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WASHINGTON - Saudi Arabia says Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke Monday by telephone with the son of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi to express condolences for the killing. Khashoggi died after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on October 2. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is vowing to reveal details about the case in a Tuesday speech to his parliament. He told an Istanbul rally Sunday, "We are looking for justice here and this will be revealed in all its naked truth, not through some ordinary steps." Erdogan spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump by telephone Sunday. Turkey's state-run news agency said both leaders agree the Khashoggi case needs to be "cleared up with all aspects." Saudi Arabia called Khashoggi's killing inside its Istanbul consulate "a huge and grave mistake" and vowed those responsible for it would be held accountable. Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told Fox News Sunday that Saudi agents … [Read more...] about Turkey’s President Promises to Reveal ‘Naked Truth’ About Khashoggi Killing

Has anyone had a conversation this summer without moaning and groaning about kids being home? Everywhere I look, I see articles, posts, and rants about online schooling. It feels like the anxiety has rolled in and enveloped us all. For now, we seem resigned to it. Not that we like it. And we definitely like griping about it. But what’s looming is even more befuddling: the 2020-21 school year. As many of us learned this week, schools all over the country will not open campuses to start the year. Our kids are going to keep Zooming. And Zooming. And Zooming. So what’s the truth about remote schooling? It’s simple: We. Aren’t. Ready. 1. There's a baseline of effectiveness. Yes, students can learn remotely, but there are countless pieces to the puzzle. To start, there are a few key principles that are fairly well-established: Logistics . Research suggests that some in-person element is superior to online only. Intervention . Teachers need to provide individual … [Read more...] about The Truth About Remote Schooling

By Michael A. Friedman “Look in my eyes, what do you see? The cult of personality . I know your anger , I know your dreams . I’ve been everything you want to be. I’m the cult of personality.” — from “ Cult of Personality ” by Living Colour There is something enticing about viewing the world in simplistic all-or-none terms of “good” and “evil.” We love seeing ourselves as righteous and perfect, while viewing those with whom we have conflict as villainous and devoid of moral value. Why get involved in the stickiness of the complexity of human interaction? And often we choose our entertainment based on our desire for this fantasy world. Good guys versus bad guys, cops versus robbers, superheroes versus villains — these are the dichotomies that pervade our cultural landscape. Source: Photo by Travis Shinn Who doesn’t love seeing a bad guy get their due in a television show or movie? And the more intense the retribution, the better – because if … [Read more...] about Vernon Reid and the Power of Comic Book Complexity

The research , conducted by a team of Imperial College London scientists on 10,000 subjects, found if individuals did not know what drugs they were given, they were no more likely than recipients of sugar pills to report symptoms such as muscle pain, sleep disturbance and cognitive impairment. When participants in the second trial phase were told the drugs were statins, rates of reported side effects shot up, with claimed muscle pain being 41 percent more common. UK National Health Service guidance recommends using cholesterol-busting drugs for around 40 percent of adults, although research suggests more than half of statin patients abandon them within a year, due to side effects. Patients unaware they're taking statins report fewer side effects, study finds https://t.co/MAt5ZqKHd7 pic.twitter.com/zazJAb1xxh — DoM Imperial College (@DoM_Imperial) May 3, 2017 "The enormous amount of publicity related to the side effects of these drugs could be dangerous. It's a huge … [Read more...] about Thousands May Have Died Due to Bogus Statin Risks, Says Big Pharma Funded Study

Kindly Share This Story: By Charly Agwam – Bauchi Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has stated that he won’t apologize for defending Fulani herders against alleged ethnic profiling of herdsmen. Governor Mohammed made the assertion on Wednesday during the official launching of the 2020/2021 annual livestock vaccination campaign, held at Galambi Cattle ranch in Bauchi. He said that the Fulani over the years have made so many sacrifices in their nomadic and pastoral life, noting that they provide the protein needs of the country through the supply of beef, milk, and other essential stuff. READ ALSO: Bala Mohammed not a terrorist, Fani-Kayode tells Ortom “We kicked against the profiling of the Fulanis as killers and kidnappers. We have no apology for what we have done because what we have done is to say the truth, that there is no tribe or group that is free from criminality. We are not saying that to spite anybody or spark unnecessary … [Read more...] about No apologies for defending herdsmen — Gov Mohammed