(2022-04-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to do when sick with norovirus or 'stomach flu'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you went out for the evening and woke up with a sudden bad stomach, chances are you might be experiencing viral gastroenteritis. That's the broad term for an infection in the intestines. Some call it "stomach flu." Gastroenteritis can be brought on by norovirus — a highly contagious viral infection most often spread through person-to-person contact or contaminated food or water, or by touching contaminated surfaces. It can be quite severe for some people, but for…
(2022-04-15). 16 April, Gothenburg: Rally to free all Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net 
Saturday, 16 April | 2 pm | Brunnsparken | Gothenburg, Sweden | Facebook: Manifestation fà∂r alla palestinska fà•ngars frihet | — Frihet à•t alla palestinska fà•ngar | — Slut pà• repressionen mot Palestina i Europa…
(2022-04-15). Howard University President To Retire, Says Next Leader Should Be A Woman. moguldom.com Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick is retiring in 2024 and he's made it evident he wants his successor to be a woman. Frederick's retirement was announced by Dr. Laurence C. Morse, chair of the Howard University Board of Trustees, in a statement on Wednesday, April 13. The news was also posted to social media. …
(2022-04-15). Washington Post calls for censoring Chinese media, praises purge of Russian outlets. mronline.org 
The Washington Post—owned by billionaire oligarch Jeff Bezos, who has CIA and Pentagon contracts—has called for censoring Chinese news outlets on social media, while praising Silicon Valley for purging Russian publications.
(2022-04-15). Argentina Reports Highest Inflation in 20 Years. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, April 13, it was reported that Argentina registered its highest inflation in the last 20 years during the month of March, reaching a figure of 6.7% for that single month, while the interannual rate stood at 55.1%. | This information was released by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) via Twitter. Venezuela and Argentina have been the countries in the region most afflicted by inflation in recent years. Especially Venezuela, which was hit hard by a hyperinflation spiral that affected millions of Venezuelans from 2018 until 2021. Last March, the Central Bank of Venezuela reporte…
(2022-04-15). Venezuelan Anti-Chavistas Ask Washington to Ease Sanctions. orinocotribune.com Expressing criticism of the pressure exerted by US political sectors against the Biden administration's rapprochement with Nicolás Maduro's government in Venezuela, a group of anti-Chavistas presented a letter in which they described the failure of illegal US sanctions. | Joshua Goodman of Associated Press shared the letter through his Twitter account, and noted that the signatories advocated the return of oil companies to Venezuelan soil. | "The economic sanctions and the policy of maximum pressure did not achieve their objectives," reads the document. "While the sanctions are not at the root of the humanitarian…
(2022-04-15). Scott Ritter: Twitter Wars—My Personal Experience in Twitter's Ongoing Assault on Free Speech. scheerpost.com 
(Cathy Vogan/Consortium News) | By Scott Ritter / Monday, April 4, 2022: It was, from my point of view, just another day in the life of @RealScottRitter—my Twitter "handle." I had a phone call scheduled with the editor of a publication I write for where we would discuss topics for a weekly column I was responsible for. I was also under deadline for another article I was writing for a second outlet that published my work, and was preparing a pit…
(2022-04-15). Unionization Spreads Across Starbucks Outlets in US Despite Efforts to Intimidate Workers. scheerpost.com 
Labor organizers and trade unions hold a protest outside a Starbucks outlet in Raleigh, North Carolina, for firing a pro-union worker. (Photo: ThriveNC/Twitter) | By The unionization drive forges ahead in Starbucks outlets in the United States. On Monday, April 11, workers at two outlets in the State of Massachusetts voted unanimously in favor of forming a union. Workers voted 14-0 and 16-0 in outlets in Brookline and Allstone in the Boston area. | T…