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Nathan Straus and the Milk Stations That Saved the Lives of New York City’s Kids ~ vintage everyday

He set to work both to provide pasteurized milk to needy children, and to have the process legally mandated for all milk sold. He set up milk stations in poor areas in New York City to give away pasteurized milk, and proof of the efficacy of the program was not long in coming. In 1891, fully 24 percent of babies born in New York City died before their first birthday. But of the 20,111 children fed on pasteurized milk supplied by Nathan Straus over a four-year period, only six died.

Source: Nathan Straus and the Milk Stations That Saved the Lives of New York City’s Kids ~ vintage everyday

NRA opposes outright U.S. ban on gun devices used by Las Vegas killer

Scum is still scum and no amount of perfume will change that. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The powerful U.S. gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, said on Sunday it would oppose an outright ban on bump-stock devices that the killer in the Las Vegas massacre of 58 people used to turn rifles into automatic weapons and strafe a crowd with bursts of sustained gunfire.

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Trump tweets more criticism of former ally, Republican senator Corker

ten-year old #TraitorTrump tantrum WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump aimed his Twitter account at sometime ally Senator Bob Corker on Sunday with a series of derisive posts blaming the Republican for the Iran nuclear deal and saying Corker wanted the secretary of state job.Corker, who announced his retirement from the Senate last month, responded to Trump with a sarcastic Twitter post of his own.

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Israeli, Palestinian women march together for peace | News | DW | 08.10.2017

“We are women from the right, the left, Jews and Arabs, from the cities and the periphery and we have decided that we will stop the next war,” said one of the founders, Marilyn Smadja.The tent on the Jordan River was named after Hagar and Sarah, the two women who, according to religious belief, each bore a son to patriarch Abraham (Ibrahim). Hagar’s son Ishmael is believed to be the ancestor of Arabic tribes, with Sarah’s Isaac being the progenitor of all ancient Jews. ‘To not believe in peace is to not believe in God’ The march comes at a time of deep divide between Palestinian and Israeli leaders. The peace march started on September 24 in several locations across Israel and the West Bank.”We must come together to be able to reach the peace that we all want,” Michal Froman, who was stabbed by a Palestinian in January 2016 while pregnant, told the Agence France-Presse news agency last week.”As a religious woman, I say that to not believe in peace is to not believe in God.”The women are now set to march to Jerusalem and hold a rally in front of the residence of Israel’s hawkish prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

Source: Israeli, Palestinian women march together for peace | News | DW | 08.10.2017

Guggenheim drops artworks after threats of violence – IFEX – Real threats or fake threats from Putin/Russian Fakes trying to undercut culture and trust?

The Guggenheim’s alarming action continues a growing worldwide trend in which threats of violent protest are silencing artistic expression and posing a danger to free speech in general. Whether or not the provocations of artists are defensible or morally unacceptable, we need to take an uncompromising position against threats of violence. When cultural institutions cave in to such threats, others who are convinced of the moral rectitude of their cause are encouraged to embrace similar tactics. This time it is animal rights activists. Next time it could be religious or political extremists.

Source: Guggenheim drops artworks after threats of violence – IFEX