Daily Archives: April 28, 2020

2020-04-28: News Headlines

Binoy Kampmark (2020-04-28). Pandemic Delays: Postponing the Assange Extradition Hearing. dissidentvoice.org Mr Assange will be facing a David and Goliath battle with his hands tied behind his back. — Edward Fitzgerald QC, lawyer for Julian Assange, April 27, 2020 Julian Assange must have had time amidst cramped and hostile surrounds, paper work, pleas and applications, to ponder what circle of Dante's Hell he finds himself in. …

WSWS (2020-04-28). Assange extradition hearing delayed following defence appeal. wsws.org Assange's legal team insisted that a hearing could not proceed under the current circumstances of the coronavirus pandemic…

Staff (2020-04-28). Headlines for April 28, 2020. democracynow.org Known U.S. Deaths Top 56,000 as New Study Shows True Number Likely Much Higher, Trump Ignored Early Intelligence Reports as Coronavirus Spread, Trump Denies Responsibility for Spike in Disinfectant Poisonings, Texas Reopens Businesses, California Warns Against Violating Restrictions | , Trump's Plan to Give Commencement Address at West Point Could Bring Back 1,000 Cadets to Campus, NY Cancels Primary After Removing Bernie Sanders from the Ballot , U.N. Calls for Release of Immigrant Prisoners as San Diego Facility Refuses to Allow Face Mask Delivery, More Cases Reported at Prisons as New Study Shows 96% of Inmate…

graham (2020-04-28). Who will be the winners in a post-pandemic economy? truepublica.org.uk Businesses that use cloud computing will not buckle under the pressure of the coronavirus pandemic. Further automation and artificial intelligence will enhance the resilience of supply chains. The shift from cash to digital payments is clearly accelerating. Chair of the sustainable finance committee at UBS highlighted that 31 countries have lifted contactless payment limits this …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-28). How Mayo Clinic is using artificial intelligence in its COVID-19 research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Artificial intelligence has a vital role in helping researchers in their efforts to fight COVID-19 and is an important tool in the work being done at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Andrew Badley is an infectious diseases specialist and leads Mayo Clinic's COVID-19 Research Task Force. In this Q&A, Dr. Badley answers questions about the task force …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-28). NSAIDS and heart disease: Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org They're common over-the-counter pain medications that are used millions of times. But on this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Rekha Mankad explains why caution should be used when taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. To listen, click the link below. NSAIDS and heart disease…

Labor Video Project (2020-04-28). Black Workers Unite, Covid-19 & Black Workers Under Attack On Front Lines In City of SF. indybay.org San Francisco Black Workers Unite covered a panel on the health and safety conditions of Black city workers in San Francisco. They discuss the systemic racism, health and safety violations and retaliations against whistleblowers…

Colonel Ann Wright (2020-04-27). Video: The Criminal Indictments against Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning. globalresearch.ca Last year we met in Florence on the 7th of April, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the founding of NATO. The theme of our conference last year was NATO EXIT. | On April 25, 2020, Commemorating the Liberation of Italy. …

Andrey Areshev (2020-04-27). The Unbearable Lightness of China. strategic-culture.org Kishore Mahbubani's new book argues that China's rejuvenation is not driven by missionary impulse, a fact a flagging US refuses to see | Pepe ESCOBAR | As a living embodiment of how East and West shall meet, Mahbubani is immeasurably more capable to talk about Chinese-linked intricacies than shallow, self-described Western "experts" on Asia and China. | Especially now when demonization-heavy hybrid war 2.0 against China is practiced by most factions of the US government, the Deep State and the East Coast establishment. | Distinguished fellow at the National University of Singapore's Asia Research Institute, forme…

The Canary (2020-04-27). South Korea maintains Kim Jong Un health rumours are untrue. thecanary.co A top South Korean official has said his country remains confident that there have been no "unusual developments" in North Korea, suggesting that rumours about the health of leader Kim Jong Un are untrue.Unification minister Kim Yeon-chul told a closed-door forum in Seoul on Sunday that South Korea has "enough intelligence to confidently say that there are no unusual developments" in North Korea which back up speculation about Kim Jong Un's health.The minister said he would not reveal what specific intelligence led to that conclusion, but stressed that it had undergone a complex analysis process.Visitors look on…

Jason Ditz (2020-02-17). DOJ Investigating Former CIA Director's Role in Russiagate. theantimedia.com The Justice Department is investigating the role of John Brennan in the assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.

Staff (2020-04-28). Government Must Pay $12 Billion to Obamacare Insurers, Supreme Court Rules. truthout.org Insurance companies are entitled to recoup $12 billion from the federal government in unpaid Obamacare claims, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in an 8-1 vote. | The companies were shielded under the "risk corridor" provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which promised compensation for companies that incurred losses in the marketplaces created by the law. | The original remuneration period lasted three years, but Congressional Republicans capped payments between 2015 and 2017, which the insure…

Harvey "Sluggo" Wasserman (2020-04-24). How YOU can dump Trump: Let us count the ways. peoplesworld.org Grassroots action's immense recent upset victory in Wisconsin, where voters kicked out a sitting conservative Supreme Court judge and elected a progressive, shows we can overcome even a rigged election. In November, you must do it again. When Trump tries to steal or cancel the election, our informed non-violence must rise to protect and win …

Sputnik News (2020-04-27). Failing to Bring Iran to Its Knees Zarif Tells Pompeo to Stop Dreaming About Return to JCPOA. iranian.com The Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Iran nuclear deal in 2018, forcing the deal's remaining signatories to scramble to try to save it. On Sunday, US media reported that Secretary of State Pompeo was preparing to argue that Washington was actually still a party to the agreement. Iranian …

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Pandemic Delays: Postponing the Assange Extradition Hearing
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-28
Mr Assange will be facing a David and Goliath battle with his hands tied behind his back.

Assange extradition hearing delayed following defence appeal
wsws.org | 2020-04-28
Assange's legal team insisted that a hearing could not proceed under the current circumstances of the coronavirus pandemic…
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/28/assa-a28.html

Pandemic Delays: Postponing the Assange Extradition Hearing
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-28
"Mr Assange will be facing a David and Goliath battle with his hands tied behind his back."

How Mayo Clinic is using artificial intelligence in its COVID-19 research
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-28
Artificial intelligence has a vital role in helping researchers in their efforts to fight COVID-19 and is an important tool in the work being done at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Andrew Badley is an infectious diseases specialist and leads Mayo Clinic's COVID-19 Research Task Force. In this Q&A, Dr. Badley answers questions about the task force …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/how-mayo-clinic-is-using-artificial-intelligence-in-its-covid-19-research/

Who will be the winners in a post-pandemic economy?
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-04-28
Businesses that use cloud computing will not buckle under the pressure of the coronavirus pandemic. Further automation and artificial intelligence will enhance the resilience of supply chains. The shift from cash to digital payments is clearly accelerating. Chair of the sustainable finance committee at UBS highlighted that 31 countries have lifted contactless payment limits this …
truepublica.org.uk/newsbits/who-will-be-the-winners-in-a-post-pandemic-economy/

US to Recognize Israeli Annexation of Occupied Palestinian Land
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-28
Expanding on remarks made last week by United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who said annexation was "an Israeli decision," the U.S. State Department confirmed Monday that it was prepared to recognize Israel's annexation of much of the illegally occupied West Bank. | RELATED: | HSBC Bank Blocks Donations to Palestinian Aid Group: Report | "As w…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-to-Recognize-Israeli-Annexation-of-Occupied-Palestinian-Land-20200428-0016.html

NSAIDS and heart disease: Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-28
They're common over-the-counter pain medications that are used millions of times. But on this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Rekha Mankad explains why caution should be used when taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. To listen, click the link below. NSAIDS and heart disease…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/nsaids-and-heart-disease-mayo-clinic-radio-health-minute-2/

Black Workers Unite, Covid-19 & Black Workers Under Attack On Front Lines In City of SF
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-04-28
San Francisco Black Workers Unite covered a panel on the health and safety conditions of Black city workers in San Francisco. They discuss the systemic racism, health and safety violations and retaliations against whistleblowers…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/27/18832661.php

Black Workers Unite, Covid-19 & Black Workers Under Attack On Front Lines In City of SF
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-04-28
San Francisco Black Workers Unite covered a panel on the health and safety conditions of Black city workers in San Francisco. They discuss the systemic racism, health and safety violations and retaliations against whistleblowers…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/27/18832661.php

Video: The Criminal Indictments against Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning
Colonel Ann Wright | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
Last year we met in Florence on the 7th of April, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the founding of NATO. The theme of our conference last year was NATO EXIT. | On April 25, 2020, Commemorating the Liberation of Italy. …
globalresearch.ca/video-the-criminal-indictments-against-julian-assange-and-chelsea-manning/5710973

The Unbearable Lightness of China
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-04-27
Kishore Mahbubani's new book argues that China's rejuvenation is not driven by missionary impulse, a fact a flagging US refuses to see | Pepe ESCOBAR | As a living embodiment of how East and West shall meet, Mahbubani is immeasurably more capable to talk about Chinese-linked intricacies than shallow, self-described Western "experts" on Asia and China. | Especially now when demonization-heavy hybrid war 2.0 against China is practiced by most factions of the US government, the Deep State and the East Coast establishment. | Distinguished fellow at the National University of Singapore's Asia Research Institute, forme…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/04/27/the-unbearable-lightness-of-china/

South Korea maintains Kim Jong Un health rumours are untrue
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-27
A top South Korean official has said his country remains confident that there have been no "unusual developments" in North Korea, suggesting that rumours about the health of leader Kim Jong Un are untrue.Unification minister Kim Yeon-chul told a closed-door forum in Seoul on Sunday that South Korea has "enough intelligence to confidently say that there are no unusual developments" in North Korea which back up speculation about Kim Jong Un's health.The minister said he would not reveal what specific intelligence led to that conclusion, but stressed that it had undergone a complex analysis process.Visitors look on…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/04/27/south-korea-maintains-kim-jong-un-health-rumours-are-untrue/

The Government's scientific advisory group 'attendee' is linked to a spy agency contractor
Tom Coburg | thecanary.co | 2020-04-26
A leaked list has been published of attendees of Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( Sage) meetings. The secretive body advises the government on its coronavirus strategy. The Canary can also reveal that a multi-billion dollar company linked to Sage via an 'attendee' (and which is also contracted to a division of the NHS) has undertaken work for a UK intelligence agency. | Sage attendees | : | The government is under pressure to be far more transparent on its coronavirus strategy since the Guardian re…
thecanary.co/discovery/2020/04/26/the-governments-scientific-advisory-group-attendee-is-linked-to-a-spy-agency-contractor/

Government Must Pay $12 Billion to Obamacare Insurers, Supreme Court Rules
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-28
Insurance companies are entitled to recoup $12 billion from the federal government in unpaid Obamacare claims, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in an 8-1 vote. | The companies were shielded under the "risk corridor" provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which promised compensation for companies that incurred losses in the marketplaces created by the law. | The original remuneration period lasted three years, but Congressional Republicans capped payments between 2015 and 2017, which the insure…
truthout.org/articles/government-must-pay-12-billion-to-obamacare-insurers-supreme-court-rules/

How YOU can dump Trump: Let us count the ways
Harvey "Sluggo" Wasserman | peoplesworld.org | 2020-04-24
Grassroots action's immense recent upset victory in Wisconsin, where voters kicked out a sitting conservative Supreme Court judge and elected a progressive, shows we can overcome even a rigged election. In November, you must do it again. When Trump tries to steal or cancel the election, our informed non-violence must rise to protect and win …
peoplesworld.org/article/how-you-can-dump-trump-let-us-count-the-ways/

Failing to Bring Iran to Its Knees Zarif Tells Pompeo to Stop Dreaming About Return to JCPOA
Sputnik News | iranian.com | 2020-04-27
The Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Iran nuclear deal in 2018, forcing the deal's remaining signatories to scramble to try to save it. On Sunday, US media reported that Secretary of State Pompeo was preparing to argue that Washington was actually still a party to the agreement. Iranian …
iranian.com/2020/04/27/zarif-tells-pompeo-to-stop-dreaming-about-return-to-jcpoa-after-failing-to-bring-iran-to-its-knees/