(2020-04-15). Farmington mayor calls for immediate opening of all businesses at 20% occupancy. kob.com He says the public health order has led to an "economic disaster."
(2020-04-15). Navajo Nation to extend weekend curfew amid coronavirus. kob.com The Navajo Nation has announced plans to continue its weekend overnight curfew through the first weekend in May to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
(2020-04-15). Showcase New Mexico small businesses with 'Shop Local'. koat.com As COVID-19 changes daily life in New Mexico, we must band together to care for those around us.
(2020-04-15). 80 new COVID-19 cases reported in New Mexico, no new deaths. kob.com The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reported no additional COVID-19-related deaths in the state on Wednesday.
(2020-04-15). Missing Journalist Found Murdered in Mexico. telesurenglish.net Mexican authorities have found the decapitated body of journalist Victor Fernando Alvarez, who was reported missing since April 2, in the coastal city of Acapulco, the prosecutor's office said on Saturday. | RELATED: | The Guerrero State Attorney General's Office said in a statement that forensic and genetic examinations confirmed the identification of the remains of the body found on Wednesday in the southern state of Guerrero…
(2020-04-15). Gov. wants people to vote via absentee ballot to prevent spread of COVID-19 during primary election. kob.com Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham encouraged people to vote by absentee ballot in the New Mexico primary election.
(2020-04-15). Check status of stimulus payment. kob.com The federal government launched the portal, "Get My Payment," for people to check on the status of their stimulus payment.
(2020-04-15). KOAT WEATHER SCHOOL: Kelly explains springtime wind. koat.com Why is it so windy come springtime in New Mexico? Kelly Franson explains.
(2020-04-15). Coronavirus in New Mexico: No new deaths reported in latest round of updates. koat.com Here are the latest updates on coronavirus in New Mexico.
(2020-04-15). Keller details how Albuquerque is protecting homeless during COVID-19 crisis. kob.com Mayor Tim Keller detailed what the City of Albuquerque is doing to protect homeless people from COVID-19…
(2020-04-15). US Deportations Risk Spreading COVID-19 in Guatemala. telesurenglish.net Guatemala's Health Minister Hugo Monroy denounced Tuesday that an estimated 75 percent of the people on one deportation flight from the United States later tested positive for the novel coronavirus, raising fears that the U.S. is willfully sending sick people back. | RELATED: | "There are really flights where the deportees arrive … citizens who come with fever, and they get on the planes that way," Monroy said, adding they "automa…
(2020-04-15). California gov announces $125 million relief for illegal immigrants over Covid-19. rt.com 
California will be the first state in the US to provide financial relief to illegal immigrants amid the Covid-19 pandemic. | California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a series of new measures by his state to provide financial relief to citizens suffering because of Covid-19 lockdown measures. Among the measures is an eye-catching $125 million fund for illegal immigrants living within the state. | "California is the most diverse state in the nation. Our diversity makes us stronger and more resilient. Every Californian, including our undocumented neighbors and friends, should know that California is here to sup…
(2020-04-15). Thank You Farmworkers, Truckers, Delivery People and Those Oft Forgot. indybay.org Photos and Video to thank essential workers who put themselves on the line everyday. Undocumented farmworkers have no health care. Truckers, delivery people, grocery workers keep supplies coming to those who can afford them, risking their own safety. Janitors in hospitals are heroes too. Governor Newsom, heed our call for resources to these essential workers! Photos and 3: 47 video by Jack Owicki, Pro Bono Photo.
(2020-04-15). The Undocumented Community during COVID-19 by Women's March (webinar). indybay.org Online…
(2020-04-15). Philanthropists helping provide $500, $1,000 checks to undocumented migrants in California. koat.com California Gov. Gavin Newsom said $50 million is being put up by philanthropists.
(2020-04-15). Trump Accused of 'Actively and Knowingly' Spreading Coronavirus to Central America Through Deportations. commondreams.org The Guatemalan health minister said an estimated 75% of the people on one deportation flight from the U.S. later tested positive for the virus. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1207413138_1.jpg …
(2020-04-14). El Salvador Extends State of Emergency Due to Covid-19. telesurenglish.net The Salvadorean Legislative Assembly extended the state of emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic until April 16, a new reported has revealed. | RELATED: | During the extension, the deputies will draw up a new legal project that is in line with the real needs generated by the pandemic. | The legal body will also review fundamental issues to be monitored during the exceptional situation caused by the virus, such as human rights and complian…
(2020-04-14). Privately-run immigrant jails denying detainees masks, dodging responsibility. peoplesworld.org 
HOUSTON (AP)—Elsy was on the phone in an immigration detention center when guards showed up with face masks and forms to sign. The asylum-seeker from El Salvador and others had resorted to tearing their T-shirts into face coverings after a woman in their unit tested positive for COVID-19. But the guards would not give out …
(2020-04-14). 'Ozark' and middle-class life under pressure; Dr. Freud in 'Vienna Blood'. peoplesworld.org 
The third season of the Netflix popular and critical hit Ozark has the show going ever darker. It's beginning to make Breaking Bad seem like a sit-com. In the first season, there seemed to be a way out for the accountant Marty Byrde, participating in money laundering for a Mexican drug cartel and having to …
(2020-04-14). "Terrified to Go to Work": Hundreds of Workers in Meat & Poultry Plants Test Positive for COVID-19. democracynow.org 
We look at the spike in coronavirus infections at meatpacking plants. In just one case, Smithfield Foods shut down a plant responsible for 5% of U.S. pork production after more than 350 workers at the facility tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, deaths of slaughterhouse workers have been reported in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Colorado. Many meat processing facilities employ large numbers of immigrants, including undocumented workers. We speak with Wenonah Hauter, executive director and founder of Food & Water Watch, and with Magaly Licolli, executive director of Venceremos, an advocacy group for poultry plant…
(2020-04-14). Hundreds of Workers in Meat and Poultry Plants Test Positive for COVID-19. truthout.org We look at the spike in coronavirus infections at meatpacking plants. In just one case, Smithfield Foods shut down a plant responsible for 5% of U.S. pork production after more than 350 workers at the facility tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, deaths of slaughterhouse workers have been reported in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Colorado. Many meat processing facilities employ large numbers of immigrants, including undocumented workers. We speak with Wenonah Hauter, executive director and founder…
(2020-04-13). As Nicaragua confronts Covid, its US-backed opposition exploits the pandemic to create chaos. thegrayzone.com Nicaragua's right-wing opposition is waging an information warfare campaign to undermine the elected Sandinista government, spreading fake news on coronavirus,…
(2020-04-08). Billionaire-backed Human Rights Watch lobbies for lethal US sanctions on leftist governments as Covid crisis rages. thegrayzone.com Regime change-hungry HRW is proudly taking credit for crushing new US sanctions on Nicaragua while pushing to escalate Washington's economic…
(2020-04-07). Deaths of Inequality: AOC on Black and Latinx Communities at Epicenter of Epicenter of the Pandemic. democracynow.org 
As COVID-19 deaths spike in African-American and immigrant communities, almost a third of New York City's infections are in Queens, one of the most diverse places in the world, and many in the hardest-hit neighborhoods are undocumented and working-class. We speak with Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who represents the neighborhoods at the epicenter of the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, about how the Trump administration's response to the pandemic is causing "deaths of incompetence," "deaths of science denial" and "deaths of inequality."
(2020-04-04). Millions of Women in Mexico Join "Day Without Us" Strike to Protest Gender-Based Violence. zcomm.org "In Mexico it's like we're in a state of war; we're in a humanitarian crisis because of the quantity of women that have disappeared or been killed"