(2023-06-17). Perspectives] Political complicity in junk food industry tactics. thelancet.com Fear and opportunity partly underpin the tactics of the beverage and food industries. Sales of sugar-sweetened beverages, for instance, have fallen by about 25% during the past 20 years in many high-income countries (HICs). To counteract such a decrease in sales in HICs, companies have focused their attention on opportunities in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is the backdrop to Eduardo J Gómez's compelling book Junk Food Politics: How Beverage and Fast Food Industries Are Reshaping Emerging Economies, which looks at six country case studies from China, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and S…
(2023-06-16). New Research Examines Restrictions On Incarcerated Journalists In US Prisons. thedissenter.org 
A briefing from the Prison Policy Initiative documents many of the restrictions that prisons in the United States impose to prevent journalism from incarcerated individuals. | Fourteen states—Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Virginia—have a "total ban on business and compensation." That means they do not allow incarcerated journalists or writers to receive payment for their work. The United States government's Federal Bureau of Prisons has what is described as an "explici…
(2023-06-16). Claudia Sheinbaum se despide de la jefatura de Ciudad de México. telesurtv.net La funcionaria rindió un informe sobre su etapa en el cargo, cumpliendo una de las obligaciones para poder presentar su candidatura para los comicios del 2 de junio de 2024.
(2023-06-16). Mexico's MORENA Party congrats Prensa Latina on its 64th anniversary. plenglish.com Mexico City, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) The MORENA Party, founded by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, congratulated Cuba's Prensa Latina News Agency on its 64th anniversary on Friday.
(2023-06-16). Mexico can recover 650 million dollars stolen by García Luna. plenglish.com Mexico City, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) Mexico has the possibility of recovering 650 million dollars stolen from the treasury by former Security Secretary Genaro García Luna invested in securities in Florida, United States, a senior official said today.
(2023-06-16). Papa Francisco está de alta médica tras operación abdominal. telesurtv.net Su cirujano Sergio Alfieri aseguró que Bergolio "está bien, mejor que antes" debido a que no presenta malestar.
(2023-06-15). At least 79 migrants dead and hundreds missing after boat sinks off Greece coast. peoplesdispatch.org The number of dead is expected to rise as rescue operations are still ongoing. The ship had an estimated 500 to 700 migrants, mostly from West Asian and Northern Africa countries…