Daily Archives: February 14, 2021

2021-02-14: News Headlines

sputniknews (2021-02-13). Republicans Slam Biden's Return to 'Catch and Release' for 25,000 Asylum Seekers. sputniknews.com US immigration services have seen a rise in the number of new arrivals in recent weeks, while the latest migrant caravan of up to 9,000 people marching from Honduras is yet to reach the southern border.

RT (2021-02-13). Blatant sexism or cultural norm? Fans react as Qatari royal SNUBS handshake with female official at Club World Cup ceremony. rt.com A Qatari royal has come under fire online after he appeared to snub two female officials during the FIFA Club World Cup trophy presentation this week. But was the move an example of racist behaviour or just a cultural norm? | Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani failed to acknowledge officials Edina Alves Batista and Neuza Back with the same fist-bump he afforded to male officials at the presentation of the Club World Cup trophy to Bayern Munich, who beat Mexican side El Tigres 1-0 in Thursday's final. | The member of the Qatari royal family, who was joined at the presentation by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, do…

Roald A Lambrechts, Maarten Uyttenboogaart, Gea Drost (2021-02-13). [Clinical Picture] A vertebral artery halo sign indicates giant cell arteritis affecting the posterior circulation of the brain. thelancet.com A 77-year-old man presented to our neurology clinic reporting short episodes of unsteadiness followed by loss of consciousness brought on by standing from a sitting position. The problem had been present for 2 weeks and had led to frequent falls. He had a history of hypertension—treated with amlodipine, atenolol, and perindopril—and hypercholesterolaemia—treated with ezetimibe. He was a non-smoker.

JoAnn Lum (2021-02-13). Workers' Groups to Biden: Support Equal Rights for All Workers to Organize. commondreams.org Workers' organizations call on working people to support Biden's plan to create a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented workers and further demand Biden support equal rights for all workers to organize to strengthen workers unity. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-12965539141.jpg

OtherWords (2021-02-13). Undocumented Americans need a Pathway to Citizenship; Biden's Plan is promising but needs swift implementation by Congress. juancole.com By Vanessa Meraz " — ( Otherwords.org) — Years of advocacy have made DACA the floor of what's possible, not the ceiling. By Vanessa Meraz | February 10, 2021 My father's tired eyes lit up in a way that I had not seen since my sister was born. "Esto nos podría cambiar la vida," he …

Eds. (2021-02-12). The Indian farmers are right: their land is at stake (Part 3). mronline.org The story of Mexico's agriculture can be organised around two threads: corn and land.

Staff (2021-02-12). Ralph Nader: Biden Must Hold Boeing Accountable for Deaths Due to Faulty Planes. truthout.org Legendary consumer advocate Ralph Nader says the U.S. is experiencing a "corporate crime wave," and that the Trump administration's $2.5 billion settlement with Boeing over the manufacturer's faulty 737 MAX jets amounts to a "slap on the wrist." Boeing's faulty planes were involved in two fatal crashes that killed 346 people in 2018 and 2019, including Nader's 24-year-old grandniece Samya Stumo. Nader says the Biden Justice Department should reopen the previous administration's settlement and…

Staff (2021-02-12). Where Are the Witnesses? Ralph Nader Says Democrats' Impeachment Case Is "Prescription for Defeat" democracynow.org As the historic Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump continues, we speak with longtime consumer advocate, corporate critic and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader, who says Democrats have set themselves up for defeat by rushing proceedings and failing to call witnesses — including Trump himself. "The narrow approach of the articles of impeachment keep the Democrats from having a full hand," says Nader. "They have like 10 arrows in their quiver and they're using one or two."

Staff (2021-02-12). Ralph Nader on Corporate Crime, Holding Boeing Accountable for 737 MAX Deaths & Biden's First Weeks. democracynow.org Legendary consumer advocate Ralph Nader says the U.S. is experiencing a "corporate crime wave," and that the Trump administration's $2.5 billion settlement with Boeing over the manufacturer's faulty 737 MAX jets amounts to a "slap on the wrist." Boeing's faulty planes were involved in two fatal crashes that killed 346 people in 2018 and 2019, including Nader's 24-year-old grandniece Samya Stumo. Nader says the Biden Justice Department should reopen the previous administration's settlement and hold Boeing fully accountable. "This is just another example of giant companies getting away with their corporate criminal…

Staff (2021-02-12). Headlines for February 12, 2021. democracynow.org House Managers Rest Their Case in Donald Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial, Biden Blasts Trump's Failures to Prepare for Vaccinations as U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 475,000, As U.S. Secures 200 Million More Doses, Concern Grows Over Vaccine Inequity, NYTimes: Trump Was Far Sicker from COVID-19 Than Previously Reported, Five Killed in Attack on U.S. Convoy in Afghanistan's Capital, Lawmakers Plead With President Biden to End "Catastrophic Impact" of U.S. Sanctions, U.S. Has Sold Over a Million Barrels of Iranian Oil Seized As Part of Sanctions, China Bans BBC's World News Channel, Trump's "Remain in Mexico" Progr…

Teresa Gutierrez (2021-02-12). Immigration changes: What has Biden done so far? workers.org Duke university student Anthony Salgado said it best in an editorial for his university paper: "We need immigration revolution, not immigration reform." (tinyurl.com/y695qdw9) Unfortunately, the Democratic Party establishment is not able to grasp this concept. But immigrants have had enough of false promises. A caravan of thousands of migrants from . . . |

teleSUR (2021-02-12). US Will Allow Entry To 25000 Migrants Waiting for Hearings. telesurenglish.net The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Thursday that it would allow 25 000 migrants stranded in Mexico to enter the United States as they wait for their court hearings. | RELATED: | This is the latest decision by Joe Biden's administration to reverse Trump's migration policies. In 2019 the former U.S. president activated the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), which forced at least 65,000 non-Mexi…

RT (2021-02-12). DHS to bring over 25,000 asylum-seekers from Mexico after revoking Trump policy. rt.com The Biden administration is preparing to bring an estimated 25,000 asylum-seekers across the US border who had been waiting in Mexico under policies enacted to curb illegal immigration that have now been revoked. | The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to screen up to 300 people a day at two border crossings starting February 19, and an unspecified lesser number at a third, but declined to name the locations, fearing that might encourage a "rush," AP reported on Friday. | NEW: Hope rises in Matamoros, where more than 1,000 asylum-seekers live in tent camp and in apartments. Those waiting longes…

sputniknews (2021-02-12). Existing 3,600 US Troops to Remain on Border With Mexico Through Fiscal Year – Pentagon. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – An estimated 3,600 US troops will remain on the US border with Mexico through the current fiscal year, Defense Department spokesperson Lt. Col. Chris Mitchell told Sputnik.

Kenny Stancil, staff writer (2021-02-12). Reversing Xenophobic Trump Policy, Biden to Allow 25,000 Asylum-Seekers Stuck in Mexico to Enter US. commondreams.org According to the news outlet, "about 70,000 asylum-seekers were enrolled in since it was introduced in January 2019." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/mexico_refugee_camp.jpg

Greta Anderson — Dave Parsons (2021-02-11). Of Mexican Wolves and Their Habitat. counterpunch.org The Arizona Game and Fish Department has been busy promoting recently published research which documents ample habitat for Mexican wolves in Mexico. This supports the recovery criteria in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's official recovery plan and the Department's desire to assume management of Mexican wolves, which will occur when the delisting criteria have been met. It

WSWS (2021-02-11). PSOE-Podemos facilitates fascist attacks on migrants in Canary Islands. wsws.org In leaked WhatsApp chats and videos, neo-fascists discussed plans to kill and maim migrant workers interned on Spain's Canary Islands.

Online News Editor (2021-02-11). Archbishop blesses immigration sculpture in Miami. laprensalatina.com Miami, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- Miami Archbishop Thomas Wensky on Wednesday blessed the "Angels Unawares" sculpture dedicated to immigration, which will remain in a city park until April 8 to inspire compassion and awareness about the needs of migrants and refugees. The story of humanity is the story of immigration and also of this city, said …

teleSUR (2021-02-11). President Biden Eliminates Funding For Mexico-US Border Wall. telesurenglish.net U.S. President Joe Biden canceled on Thursday the Mexico-U.S. border wall's funding, one of Donald Trump's most expensive migratory policies. | RELATED: | Biden sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi repealing the 2019 national emergency declaration that allowed Trump to expand the wall by reallocating $600 million from the Treasury Department and $6.1 billion from the Defense Department to Homeland Security t…

Online News Editor (2021-02-11). Bayern Munich top Mexico's Tigres 1-0 to win Club World Cup. laprensalatina.com Sports Desk, Feb 11 (efe-epa).- Bayern Munich defeated Tigres UANL 1-0 Thursday in the final of the Club World Cup in Doha, hoisting the trophy for the second time in the 18 editions of the tournament. The Champions League holders dominated possession, 58 percent to 42 percent, and put eight shots on target to just …

teleSUR (2021-02-11). Mexico To Use the AstraZeneca Vaccine With the Elderly. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) on Wednesday announced that people over 60 years old will be vaccinated as of February 14, when the country will receive 870,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. | RELATED: | On that day, "the elderly will be the first to benefit from these new doses, which will come from India," AMLO announced, adding that the elderly represent 12 percent of Mexico's total population. | In this new round of vac…