(2024-10-20). Hezbollah vs. Zionists: Reality unveiled. thealtworld.com Hezbollah's recent strike on the covert Golani Brigade headquarters in Haifa has raised questions about the group's intelligence and surveillance capabilities. | The operation's precision has exposed vulnerabilities in Zionist Israel's security apparatus. Tonight, we explore how Hezbollah's strategies are redefining the balance of power in this ongoing conflict. | Meanwhile, in recent days, Hezbollah has escalated its military engagements, launching significant rocket attacks on key Israeli entity cities and directly confronting enemy troops. | This surge in hostilities has resulted in heavy casualties for the Is…
(2024-10-20). West Bengal Medicos Stand Firm: Hunger Strike at Crossroads. devdiscourse.com Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal have agreed to attend a crucial meeting with the state government on Monday, with the resolution of this meeting dictating whether they will end their ongoing hunger strike. The protest initially stemmed from the alleged rape-murder of a colleague at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
(2024-10-20). Government's Warped Priorities Exacerbate Climate Disasters, Impede Recovery. truthout.org This year's hurricane season has been devastating. Hurricane Helene left a trail of wreckage across the Southeast and Appalachia, where over 230 people have died so far. Barely two weeks later, Milton slammed into Florida, killing dozens more, destroying homes, and leaving over a million people without power. Insurers are predicting that losses from Milton could reach $60 billion. |
(2024-10-20). A bold vision of personalized, data-driven healthcare for all. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic's 2024 Individualizing Medicine Conference showcased the latest advancements in precision medicine — from artificial intelligence (AI) tools that help specialists detect cancer during surgery to innovative genomic techniques that experts use to map disease risks. But it was the emerging field of "omics" technologies that took center stage. These pioneering sciences — such as decoding our genes (genomics), uncovering environmental exposures (exposomics) and analyzing the microbes that inhabit our bodies (microbiomics) — are…
(2024-10-20). Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate and JETRO Japan join forces with U.S. Healthcare Immersion Program. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate has announced a strategic agreement with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) to implement a two-phase program aimed at enhancing U.S. healthcare and business immersion opportunities for Japanese health technology companies. In the first phase, 16 Japanese companies will gain insights through an educational immersion program led by Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate aimed to provide firsthand experience in observing how healthcare professionals use or would benefit from artificial intelligence (AI)…
(2024-10-20). SC upholds constitutional validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act. ummid.com In a landmark ruling which brings the much needed relief to thousands of people in Assam, the Supreme Court of India Thursday Oct 17, 2024 declared Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955, as constitutional.
(2024-10-20). New Film Documents the Struggle and Triumph of Amazon Labor Union. truthout.org Stephen Maing and Brett Story's documentary Union is one of the best American films about the labor movement since 1940's The Grapes of Wrath. Using cinéma vérité "you-are-there" film techniques, Union chronicles the fight to organize the JFK8 Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York. Union, a Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Award winner, focuses on fired Amazon worker Chris Smalls… |
(2024-10-20). Boeing Union Workers Win Tentative Contract With 35 Percent Wage Increase. truthout.org Striking union members who work for the aerospace giant Boeing reached a tentative contract agreement Saturday after nearly 6 weeks on the picket line demanding better wages and benefits. The International Association of Machinists (IAM) and Aerospace Workers District 751, which has been on strike since September 13, announced the breakthrough in a statement and Boeing also confirmed that a… |
(2024-10-20). Censorship, War Propaganda And Fascism. popularresistance.org The F-word of the moment is fascism. Establishment pundits, Democratic Party politicians, and corporate media are of one accord and agree that a Donald Trump presidency will bring fascism to the United States. All of them ignore the authoritarian nature of the state that already exists and the actions taken to date which can accurately be described as fascistic. | On October 13, the same day that the Israel Defense Force (IDF) bombed refugees at the Al-Aqsa Hospital and burned patients alive, the U.S. announced it was sending troops to Israel to man the THAAD missile system which will be used in the imminent atta…
(2024-10-20). Samidoun's Coordinator Speaks Out On US And Canada's Targeting Of Them. popularresistance.org On October 15 the United States Treasury Department announced a joint action with the Canadian government, targeting the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. The U.S. slapped sanctions on the organization and Canada listed the group as a terrorist entity. | The Treasury Department press release refers to Samidoun as a "sham charity" and accuses it of raising funds for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a secular Marxist-Leninist Palestinian political party, which has been designated as a terrorist organization by the State Department. | "Samidoun is particularly targeted becaus…
(2024-10-20). Maharashtra, Jharkhand 2024 Poll Dates Out: Key Statistics. ummid.com The Election Commission of India Tuesday announced the 2024 Assembly Election Schedule of Maharashtra and Jharkhand along with the key electoral statistics of the two states.
(2024-10-20). State of the race: Five takeaways 17 days out from the US election. aljazeera.com What's the latest on the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump? Al Jazeera breaks down the week's election news.
(2024-10-20). Egypt raises gasoline, diesel prices for third time this year. newarab.com 
Diesel and gasoline prices will increase by between 11% to 17% effective immediately, the government said. | "The state will c…
(2024-10-20). States helping Israel's occupation may be 'complicit': UN. newarab.com 
Countries enabling Israel's "unlawful occupation" of the "Israel's internationally wrongful acts give rise to state responsibility, not only for Israel, but for all states," said Navi Pillay, head of the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry. | The commission has published a new legal position paper spelling out specific action…
(2024-10-20). Two nefarious organisations are attempting to shape how Ofcom regulates "disinformation" under the Online Safety Act. expose-news.com On Wednesday, UK's Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle wrote to Ofcom asking for "key components" of the Online Safety Act to be implemented as a matter of urgency. …
(2024-10-20). The Philippines to Join the 3rd World March: A Global Call for Peace and Non-Violence. pressenza.com 
October 20 to 24, 2024. It's just days away. The Philippine leg of the 3rd World March for Peace and Non-violence, which is now circulating the globe, will take off. After some months of planning and working out activities by a dedicated team of peace lovers and advocates, the World March will touch Philippine shores, going to three places — Malolos in Bulacan, Baguio City and Sagada, two host destinations in the Cordillera Administrative Region. The WM base team representative in the person of Wilfredo Alfsen is coming all the way from Chile to take part. | After the 1st World March in 2009 during which th…
(2024-10-20). China orders military to enhance war readiness. presstv.ir China's President Xi Jinping orders the country's military to enhance its war readiness and combat capabilities.
(2024-10-20). Vijay's TVK: A New Dawn in Tamil Politics. devdiscourse.com Vijay, the actor-turned-politician and president of the Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), announced his commitment to work-based politics, distancing from rhetoric or 'jugglery of words.' As TVK prepares for its inaugural state conference in Vikravandi, Tamil Nadu, Vijay encourages his followers to embrace 'duty, dignity, and discipline'.
(2024-10-20). Mayo Clinic Minute: Health screenings in underserved populations. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cancer is a leading cause of death among Hispanic people in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. Compared to non-Hispanic white people, Hispanic men and women are less likely to be diagnosed with common cancers such as lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer, and they are more likely to develop cancers in the liver, stomach and cervix, often linked to infections like HPV. Early detection through screening can prevent serious health issues. Dr. Jesse Bracamonte,…
(2024-10-20). Magnifying U.S. gastrointestinal disease mortality reveals health disparities. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org U.S. map depicting digestive disease mortality rate per 100,000 American Indian and Alaska Natives in 2019. Diseases affecting the digestive system, including the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract, chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, inflammatory bowel disease and others, are significant causes of death worldwide. Mayo Clinic and North Dakota State University researchers recently delved into demographic data at the national, state and county level in the U.S. to see which populations are most affected by digestive diseases…
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has boasted that "Montana is an easy product to sell" and recently referred to himself as our state's CEO. He's dead wrong on both counts. Montana is a state, not a product — and government is not a business. We have elected officials whose duty it is to serve the people 
Hezbollah drone attack that managed to elude its sophisticated air defence system, striking a military base of the elite Golani Brigade in northern Fearing another such attack Israeli intelligence is trying to work out what went wrong and how to avoid future drone attacks as Hezbollah steps up its rocket volleys, launching hundreds of missiles into Israel in the last few days as the Jewish state continues to blanket bomb 
On Tuesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted six Palestinians, including two children, in several parts of the Bethlehem governorate, south of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said several army vehicles invaded the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, stormed and ransacked many homes, and abducted five Palestinians. They stated the soldiers abducted Omar …
The UK, France, Germany and Italy released a joint statement condemning the multiple and ongoing Israeli attacks on United Nations Peacekeeper troops in southern Lebanon. According to the statement, Israeli attacks on UN peacekeepers are contrary to international humanitarian law. The statement did not mention the ongoing Israeli assault against civilians in Gaza and in …
This month we are re-publishing our conversation with Steven Attewell along with a new written transcript and episode graphic. Attewell is author of the incredible book, People Must Live by Work: Direct Job Creation in America from FDR to Reagan, published in 2018 by University of Pennsylvania Press. The book examines the history of job creation programs in the United States from the Great Depression to the Humphrey-Hawkins Act of 1978.
Pity the Biden and Harris speechwriters tasked with composing a congratulatory comment for the head of state and the vice-head of state to offer to Toshiyuki Mimaki recipient of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize along with Nihon Hidankyo, the organization of Hibakusha. (Hibakusha are the victims of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.) 
"I love working the polls!" a friend told me recently. "It strengthens my trust in the whole process. And it's fun getting to help eligible voters flex their civic muscles." I think about my friend's experience as I hear stories about mistrust in our elections. National and state laws set some guardrails for our elections, 
Do you know that you're in good hands with Allstate? Or how about State Farm? Do you know that, like a good neighbor, State Farm is there? Of course you do. Insurance companies have been blasting slogans like these at us for years now. In 2022 alone, Allstate spent $617 million on advertising. State Farm spent an even more whopping $1.05 billion. 
It is one of the main directions of the state housing policy…
The 5G network already covers all 36 states in India…
Egypt has recently In collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Global Fund for Coral Reefs, and the United States Agenc…
Britain has imposed sanctions against Iranian individuals and organisations after The sanctions target senior figures in Iran's army, air force and organisations linked to Iran's ballistic and cruise missile development. | "Despite repeated warnings, the dangerous actions of Iran and its proxies are driving further escalation in the Middle East," British Foreign Minister David Lammy said in a statement. | "Following its ballistic missile att…
Migrants, refugees and human trafficking victims face alarming treatment in Tunisia, United Nations experts warned Monday. | They said human rights violations were taking place during rescue operations at sea, as people try to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, and in transfers to border areas with neighbouring Algeria and Libya. | "We have received shocking reports detailing dangerous manoeuvres when intercepting migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at sea; physical violence, including beatings, threats of use of firearms; removal of engines and fuel; and capsizing of boats," the experts said in a statement.
Iran said Monday it currently sees "no grounds" for its indirect talks with the United States via intermediary Oman, citing the crisis in the Middle East. | In June, Tehran said it had engaged in indirect talks with Washington via Muscat, despite the two countries having no diplomatic relations. | US news website Axios reported at the time that officials from Iran and the United States held indirect talks in Oman "on how to avoid escalating regional attacks". | On Monday, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi visited the Gulf sultanate as part of a regional tour in which he met allies and Middle East powers a…
Three years ago, Erin Primer had an idea for a new summer program for her school district: She wanted students to learn about where their food comes from. Primer, who has worked in student nutrition within California's public school system for 10 years, applied for grant funding from the state to kick off the curriculum, and got it. Students planted cilantro in a garden tower, met a local organic farmer who grows red lentils, and learned about corn. "Many kids didn't know that corn grew in a really tall plant," said Primer. "They didn't know that it had a husk." | The curriculum, focused on bringing the farm i…
Iron Sheets Case: Minister Lugoloobi Asks Court to Acquit Him Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lawyers representing State Minister for Economic Monitoring Amos Lugoloobi who is accused of dealing with suspect property after receiving iron sheets meant for vulnerable people of Karamoja have asked the Anti Corruption to acquit him. The submissions were …
Lane Closure Planned for Interstate 690 Eastbound in the City of Syracuse, Onondaga County The New York State Department of Transportation is alerting motorists that Interstate 690 eastbound will be reduced to one lane between the Interstate 81 northbound on-ramp to I-690 eastbound and Exit 14 (Teall Avenue) in the City of Syracuse, Onondaga County, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily, beginning Tuesday, October 15, through Wednesday, October 30, to facilitate retaining wall construction as part of the I-81 Viaduct Project. Lane Closures Planned for Interstate 81 Northbound in the City of Syracuse, Onondaga County The N…