Abortion Advocates Criticize Proposed Texas Medical Board Guidance
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024Advocates say that the rules might discourage doctors from performing legal and necessary abortions.
David Pecker Testifies That Trump Thanked Him for Suppressing Salacious Stories
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee for president, faces 34 felony-level charges in the New York-based trial.
Alabama House Passes Bill That Could Be Used to Criminalize Librarians
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024Critics argue the legislation violates the First Amendment.
Infectious Disease Experts Warn Bird Flu Outbreak Bigger Than Previously Thought
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024Epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina said “the worst case scenario” is that this could turn into a “massive pandemic.”
Acknowledging the Horrors of Gaza—Without Wanting to End Them
Source: FAIR: FAIRNESS & ACCURACY IN REPORTING
Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024Media's challenge is to frame the “plausible” genocide in a way that will not undermine long-term US/Israeli domination of Palestine.
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Maryland Governor Signs “Freedom to Read Act” Into Law
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024“Maryland takes a bold step forward in safeguarding the rights and dignity of LGBTQ+ youth and educators.”
4 States Tell Schools to Ignore New Title IX Rules That Protect LGBTQ Students
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024The challenges could set up a federal showdown that might end up in a protracted court battle ahead of the elections.
Police Violently Crack Down on Emory University’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024Police used tear gas and stun guns to break up the encampment as they wrestled people to the ground.
Mass Graves in Khan Yunis Reveal Unspeakable Horror of US-Backed Gaza Invasion
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024Emboldened by unconditional military and diplomatic support from the US, Israel continues to act with impunity in Gaza.
Dennis Kucinich on the bleak 2024 elections and how elites broke our democracy
Source: The Real News
Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024
Poll Shows Majority of Americans Would Back Federal Abortion Rights Protections
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024The issue of abortion rights could help determine who wins in local, state and federal elections this fall.
Sam on Students for Justice in Palestine, Sally Dworak-Fisher on Delivery Workers
Source: FAIR: FAIRNESS & ACCURACY IN REPORTING
Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024Colleges’ official responses to protests are gutting the notion that elite higher education entails respect for the free expression of ideas.
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Hong Kong pro-Beijing group applies to hold food carnival on June 4 at city’s Victoria Park, former site of annual Tiananmen vigil
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Natalie Wong Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024If the event is approved, it will be the fifth straight year since 2019 that a police-authorised candlelight vigil has not been held in Causeway Bay park.
YouTubers have filmed police for years. Has it made a difference?
Source: The Real News
Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024
WSJ Reports Trump Allies Drafting Plan to Give Him Control Over Fed If Reelected
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024Trump recently suggested the Fed's indication that interest rate cuts may be coming soon is a ploy to help Democrats.
Is Trump Tithing or Conning His Voters? Either Way, He Aims to Cover Legal Fees.
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024Trump’s leadership PAC alone has spent almost $60 million on his attorneys’ bills since early 2023.
Like the US and EU, China uses subsidies. It just does it more effectively
Source: News - South China Morning Post
David Dodwell Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024China’s subsidies have been more effective than in most parts of the world because they are an intrinsic part of a distinct economic model. Rather than targeting China, the US and Europe should examine the effectiveness of their own economic strategies.
To become an AI hub, Hong Kong should start by preparing workers
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Ben Simpfendorfer Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024Hong Kong is committing billions to developing AI. But for the city to realise its ambitions, employers must do more to train workers and assuage concerns about safe use and job security.
China eyes food security boost from gene-cloned Asian soybean rust ‘breakthrough’, could save US$2 billion per year
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Ralph Jennings Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024Team led by a group of Chinese researchers cloned a specific gene that is resistant to Asian soybean rust amid Beijing’s focus on food security and tech self-reliance.
China highlights extremism threat, pledges deeper military ties with Kazakhstan
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Hayley Wong Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024Central Asian region faces ‘complex’ security situation, Chinese defence minister says in meeting with Kazakh president in Astana.
Hong Kong to sign 20 cooperation documents with Shanghai to boost ties in digital economy, finance, among other fields
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Fiona Sun Publish date: Friday, April 26th, 2024City leader John Lee says two cities have reached consensus on 65 projects spanning 15 sectors, including innovation, technology and industrial development.
Philippines says ‘foreign actor’ behind Marcos Jnr deepfake urging military action against China
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Bloomberg Publish date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024The government said it was investigating the spread of the manipulated video ‘seemingly asking the armed forces to act against another nation’.
Hong Kong accuses European Parliament of ‘political hegemony, hypocrisy’ over call to repeal national security laws
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Lilian Cheng Publish date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024City authorities hit back at European Union’s lawmaking body after members also call for sanctions against Chief Executive John Lee, as well as other officials.
China’s Henan province sees drop in smartphone exports as Apple diversifies manufacturing supply chain outside the mainland
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Ben Jiang Publish date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024Henan, home to the world’s largest iPhone factory, saw smartphone exports reach 6.65 million units in the first quarter, down 60.1 per cent from the same period last year.
Sanders Sharply Rebukes Netanyahu’s Claim That Campus Protests Are Antisemitic
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024“It is not antisemitic to hold you accountable for your actions,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said in a scathing statement.
Legal Experts: Expect More Delays Following SCOTUS Hearing on Trump’s Immunity
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024The Supreme Court may delay rendering an opinion in the case until as late as July 3.
UT Austin Faculty Strike in Solidarity With Pro-Palestine Student Protesters
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024Faculty are acting together, without a union, to break the law and stop work in order to protect the student movement.
Biden EPA’s New Rules for Fossil Fuel-Powered Plants Met With Mixed Response
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024The rules limit emissions from existing coal and new gas-powered plants, but existing gas-powered plants are excluded.
93% of Trans Teens Live in States That Have Proposed or Passed Anti-Trans Laws
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024Research shows that debates around anti-transgender laws negatively impact trans youth’s mental wellbeing.
TikTok ban: ByteDance would rather shut app down than sell, insiders say
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Reuters Publish date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024The app’s algorithms are deemed too important to the Chinese parent company, making a sale to an American buyer highly unlikely.
Arizona House Passes Repeal of 1864 Anti-Abortion Law, Senate Vote Set for May
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024Even with the repeal, a constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion rights is still needed, organizers warned.
Vladimir Putin to visit China in May, as Moscow seeks to strengthen ties with Beijing
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Agence France-Presse Publish date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024This would be the Russian president’s first trip abroad since re-election, amid claims by the West that China is propping up Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
SCOTUS Ignores Housing Crisis in Hearing on Laws Criminalizing Unhoused People
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024As the court hearing took place, unhoused people and their allies rallied outside, demanding “housing, not handcuffs.”
Dozens of Dems Say They’ll Vote Against Motion to Vacate Speaker Mike Johnson
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024The Democratic House conference hasn't formed an official position on how members should vote on such a measure.
Grand Jury Indicts Trump Aides, Arizona GOP Officials Over Fake Electors Scheme
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024Donald Trump was described as "unindicted co-conspirator 1" in the indictment announced by Arizona’s attorney general.
Across the US, Campus Protests for Palestine Face Intensifying Police Crackdowns
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024Student protests calling for university divestment from Israel and the US arms industry continue coast to coast.
Administrators Are Trying to Strip Decision-Making Power From Faculty
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024Scholar DeShana Collett discusses the threats to shared governance at her university and, by extension, other schools.
China sends trio to Tiangong space station from Gobi desert launch as authorities declare 2030 moon landing on track
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Ling Xin Publish date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024Chinese space agency deputy director declares China on track to put astronauts on the moon by 2030.
TSMC says ‘A16’ tech to arrive in 2026, setting up showdown with Intel over who can make the world’s fastest chips
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Reuters Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024TSMC, a key supplier to Nvidia and Apple, says a new chip-manufacturing technology called ‘A16’ will enter production in the second half of 2026.
China’s food security push catches ‘grain-stealing mouse’ among 5 accused of US$3.45 million corn theft
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Mandy Zuo Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024Police in northern China have detained five people for allegedly colluding to steal about 10,000 tonnes of corn amid Beijing’s increasing focus on food security.
Right-Wing Critiques Miscast NPR, NYT as Lefty Bastions
Source: FAIR: FAIRNESS & ACCURACY IN REPORTING
Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 “I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust,” reads the headline of a recent essay in the Free Press (4/9/24), a Substack-hosted outlet published by former New York Times opinion editor Bari Weiss. The author, senior NPR business editor Uri Berliner, argued that the broadcaster’s “progressive worldview” was compromising […]
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Watchdog Group Calls Out GOP Senators Over Harlan Crow, Leonard Leo Defenses
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024Leonard Leo has chosen to ignore a Senate Judiciary Committee subpoena given to him earlier this month.
US Supreme Court Considers Whether Hospitals Must Provide Emergency Abortions
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024“If these extreme politicians succeed, doctors will be forced to withhold critical care from their patients.”
Rejecting Safety Amendments, TN GOP Passes Bill Allowing Handguns for Teachers
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024The legislation doesn’t allow schools or school districts to opt out of the program.
Climate Activists Blockade HQ of World’s Second-Largest Funder of Fossil Fuels
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024Activists from around the world gathered in New York this week to condemn Citigroup’s environmental racism.
California Gov. Newsom Proposes Bill to Help Arizonans Seeking Abortion Care
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024The bill is a response to Arizona’s abortion ban, which will likely prompt abortion seekers to travel to California.
Despite Violent Threats, Maine Signs Trans and Abortion Sanctuary Bill Into Law
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024It codifies gender-affirming and reproductive care as legal rights and offers protection from out-of-state prosecution.
Senate Approves $95B Package With $17B in Unconditional Military Aid for Israel
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024Sanders condemned the Senate's refusal to allow a vote on his amendment to cut military aid to Israel from the bill.
Corporate Power Has Long Dominated Alabama. Autoworkers May Change That.
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024The UAW’s fight to unionize autoworkers represents a larger struggle against the state’s corporate power structure.
Judge Rejects Trump Lawyer’s Gag Order Defense: “You’re Losing All Credibility”
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024Prosecutors seek a $1,000 fine for each of the 10 times Trump has seemingly violated the court-imposed gag order.
Before East Palestine, there was Portsmouth
Source: The Real News
Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
US overtakes mainland China as Taiwan’s main export market, sign of ‘strategic shift’ amid tech decoupling
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Ralph Jennings Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024Taiwan’s exports to the US in the first quarter beat shipments sent to mainland China, with analysts pointing to a ‘strategic plan’ by Washington to construct and lead a world supply chain and market order.
Summer Lee Wins Primary Against Opponent Backed by Billionaire GOP Megadonor
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024Lee defeated Bhavini Patel, who characterized Lee as "fringe” and actively courted Republican and pro-Israel voters.
Afghan Asylum Seekers Are Being Denied Their Religious Rights in ICE Prisons
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024Detained Afghan asylum seekers remind us that the US immigration system is rooted in anti-Muslim racism.
China, India must be ready to seize peace in Ukraine, not just the West
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Samir Puri Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024The largest Asian countries, notably China but also India, should be poised to play a positive role if the winds change around the Ukraine war
Hong Kong lawmakers urge authorities to boost overseas confidence in city as they review budget
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Harvey Kong Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024Legislators also scrutinise costs run up by former leader Carrie Lam amid debate on passage of 2024-25 budget.
Russia detains deputy defence minister on bribery allegations
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Reuters Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024It is the Russia’s highest-profile corruption case since President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022
EU targets China medical technology market with launch of new procurement weapon
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Finbarr Bermingham Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024First probe launched under international procurement instrument will look into access for European device manufacturers.
Singapore survey finds half the workforce would quit without work-from-home privileges
Source: News - South China Morning Post
CNA Publish date: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024Flexible work has become a hot-button issue in the city state since the government announced last week that all employers must allow formal requests for flexible work arrangements from December.
Nicaragua. Sandino | Under the Shadow, Episode 9
Source: The Real News
Publish date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
130 arrested at New York University as Israel-Gaza protests spread across top US schools
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Agence France-Presse Publish date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024Demonstrations are intensifying at colleges like Yale and Columbia, where more than 100 protesters were arrested after university authorities called the police.
Yemen defies ‘America’s failure’ to stop blockade of Red Sea
Source: The Real News
Publish date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
South Korean High Court Hears First-Ever Youth Climate Case in Asia
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024The lawsuit notes that the government is constitutionally obligated to protect Koreans from the climate emergency.
Cops Raid Palestinian Solidarity Encampments, Arrest Protesters at Yale and NYU
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024The encampment at Columbia University is entering its seventh day despite mass arrests of protesters there last week.
Ohio Attorney General Asks Court to Restrict Judge’s Pause on Anti-Trans Law
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024However, AG David Yost had no issues with the "court's authority" when it issued an injunction against gun ordinances.
Columbia faculty walk out over student suspensions, arrests for Gaza protests
Source: The Real News
Publish date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
Human Rights Advocates Slam UK Move to Deport Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024The Labour Party has vowed to scrap the legislation if it wins control of the government later this year.
More Than 20 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Die in Iowa as Legislature Adjourns
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024The state has been the site of fierce resistance to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation this year.
We Can’t Trade a Path to Legalization in Exchange for More Border Militarization
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024Author Silky Shah says immigration enforcement and the prison-industrial complex are intertwined systems of oppression.
Public Health Finally Sees Incarceration as a Crisis. Abolition Is the Solution.
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024Backed by research, more public health advocates are opposing projects that harm rather than heal their communities.
Migrants Tricked Into DeSantis Flight Scheme Qualify for Residency Visas
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024The migrants "are now able to legally work in the United States" and are protected from deportation, their lawyer said.
Sanders to Push Amendment Removing Military Funding for Israel in Aid Package
Source: TruthOut
Publish date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024Sanders’s amendment would restore US funding to UNRWA, the most important aid agency working in Gaza.
Hong Kong gears up for 800,000 mainland Chinese visitors over Labour Day ‘golden week’ holiday
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Ambrose Li Publish date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024Chief Executive John Lee says the government has been making ‘comprehensive preparations’ for the coming ‘golden week’ holiday.
University of Hong Kong drafts proposal to set up international campus in city’s new academic town near border with Shenzhen
Source: News - South China Morning Post
William Yiu Publish date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024HKU plans to offer joint programmes with overseas institutions and take in more non-local students at hub.
Apple adds suppliers in China despite efforts to spread out production, underscoring country’s major supply chain role
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Ben Jiang Publish date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024The country remains the US tech giant’s main manufacturing base, home to over a third of the factories run by its disclosed suppliers.
Hong Kong police investigate after viral video shows man leaping between MTR platforms
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Sammy Heung Publish date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024Six-second clip shows man jumping between platforms at Fo Tan MTR station, with more than 110,000 views on Instagram.
Hong Kong’s small businesses more confident of growth than their mainland China, Singapore peers, survey shows
Source: News - South China Morning Post
Enoch Yiu Publish date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024Hong Kong’s SMEs are more optimistic than their peers in mainland China, Singapore and Australia when it comes to growing their businesses this year, thanks to government support and an increase in online sales, a survey shows.
‘A Monopoly on the Bomb Would Be a Catastrophe for the World’: CounterSpin interview with Dave Lindorff on Spy for No Country
Source: FAIR: FAIRNESS & ACCURACY IN REPORTING
Publish date: Monday, April 22nd, 2024"He did what Oppenheimer wouldn't do.... And the result was that we have not seen an atomic bomb used since Nagasaki."
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