Daily Archives: March 31, 2022

2022-03-31: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-03-31). Six years of Chris Hedges' On Contact program erased by YouTube. wsws.org YouTube deleted the archive of Chris Hedges' On Contact television program from its platform with no explanation.

_____ (2022-03-31). US Enhances its Bacteriological and Chemical Weapons Capabilities. journal-neo.org The imperative for the US to give up the development, stockpiling and use of chemical and bacteriological weapons banned by multiple international conventions is now receiving increased global attention due to substantiated condemnation of Washington's actions in Ukraine and a number of other countries in recent years. The US attempts to create bacteriological weapons in …

Donbass Insider (2022-03-31). Censorship: Donbass Insider in the Crosshairs of Newsguard, an Agency Linked to the CIA, NATO and the White House. dissidentvoice.org On 18 March 2022, I received a letter in my e-mail box from a certain Edward O'Reilly, an analyst for NewsGuard, a sort of international Decodex (which awards green or red stickers to news sites, i.e. justifies the censorship of such and such a site), linked to the CIA, NATO and the White House, concerning …

WSWS (2022-03-31). Conflict over Russian demand for payments in roubles. wsws.org Money is still flowing into Russian bank accounts as a result of the payments for oil and gas, but the increased euro and dollar holdings are effectively frozen once they have been made.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-31). Pentagon pushes Slovakia to transfer S-300 missile systems to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsMarch 30, 2022 Will Slovakia send Ukraine S-300 air defenses? The Pentagon is working on it. A top Pentagon official told lawmakers Wednesday the Biden administration is working to accommodate NATO ally Slovakia's offer to send more S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Ukraine, following Russia's invasion. Slovakia has agreed to provide Ukraine with the …

Anonymous103 (2022-03-31). War In Ukraine Day 35: Getting Ready For The Russian Blow In Donbass. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On March 30, the Russian Ministry of Defence commented on the decision to decrease the military activities in the Kiev and Chernihiv regions, following the Kiev-Moscow negotiations in Istanbul. It was clarified that the main tasks of the Russian forces in the Kiev and Chernihiv directions have been completed. Russian forces are regrouping in order to intensify military actions in other priority areas and, above all, to complete the operation for the complete liberation of Donbass." The first st…

Staff (2022-03-31). US continues to violate nuclear deal, Resolution 2231. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 31 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman condemned the new anti-Iranian sanctions imposed by the US, saying that the US claims it's ready to return to JCPOA while it is still violating the deal and Resolution 2231.

imperial.ac.uk (2022-03-31). Study shows COVID risk greater for those with poorly controlled or severe asthma. imperial.ac.uk Children and adults with asthma that is severe or poorly controlled are at greater risk of hospitalisation with COVID-19, a major study shows.

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.

ACCESSNOW, United Nations (2022-03-31). Tuesday 3/29: Protecting Women Human Rights Defenders from Online Threats, Violence & Surveillance. indybay.org Online event via livestream or watch recording…

Andrew Emett (2022-03-31). Teen awarded $325K settlement after police brutality incident. nationofchange.org Dee reportedly knelt on the teen and punched him at least ten times as the teen screamed, "Why are you punching me?"

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.

Jasper Jackson (2022-03-31). US investment firms prop up ad revenue for Russian propaganda sites. nationofchange.org "Investors need to also think through how their money is being used, where that money is being invested, and how they can contribute to isolating Russia and Russian companies."

Liberation Staff (2022-03-31). Climate activists who blocked coal train stand trial in New Hampshire. liberationnews.org Merrimack Station — the coal plant at the center of this crisis — is located in Bow, New Hampshire, and is the last remaining coal plant in New England. It has faced repeated calls for closure for its contributions to environmental damage and climate change.

SF015 (2022-03-31). A Nine-Year Obscenity: The Australia-NZ Resettlement Deal. southfront.org Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | Obscenities occupy the annals of State behaviour, revolting reminders about what governments can do. One of Australia's most pronounced and undeniable obscenities is its continuing effort to gut and empty international refugee law of its relevant foundations. Instead of being treated as a scandal, populists and governments the world over have expressed admiration, even envy: If they can get away with that, what might we do? | Along the way, Australia has also made its greatest contr…

Editor2 (2022-03-31). State of Emergency in Tel Aviv as Five Killed in Shooting Incident (VIDEO). orinocotribune.com At least five people have been killed in a shooting in eastern Tel Aviv, in the third such attack within days, Israeli and Arab media reported. | The Lebanese Al Mayadeen news channel quoted Israeli 0404 news site as saying that the shooting took place in three separate locations in Bnei Brak. The website added that the Israeli medics were treating several wounded, including some with critical injuries. | #TelAviv — Malak Yousef (@Malak__yousef)

Staff (2022-03-31). Las 3 del día: Lo que fue noticia este 30 de marzo (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Como hacemos cada jornada este miércoles les traemos un resumen de lo que ha sucedido en las últimas 24 horas. Esto es el podcast Las 3 del día. Conecta tus audífonos o escúchanos en altavoz, como prefieras. Aquí repasamos las noticias más relevantes de este 30 de marzo.

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…

ecns.cn (2022-03-31). China calls for restarting trilateral cooperation mechanism of China, Afghanistan, Pakistan. ecns.cn Under the current circumstances, China, Afghanistan and Pakistan should restart the trilateral cooperation mechanism and advance cooperation in the areas of politics, development and security.

ecns.cn (2022-03-31). China's Terracotta Warriors exhibited in Japan. ecns.cn Shanghai will launch a nucleic acid testing campaign in areas west of the Huangpu River starting Friday amid the second phase of the city's closed-off management, an official told a press conference on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-31). China Eastern plane's two black boxes being decoded: official. ecns.cn Both flight recorders, or black boxes, of the China Eastern Airlines passenger plane that crashed in south China on March 21 are being decoded, an aviation official said Thursday.

Staff (2022-03-31). No peace without lifting of blockade: Yemeni military spox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 31 (MNA) — Spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces Yahya Saree said on Wednesday evening that there will be no peace between Yemen and Saudi coalition without lifting of the siege on the impoverished country.

Staff (2022-03-31). Bruce Willis se retira después de diagnóstico de afasia. cubadebate.cu Luego de ser diagnosticado de afasia, una enfermedad que provoca la dificultad e incluso la incapacidad de comunicarse mediante el habla, la escritura o la mímica, el conocido actor Bruce Willis se retira de la interpretación. La enfermedad tiene un origen neurológico, como resultado del daño en las áreas del cerebro que controlan el lenguaje.

East Bay CodePink (2022-03-31). Saturday 4/2: Yard Sale Benefits: Yemeni, Afghan, Haitian Refugees. indybay.org McGee St (corner of Hearst), Berkeley, CA…

ecns.cn (2022-03-31). Chinese premier congratulates Costa on reelection as Portuguese PM. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday congratulated Antonio Costa on his reelection as the Portuguese prime minister.

WSWS (2022-03-31). Defeat Sri Lankan regime's brutal austerity measures! Fight for socialist policies. wsws.org The working class must mobilise its industrial and political strength and rally the rural poor to fight for a workers' and peasants' government to implement socialist policies.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-31). Consumer Health: What do you know about TB? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World TB Day will be observed Thursday, March 24, which makes this a good time to learn about this potentially serious infectious disease. In 2020, 7,174 cases of tuberculosis, or TB, were diagnosed in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Worldwide, 10 million cases were diagnosed, according to the World Health Organization. TB is caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis that spreads from person to person through tiny droplets released…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-31). Eight-nation Nordic-Baltic bloc touts NATO's role in fighting Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nordic-Baltic 8: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. Baltic TimesMarch 30, 2022 Estonian ForMin secgen meets with Nordic, Baltic counterparts in Vilnius Also see: Joint Expeditionary Force: Britain consolidates Baltic-Nordic military, energy bloc Jonatan Vseviov, secretary general of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is on a visit to Vilnius on March …

ecns.cn (2022-03-31). U.S. and Russian astronauts return to Earth. ecns.cn U.S. astronaut Mark Vande Hei, and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov landed Wednesday in Kazakhstan after returning to Earth from the International Space Station on a Russian spacecraft.

imperial.ac.uk (2022-03-31). Imperial researchers support local school pupils to become "Great Innovators" imperial.ac.uk Postgraduate students at Imperial have mentored school pupils to help them develop inventions to solve global issues.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-31). Sharing Mayo Clinic: Thankful for Tygh. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Arriving full-term amidst a flurry of excitement, Tygh Derossett's birth at a Kentucky hospital in 2016 mimicked that of most newborns. He cried, he received Apgar scoring, and he got a bath. On his second day of life, Tygh's health care team took a few drops of his blood and sent it to Kentucky's newborn screening lab. A few days later, Tygh left the hospital with his parents, Amanda and Aarron, and the new family…

teleSUR- jaa, JGN (2022-03-31). Corte de Brasil inicia proceso contra acciones antiambientales. telesurtv.net La votación para el fallo iniciará este jueves luego de que el Ministerio Público presente una declaración.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-31). Estonian prime minister calls for entire "combat-ready" NATO divisions to be deployed. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ERR NewsMarch 30, 2022 Estonian PM: We need a NATO division Estonia's defenses against its aggressive neighbor are not strong enough today, which is why NATO should ramp up its presence in the region by stationing a division-size unit here, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said on Wednesday. "NATO will defend every inch of its territory …

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-03-31). 2022 California Armed Service Day – Tribute to United States Colored Troops. indybay.org AB 1655, is on the way to an official California Juneteenth Holiday to begin sharing our authentic contribution toward saving the Union while fighting for freedom. In July of 1862, Congress passed the Militia Act of 1862. It had become an "indispensable military necessity" to call on America's African descent population to help save the Union.

WSWS (2022-03-31). White House logs omit nearly eight hours of Trump calls during January 6 coup. wsws.org While there is no record of any phone calls made January 6, 2021, by Trump between 11: 17 a.m. and 6: 54 p.m., what calls are on the log reveal that Trump's efforts were entirely devoted to overturning the election of Biden and the US Constitution.

ecns.cn (2022-03-31). Settlement of plane crash insurance claims underway: regulator. ecns.cn China's insurance industry is actively settling the insurance claims from the China Eastern Airlines plane crash, the country's top banking and insurance regulator said on Wednesday.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: Dealing with 'brain fog' from long COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Post-COVID syndrome, also known as long COVID-19, involves a wide range of health problems that occur many weeks, months and years after recovering from COVID-19 infection. Sometimes, symptoms of long COVID-19 can include cognitive difficulties. "Brain fog" has been used to describe some of these symptoms. While "brain fog" is not a medical condition, it's a term used for certain symptoms that can affect one's ability to think. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Billie…

WSWS (2022-03-31). New Zealand's ISO backs US-NATO imperialism in Ukraine war against Russia. wsws.org The International Socialist Organisation, a pseudo-left group supportive of the Labour-led government in New Zealand, has declared that anyone opposing Ukraine's integration into NATO's war plans is making "concessions" to Russia.

WSWS (2022-03-31). Determined Richmond, California Chevron workers join global movement against spiraling cost of living. wsws.org Even though the USW is staffed by bureaucrats making over $100,000 or $200,000 a year and has assets of $1.5 billion, workers angrily report that the USW has not yet paid out any strike pay.

ecns.cn (2022-03-31). Ministry emphasizes travel safety ahead of holidays. ecns.cn Helping tourist attractions and cultural hot spots prevent coronavirus outbreaks remains the priority of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism with the Tomb-Sweeping Day holiday approaching.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-03-31). United States Colored Troops Congressional Gold Medal Act. indybay.org The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to the African Americans who served with Union forces during the Civil War, collectively, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service during the Civil War.

teleSUR, ajs, JCM (2022-03-31). Cinco curiosidades de la Torre Eiffel. telesurtv.net La Torre Eiffel fue inaugurada el 31 de marzo de 1889. A 133 años de su apertura para el público te revelamos detalles interesantes de su historia.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-03-31). Gold Mining Town of Negro Bar Cemetery and 2022 Armed Forces Day Celebration. indybay.org The Negro Bar Cemetery was originally associated with the Negro Bar Gold Rush Era Mining Town, which is a California State Historical Site. Across Lake Natoma, a newly developed project area set aside within the vast Folsom Lake Recreational Area managed by California State Parks to honor early pioneers of African Descent along today's American River Parkway during the California Gold Rush Era (1840-1875) is under another round of effort to distort, destroy and/or disregard authentic California History.

WSWS (2022-03-31). Spain's PSOE-Podemos government arms Ukraine's neo-Nazi Azov Battalion. wsws.org The NATO powers' arming of neo-Nazi groups gives the lie to their claims to be defending "democracy and freedom" in Ukraine from Vladimir Putin's Russia.

Staff (2022-03-31). Recibe Díaz- Canel a embajador sirio y al presidente del Instituto Nacional de Asociativismo y Economía Social de Argentina. cubadebate.cu Este jueves el presidente de la República Miguel Díaz- Canel Bermúdez recibió a Alexandre Roig, presidente del Instituto Nacional de Asociativismo y Economía Social de Argentina y a embajador de la República àÅrabe Siria, Idris Mayya, quien concluye su misión en la mayor de las Antillas.

WSWS (2022-03-31). Australian budget boosts military spending amid escalating war drive. wsws.org The budget papers explicitly refer to "an increasingly assertive China," dispensing with the previous norm of references to "mounting tensions" with unnamed "foreign adversaries."

ecns.cn (2022-03-31). Smart deep-sea oil and gas storage center put into use in Hainan. ecns.cn China's first intelligent deep-sea oil and gas storage center was put into operation on Wednesday in south China's Hainan Province, marking the completion of infrastructure construction of the country's deep-sea oil and gas exploration and development supply chain guarantee system.

Poor People's Campaign (2022-03-31). Sunday 4/3: Why We Need a Mass March of Poor & Low-Wage Workers on Washington w/ PPC. indybay.org Watch online via 7AM livestream or recording anytime…

CA Poor People's Campaign, partners (2022-03-31). Wednesday 3/30: øQué pasa con nuestro sistema penitenciario del condado de Alameda? indybay.org En línea discusión usando Zoom…

teleSUR, mcs, JL (2022-03-31). Grupos sexodiverso en Costa Rica instan a defender derechos. telesurtv.net El Movimiento LGBTIQA+ precisó que los logros obtenidos en derechos humanos no pueden someterse a un referéndum.

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