Andrea Germanos

Amid Superbug Scourge, Study Finds 1 in 3 Antibiotic Prescriptions Unnecessary

‘Reducing the needless use of antibiotics will slow the emergence of antibiotic-resistant microbes, so-called superbugs, which are among the most urgent public health threats of our time.’

Andrea Germanos
By Andrea Germanos
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New findings published Tuesday shed more light on the rising problem of "superbugs," or antibiotic-resistant microbes, showing that at least 30 percent of antibiotics prescribed in the United States are unnecessary. Modern Healthcare describes the analysis as "the first detailed look at all antibiotic prescribing throughout the country." The

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Victims Of US Hospital Bombing Lambaste Pentagon’s Claim of No War Crime

Doctors Without Borders, also known by its French acronym, MSF, along with other human rights groups criticized the U.S. military’s assessment of the strike, and the fact that 16 individuals involved face no criminal charges for their roles in the attack.

Andrea Germanos
By Andrea Germanos
Afghan surgeons work inside a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital after an air strike in the city of Kunduz, Afghanistan, on Saturday. Photo: Medecins Sans Frontieres

"Unacceptable." That's the reaction from 27-year old Hamdullah to the Pentagon's announcement Friday that the U.S. military's deadly airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan did not amount to a war crime. His uncle was among the 42 people killed in the October 3, 2015 strike. "This was a deliberate bombardment

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Taking Page From Israel War Tactics, US Military Employs Controversial ‘Roof Knocking’

Tactic criticized by UN commission used “extensively” during Israel’s deadly 2014 bombing of Gaza.

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By Andrea Germanos
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An Israeli tactic deemed "ineffective" at preventing civilian causalities by a United Nations commission has now been adopted by the United States in its fight against ISIS, according to a U.S. military official. Air Force Maj. Peter Gersten, the deputy commander for operations and intelligence for the U.S.-led coalition, explained at a press

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Leaked Encryption Draft Bill ‘Ignores Economic, Security, And Technical Reality’

“This bill makes effective cybersecurity illegal.”

Andrea Germanos
By Andrea Germanos
A man holds up his phone during a rally in support of data privacy outside the Apple store Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, in San Francisco. Protesters assembled in more than 30 cities to lash out at the FBI for obtaining a court order that requires Apple to make it easier to unlock an encrypted iPhone used by a gunman in December's mass murders in California. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

A draft of a proposed bill mandating companies give, under a court order, the government access to encrypted data is being derided by technology experts as "ludicrous," as it "ignores technical reality" and threatens everyone's security. The Hill reports that it obtained a discussion draft of the legislation, and others have posted the purported

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Ending Poverty, Hunger Possible With Just A Fraction Of Global Military Spending

World’s military spending was $1.7 trillion in 2015, marking a 1 percent increase from 2014.

Andrea Germanos
By Andrea Germanos
U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicles line up by the Trondheim Fjord, Norway, Jan. 9. These vehicles from the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway will support exercise Cold Response 16, scheduled for later this month, with crisis response equipment including M1A1 battle tanks, amphibious assault vehicles, artillery, and logistics equipment drawn from Norwegian caves. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps)

Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger—two of the the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed by the United Nations in 2015—may seem far out of reach. But, according to a new study, it could done with about ten percent of the world's military spending. The finding highlighting global priorities is from the the Stockholm International Peace

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Bernie Sanders Is The Only Candidate Skipping AIPAC

Announcement follows campaign that urged Sanders to not attend meeting by group that promotes ‘racist, militaristic, and anti-democratic policies’

Andrea Germanos
By Andrea Germanos
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Tuesday, March 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

Bernie Sanders will be the only 2016 presidential candidate not to address the annual conference of the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which starts Sunday in Washington, D.C.. Sanders sent a letter Friday to AIPAC President Robert Cohen saying that "the campaign schedule that we have prevents me from attending," and,

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Netanyahu Wants Fence Around Israel To Keep Out ‘Wild Beasts’

“In the environment in which we live we must defend ourselves from the wild beasts.”

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By Andrea Germanos
Photo shows the Israeli West Bank Barrier, which surrounds much of the occupied territory, as it passes through Bethlehem Aida refugee camp. (Photo/The Advocacy Project via Flickr)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed a plan to encircle his entire country with a fence as protection against “wild beasts,” referring to those in neighboring Arab states. He made the comments Tuesday while visiting an 18-mile stretch of fence already under construction on the Israel-Jordan border. “At the end of the day, in

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