Voices, The Peoples News
April 13, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration
Hourslong delays and closures are being seen up and down the Texas-Mexico border due to Gov. Greg Abbott’s order last week to increase state inspections of commercial vehicles.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2022/04/13/delays-closures-and-chaos-mount-at-texas-mexico-border-crossings-from-new-state-inspections/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv879tKe12$
Texas Follows Through on Gross Stunt, Dumps Migrants in D.C: Most of the passengers who were conveniently dropped off outside Fox News’ office told The Daily Beast they would leave for other cities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-gov-greg-abbott-follows-through-with-gross-stunt-of-dropping-bus-of-migrants-in-dc__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8wGzTVMd$
# Children / Youth
Research shows suicides spiking among American children. Suicides among children 12 and younger in the United States are rising at alarming rates (PDF) file:///C:/Users/19364/Downloads/2022-04-suicides-spiking-american-children%20(1).pdf
Influential panel raises doubts on youth suicide screening. An influential U.S. group is raising doubts about routine suicide screening for children and teens even as others call for urgent attention to youth mental health. In draft guidance, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said there’s not enough evidence to recommend routine screening kids who show no obvious signs of being suicidal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/science-health-mental-e2b3dab61e1da5dae8507f6c8a5e61db__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8wJam1cr$
# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Researchers outline need for new approach to COVID-19 vaccine testing:
Some of Rutgers’ top health researchers are calling for a change in our approach to developing COVID-19 vaccines, and vaccines to fight future pandemics, to incorporate both conventional and challenge trails.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newswise.com/coronavirus/researchers-outline-need-for-new-approach-to-covid-19-vaccine-testing/?article_id=768865__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8wVg34Mq$
What do we know about ‘stealth omicron’ so far? It was given the “stealth” nickname because it looks like the earlier delta variant on certain PCR tests. The original omicron, by contrast, is easy to differentiate from delta because of a genetic quirk.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/stealth-omicron-what-we-know-ba500eee4616f55e5f3174ee81b0a5c5__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv87KuquDi$
Immunologists from Trinity, who have worked on coronaviruses for the past decade, have just unraveled new secrets behind the viruses’ battle plans—providing new insights into how these deadly viruses sometimes win the war against human immune systems.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220412140912.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv84W33cyw$
# Economy / Finance / Trade
Biden Didn’t ‘Act Fast Enough’ to Slow Inflation: Manchin tears into Biden over failing to stop record inflation: ‘The Federal Reserve and the administration failed to act fast enough’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/manchin-tears-into-biden-over-failing-to-stop-record-inflation-the-federal-reserve-and-the-administration-failed-to-act-fast-enough/articleshow/90806151.cms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8-S5uozV$
America’s Highest Earners and Their Taxes Revealed: Secret IRS files reveal the top US income earners and how their tax rates vary more than their incomes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://projects.propublica.org/americas-highest-incomes-and-taxes-revealed/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv80yMECY3$
# Education / Schools
Recent Surge in Banned Books Targets Titles With Focus on Race, Sexuality. “We’re seeing an unprecedented volume of challenges since last September, honing in on books that deal with the experiences of Black persons and LGBTQIA persons.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/2022/04/29/recent-surge-banned-books-targets-titles-focus-race-sexuality-1696575.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8_57GkzV$
Here’s how we can prevent the next school massacre: Inside a growing method that experts are using to thwart disasters like the recent Oxford High rampage.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2022/04/mass-shootings-behavioral-threat-assessment-oxford-high-school-trigger-points/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv81HOLLCG$
Middle Schooler Dies After He Was Found Stabbed During Class: Police say another student at the school is in custody in connection with the incident. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article260365980.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8y4lV_W1$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Is it time to make a big sacrifice for Ukraine? We’re now seeing that the only way to inflict economic pain on Putin is to cut off all energy supplies from Russia https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-big-sacrifice-ukraine?s=r__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv83z6WrbS$
# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other Predicting food shortages, Sid Miller calls on Gov. Greg Abbott to stop new vehicle inspections at the border. Abbott’s new policy has resulted in hourslong delays and protester blockades at border crossings. The state’s agriculture commissioner criticized the measure as an “economy killing action.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/04/12/sid-miller-greg-abbott-border-inspections/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv80-WOGxw$
Inflation’s ripple effects: Food banks are feeling the pressure of rising grocery prices as they also struggle to keep up with a rising demand to aid Texans struggling to put food on the table.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hillcountrynews.com/stories/food-banks-struggle-to-help-texans-as-grocery-prices-increase,94951__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8yVMssx6$
Five Reasons to Eat More Sweet Potatoes: Digestive Health, Heart Healthy, Boost Immunity, Good For Eyes, Ease Anxiety https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hearnkirkwood.com/news/2019/2/22/5-reasons-to-eat-more-sweet-potatoes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8zOwEs-t$
Avocados May Cut The Risk of Heart Disease: After adjusting for major dietary and lifestyle factors, the researchers found that having two or more servings of avocado per week was linked to a 16% lower CVD risk and 21% lower CHD risk compared to those who did not eat avocados.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/avocados-may-cut-the-risk-of-heart-disease-new-research-180351__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv80wDZs5C$
Behind the Bucket: ‘Most Disingenuous Marketing Campaign We Have Seen for a Long Time’: New Video Debunks KFC Greenwashing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/kfc-greenwashing-video.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv86qGH_za$
# Global Politics
Putin Vows to Wage War Until Russia Claims Victory as Peace Talks Collapse. Moscow’s forces bombard Ukraine military positions and residential areas in country’s east and unleash new rocket attacks https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/putin-vows-wage-war-until-russia-claims-victory-peace-talks-collapse-1697335__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv83EV-5GQ$
The Real Reason Putin’s Biggest Rivals Are Heading to Kyiv. It’s a high-stakes global show of defiance like no other.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/12/russia-ukraine-what-does-putin-want__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8yUr6Tr9$
Polish, Baltic presidents visit Ukraine in show of support. The presidents of four countries on Russia’s doorstep visited Ukraine on Wednesday and underscored their support for the embattled country, where they saw heavily damaged buildings and demanded accountability for what they called war crimes carried out by Russian forces.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-04-13/putin-vows-war-will-continue-as-russian-troops-mount-in-east__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8063NFOK$
# Gov / Politics
Human rights and democracy eroding worldwide, U.S. finds: Secretary of State Antony Blinken described what he called a continued “recession” in basic rights and the rule of law over the past year as he unveiled the U.S. government’s annual assessment of the global human rights situation https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/22/us-list-backsliding-democracies-civil-liberties-international__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv88iK3gSU$
Biden: Russia war a ‘genocide,’ trying to ‘wipe out’ Ukraine. US president says Russian leader is ‘trying to wipe out the idea of even being Ukrainian’ in comments welcomed by Voldymyr Zelenskiy https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/13/joe-biden-accuses-vladimir-putin-of-committing-genocide-in-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8zeLdnq6$
The Ruse of Exemptions: When Government Calls The Shots https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2022/04/the-ruse-of-exemptions-when-government-calls-the-shots.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv804f3QNT$
Oklahoma governor signs total abortion ban into law, punishing anyone who performs the procedure up to 10 years in prison amid a push to curb abortion access in the US.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/12/us-oklahoma-governor-signs-near-total-abortion-ban__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv81IXJvb3$
Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Is Removed From North Carolina Voter Rolls The move comes amid a state investigation into whether he committed voter fraud in the 2020 election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theweek.com/mark-meadows/1012529/ex-trump-official-mark-meadows-removed-from-north-carolina-voter-roll__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8x8GN05L$
Nonstop Corporate News on Ukraine Is Fueling Support for Unchecked U.S.
Militarism. The shock of war has been increasingly transformed into a cinematic spectacle used to fan the flames of militarism.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/nonstop-corporate-news-on-ukraine-is-fueling-support-for-unchecked-us-militarism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8z2f2c_i$
# Law Enforcement
CIA Admits Feeding Americans False Info About Ukraine. The US “deep state” admits to being actively engaged in lying to the American people in the hopes that it can manipulate public opinion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenewamerican.com/cia-admits-feeding-americans-false-info-about-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv80AArZlZ$
17 L.A. Gangs Now Following and Robbing the Wealthy: Police task force warns of danger of rise in “follow-off” crime in Hollywood.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-04-12/17-gangs-targeting-los-angeles-mega-rich__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8z2hcPWh$
# Legal / DOJ
Will Hunter Biden Face Criminal Charges? What We Know So Far https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/hunter-biden-criminal-charges-what-we-know-1697347__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8-IL-AoB$
# Medical / Health Care
Babies Die as Congenital Syphilis Continues a Decade-Long Surge Across the US New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Nevada had the highest rates of congenital syphilis in 2020. All but three states, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, reported having cases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/news/article/babies-die-as-congenital-syphilis-continues-a-decade-long-surge-across-the-us/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv80GLxr6J$
Private Equity Ownership of Nursing Homes Triggers Capitol Hill Questions — And a GAO Probe https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/news/article/private-equity-ownership-of-nursing-homes-triggers-federal-probe/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8xl2jRwT$
Record Number Of Texans Get ACA Premium Aid That May Soon Lapse. The health insurance subsidies are set to expire with the American Rescue Plan Act at the end of the year unless Congress enacts new legislation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.houstonchronicle.com/home/article/More-Texans-received-help-to-pay-ACA-premiums-17075525.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv82qwEmo0$
How Red States Plan to Reach Beyond Their Borders and Outlaw Abortion in America Republican-led legislatures are already developing schemes to punish patients and providers around the country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/04/abortion-bans-out-of-state-missouri-texas-oklahoma.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8_W8UJkK$
# Military / Global
Russian Soldiers ‘Revolt’ as They Get Stiffed on Payouts. Putin says he’s proud of his “noble” war against Ukraine, but his soldiers there say it’s such a mess “entire battalions are starting revolts.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-soldiers-revolting-as-they-get-stiffed-on-ukraine-payouts-according-to-intercepted-calls__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv85_Tj-i2$
# Science
Sequencing HIV proviruses from people on antiretroviral therapy using droplet-microfluidics. The sequencing of individual proviral genomes with their integration sites could improve the genetic analysis of persistent HIV-infected cell reservoirs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-sequencing-hiv-proviruses-people-antiretroviral.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8zTcsCK6$
Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found that Zika virus can mutate to become more infective and virulent, a finding that will inform genomic surveillance https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newscientist.com/article/2315946-a-single-mutation-could-make-zika-virus-a-lot-more-dangerous/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv8_CLeTwz$
New insights into the mechanisms that enable cancer cells to
metastasize: Cancer is at its most deadly when it spreads and forms tumors in new tissues. This process, called metastasis, is responsible for the vast majority of cancer deaths, and yet there is still a lot that researchers do not know about how and when it happens https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-insights-mechanisms-enable-cancer-cells.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv80mIGrV1$
Sunscreen doesn’t protect as well as it could: The missing ingredient is a class of antioxidant (a type of stable molecule) commonly found in nature.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-sunscreen-doesnt.html?fr=operanews__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv86_KFtp8$
Poverty, crime linked to differences in newborns’ brains. Pregnant mothers’ environments influence brain development before birth https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/poverty-crime-linked-to-differences-in-newborns-brains/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv80tJ-OoS$
New study reveals how to rejuvenate the immune system of elderly people and reduce their risk of infectious disease https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-reveals-rejuvenate-immune-elderly-people.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv86CUbbgb$
# Space
China, Russia seek weapons to hit US satellites, Pentagon says: China and Russia continue to develop and deploy weapons that can attack U.S.
satellites even as they increase their own fleets of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance space vehicles, according to the Pentagon’s intelligence agency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/31/russia-china-space-war-treaty-demilitarization-satellites/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nkahoz_bv08nGU30MHSBmZIlyKryd2bYcjUvsf1pbJ7IBj9id24jZfrYUGjv89dczwqd$
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