Daily Archives: March 16, 2020

2020-03-16: News Headlines

RT (2020-03-16). What social distancing? Mexican president defies Covid-19 concerns as he EMBRACES & SHAKES HANDS with 1000s at rallies (VIDEOS). rt.com As governments around the world urge residents to stay indoors and practice 'social distancing' due to the coronavirus, Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has come under fire for staging huge rallies in spite of the risks. | While politicians in the neighboring US are cancelling rallies, holding crucial O…

teleSUR (2020-03-16). Young Pregnant Woman Dies After Falling From US Border Wall. telesurenglish.net A 19-year-old pregnant Guatemalan woman died last Wednesday, a few days after she fell from the border wall that divides Mexico and the United States, local sources reported recently. | RELATED: | Miriam Estefany Girón Luna, seven months pregnant, was trying to cross the border between the two countries when she fell from the six-meter high border wall. | When she was located, the Border Patrol transferred her to the "

teleSUR (2020-03-14). Canada Ratifies New Trade Agreement with United States, Mexico. telesurenglish.net The Canadian House of Commons and Senate Friday approved the ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), shortly before Parliament adjourned until April 20, a decision that was made as a result of the COVID-19 spread. | RELATED: | The last step will be likely completed on Saturday when Canada's Governor-General Julie Payette, who exercises the functions of Head of State, signs the text ratified…

teleSUR (2020-03-13). Mexico Considers Limiting Entries From US To Slow Coronavirus. telesurenglish.net Mexico would consider mechanisms to control the flow of people entering Mexico from the United States in an effort to limit coronavirus, if necessary, deputy health secretary Hugo Lopez-Gatell said on Friday. | RELATED: | Mexico has so far confirmed

Ben Norton (2020-03-13). EEUU y la OEA hacen lobby para liberar a 'presos políticos' en Nicaragua que apuñalan a muerte a sus parejas embarazadas. thegrayzone.com Benjamín Norton reporta desde Nicaragua, donde la embajada de los Estados Unidos y la OEA han cabildeado con éxito por…

Ben Norton (2020-03-12). US House rams through Nicaragua regime-change bill with zero opposition. thegrayzone.com Not one member of the House of Representatives spoke up against a bipartisan bill sponsored by hardliners that ramps up…

Staff (2020-03-10). Immigrants in WA Detention Center Demand Protection from Coronavirus, Not Posters in English. democracynow.org As the world responds to the COVID-19 outbreak, we look at how the Trump administration's immigration policies may put everyone at risk. We go to Seattle, Washington, not far from the Life Care Center in the suburb of Kirkland, which was the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak. In nearby Tacoma, Washington, our guest says she saw posters in English only when she went to visit immigrants held in the Northwest Detention Center, which is run by private prison company GEO Group. We speak with Maru Mora-Villalpando, an activist and undocumented immigrant with the groups La Resistencia and Mijente, who issued a…

Staff (2020-03-10). Headlines for March 10, 2020. democracynow.org Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 4,000 with Over 113,000 Confirmed Infections as Italy Goes into Nationwide Lockdown, Six States Head to Polls as Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden Battle for 352 Delegates , Women Strike in Mexico, Take to Streets in Chile and Argentina to Demand Equality and an End to Violence, U.S. Begins Afghan Troop Withdrawal Amid Political Leadership Crisis | , New Reports Find Boeing at Fault for Fatal Crashes of Boeing 737 MAX Jets, Rafael Cancel Miranda, Puerto Rican Revolutionary, Dies at 89 | , 2020 Izzy Awards Honor Journalist Matt Taibbi, News Inside and The Center for Investigative Journalism…

Staff (2020-03-09). Headlines for March 9, 2020. democracynow.org Coronavirus Cases Surge Worldwide, But True Numbers in U.S. Unknown Due to Lack of Testing, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders Rack Up Endorsements, Appeal to Voters Ahead of New Wave of Voting, NYT: Erik Prince Recruited Spies to Infiltrate Democratic Campaign and Teachers' Union, Tensions High in Lesbos as Asylum Center Burns Down, Greek Authorities Attack Refugees, Millions Take to Streets Around the World for International Women's Day, Guatemalan Woman Dies in ICE Custody, Trump Taps Rep. Mark Meadows as New Chief of Staff, House Dems Ask Court to Reconsider Enforcing Subpoena for Don McGahn, Bernie Sanders Release…

Hatewatch Staff (2020-02-27). Jim Benvie, Former Militia Spokesman, Violated Conditions of Bond. splcenter.org Former United Constitutional Patriots (UCP) militia spokesman James (Jim) Christopher Benvie has violated the terms of his bond as he awaits trial in New Mexico.

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What social distancing? Mexican president defies Covid-19 concerns as he EMBRACES & SHAKES HANDS with 1000s at rallies (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-03-16
As governments around the world urge residents to stay indoors and practice 'social distancing' due to the coronavirus, Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has come under fire for staging huge rallies in spite of the risks. | While politicians in the neighboring US are cancelling rallies, holding crucial debates in empty halls with no audience, and ditching handshakes for elbow bumps, Obrador, also known as AMLO, has taken a drastically different approach

Young Pregnant Woman Dies After Falling From US Border Wall
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-16
A 19-year-old pregnant Guatemalan woman died last Wednesday, a few days after she fell from the border wall that divides Mexico and the United States, local sources reported recently. | RELATED: | US Court Blocks Lawsuit Over Mexican Child Killed at Border | Miriam Estefany Girón Luna, seven months pregnant, was trying to cross the border between the two countries when she fell from the six-meter high border wall. | When she was located, the Border Patrol transferred her to the "
telesurenglish.net/news/young-pregnant-woman-dies-after-falling-from-us-frontier-wall-20200316-0006.html

Canada Ratifies New Trade Agreement with United States, Mexico
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-14
The Canadian House of Commons and Senate Friday approved the ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), shortly before Parliament adjourned until April 20, a decision that was made as a result of the COVID-19 spread. | RELATED: | US, Canada, and Mexico Sign Trade Deal Again to Replace NAFTA | The last step will be likely completed on Saturday when Canada's Governor-General Julie Payette, who exercises the functions of Head of State, signs the text ratified…
telesurenglish.net/news/Canada-Ratifies-New-Trade-Agreement-with-United-States-Mexico-20200314-0002.html

Mexico Considers Limiting Entries From US To Slow Coronavirus
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
Mexico would consider mechanisms to control the flow of people entering Mexico from the United States in an effort to limit coronavirus, if necessary, deputy health secretary Hugo Lopez-Gatell said on Friday. | RELATED: | Indigenous Tribe on US-Mexico Border Aims to Block Trump's wall | Mexico has so far confirmed 15 cases of coronavirus with no deat…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexico-Considers-Limiting-Entries-From-US-To-Slow-Coronavirus-20200313-0015.html

EEUU y la OEA hacen lobby para liberar a 'presos políticos' en Nicaragua que apuñalan a muerte a sus parejas embarazadas
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-13
Benjamín Norton reporta desde Nicaragua, donde la embajada de los Estados Unidos y la OEA han cabildeado con éxito por…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/13/eeuu-oea-liberar-presos-politicos-nicaragua/

EEUU y la OEA hacen lobby para liberar a 'presos políticos' en Nicaragua que apuñalan a muerte a sus parejas embarazadas
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-13
Benjamín Norton reporta desde Nicaragua, donde la embajada de los Estados Unidos y la OEA han cabildeado con éxito por…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/13/eeuu-oea-liberar-presos-politicos-nicaragua/

US House rams through Nicaragua regime-change bill with zero opposition
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-12
Not one member of the House of Representatives spoke up against a bipartisan bill sponsored by hardliners that ramps up…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/12/us-house-sanctions-nicaragua/

Immigrants in WA Detention Center Demand Protection from Coronavirus, Not Posters in English
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-10
As the world responds to the COVID-19 outbreak, we look at how the Trump administration's immigration policies may put everyone at risk. We go to Seattle, Washington, not far from the Life Care Center in the suburb of Kirkland, which was the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak. In nearby Tacoma, Washington, our guest says she saw posters in English only when she went to visit immigrants held in the Northwest Detention Center, which is run by private prison company GEO Group. We speak with Maru Mora-Villalpando, an activist and undocumented immigrant with the groups La Resistencia and Mijente, who issued a…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/10/coronavirus_ice

Media Malfunction as Sanders Notes Positive Aspects of Latin American Socialism
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2020-03-06
When 60 Minutes ( 2/24/20) asked Sen. Bernie Sanders about his past support for aspects of Cuba's socialist revolution, as well as for Nicaragua's 1979–90 leftist Sandinista government, Sanders responded by saying he opposes what he described as the "authoritarian" features of the Cuban government, while noting that after the 1959 revolution, Cuba launched "a massive literacy program. Is that a bad thing?" | News organizations seem…
fair.org/home/media-malfunction-as-sanders-notes-positive-aspects-of-latin-american-socialism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=media-malfunction-as-sanders-notes-positive-aspects-of-latin-american-socialism

Jim Benvie, Former Militia Spokesman, Violated Conditions of Bond
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2020-02-27
Former United Constitutional Patriots (UCP) militia spokesman James (Jim) Christopher Benvie has violated the terms of his bond as he awaits trial in New Mexico.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/02/27/jim-benvie-former-militia-spokesman-violated-conditions-bond