(2022-08-13). The Seventh US-Made HIMARS Launcher Destroyed In Ukraine. southfront.org 
On August 13, the Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that another US-made HIMARS launcher and a warehouse with ammunition for it were destroyed in Eastern Ukraine. So far, the Russian military reported the destruction of 7 systems supplied by US to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. | The HIMARS launcher and a warehouse were destroyed by the Russian airstrikes in the area of the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic which is under control of the AFU. | In total, the P…
(2022-08-13). Venezuela and Colombia Appoint Ambassadors (Bilateral Relations). orinocotribune.com On Thursday, August 11, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, appointed Félix Plasencia as Venezuela's ambassador to Colombia, praising his "great diplomatic and political experience and capacity for relations." Within minutes, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announced the appointment of Colombian Senator Armando Benedetti as the ambassador of his country to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. | President Maduro, during a ceremony held at the Simón Bolívar Park in La Carlota, announced that the Foreign Ministry of Venezuela "has requested the approval [of Félix Plasencia] from the Colombian Fore…
(2022-08-13). Inauguran Campeonato Premundial de Béisbol Femenino en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Este evento reúne a equipos de Cuba, México, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana y Venezuela.
(2022-08-13). Why Climate Activists Need to Celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act, a major Turning Point despite its Warts. juancole.com By Daniel Hunter | ( Waging Nonviolence) Congress just passed a major $375 billion climate bill, and it will be signed by the president. Yet, when I texted long-standing colleagues in Sunrise Movement, climate justice groups, Sierra Club, local pipeline fights and elsewhere, I found the mood to be… ambivalent, cautious, and non-celebratory. …
(2022-08-13). Universal Basic Income (UBI) or the "Corona Virus Stimulus Check": Economic Liberation or the First Step Towards Slavery? globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-13). FBI seized top secret documents at Trump's home; Espionage Act cited. tribune.com.pk 
FBI agents in this week's search of former U.S. President Donald Trump's Florida home removed 11 sets of classified documents including some marked as top secret, the Justice Department said on Friday, while also disclosing it had probable cause to conduct the search based on possible Espionage Act violations. | The bombshell disclosures were made in a search warrant approved by a U.S. magistrate judge and accompanying documents released four days after agents searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach. The Espionage Act, one of three laws cited in the warrant application, dates to 1917 and makes it a…
(2022-08-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: Fingernails are clues to your health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Psoriasis can affect fingernails and toenails, causing pitting, abnormal growth and discoloration. August is Psoriasis Awareness Month. And experts at Mayo Clinic say it's important to keep an eye on your nails, as they can provide clues to your overall health. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/4UE0YtSSeUg Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2022-08-13). [Articles] Mepolizumab for urban children with exacerbation-prone eosinophilic asthma in the USA (MUPPITS-2): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial. thelancet.com Phenotype-directed therapy with mepolizumab in urban children with exacerbation-prone eosinophilic asthma reduced the number of exacerbations.
(2022-08-13). [Correspondence] Screening policies for cytomegalovirus in pregnancy in the era of antivirals. thelancet.com Cytomegalovirus is one of the most common congenital infections, affecting 0 ∑67% of all livebirths globally.1 The rate of vertical transmission is 30—40% after maternal primary infection throughout pregnancy.2 40—60% of infants born with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus disease at birth will have long-term sequelae. Antenatal cytomegalovirus screening is offered in only a few countries and is not currently recommended in the UK, where, in addition, a decision against newborn screening was also recently upheld.
(2022-08-13). Expert Alert: What a formula change may mean for Black patients in need of a kidney transplant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Experts are hoping a new requirement that all U.S. transplant centers use a race-neutral formula to determine eligibility for a kidney transplant will improve African American access to lifesaving transplants. "This is an essential step toward reducing racial inequity in access to kidney transplantation," says Naim Issa, M.D., a Mayo Clinic nephrologist. "The inclusion of race in the calculation of kidney function has been linked to disparities in care for African Americans,…
(2022-08-13). Confronting One World Order (OWO) Globalism. The Rise and Fall of the Beast. southfront.org 
Written by Peter Koenig. Originally published by Legend has it, that when things go wrong and everybody is hoping for better times, they first have to get worse, before a new era of peace and harmony may emerge. | We may now be at these crossroads. The Beast is Rising. But its Fall is in sight. | We have to understand, the Beast is Big. It's Huge. It's so e…
(2022-08-13). Nasrallah hails martyr Soleimani's leading role in 33-day war. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) — For the first time, Secretary-General of Lebanon Hezbollah Resistance Movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah put forward leading role of former Iran IRGC Quds Force Commander Martyr Lt. Gen. Soleimani during 33-day war in Lebanon.
(2022-08-13). Search warrant in FBI raid on Trump compound cites Espionage Act. wsws.org While Trump and his allies have continued to incite fascistic violence in the days following Monday's FBI raid, President Joe Biden has remained silent.
(2022-08-13). The World's biggest Ice Sheet is more vulnerable to Global Warming than Scientists previously Thought. juancole.com 
By Chris Stokes, Durham University and Guy Paxman, Durham University | The eastern two thirds of Antarctica is covered by an ice sheet so large that if it melted the sea would rise by 52 metres [~yards]. Most scientists had once thought this ice sheet was largely invulnerable to climate change, but not any …
(2022-08-13). Beware of the QR Code, Remember Agenda ID2020? globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-13). Intense Debate in Venezuela About Wages and National Budget Office Decisions. orinocotribune.com 
A diversity of voices demand greater clarity about the "ONAPRE instructions." | The substantial, expected, necessary and celebrated salary increase of March was followed, as appropriate, by the adaptation process according to collective agreements, tables, tabulators, rankings and scales of the different institutions, entities and agencies of the national public administration. | Through the Special Official Gazette No. 6,691 of March 15, 2022, the two presidential decrees that increased the mandatory monthly minimum wage, as well as the amounts of retirement benefits, pensions and the socialist basket ticket, we…
(2022-08-13). Venezuela repudia secuestro del avión en Argentina, acto violatorio del derecho internacional. cubadebate.cu El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Venezuela, Carlos Faría, calificó este viernes de violación a la Carta de las Naciones Unidas y al derecho internacional el secuestro del avión y la tripulación de la estatal Empresa de Transporte Aerocargo del Sur (Emtrasur) en Argentina. Dicha acción vulnera la soberanía de Venezuela y, en correspondencia, va contra los principios del orden internacional.
(2022-08-13). Venezuela repudia y califica de violatorio del derecho internacional secuestro de avión en Argentina. telesurtv.net La condena del titular de la cartera de Exteriores se suma al de otras instituciones y personalidades de la política venezolana y regional con relación al secuestro del avión.
(2022-08-12). How Britain fueled Ukraine's war machine and invited direct conflict with Russia. thegrayzone.com Britain has played a key role in NATO forward troop deployments and training exercises on Russia's borders. With war underway, the UK sends billions in arms, special forces, and volunteers to ensure escalation. In an effort to evade his domestic woes, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson—who may soon be replaced—has spent much time toing and froing to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described the buffoonish British PM as one of Ukraine's closest allies. If and when Johnson leaves office, …
(2022-08-12). Nuclear Catastrophe Is Gaining Momentum in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-12). Selected Articles: On the Nature of Russia's Military Campaign in Ukraine. Analysis of Russian Military Strategy. globalresearch.ca 
By The picture that has been presented of the war in Ukrai…
(2022-08-12). Iraqis Warn The Hashemite Monarchy. southfront.org 
Written by Damir Nazarov | The cycle of opinions within the Hashemite State regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran demonstrates the kingdom's panic and desire to prolong the life of its autocracy in any way. We remember how at the end of June this year King Abdullah declared that he would support Biden's idea of creating an "Arab NATO", after a very short time Jordanian officials of various ranks tried to justify themselves to the Iranians that allegedly Amman wants "friendly relations with…
(2022-08-12). Taiwan Rejects China's 'One Country, Two Systems' Plans for Unification. news.antiwar.com Taiwan on Thursday Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said "one country, two systems" was "unacceptable" and is "not an option for Taiwan." The island's Foreign Ministry slammed the release of the white paper, which came after China held its largest-ever military drills around the island in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visiting Taipei. | "China has repeatedly staged provocative actions, including…
(2022-08-12). Iran: EU Nuclear Deal Proposal Is Not Finalized. news.antiwar.com Iranian officials are disputing EU assessments of the nuclear deal text, saying it The EU reported the text as final and not subject to further negotiations, waiting for the US and Iran to make what they said they expected to be quick decisions. | The terms of the deal have not been made public, but reportedly it answered some key compromises, presumptively related to EU meetings with both parties ahead of the latest round of talks.
(2022-08-12). Why Did the US Nuke Civilians? orinocotribune.com 
By Mickey Z. Aug 5, 2022 | Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 77 Years Later | It is an atomic bomb. It is the greatest thing in history. | — President Harry S. Truman (August 6, 1945) | One of the seemingly endless Good [sic] War myths goes a little something like this: | The U.S. had no choice but to drop atomic bombs on civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Had they not done so, the fanatical Japanese would have never surrendered. Countless millions of brave American soldiers would have perished in the ensuing invasion of the Japanese islands. | As we mark the 77th anniversary of the deliberate use of nuclear…
(2022-08-12). Meet the Man Jesse Ventura Called "The Bravest Man in Washington" covertactionmagazine.com For the last 40 years, Philipos Melaku-Bello has maintained a peace vigil outside the White House that advocates for the abolition of nuclear weapons and an end to forever wars Almost every day for the last 40 years, Philipos Melaku-Bello has manned a peace vigil across the street from the White House that has set …
(2022-08-12). ROK Police against Yoon Suk-yeol. journal-neo.org 
The last years of Moon Jae-in's reign were remembered for the war of the prosecutor's office and the Ministry of Justice, which resulted in the election of the former Prosecutor General by the president. But it seems that during the reign of Yoon Suk-yeol, we can observe a confrontation between the presidential administration, the Ministry …
(2022-08-12). Prince Warned America About The Dangers Of The Internet: 7 Things To Know. moguldom.com Not everyone is wowed by the internet. Count the late music great Prince among them. Prince, who died on April 21, 2016, from an accidental drug overdose, left a large legacy of music, including his hits albums "1999" and "Purple Rain" No. 1 hit singles "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy." The seven-time Grammy winner, however, was not a …
(2022-08-12). Is the "cult of Zelensky" coming to an end. infobrics.org Washington might have to choose which proxy war it wishes to prioritize.
(2022-08-12). Zelensky continues rubbing shoulders with Hollywood but how effective is this. infobrics.org President of country at war keeps up meeting A-List celebrities…
(2022-08-12). Hopeful Signs of Changes Occurring in World Balance of Power. libya360.wordpress.com James ONeill The recent visit to Taiwan by the United States politician Nancy Pelosi was one of the most ill-judged and provocative actions by a US politician for some considerable time. The fact that the United States President Joe Biden refused the opportunity to forbid the visit also speaks volumes about the US attitude toward…
(2022-08-12). Grieving family wants killer-cop fired. workers.org 
Jalen Randle was only 29 years old when he was murdered by Houston cops on April 27. His parents, Tiffany Rachal and Warren Randle, want answers. They want Shane Privette, the cop who killed their son, fired and prosecuted. They want justice. Jalen Randle And they are using every method . . . |
(2022-08-12). The Coming Climate Emergency Heath Crisis From Heat Deaths to Worsening Allergies. juancole.com 
By Alexandra Conforti | ( Cronkite News) PHOENIX — As a climate change activist and mental health advocate, Saiarchana Darira studies the effects of global warming not just on the environment but on the well-being of people worldwide. The recent Arizona State University graduate and self-described "environ(mental) health researcher" works as the youth …
(2022-08-12). Novelist Rushdie Gravely Injured by Likely Non-Reading Zealot Seeking Salvation and Bounty. thiscantbehappening.net As I'm writing this it has been five hours since the cowardly attack on author Salman Rushdie, 75, by what almost certainly is a Islamic zealot who, motivated by the fatwah issued against Rushdie in 1989 Muslim Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then leader of the theocratic Islamic state of Iran, stabbed him multiple times, including … |
(2022-08-12). The Comiing Climate Emergency Heath Crisis From Heat Deaths to Worsening Allergies. juancole.com By Alexandra Conforti | ( Cronkite News) PHOENIX — As a climate change activist and mental health advocate, Saiarchana Darira studies the effects of global warming not just on the environment but on the well-being of people worldwide. The recent Arizona State University graduate and self-described "environ(mental) health researcher" works as the youth …
(2022-08-12). Iran FM spokesman ridicules claims by "terrorist" John Bolton. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) — More ran and rave on John-Bolton claims will only increase the hatred towards the United States, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan'ani.
(2022-08-12). Arctic Warming Nearly Four Times Faster Than Earth as a Whole, Study Finds. commondreams.org "Scientific data keeps showing that the situation is more urgent than we had previously thought."
(2022-08-12). Towards "Digital Tyranny", Closing its Grips on Our Lives? How to Repeal It: "The Strength of Togetherness" globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-12). Understanding Maduro's successful socialist economic strategy. popularresistance.org IN ITS intensely biased coverage of Venezuela during the hard years of 2014-21 the mainstream media wheeled in every imaginable academic pundit to "demonstrate" that the country's economic woes were the result of President Nicolas Maduro overseeing Venezuela's slide "into authoritarianism and economic collapse" (the Guardian, January 24 2019) and not of cruel US sanctions. | In 2019, the Economist for instance, in line with US policy, published a front cover with a clench-fisted Juan Guaido titled "the battle for Venezuela's future," positing "the world democracies are right to seek change." Very rarely, if at al…
(2022-08-12). Venezuela: Oil Production Declines as Shipments to Europe Suspended. venezuelanalysis.com Iran began to ramp up lighter crude supplies to boost Venezuela's refineries and free domestic oil for blending and export.
(2022-08-12). Venezuela designa a excanciller Félix Plasencia como embajador en Colombia. cubadebate.cu Maduro, designó este jueves al excanciller Félix Plasencia como embajador en Colombia, de cara al restablecimiento de las relaciones bilaterales, interrumpidas en 2019. Durante una alocución pública, el mandatario precisó que la cancillería venezolana pidió el beneplácito al gobierno colombiano de Gustavo Petro en torno a la designación de Plasencia.
(2022-08-11). Russians Welcomed as Liberators in Many Eastern Ukrainian Cities Contrary to Western Media Depictions/By Sonja Van den Ende. marktaliano.net 
People of liberated territories likely to vote in favor of joining Russia in forthcoming referenda—just like Crimeans did in 2014 [Sonja van den Ende has been reporting on the war in eastern Ukraine and has received protection from the Russian military.—Editors] Original Link Here: Russians Welcomed as Liberators in Many Eastern Ukrainian Cities Contrary to …
(2022-08-11). Fact Finding Mission To Donbass Part 2. popularresistance.org What do the New York Times, Kiev Independent, Euromaidan Press, Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, TikTok here in the U.S. have in common? They are all funded by or staffed by Western and U.S. intelligence members pushing the U.S. narrative about the war in Ukraine. This is why Struggle-La-Lucha.org organized a fact-finding mission to Ukraine and Russia to report on the suppressed information that challenges the narrative of NATO and its member states, led by the U.S. This is the second part of my report. (Part 1: Fact-finding trip to Donbass) | The social media outlets are an open door to organizations like NATO, milita…
(2022-08-11). The Most Bloated Military Budget in U.S. History Is Being Speciallynewsauthor">D to Honor an 87-Year-Old Disciple of Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan. covertactionmagazine.com 2023 NDAA represents swan song in Senate of a long-time stalwart of the radical right The ghosts of Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan must be looking down with pride on their devoted acolyte, Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma, known as "the hawk's hawk." He recently succeeded in pushing through a $45 billion addition to the …
(2022-08-11). The Migration Crisis is Tearing Europe Apart. journal-neo.org 
In the past decade, Europe has faced its biggest migration crisis since World War II. It escalated significantly in the autumn of 2015, when the flow of refugees and irregular migrants from North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia into the European Union increased dramatically and the EU was unprepared to receive and distribute …
(2022-08-11). On Nancy Pelosi's Visit to South Korea. journal-neo.org 
The New Eastern Outlook has already written about the Taiwan leg of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's tour, but we will talk about Pelosi's reception in the Republic of Korea, where she headed straight afterwards. Coverage of the Taiwanese part of Pelosi's visit in the North and South of the Korean Peninsula Pyongyang …
(2022-08-11). With Nationwide Rallies, UPS Teamsters Kick Off Their 2023 Contract Campaign. popularresistance.org Last week, 25 years after UPS workers last went on strike in 1997, the UPS Teamsters kicked off their contract negotiation campaign with rallies around the country. Their current contract expires in July 2023 and negotiations for a new contract have begun. In New York City alone, rallies and actions took place across 14 UPS facilities. | Workers are demanding an end to excessive overtime, an end to the two-tier system, higher pay for part-time warehouse workers, more full-time jobs, job security for feeders and package drivers, ending the surveillance and harassment from the bosses, and a heat exhaustion and inju…
(2022-08-11). India-Russia Trade Settlement: A Way Forward. infobrics.org The new arrangement, if adopted, could potentially shield bilateral trade from the restrictions imposed against Russian companies…
(2022-08-11). The United States Has Many Political Prisoners. Here's a List. towardfreedom.org The U.S. government holds many political prisoners, including journalists; national security state whistleblowers; Black, Indigenous, and other nationally oppressed revolutionaries; foreign diplomats; activists; and more, writes Stansfield Smith.
(2022-08-11). We Must Pass This Imperfect Climate Bill—and Then Continue to Fight for the Future We Deserve. commondreams.org When the alternative is doing nothing, it's imperative we take the road towards progress and then continue struggling for justice.