Editor (2022-07-17). Europe dances on the Titanic. mronline.org 140 days after the start of Russia's military operations in Ukraine, the Western reaction, which according to Biden would have erased Russia from the international scene, turns out to be a political and economic failure, the most serious and profound in the history of American and European arrogance.

Staff (2022-07-17). Ukrainian plane carrying 'dangerous' cargo crashes in Greece. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) — A cargo plane with eight people on board crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece late on Saturday, the fire brigade and state TV said.

_____ (2022-07-17). The West's Duplicity in the Food Crisis Caused by the Shortage of Grain. journal-neo.org Governments of many countries have recently been talking more and more about a possible food crisis in the near future, actively involving representatives from the UN and other international organizations, and numerous media platforms in this information campaign. Yet, in addition to drawing everyone's attention to the issue of combating hunger, which is especially threatening …

Editor (2022-07-17). Heat waves tied to Big Energy capitalism. mronline.org The population of the world is enduring crises from climate change that, until recently, climatologists thought may only happen decades from now.

____ (2022-07-17). China urges U.S., West to stop interfering in Middle East. ecns.cn China on Friday urged the United States and the West to stop interfering in Middle East affairs and trying to transform the region according to their own standards.

Norman Solomon (2022-07-17). Grassroots Organizing Should Dump Biden. indybay.org Clear the Path for a Better Democratic Nominee in 2024…

SLAP (2022-07-17). Stop Privatization Of Education, Port & Public Services: SLAP Educational Conf Intros Pt 1. indybay.org The Schools and Labor Against Privatization SLAP had an educational conference on July 9, 2022 and these were the first two presentations…

____ (2022-07-17). Terrorist group attack Syria's Idlib. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) — The Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria announced that two soldiers of Syrian Army were wounded in a mortar attack by terrorist groups on the de-escalation zone in Idlib on Sunday.

Staff (2022-07-17). US seeking to create tension, crisis in West Asia region. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) — Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman dismissed the claims leveled against Tehran during Biden's visit to the region, adding that these false allegations affirm Washington's seditious and tension-inducing policy in West Asia.

____ (2022-07-17). China has been paying close attention to difficulties in Sri Lanka: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn As a friendly neighbor, China has been paying close attention to difficulties and challenges Sri Lanka faces and, whenever possible, has always provided support to Sri Lanka's socioeconomic development, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday.

Vijay Prashad (2022-07-17). On Marxism and decolonisation. mronline.org IN 1959, one of the revolutionary leaders in Cuba, Haydée Santamaria, a hundred years old this year, arrived at a cultural centre in the heart of Havana, Cuba.

Maria Paez Victor (2022-07-17). What Does the UBER Scandal Have to Do With Venezuelan Special Economic Zones? orinocotribune.com By María Páez Victor 13 July 2022 | "The greatest challenge facing societies has always been how to conduct trade and credit without letting merchants and creditors make money by exploiting their customers and debtors." | (Michael Hudson)(1) | It is necessary to examine the mega-taxi industry of UBER. Its path is like one of Aesop's Fables that highlights a deep morale. | Except that it is not a fable. | A few days ago, the British newspaper The Guardian,(2) has revealed a huge scandal related to the UBER taxi industry. It is well known that this company is based on not giving employment to drivers but any…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-17). Science Saturday: Leveraging technology to transform Anatomic Pathology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January, as part of Mayo Clinic's Digital Pathology Program, the Division of Anatomic Pathology in Mayo's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in Rochester, Minnesota, transitioned a significant portion of its clinical practice, including both surgical and biopsy cases, into digital workflows. The transition means all surgical — or frozen section — biopsy slides will be scanned into digital images prior to a pathologist's review. Historically, patient tissue has been evaluated by generating glass slides, applying stains, and evaluating…

Staff (2022-07-17). Cubanas en la final del Campeonato del Caribe de baloncesto (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu Cuba dominó ampliamente un partido en el que las jamaicanas hicieron lo posible por dar batalla y en la primera mitad mostraron una mejor cara que en la fase previa. Sin embargo, no pudieron nunca hacer frente a un ordenado conjunto anfitrión. De esta forma Cuba venció en todos los cuartos con pizarras de 22-11, 20-13, 32-4, 23-8, y mantuvo el invicto en el torneo.

____ (2022-07-17). China sees over 1.45 bln domestic tourist trips in H1. ecns.cn China saw more than 1.45 billion domestic tourist trips in the first half of 2022, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Friday.

Aaron Sowers (2022-07-17). Hundreds counterprotest anti-abortion gathering in Chicago. liberationnews.org On July 9, hundreds of people took to the streets in Chicago to oppose the so-called "March for Life" during which anti-abortion marchers from across the region gathered to celebrate the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

Editor (2022-07-17). Leaked Docs: Facebook 'Bot' adviser secretly in pay of U.S. regime change agency. mronline.org Platforms such as Facebook on alleged state-backed online influence campaigns—has itself received $1.2 million from U.S. intelligence front USAID, for "counter disinformation and communications support."

Joy D.M.R. (2022-07-17). As New Hampshire energy costs double, Gov. Sununu goes to bat for corporate profits. liberationnews.org Governor Chris Sununu (R) and his administration blame the price hikes on "uncontrollable market forces" while making policy choices that prioritize profit for private companies like Eversource.

____ (2022-07-17). Closing ceremony of Intl. Congress on Ghadir Turkish poems. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) — On eve of auspicious occasion of Eid al-Ghadir, the closing ceremony of 2nd International Congress of Turkish poems was held in Tabriz's Kabud Historical Mosque on Sunday.

Angela (2022-07-17). Saturday 7/16: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Stones of the Valley" indybay.org

____ (2022-07-17). Xi stresses implementing Party's policies on Xinjiang, highlights stability, security. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has stressed efforts to fully and faithfully implement the policies of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for the governance of Xinjiang in the new era, highlighting social stability and lasting security as the overarching goal.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-07-17). Comunidad de Turmequé,Colombia, protesta contra proyecto minero. telesurtv.net En la protesta pacífica se exigió que no se desarrolle un proyecto de explotación minera de carbón en una zona de páramo.

Staff (2022-07-17). Cuba y Cabo Verde promueven la cooperación bilateral en salud y educación. cubadebate.cu Cuba y Cabo Verde suscribieron hoy en La Habana un comunicado conjunto sobre la cooperación bilateral en materia de educación y salud. La avenencia sienta las bases para el desarrollo de investigaciones conjuntas en los campos de la ciencia de la educación y de la salud pública y formación de personal sanitario.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-17). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Safety tips for summer activities. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I love to be outdoors. I enjoy running, hiking and swimming. Often in the summer, I take my family camping, and we go kayaking, canoeing and do other activities. With the temperatures anticipated to be above average this summer, what advice do you have for making sure we avoid issues while being active outside? ANSWER: It is great that you are dedicated to staying healthy through exercise, and being outdoors certainly is a bonus….

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-07-17). Solicitan a Gobierno chileno establecer nexos con la República àÅrabe Saharaui. telesurtv.net Los firmantes de la misiva apuntaron que "hace 46 años que el pueblo saharaui sufre una sistemática violación a sus derechos humanos en los territorios ocupados por Marruecos".

Reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2022-07-17). Ecuador: Revista àëawpa. indybay.org Ecuador: Revista àëawpa | Espacio de reflexión plurinacional, intercultural y socialista…

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-07-17). Alba-TCP condena medidas impuestas por EE.UU. a Nicaragua. telesurtv.net El bloque regional instó a la comunidad internacional a denunciar este tipo de acciones violatorias de los principios de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-07-17). Francia declara alerta naranja para 38 municipios ante ola de calor. telesurtv.net El sur de Francia vive desde la semana pasada una ola de calor que va a extenderse en los próximos días al norte.

KARA (2022-07-17). Thursday 7/28: Children and Grief. indybay.org kara-grief-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwudumhrDsuG9blm2B3JHPA6ltLWWdL6NSb…

Karl Kramer (2022-07-17). Saturday 7/30: El Salvador event. indybay.org Online Zoom event…

Staff (2022-07-17). Biden risks impeachment if Democrats lose both House, Senate. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) — If Democrats do not win the upcoming mid-term elections, Republicans have made it clear that they might consider impeaching US President Joe Biden, according to American source.

Editor (2022-07-17). Investigation finds evidence of war crimes by UK special forces in Afghanistan. mronline.org A years-long investigation by BBC Panorama has revealed evidence of the repeated killings of unarmed Afghan civilians and detainees by the UK's elite Special Air Service, and the attempted cover-up.

____ (2022-07-17). 8th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge ready for inauguration. ecns.cn The Eighth Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge is now waiting to be inaugurated and handed over to the Bangladeshi government."ÄÄ…

____ (2022-07-17). Central China's Wuhan detects cholera bacteria in softshell turtle samples. ecns.cn Softshell turtle samples taken at a food market in central China's Wuhan were found to contain a pathogen capable of causing cholera, the local center for disease control and prevention (CDC) confirmed Thursday evening.

TeleSUR, lvm, JGN (2022-07-17). Conoce los principales desafíos que enfrentan los niños en el mundo. telesurtv.net El Día del Niño, jornada para promover su bienestar y derechos, es una efemérides que es celebrada en diferentes fechas en cada país. En Venezuela y Panamá se festeja el tercer domingo de julio.

____ (2022-07-17). Flights from Hangzhou to Ho Chi Minh City resume after suspension. ecns.cn Flights from China's Hangzhou city to Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City resumed on Thursday as Flight VN9501 took off from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-17). What you need to know about the BA.5 omicron variant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cases of COVID-19 are once again surging in the U.S., and the BA.5 omicron variant is fueling this latest wave, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, says the BA.5 variant is hypercontagious and is contributing to increases in hospitalizations and ICU admissions. A new study published in Nature found the variant was four times more resistant to messenger RNA vaccines than earlier strains of…

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-07-17). Detienen en México a líder del narcotráfico buscado en EE.UU. telesurtv.net La DEA (Agencia antidrogas de Estados Unidos) llegó a ofrecer 20 millones de dólares de recompensa para capturar a Rafael Caro Quintero.

TeleSUR- hvh, JL (2022-07-17). Advierten en México que tormenta Estelle podría ser huracán. telesurtv.net El sistema se desplaza hacia el oeste-noroeste a 15 kilómetros por hora con vientos máximos de 95 kilómetros por hora.

____ (2022-07-17). Ultimate Frisbee growing in popularity among China's Generation Z. ecns.cn At an indoor soccer pitch in Hefei, capital of East China's Anhui Province, two ultimate Frisbee teams are engaging in a fierce competition, complete with noise, sweat and plenty of laughter.

____ (2022-07-17). Culture fact: Sanfu, China's Dog Days of Summer. ecns.cn

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-07-17). Denuncian militarización de macro zona sur de Chile. telesurtv.net El Gobierno chileno mantiene vigente un Estado de Excepción Constitucional de Emergencia en las provincias de Cautín, Malleco, Arauco y Biobío.

____ (2022-07-17). Sri Lankan PM sworn in as interim president: PM's office. ecns.cn Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as interim president before the chief justice on Friday.

LaborFest (2022-07-17). Monday 7/25: Dockers Rebellion and Betrayal, The Lessons For Today of the Liverpool Dockers Strike. indybay.org LaborFest On Line Event with link on laborfest.net…

____ (2022-07-17). Russia bans entry for 384 Japanese lawmakers in tit-for-tat move. ecns.cn Russia has banned entry for 384 Japanese lawmakers in a retaliatory move, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday.

Ramon du Houx (2022-07-17). Congress urged to boost appropriations for Biden's Defense Production Act orders. indybay.org In June Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to manufacture panels, insulation and heat pumps. Biden's plan encourages high labor standards tied to increased manufacturing. It also calls for boosting community-based clean energy and distributed generation. But more funding than $100 million needs to be invested to make the difference we need to become energy independent from fossil fuels.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-07-17). Argentina ratifica su derecho sobre espacios marítimos. telesurtv.net La cancillería expresó que se implementan diversas medidas para conocimiento, preservación y uso sustentable de los recursos marítimos.

Staff (2022-07-17). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on July 17. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Sunday, July 17.

____ (2022-07-17). World 5G Convention to be held in China's Heilongjiang. ecns.cn The 2022 World 5G Convention will be held from August 10 to 12 in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the event organizers said.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: How vertebroplasty can reduce back pain for some. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Complaints of back pain are on the rise. About 40% of people in the U.S. experience back pain, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study That's up 10% over the past 20 years. Dr. David A. Miller, a Mayo Clinic diagnostic radiologist, explains how vertebroplasty, an outpatient procedure to stabilize fractures in the vertebrae by using bone cement, can reduce back pain. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBZXkXfLt-w Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg…

Alan MacLeod (2022-07-16). Meet the Ex-CIA Agents Deciding Facebook's Content Policy. orinocotribune.com By Alan MacLeod 2, 2022 | It is an uncomfortable job for anyone trying to draw the line between "harmful content and protecting freedom of speech. It's a balance", Aaron says. In this Aaron is being interviewed in a bright warehouse-turned-studio. He…

_____ (2022-07-16). The Middle Eastern Chess Game between Biden and Putin: the US is Losing. journal-neo.org In the coming days, the world will witness the development of a very interesting chess game in the Middle East between the presidents of the US and Russia Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin, who are going to make significant for both states trips to this region. According to the White House, the very demonstration …

WSWS (2022-07-16). Biden hands blank check to Saudi Arabia in Middle East visit. wsws.org The aim of Biden's Middle East trip is to reassert Washington's standing with some of the most tyrannical rulers on the planet and line them up behind Washington's proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.

Editor2 (2022-07-16). John Bolton Openly Admits Role in Planning Foreign Coups. orinocotribune.com Former White House national security adviser John Bolton has openly acknowledged that he has helped the United States plan attempted coups in foreign countries. | Bolton, a former US ambassador to the United Nations, made the surprising remark while appearing on CNN to discuss Tuesday's congressional hearing on the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. | Lawmakers on the House select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol building accused former President Donald Trump of inciting the violence in a last-ditch attempt to remain in power after losing the 2020 election. | Bolton told CNN's Jake Tapper on Tuesday t…

WSWS (2022-07-16). 100 million in the US weighed down by medical debt. wsws.org million people are paying medical bills in installments, 10 percent of those who owe have taken loans from friends of family, and 15 percent have put bills, often totaling thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars, on credit cards.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-16). What you need to know about the BA.5 omicron variant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cases of COVID-19 are once again surging in the U.S., and the BA.5 omicron variant is fueling this latest wave, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, says the BA.5 variant is hypercontagious and is contributing to increases in hospitalizations and ICU admissions. A new study published in Nature found the variant was four times more resistant to messenger RNA vaccines than earlier strains of…

Gurpreet Kaur (2022-07-16). Narratives About Female Terrorists are Sexist and Misguided. fairobserver.com While Denmark and other countries in Europe are focused on defense policy, there is scant attention being paid to the gendered dimensions of the Ukraine war. Not only are women disproportionately affected as victims of such a war, women also have been increasingly recruited to fight in the war. There is almost a universal aversion…

John Pilger (2022-07-16). 'This is a war of propaganda'. zcomm.org Interview on the war in Ukraine, the West versus China and the plight of jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange…

Lucia Bisceglia, Pirous Fateh-Moghadam (2022-07-16). [Correspondence] The prohibition of nuclear weapons: a public health priority. thelancet.com The ongoing conflict in Ukraine confirms how wars and armed conflicts are a serious threat to public health and environmental integrity. The crisis has made clear that nuclear war is closer than ever.

Idit Tessler, Franco Oz Yehuda, Evgeni Gershman, Eyal Klang, Idit Matot, Tamara Kolitz (2022-07-16). [Correspondence] Ad-hoc medical mission for refugees in the Ukraine—Russia war: from vision to practice. thelancet.com On Feb 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, and the humanitarian crisis that resulted is ongoing. As of June 29, 2022, the UN Refugee Agency (UNRA) has recorded nearly 5 ∑5 million refugees across Europe who have fled the combat zones in Ukraine. As men are not allowed to leave Ukraine, refugees are primarily women, children, and older people. Refugees are medically vulnerable, often suffering from numerous physical and psychological conditions.1 Unmanaged chronic disorders, infectious diseases, and mental illness are common, exacerbated by the arduous journey, stress, weather conditions, and limited access to h…

WSWS (2022-07-16). The ISL whitewashes the crimes of Ukrainian fascism to justify its alliance with the far right. wsws.org The ISL employs the Stalinist methods of historical lies and amalgams in order to sow historical confusion and cover up the crimes of the far right.

Contributing Writers (2022-07-16). Senator Black on the West's Criminal Siege and War on Syria and Syrians. marktaliano.net READ MORE:

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-07-16). Russian-Hating Dream of Brzezinski Clan Nears Fulfillment as Poland Agrees to Host Permanent U.S. Base and Turn Baltic Sea into NATO Lake. covertactionmagazine.com Mark Brzezinski, the U.S. Ambassador to Poland, is the son of the late Zbigniew Brzezinski, a descendent of Polish aristocrats …

TeleSUR, lvm, MER (2022-07-16). Denuncian asesinato de indígena en Amambai, Brasil. telesurtv.net La Gran Asamblea Guaraní Kaiowá indicó que fueron encontrados en el lugar alrededor de 20 hombres armados, pistoleros y policías.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-16). Science Saturday: Leveraging technology to transform Anatomic Pathology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January, as part of Mayo Clinic's Digital Pathology Program, the Division of Anatomic Pathology in Mayo's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in Rochester, Minnesota, transitioned a significant portion of its clinical practice, including both surgical and biopsy cases, into digital workflows. The transition means all surgical — or frozen section — biopsy slides will be scanned into digital images prior to a pathologist's review. Historically, patient tissue has been evaluated by generating glass slides, applying stains, and evaluating…

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-07-16). Denuncian exterminio de pueblos indígenas en Colombia. telesurtv.net Representantes del pueblo Awá denunciaron al Gobierno de Iván Duque por su inacción y lo calificaron como cómplice del exterminio.

Staff (2022-07-16). Oregón 2022: Leyanis Pérez salva la honrilla entre las triplistas cubanas. cubadebate.cu Es la única especialidad del atletismo cubano que llegó al Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo con tres representantes. Es también una de las poquísimas que tuvo oportunidades este año en la gira invernal, la cita del orbe bajo techo y la Liga de Diamante. Sin embargo, una vez más la historia se repite y el triple salto cubano deja más dudas que alegrías.

| Our Correspondent | (2022-07-16). Pakistan to receive $1.17bn tranche in three to six weeks: IMF. tribune.com.pk The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Pakistan will be receiving the $1.17 billion tranche in three to six weeks, after the two reached a staff-level agreement earlier this week. | In a press briefing addressed after the IMF announced the confirmation of the staff-level agreement on Thursday, Gerry Rice of the IMF Communication Department stated that the finical watchdog had reached an agreement with Pakistan on a combined seventh and eighth review of the programme, "that will translate into about 1.17 million [sic] being disbursed to Pakistan." | As a reminder, Rice stated that the tranche would…

____ (2022-07-16). China sees over 1.45 bln domestic tourist trips in H1. ecns.cn China saw more than 1.45 billion domestic tourist trips in the first half of 2022, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Friday.

The Lancet (2022-07-16). [Editorial] Measuring the future of humanity for health. thelancet.com Estimating the future is fraught with uncertainty. Time makes fools of all prophets. But the broad contours of humanity's destiny can be sketched, at least tentatively. The latest World Population Prospects 2022, published by the UN, provides provocative insights into what we might expect over the present century. The headline finding is that the world's population will reach a peak of 10 ∑4 billion people by the 2080s, before stabilising at that level until 2100. In the short term, 8 billion people will populate the planet by November, 2022.

Hedelberto López Blanch (2022-07-16). BRICS por fortalecer la economía y el mundo multipolar. globalizacion.ca Con las miras puestas en fortalecer y ampliar un mundo multipolar que facilite el avance de las economías emergentes, así como incrementar la participación de más países en el bloque y explorar la creación de una moneda única, sesionó durante…

Jason Ditz (2022-07-16). Iran Proxy Claims Iraqi PM Wants Normalization With Israel. news.antiwar.com This weekend's GCC+3 summit in Saudi Arabia is fueling some controversy in Iraq. Iraq PM Mustafa Kadhimi will attend the summit, and his rivals in pro-Iran proxy groups think he's up to something. | It's not clear how this got started, but Ketaib Hezbollah figures are claiming that some Israelis might attend the summit, expanding that to PM Yair Lapid possibly being there, and then suggesting Kadhimi There is no evidence of any of this, and Lapid almost certainly…

Jason Ditz (2022-07-16). Iraq's Sadr Calls for Disbanding Uncontrolled Militias. news.antiwar.com Top Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's mass resignations may have removed him from the direct political scene in Iraq, but tens of thousands of his supporters have massed around Baghdad, Iraqi media marveled at the show of strength, but Sadr didn't even deliver the Friday sermon, The sermon set…

Ron Ridenour (2022-07-16). Julian: Let's Take a Stand. thiscantbehappening.net Julian Assange is the most important political prisoner in the world today, and we need to act in a myriad of ways to get him freed from the torturers' prisons. We need to spread the word and be on the streets. Here is a new song for Julian written by my friend, the journalist-musician Finian … |

Contributing Writers (2022-07-16). JOHN O'LOONEY HOSPITALS ARE COVERING UP BABY DEATHS BY CREMATING BABIES THEMSELVES. marktaliano.net READ MORE: Killer Jabs and Children COVID UPDATE: What is the truth?/ By Russell L. Blaylock Dismantling COVID Lies and Crimes Reiner Fuellmich on the need to prosecute COVID criminals…

Editor (2022-07-16). Neo-Cons: Genesis to Ascendency. scheerpost.com By Michael Brenner | The latest formulation of a binary world pits the so-called democracies against the so-called autocrats. The United States is the self-designated champion of the former while China and Russia lead the array of autocrats. In effect, it's a reversion to long-running democracy/capitalism vs Communism all-embracing conflict of the Cold War. Today's version has even less authenticity than did its…

| Reuters | (2022-07-16). Biden hopes for Israeli integration at Arab summit in Saudi. tribune.com.pk U.S. President Joe Biden will discuss regional missile and defence capabilities on Saturday when he meets Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia, where he will be seeking to integrate Israel as part of a new axis largely driven by shared concerns over Iran, said a senior administration official. | "We believe there's great value in including as many of the capabilities in this region as possible and certainly Israel has significant air and missile defence capabilities, as they need to. But we're having these discussion bilaterally with these nations," the administration official told reporters. | Biden, on his first Mid…

Zach Farber (2022-07-16). Thousands vote for socialist for Congress in California's 51st district. liberationnews.org Revolutionary socialist congressional candidate Jose Cortes received 3,343 votes in the San Diego, California primary race.

JANET (2022-07-16). Collective Statement: Biden in Occupied Palestine and the "Jerusalem Declaration" — Our Response is Struggle and Solidarity. iacenter.org 16 July 2022 Protesters hounded U.S. President Joe Biden in Palestine, including July 15 in Bethlehem where boys carried the photograph of Shireen Abu Akleh, Palestinian-American journalist murdered by Israeli Defense Force troops while on assignment in the Palestinian refugee camp of Jenin. Credit: Abbas Momani The joint declaration of U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid reveals not only the fundamental bankruptcy of the imperialist and Zionist systems they represent but also underlines the necessity to act and stand now in solidarity with the Palestinian people and their resistance, t…

Boaventura de Sousa Santos (2022-07-16). The West is experiencing a contraction of its power, not necessarily its decline. peoplesdispatch.org What Westerners call the West or Western civilization is a geopolitical space that emerged in the 16th century and expanded continuously until the 20th century. On the eve of World War I, about 90 percent of the globe was Western or Western-dominated: Europe, Russia, the Americas, Africa, Oceania, and much of Asia (with the partial exceptions of Japan and China). From then on, the West began to contract: first with the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the emergence of the Soviet bloc, and then, from mid-century onward, with the decolonization movements. Terrestrial space, and soon after, extraterrestrial space, bec…

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Pavan Kulkarni (2022-07-16). Communist Party of Swaziland organizer is attacked again as regime turns jittery. peoplesdispatch.org The police attempted to arrest CPS member Bongi Nkambule, who was abducted and tortured by the police in March. When they failed to capture him, they took his wife into custody and beat her up in the police station. There has been an upsurge of resistance in Swaziland recently…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-16). Daily Round-up | Iranian president denounces US-Israel joint declaration & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of Iran's response to a US-Israel statement, the resignations of Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mario Draghi, and a controversial amendment in Brazil…

JANET (2022-07-16). Haiti's President Jovenel MoàØse was assassinated one year ago. We still don't know much. iacenter.org July 14, 2022 The following article is excerpted from an article that first appeared in Haitiliberte.com, July 7, 2022. The full article can be found at tinyurl.com/3bxf5tcb. Some Haitian-American and Colombian mercenaries arrested for participation in MoàØse's assassination. By Catherine Charlemagne It's been one year since Haiti's President Jovenel MoàØse was machine-gunned at home in front of his wife and children. The murder was carried out by a commando of Colombian assassins, presumably in the service of Haiti's political and economic oligarchs, whose identities are still unknown. For a year,…

Jon Rappoport (2022-07-16). Smoking Gun: Dr. Fauci States COVID Test Has Fatal Flaw; Confession from the "Beloved" Expert of Experts. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on November 9. 2020 | OK, here we go. Smoking gun. Jackpot. | Right from the horse's mouth. Right from the man we're told is the number-one COVID expert in the nation. What Fauci says is golden …

Staff (2022-07-16). Iran diplomat, UN envoy discuss Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister's Senior Advisor for Special Political Affairs Ali Asghar Khaji discussed the situation in Syria with the UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pederson during a phone conversation on Saturday.

Dr. Nicole Delépine (2022-07-16). The Incidence of Cancer, Triggered by the Covid 19 "Vaccine" globalresearch.ca Vaccinating cancer patients or former cancer patients may affect the mechanism of the gene injection on immunity. Several geneticists had expressed concerns about the possible interference between active or dormant cancer cells and the activity of gene therapy on lymphocytes in particular.

____ (2022-07-16). Construction of Asia's first 300-meter deepwater jacket completed. ecns.cn Haiji One, Asia's first 300-meter deepwater jacket designed and built independently by China National Offshore Oil Corp, finished construction on Friday, said the country's top offshore oil and gas producer, CNOOC.

WSWS (2022-07-16). Right-wing media, politicians seize on Ohio child's pregnancy to promote reactionary anti-abortion agenda. wsws.org Ohio now bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and does not allow exceptions for rape or incest. Six weeks and three days' pregnant, the 10-year-old was not eligible to receive an abortion in her home state and was forced to travel to Indiana for the procedure.

____ (2022-07-16). BA.5 Omicron subvariant 4 times more vaccine-resistant: study. ecns.cn The BA.5 Omicron subvariant, now the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States, is four times more resistant to COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new study published in Nature.

San Francisco Public Library (2022-07-16). Sunday 8/28: Panel: Art Activism and the Oakland Uprising. indybay.org San Francisco Main Library | 100 Larkin St | San Francisco, CA 94102…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-16). Brentuximab vedotin may improve overall survival in patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A study led by researchers from Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that the addition of brentuximab vedotin to standard chemotherapy treatment improves overall survival in patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma, when compared to the current standard of chemotherapy alone. Results of the research were presented by Stephen Ansell, M.D., Ph.D., at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting (ASCO) in Chicago and were published today in the New England…

Norman Solomon (2022-07-16). Grassroots Organizing Should Dump Biden. indybay.org Clear the Path for a Better Democratic Nominee in 2024…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-16). Mayo Clinic Q and A: How to manage symptoms of liver disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband is 45 and has lived with irritable bowel syndrome for many years. He was recently diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis. Are these two conditions related? We were told a liver transplant was likely in the future. Do all people require a transplant? Are other treatments available to manage this liver disease? ANSWER: Primary sclerosing cholangitis is not associated with irritable bowel syndrome, but it can be related to another condition broadly termed…

WSWS (2022-07-16). Medical examiner's report confirms Akron, Ohio police shot unarmed Jayland Walker 46 times. wsws.org Summit County medical examiner Dr. Lisa Kohler confirmed that Walker did not have any drugs or alcohol in his system when he was murdered on June 27.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-16). Heads of three branches of government hold regular meeting. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — Heads of three branches of the Iranian government met in Presidential Office on Saturday to discuss ongoing issues in the country, the necessity of cooperation between them, and regional developments.

____ (2022-07-16). World 5G Convention to be held in China's Heilongjiang. ecns.cn The 2022 World 5G Convention will be held from August 10 to 12 in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the event organizers said.

WSWS (2022-07-16). Washington D.C. teachers, school system facing impasse three years after contract expiration. wsws.org Roughly 4,000 teachers in Washington D.C.'s public school system have been without a contract since 2019 and haven't been given a base pay increase in just as long.

Staff (2022-07-16). Iran, S Arabia rapprochement in Iraq's interest: al-Kadhimi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — Iraq's caretaker prime minister says it is in Iraq's interest to keep pushing for a rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to ease regional tensions.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-16). Mayo Clinic Laboratories launches monkeypox test to increase access, availability. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Laboratories can now test for monkeypox, a rare viral infection, using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) orthopoxvirus test kit. This announcement comes shortly after the Department of Health and Human Services' news release naming Mayo Clinic Laboratories as a crucial resource to address monkeypox testing access in communities throughout the country. "Our teams have worked collaboratively with the CDC to validate this test to provide patients with accurate…