2022-06-07: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-07). US Ambassador Says Russia, US Shouldn't Shut Down Embassies. news.antiwar.com The US ambassador to Russia said Monday that Washington and Moscow Ambassador John Sullivan told Russia's Tass news agency that the US and Russia Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, President Bide…

Jason Ditz (2022-06-07). Israeli Jets Strike Suburb South of Syria's Capital off Damascus. news.antiwar.com The latest round of Israeli attacks on Syria saw fighter jets firing a flurry of missiles at Damascus. The Its not clear what sites were targeted, though Israeli press claimed Kiswah has some Iranian militia sites therein. The strikes did some physical damage, but there is no word yet of casualties. | This is not unusual for Israeli attacks in Syria, as the Syrians have substantial air defenses…

Staff (2022-06-07). AMLO Will Not Attend Summit of the Americas, Counter-Hegemonic Events on the Rise. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 6, 2022 ( AMLO stated during his daily news brief that he is "not going to the summit because not all the countries of America are invited. I believe in the need to change the policy that has been imposed for centuries: exclusion, wanting to dominate for no reason, not respecting the sovereignty of countries. There…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-07). CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hepatitis A outbreaks have become more widespread in the U.S. These outbreaks originate from food contamination and person-to-person transmission. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious…

____ (2022-06-07). Cuba accuses U.S. of excluding certain countries from regional summit. ecns.cn There is no single reason to justify the U.S. government's "undemocratic and arbitrary exclusion" of any country of the hemisphere from the 9th Summit of the Americas, the Cuban government said Monday in a statement.

Staff (2022-06-07). Brussels: Pentagon chief to host Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting of DMs, CHODs "from around the world" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Department of DefenseJune 7, 2022 US Secretary of Defense to Host Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting June 15 in Brussels U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is scheduled to host an in-person Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 15. Secretary Austin has again invited Ministers …

Staff (2022-06-07). "Strongest armed forces in Europe": German chancellor in Baltics to shore up NATO 'eastern flank'. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ERR NewsJune 7, 2022 Germany to reinforce presence on NATO's eastern flank Germany will increase its contribution to NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battalion in Lithuania after passing legislation to increase defense spending, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during a visit to Vilnius on Tuesday. "We are going to increase our contribution by strengthening the …

Staff (2022-06-07). American senator calls for creation of Pacific NATO. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nikkei AsiaJune 7, 2022 Create a NATO for the Pacific, U.S. senator proposes The U.S. should push back against China's efforts to expand its sphere of influence by creating a "Pacific NATO," a senator has proposed. Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska known as a prominent critic of Donald Trump, blasted both the former …

Kahlil Wall-Johnson (2022-06-07). 'Either you Join NATO or We will Make the Canaries Independent'. orinocotribune.com By Kahlil Wall-Johnson &#1 ; Jun 6, 2022 | A recent interview with former Spanish politician José Manuel Otero has revealed further details regarding his country's entry into NATO and attests to the double-dealing politics of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). | Prior to Spain's absorption into NATO, Otero was minister of the presidency and then minister of education. According to a recent

Staff (2022-06-07). NATO demand for members, new members: support for diversity, market economy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Department of DefenseJune 3, 2022 Nations Undergo Rigorous Process to Join NATO Finland and Sweden filed letters of application to officially join The North Atlantic Treaty Organization on May 18, but joining NATO is not an overnight process. State Department officials have said nations that want to enter NATO must meet five requirements: 1New …

Staff (2022-06-07). Canadian FM, Baltic officials inspect Canadian military base. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com LETAJune 3, 2022 Latvia can rely on Canada and its commitments under NATO — Canadian foreign minister Latvia can rely on Canada and its commitments under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly assured the Foreign Ministry's Parliamentary Secretary Zanda Kalnina-Lukasevica's during her visit to Canada. As LETA was told at the …

Staff (2022-06-07). Always accommodating, NATO approves neo-Ottoman entity's new name, to hold war games in country. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahJune 7, 2022 NATO approves Turkey's official name change to 'Tàºrkiye' One of NATO's oldest member states, Turkey, has notified the alliance of its official name change to "Tàºrkiye." Turkey's Permanent Mission to NATO last week sent a letter to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to use the name Tàºrkiye in place of foreign versions …

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-07). April Blast at US Base in Syria Being Investigated as Possible Insider Attack. news.antiwar.com An attack on a US base in Syria that took place in April is being investigated as a possible insider attack carried out by a US service member, The attack on a US base in eastern Syria known as Green Village was

DSA, Codepink (2022-06-07). Wednesday 6/8: Venezuelan Feminists. indybay.org 518 valencia, San Francisco…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: High-intensity workouts and reducing risk of injury. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org High-intensity function training, such as boot camp-type exercise classes, continues to grow in popularity, especially as many COVID-19 restrictions have relaxed. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Edward Laskowski, co-director of Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine, explains how someone can reap the benefits of this type of exercise while avoiding injury. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/kNqNSA-m3kk Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read…

____ (2022-06-07). Tragedies at border constitute ignominious chapter of numerous U.S. human rights crimes. ecns.cn Tragedies at the border constitute an ignominious chapter of the numerous US human rights crimes. The US government treats migrants cruelly with drastic measures and inhumane operations.

Andrew Ford (2022-06-07). People repel bigots at West Virginia Pride event. liberationnews.org Despite the crowd's visible anger, the hateful language of the bigots was silenced by the crowd shouting, "Love wins! Love wins!"

Ramona Celis (2022-06-07). Hadley, Mass. workers file for first Trader Joe's union. liberationnews.org Trader Joe's #512 in Hadley, Massachusetts announced publicly on May 14 their intention to unionize. If successful, the Hadley store would be the first unionized Trader Joe's location in the country.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-06-07). Duque regime subjects Colombia to worst levels of violence in decades. colombiareports.com Colombia's security situation has worsened under President Ivan Duque to a point comparable to the most violent period of the country's armed conflict, according to a think tank. According to…

Allan Fisher (2022-06-07). Saturday 6/4: All Out for Palestine. indybay.org All Out for Palestine, Saturday 5/4, 11 AM – 12: 30 PM, corner of Ocean and Water, Santa Cruz.

Staff (2022-06-07). Cyprus to lodge complaint at UN over Turkey's plan to annex north of nation. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Associated PressJune 6, 2022 Cyprus to UN: Turkey seeks full control of breakaway north Cyprus will lodge a complaint with the United Nations over Turkey's new financial assistance deal with breakaway Turkish Cypriots that demonstrates Ankara's "complete control" over them, the president of the ethnically divided island nation said Monday. President Nicos Anastasiades, a Greek …

Murray Horton (2022-06-07). Australia's Newly Elected Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Rushed to Meet with Joe Biden in Tokyo After His Election Victory to Fortify Anti-Chinese Alliance. covertactionmagazine.com Australian Labor Party a pale shadow of what it was in the 1970s under Gough Whitlam—who was overthrown in a …

Karen Conner (2022-06-07). Preview: What to Look for In the May Consumer Price Index. cepr.net With wage growth slowing and supply chain problems easing, we are not seeing the wage-price spiral of the 1970s. But the war-related price increases for food and energy will still be bad news for the overall inflation picture and US consumers.

Staff (2022-06-07). Following Karabakh war, Turkish-Azerbaijani relations reach level of strategic alliance" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyJune 6, 2022 MFA: Azerbaijani-Turkish alliance will continue to develop an upward trend "The Republic of Azerbaijan has always highly appreciated the brotherly Turkiye's full support for the position of Azerbaijan…especially full political and moral support during and after the 44-day Patriotic War," said Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, APA's correspondent in Istanbul …

Fight Back (2022-06-07). Renters also facing sticker shock. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – Gas stations, grocery stores and car dealers are not the only places people are facing sticker shock, as anyone looking to rent can tell you. Prices to rent an apartment are up around 20% over the last year. | While it is true that the biggest rent increases are for new tenants, and most tenants don't face such large increases, the burden of rising rents is the single biggest factor in the 40-year high inflation rate cutting working people's purchasing power. Almost one-fifth of inflation comes from rent increases, more than the more widely mentioned gasoline or cars. | Working-class and oppressed…

Staff (2022-06-07). Pakistani national defense university delegation honors Azeri "martyrs" of wars with Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyJune 7, 2022 Pakistani delegation visits the National Defense University On June 7, the Acting Rector of the National Defense University, Professor Lieutenant General Heydar Piriyev received the leadership of the National Defence University of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, visiting Azerbaijan, and the listeners of the "National Security and War Course," APA …

Matt Sedlar (2022-06-07). De Facto Haitian Government's Invitation to Americas Summit Reveals US Double Standards. cepr.net Latin America has often served as a willing accomplice to US neocolonialism in Haiti. It is long past time for that to end.

Contributing Writers (2022-06-07). Mariupol People Speak About The Azov Battalion/ By Graham Phillips. marktaliano.net

March for Our Lives (2022-06-07). Saturday 6/11: Oakland: March for Our Lives to End Gun Violence. indybay.org Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 1 Frank H Ogawa Plz, Oakland, CA 94612…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-07). Science Saturday: In neurodegenerative diseases, Mayo Clinic research finds shared gene patterns, widespread damage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Damage to brain cells in two separate neurodegenerative diseases — Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy — is not limited to specific parts of the brain and these diseases share a pattern of gene alterations within the brain, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic, the University of Florida and other collaborating organizations. The researchers say this finding suggests the neurodegenerative diseases may have the same underlying disease links. The finding, which is published in The Journal…

Center for Biological Diversity (2022-06-07). 9th Circuit Affirms Moratorium on Offshore Fracking Off California, Orders More Review. indybay.org LOS ANGELES, June 3, 2022 — A federal appeals court today affirmed a lower court decision that prohibits offshore fracking in federal waters off the California coast.

____ (2022-06-07). U.S. has played a hand in every global food crisis in history. ecns.cn In fact, the US has played a hand in every global food crisis in history. The US, along with a handful of other countries, by manipulating the global food trade system, have established their food hegemony and gained tight control over international food prices.

____ (2022-06-07). Universal Beijing Resort to reopen at 75% capacity on June 15. ecns.cn Universal Beijing Resort will reopen at 75 percent capacity on June 15. All tourists entering Universal Resort need to provide a valid negative proof of nucleic acid test done within 72 hours, the resort announced on Tuesday.

____ (2022-06-07). S.Korean president names new ambassador to China, Japan, Russia, UN. ecns.cn South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol named new ambassadors to China, Japan, Russia and the United Nations, the presidential office said Tuesday.

____ (2022-06-07). Unique landscape: Good harvest in sight in Beijing's experimental field. ecns.cn A good harvest is in sight in the experimental field near Beijing's third ring road. The field belongs to the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and is dubbed the most expensive crop field in Beijing.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-06-07). Protest Against Gun Violence at Golden Gate. indybay.org Over a thousand in "March for Our Lives"

Our Downtown ‚Ä¢ Our Future (2022-06-07). Thursday 6/30: A Night at the Movies to Celebrate Local Activism. indybay.org Vets Hall Santa Cruz | 846 Front St, Santa Cruz, CA 9 60…

____ (2022-06-07). Underwater Great Wall emerges. ecns.cn A section of the underwater Great Wall emerged recently due to the dropped water level. The section, built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), had been submerged after Panjiakou reservoir was completed.

Out with OVO! (2022-06-07). Petition: Repeal the Oversized Vehicle Ordinance. indybay.org Santa Cruz Cares is calling on all our neighbors to take a stand against the Oversized Vehicle Ordinance (OVO)! | Sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/repeal-the-oversized-vehicle-ordinance

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to prevent injuries when playing pickleball. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The game of pickleball is surging in popularity across the country. It can be played at any age and skill level. While many might assume that pickleball is a slower, lower-impact sport, experts at Mayo Clinic say it's important to remember that injuries from playing pickleball can and do happen. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/lfOkCWO5pNo Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-07). Consumer Health: Kids and swimming safety. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Healthy and Safe Swimming Week will be observed May 23—29, which makes this a good time to learn more about keeping kids safe around the water. For many people, the hot summer days are often spent swimming at a lake or pool. But before you help your child suit up, it's important to consider some safety tips. Swimming after eating The old saying about waiting an hour after eating before swimming isn't entirely true. It's OK…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-07). Consumer Health: Understanding C. diff infection. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clostridioides difficile is a bacterium that causes an infection of the large intestine. The bacterium is often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff. Some people carry C. diff bacteria in their intestines but never become sick. They are carriers of the bacteria and may spread infections. Illness from C. diff typically occurs after using antibiotics. It most commonly affects older adults in hospitals or long-term care facilities. About 200,000 people in the U.S….

____ (2022-06-07). China responds 'professionally and safely' to Australian surveillance craft: spokesman. ecns.cn China responds "professionally and safely" to Australian surveillance craft approaching territorial airspace of Xisha Islands: spokesman…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-07). Mayo Clinic Q and A: How are rotator cuff tears treated? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I injured my rotator cuff recently and was told I was not a candidate for surgery. However, a friend shared that there's a new minimally invasive treatment option that uses a balloon implant. How does this procedure work, and how does it compare to traditional treatments? ANSWER: The rotator cuff is a group of muscles critical for the strength, stability and function of the shoulder. Tears of the rotator cuff tendons are a common…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-07). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Fibroids and pregnancy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm 24, single and looking forward to having a family one day. I was recently diagnosed with fibroids. What treatment options would allow me to have a baby in the future? ANSWER: Fibroids are noncancerous masses made of muscle that grow within the uterus. While fibroids are common — they are present in over 75% of women — most people don't have symptoms or pregnancy problems due to fibroids, and everyone does not need…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to have a productive visit with your health care professional. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Whether an appointment has been on the calendar for months or your visit to your health care professional's office is because of a sudden issue, getting the right treatment and answers to questions starts with a productive conversation. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/cs4SewSV2LU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of…

____ (2022-06-07). China reaps over half of winter wheat faster than last year. ecns.cn China had harvested around 55 percent of its winter wheat by Monday, beating last year's halfway date by two days, official data showed Tuesday.

Fresh Meat Productions (2022-06-07). Thursday 6/16: 2022 Fresh Meat Festival of transgender and queer performance. indybay.org

____ (2022-06-07). China maintains level-III emergency response for floods. ecns.cn China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters continued to maintain a level-III emergency response for flood control as heavy rains are forecast to batter some southern regions of the country.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-07). Mayo Clinic, NAACP to welcome inaugural RISE for Youth cohort on June 6. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic and NAACP Rochester Branch will welcome 40 promising high school and college students to RISE for Youth, on Monday, June 6. This program, which is in its inaugural year, is designed to help Black and underrepresented students find pathways to success in education and employment. RISE stands for Reflect, Inspire, Strengthen and Empower, and is an approach developed by Anjali Bhagra, M.D., medical director of Mayo Clinic's Office of Equity,…

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