Voices, The Peoples News
October 7, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration
New York’s Sneaky Tactic to Stop Abbott’s Migrant Bus Stunts: Two more buses arrived in the city from Texas on Friday morning. This time, however, the NYPD Highway Patrol’s Motor Carrier Safety Unit was waiting.
https://www.theusexpressnews.com/new-yorks-sneaky-new-tactic-to-suppress-greg-abbotts-migrant-bus-stunts/
States deploy about 2,500 National Guard troops to U.S.-Mexico border: Nearly two dozen states are sending National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to help federal immigration officials grapple with an unprecedented surge of undocumented migrants
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/states-deploy-about-2-500-national-guard-troops-to-u-s–mexico-border/article_b043558a-440d-11ed-98b5-37b300fa8344.html
# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
The Covid-19 Booster Has a Public Relations Problem: FDA review and an emergency approval as expected—AstraZeneca is undoubtedly facing another public relations debacle. The U.S. misstep comes on the heels of a rolling series of stumbles, fumbles and roadblocks in Europe. Its initial data reports left out explanations about dosage mistakes that spawned confusing data.
https://www.fiercepharma.com/marketing/again-astrazeneca-faces-public-relations-problems-as-regulators-push-back-wording-and
What happens when you get Covid a second or third time: More people are getting COVID-19 twice, suggesting immunity wanes quickly in some. Reinfections give scientists clues about how long protection lasts, and how well vaccines might perform. Reinfections hint that immunity against COVID-19 may be fragile and wane relatively quickly, with implications not just for the risks facing recovered patients, but also for how long future vaccines might protect people.
https://www.science.org/content/article/more-people-are-getting-covid-19-twice-suggesting-immunity-wanes-quickly-some
Are we missing COVID-19’s new symptoms? COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom have recently risen 14% in what may be the beginning of an “autumn wave.” People there who turn up positive for COVID-19 are reporting that their first symptom is a sore throat. That is different from the first symptoms you may be alert to; fever and loss of smell are really rare now.
https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2022/are-we-missing-covid-19s-new-symptoms/
# Education / Schools
Little Boy Says Teachers Taped His Mouth and Threw His Lunch Away, Ordering Him Not to Tell Parents:
His reply came as a shock to Hoda. She had never thought her son would go through something so cruel. He was a high-achiever who was always eager to learn new things, and his teachers had never complained about his behavior. Hoda was stunned to hear what Abdul said happened inside his classroom.
https://news.amomama.com/290571-little-boy-says-teachers-taped-his-mouth.html
Uvalde School District Suspends Its Police Force: District says activities have been halted ‘for a period of time’ amid investigation of response to May massacre
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/07/uvalde-school-district-police-suspended
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
U.S. Delivers Angry Rebuke of Massive OPEC+ Production Cut — And It Could Backfire for Saudi Arabia
https://www.bpfnews.com/index.php/en/commodity/103-energy/73110-u-s-delivers-angry-rebuke-of-massive-opec-production-cut-and-it-could-backfire-for-saudi-arabia
U.S.-Saudi relations take a hit as OPEC cuts oil production: Analysts say the decision by Saudi-led OPEC, and the Biden administration’s reaction, underscores the depths of a widening rift: Relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia reached a new low Wednesday, as Saudi-led OPEC voted to slash oil production amid a global run-up in energy prices.
The decision represented a win for Russia, which coordinates oil policy with OPEC and is seeking to bolster the value of its exports. It also comes a month before the midterm elections in the United States, where high energy prices are likely to be a central issue.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/u-s-saudi-relations-take-a-hit-as-opec-cuts-oil-production-2/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
Russia and Saudi Arabia agree to massive cuts to oil output. Here’s why it matters
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/05/1126754169/opec-oil-production-cut
Locals in the dark about oil auctions in DRC: in some of the regions marked for auction, most people are unclear on the government’s plans and wary of what they might mean for local livelihoods. In a report released by Greenpeace Africa along with a group of international and Congolese NGOs, villagers living inside four of the blocks said they’d been told next to nothing about the auctions and that they feared oil drilling could harm the ecosystems where they farm and fish.
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/locals-in-the-dark-about-oil-auctions-in-drc-report/
# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
To stay or to go: Increased flooding forces towns to make hard choices: Increased rainfall and repetitive flooding strain aging infrastructure in many towns across the Mississippi River Basin. Staying put in the face of flooding can be dangerous and is growing increasingly costly. Property taxes are the largest source of tax revenue for local governments in most states, but property value declines as flood risk increases.
https://www.wwno.org/coastal-desk/2022-10-06/to-stay-or-to-go-increased-flooding-forces-towns-to-make-hard-choices
Scientists scramble to find reason for spate of whale deaths in Argentina: At least 15 whales have been found dead in recent days, and micro algae could be to blame
https://www.zmescience.com/science/scientists-explore-reasons-behind-spate-of-whale-deaths-in-argentina-050102022/
# Environment / Climate / Global
600 Million Metric Tons of Plastic May Fill Oceans by 2036 If We Don’t Act Now: Global plastic waste is expected to triple by 2060 as fossil fuel stakeholders pursue new revenue in petrochemicals.
https://truthout.org/articles/600-million-metric-tons-of-plastic-may-fill-oceans-by-2036-if-we-dont-act-now/
# General Information / Other News
Trump Erased Millions of Possible PPP Fraud Flags in Last Days in Office: Officials cleared nearly all potential fraud flags given to loans above $2 million just days before Trump left office.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-erased-millions-of-possible-ppp-fraud-flags-in-last-days-in-office/
# Gov / Politics / Global
Russians Terrified as Putin Hunkers Down in Nuclear Bunker: For the first time, Russians are starting to believe that their isolated and out-of-touch leader really could launch a nuclear weapon. Solely a handful of individuals know the precise location the place President Vladimir Putin is celebrating his seventieth birthday in St. Petersburg on Friday, however critics say he spends increasingly more of his time remoted deep inside nuclear bunkers.
https://realnewshub.com/russians-terrified-as-putin-hunkers-down-in-nuclear-bunker/
Hijab rules have nothing to do with Islamic tenets and everything to do with repressing women: Imposing restrictions on women has been a way for many countries to demonstrate to the world what policies they want to pursue. The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was held by Iran’s morality police for not complying with the country’s hijab rules has drawn global attention to the repression of women in Iran.
https://theconversation.com/hijab-rules-have-nothing-to-do-with-islamic-tenets-and-everything-to-do-with-repressing-women-191475
How Israelis, Islamists dehumanize each other: Amid reports of Israeli army abuses during the recent war in Gaza, psychologists examine the state of mind that can lead to inhumane acts of aggression.
https://www.thestar.com/news/2009/03/21/how_israelis_islamists_dehumanize_each_other.html
‘End War in Ukraine’ Say 66 Nations at UN General Assembly: The 66 nations that called for peace in Ukraine make up more than a third of the countries in the world and most of the Earth’s population
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/09/29/end-war-ukraine-say-66-nations-un-general-assembly
# Gov / Politics / US
Census data hides racial diversity of US ‘Hispanics’– to the country’s detriment: Countries across the Americas are tweaking their census to better understand their population, allowing them to create more responsive policies. The US still has a ways to go. In recent decades, many Latin American nations have officially recognized their Indigenous and Afro-descendent populations as distinct groups with unique histories, cultures, foods and languages.
https://theconversation.com/census-data-hides-racial-diversity-of-us-hispanics-to-the-countrys-detriment-191042
No Treats, Only Tricks: Republicans Try to Ruin Halloween With Fake Rainbow Fentanyl Threat: Republican senators are trying to convince parents that the cartels are in the house down the block, handing out synthetic opioids to kids
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/no-treats-only-tricks-republicans-195212248.html
Russia warns US of ‘direct military clash’ if more arms sent to Ukraine: “We perceive this as an immediate threat to the strategic interests of our country.” Russia says the United States’ decision to ship more weapons to Ukraine poses an “immediate threat” to Moscow’s interests and hikes the risk of a direct military confrontation between Russia and the West.
https://parstoday.com/en/news/world-i185932-russia_warns_us_of_’direct_military_clash’_if_more_arms_sent_to_ukraine
# Law Enforcement
A Pennsylvania prison gets a Scandinavian-style makeover and shows how the US penal system could become more humane. A pilot project at a Pennsylvania prison is trying out lessons from Scandinavia that could offer some ideas for reforming US prisons. The United States has the largest number of people incarcerated in the world – about 25% of all people imprisoned worldwide are in American prisons and jails.
https://theconversation.com/a-pennsylvania-prison-gets-a-scandinavian-style-makeover-and-shows-how-the-us-penal-system-could-become-more-humane-187834
# Legal / DOJ
Hunter Biden: reports say FBI has enough evidence for prosecution: Lawyer accuses federal agents of pressuring prosecutors with illegal leak about investigation of president’s son for alleged tax and gun purchase offences. “It is a federal felony for a federal agent to leak information about a grand jury investigation such as this one.”Chris Clark, Hunter Biden’s attorney, on media reports his client’s arrest is imminent.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/07/hunter-biden-reports-say-fbi-has-enough-evidence-for-prosecution
Justice Department Asking if Trump Stashed Documents in Trump Tower: Investigators have quizzed multiple witnesses about whether Trump is holding sensitive government documents at other properties outside Mar-a-Lago, including at his Manhattan tower and his New Jersey club
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-maralago-raid-fbi-tower-bedminster-1234607008/
# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession Under Federal Law: President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color.
https://apnews.com/article/biden-marijuana-government-and-politics-2d5e3d9e2cfbbbe3ee114536738894a8
# Medical / Health
Sex Educators On TikTok Are Trying To Empower People While Abortion Rights Are Under Attack: “When young people don’t have access to comprehensive sex education in schools, they naturally turn to other means, like their peers or the internet.”
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/sex-educators-tiktok-trying-empower-170102233.html
Young People Have Unanswered Questions About Abortion. Online Sex Ed Can Help: Young people today have seen very few victories for education, reproductive rights and social justice in their lifetimes, and have instead lived through numerous attacks on their very selves. Sadly, this moment, though a crisis, is not new for them.
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-09-08-young-people-have-unanswered-questions-about-abortion-online-sex-ed-can-help
Abortion Bans Are Making It Harder for Some Cancer Patients to Get Chemotherapy: Now, some people have to travel out of state for their requisite abortions before getting cancer treatment.
https://truthout.org/articles/abortion-bans-are-making-it-harder-for-some-cancer-patients-to-get-chemotherapy/
Transplanting poop is the new frontier for fighting life-threatening intestinal infections: What was once regarded as a fringe treatment is now proving to be a crucial tool.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/transplanting-poop-is-the-new-frontier-for-fighting-life-threatening-intestinal-infections/
# Pharmas / Drugs
Steil Leads 116 Republicans on a Letter Demanding Biden Take Action on Fentanyl: Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) led 116 Republicans on a letter to President Biden urging the Administration to take immediate action to stem the fentanyl scourge coming from China and across the southern border, and support making fentanyl related substances Schedule 1 classification permanent.
https://steil.house.gov/media/press-releases/steil-leads-116-republicans-on-a-letter-demanding-biden-take-action-on-fentanyl
# Science
3D map reveals DNA organization within human retina cells: NIH scientists shed light on how genetic architecture determines gene expression, tissue-specific function, and disease phenotype in blinding diseases.
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/3d-map-reveals-dna-organization-within-human-retina-cells
How dormant bacteria come back to life even after millions of years of ‘slumber’: New research found spores can count environmental signals without expending metabolic energy, constantly monitoring for the right time to awaken.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/how-dormant-bacteria-come-back-to-life-even-after-millions-of-years-of-slumber/
# Technology / Medical
Nobel-winning quantum weirdness undergirds an emerging high-tech industry, promising better ways of encrypting communications and imaging your body. These technologies – some under development and some already on the market all rely on the non-intuitive quantum phenomenon of entanglement.
https://theconversation.com/nobel-winning-quantum-weirdness-undergirds-an-emerging-high-tech-industry-promising-better-ways-of-encrypting-communications-and-imaging-your-body-191929
How click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry are transforming the pharmaceutical and material industries. One click chemistry-based drug is currently undergoing phase 2 clinical trials. Bertozzi is a scientific adviser of the company developing the drug. Click chemistry, as the name suggests, is a way of building molecules like snapping Lego blocks together. It takes two molecules to click, so researchers refer to each one as click partners.
https://theconversation.com/nobel-prize-how-click-chemistry-and-bioorthogonal-chemistry-are-transforming-the-pharmaceutical-and-material-industries-191995
# Technology
The FCC Shouldn’t Pull the Plug on Broadband for Rural America: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is about to make a decision that could disrupt internet connectivity for hundreds of thousands of rural Americans.
https://dcjournal.com/the-fcc-shouldnt-pull-the-plug-on-broadband-for-rural-america/
Why Mastering Language Is So Difficult for AI: Scientist and author Gary Marcus argues that deep learning, a form of artificial intelligence that finds patterns in massive datasets, is not as promising as the hype. But now, people are finally willing to consider hybrid models that combine deep learning with more classical approaches to AI.
https://undark.org/2022/10/07/interview-why-mastering-language-is-so-difficult-for-ai/
Digital Maps Require Greater Government Oversight: To prevent unwanted abuses, the United States should take an active role in regulating certain aspects of digital maps, especially with respect to their GPS navigation and advertising practices. We rely more on mobile navigation apps than we realize. It’s a mistake to overlook them when regulating Big Tech.
https://undark.org/2022/10/06/opinion-digital-maps-require-greater-government-oversight/
Apple Leads Smartphone Industry Into Anti-Consumer, Environmental Hell: Apple’s domination of the U.S. market has enabled anti-consumer and environmental issues to be overlooked or ignored.
https://truthout.org/articles/apple-leads-smartphone-industry-into-anti-consumer-environmental-hell/
# Veterans / VA
House of Prayer, a Church Accused of Squeezing Veterans for Benefits, Stripped of GI Bill Eligibility: A church former members have described as a cult has lost its GI Bill eligibility after two decades of allegedly bilking Bible school students out of millions of dollars of veterans benefits.
https://darik.news/northcarolina/house-of-prayer-a-church-accused-of-squeezing-veterans-for-benefits-stripped-of-gi-bill-eligibility/719290.html
# Water
More water restrictions likely as California pledges to cut use of Colorado River supply: With the Colorado River in crisis and reservoir levels continuing to decline, officials with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California said they plan to endorse mandatory conservation measures next year to begin rationing water for cities and local agencies that supply 19 million people across six counties.
https://www.waternewsnetwork.com/more-water-restrictions-likely-as-california-pledges-to-cut-use-of-colorado-river-supply/
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