(2022-03-19). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: New cases of COVID-19 continue downward trend. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org New cases of COVID-19 are down 90% from the peak, with under 75,000 new cases reported last week across the U.S. "What we're observing is a pretty dramatic suppression of cases," explains Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "This is good news, but we need to be cautious." Dr. Poland warns that there are still people who are vulnerable to COVID-19 infection, including people who are immunocompromised; children under 5 who cannot yet be…
(2022-03-18). Judge Puts Jussie Smollett Back On Streets As Brother Blames Homophobia For Lack Of Support. moguldom.com Actor Jussie Smollett was released from jail on a $150,000 bond by a judge on Wednesday, March 16, after serving six days of a 150-day sentence. The brother of the former "Empire" actor said Smollett did not receive much support from the public — particularly in the Black community — because of homophobia. The 39-year-old …
(2022-03-18). Byron Allen Launches Another High Profile Lawsuit, This Time Against Nielsen Over Measurement. moguldom.com Media mogul Byron Allen has embarked on yet another legal battle. Already embroiled in a contentious lawsuit against fast-food giant McDonald's over its refusal to buy ads in his Black-owned media outlets, Allen filed suit on March 16 against audience measurement company Nielsen for billions of dollars. Nielsen is an information, data, and market measurement …
(2022-03-18). Do Texas Prison Conditions Violate Human Rights Standards? popularresistance.org Late last year, a Scottish court quietly refused what seemed like a routine extradition. It wasn't that of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose drawn-out efforts to avoid the American prison system have grabbed international headlines for years. Instead, it was that of a relatively unknown Scottish man, Daniel Magee, who'd allegedly shot a security guard in Austin, Texas, in 2016 before fleeing to his native country. | The refusal to send a prisoner back is not unprecedented — but what has raised eyebrows in the legal community is the reason: An Edinburgh judge decided that poor conditions in Texas priso…
(2022-03-18). Russian court rejects appeal by historian Yuri Dmitriev, upholds 15-year prison sentence. wsws.org Amidst the war in Ukraine, the Putin regime is continuing its crackdown on all efforts to uncover the crimes of Stalinism.
(2022-03-18). Lira Thief Sentenced to 140 Years for Aggravated Robbery. plusnews.ug 
Lira High Court has sentenced a man in his early 30s to 140 years in prison for seven different counts of aggravated robbery. Musa Okwi, a resident of Oribcan cell, Namasale sub county in Amolatar district was sentenced to 20 years for each count of the offense. He was convicted on his own plea of guilty …
(2022-03-18). Former police officer sentenced to federal prison for using excessive force. nationofchange.org "The actions of Mr. Maynard are disturbing and violate the trust placed in him by the community."
(2022-03-18). Extradition Looms For Assange After Court Refuses To Hear His Appeal. popularresistance.org The British judicial system has erected still another barrier to Julian Assange's freedom. On March 14, the U.K. Supreme Court refused to hear Assange's appeal of the U.K. High Court's ruling ordering his extradition to the United States. If extradited to the U.S. for trial, Assange will face 17 charges under the Espionage Act and up to 175 years in prison for revealing evidence of U.S. war crimes. | With no explanation of its reasoning, the Supreme Court denied Assange "permission to appeal" the High Court's decision, saying that Assange's appeal did not "raise an arguable point of law." The court remanded the c…
(2022-03-18). Ahed's Knee from Israel, made "with a sense of urgency" wsws.org "Ahed's Knee" refers to Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi and the incident in December 2017 in the occupied West Bank for which she was later arrested and sentenced to eight months in prison.