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Iran: Arrest of High-Profile Critics

(Beirut) – Iranian authorities’ recent arrests of high-profile critics are part of a fresh crackdown on peaceful dissent, Human Rights Watch said today.

Florida Rail Company Laying Off American Workers, Sending Jobs to Outsourcing Firm

A transportation company based in Jacksonville, Florida, is laying off its American Information Technology (IT) employees and sending the jobs to an India-based outsourcing firm.This month, CSX Corp.

How Mushrooms Help Protect Your Brain

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can have a significant impact on your life and your ability to live independently if the condition progresses to dementia.

What Should Your Poop Look Like?

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published February 2, 2019, and has been updated with new information.

Chinese Tech Giant Huawei Admits Trump-Era Policies Hurt Profits

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei reportedly circulated a memo last month asking employees of the gigantic telecom company to “speak freely” and volunteer their ideas for helping the company adjust to a law passed during the Trump administration that largely banned Huawei from U.S. markets. The South China Morning Post

Reproductive Justice on the Frontlines of US Climate Action

Massive heatwaves in recent weeks have gripped and even shut down power in parts of the United States.Wildfires billow out smoke.

E.U. Parliament Greenlights Scheme to Rebrand Gas and Nuclear Power as ‘Climate-Friendly’

The European Parliament on Wednesday voted not to block a proposed rule that would designate gas and nuclear power plants as “climate-friendly.” The rule will take effect unless 20 of the European Union’s (EU) 27 member states band together to stop it. The EU keeps a “taxonomy,” or rulebook,

Buttigieg: It Wasn't a Mistake to Give Billions to Airlines that Can't Provide Service Because They Pushed People into Early Retirement

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stated that, despite receiving billions to keep people employed, airlines pushed “a lot of their pilots and experienced crews into early retirement.” Which, while it technically didn’t break the terms of receiving the

'My Children Are Miserable': Malnutrition Soars in Socialist Sri Lanka

The seemingly ceaseless economic crisis that has left most of Sri Lanka with no food, fuel, medicine, or basic goods and has severely compromised the nation’s power supply has prompted a growing wave of child malnutrition, the BBC observed in a report on Monday citing mothers in the country

Interview: How South Africa’s Abandoned Mines Prey on Local Communities

How big a problem is this? This is a very big problem in South Africa.

Mexico/Central America: New Visa Restrictions Harm Venezuelans

(New York) – New visa restrictions by several countries in the Americas have led to a significant increase in the number of Venezuelans crossing a dangerous jungle area on the Colombia–Panama border, known as the Darien Gap, exposing them to egregious abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. The number of

Uzbekistan: Unrest Poses Key Human Rights Test

At least 18 people died and over 240 were injured during recent unrest in Uzbekistan’s autonomous region of Karakalpakstan, in the worst such violence in the Central Asian country for many years.

Report: Thousands of Flights Delayed, Cancelled on July 4 Weekend

People traveling for July 4 have reportedly experienced a huge number of delayed and cancelled flights, even after hundreds were cancelled last weekend.

Characteristics of Kundalini-Related Sensory, Motor, and Affective Experiences During Tantric Yoga Meditation

Traditional spiritual literature contains rich anecdotal reports of spontaneously arising experiences occurring during meditation practice, but formal investigation of such experiences is limited.