(2024-09-15). IDF's 'Secret Site' Exposed Now? Hezbollah For First Time Attacks Israeli Military's Missile HQ. hindustantimes.com Amid near-daily clashes, Lebanon's Hezbollah group claimed to have attacked an Israeli site for the first time. Hezbollah, on Sep 14, said it struck the headquarters of IDF's artillery and missile unit. The targeted IDF site is reportedly located northwest of Tiberias Lake. Watch for more.
(2024-09-15). Pentagon Renovates Israeli Air Base. popularresistance.org The US Department of Defense is building aircraft facilities in Israel to accommodate new US-made KC-46A Pegasus refueling tanker planes that could assist in an attack on Iran, The Intercept reported on 14 September. | Army Corps of Engineers documents show new buildings will be constructed and existing buildings will be upgraded, including hangars, warehouses, and storage facilities, at a military base in the south of Israel. | The project includes "establishing and adapting aviation and maintenance infrastructure for the KC-46," including the construction of five new concrete and steel structures, the documents…
(2024-09-15). The Social Justice Crisis Impacting Low-income California Whistleblowers. indybay.org Lack of access to legal representation for low-income California whistleblowers combined with extreme dysfunction/regulatory capture of government agencies actively discourages workers from speaking up about legal or ethical violations or filing complaints while enabling businesses to avoid compliance.
(2024-09-15). Prof. Suruma tips on mishandling of PDM, oil revenue. independent.co.ug 
Prof. Suruma wants oil revenue used for social protection, similar to Gadaffi style Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Senior Presidential Advisor Prof. Ezra Suruma has advised the government to review the Parish Development model which, he describes as a good but mishandled project. The former Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and Makerere University …
(2024-09-15). Programme Officer in The Hague – Fixed term part-time (50 %) contract for 5 months. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) composed of 188 national human rights organisations from 116 countries. FIDH is a nonpartisan, non-sectarian, apolitical, and not for profit organisation. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all human rights — civil, political, economic, social, and cultural — as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. FIDH's International Secretariat is composed of around 70 employees, (…) | – |
(2024-09-15). British Labour's winter fuel allowance: Ecosocialism versus ageism, austerity and poverty. links.org.au 
Liz Lawrence explores the direction of the Labour government and what remains of the Labour Left. She also discusses pensioners' poverty and resistance, and how ecosocialists should respond.
(2024-09-15). Sunday 9/22: Julian Assange is Free Celebration! indybay.org Berkeley Unitarian Universalists Fellowship Hall, 1924 Cedar St., Berkeley…
(2024-09-15). Soldiers lightly wounded after drones from Lebanon explode in northern Israel. haaretz.com Israel mistakenly issues statement condemning unannounced ICC arrest warrants ‚ñ Netanyahu's office denies plans to replace gov't-appointed northern coordinator ‚ñ IDF probe finds three hostages killed in November likely after Israeli strike ‚ñ Forty rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel, IDF says ‚ñ Netanyahu: Situation in northern border requires 'shift in the balance of powers,' Israel would 'exact price' from Houthis…
(2024-09-15). Jordan's king appoints new prime minister after general election. newarab.com 
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday nominated his chief of staff to be the new prime minister, the royal palace said, charging him with forming a government after parliamentary elections. | The outgoing premier, Bisher Khasawneh, submitted his resignation to the king earlier on Sunday. | Under the kingdom's constitution, the government usually resigns after legislative elections. It is the king who appoints the prime minister, not parliament which has limited powers. | "King Abdullah on Sunday tasked Jaafar Hassan with forming a new government," a palace statement said. | As well as being chief of staff, the 5…
(2024-09-15). Are Adani Power's days in Bangladesh numbered? ummid.com Days after Gautam Adani asked the interim government in Bangladesh to clear the dues the country owes to Adani Power, troubling reports are coming from the neighbouring country for the Indian conglomerate.
(2024-09-15). Turkey spy chief meets members of Hamas in Ankara. newarab.com 
Ibrahim Kalin, head of Turkey's National Intelligence Agency, had met the delegation from the Hamas political bureau leadership,…
(2024-09-15). CIA and Spanish Intelligence Behind Latest Terrorist Plot in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan Minister of the Interior Diosdado Cabello reported the seizure of a large batch of US-made weapons, a total of 400 rifles and pistols. He also reported the arrest of a US Navy SEAL and two Spanish citizens linked to the National Intelligence Center of Spain, as well as a Czech mercenary, and explained their links with members of the Venezuelan far-right opposition with whom they had planned to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, and other members of the Chavista leadership including Cabello himself. | At a press conference on Saturday, September 14, Cabello explained t…
(2024-09-15). Venezuela arrests 3 Americans, 2 Spaniards over CIA operation to assassinate Maduro. presstv.ir Three Americans and 2 Spaniards are being held pending trial in Venezuela for posing a threat to the country's national security by plotting to "destabilize" the country through "violent actions."
(2024-09-15). Venezuela: Develado plan terrorista dirigido por militar activo de EE.UU. cubadebate.cu El Gobierno venezolano anunció la desarticulación de un plan terrorista que, según las pruebas recolectadas, tiene conexiones con la CIA de Estados Unidos y el Centro Nacional de Inteligencia de España.
(2024-09-15). Shocking, Disturbing: Outbursts as Chandrachud invites Modi for puja. ummid.com Senior Supreme Court Lawyers and leaders of different opposition parties Thursday accused Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud of violating Code of Conduct for Judges after he invited PM Modi to participate in puja.
(2024-09-15). Supreme Court slams "bulldozer action" second time this month. ummid.com The Supreme Court of India Thursday September 12, 2024 categorically called illegal the demolition of homes belonging to an accused, asserting mere alleged involvement in a crime cannot be a ground to demolish a property.
(2024-09-15). Houthis Say New 'Hypersonic Ballistic Missile' Used To Strike Tel Aviv, Warn Of More Strike | Watch. hindustantimes.com Yemen-based Houthi rebels said they attacked Israel on September 15 with a new hypersonic ballistic missile. Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree, in a video statement, warned Israel of more strikes in the future. Saree said, "The rebels targeted a military position of Israel and succeeded in reaching its target as the enemy's defenses failed to intercept it."
(2024-09-15). Yemen Warns of 'Unexpected Surprises' for Enemies in Coming Days. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Yemen's defense minister issued a stark warning to the United States, Britain, and Israel, threatening severe repercussions for recent strikes and vowing that Yemen will deliver "unexpected surprises" in the coming days.
(2024-09-15). Iran's President to attend BRICS summit in Russia. newarab.com 
Iran's President U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that Russia had received ballistic missiles from Iran and was likely to
(2024-09-15). (Video) New hope for patients with metastatic prostate cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic is leading the way with a new treatment for advanced prostate cancer, specifically for prostate-specific membrane antigen-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (PSMA-positive mCRPC). This treatment involves a radiopharmaceutical known as Pluvicto. It acts like a smart missile, targeting and eliminating cancer cells. Mayo Clinic experts offer this therapy for patients whose prostate cancer has spread and is resistant to standard treatments such as hormonal treatments and chemotherapy. Dr. Oliver Sartor, a Mayo Clinic…
(2024-09-15). 'Evacuate': Israeli leaflets dropped on south Lebanon village. newarab.com 
Israel dropped leaflets over a south Lebanon border village Sunday urging residents to leave, state-run media said, but Israel's military told AFP a brigade had taken the initiative without approval. | It was the first time Israelis had told residents of south Lebanon to evacuate in "The Israeli enemy dropped leaflets over Wazzani calling on those in the area and its surroundings to evacuate," the official National News Agency said, refer…
(2024-09-15). US universities impose strict regulations to crack down on Gaza protests. presstv.ir Universities across the United States have implemented stricter regulations and new policies to crack down on campus protests, in the wake of on-campus activism to protest the US-backed Israel's war in Gaza during the last academic year.
(2024-09-15). MIT activists force university to end pro-Israeli cooperation with US weapon maker. presstv.ir MIT activists force the university into ending its pro-Israeli cooperation with US weapon manufacturer Lochheed Martin.
(2024-09-15). Republican ads in Michigan highlight Kamala Harris' Israel ties. newarab.com 
A group aligned with the The move is an apparent effort to dissuade Muslim and Arab Americans from voting for Harris in the battleground state. | There has been growing frustration with the Biden-Harris administration's contin…
(2024-09-15). Spain hosts meeting on Israel-Palestinian two-state solution. newarab.com 
(2024-09-15). Four Islamic State leaders killed in August Iraq raid: CENTCOM. newarab.com 
Four "This operation targeted ISIS leaders and served to disrupt and degrade ISIS's ability to plan, organise, and conduct attacks against Iraqi civilians," the United States Central Command, or CENTCOM, said in a statement on…
(2024-09-15). Iran says new research satellite launched into orbit. newarab.com 
"The Chamran-1 research satellite was successfully launched and put into orbit by the Ghaem-100 carrier," state television said. | The satellite, which weighs around 60 kilograms (132 pounds), is designed to test hardware and software systems for orbital manoeuvre technology, the TV report said. | The device was designed and built by I…
(2024-09-15). Sudanese city pounded as analysts report 'unprecedented' combat. newarab.com 
Heavy fighting on Saturday shook a Sudanese city besieged by paramilitaries, witnesses told AFP, as US researchers reported unprecedented and escalating combat in the North Darfur state capital. | Al-Fashir is one of five state capitals in Sudan's western Darfur region and the only one not in the hands of the The United Nations says the war across much of Sudan has created the world's largest displacement crisis, with millions uproot…
(2024-09-15). US Imposes New Imperial Sanctions Against Venezuelan Officials. popularresistance.org The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), belonging to the US Department of the Treasury, has imposed new set of unlawful sanctions against Venezuela. | The new sanctions, announced by a US Treasury press release published this Thursday, September 12, target 16 officials from different public branches and the military for supporting the sovereign and democratic will of the Venezuelan people in the last presidential elections on July 28 and refusing to follow the latest US-led imperial coup plot aiming at ousting President Nicolás Maduro. | According to the statement, the new sanctions against Venezuela include…
(2024-09-15). Philippine gov't urged to rethink its ties with U.S. ecns.cn The Philippine government's dependence on United States' military aid is further straining Philippines' ties with China, keeping relations between the two Asian countries in crisis, a forum in Manila heard Friday.
(2024-09-15). China's railway network surpasses 160,000 kilometers. ecns.cn China's railway network has surpassed 160,000 kilometers, with high-speed rail reaching 46,000 kilometers — an increase of 63.8 percent and 387.6 percent, respectively, since 2012, China State Railway Group announced on Saturday.
(2024-09-15). Philippines retreats from China's Xianbin Reef. ecns.cn Philippines withdrew its vessel from the Xianbin Reef, in the South China Sea, on Saturday afternoon, which unlawfully anchored near the reef for nearly five months, China Coast Guard said on Sunday in a statement.
(2024-09-15). CAIR Swing State Data Shows Muslim Voters Hold Diverse Preferences, Still Up for Grabs in 2024 — Jill Stein Leads Harris (Among Muslim Voters) in 3 Swing States! fightbackbetter.com The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released additional results from…
(2024-09-15). Saturday 9/14: Fishing Mission Creek: a walking tour through real estate. indybay.org we meet on the steps of the basilica immediately adjacent the Mission Dolores entrance on Dolores near 16th Street, San Francisco | Guide will be wearing a California Republic bicycle cap…
(2024-09-15). Wednesday 9/18: Say NO! to suppressing dissent at Sonoma State! Say YES! to student free speech! indybay.org Outside the Student Center | Sonoma State University | 1801 E. Cotati Ave. | Rohnert Park…
(2024-09-15). Putting Iran's tourism industry back on its feet. presstv.ir With Western tourists being subject to coercive measures by the US, Iran is making a push to attract visitors from Persian Gulf Arab states and other nearby countries.
(2024-09-15). After Putin, Now His American Messenger Warns West Amid Escalation; Russia To Wage War On US Soil. hindustantimes.com Russia's Ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antanov, has warned America that it can't hide from a nuclear conflict "if it starts across the ocean". The warning came amid western plans to permit Ukraine to carry out deep strikes inside Russia. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin had warned NATO and western countries of direct war with Russia. Watch this video for more information.
(2024-09-15). A Radical Way to Change the UN Security Council, Including Its Name. passblue.com 
What conditions might compel the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to relinquish their veto power? In exchange, what conditions might the other member states agree on to make it happen? These are important questions to pose to the public as the 193 member states negotiate a Pact for the Future for the …
(2024-09-15). Ministers to Rework GST Compensation Cess. devdiscourse.com A Group of Ministers (GoM) led by Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary is poised to rework the nomenclature for the GST compensation cess, according to an official statement.
(2024-09-15). Mayo Clinic Minute: What you should know about prostate cancer screening. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The prostate is a small gland in males that aids in reproduction. Prostate cancer is one the most common types of cancer, and when it's detected early, often by a simple blood test, it has the best chance for successful treatment. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/-hyeNxs4Jic Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 04) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. "Prostate cancer is incredibly common, probably…
(2024-09-15). Mayo Clinic to expand access to state-of-the-art cancer care through transformational gift. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic will enhance and expand access to cancer care and clinical trials for patients and communities, thanks to a generous philanthropic commitment from Stephen M. and Barbara J. Slaggie of Marco Island, Florida, and Winona, Minnesota. The Slaggies' $50 million investment accelerates Mayo Clinic's Bold. Forward. strategy to Cure, Connect and Transform healthcare by supporting Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center in revolutionizing the delivery of cancer care. Mayo Clinic is leading…
(2024-09-15). Mayo collaborates in ARPA-H funded research to explore environment's role in drug response. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine will play a key role in groundbreaking research funded by an award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The research will explore how environmental exposures interact with genetics to affect people's responses to medications — a field known as pharmacoexposomics. The five-year award, called IndiPHARM, aspires to develop and execute a state-of-the-art high-resolution, precision monitoring system…
(2024-09-15). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Consider TIME when dealing with sepsis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Editors Note: September is Sepsis Awareness Month DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 86-year-old father was recently hospitalized with a severe infection. We were told he's at an increased risk for sepsis because of his age and medical history. What are the signs of sepsis to watch for now that he's returned home? ANSWER: Nearly 270,000 people in the U.S. die annually because of sepsis — more than the number of people who die from prostate cancer,…
(2024-09-15). State of Palestine further close to full UN membership. ummid.com The State of Palestine Tuesday September 10, 2024 got one more step closer to the full membership of the United Nations when it was accorded a new seat in the UN General Assembly.
(2024-09-15). Invasive box tree moth spotted in Western Pa. — what to know about the threat it poses and how to control it. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Move over spotted lanternfly — there's a new invasive insect in town. | Earlier this week, The moth was spotted in two Erie County cemeteries, which are now quarantined. It has…
(2024-09-15). Two Stabbed, One Shot in incident on Wolf Street. urbancny.com 
On Saturday, September 14th, around 1: 05 a.m., Syracuse Police Officers responded to a shots fired complaint in the 600 block of Wolf Street. When Officers arrived, they found a 31-year-old male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to his abdomen area. The victim was treated on scene by Officers before being transported by AMR to Upstate University Hospital. He is currently listed in stable condition. Around this same time, Officers were also notified of two stabbing victims who were transported by private vehicle to St. Joseph's Hospital. One female victim, 19-years-old, was suffering from an apparent stab w…
(2024-09-15). Afghanistan: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org On 10 September 2024, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) delivered an oral statement during the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan. The statement, prepared with FIDH's member organisation Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA, calls on the UN Human Rights Council to escalate its response to the situation in the country and to establish a new independent international accountability mechanism. Read the oral statement below.
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(2024-09-15). SIU to investigate maladministration within Transnet, municipalities. sanews.gov.za SIU to investigate maladministration within Transnet, municipalities | The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) will investigate allegations of serious maladministration at Transnet, including the reinstatement of the former CEO of Transnet Freight Rail Siyabonga Gama. | This after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed proclamations 181, 182, 183 and 184 of 2024, authorising the SIU to investigate allegations of serious maladministration within Transnet, the Gauteng Provincial Department of Human Settlement, the Umzumbe Local Municipality, and Masilonyana Local Municipality and to recover any financial losses suffered by…
A federal jury in Florida has found members of the pan-Africanist group African People's Socialist Party guilty of conspiring with the Russian government to "sow discord" and "interfere" in U.S. elections. They face up to five years in federal prison. In a major victory for the activists, however, the jury acquitted them of the more serious charge of acting as foreign agents. "The trial of the Uhuru Three is proving to be one of the most important First Amendment cases thus far in the 21st century," says attorney Jenipher Jones, who is on the legal support committee for d…
"This is a media outlet that disseminates false content, which includes incitement against Israelis and Jews, and constitutes a threat to (Israeli) soldiers," the Israeli government press office said in a statement. | An Israeli official told A…
President Biden's neglect of arms control and disarmament means that the next president will inherit a nuclear landscape that is more threatening and volatile than any other since the Cuban missile crisis more than 60 years ago. The Cuban missile crisis, however, was a wake up call for both President John F. Kennedy and General Secretary Nikita Khrushchev, leading to a series of arms control and disarmament treaties beginning with the Partial Test Ban Treaty of 1963. 
Mass protests across the US against Jim Crow drove the rise of the Black Power and Civil Rights movements generations ago. The impacts were far reaching across the lines of class, color and gender. Ruling circles in and out of the federal, state and local governments responded, the backdrop to Earl Ofari Hutchinson's The Myth 
Israel intensified its raids on the Global condemnations of Israel's The strike on Wednesday killed 18 people at a school-turned-shelter for displaced Palestinians, including six UN employees. The…
The United States has approved $165 million in weapons sales to Israel to fund heavy-duty tank trailers, the State Department announced on Thursday. | The systems include spare and repair parts, tool kits and technical and logistics support. They are not expected to be delivered until 2027. | Earlier this year, the US announced a mammoth $20 billion weapons support package for Israel to include F-15 fighter jets. Like the tank trailers, those systems will not be delivered for several years and will not affect current Israeli military operations amid its 11-month-old war on Gaza. | The Biden administration has…
The Republican former president lashed out two days after his 
Hundreds of members of the largest US actors' union have issued a statement urging that fellow actors who This announcement follows an open letter by more than 700 members of the SAG-AFTRA union (Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) last month expressing their support for Palestinian civilians in 
Two years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Veto Initiative through an effort led by Ambassador Christian Wenaweser of Liechtenstein. The initiative establishes that if any of the permanent members in the Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — casts a veto in a vote, the president of … 
The very notion that it is acceptable to tie one's health in a civilized nation to having ample cash is clearly anathema to most of the world, but it's the way things are in the United States. Countless individuals toil at jobs that do not provide even cursory health coverage. Many individuals who do have some coverage generally try to avoid tapping into many needed health resources due to the sheer cost-inhibitory manner of it all. Co-pays, deductibles, coinsurance, and mandatory first-born deposits will cost you even if you have insurance. We are at a time when even those who have fairly "decent" insurance rati…
In a presidential race in which both major party candidates are kowtowing to law enforcement, don't expect any candor about the perils that politicians have unleashed. To serve and protect, police are allowed to slander and destroy. Cops in many states and localities have acquired the right to lie about their shootings, searches, and practically 
In a healthy society of non-human primates, there are no nations, no extended organizations, no supraterritorial forms that might resemble a state. Troops of primates do have a social cohesion about them, creating various temporary leaders or hierarchies according to the function at hand—one for fighting, say, another for vigilance, a third for feeding— and