(2024-09-11). World's two biggest economies show recessionary trends. wsws.org US labour market contracts and deflation spreads in China.
(2024-09-11). Two Israeli soldiers killed, seven seriously wounded in IDF helicopter crash in Gaza's Rafah. haaretz.com Biden seeks 'full accountability' after death of U.S. citizen in West Bank ‚ñ One Israeli critically wounded in truck ramming near West Bank settlement ‚ñ IDF says 30 Hezbollah targets struck overnight in southern Lebanon ‚ñ In first presidential debate, Harris says Gaza war must end as Trump accuses her of hating Israel ‚ñ Palestinian reports: Five killed in Israeli strike in West Bank…
(2024-09-11). Several Israeli soldiers killed, injured in chopper crash in Gaza's Rafah. presstv.ir An Israeli military helicopter has crashed in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, leaving a number of occupation forces dead or injured.
(2024-09-11). The Battle over Closed vs. Open Systems. dissidentvoice.org 
The world is now moving through an epoch-shifting transition, and a new system will be brought online as the $1.2 quadrillion derivatives time bomb that has cancerously taken over the western economy crashes. Now, this may not be a bad thing, as the system created over the dead bodies of JFK and his brother (which …
(2024-09-11). $18bn railway corruption scandal rattles Iraq's political scene. newarab.com 
The revelation comes at a politically sensitive time, as Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Suda…
(2024-09-11). France court upholds Yemenia Airways crash verdict. newarab.com 
A French appeals court Tuesday upheld an involuntary homicide and injuries verdict against The Paris court confirmed the September 2022 ruling, which had demanded Yemenia Airways pay a fine of 225,000 euros ($248,000), the maximum allowed at the time by law. | Flight Yemenia 626 was on…
(2024-09-11). Plane Downed at Ndola: A UN Self-portrait. counterpunch.org 
The night of 17-18 September 2024 will mark the 63rd anniversary of the death in a plane crash near Ndola, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) of the second United Nations Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjà∂ld and fifteen other people, UN staff and the plane's crew. They were on a crucial UN mission to the newly independent Congo, where
(2024-09-11). IDF Helicopter Crash in Gaza Kills 2 Soldiers During Rescue Mission. themedialine.org 
(2024-09-11). UIF announces extended operating hours. sanews.gov.za UIF announces extended operating hours | The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has announced that selected service points will be open on Saturdays to render services to clients and employers during the month of September. | "A decision to extend operating hours at UIF service points and to ramp up capacity was taken in anticipation of increased demand for real-time services, after the Pretoria High Court at the end of August 2024 issued an interim interdict preventing a service provider from implementing a new contract for support and maintenance services to the uFiling platform," the Department of Employment an…
(2024-09-11). Washington state employees walk out as momentum builds against sellout Boeing contract. wsws.org The walkout by 50,000 public workers shows the immense potential for broader movement of the working class.
(2024-09-11). The 23rd Anniversary of September 11, 2001. thealtworld.com Time passes. An entire generation has grown up since that day when a few Saudi Arabians armed only with box cutters caused airport safety to fail four times on the same morning, caused the entire US/NATO/Mossad security system to fail, caused the WTC towers constructed to withstand airliner collisions to collapse into dust by flying hijacked airliners into them, and attack the Pentagon using maneuvers of which airliners and pilots are incapable and destroying the section of the Pentagon where the documents were that explained where the Pentagon's missing billions or was it trillions of dollars had gone. During th…
(2024-09-11). Mayo researchers develop tool that measures health of a person's gut microbiome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A team of Mayo Clinic researchers has developed an innovative computational tool that analyzes the gut microbiome, a complex ecosystem of trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microorganisms within the digestive system, to provide insights into overall well-being. In a new study published in Nature Communications, the tool demonstrated at least 80% accuracy in differentiating healthy individuals from those with any disease. The tool was developed by analyzing stool gut microbiome…
(2024-09-11). Friday 9/13: San Jose: Peace Vigil – Ceasefire Now! No Weapons for Israel or Ukraine! indybay.org In front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…
(2024-09-11). Ukraine launches largest drone attack on Russia yet as US moves to expand strikes with NATO weapons. wsws.org Ukraine launched its largest wave of drone attacks deep inside Russia Monday night, including a deadly attack on the capital city of Moscow.
(2024-09-11). US Seeks "Super Weapons" to Reign as Sole Superpower. thealtworld.com — The US realizes its window of opportunity following the Cold War to assert itself as sole global superpower is closing (if it hasn't closed already); | — It seeks to find a way to match or exceed the military capabilities and industrial capacity of both Russia and China through "innovation;" | — The US refuses to recognize the fundamental flaws in its own system as well as the premise upon which it seeks primacy in the first place; | — Start-up companies seeking to out-innovate and/or out-produce China propose unrealistic measures that either won't work or that China is already employing its…
(2024-09-11). Iran says will take reciprocal measures after West imposed sanctions. presstv.ir Iran has warned it will take reciprocal measures after the Western countries imposed sanctions on the country over allegations of its weapons delivery to Russia.
(2024-09-11). Germany, France, UK impose sanctions on Iran over Russia ties. presstv.ir Tehran says "spreading false and misleading news about the transfer of Iranian weapons to some countries" is was "ugly propaganda" and a lie.
(2024-09-11). Biden says 'working' on Ukraine use of US long-range weapons inside Russia. aljazeera.com Zelenskyy has pressed Ukraine's allies to lift restrictions on Western-supplied arms to strike deep inside Russia.
(2024-09-11). Clashes as antiwar protesters target Australian arms fair. aljazeera.com Police use stun grenades and pepper spray and arrest 39 people as officers pelted with rocks, manure and tomatoes.
(2024-09-11). Iran pledges reaction to Western sanctions over Russian missile supply. aljazeera.com Tehran denies weapons transfers and calls new sanctions 'economic terrorism'.
(2024-09-11). Take a Lesson from Paul Nitze: Abolish Nuclear Weapons. counterpunch.org 
Melvin A. Goodman, national security columnist for Counterpunch.org, presents a fine review of the absurdities today's U.S. nuclear weapons production. ("A Looming Nuclear Catastrophe," Aug. 30). The Pentagon's new nuclear weapons only enlarge the genocidal and self-destructive arsenal already deployed on U.S. bombers, submarines, ICBMs, and in NATO bunkers at six European air bases. For
WASHINGTON (PAI)—Former AFL-CIO Political Director Michael Podhorzer posted the following interesting graphic on his Twitter/X feed. Unions get more respect, and other institutions get less. Podhorzer noted that since the Great Recession 15 years ago, respect for the union movement has skyrocketed, to a near-record high this year of 70%. The gap between respect and …
Last month, in a tangible victory for the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) movement, San Francisco State University (SFSU) agreed to pull its investment from four companies tied to weapons manufacturing and Israel's genocide in Gaza. The four include Lockheed Martin, aerospace company Leonardo, military contractor Palantir, and construction equipment maker Caterpillar, whose bulldozers have 
Under mounting pressure, the United Kingdom's It's the first time since the war in Gaza erupted that London has admitted British-supplied weapons and components could be used by Israel in violations of international law. | Foreign Secretary David Lammy's