(2024-01-07). Constitutional violations: Julian Assange, privacy and the CIA. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-07). Highlights of Mayo Clinic research advancements in 2023. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers make new discoveries, develop first-of-its-kind tools and technologies and constantly improve upon existing ones with the goal to provide the best in healthcare. The following 10 stories are a round-up of some of the most significant medical research advances at Mayo Clinic this year from harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to detect disease sooner to advancing treatments for rare and complex diseases. Advancing ultrasound microvessel imaging and AI to improve cancer detection Tumors…
(2024-01-07). Guidelines establish proper uses of AI in research. ecns.cn The Ministry of Science and Technology recently issued guidelines on the proper use of artificial intelligence-related content, emphasizing that researchers should integrate ethical requirements into the entire research process.
(2024-01-07). 70 Years After Brown Vs. Board Of Ed, Public Schools Still Deeply Segregated. popularresistance.org Brown vs. Board of Education, the pivotal Supreme Court decision that made school segregation unconstitutional, turns 70 years old on May 17, 2024. | At the time of the 1954 ruling, 17 U.S. states had laws permitting or requiring racially segregated schools. The Brown decision declared that segregation in public schools was "inherently unequal." This was, in part, because the court argued that access to equitable, nonsegregated education played a critical role in creating informed citizens — a paramount concern for the political establishment amid the Cold War. With Brown, the justices overturned decades of…
(2024-01-07). 'Chilling': Supreme Court Says Idaho Can Jail Doctors for Providing Abortions. scheerpost.com 
(2024-01-07). Supreme Court Upholds Idaho Law Jailing Doctors Who Provide Abortions. truthout.org The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday opted to reinstate Idaho's near-total abortion ban, a draconian law that carries up to five years in prison for doctors who perform the procedure outside of extremely narrow circumstances. The high court, which overturned the constitutional right to abortion in the summer of 2022, agreed to hear a Justice Department challenge to Idaho's abortion ban in April. |
(2024-01-07). Bilkis Bano case: SC to deliver verdict on pleas against remission granted to convicts on Monday. muslimmirror.com NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court will deliver on Monday (January 8) its verdict on a clutch of petitions filed against the Gujarat government's decision allowing early release of convicts in the case of the gang rape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of her family members committed during the 2002 Gujarat riots. As per …