(2024-07-19). Washington abandons aid to Gaza via floating pier, as famine intensifies. wsws.org Announced with great fanfare by President Joseph Biden in March, the pier ended up taking two months to deliver 80 percent of the 500 truckloads of aid that arrived in Gaza each day prior to the launching of Israel's genocidal onslaught on October 7.
(2024-07-19). Headlines for July 19, 2024. democracynow.org Trump Accepts GOP Nomination with Longest-Ever Convention Speech, 2nd Dem. Senator Calls on Biden to Step Down Amid Reports He May Be on Verge of Ending Campaign, Israel Bombs Another U.N. School; Families Grieve Loved Ones as Bodies Exhumed from Al-Amal Hospital, Israel's "Weaponization of Water" Leading to Death, Disease as Polio Virus Is Detected in Gaza, Houthis Claim Responsibility for Strike in Tel Aviv That Kills One, Death Toll Climbs to 28 in Bangladesh Student Protests as Crackdown Intensifies, Microsoft Outage Grounds Planes, Causes Global Chaos, U.K. Court Hands 4- and 5-Year Prison…
(2024-07-19). Modimania in Moscow: The Wide Resonance of Narendra Modi's Visit. infobrics.org To a greater extent than on specific agreements, the summit was aimed at securing already-achieved successes and promising areas of cooperation in the economic sphere: support for mutual investments, the further development of payment infrastructure, the stimulation of settlements in national currencies, and the development of the insurance and logistics system…
(2024-07-19). Cyber outage grounds flights, causes disruptions in Israel and around the world. haaretz.com Israel's health ministry says hospitals and additional health services are among those affected…
(2024-07-19). Netanyahu Desperate For Trump Meeting During USA Trip: Here's Why | Israel | Biden | US Election. hindustantimes.com The Israeli Prime Minister has reportedly expressed a desire to meet former US President Donald Trump during his visit to the United States next week. According to Israel's Kan public broadcaster, Netanyahu wants to meet Trump, or at least to speak to the Republican presidential contender on the phone. This comes after US President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and has been recovering in quarantine. Netanyahu will also meet US Vice President Kamala Harris.
(2024-07-19). Von der Leyen wins 2nd term as Commission head but splits emerge. ecns.cn European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen secured her second five-year term of office after winning the vote in the European Parliament on Thursday, just a day after she lost a court case relating to the bloc's COVID-19 vaccine purchase contracts.
(2024-07-19). Panda cub's healthy growth celebrated in Guangzhou. ecns.cn A grand ceremony was held at a safari park in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Thursday to celebrate the first month of a female panda cub born to Mengmeng, the eldest of the world's only giant panda triplets.
(2024-07-19). Hope In Muddied Waters? Peeling Back The Curtain On PBS's New "Hope In The Water" Series. counterpunch.org 
PBS has a new docu-series called "Hope in the Water," full of feel-good stories about aquatic foods that come from the ocean and other waterways. As someone who does communications for a grassroots nonprofit rallying around a healthy ocean commons and local, values-based seafood, I have mixed feelings. On one hand, I fundamentally believe there's
(2024-07-19). The Ten Commandments: Coming Soon to a Public School Near You. counterpunch.org 
Louisiana has become the first state in the nation to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms, up to and including state-funded universities. Since Louisiana regularly places towards the bottom of state rankings in education, health, poverty, violent crimes, and overall quality of life, Louisiana must find it gratifying that
(2024-07-19). Re-Opening a Permanently Shut Nuclear Reactor is a Dangerous Gamble. counterpunch.org 
Forty U.S. nuclear power reactors have shut permanently. But for the first time, an attempt is being made to re-start a closed reactor — the Palisades reactor in southwest Michigan. The American experience with nuclear power began as Cold War fears of nuclear war and health hazards from bomb test fallout were widespread. President Eisenhower's
(2024-07-19). Obama 'concerned' over Biden bid as president battles Covid. geo.tv 
(2024-07-19). Wednesday 7/31: Mar Monte Monthly: The Hottie Summer Guide to Sexual Health. indybay.org Virtual – Registered attendees will be sent Zoom details the week of the event…
(2024-07-19). Project 2025: Trump's real platform is bad news for workers. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Eliminate the minimum wage. Emasculate the National Labor Relations Board by cutting its budget, killing its rules and ending its jurisdiction over "small" businesses. Curb overtime pay. Make job safety and health depend on bosses' "voluntary compliance." Kill worker protections in construction, seafaring and mass transit. Eliminate the Department of Education. Fire 50,000 federal workers …
(2024-07-19). Two recent studies on Long COVID underscore the dangers posed by the "forever COVID" policy. wsws.org Two new studies on Long COVID show that the virus that causes COVID-19 poses significant ongoing threats to the well-being of the world's population.
(2024-07-19). France offers Sh2.1bn for food security in Karamoja. independent.co.ug 
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The French Government has given 535,000 euros (sh2.1 billion) worth of humanitarian assistance to the Karamoja region under the Aid Food Programme 2024. Through this project, ACTED, in consortium with Caritas Moroto diocese, received a grant from the French Embassy in Uganda, to enhance food security and nutritional health of …
(2024-07-19). 'Ticking time bomb': Poliovirus found in Gaza sewage. aljazeera.com Looming health disaster for displaced Palestinians living in tent camps, where sewage flows freely, contaminating water.
(2024-07-19). Barack Obama tells allies Joe Biden needs to reconsider his re-election bid, US reports say. scmp.com Top Democrats are upping the pressure on the US president to step aside, as a Covid episode hampers his ability to campaign against Trump.
(2024-07-19). SATIRE: The Onion's Exclusive Interview With Simone Biles. theonion.com 
Athletes from around the world have begun arriving in Paris ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics. The Onion met up with Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history, to discuss mental health, the pressure to succeed, and her experience at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
(2024-07-19). Fort Portal university accredited to offer Bachelor Of Medicine program. independent.co.ug 
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Council for Higher Education- NCHE has accredited FINS Medical University to offer new courses of Bachelor of medicine, and Bachelor of Pharmacy. According to a letter dated July 12th signed by Prof. Mary Okwakol, the Executive Director NCHE and sent to the Vice Chancellor of Fins …
(2024-07-19). Barack Obama tells allies Joe Biden needs to reconsider his re-election bid, US reports say. scmp.com Top Democrats are upping the pressure on the US president to step aside, as a Covid episode hampers his ability to campaign against Trump.