(2019-10-17). Rep. Elijah Cummings Dies at 68. truthout.org Rep. Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat and chairman of the House Oversight Committee, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital at the age of 68 Thursday from "complications concerning longstanding health challenges," his office said in a statement. | Cummings played a significant role in numerous investigations into President Donald Trump's conduct and policies, including his mass detention of children at the U.S.-Mexico border. | The Maryland D…
(2019-10-17). Alicia Alonso, Cuba's Ballet Legend, Dies at Age 98. telesurenglish.net Legendary Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso, who achieved global acclaim in the 1940s and went on to run the internationally renowned National Ballet of Cuba for decades, died on Thursday at age 98, local media said. | RELATED: | Mexico's Tzeltal Women Break Down Barriers in Traditional Music | "Alicia Alonso has gone and left an enormous void, but also an unbeatable legacy," President Miguel Diaz-Canel said in a post on Twitter. "She positioned Cuba at the altar of the best of dan…
(2019-10-17). Israel's Occupation Inspired the Brutal Security Regime at the US-Mexico Border. truthout.org U.S. military aid has financed the development of one of the world's most advanced security apparatuses in Israel, which has used the Occupied Palestinian Territories as its "laboratory" for technologies of surveillance and control. In this excerpt of Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the U.S. Border Around the World, author Todd Miller explains how Israeli officials and security companies have played a major role in shaping contemporary U.S. border enforcement. | At a border technology c…
(2019-10-16). Prosigue en Costa Rica foro de consulta sobre afrodescendencia. peoplesworld.org 
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (Prensa Latina) — El Foro de Consulta Acelerando la acción global para el cumplimiento de los derechos de las personas afrodescendientes en América Latina y el Caribe prosigue hoy aquí con mesas de trabajo para construir una propuesta de acción. La propuesta de acción permitirá el avance de los derechos de …
(2019-10-16). Honduras President's Brother Allegedly Sold Drugs to Drug Dealer. telesurenglish.net On the eighth day of his trial held in New York City, it was revealed that Tony Hernandez, brother of Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez (JOH), sold drugs, ammunition and caliber rifles to a drug dealer named Fernando Chang Monroy, to later be sold to the Knights Templar Cartel, a Mexican criminal group, and to the Sinaloa Cartel, a drug trafficking, money laundering organization. | RELATED: | Honduras: Police Clash with Anti-Government Protesters | Chang Monroy declared he sa…
(2019-10-16). US Restores Aid to Central America After Achieving Asylum Deals. telesurenglish.net The United States restored economic aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras Wednesday that had been cut off after the Trump administration complained the three Central American countries had done too little to halt a surge in migration. | RELATED: | US Top Court Rules in Favor of Trump's Asylum Crackdown in Southern Border | "Guatemala, Honduras & El Salvador have all signed historic Asylum Cooperation Agreements…the U.S. will shortly be approving targeted assistance in the a…
(2019-10-16). Wildlife Killing Contests are Unethical. counterpunch.org This summer USAToday ran a feature on the trophy hunting of a giraffe and the intense backlash against the hunter responsible for it. As people become more educated and anti-sport hunting sentiment grows, there is similar support for bills against wildlife killing "contests," as have been enacted in New Mexico, California and Vermont. We are calling on More
(2019-10-16). Bulgarian Soccer Chief Quits Over Racist Chants, PM Condemns. telesurenglish.net Bulgarian President Rumen Radev weighed in on Wednesday on the fallout from the racist chanting by Bulgarian fans when they hosted England on Monday night. | RELATED: | Mexico: Unnamed Soccer Teams Investigated for Money Laundering | Bulgarian police said on Wednesday they had detained six people in connection with the racist abuse faced by England's black players during the Euro 2020 qualifier in Sofia with more arrests likely. | Radev cited the nation's history in helping pro…
(2019-10-16). Google Helps Digitalize The Mayan World. telesurenglish.net Google has partnered with the British Museum and the National Institute of Anthropology and History of Mexico (INAH) to digitalize the ancient Mayan world and one of its main achievements is the reconstruction of a thousand year old Mayan staircase. | RELATED: | Achaemenid Tablets Returned to Iran from US | The new project, called 'Google Arts & Culture', aims to make the works of art of a number of associ…
(2019-10-15). Headlines for October 15, 2019. democracynow.org Syrian Troops Advance Across Northern Syria After Deal with Kurds, Ex-Top Russia Adviser Testified Bolton Called Giuliani a "Hand Grenade", 12 Democrats Will Take the Stage for Presidential Debate in Ohio Tonight, Fort Worth Cop Charged for Murder After Killing Atatiana Jefferson, Judge: Trump Broke Law by Declaring Emergency to Secure Border Funding, Arizona: Bulldozers Destroyed Protected Cacti to Clear Way for Trump Wall, 8-Year-Old Girl Easily Scales Replica of Trump's "Impenetrable" Border Wall, Protests Erupt at Barcelona Airport over Sentencing of Catalan Leaders, Mexico: 14 Police Officers Killed in Ambus…
(2019-10-14). Venezuela Denies Guatemalan President-Elect Entrance, Congratulates Ecuadorian People on IMF Defeat. venezuelanalysis.com President Nicolas Maduro also called on Chavista forces to prepare to "rescue" the National Assembly in the upcoming elections.
(2019-10-14). "We're Still Here": Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration Reflects Ongoing Resistance to Colonization. democracynow.org 
Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas 527 years ago this week, unleashing a brutal genocide that killed tens of millions of Native people across the hemisphere. Cities and states across the country are acknowledging this devastating history by rejecting the federal holiday of Columbus Day and celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day instead to honor centuries of indigenous resistance. Alaska, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin have all officially recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day. So have more than 130 cities and counties, from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas…
(2019-10-11). Headlines for October 11, 2019. democracynow.org Civilians Killed & Forced to Flee Turkish Military Offensive in Northern Syria, Two Associates of Trump's Lawyer Rudy Giuliani Arrested at Dulles Airport, Prince Estate Slams Trump for Using "Purple Rain" at Minneapolis Rally, "Trans Lives Matter": Activists Interrupt CNN Democratic Town Hall, Ethiopian Prime Minister Wins 100th Nobel Peace Prize, Olga Tokarczuk & Peter Handke Win Nobel Prize for Literature, Iranian Oil Tanker Struck in Red Sea, Ecuador: Five Killed Amid Anti-Austerity Protests, News Outlet Splinter Shutting Down, Asylum Seekers Protest "Remain in Mexico" Policy on Brownsville Bridge, Gymnast Sim…
(2019-09-29). CIA Trump Manipulation, Israel Bombs Iraq, UN Venezuela Lies Exposed & US "Less Equal" Than Mexico. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (9/28/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …