____ (2022-05-14). The realities confronting Ukraine's six million refugees. wsws.org While the media portrays the situation as if Ukrainian refugees are walking into the arms of America and Europe's governments, all the social and political problems of global capitalism are manifesting themselves in the crisis.

Contributing Writers (2022-05-14). How a century of political violence in Ukraine is linked to the atrocities of today/By Olga Sukharevskaya, ex-Ukrainian diplomat. marktaliano.net Original Link Here: How a century of political violence in Ukraine is linked to the atrocities of today — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union The history of Ukrainian nationalist cruelty is an important factor, barely discussed, or known, in the West Troops shot in the legs screaming in pain. Others dying from blood loss and …

_____ (2022-05-14). Joe Biden And The Democrats Have Nothing To Offer Organized Labor. popularresistance.org Amazon Labor Union (ALU) organizer and former Amazon worker Chris Smalls testified in a Senate Banking Committee hearing called by Bernie Sanders on May 5th to investigate whether Amazon and other monopoly corporations that violate labor law should receive federal contracts. That Amazon would receive federal assistance despite accumulating record profits amid a global pandemic is bad enough. Worse yet is that it took months before so-called progressive Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez acknowledged the efforts of workers organizing a union within the corporate behemoth. | The hearing proceedings went viral after…

Editor (2022-05-14). Prevent pandemics and halt climate change? Strengthen land rights for Indigenous peoples. mronline.org Land is and means different things to different people. Indigenous, pastoralist, and rural farming communities are especially dependent on land, which is widely recognised by conservation organisations. Such communities are often uniquely vulnerable to the effects of ecosystem destruction while simultaneously having strong social norms and cultural values that support ecosystem preservation.

____ (2022-05-14). Congressional report confirms meat processors made baseless claims of impending food shortage to keep plants open as pandemic spread. wsws.org While COVID-19 ripped through processing plants and communities, food executives stoked phony claims of a food shortage to justify keeping plants operating at full production.

Rafael Dall'Alba, Marco André Germanà≤, Cristianne Famer Rocha (2022-05-14). [Correspondence] Yes, democracy is good for our health—but which democracy? thelancet.com Richard Horton wrote a compelling inquiry on the complex scenario surrounding the challenges emerging from liberal democracies in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.1 We take his timely discussion one step further. To discuss the benefits and shortcomings of democracies, especially in a global context, we need to look in detail at the actors and politics that govern the design and implementation of health policies. As Horton argued, choosing between liberal democracies and autocracies is an overly simplistic decision.

Richard Horton (2022-05-14). [Comment] Offline: Bill Gates and the fate of WHO. thelancet.com Bill Gates was not shy about his disdain for WHO. Of its staff he said, "If you're not very good, you'll stay working there for a long time." Gates fired his broadside during the London launch of his book, How to Prevent the Next Pandemic. The audience laughed. But as someone who has been welcomed into the global health family, there was something cheap and unpleasant about his remark. It diminished him. Gates was there to promote the idea of GERM—a Global Epidemic Response and Mobilization team.

Susan Jaffe (2022-05-14). [Perspectives] Raj Panjabi: bringing a global outlook to the US pandemic response. thelancet.com In February, 2022, US President Joe Biden appointed global health physician and epidemiologist Raj Panjabi as a Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Global Health Security and Biodefense at the White House National Security Council in Washington, DC, which advises Biden on foreign policy and security issues. In this position, Panjabi's presence ensures that global health threats "are considered in discussions of national security and foreign policy, and are not an afterthought", said Jennifer Kates, Senior Vice President and Director of Global Health and HIV Policy at the Kaiser Family Found…

Richard Horton (2022-05-14). [Comment] Offline: Bill Gates and the fate of WHO. thelancet.com Bill Gates was not shy about his disdain for WHO. Of its staff he said, "If you're not very good, you'll stay working there for a long time." Gates fired his broadside during the London launch of his book, How to Prevent the Next Pandemic. The audience laughed. But as someone who has been welcomed into the global health family, there was something cheap and unpleasant about his remark. It diminished him. Gates was there to promote the idea of GERM—a Global Epidemic Response and Mobilization team.

Shawn Yuan (2022-05-14). [World Report] Zero COVID in China: what next? thelancet.com How China cornered itself into an unsustainable COVID-19 control strategy, and the slim prospects for change. Shawn Yuan reports.

It's Going Down (2022-05-14). This Is America #166: Biden Pushes War & Police as COVID Deaths Hit One Million; Abort the Court Action Wave; Fight to Defend Atlanta Forest. itsgoingdown.org Welcome, to This Is America, April 14th, 2022. On today's episode, first we bring you an interview with Adi Callai, the creative force behind a new anarchist YouTube channel that investigates the George Floyd uprising, identity politics and modern revolt. We speak about the idea of "elite capture," how neoliberalism has weaponized identity politics, how…

It's Going Down (2022-05-14). This Is America #166: Biden Pushes War & Police as COVID Deaths Hit One Million; Abort the Court Action Wave; Fight to Defend Atlanta Forest. itsgoingdown.org Welcome, to This Is America, April 14th, 2022. On today's episode, first we bring you an interview with Adi Callai, the creative force behind a new anarchist YouTube channel that investigates the George Floyd uprising, identity politics and modern revolt. We speak about the idea of "elite capture," how neoliberalism has weaponized identity politics, how…

Andrew Green (2022-05-14). [World Report] Calls to restart testing for parasitic disease at US CDC. thelancet.com Researchers and clinicians pressure the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reintroduce parasitic disease testing amid concerns about patient care. Andrew Green reports.

Robert Beaglehole, Ruth Bonita (2022-05-14). [Correspondence] Tobacco control: getting to the finish line. thelancet.com Tobacco control is not working for most of the world.1 Four out of five of the world's smokers are in low-income and middle-income countries. In these countries where most of the eight million deaths caused by tobacco occur each year, rates of tobacco use are falling only slowly. Globally, the overall number of tobacco users has barely changed. Only 30% of countries are on track to achieve the WHO adult tobacco use target of a 30% reduction in prevalence by 20302 and most countries are not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 3.4 for non-communicable diseases; its achievement will require a much m…

Robert Beaglehole, Ruth Bonita (2022-05-14). [Correspondence] Tobacco control: getting to the finish line. thelancet.com Tobacco control is not working for most of the world.1 Four out of five of the world's smokers are in low-income and middle-income countries. In these countries where most of the eight million deaths caused by tobacco occur each year, rates of tobacco use are falling only slowly. Globally, the overall number of tobacco users has barely changed. Only 30% of countries are on track to achieve the WHO adult tobacco use target of a 30% reduction in prevalence by 20302 and most countries are not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 3.4 for non-communicable diseases; its achievement will require a much m…

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-05-14). UNSC calls for immediate investigation to Abu Akleh case. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) — United Nations Security Council called for an immediate and impartial investigation into the assassination of the Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank by Zionist forces.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-05-14). UNSC calls for immediate investigation to Abu Akleh case. en.mehrnews.com United Nations Security Council called for an immediate and impartial investigation into the assassination of the Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank by Zionist forces.

Staff (2022-05-14). El minuto en el que toda Cuba guardó silencio (+ Fotos y Video). cubadebate.cu Esta tarde, cuando se cumple una semana de la explosión que puso a toda Cuba de luto, cientos de personas se reúnen en el Parque de la Fraternidad para hacer una vigilia en honor a las 46 víctimas del hotel Saratoga. Hoy, cuando la misión que nadie quiso tener que cumplir está terminada, se escucha el silencio y el espacio se llena de lágrimas.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-05-13). Is It Coincidence That Some CIA Torture Techniques are so Popular With Ukrainian Neo-Nazis? libya360.wordpress.com Ekaterina Blinova Dutch journalist Sonja van den Ende in Donbass © Photo : Sonja van den Ende While the US rushed to vilify Russia's latest UN Security Council Arria-Formula summit on Kiev's human rights violations, one might wonder as to why Ukrainian neo-Nazi torture sites have so much in common with CIA secret prisons, says…

Editor (2022-05-13). Great Disorder and Extravagant Lies. scheerpost.com Francisca Lita Sáez, Spain, "An Unequal Fight," 2020. | By Vijay Prashad / These are deeply upsetting times. The Covid-19 global pandemic had the potential to bring people together, to strengthen global institutions such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and to galvanize new faith in public action. | Our vast social wealth could have been pledged to improve public health systems, including both the surveillance of outbreaks of illness and the development of medical systems to…

Vijay Prashad (2022-05-13). In a world of great disorder and extravagant lies, we look for compassion: The Nineteenth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org These are deeply upsetting times. The COVID-19 global pandemic had the potential to bring people together, to strengthen global institutions such as the World Health Organisation (WHO), and to galvanise new faith in public action.

Staff (2022-05-13). Mexican Journalists Protest "Staggering" Toll of Journalists Murdered with Impunity; 11 Slain in 2022. democracynow.org Three journalists were killed within a three-day span this week in Mexico, bringing the toll to 11 so far this year and making Mexico the deadliest country in the world for journalists, behind Ukraine. Most of the murders have gone unsolved. This week journalists across Mexico took to the streets protesting the murder of their colleagues and called for accountability. "A crime against a reporter is a crime against the entire country," says Jan-Albert Hootsen, Mexico correspondent at the Committee to Protect Journalists, who calls the numbers staggering and unprecedented.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-05-13). One million dead from COVID in U.S. as funds lapse. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The coronavirus pandemic has officially killed 1 million people in the U.S. in just over two years, but for U.S. leaders now, the Ukraine war and the military budget seem more important. How else to explain the Biden administration's continuing requests—the latest is for $40 billion—for continual arms aid for the Ukrainians against Russia's continuing …

Mark Gruenberg (2022-05-13). One million dead from COVID in U.S. as funds lapse. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The coronavirus pandemic has officially killed 1 million people in the U.S. in just over two years, but for U.S. leaders now, the Ukraine war and the military budget seem more important. How else to explain the Biden administration's continuing requests—the latest is for $40 billion—for continual arms aid for the Ukrainians against Russia's continuing …

____ (2022-05-13). West Virginia retiree speaks about life on a fixed income, war and the pandemic. wsws.org "We're all in this together in the working class. The choice is between barbarism and socialism. And I think that choice is really a no brainer."

_____ (2022-05-13). In A World Of Great Disorder And Extravagant Lies. popularresistance.org These are deeply upsetting times. The COVID-19 global pandemic had the potential to bring people together, to strengthen global institutions such as the World Health Organization (WHO), and to galvanize new faith in public action. Our vast social wealth could have been pledged to improve public health systems, including both the surveillance of outbreaks of illness and the development of medical systems to treat people during these outbreaks. Not so. | Studies by the WHO have shown us that health care spending by governments in poorer nations has been relatively flat during the pandemic, while out-of-pocket priva…

____ (2022-05-13). China's dynamic zero-COVID policy saves lives, recovers economy: Pakistani FM. ecns.cn Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Thursday that China's dynamic zero-COVID approach is particularly successful in eliminating the virus, saving countless lives and swiftly recovering its economy.

____ (2022-05-13). Shanghai to ease COVID-19 restrictions in mid-May. ecns.cn Shanghai is expected to achieve zero-COVID beyond areas under closed-loop management in mid-May, and will by then ease COVID-19 restrictions while implementing a tiered management system for communities based on their risk levels, local authorities said on Friday.

____ (2022-05-13). Beijing reports 51 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn Beijing reported 51 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and 18 asymptomatic cases between 3 p.m. Thursday and 3 p.m. Friday, said Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, at a press conference by the Beijing Municipal Health Commission.

____ (2022-05-13). Flags ordered at half staff as U.S. nears 1 mln COVID-19 deaths. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff to mark the "tragic milestone" of 1 million COVID-19 deaths for five days.

____ (2022-05-13). Delivery services normal in Beijing amid COVID-19 resurgence. ecns.cn Delivery services would not suspend amid the COVID-19 resurgence in Beijing.

____ (2022-05-13). Fact Sheet: China's dynamic zero-COVID policy. ecns.cn

Our Reporter (2022-05-13). Parliament summons Aceng over contracts for Covid-19 health workers. plusnews.ug Thomas Tayebwa, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament has directed the Minister of Health to explain to the House why contracts of health workers under the Covid-19 emergency services category were terminated contrary to a presidential directive. In his communication to the Thursday plenary sitting, Tayebwa required Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng to present the statement …

Staff (2022-05-13). Cuba reporta 77 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y 98 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre del día de ayer, 12 de mayo, Cuba reportó 77 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 98 altas médicas, según indicó el parte oficial del Ministerio de Salud Pública (Minsap). Además, se encuentran ingresados un total de 2 048 pacientes, sospechosos 1 601, en vigilancia 11 y confirmados activos 436.

teleSUR-mcs -HIM (2022-05-13). Europa supera los 2 millones de decesos por Covid-19. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con las autoridades sanitarias, la inmunización de la población contra la pandemia es la mejor manera de salvar vidas, proteger a las comunidades y a los sistemas de salud.

____ (2022-05-13). Biden marks 1 million US COVID deaths by preparing for the next million. wsws.org US President Joe Biden finally acknowledged Thursday that over 1 million Americans have now died from COVID-19, issuing a perfunctory written statement and a pre-recorded video characterized by indifference to the lives of those lost and their loved ones still mourning.

____ (2022-05-13). Macron to dismantle last remaining anti-COVID health measures in France. wsws.org Macron, like his counterparts in other European countries, has decided to allow an avoidable disease to become a constant feature of daily life.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-13). 5-05-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Hepatitis in children: What parents need to know. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A sudden increase in the number of children experiencing severe hepatitis has caught the attention of national health experts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued an alert to healthcare providers about pediatric patients suffering from significant liver injury who also tested positive for adenovirus. What are the symptoms? What can cause hepatitis? And when should parents be concerned? Two Mayo Clinic experts, Dr. Sara Hassan, a pediatric transplant hepatologist with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center and Dr….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-13). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: What parents should know about the new hepatitis outbreak in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At least 20 countries and 10 U.S. states have identified unusual hepatitis cases in children. Experts advise that cases are extremely rare, with just under 300 children affected worldwide. Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. It is most commonly caused by a viral infection, although there are other potential causes. A common adenovirus is being investigated as a potential cause for this hepatitis outbreak. Adenoviruses are a group of viruses that typically cause respiratory and…

Ashley Curtin (2022-05-13). Sanders and colleagues introduce Medicare for All Act of 2022 in the Senate. nationofchange.org The Medicare for All Act of 2022 would be implemented over a four-year period and would include dental care, vision coverage, and hearing aids with no out-of-pocket expenses, insurance premiums, deductibles, or co-payments,…

Ashley Curtin (2022-05-13). Sanders and colleagues introduce Medicare for All Act of 2022 in the Senate. nationofchange.org The Medicare for All Act of 2022 would be implemented over a four-year period and would include dental care, vision coverage, and hearing aids with no out-of-pocket expenses, insurance premiums, deductibles, or co-payments,…

Editor (2022-05-13). Economist Michael Hudson on decline of dollar, sanctions war, imperialism, financial parasitism. mronline.org Economist Michael Hudson discusses the decline of the U.S. dollar, the sanctions war on Russia, his concept of "free-trade imperialism," and financial parasitism.

Animal Liberation Press Office (2022-05-13). Now For Some Good News: Animal Abusers Feeling the Heat. indybay.org Below are some selected news stories from the last 16 months; no claims by activists for any of these fires have been received as of yet by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office.

Birgit Naujeck, Roland Rottenfusser (2022-05-13). The modeling of the human and Final victory of materialism. indybay.org Birgit Naujeck, born in 1963, did not grow up in the GDR (east Germany), but was socialized by it. .. From her opposition to technocracy, she clearly opposes 5G, transhumanism, any eugenics, and the disembodiment of our language, which leads to the rewriting of history and gender. The Final victory of materialism coincides with its implosion!

Food Recovery Network (2022-05-13). Tuesday 5/17: Intersectional Practices: Ways We Can Ensure Our Economic Security w/ Food Recovery Ntwk. indybay.org Online event…

Green Party (2022-05-13). Green Party endorsements, and also the "Green Voter Guide" indybay.org The complete 12-page GREEN VOTER GUIDE with its analyses is ONLINE at: http: //acgreens.wordpress.com/voter-guides (Please click on the letters "PDF" — or use this direct link: acgreens.files.wordpress.com/2022/05/gpac-vg-06-22-web-1.pdf ).

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-05-13). Protest to Save Abortion and Investigate SCOTUS Justices at Nancy Pelosi's House. indybay.org Speaker of the House Pelosi blasted for supporting anti abortion politician…

local volunteers (2022-05-13). Saturday 5/14: Fairfax: Bans Off Our Bodies! Sidewalk Protest Rally. indybay.org Fairfax Parkade, 1942 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax, CA 94930…

Local volunteers (2022-05-13). Saturday 5/14: Petaluma: Bans Off Our Bodies: Rally for Reproductive Rigths. indybay.org Walnut Park, Petaluma Boulevard South & D Street, Petaluma, CA 94952…

Martin Rizzo-Martinez & Daniel Stonebloom (2022-05-13). Challenging Colonialism s01e04 Indian Boarding Schools: Colonialism through Education. indybay.org This episode of Challenging Colonialism examines the history of the Indian Boarding Schools that impacted thousands of Indigenous Californian children, specifically focusing on Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, Stewart Indian School in Reno, and Saint Boniface Indian School in Banning. Duration: 1 hr 1 min 30 sec…

____ (2022-05-13). Biden marks 1 million US COVID deaths by preparing for the next million. wsws.org US President Joe Biden finally acknowledged Thursday that over 1 million Americans have now died from COVID-19, issuing a perfunctory written statement and a pre-recorded video characterized by indifference to the lives of those lost and their loved ones still mourning.

____ (2022-05-13). Macron to dismantle last remaining anti-COVID health measures in France. wsws.org Macron, like his counterparts in other European countries, has decided to allow an avoidable disease to become a constant feature of daily life.

_____ (2022-05-12). Sanctions against Russia: Reactions from the Middle East. journal-neo.org The Middle East media have not stopped commenting on recent developments in Ukraine through the prism of their perception in the region. Particular attention is paid to the topic of the sanctions imposed on Moscow and their resonance in the Arab world. As can be seen, attitudes towards these measures are negative in the region. …

____ (2022-05-12). Workers denied any choice in key German election Sunday. wsws.org The representatives of all parties represented in the state parliament agree to pass on the costs of the pandemic and the Ukraine war to the working class.

Kevin Mwanza (2022-05-12). Biden White House: We're Aware Of Baby Formula Shortages, We Don't Have A National Stockpile. moguldom.com The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is "doing everything" to fix baby formula shortages resulting from supply chain problems and a recall that was ordered earlier this year after two infants died from bacterial infections, the White House said. Amidst the highest inflation in decades, an escalating war in Ukraine triggered by the …

United Against War, Militarism (2022-05-12). Saturday 5/21: Protest Against the War in Ukraine. indybay.org Lake Merritt Amphitheater…

IMEMC News (2022-05-12). Israeli Army Attacks Farmers, Shepherds, And Fishermen, In Gaza. imemc.org Israeli soldiers and naval forces attacked, Thursday, Palestinian farmers, shepherds, and fishermen in several parts of the besieged Gaza Strip. The soldiers, stationed on military towers across the fence, east of the central Gaza Strip, fired many live rounds and gas bombs at Palestinian farmers and shepherds east of Deir al-Balah, the al-Maghazi, and al-Boreij …

Staff (2022-05-12). Israeli Army Kills Renowned Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh — Palestinians Mourn. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, May 11, renowned Palestinian-American journalist and Al Jazeera correspondent, Shireen Abu Akleh, was assassinated after being shot in the head by Israeli occupation troops in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. | Abu Akleh was wearing a clearly visible press jacket and helmet, which has led many to believe that the fatal shot was intentionally aimed at an exposed part of her head. | Imágenes trágicas de la reportera de aljazeera asesinada, Shereen Abu Aqleh, que fue atacada y asesinada hoy por soldados israelíes. Sonidos de granizo de fuego israelí se escucharon mientras Abu Aqleh yacía inmóvil con…

Staff (2022-05-12). Israeli Army Kills Renowned Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh Palestinians Mourn. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, May 11, renowned Palestinian-American journalist and Al Jazeera correspondent, Shireen Abu Akleh, was assassinated after being shot in the head by Israeli occupation troops in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. | Abu Akleh was wearing a clearly visible press jacket and helmet, which has led many to believe that the fatal shot was intentionally aimed at an exposed part of her head. | Imágenes trágicas de la reportera de aljazeera asesinada, Shereen Abu Aqleh, que fue atacada y asesinada hoy por soldados israelíes. Sonidos de granizo de fuego israelí se escucharon mientras Abu Aqleh yacía inmóvil con…

Benjamin Norton (2022-05-12). Economist Michael Hudson on decline of dollar, sanctions war, imperialism, financial parasitism. multipolarista.com In this interview with Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton, economist Michael Hudson discusses the decline of the US dollar, the sanctions war on Russia, his concept of "free-trade imperialism," and financial parasitism. | We talk about these concepts explored in his new book " Video: | Podcast: | Transcript: | BENJAMIN NORTON: Hey, everyone. I'm Ben Norton, and this is the Multipolarista podc…

Kevin Mwanza (2022-05-12). US Government, FDA Limit Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Due To Blood Clots. moguldom.com U.S. regulators limited who can receive the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid-19 vaccine over concerns that it can cause serious blood clots on rare occasions. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a statement that its investigation had revealed that people who get the J&J jab are at increased risk of developing a life-threatening …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-05-12). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.

____ (2022-05-12). Ono Himiko: Not forgotten by caring neighbors while absent. ecns.cn Since the current outbreak of the Covid 19 pandemic in Shanghai, Ono Himiko, a Japanese doctor, has been living in Punan Hospital for a month and a half.

Staff (2022-05-12). America Unmasked: Pandemic Anti-Rights Syndrome. commondreams.org Did the long pandemic spawn a new kind of repression?

____ (2022-05-12). Kentucky nurse on the crisis in health care: "Hospital policies should be committed to patient care, not stockholders' portfolios" wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site received this letter from a nurse in Kentucky describing the transformations in hospitals, the exploitation of nurses and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

____ (2022-05-12). Covid-19 still spreading in Spain as PSOE-Podemos government ends mask mandate. wsws.org Throughout the pandemic, the PSOE-Podemos government has refused to follow a scientifically guided policy to eliminate the virus, instead placing profits over lives.

____ (2022-05-12). US overdose deaths rose to record levels in 2021, fueled by fentanyl, exacerbated by pandemic. wsws.org Deaths from drug overdoses in 2021 neared 108,000, fueled by an ever-worsening fentanyl crisis and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Overdose deaths have now surpassed a staggering 1 million since the CDC began collecting data about two decades ago.

Berkeley Style (2022-05-12). Protesters Provide the Punch at Bay Area Book Fest. indybay.org The Bay Area Book Festival was back after a hiatus caused by covid concerns. Many people masked up for that extra layer of protection at the event held all outdoors under decorated open air tents. Demonstrators for abortion rights and reproductive justice say they knew just what the festival needed to enliven things.

Marjorie Cohn (2022-05-12). Trump Judge's Anti-Mask Ruling Continues to Imperil Travelers as COVID Rises. truthout.org New COVID-19 infections are once again on the rise across the United States, The steady increase in COVID cases underscores the perilous wrongheadedness of the recent decision by Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, the federal district court judge in Florid…

____ (2022-05-12). China says ready to support DPRK in fight against COVID-19. ecns.cn China stands ready to provide full support and assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

____ (2022-05-12). U.S. urged to be more serious about COVID-19 response. ecns.cn

____ (2022-05-12). China says 'dynamic zero-COVID' policy maximizing protection of health. ecns.cn

imperial.ac.uk (2022-05-12). Real-time epidemic forecasting tool to support global outbreak monitoring. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers have developed a new forecasting tool to support global outbreak monitoring for COVID-19 and other deadly diseases.

Our Reporter (2022-05-12). Private school teachers to access covid 19 cash bailout. plusnews.ug After moving in circles of confusion for over two years, private school teachers can now access the long-awaited COVID-19 cash bailout from the government. In one of his national addresses on COVID-19 in July 2020, President Yoweri Museveni promised to provide a revolving fund worth Shillings 20 billion for private school teachers to set up …

teleSUR -HIM (2022-05-12). Detectan primeros casos de Covid-19 en Corea del Norte. telesurtv.net Todavía las autoridades sanitarias no precisan el numero de pacientes infectados ni la posible fuente de infección.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2022-05-12). OMS exhorta a aplicar diagnósticos y vacunas contra la Covid-19. telesurtv.net Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declaró que las hospitalizaciones y los decesos no están aumentando tan estrepitosamente como en olas anteriores.

teleSUR-mcs, JL (2022-05-12). Europa eliminará uso de mascarilla en aeropuertos y vuelos. telesurtv.net Las autoridades sanitarias indicaron que fueron considerados los últimos reportes sobre el desarrollo de la Covid-19 y los niveles de vacunación.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-12). 5-05-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Hepatitis in children: What parents need to know. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A sudden increase in the number of children experiencing severe hepatitis has caught the attention of national health experts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued an alert to healthcare providers about pediatric patients suffering from significant liver injury who also tested positive for adenovirus. What are the symptoms? What can cause hepatitis? And when should parents be concerned? Two Mayo Clinic experts, Dr. Sara Hassan, a pediatric transplant hepatologist with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center and Dr….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-12). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: What parents should know about the new hepatitis outbreak in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At least 20 countries and 10 U.S. states have identified unusual hepatitis cases in children. Experts advise that cases are extremely rare, with just under 300 children affected worldwide. Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. It is most commonly caused by a viral infection, although there are other potential causes. A common adenovirus is being investigated as a potential cause for this hepatitis outbreak. Adenoviruses are a group of viruses that typically cause respiratory and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to manage hay fever allergy symptoms. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Don't be alarmed if you are experiencing seasonal allergies for the first time. While hay fever — also known as allergic rhinitis — often begins in childhood, more adults are being diagnosed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says seasonal allergies can make you feel miserable. It's your body's way of fighting off a perceived threat.Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zfs6wlIEO4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality…

Our Reporter (2022-05-12). Lamwo Leaders express concern over attacks by suspected armed South Sudanese. plusnews.ug Local leaders in Lamwo District have expressed concern over the recurrent attacks and raids by suspected South Sudanese armed men. James Ochola, the Speaker of Lamwo district says the suspected armed attackers from South Sudan have been terrorizing the sub-counties of Madi Opei, Agoro, Lokung, and Potika since 2018. Ochola says the attackers, who he …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-05-12). Stoltenberg and Norway: War-Mongering and Total Hypocrisy. libya360.wordpress.com Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein When a sculptor thinks of making a statue to political hypocrisy in international affairs, Norway is undoubtedly the model to be used. The Scandinavian country on the one hand hosts negotiations and dialogues in which it supposedly acts as mediator and annually awards the Nobel Peace Prize, while at the same time,…

IMEMC News (2022-05-12). Army Abducts A Palestinian In Hebron. imemc.org On Thursday, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian from Hebron city in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said several army jeeps invaded the Sheikh neighborhood in Hebron before storming and searching homes. They added that the soldiers abducted Mohammad Mahfouth and took him to a nearby military and interrogation center.

IMEMC News (2022-05-12). Israeli Army Demolishes A Palestinian Home Near Bethlehem. imemc.org On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers demolished a Palestinian home in the al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. Local nonviolent activist Ibrahim Awadallah said several army jeeps and bulldozers invaded the Ein Jweiza area in the northern part of the village and demolished one home, allegedly for being built without a permit from …

IMEMC News (2022-05-12). Israeli Soldiers Injure A Palestinian Worker Near Jenin. imemc.org On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers assaulted and injured a Palestinian worker near the Barta'a military roadblock, southwest of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. The soldiers fired many live rounds at dozens of workers near the military roadblock and several areas near the Annexation Wall in Barta'a, Aneen, and Taybeh. The …

IMEMC News (2022-05-12). Soldiers Shoot A Palestinian Near Al-Aqsa In Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers shot, Wednesday evening, a young Palestinian man near Bab al-Qattanin, one of the gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers shot the young man before taking him away, adding that the extent of his injuries remains unknown. They added that the …

Michael Roberts (2022-05-12). Inflation: wages versus profits. mronline.org Prices of commodities can be broken down into the three main components: labour costs (v= the value of labour power in Marxist terminology, non-labour inputs (c =the constant capital consumed, and the "mark-up" of profits over the first two components (s = surplus value appropriated by the capitalist owners). P = v + c + s.

_____ (2022-05-12). Off-Duty Police Protecting Forest Destroying Bulldozer Pushed Out Of Atlanta Forest By Land Defenders. popularresistance.org On Monday, May 9, around 9: 15am, people inhabiting the Atlanta Forest witnessed a bulldozer accompanied by two Dekalb County cops bulldozing a path in Intrenchment Creek Park — a public Dekalb County park directly adjacent to the Old Atlanta Prison Farm. On Monday morning, the bulldozer, marked "Dodd Drilling, LLC.," destroyed a significant swath of forest, injuring plants and animals in its path. When people nearby learned about this, about 30-40 adults and at least 1 child quickly responded and gathered around the bulldozer, confronting the project managers and police officers on the RC Field. Those gathe…

Angela (2022-05-12). Sunday 5/15: Q&A Discussion of Art as Resistance Short Films. indybay.org

Birgit Naujeck, Roland Rottenfusser (2022-05-12). The modeling of the human and Final victory of materialism. indybay.org Birgit Naujeck, born in 1963, did not grow up in the GDR (east Germany), but was socialized by it. .. From her opposition to technocracy, she clearly opposes 5G, transhumanism, any eugenics, and the disembodiment of our language, which leads to the rewriting of history and gender. The Final victory of materialism coincides with its implosion!

Direct Action Everywhere (2022-05-12). Saturday 5/28: Race to End Animal Gambling in Berkeley and Albany. indybay.org 100 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA…

Food Recovery Network (2022-05-12). Tuesday 5/17: Intersectional Practices: Ways We Can Ensure Our Economic Security w/ Food Recovery Ntwk. indybay.org Online event…

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-05-12). Protest to Save Abortion and Investigate SCOTUS Justices at Nancy Pelosi's House. indybay.org Speaker of the House Pelosi blasted for supporting anti abortion politician…

Mills Rebel Alliance (2022-05-12). Wednesday 5/18: The Unmaking of Mills College. indybay.org

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (2022-05-12). Saturday 5/14: Bans Off Our Bodies! Virtual Action Rally for Reproductive Freedom. indybay.org Virtual action rally for reproductive freedom & abortion rights…

POOR Magazine (2022-05-12). Sunday 5/15: Homefulness Not Homelessness. indybay.org 8032 Blackarthur (MacArthur) Blvd, Occupied Huchuin (Oakland)…

PPWTBABF (2022-05-12). Berkeley Rages as Reproductive Rights Under Attack. indybay.org "Back alley abortions" was a term used to describe illegal abortion before the passage of Roe v. Wade in 1973. Demonstrators on May 8 carried a variety of placards including some that said "Books not Back Alleys". | Stills and 1 min video by Lis Cox.

Variant (2022-05-12). SafeGraph: Data Mining and Surveillance of Reproductive Health. indybay.org The high-tech tools of America's Fascist movement are developed in the Bay Area. Data brokerage company SafeGraph has been tracking the geo-location data of cellphones belonging to persons who work in reproductive health, as well as their patients. The CEO of SafeGraph is a UC Berkeley graduate, and their company was headquartered in SF, before moving to Denver in 2020.

Volunteer organized for Women's March (2022-05-12). Saturday 5/14: Mountain View: Bans Off Our Bodies! Rally for Reproductive Rights. indybay.org Centennial Plaza (outside Caltrain Station), 600 W Evelyn Ave, Mountain View, CA 94041 is the starting point for march which goes up Castro St to El Camino Real. | At 11: 30 we vigil at Gateway Park, corner El Camino/Castro.

Women's March Monterey Bay (2022-05-12). Saturday 5/14: Monterey: Bans Off Our Bodies! Rally for Reproductive Rights. indybay.org Window on the Bay Park, 717 Del Monte Ave, Monterey, CA 93940…

____ (2022-05-12). Kentucky nurse on the crisis in health care: "Hospital policies should be committed to patient care, not stockholders' portfolios" wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site received this letter from a nurse in Kentucky describing the transformations in hospitals, the exploitation of nurses and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

____ (2022-05-12). US overdose deaths rose to record levels in 2021, fueled by fentanyl, exacerbated by pandemic. wsws.org Deaths from drug overdoses in 2021 neared 108,000, fueled by an ever-worsening fentanyl crisis and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Overdose deaths have now surpassed a staggering 1 million since the CDC began collecting data about two decades ago.

____ (2022-05-12). Covid-19 still spreading in Spain as PSOE-Podemos government ends mask mandate. wsws.org Throughout the pandemic, the PSOE-Podemos government has refused to follow a scientifically guided policy to eliminate the virus, instead placing profits over lives.

____ (2022-05-11). Biden sets aside COVID-19 funding to secure tens of billions to escalate war against Russia. wsws.org The utter indifference of both capitalist parties to mass death and debilitating illness within the borders of the US exposes the fraudulent claims of a war for "democracy" and "human rights" in Ukraine.

Anonymous103 (2022-05-11). Ukraine Disrupts Gas Transit From Russia. Europe Pays. southfront.org | On May 10, Ukraine notified Gazprom that it would stop receiving gas for transit through its Sohranovka gas-measuring station from 7 a.m. Moscow time on May 11. This event caused high-profile comments and also jeopardized the transportation of Russian gas. | Representatives of the UGTS (Ukrainian gas transport system operator) said that Ukraine will stop the transit of natural gas from Russia to Europe through the Sohranivka station in the Luhansk Region on the morning of 11 Ma…

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-11). House Passes Bill for $40 Billion in New Ukraine Aid. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday night, the House The measure passed in Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has said the Senate will "move swiftly…

United Against War, Militarism (2022-05-11). Saturday 5/21: Protest Against the War in Ukraine. indybay.org Lake Merritt Amphitheater…

Global Research News (2022-05-11). Selected Articles: UK and US Governments Are Primary Obstacles to Peace Negotiations: Ukrainian News Outlet. globalresearch.ca By A recent report in Ukrainian news outlet

Global Research News (2022-05-11). Selected Articles: UK and US Governments Are Primary Obstacles to Peace Negotiations: Ukrainian News Outlet. globalresearch.ca By A recent report in Ukrainian news outlet

Kevin Mwanza (2022-05-11). You're Burned Out, Not Lazy: 7 Things To Know. moguldom.com In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement against structural racism, many Black employees are finding themselves emotionally and physically burned out. While some may confuse this as slacking off or laziness on the job, many employees are suffering from burnout characterized by low motivation or low …

____ (2022-05-11). China has provided over 2.2 billion COVID vaccine doses to world. ecns.cn China has provided more than 2.2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine to over 120 countries and international organizations by Wednesday, most of which are developing countries, new official data showed.

____ (2022-05-11). BRICS countries mull pandemic early warning system. ecns.cn On Tuesday, the 12th meeting of BRICS health ministers agreed that BRICS countries will launch an early warning system for large-scale pandemics.

Berkeley Style (2022-05-11). Protesters Provide the Punch at Bay Area Book Fest. indybay.org The Bay Area Book Festival was back after a hiatus caused by covid concerns. Many people masked up for that extra layer of protection at the event held all outdoors under decorated open air tents. Demonstrators for abortion rights and reproductive justice say they knew just what the festival needed to enliven things.

____ (2022-05-11). Canadian education worker infected by COVID-19 speaks to the Global Workers Inquest: "An indifferent, sociopathic regime equal to any despotic cabal in any era" wsws.org "I was denied a medically justified request for accommodation. Then, when incapacitated by the very malaise I had asked to be spared exposure to, I was left too sick to work and without medical benefits," the worker said.

Contributing Writers (2022-05-11). COVID and the Holocaust/ Grand Jury Proceedings with Vera Sharav. marktaliano.net READ MORE:

teleSUR, JCM (2022-05-11). China defiende política cero Covid ante comentarios de la OMS. telesurtv.net China ha protegido efectivamente a los ancianos y a aquellos con condiciones médicas subyacentes al seguir la política de "cero Covid dinámico", apuntaló el vocero.

____ (2022-05-11). Eight districts in Shanghai achieve zero community transmission. ecns.cn Eight districts in Shanghai, Fengxian, Jinshan, Chongming, Qingpu, Songjiang, Putuo, and Jiading, have achieved zero COVID-19 community transmission.

____ (2022-05-11). Dropping dynamic zero-COVID approach in China could cause 1.55 million deaths: study. ecns.cn China could face 1.55 million COVID-19 deaths if it abandons the current dynamic zero-COVID policy, according to a new study published in Nature Medicine on Tuesday.

____ (2022-05-11). Eight Shanghai districts eliminate COVID-19 cases in society. ecns.cn Eight districts in Shanghai have basically achieved elimination of COVID-19 cases in society, authorities announced on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-05-11). El imperio al día: Pandemias que no cesan. cubadebate.cu Sanitaria, económica o de violencia, Estados Unidos sufre diversas pandemias por estos días: Cien millones de contagio de Covid más en el futuro, asesinan a un exjugador de la NBA, se multiplica el precio de las fórmulas para bebé por escasez.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-11). 5-05-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Hepatitis in children: What parents need to know. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A sudden increase in the number of children experiencing severe hepatitis has caught the attention of national health experts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued an alert to healthcare providers about pediatric patients suffering from significant liver injury who also tested positive for adenovirus. What are the symptoms? What can cause hepatitis? And when should parents be concerned? Two Mayo Clinic experts, Dr. Sara Hassan, a pediatric transplant hepatologist with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center and Dr….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-11). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: What parents should know about the new hepatitis outbreak in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At least 20 countries and 10 U.S. states have identified unusual hepatitis cases in children. Experts advise that cases are extremely rare, with just under 300 children affected worldwide. Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. It is most commonly caused by a viral infection, although there are other potential causes. A common adenovirus is being investigated as a potential cause for this hepatitis outbreak. Adenoviruses are a group of viruses that typically cause respiratory and…

Staff (2022-05-11). Autoridades descartan contagios de cólera en brote gastrointestinal en Pinar del Río. cubadebate.cu El doctor Andrés Villar Bahamonde, director del Centro de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología de Pinar del Río, afirmó que todos los pacientes estudiados han resultado negativos a los test de cólera, lo cual es una señal positiva en medio de la compleja situación que ha vivido la población local durante los primeros días de mayo.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-11). Consumer Health: Do you know the warning signs of stroke? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the warning signs of stroke and the need for prompt treatment. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke risk increases with age, especially after 55, but strokes…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to manage hay fever allergy symptoms. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Don't be alarmed if you are experiencing seasonal allergies for the first time. While hay fever — also known as allergic rhinitis — often begins in childhood, more adults are being diagnosed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says seasonal allergies can make you feel miserable. It's your body's way of fighting off a perceived threat.Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zfs6wlIEO4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality…

____ (2022-05-11). China, Europe seek human rights protection amid rise of technology. ecns.cn 2022 China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights, themed on Science and Technology and Human Rights, was held in central China's Wuhan and Vienna, Austria on Tuesday.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-05-11). Protest to Save Abortion and Investigate SCOTUS Justices at Nancy Pelosi's House. indybay.org Speaker of the House Pelosi blasted for supporting anti abortion politician…

Variant (2022-05-11). SafeGraph: Data Mining and Surveillance of Reproductive Health. indybay.org The high-tech tools of America's Fascist movement are developed in the Bay Area. Data brokerage company SafeGraph has been tracking the geo-location data of cellphones belonging to persons who work in reproductive health, as well as their patients. The CEO of SafeGraph is a UC Berkeley graduate, and their company was headquartered in SF, before moving to Denver in 2020.

Direct Action Everywhere (2022-05-11). Saturday 5/28: Race to End Animal Gambling in Berkeley and Albany. indybay.org 100 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA…

Angela (2022-05-11). Sunday 5/15: Q&A Discussion of Art as Resistance Short Films. indybay.org

PPWTBABF (2022-05-11). Berkeley Rages as Reproductive Rights Under Attack. indybay.org "Back alley abortions" was a term used to describe illegal abortion before the passage of Roe v. Wade in 1973. Demonstrators on May 8 carried a variety of placards including some that said "Books not Back Alleys". | Stills and 1 min video by Lis Cox.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-05-11). Mad as Hell Raging Grannies Bring Resistance Message to Berkeley. indybay.org March through book fair and downtown for abortion rights…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-05-11). 2022 World Trade Month – Expanding California African Global Trade. indybay.org Since 1938, the United States has recognized May as World Trade Month and used it as an opportunity to celebrate the importance of international trade to the U.S. economy. 2022 Africa Unity Week is helping organize and promote The World Conference of Mayors and Black Towns and Historic Settlements Alliance in California as we build global unity. Together, we must build greater awareness and highlight the role of international business and trade in our communities.

Brenda Norrell (2022-05-11). Attorneys Organization Files in Support of Standing Rock Water Protectors in Federal Court. indybay.org The National Police Accountability Project, composed of attorneys nationwide, has filed in federal appeals court in support of Standing Rock Water Protectors. The attorneys told the court that the force used against Water Protectors was "unreasonably excessive," and violated their Fourth Amendment right, which protects people from unreasonable search and seizure by the government.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-05-11). Angry Women and Supporters Take to the Streets. indybay.org Opposition to Supreme Court attack on reproductive health builds…

Charlie Jane Anders (2022-05-11). Saturday 5/14: Writers With Drinks featuring Jaime Cortez. indybay.org The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd St.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-11). Ask the Mayo Mom: How and why endoscopy is used in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Endoscopy is a nonsurgical procedure used to visually examine the digestive system with a tiny camera on the end of a long, flexible tube. An upper endoscopy examines the stomach, esophagus and small intestines. A colonoscopy, which is another type of endoscopy, is used to examine the rectum, large intestine and colon. In children, endoscopy can be used to look for causes of unexplained abdominal pain, to diagnose swallowing disorders or to identify conditions including…

Children by Choice (2022-05-11). Children by Choice says access to legal, safe and timely abortion care is essential. greenleft.org.au Children by Choice released the following sign-on statement for reproductive rights and access to legal, safe, timely and compassionate abortion.

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-11). China Slams US for Changing Taiwan Wording on State Department Website. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, China The State Department

Peter Koenig (2022-05-11). China: Seeking Peace and Promoting Development. dissidentvoice.org This was my presentation at a Chongyang Institute's organized international webinar on 6 May 2022 on the topic of "Seeking Peace and Promoting Development". The Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies is a think tank attached to the Renmin University of Beijing. ***** In today's world of regional conflicts, technological upgrading, epidemic stalemate and system reform, …

Peter Koenig (2022-05-11). China: Seeking Peace and Promoting Development. dissidentvoice.org This was my presentation at a Chongyang Institute's organized international webinar on 6 May 2022 on the topic of "Seeking Peace and Promoting Development". The Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies is a think tank attached to the Renmin University of Beijing. ***** In today's world of regional conflicts, technological upgrading, epidemic stalemate and system reform, …

Renee Lees (2022-05-11). Continuing in the footsteps of North Queensland's rich red history. greenleft.org.au North Queensland has a rich socialist history, with women, migrants and First Nations people playing a big role. Renee Lees reports.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-11). Could leg pain be due to varicose veins? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LA CROSSE, Wis. ‚Äï Patients experiencing an achy, heavy feeling or a burning sensation in their legs may be feeling the symptoms of varicose veins. These twisted, enlarged veins often develop as people age, but they also can begin when people are younger. Any vein that is close to the skin's surface — called a superficial vein — can become a varicose vein. "For most people, varicose veins simply are a cosmetic concern," says Christopher…

Staff (2022-05-11). Heavy cyber attacks target Zionist websites, servers. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Hebrew news sources reported that the regime's servers and websites have come under extensive cyber attacks.

Jason Ditz (2022-05-11). Israel Fires Missile at Syrian Border Area. news.antiwar.com Reports Wednesday morning emerged that Israel fired missiles at the Quneitra border area of Syria. Details are still coming in, along with some video on social media of the strikes. Israel, as with most of its attacks, did not comment or explain. | While the strikes hit in Quneitra very close to the border, it still isn't entirely clear what, if anything, was hit. Past strikes in the area targeted observation posts belonging to the Syrian military or to militi…

Jason Ditz (2022-05-11). Israel Fires Missile at Syrian Border Area. news.antiwar.com Reports Wednesday morning emerged that Israel fired missiles at the Quneitra border area of Syria. Details are still coming in, along with some video on social media of the strikes. Israel, as with most of its attacks, did not comment or explain. | While the strikes hit in Quneitra very close to the border, it still isn't entirely clear what, if anything, was hit. Past strikes in the area targeted observation posts belonging to the Syrian military or to militi…

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-05-11). Leader's meeting with Iranian teachers kicks off. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — The Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei received a group of teachers and Education Ministry officials today in Tehran.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-05-11). Lebanon's Amal, Hezbollah warn Zionist regime (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Releasing separate videos on Wednesday, the Lebanese Resistance movements of Hezbollah and Amal warned the Zionist regime of any committing the slightest mistake and stupidity.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: Left ventricular failure — the silent condition that could be fatal. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Left ventricular dysfunction is the medical name for a weak heart pump. It's a condition that impacts about 9% of people over the age of 60, which is around 7 million Americans. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Paul Friedman, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, explains what the condition is and how it can be diagnosed and treated. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/tsKQ4NOUA0o Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 10) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-11). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Just a little tug can cause nursemaid's elbow. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a 2-year-old daughter who loves to swing in between my husband and me as we walk. But a friend told me that wasn't safe because she could develop nursemaid's elbow. Can you explain the condition? ANSWER: Sometimes all it takes to cause nursemaid's elbow is a little tug, such as when you're helping toddlers down a step, pulling them back from a dangerous situation or playing by swinging them by their arms…

____ (2022-05-11). Biden sets aside COVID-19 funding to secure tens of billions to escalate war against Russia. wsws.org The utter indifference of both capitalist parties to mass death and debilitating illness within the borders of the US exposes the fraudulent claims of a war for "democracy" and "human rights" in Ukraine.

Anonymous103 (2022-05-11). Ukraine Disrupts Gas Transit From Russia. Europe Pays. southfront.org | On May 10, Ukraine notified Gazprom that it would stop receiving gas for transit through its Sohranovka gas-measuring station from 7 a.m. Moscow time on May 11. This event caused high-profile comments and also jeopardized the transportation of Russian gas. | Representatives of the UGTS (Ukrainian gas transport system operator) said that Ukraine will stop the transit of natural gas from Russia to Europe through the Sohranivka station in the Luhansk Region on the morning of 11 Ma…

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-11). House Passes Bill for $40 Billion in New Ukraine Aid. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday night, the House The measure passed in Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has said the Senate will "move swiftly…

United Against War, Militarism (2022-05-11). Saturday 5/21: Protest Against the War in Ukraine. indybay.org Lake Merritt Amphitheater…

Global Research News (2022-05-11). Selected Articles: UK and US Governments Are Primary Obstacles to Peace Negotiations: Ukrainian News Outlet. globalresearch.ca By A recent report in Ukrainian news outlet

Global Research News (2022-05-11). Selected Articles: UK and US Governments Are Primary Obstacles to Peace Negotiations: Ukrainian News Outlet. globalresearch.ca By A recent report in Ukrainian news outlet

____ (2022-05-11). China has provided over 2.2 billion COVID vaccine doses to world. ecns.cn China has provided more than 2.2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine to over 120 countries and international organizations by Wednesday, most of which are developing countries, new official data showed.

____ (2022-05-11). BRICS countries mull pandemic early warning system. ecns.cn On Tuesday, the 12th meeting of BRICS health ministers agreed that BRICS countries will launch an early warning system for large-scale pandemics.

Berkeley Style (2022-05-11). Protesters Provide the Punch at Bay Area Book Fest. indybay.org The Bay Area Book Festival was back after a hiatus caused by covid concerns. Many people masked up for that extra layer of protection at the event held all outdoors under decorated open air tents. Demonstrators for abortion rights and reproductive justice say they knew just what the festival needed to enliven things.

____ (2022-05-11). Eight districts in Shanghai achieve zero community transmission. ecns.cn Eight districts in Shanghai, Fengxian, Jinshan, Chongming, Qingpu, Songjiang, Putuo, and Jiading, have achieved zero COVID-19 community transmission.

____ (2022-05-11). Dropping dynamic zero-COVID approach in China could cause 1.55 million deaths: study. ecns.cn China could face 1.55 million COVID-19 deaths if it abandons the current dynamic zero-COVID policy, according to a new study published in Nature Medicine on Tuesday.

____ (2022-05-11). Eight Shanghai districts eliminate COVID-19 cases in society. ecns.cn Eight districts in Shanghai have basically achieved elimination of COVID-19 cases in society, authorities announced on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-05-11). El imperio al día: Pandemias que no cesan. cubadebate.cu Sanitaria, económica o de violencia, Estados Unidos sufre diversas pandemias por estos días: Cien millones de contagio de Covid más en el futuro, asesinan a un exjugador de la NBA, se multiplica el precio de las fórmulas para bebé por escasez.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-11). 5-05-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Hepatitis in children: What parents need to know. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A sudden increase in the number of children experiencing severe hepatitis has caught the attention of national health experts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued an alert to healthcare providers about pediatric patients suffering from significant liver injury who also tested positive for adenovirus. What are the symptoms? What can cause hepatitis? And when should parents be concerned? Two Mayo Clinic experts, Dr. Sara Hassan, a pediatric transplant hepatologist with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center and Dr….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-11). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: What parents should know about the new hepatitis outbreak in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At least 20 countries and 10 U.S. states have identified unusual hepatitis cases in children. Experts advise that cases are extremely rare, with just under 300 children affected worldwide. Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. It is most commonly caused by a viral infection, although there are other potential causes. A common adenovirus is being investigated as a potential cause for this hepatitis outbreak. Adenoviruses are a group of viruses that typically cause respiratory and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-11). Consumer Health: Do you know the warning signs of stroke? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the warning signs of stroke and the need for prompt treatment. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke risk increases with age, especially after 55, but strokes…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to manage hay fever allergy symptoms. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Don't be alarmed if you are experiencing seasonal allergies for the first time. While hay fever — also known as allergic rhinitis — often begins in childhood, more adults are being diagnosed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says seasonal allergies can make you feel miserable. It's your body's way of fighting off a perceived threat.Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zfs6wlIEO4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality…

____ (2022-05-11). China, Europe seek human rights protection amid rise of technology. ecns.cn 2022 China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights, themed on Science and Technology and Human Rights, was held in central China's Wuhan and Vienna, Austria on Tuesday.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-05-11). Protest to Save Abortion and Investigate SCOTUS Justices at Nancy Pelosi's House. indybay.org Speaker of the House Pelosi blasted for supporting anti abortion politician…

Variant (2022-05-11). SafeGraph: Data Mining and Surveillance of Reproductive Health. indybay.org The high-tech tools of America's Fascist movement are developed in the Bay Area. Data brokerage company SafeGraph has been tracking the geo-location data of cellphones belonging to persons who work in reproductive health, as well as their patients. The CEO of SafeGraph is a UC Berkeley graduate, and their company was headquartered in SF, before moving to Denver in 2020.

Direct Action Everywhere (2022-05-11). Saturday 5/28: Race to End Animal Gambling in Berkeley and Albany. indybay.org 100 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA…

Angela (2022-05-11). Sunday 5/15: Q&A Discussion of Art as Resistance Short Films. indybay.org

PPWTBABF (2022-05-11). Berkeley Rages as Reproductive Rights Under Attack. indybay.org "Back alley abortions" was a term used to describe illegal abortion before the passage of Roe v. Wade in 1973. Demonstrators on May 8 carried a variety of placards including some that said "Books not Back Alleys". | Stills and 1 min video by Lis Cox.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-05-11). Mad as Hell Raging Grannies Bring Resistance Message to Berkeley. indybay.org March through book fair and downtown for abortion rights…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-05-11). 2022 World Trade Month – Expanding California African Global Trade. indybay.org Since 1938, the United States has recognized May as World Trade Month and used it as an opportunity to celebrate the importance of international trade to the U.S. economy. 2022 Africa Unity Week is helping organize and promote The World Conference of Mayors and Black Towns and Historic Settlements Alliance in California as we build global unity. Together, we must build greater awareness and highlight the role of international business and trade in our communities.

Brenda Norrell (2022-05-11). Attorneys Organization Files in Support of Standing Rock Water Protectors in Federal Court. indybay.org The National Police Accountability Project, composed of attorneys nationwide, has filed in federal appeals court in support of Standing Rock Water Protectors. The attorneys told the court that the force used against Water Protectors was "unreasonably excessive," and violated their Fourth Amendment right, which protects people from unreasonable search and seizure by the government.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-05-11). Angry Women and Supporters Take to the Streets. indybay.org Opposition to Supreme Court attack on reproductive health builds…

Charlie Jane Anders (2022-05-11). Saturday 5/14: Writers With Drinks featuring Jaime Cortez. indybay.org The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd St.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-11). Ask the Mayo Mom: How and why endoscopy is used in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Endoscopy is a nonsurgical procedure used to visually examine the digestive system with a tiny camera on the end of a long, flexible tube. An upper endoscopy examines the stomach, esophagus and small intestines. A colonoscopy, which is another type of endoscopy, is used to examine the rectum, large intestine and colon. In children, endoscopy can be used to look for causes of unexplained abdominal pain, to diagnose swallowing disorders or to identify conditions including…

Children by Choice (2022-05-11). Children by Choice says access to legal, safe and timely abortion care is essential. greenleft.org.au Children by Choice released the following sign-on statement for reproductive rights and access to legal, safe, timely and compassionate abortion.

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-11). China Slams US for Changing Taiwan Wording on State Department Website. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, China The State Department

Peter Koenig (2022-05-11). China: Seeking Peace and Promoting Development. dissidentvoice.org This was my presentation at a Chongyang Institute's organized international webinar on 6 May 2022 on the topic of "Seeking Peace and Promoting Development". The Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies is a think tank attached to the Renmin University of Beijing. ***** In today's world of regional conflicts, technological upgrading, epidemic stalemate and system reform, …

Peter Koenig (2022-05-11). China: Seeking Peace and Promoting Development. dissidentvoice.org This was my presentation at a Chongyang Institute's organized international webinar on 6 May 2022 on the topic of "Seeking Peace and Promoting Development". The Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies is a think tank attached to the Renmin University of Beijing. ***** In today's world of regional conflicts, technological upgrading, epidemic stalemate and system reform, …

Renee Lees (2022-05-11). Continuing in the footsteps of North Queensland's rich red history. greenleft.org.au North Queensland has a rich socialist history, with women, migrants and First Nations people playing a big role. Renee Lees reports.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-11). Could leg pain be due to varicose veins? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LA CROSSE, Wis. ‚Äï Patients experiencing an achy, heavy feeling or a burning sensation in their legs may be feeling the symptoms of varicose veins. These twisted, enlarged veins often develop as people age, but they also can begin when people are younger. Any vein that is close to the skin's surface — called a superficial vein — can become a varicose vein. "For most people, varicose veins simply are a cosmetic concern," says Christopher…

Staff (2022-05-11). Heavy cyber attacks target Zionist websites, servers. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Hebrew news sources reported that the regime's servers and websites have come under extensive cyber attacks.

Jason Ditz (2022-05-11). Israel Fires Missile at Syrian Border Area. news.antiwar.com Reports Wednesday morning emerged that Israel fired missiles at the Quneitra border area of Syria. Details are still coming in, along with some video on social media of the strikes. Israel, as with most of its attacks, did not comment or explain. | While the strikes hit in Quneitra very close to the border, it still isn't entirely clear what, if anything, was hit. Past strikes in the area targeted observation posts belonging to the Syrian military or to militi…

Jason Ditz (2022-05-11). Israel Fires Missile at Syrian Border Area. news.antiwar.com Reports Wednesday morning emerged that Israel fired missiles at the Quneitra border area of Syria. Details are still coming in, along with some video on social media of the strikes. Israel, as with most of its attacks, did not comment or explain. | While the strikes hit in Quneitra very close to the border, it still isn't entirely clear what, if anything, was hit. Past strikes in the area targeted observation posts belonging to the Syrian military or to militi…

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-05-11). Leader's meeting with Iranian teachers kicks off. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — The Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei received a group of teachers and Education Ministry officials today in Tehran.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-05-11). Lebanon's Amal, Hezbollah warn Zionist regime (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Releasing separate videos on Wednesday, the Lebanese Resistance movements of Hezbollah and Amal warned the Zionist regime of any committing the slightest mistake and stupidity.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: Left ventricular failure — the silent condition that could be fatal. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Left ventricular dysfunction is the medical name for a weak heart pump. It's a condition that impacts about 9% of people over the age of 60, which is around 7 million Americans. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Paul Friedman, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, explains what the condition is and how it can be diagnosed and treated. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/tsKQ4NOUA0o Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 10) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-11). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Just a little tug can cause nursemaid's elbow. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a 2-year-old daughter who loves to swing in between my husband and me as we walk. But a friend told me that wasn't safe because she could develop nursemaid's elbow. Can you explain the condition? ANSWER: Sometimes all it takes to cause nursemaid's elbow is a little tug, such as when you're helping toddlers down a step, pulling them back from a dangerous situation or playing by swinging them by their arms…

Anonymous Contributor (2022-05-11). Memorial Organized for Mario Gonzalez, Killed by Police in Alameda, California. itsgoingdown.org Report on community memorial marking the one year anniversary of the police murder of Mario Gonzalez, in the bay area of California. On April 19th, 2022, a memorial was held for the one year anniversary of the tragic murder of Mario Gonzalez by Alameda Police. Coming just a week after the DA decided not to…

Peter Boyle (2022-05-11). Protesters take aim at 2022 Indo Pacific Expo naval arms bazaar. greenleft.org.au Peace groups organised a protest at Darling Harbour outside the 2022 Indo Pacific Expo naval arms bazaar. Video by Peter Boyle.

Paul Haeder (2022-05-11). Reality Privileged: Orwell/Huxley/McLuhan on Steroids. dissidentvoice.org You can go through life with a thousand epigrams or deep quotes that you might come back to over two, four, six decades. Then, the disrupters pop up, those techno fascists, the tinkers and culture blasters. These sociopaths who get the limelight then become part of a new set of epigrams, but not grand ones, …

Paul Haeder (2022-05-11). Reality Privileged: Orwell/Huxley/McLuhan on Steroids. dissidentvoice.org You can go through life with a thousand epigrams or deep quotes that you might come back to over two, four, six decades. Then, the disrupters pop up, those techno fascists, the tinkers and culture blasters. These sociopaths who get the limelight then become part of a new set of epigrams, but not grand ones, …

Staff (2022-05-11). RuTube, el YouTube ruso sufre ataque cibernético de gran magnitud. cubadebate.cu El sitio web de vídeo online RuTube, conocido como la alternativa rusa al YouTube, ha sufrido el mayor ataque informático de su historia, según informó este martes la plataforma rusa. "Nos hemos topado con el mayor ataque informático en la historia de RuTube", según un mensaje en su canal en Telegram.

Bay Area & Seattle (2022-05-11). Saturday 5/21: Ecosocialism: The solution to save planet earth. indybay.org In Person at New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk Street San Francisco 94109 | Zoom link tinyurl.com/FSMay21…

WNBR-SF (2022-05-11). Saturday 6/11: 17th Annual World Naked Bike Ride – San Francisco Northern Hemisphere. indybay.org Rincon Park, Folsom & Embarcadero | Meet near the Cupid's Arrow…

Jim McIlroy (2022-05-11). Sydney Uni staff strike for secure work, better student outcomes. greenleft.org.au Unionists and students have set up picket line at the University of Sydney in support of their claim for permanency, First Nations employment targets and reasonable workloads. Jim McIlroy reports.

____ (2022-05-10). Study finds unmitigated spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the US could lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths. wsws.org The White House changes its rosy assessment of the pandemic as evidence emerges for mass infection and deaths this fall and winter.

____ (2022-05-10). Sinopharm launches Omicron vaccine trial in Hunan. ecns.cn Chinese company Sinopharm began delivering its Omicron-specific vaccine candidate to fully vaccinated people in a major clinical trial which launched in Hunan province on Monday.

____ (2022-05-10). Australia: Labor and the Coalition in lockstep as COVID-19 infection toll passes six million. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party is the only party in this election advancing a program of action for the working class to protect lives and end the pandemic.

Berkeley Style (2022-05-10). Protesters Provide the Punch at Bay Area Book Fest. indybay.org The Bay Area Book Festival was back after a hiatus caused by covid concerns. Many people masked up for that extra layer of protection at the event held all outdoors under decorated open air tents. Demonstrators for abortion rights and reproductive justice say they knew just what the festival needed to enliven things.

____ (2022-05-10). Delivery services resume gradually in Shanghai. ecns.cn Express delivery services in Shanghai gradually resumed as the city is seeing significant drops in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, with 20 logistics companies starting operations, news portal The Paper repor…

____ (2022-05-10). Shanghai health authorities define close, secondary contacts. ecns.cn Shanghai reported 234 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 2,780 asymptomatic cases and 6 deaths on Monday, health authorities announced on Tuesday.

____ (2022-05-09). West continues to ramp up sanctions on Russia, increase strain on global economy. ecns.cn The United States and its Western allies on Sunday announced new sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, a move that aims to further cripple Moscow's economy but poses severe challenges for global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

_____ (2022-05-09). Editor Urges Journalists To Report Imminent Attempt To Sabotage Election. popularresistance.org In a chilling column in Folha de S.Paulo newspaper, quietly published at 11: 15pm on 7th May 2022, José Henrique Mariante, a veteran journalist, editor and currently Folha ombudsman, urged fellow journalists, and his own newspaper, to acknowledge the dark moment Brazil faces. | The piece was headlined in stark terms: "There will be a Coup. Pass the information. Folha and the press should once and for all change presumption for certainty of the fact." | Mariante compared the current situation to early 2020, when appeals for calm dovetailed with outright denial of the Coronavirus pandemic, and helped drastically wor…

Mark Gruenberg (2022-05-09). Jobless rate steady at 3.6%; Firms claimed to create 406K jobs. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —The U.S. jobless rate remained at 3.6% in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, as private sector firms claimed to add 406,000 new jobs that month. That put private firms almost at their job levels before the coronavirus-caused depression two years ago. Governments added 22,000 jobs in April, 77% of them in local …

____ (2022-05-09). One hundred million coronavirus cases in the US predicted for fall and winter surge. wsws.org The implications of the level of mass infection predicted by the White House are staggering. One hundred million new cases implies, using the accepted infection fatality rate of the virus of 0.5 percent, 0,000 new deaths in the United States alone.

Ann Brown (2022-05-09). Study: Hospitalization From Covid Causes Cognitive Impairment, Ages You 20 Years. moguldom.com Some covid-19 victims who have been hospitalized are suffering from decreased cognitive function and psychological health, but people who have had all their vaccine doses will experience less severe illness, according to a recent UK study by scientists from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London. The study found that covid hospitalization may result in patients experiencing a loss …

____ (2022-05-09). Equipment for vaccine production plant heads for Morocco. ecns.cn The world's largest multipurpose heavy lift vessel, the Pileck, departed Shanghai on Sunday, transporting Chinese vaccine production equipment to Morocco to enable the manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa.

____ (2022-05-09). BBC lays out what "Learning to live with the virus in the UK" means. wsws.org Despite the reduced ratio of deaths to infections, a comparable number of people have been killed in the Omicron wave to the earlier Delta wave—over a much shorter period of time and with higher levels of vaccination.

____ (2022-05-09). Strict pandemic control in Shanghai buys time for full vaccination coverage: study. ecns.cn Chinese epidemiologists said in a peer-reviewed medical journal that the strict, comprehensive pandemic control strategies in Shanghai will buy time for full vaccination coverage.

_____ (2022-05-09). Defending The First Amendment. popularresistance.org Speaking as a historian, I believe that the work of UFF-UF officers, delegates, volunteers, and allies during the global pandemic will be remembered as among the finest moments of unionism this nation has ever witnessed. Under duress and constantly bullying by forces outside of our campus, we continued to grow as a union. We also continued to support a plethora of causes that the membership believes are essential to sustaining a democratic society. I believe that UFF's consistent and public support of academic freedom was a factor in the federal court's preliminary injunction against UF's repressive speech polici…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-05-09). The black hole that is military spending. peoplesdispatch.org Amid a pandemic and dire economic crises across the world, military spending has continued relentlessly. The US has been the biggest spender by a huge margin. We look at some of the key findings from the recent SIPRI report.

Editor (2022-05-09). State of working America 2021: Measuring wages in the pandemic labor market. mronline.org

William Rivers Pitt (2022-05-09). 100 Million New COVID Infections Could Be Just Months Away. truthout.org As far as medical publications go, it doesn't get much better than The Lancet. Founded in 1823, the journal has published many of the most important peer-reviewed studies, articles and case reviews in the field. | Over the weekend, The Lancet dropped an editorial titled "COVID-19: the next phase and beyond." It After living for more than 2 years with COVID-19—with over 6 ∑2 million confirmed deaths (but probably many more, with an estimated 20 million excess deaths) and over 510 million confirmed ca…

____ (2022-05-09). New York State governor tests positive for COVID-19. ecns.cn New York State Governor Kathy Hochul said on Sunday she has tested positive for COVID-19.

Staff (2022-05-09). Cuba reporta 77 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 67 altas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este domingo 8 de mayo, Cuba reportó 77 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 67 altas médicas. Actualmente hay 575 casos activos, informó el Ministerio de Salud Pública (Minsap) en su parte diario este lunes.

Staff (2022-05-09). Por qué la biotecnología no debe ser excepción. cubadebate.cu En los días cercanos al éxito de las vacunas cubanas en el control de la COVID-19, y al reconocimiento que recibimos todos los trabajadores de BioCubaFarma al ser escogidos para abrir el desfile del Primero de mayo, se discutió mucho, y en muchos escenarios, sobre el rol de la ciencia en el proyecto social socialista cubano, y en especial en la economía.

Mad as Hell Activists (2022-05-09). Sunday 5/8: Mad as Hell Raging Grannies & Handmaids Procession for Reproductive Justice. indybay.org Meet at the corner of Allston Way and MLK in Berkeley at 1: 45 pm. We start the procession promptly at 2pm.

____ (2022-05-09). West continues to ramp up sanctions on Russia, increase strain on global economy. ecns.cn The United States and its Western allies on Sunday announced new sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, a move that aims to further cripple Moscow's economy but poses severe challenges for global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

____ (2022-05-09). One hundred million coronavirus cases in the US predicted for fall and winter surge. wsws.org The implications of the level of mass infection predicted by the White House are staggering. One hundred million new cases implies, using the accepted infection fatality rate of the virus of 0.5 percent, 500,000 new deaths in the United States alone.

____ (2022-05-09). Equipment for vaccine production plant heads for Morocco. ecns.cn The world's largest multipurpose heavy lift vessel, the Pileck, departed Shanghai on Sunday, transporting Chinese vaccine production equipment to Morocco to enable the manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa.

____ (2022-05-09). Strict pandemic control in Shanghai buys time for full vaccination coverage: study. ecns.cn Chinese epidemiologists said in a peer-reviewed medical journal that the strict, comprehensive pandemic control strategies in Shanghai will buy time for full vaccination coverage.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-05-09). The black hole that is military spending. peoplesdispatch.org Amid a pandemic and dire economic crises across the world, military spending has continued relentlessly. The US has been the biggest spender by a huge margin. We look at some of the key findings from the recent SIPRI report.

____ (2022-05-09). New York State governor tests positive for COVID-19. ecns.cn New York State Governor Kathy Hochul said on Sunday she has tested positive for COVID-19.

____ (2022-05-08). U.S. set to mark grim milestone of 1 mln coronavirus-related deaths: report. ecns.cn The United States is set to mark a grim milestone of 1 million coronavirus-related deaths but the COVID-19 pandemic is not done yet, said a report of American media outlet ABC6.

Anna Massoglia (2022-05-08). First Quarter of 2022 Sees Record $1 Billion Spent on Lobbying. truthout.org This year is on track for record lobbying spending after lobbyists collectively clocked the biggest first quarter haul in history — with more than $1 billion disclosed during the first quarter of 2022 alone. | At this point in 2021, 10,503 lobbyists had brought in less than $929 million across all industries. | The federal budget was the most lobbied issue from January through March, with 3,394 clients paying for lobbying on the issue. Health issues were also heavily lobbied, with 2,068 clients. | Lobbying related to health continues to dominate spending as recovery from the coronavirus pandemic continues.

____ (2022-05-08). We are witnessing a world conflict, you can also call it the third world war: Serbian president. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92May 7, 2022 Vuƒçiƒá: "After Putin's statement, our situation has changed for the worse" "In the past decade, we have faced many crises, a catastrophic financial crisis, we have also faced the worst floods, the migrant crisis and a million people have passed through the country, we have faced coronavirus pandemic, and in our time …

Russell L. Blaylock (2022-05-08). The COVID Pandemic and the mRNA Vaccine: What Is the Truth? Dr. Russell L. Blaylock. globalresearch.ca The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most manipulated infectious disease events in history. Official lies in an unending stream led by government bureaucracies, medical associations, medical boards, the media, and UN agencies.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-05-08). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.

Contributing Writers (2022-05-08). "Women Have Lost Their Children": COVID Vaccines Cause 16,633% More Miscarriages Compared to Flu Vaccines. marktaliano.net Original Link Here: "Women Have Lost Their Children": COVID Vaccines Cause 16,633% More Miscarriages Compared to Flu Vaccines — Global ResearchGlobal Research — Centre for Research on Globalization By Mary Villareal Global Research, May 07, 2022 BigPharmaNews.com 18 April 2022 ..]…

____ (2022-05-08). World's largest heavy lift vessel debuts, carries Chinese vaccines to Africa. ecns.cn The world's largest multipurpose heavy lift vessel, the Pilecki, debuted on Thursday, transporting Chinese vaccine production equipment from Shanghai to Morocco to assist Africa in battling COVID-19.

Analilia Mejia (2022-05-08). As US Marks 1 Million COVID Deaths, Biden Has Dropped Most Pandemic Protections. truthout.org

____ (2022-05-08). Serological testing suggests nearly half of Canadians and two-thirds of children under 10 have had COVID-19. wsws.org If millions of Canadians have been infected with COVID-19 just since December, it is because the federal Liberal government and its provincial counterparts have abandoned all efforts to contain the pandemic's spread.

____ (2022-05-08). China's dynamic zero-COVID policy essential to safeguard people's lives, says Cambodian scholar. ecns.cn China's dynamic zero-COVID approach is crucial to protect people's lives and to minimize the pandemic's impact on socioeconomic development, a Cambodian scholar has said.

Staff (2022-05-08). Cuba reporta 104 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 131 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al finalizar la jornada estaban ingresados 2 471 pacientes: 1 881 sospechosos, 25 en vigilancia y 565 confirmados (casos activos). De los casos activos, 557 mantienen una evolución clínica estable.

____ (2022-05-08). No new COVID-19 strain found in Shanghai. ecns.cn Shanghai refuted rumors that a new mutated COVID-19 strain had emerged in the municipality on Sunday.

____ (2022-05-08). Shanghai postpones entrance examinations for college, senior high. ecns.cn The Shanghai Municipal government Saturday said the city's entrance examinations for colleges and senior high schools will be postponed for a month due to the latest resurgence of COVID-19.

____ (2022-05-08). Beijing to further improve nucleic acid testing. ecns.cn Beijing will improve the layout of nucleic acid testing (NAT) points to meet citizens' demands and promote the normalization of COVID-19 screening, said a local official on Friday.

Florence CGTN (2022-05-08). Japan-funded UNDP project seeks solutions to sargassum influx. america.cgtn.com From as far back as 2011, sargassum seaweed has plagued the once pristine coastlines of several Caribbean countries. Now, Saint Lucia is one of five territories set to benefit from a Japan-funded project through the United Nations Development Programme which supports a search for …

Mad as Hell Activists (2022-05-08). Sunday 5/8: Mad as Hell Raging Grannies & Handmaids Procession for Reproductive Justice. indybay.org Meet at the corner of Allston Way and MLK in Berkeley at 1: 45 pm. We start the procession promptly at 2pm.

____ (2022-05-06). Striving for rigorous and targeted epidemic prevention and control. ecns.cn CPC Central Committee convened a meeting on Thursday to analyze the new development of COVID-19 and arrange key measures for better and more rigorous epidemic control. General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over the meeting and delivered an important speech.

Mad as Hell Activists (2022-05-06). Sunday 5/8: Mad as Hell Raging Grannies & Handmaids Procession for Reproductive Justice. indybay.org Meet at the corner of Allston Way and MLK in Berkeley at 1: 45 pm. We start the procession promptly at 2pm.

____ (2022-05-05). Australian SEP candidates discuss key political issues on Brisbane community radio. wsws.org This radio interview with the Socialist Equality Party's two candidates for the Senate on Queensland covers a range of crucial issues, including the Ukraine war, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, the conditions of young workers and the anti-democratic deregistration of the SEP.

____ (2022-05-04). Pandemic, conflicts affect mlns' mental health: WHO. ecns.cn A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic and military conflict in Ukraine have affected the mental health of millions of people.

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). US Officials Say US Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals. news.antiwar.com According to a report from The New York Times citing unnamed senior US officials, intelligence provided by the US on Russian military units Ukraine has claimed to have killed 12 Russian generals, but the number is not confirmed, and Kyiv has an interest in exaggerating its success on the battlefield, and the officials wouldn't specify how many Russian officers were killed as a result of the assistance. But either way, the claim by US officials that they are helping kill Russian generals is a major provocation toward…

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). US Officials Say US Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals. news.antiwar.com According to a report from The New York Times citing unnamed senior US officials, intelligence provided by the US on Russian military units Ukraine has claimed to have killed 12 Russian generals, but the number is not confirmed, and Kyiv has an interest in exaggerating its success on the battlefield, and the officials wouldn't specify how many Russian officers were killed as a result of the assistance. But either way, the claim by US officials that they are helping kill Russian generals is a major provocation toward…

Amy Goodman (2022-05-05). Did Blinken Get COVID at the "Nation's Most Distinguished Superspreader Event"? truthout.org Secretary of State Antony Blinken has tested positive for the coronavirus. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Wednesday Blinken would isolate at home according to CDC guidelines. Blinken met Wednesday with Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde shortly before his positive test result. A day earlier, he met with Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard. On Saturday, he joined a crowd of 2,600 celebrities, journalists and Washington elites who packed the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, where few in attendance wore masks. "You guys spent the last two years telling everyone the importance of wea…

____ (2022-05-04). New vaccine renews date with hope. ecns.cn Health volunteers in Hangzhou city received the first shot of a Sinopharm vaccine developed specifically to take on the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, on May 1.This marks the start of clinical trials for the first Omicron inactivated vaccine in the world.

____ (2022-05-04). Vaccines still protect against new COVID-19 variants: WHO. ecns.cn Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized on Wednesday that vaccines are still highly effective against COVID-19, even new variants of the disease emerging in South Africa and the United States.

JANET (2022-05-05). May Day 2022: The power is in our hands. iacenter.org By Minnie Bruce Pratt May 3, 2022 May Day 2022 marked a year when worker organizing crested in historic resurgence in the U.S. Mass outrage against racism, embodied in earlier enormous Black Lives Matter protests, flowed into red-hot anger at the bosses' exploitation of workers' heroic frontline efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The result? Workers walked off their jobs by the millions, sometimes in spontaneous unified actions. Like the Burger King workers in Lincoln, Nebraska, who made it public July 2021 on the fast food giant's billboard: "We All Quit" — later citing long hours, low pay and 97 F kitc…

____ (2022-05-05). The White House Correspondents' Association super-spreader event. wsws.org The WHCA dinner was a live-streamed propaganda event designed to falsely portray the pandemic as over, which has totally backfired and turned into a disaster.

____ (2022-05-05). The Paxlovid-only strategy: A "let them eat cake" response to the COVID-19 pandemic. wsws.org Paxlovid and other post-infection treatments are being touted as the way forward in fighting COVID-19. These assertions are proving false.

____ (2022-05-05). Strikes break out among transit workers in the Washington, DC region. wsws.org The strike of hundreds of Washington, D.C.-area bus drivers and Sysco food delivery workers occurs against a wave of class struggle internationally against rising costs of living and inflation amid the pandemic and war.

____ (2022-05-05). Striking Oakland teachers denounce inequality and school cuts. wsws.org During their one-day strike over school closures, Oakland teachers spoke about the continuing impact of the pandemic, social inequality and the threat of war.

____ (2022-05-05). China sees new consumption trend in May Day holiday. ecns.cn Camping at neighboring areas became a top choice for many residents in China during the past Labor Day holiday from April 30 to May 4 as some parts of the country have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sharon Zhang (2022-05-05). As Over a Million Have Died to COVID, US Billionaires Have Gained $1.7 Trillion. truthout.org While the U.S. public has witnessed and experienced an According to

_____ (2022-05-05). Over 5 Million People March On May Day In Cuba, A Country Of 11 Million. popularresistance.org Led by the slogan, "Cuba Works and Lives," Havana's 2022 May Day parade was attended by more than 700,000 workers and students from across Havana, demonstrating both a joyful celebration and triumphant victory of the Cuban Revolution. | More than 5.5 million people celebrated throughout Cuba on May 1 in their respective provinces, for a total of 6 million people at events over the weekend. | It was a special celebration because of the parade's cancellation the last two years due to COVID-19 restrictions. Cuba's May Day parade is historically the largest in the world, and this year it came back with a roar in one…

Staff (2022-05-05). US' Blinken tests positive for Covid-19. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement.

Owen Fairclough (2022-05-05). Global COVID deaths may be three times higher than recorded. america.cgtn.com The global death toll from COVID-19 is nearly three times higher than previously thought, according to a new World Health Organization report. The study of worldwide deaths through last year found millions more fatalities that in many cases hadn't been reported or were indirectly …

____ (2022-05-05). Countryside road trips hot amid Beijing's epidemic control during May Day holiday. ecns.cn Countryside road trips have become a favored choice during the five-day May Day holiday, which ended Wednesday, as the Chinese capital city intensified restrictive measures against COVID-19 to curb cross-infection.

____ (2022-05-05). Over 70 percent of Shanghai's major enterprises resume production. ecns.cn Over 70 percent of Shanghai's 1,800-plus major enterprises have resumed work and production amid the city's COVID-19 resurgence, according to a press conference on epidemic prevention and control held on Thursday.

____ (2022-05-05). Nearly 9,000 COVID-19 testing sites set up in Shanghai. ecns.cn Nearly 9,000 nucleic acid testing sites had been set up in Shanghai as of Wednesday evening, officials told a press conference on Thursday.

____ (2022-05-05). City prepares to boost antigen test manufacturing. ecns.cn Shanghai will establish a production base for COVID-19 antigen test kits with a daily capacity of 5 to 10 million to better accommodate the testing needs of the 25 million permanent residents in the city.

____ (2022-05-05). Putuo district in Shanghai achieves COVID-19 clearance in communities. ecns.cn Residents shop at a supermarket in Putuo district, east China's Shanghai on May 4, 2022. The risk of COVID-19 transmission has lowered in communities in the district.

____ (2022-05-04). Beijing set to strengthen battle against COVID. ecns.cn The number of infections in Beijing's latest COVID-19 outbreak since April 22 has surpassed the total tally in the city's Xinfadi outbreak in 2020, and interventions will be further strengthened to cut potential transmissions.

____ (2022-05-04). U.S. secretary of state tests positive for COVID-19. ecns.cn U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, a State Department spokesman said.

____ (2022-05-04). China ensures smooth road traffic during May Day holiday. ecns.cn China saw smooth and safe road traffic during the five-day May Day holiday, with road trips mainly made for short and medium distances due to the COVID-19 resurgence, the Ministry of Public Security said on Wednesday.

Niko Leka (2022-05-05). John Shipton: 'Assange is caught in plague of malice'. greenleft.org.au The Hunter Asylum Seeker Advocacy screened Ithaka, a film about Julian Assange, with his father John Shipton a keynote speaker. Niko Leka reports.

Niko Leka (2022-05-05). John Shipton: 'Assange is caught in plague of malice'. greenleft.org.au The Hunter Asylum Seeker Advocacy screened Ithaka, a film about Julian Assange, with his father John Shipton a keynote speaker. Niko Leka reports.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-05-05). By Redefining UNRWA, Washington Destroys the Foundation for a Just Peace in Palestine. dissidentvoice.org Palestinians are justifiably worried that the mandate granted to the United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, might be coming to an end. UNRWA's mission, which has been in effect since 1949, has done more than provide urgent aid and support to millions of refugees. It was also a political platform that protected and preserved …

Ramzy Baroud (2022-05-05). By Redefining UNRWA, Washington Destroys the Foundation for a Just Peace in Palestine. dissidentvoice.org Palestinians are justifiably worried that the mandate granted to the United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, might be coming to an end. UNRWA's mission, which has been in effect since 1949, has done more than provide urgent aid and support to millions of refugees. It was also a political platform that protected and preserved …

Jonathan Cook (2022-05-05). The persecution of Julian Assange. dissidentvoice.org The British home secretary, Priti Patel, will decide this month whether Julian Assange is to be extradited to the United States, where he faces a sentence of up to 175 years — served most likely in strict, 24-hour isolation in a US super-max jail. He has already spent three years in similarly harsh conditions in …

Jonathan Cook (2022-05-05). The persecution of Julian Assange. dissidentvoice.org The British home secretary, Priti Patel, will decide this month whether Julian Assange is to be extradited to the United States, where he faces a sentence of up to 175 years — served most likely in strict, 24-hour isolation in a US super-max jail. He has already spent three years in similarly harsh conditions in …

Global Research News (2022-05-05). Selected Articles: Are the Neocons Setting Up the World for Nuclear War? globalresearch.ca By A false flag event is not the only avenue to nuclear war. The expansion of NATO to Finland and Sweden is …

Global Research News (2022-05-05). Selected Articles: Are the Neocons Setting Up the World for Nuclear War? globalresearch.ca By A false flag event is not the only avenue to nuclear war. The expansion of NATO to Finland and Sweden is …

____ (2022-05-05). Biden declares ongoing wildfires in New Mexico 'a major disaster'. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday declared wildfires lasting for weeks in the southwestern state of New Mexico "a major disaster," unlocking millions of dollars in relief for affected individuals and local recovery efforts.

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). US Ramps Up Training of Ukrainian Troops. news.antiwar.com The US is stepping up its efforts The US first started training Ukrainian forces after the 2014

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). US Ramps Up Training of Ukrainian Troops. news.antiwar.com The US is stepping up its efforts The US first started training Ukrainian forces after the 2014

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). Sweden Says It Received Security Assurances From US for NATO Application Period. news.antiwar.com Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said Wednesday Both Sweden and Finland are seriously considering joining NATO and

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). Sweden Says It Received Security Assurances From US for NATO Application Period. news.antiwar.com Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said Wednesday Both Sweden and Finland are seriously considering joining NATO and

____ (2022-05-04). Pandemic, conflicts affect mlns' mental health: WHO. ecns.cn A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic and military conflict in Ukraine have affected the mental health of millions of people.

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). US Officials Say US Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals. news.antiwar.com According to a report from The New York Times citing unnamed senior US officials, intelligence provided by the US on Russian military units Ukraine has claimed to have killed 12 Russian generals, but the number is not confirmed, and Kyiv has an interest in exaggerating its success on the battlefield, and the officials wouldn't specify how many Russian officers were killed as a result of the assistance. But either way, the claim by US officials that they are helping kill Russian generals is a major provocation toward…

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). US Officials Say US Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals. news.antiwar.com According to a report from The New York Times citing unnamed senior US officials, intelligence provided by the US on Russian military units Ukraine has claimed to have killed 12 Russian generals, but the number is not confirmed, and Kyiv has an interest in exaggerating its success on the battlefield, and the officials wouldn't specify how many Russian officers were killed as a result of the assistance. But either way, the claim by US officials that they are helping kill Russian generals is a major provocation toward…

____ (2022-05-04). New vaccine renews date with hope. ecns.cn Health volunteers in Hangzhou city received the first shot of a Sinopharm vaccine developed specifically to take on the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, on May 1.This marks the start of clinical trials for the first Omicron inactivated vaccine in the world.

____ (2022-05-04). Vaccines still protect against new COVID-19 variants: WHO. ecns.cn Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized on Wednesday that vaccines are still highly effective against COVID-19, even new variants of the disease emerging in South Africa and the United States.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-05). Mayo Clinic Minute: Mental health needs rise as pandemic fluctuates. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As COVID-19 infection cases continue to fluctuate, one area that medical experts continue to see an increased need for is mental health care.Primary care physicians are often the first stop for many patients who seek help with their mental health. Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen, a family medicine physician at Mayo Clinic, says that's one of the main reasons patients are making appointments. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute. youtu.be/femLwx_WgfA Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 10 is in the downloads…

____ (2022-05-05). China sees new consumption trend in May Day holiday. ecns.cn Camping at neighboring areas became a top choice for many residents in China during the past Labor Day holiday from April 30 to May 4 as some parts of the country have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-05). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 news update. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An estimated 3 out of 4 U.S. children and more than half of all adults have been infected with COVID-19, according to a report released on Tuesday, April 26 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But a Mayo Clinic expert says more information is needed to get the complete picture. "This was a convenient sample. In other words, people who were having blood drawn for other reasons were tested,"explains Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo…

____ (2022-05-05). Countryside road trips hot amid Beijing's epidemic control during May Day holiday. ecns.cn Countryside road trips have become a favored choice during the five-day May Day holiday, which ended Wednesday, as the Chinese capital city intensified restrictive measures against COVID-19 to curb cross-infection.

____ (2022-05-05). Over 70 percent of Shanghai's major enterprises resume production. ecns.cn Over 70 percent of Shanghai's 1,800-plus major enterprises have resumed work and production amid the city's COVID-19 resurgence, according to a press conference on epidemic prevention and control held on Thursday.

____ (2022-05-05). Nearly 9,000 COVID-19 testing sites set up in Shanghai. ecns.cn Nearly 9,000 nucleic acid testing sites had been set up in Shanghai as of Wednesday evening, officials told a press conference on Thursday.

____ (2022-05-05). City prepares to boost antigen test manufacturing. ecns.cn Shanghai will establish a production base for COVID-19 antigen test kits with a daily capacity of 5 to 10 million to better accommodate the testing needs of the 25 million permanent residents in the city.

____ (2022-05-05). Putuo district in Shanghai achieves COVID-19 clearance in communities. ecns.cn Residents shop at a supermarket in Putuo district, east China's Shanghai on May 4, 2022. The risk of COVID-19 transmission has lowered in communities in the district.

_____ (2022-05-05). Over 5 Million People March On May Day In Cuba, A Country Of 11 Million. popularresistance.org Led by the slogan, "Cuba Works and Lives," Havana's 2022 May Day parade was attended by more than 700,000 workers and students from across Havana, demonstrating both a joyful celebration and triumphant victory of the Cuban Revolution. | More than 5.5 million people celebrated throughout Cuba on May 1 in their respective provinces, for a total of 6 million people at events over the weekend. | It was a special celebration because of the parade's cancellation the last two years due to COVID-19 restrictions. Cuba's May Day parade is historically the largest in the world, and this year it came back with a roar in one…

Mark Taliano (2022-05-05). Critical Care Nurse Takes a Stand Against COVID Crimes. marktaliano.net READ MORE:

____ (2022-05-04). Beijing set to strengthen battle against COVID. ecns.cn The number of infections in Beijing's latest COVID-19 outbreak since April 22 has surpassed the total tally in the city's Xinfadi outbreak in 2020, and interventions will be further strengthened to cut potential transmissions.

____ (2022-05-04). U.S. secretary of state tests positive for COVID-19. ecns.cn U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, a State Department spokesman said.

____ (2022-05-04). China ensures smooth road traffic during May Day holiday. ecns.cn China saw smooth and safe road traffic during the five-day May Day holiday, with road trips mainly made for short and medium distances due to the COVID-19 resurgence, the Ministry of Public Security said on Wednesday.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-05). Consumer Health: Do you know the warning signs of stroke? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the warning signs of stroke and the need for prompt treatment. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stroke risk increases with age, especially after 55, but strokes…

Niko Leka (2022-05-05). John Shipton: 'Assange is caught in plague of malice'. greenleft.org.au The Hunter Asylum Seeker Advocacy screened Ithaka, a film about Julian Assange, with his father John Shipton a keynote speaker. Niko Leka reports.

Niko Leka (2022-05-05). John Shipton: 'Assange is caught in plague of malice'. greenleft.org.au The Hunter Asylum Seeker Advocacy screened Ithaka, a film about Julian Assange, with his father John Shipton a keynote speaker. Niko Leka reports.

Mad as Hell Activists (2022-05-05). Sunday 5/8: Mad as Hell Raging Grannies & Handmaids Procession for Reproductive Justice. indybay.org Meet at the corner of Allston Way and MLK in Berkeley at 1: 45 pm. We start the procession promptly at 2pm.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-05-05). By Redefining UNRWA, Washington Destroys the Foundation for a Just Peace in Palestine. dissidentvoice.org Palestinians are justifiably worried that the mandate granted to the United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, might be coming to an end. UNRWA's mission, which has been in effect since 1949, has done more than provide urgent aid and support to millions of refugees. It was also a political platform that protected and preserved …

Ramzy Baroud (2022-05-05). By Redefining UNRWA, Washington Destroys the Foundation for a Just Peace in Palestine. dissidentvoice.org Palestinians are justifiably worried that the mandate granted to the United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, might be coming to an end. UNRWA's mission, which has been in effect since 1949, has done more than provide urgent aid and support to millions of refugees. It was also a political platform that protected and preserved …

Jonathan Cook (2022-05-05). The persecution of Julian Assange. dissidentvoice.org The British home secretary, Priti Patel, will decide this month whether Julian Assange is to be extradited to the United States, where he faces a sentence of up to 175 years — served most likely in strict, 24-hour isolation in a US super-max jail. He has already spent three years in similarly harsh conditions in …

Jonathan Cook (2022-05-05). The persecution of Julian Assange. dissidentvoice.org The British home secretary, Priti Patel, will decide this month whether Julian Assange is to be extradited to the United States, where he faces a sentence of up to 175 years — served most likely in strict, 24-hour isolation in a US super-max jail. He has already spent three years in similarly harsh conditions in …

Global Research News (2022-05-05). Selected Articles: Are the Neocons Setting Up the World for Nuclear War? globalresearch.ca By A false flag event is not the only avenue to nuclear war. The expansion of NATO to Finland and Sweden is …

Global Research News (2022-05-05). Selected Articles: Are the Neocons Setting Up the World for Nuclear War? globalresearch.ca By A false flag event is not the only avenue to nuclear war. The expansion of NATO to Finland and Sweden is …

____ (2022-05-05). Biden declares ongoing wildfires in New Mexico 'a major disaster'. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday declared wildfires lasting for weeks in the southwestern state of New Mexico "a major disaster," unlocking millions of dollars in relief for affected individuals and local recovery efforts.

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). US Ramps Up Training of Ukrainian Troops. news.antiwar.com The US is stepping up its efforts The US first started training Ukrainian forces after the 2014

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). US Ramps Up Training of Ukrainian Troops. news.antiwar.com The US is stepping up its efforts The US first started training Ukrainian forces after the 2014

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). Sweden Says It Received Security Assurances From US for NATO Application Period. news.antiwar.com Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said Wednesday Both Sweden and Finland are seriously considering joining NATO and

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). Sweden Says It Received Security Assurances From US for NATO Application Period. news.antiwar.com Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said Wednesday Both Sweden and Finland are seriously considering joining NATO and

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-05-04). The Emerging Science Of Long Covid: Many Never Had Symptoms Or Minor Ones But Now Have Long Covid. moguldom.com Up to 30 percent of people who tested positive for the coronavirus have developed long covid, and some who had no symptoms initially are now battling with long-term effects of the virus. Officially known as post-acute sequelae of covid -19 (PASC), long covid is a condition in patients who've tested positive for the coronavirus for …

Sandipan Talukdar (2022-05-04). 2 Omicron subvariants can escape immunity from previous infection, vaccines. peoplesdispatch.org With the mutations of SARS-CoV-2 continuing, the Omicron variant's sub-lineages like BA.1, BA.2, BA.3, BA.4, BA.5, BA.11, etc. The BA.4 and the BA.5 have emerged. These subvariants are of particular concern with the World Health Organization A May 1 study published in the pre-print server

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-05-04). Sports Anchor Sage Steele Launches Legal Attack On ESPN: They Have No Right To Bench Me Over Free Speech As Private Citizen. moguldom.com Veteran ESPN sports anchor Sage Steele is suing her employer and its parent company, Walt Disney Co., for allegedly benching her in retaliation after she criticized the company's covid-19 vaccine mandate and former President Barack Obama's decision to identify as Black. It's a "very unusual" move "just in general" for a current employee to sue …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-05-04). The "Killer Vaccine" Worldwide. 7.9 Billion People. globalresearch.ca The stated objective is to enforce the Worldwide vaccination of 7.9 billion people in more than 190 countries, to be followed by the imposition of a digitized "vaccine passport". The evidence of mortality and morbidity resulting from the vaccine is overwhelming. Needless to say this is a multi-billion dollar operation for Big Pharma.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-04). Mayo Clinic Minute: Improved treatments for head and neck cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Sexually Transmitted Infections Awareness Month. About 70% of cancers in the oropharynx, which includes the tonsils, soft palate and base of the tongue, are linked to the HPV virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So it's important to talk to your health care team about the HPV vaccine, especially if you are 26 years old or younger. In addition to the importance of the HPV vaccine, you can lower…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-04). Consumer Health: First vaccine to prevent malaria. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Malaria Day will be observed Monday, April 25, which makes this a good time to learn more about this potentially fatal disease and the first vaccine to prevent it. Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium. The parasite is transmitted to humans most commonly through mosquito bites. The malaria parasites enter the bloodstream and travel to the liver. When the parasites mature, they leave the liver and infect red blood cells. Because the…

Jim Hightower (2022-05-04). What's Behind Inflation? Greedy Corporate Executives. otherwords.org Today, CEOs of big corporations are playing the tricky "Inflation Blame Game." | Publicly, they moan that the pandemic is slamming their poor corporations with factory shutdowns, supply chain delays, wage hikes, and other increased costs. But inside their board rooms, executives are high fiving each other and pocketing bonuses. | What's going on? | The trick is that these giants are in non-competitive markets operating as monopolies, so they can set prices, mug you and me, and scamper away with record profits. In 2019 for example, before the pandemic, corporate behemoths hauled in roughly a trillion dollars in pr…

Dana Sanchez (2022-05-04). Fed, Biden And Treasury Secretary Yellen Got Inflation All Wrong: 5 Things To Know How They Missed It. moguldom.com Early in Joe Biden's presidency, the commander in chief pointed to lower unemployment as a sign of a rebounding economy amid the pandemic, even as leading polls were sounding the alarm that inflation would be a problem for him. With inflation running at a 40-year high, Biden tried blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin and the invasion …

Fight Back (2022-05-04). West Michigan unions and immigrants rally for May 1, International Workers Day. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – West Michigan labor unions, politicians and socialist groups rallied and marched for International Workers Day on May 1 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. More than 70 union members and Asian-American, Chicano/Mexicano, and Black community activists and politicians gathered. The local unions also expressed solidarity for immigrant rights and justice for Patrick Lyoya, the young African man executed by Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr. | "Solidarity and the need to organize and win power for workers has to be the focus of unions in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic. Work is being redefi…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-04). COVID-19 shines a spotlight on laboratory professionals' vital role in health care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, April 24—30, honors and recognizes the dedication, innovation, and expertise that clinical lab professionals bring to patient care. Over the last two years, clinical laboratory professionals have shown extraordinary dedication in the fight against COVID-19. Their commitment and hard work during this difficult time has made a difference in the lives of people across the globe. "Throughout the pandemic, we have seen the power of teamwork in health care. And…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-04). Adopted boy thriving after liver transplant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Serena and Jon Krejchi from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, knew they were in for a medical journey when they decided to adopt a toddler named Ary from India. At only 1 Ω years old, Ary Krejchi had liver disease among a host of other serious medical conditions that required immediate care. After a harrowing journey back to the U.S. amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the couple took their little boy straight to Mayo Clinic, where, thanks to his…

____ (2022-05-04). Murals inspire hope in time of hardship. ecns.cn The artistic murals and paintings in the makeshift hospital for COVID-19 treatment at Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) have become popular among the medical workers and patients alike for inspiring a sense of hope during what has been a difficult time.

____ (2022-05-04). Hidden infection risks still in Beijing. ecns.cn Beijing still has hidden infection risks at the community level, with the total number of COVID-19 cases hitting 453 as of Tuesday, according to a senior city official.

____ (2022-05-04). New Omicron subvariant takes hold in U.S. as COVID-19 cases tick up. ecns.cn A new, highly transmissible subvariant of Omicron is spreading rapidly across the United States, as COVID-19 cases in the country are ticking up again.

Staff (2022-05-04). Cuba reporta 93 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este martes 3 de mayo, Cuba reportó 93 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 210 altas médicas. Actualmente hay 635 casos activos, informó el Minsap en su parte diario.

Staff (2022-05-04). Sonrisas detrás del nasobuco, pero "sin cantar" victoria. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de esta nota periodística, cayendo la tarde del martes 3 de mayo, los partes informativos de los territorios insinuaban que este miércoles Cuba podría amanecer con menos de cien nuevos diagnósticos de COVID-19; había que esperar hasta las 12: 00 de la noche, cuando el MINSAP sella el reporte, que es el que tiene la última palabra.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-04). Consumer Health: Recognizing symptoms of Parkinson's disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month, which make this a good time to learn about the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. An estimated 1 million people in the U.S. and more than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease, according to the American Parkinson Disease Association. Parkinson's disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. Parkinson's disease signs and symptoms can be different for everyone. Early signs may be mild and go unnoticed….