Moshe Sharett's Personal Diary, and other documents". In the latter we find some very important information, and it is worth quoting at length: | "Then he [Ben Gurion] passed on to another i…
(2021-05-03). Women Run 415 Miles To Protest The Mountain Valley Pipeline. popularresistance.org Bent Mountain, VA – The Mountain Valley Pipeline protest community came together Sunday at the Bent Mountain Center to thank and commend three women who are running and cycling alongside the MVP construction path. | MVP protesters held a feast to celebrate the women who are running and cycling 415 miles from West Virginia to Virginia, paralleling the pipeline. | "We're all runners, so to be able to take something that we enjoy to be able to raise awareness to the issues that are happening, it's important to us," MVP protest runner Katie Thompson said. | Sarah Hodder, Merecedes Walters and Thompson started their 1…
(2021-05-03). Study Of Unionized Newsrooms Finds Gender And Racial Pay Gaps. popularresistance.org The median salaries of women and people of color at 14 unionized Gannett newsrooms was at least $5,000 less than those of their male and white colleagues, a new study by the NewsGuild Gannett caucus found. | The median full-time salary for women in fall 2020 was $47,390, while the median for men was $57,235, representing a pay gap of $9,845. Journalists of color earned a median salary of $48,006, or $5,246 lower than the median salary for white journalists, $53,252. | A team of six volunteers put together the study, which was released Tuesday and includes data for roughly 450 employees from fall 2020. Newsrooms t…
(2021-05-03). A City Wrestles. zcomm.org In a world that is upside down with climate change, income inequality, social injustice, and massive amounts of denial, I understand your frustration. I share it…
(2021-05-03). Saturday 5/8: John Lewis Voter Advancement Day: Oakland Votercade & Tailgate Rally. indybay.org Meet at Malibu Lot at Oracle Arena, 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, CA 94621 | Masks and Safety Distancing Required; Peaceful event…
(2021-05-03). The International Economics Of Self-Harm — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Carlos Kuriyama* | Implementing or threatening another territory with economic sanctions in order to achieve a nation's political end is an age-old tactic. In ancient and medieval Europe, trade blockades were put in place to obtain commercial privileges or to compel opponents to surrender. Today, with globalisation, territories are more connected and interdependent, and the mechanisms of economic coercion are evolving in these new circumstances. | Common coercive tools in trade include import tariffs, trade remedies and export prohibitions or restrictions affecting specific goods from a particular source or…
(2021-05-03). Pakistan: 'Death Squads' Unleashed In Balochistan — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Tushar Ranjan Mohanty* | On April 28, 2021, one Policeman was killed and eight others, including three Policemen, were injured in a bomb blast in the main market of Qila Abdullah town in Qila Abdullah District. | On April 27, 2021, four Frontier Crops (FC) personnel were injured when Baloch Liberation Front (
(2021-05-03). Consumers Make Decisions Based On How And Why Products Are Recommended Online. eurasiareview.com As more people go online for shopping, understanding how they rely on e-commerce recommendation systems to make purchases is increasingly important. Penn State researchers now suggest that it's not just what is recommended, but how and why it's recommended, that helps to shape consumers' opinions. | In a study, the researchers investigated how people reacted to two product recommendation systems. The first system generated recommendations based on the user's earlier purchases — often referred to as content-based recommendation systems. The second provided recommendations based on what other people bought — c…
(2021-05-03). Eni And Santos Sign MoU On Cooperation In Northern Australia And Timor-Leste. eurasiareview.com Eni, through its subsidiary Eni Australia Limited, and Santos signed Monday a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly seek cooperation opportunities. | Under the terms of the MoU, the companies said they will seek optimizations, synergies and sharing of infrastructure between the Barossa Project and the Evans Shoal development, including the potential expansion of Darwin LNG and options to repurpose and extend the life of Bayu-Undan. | Additionally, the companies will work toward potential joint development of CO2 capture and storage or utilization (CCUS) facilities, serving not only assets ow…
(2021-05-03). Mayo Clinic Minute: Understanding lung cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Each year, more people die from lung cancer than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined, according to the American Cancer Society. To help better understand lung cancer, reporter Jason Howland talks to Dr. Karen Swanson, a Mayo Clinic pulmonologist and critical care specialist, in your …
(2021-05-03). 'Get the F**k Out': Philippines Hits Out at Beijing Over South China Sea Reef. sputniknews.com Since April, Beijing and Manila have been embroiled in a standoff over fishing grounds near South China Sea reefs claimed by both sides.
(2021-05-03). Italian Authorities Say Rome's Colosseum Will Get a New Arena Floor. sputniknews.com The country' Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini hailed the project as "extraordinary". According to the official, it will allow visitors to walk into the centre of the arena and stand where the gladiators once fought.
(2021-05-03). Let Me in, Human! Golden Retriever Pup Can't Open Door. sputniknews.com Canines are really smart creatures, and they understand almost everything – except for some bizarre stuff humans invented. Like glass, for example, or doors between rooms. And when you have a glass door, it is just too complicated for them to wrap their minds around that ridiculous thing!
(2021-05-03). Are Canadian Police Providing Training To The Colombian police? popularresistance.org On May 1, the British independent media outlet The Canary reported: "Over recent days, the Colombian national police have killed a number of civilians protesting a proposed tax hike on basic goods. Many more civilians have been injured, and Colombia's riot police reportedly sexually assaulted a woman." | The article by independent journalist John McEvoy further notes: "Documents obtained by The Canary can reveal that the UK's College of Policing has been training Colombian police over the past three years." | Is there a similar relationship between Canada and Colombia? | On October 30, 2017, the Canadian Press re…
(2021-05-03). Biden should have moved faster to rejoin JCPOA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) — Stating that the US was too cautious and should have simply rejoined the JCPOA on the understanding that Iran would come back into compliance, Prof. Frank von Hippel believes Netanyahu would like a war between the US and Iran.
(2021-05-03). Recent incidents in Israel part of Resistance's revenge. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) — The aide to Iranian Parliament's speaker says that the recent incidents in Palestinian-occupied lands of Israel were part of the Resistance groups' response to the Zionist regime's mischiefs and acts of sabotage.
(2021-05-03). Rocket hit US 'Balad' air base in Iraq's Saladin prov. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) — News sources on Monday evening reported a rocket attack on US Balad Air Base in Iraq's Saladin province, saying it was the deadliest attack since martyrdom of commanders of Resistance.
(2021-05-03). China's new nuclear submarine can hit mainland US. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) — China's newly commissioned nuclear-powered submarine is able to hit targets at a distance of 10,000 kilometers (6,200 miles), i.e. the mainland US.
(2021-05-03). Foreign minister, military chief: Ukraine's NATO-standard army to be integrated into global military force. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Foreign minister, military chief: Ukraine's NATO-standard army to be integrated into global military forceRick Rozoff Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, who was at NATO headquarters slightly more than a week ago to meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, spoke with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and confirmed that his …
(2021-05-03). Confirming GOP Fears, Poll Shows For the People Act Is Popular With Republican Voters. commondreams.org An adviser to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell lamented in March that "when presented with a very neutral description" of the For the People Act, "people were generally supportive." He was right to worry, according to a new poll. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/absentee_ballot.jpg …
(2021-05-03). Ignorance Does Not Lead to Freedom. counterpunch.org The slogans of the January 6 insurrections who stormed the Capitol demonstrated much passion. But they had little understanding of how a democratic government works. Nor did they care to find out. Foreign terrorists did not manipulate them. They earnestly believed as President Donald Trump told them that day and for weeks beforehand, that Congress