newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-11). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Treating and preventing liver cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While still relatively rare, the rate of primary liver cancer has been increasing in recent decades, disproportionately affecting minority populations. "Research has shown that Blacks and Hispanics are less likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer at an earlier stage, compared to whites," says Dr. Sumera Ilyas, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist. "And that, in turn, means the odds of being eligible for potentially curative treatments are lower for these patients." These disparities are due to…

WSWS (2021-10-11). Federal prosecutors refuse to file charges against Kenosha, Wisconsin police officer who paralyzed Jacob Blake. wsws.org Rusten Sheskey fired seven bullets into Blake's back as he attempted to enter his car on August 23, 2020, sparking multiple nights of protest against police brutality. Blake was left paralyzed but expects to walk again.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-10). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Treating and preventing liver cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While still relatively rare, the rate of primary liver cancer has been increasing in recent decades, disproportionately affecting minority populations. "Research has shown that Blacks and Hispanics are less likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer at an earlier stage, compared to whites," says Dr. Sumera Ilyas, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist. "And that, in turn, means the odds of being eligible for potentially curative treatments are lower for these patients." These disparities are due to…

_____ (2021-10-09). Thousands Of Police Killings Are Unreported. popularresistance.org The New York Times and other outlets report that most police killings in this country are "mislabeled." The sanitized language is worse than an understatement because it implies that these murders are categorized improperly due to ordinary human error. In fact, there is a long and sordid history of covering up these crimes. The initial coroner's report for George Floyd, whose murder was witnessed by millions of people, reported drug use and underlying health conditions as the causes of death. | According to a report in the Lancet , between 1980 and 2018 police in the U.S. killed an estimated 30,800 people. This n…

sputniknews (2021-10-09). US Justice Dept. Declines to Charge Officer Over Shooting of Black Man in Wisconsin. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Justice Department said in a press release it will not pursue charges against a police officer that shot African American man Jacob Blake Jr. in the back seven times last year.

Meribah Knight, Ken Armstrong (2021-10-09). Black children were jailed for a crime that doesn't exist. Almost nothing happened to the adults in charge. nationofchange.org Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversees a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee, with a staggering history of jailing children. She said kids must face consequences, which rarely seem to apply to her or the other adults in charge.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-09). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Treating and preventing liver cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While still relatively rare, the rate of primary liver cancer has been increasing in recent decades, disproportionately affecting minority populations. "Research has shown that Blacks and Hispanics are less likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer at an earlier stage, compared to whites," says Dr. Sumera Ilyas, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist. "And that, in turn, means the odds of being eligible for potentially curative treatments are lower for these patients." These disparities are due to…

sputniknews (2021-10-09). US Justice Dept. Declines to Charge Officer Over Shooting of Black Man in Wisconsin. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Justice Department said in a press release it will not pursue charges against a police officer that shot African American man Jacob Blake Jr. in the back seven times last year.

_____ (2021-10-08). Some Schools Remove Police, Others Continue Sending Students To Police. popularresistance.org Chicago – In January 2019, a cell phone video from inside Marshall High School on Chicago's West Side was posted to Facebook. It shows a student, then-16-year-old Dnigma Howard, at the bottom of a staircase, and two Chicago Police officers trying to handcuff her. One of the officers fires his Taser at Dnigma as she's on the ground. | Now, more than two years and a $300,000 settlement with the school district later, many Chicago schools have opted to remove police from their hallways. At the same time, newly released body camera video sheds light on what happened to Dnigma, and data from the US Department of Educa…

Howie Wolke (2021-10-08). Why We Need Big Holistic Wilderness. counterpunch.org Habitat fragmentation is the enemy of biodiversity, and is rampant on our public lands. For example, the U.S. Forest Service has built a 400,000 mile-plus road network crisscrossing the public forests, not including state, county and other federal rights of way! You might say that the Forest Service and the BLM are primarily in the habitat fragmentation business, though they euphemistically call it "multiple use".

_____ (2021-10-08). DEA Went Undercover To Infiltrate A Vigil For George Floyd. popularresistance.org As students at the University of South Florida quietly sobbed during a moment of silence for George Floyd last summer, they had no idea their candlelight vigil, organized before a monument to an assassinated civil rights leader, had been infiltrated by federal agents. | They were not aware that the campus police department charged with their protection had invited federal drug cops to dress in plain clothes and stand beside them as they took turns venting their anger and frustration—fear over the growing number of unarmed Black people being shot dead by police. | The students weren't the only ones being mon…

Howie Wolke (2021-10-08). Why We Need Big Holistic Wilderness. counterpunch.org Habitat fragmentation is the enemy of biodiversity, and is rampant on our public lands. For example, the U.S. Forest Service has built a 400,000 mile-plus road network crisscrossing the public forests, not including state, county and other federal rights of way! You might say that the Forest Service and the BLM are primarily in the habitat fragmentation business, though they euphemistically call it "multiple use".

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-08). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Treating and preventing liver cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While still relatively rare, the rate of primary liver cancer has been increasing in recent decades, disproportionately affecting minority populations. "Research has shown that Blacks and Hispanics are less likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer at an earlier stage, compared to whites," says Dr. Sumera Ilyas, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist. "And that, in turn, means the odds of being eligible for potentially curative treatments are lower for these patients." These disparities are due to…

JBLM Cop Watch (2021-10-07). Joint Base Lewis-McChord Spying On Civilian Cell-Phone Conversations with Stingray? indybay.org Although the Tacoma, WA police claim to no longer be using Stingray cell-phone monitoring devices, cell-phone surveillance is still happening! Surveillance of cell-phone conversations is being conducted by the military at JBLM, WA, who by their own admission regularly share information with their "law enforcement partners in the surrounding civilian jurisdictions".

Brad R. Fulton (2021-10-07). Americans are in a mental health crisis — especially African-Americans. Can churches help?>. salon.com Churches' mental health programs represent an underutilized resource for much-needed care in the United States…