Monthly Archives: March 2022

2022-03-31: News Headlines

Dan Cohen (2022-03-31). Ukraine's Propaganda War: International PR Firms, DC Lobbyists and CIA Cutouts. indybay.org Dan Cohen reveals the network of foreign strategists, Washington DC lobbyists, and intelligence-linked media outlets behind Ukraine's public relations blitz.

Yves Wegelin, Serge Halimi (2022-03-31). More weapons are not the solution and Julian Assange. indybay.org What is insane, however, is the belief that peace can be secured for the future with even more weapons. SPD Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that he wants to invest an additional hundred billion euros in Germany's army; and in Switzerland, too, armament fantasies are being voiced.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-03-31). "Wiki-Gate": Julian Assange Was Framed by the People Who Supported Him. globalresearch.ca Assange has been the object of an all out smear campaign by those who supported him. The Economist which granted Assange the New Media Award in 2008 intimates that he is an "enemy agent" responsible for "information anarchy … culminating in the destabilization of American democracy"

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-31). AI uses voice biomarkers to predict coronary artery disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Imagine being able to record yourself reading and then having your clinician use those recordings to screen for various diseases, even from thousands of miles away. This technology may sound like science fiction, but Mayo Clinic researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to discover and test what the voice can reveal about a patient's heart health. In a recent study, the research team used an AI trained for specific vocal biomarkers to accurately predict which…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-31). Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate program begins with four AI startups. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate, an immersive program for health tech startups, has launched with its initial cohort of participating companies. The 20-week program will help four artificial intelligence (AI) companies get market-ready. The program offers participants access to Mayo Clinic experts in regulatory, clinical, technology and business domains with a focus on AI model validation and clinical readiness. Technology experts from Google and Epic also will provide workshops for the participants. "Health tech…

Jeanine Molloff (2022-03-31). Supreme Court conservatives declare war against decades of regulations, potentially overturning decades of established law. nationofchange.org What the nation witnessed on December 10, 2021, was a mere prelude to the corporate abuse SCOTUS conservatives would unleash on the average American.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-30). Op-ed: Chapter 2 of the new world order has begun. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMarch 28, 2022 Chapter two of the 'new world order' is about to openKakki Ocal Excerpts When the entire U.S. national security and diplomatic cadres were wailing that Russia was going to invade Ukraine, was this just a prediction based on international intelligence or was it a move designed to egg on Russian President …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-30). Mayo Clinic researchers use AI to predict antidepressant outcomes in youth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic researchers have taken the first step in using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict early outcomes with antidepressants in children and adolescents with major depressive disorder, in a study published in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. This work resulted from a collaborative effort between the departments of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and Psychiatry and Psychology, at Mayo Clinic, with support from Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine. "This…

Anonymous669 (2022-03-30). In Video: Iraqi Warplanes Bombard ISIS Hideouts In Kirkuk. southfront.org File image. | On March 29, warplanes of the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) carried out a series of four airstrikes on hideouts of ISIS cells in al-Shai Valley in the southern countryside of Kirkuk. | In a brief statement, a spokesperson for the Iraqi Commander-in-Chief said that the airstrikes were carried out in coordination with the military's Joint Operations Command and based on information provided by the Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism Cell in the Military Intelligence Directorate. | The spokesman, Maj. Gen. Yehia Ras…

Earthjustice (2022-03-30). A hostile Supreme Court threatens environmental progress. peoplesworld.org Right now, there are a lot of eyes on the Supreme Court, and for good reason—in addition to Justice Breyer's retirement and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination, the Court has been exerting its influence on voting rights, reproductive rights, and most recently, COVID regulations. And now the Supreme Court has come to town as a …

Dave LIndorff (2022-03-30). Teach-in on the War in Ukraine. thiscantbehappening.net Our own Ron Ridenour, along with a number of knowledgeable experts on the region, the war, the CIA and other related issues will be on hand to discuss the current crisis in Ukraine this April 1.

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2022-03-30: News Headlines

Dan Cohen (2022-03-30). Ukraine's Propaganda War: International PR Firms, DC Lobbyists and CIA Cutouts. indybay.org Dan Cohen reveals the network of foreign strategists, Washington DC lobbyists, and intelligence-linked media outlets behind Ukraine's public relations blitz.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-30). Mayo Clinic researchers use AI to predict antidepressant outcomes in youth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic researchers have taken the first step in using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict early outcomes with antidepressants in children and adolescents with major depressive disorder, in a study published in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. This work resulted from a collaborative effort between the departments of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and Psychiatry and Psychology, at Mayo Clinic, with support from Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine. "This…

Dave DeCamp (2022-03-29). Biden Appears to Reveal the US Is Training Ukrainian Troops in Poland. news.antiwar.com President Biden appeared to reveal on Monday that the US is training Ukrainian troops in Poland. Biden made the comments when trying to explain a recent gaffe. In Poland on Friday, President Biden told members of the 82nd Airborne Division that Ukrainians were "stepping up" against the Russian assault and said, "You're going to see …

Chris Hedges (2022-03-29). The Marriage of Julian Assange. orinocotribune.com By Chris Hedges — Mar 25, 2022 | London — I am standing at the gates of HM Prison Belmarsh, a high security penitentiary in southeast London, with Craig Murray, British Ambassador to Uzbekistan until he was fired for exposing CIA black sites and torture centers in that country. Inside the prison,

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-03-29). Extradition of Venezuelan Ex Intelligence Head to US Once Again Suspended by Spanish Court. venezuelanalysis.com Hugo Carvajal, who broke with the Venezuelan government and pledged his support for Juan Guiadó, has utilized various judicial maneuvers to avoid extradition.

Monica Moorehead (2022-03-29). Ketanji Brown Jackson & the U.S. Supreme Court — a WW commentary. workers.org If Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed as the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court, replacing the soon-to-be retired Justice Stephen Breyer for whom she once clerked, she will become the first African American woman to occupy the highest judicial seat in the U.S. Jackson will be the third Black . . . |

Amy Goodman (2022-03-29). Clarence Thomas Backed Trump in Court While Ginni Thomas Backed Coup Attempt. truthout.org The January 6 committee investigating the deadly attack on the Capitol is reportedly deciding whether to interview Ginni Thomas — the Republican activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas — about her efforts to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss. The move comes after a series of Thomas's texts were made public in which she urges Donald Trump's then-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in the weeks following the election to take action to prevent a Biden victory. Justice Thomas is the only justice who dissented in the Supreme Court's decision a few months ago that led to the release of W…

Franc Contreras (2022-03-29). Former Honduran President gets extradited to the U.S. america.cgtn.com In an historic first — the Supreme Court of Honduras has authorized the extradition of a former Honduran President to the United States.

TASS (2022-03-29). NATO took steps affecting Russia's security before Moscow's operation in Ukraine – Kremlin. tass.com The situation is quite concerning, Peskov said…

TASS (2022-03-29). Developers unveil pilot version of Russian alternative to Instagram. tass.com Rossgram users will be able to upload photos and videos from their smartphones, as well as videos from other platforms such as YouTube, Dailymotion and Vimeo…

TASS (2022-03-29). No free gas supplies for Europe, Kremlin spokesman says. tass.com No payment, no gas, the Kremlin spokesman emphasized…

TASS (2022-03-29). UN calls for investigation into reports about torture of prisoners of war in Ukraine. tass.com It is important that any ill treatment that may happen is stopped immediately, Head of the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine Matilda Bogner said…

Juan Cole (2022-03-29). How Israel's Indiscriminate bombing of Gaza Endangers its Precious Hellenistic and Roman Archeological Heritage. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Palestinian Gaza Strip doesn't stay on the world's mind the way some besieged cities in Ukraine do right now, but it is also surrounded, besieged, and blockaded by Israeli forces. This blockade is illegal in international law, since Israel is recognized as the Occupying authority over Gaza, which it …

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