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2020-01-01: News Headlines

teleSUR, JGN (2020-01-01). Riña en cárcel mexicana deja un saldo de 16 muertos y cinco heridos. wp.telesurtv.net Una pelea entre grupos de reos en una cárcel del estado de Zacatecas, en el norte de México, dejó un saldo de 16 personas muertas y cinco heridas, informó una fuente oficial. | LEA TAMBIÉN: | Destacan crecimiento económico durante 2019 en México | La Vocería de Seguridad Pública de Zacatecas informó en la red social de Twitter que "la tarde de este martes se registró una riña al interior del Centro Regional de Reinserción Social (Cerereso) Varonil, que dejó como saldo el fallecimiento de 16 Personas Privada…

Staff (2020-01-01). The Town That Refuses to Drown. truthout.org It'S 9 A.M. and a grey cloud that had been shrouding one of four mountains surrounding Temacapulín, in the highlands of western Mexico, has begun to lift. "SINCE THE SIXTH CENTURY, TEMACAPULÂN WELCOMES YOU." The bold white letters emblazoned on the side of one of the mountains, Cerro de la Cruz, emerge through the mist, Hollywood-style, as the town's inhabitants scurry to live up to the promise. It's the first day of the Tenth Annual Chile de Arból Fair and a steady rain has been threatening to flood the town's two-day festival of resist…

teleSUR, JGN (2020-01-01). Gobierno de facto de Bolivia desmiente que prepare ingreso a embajada mexicana. wp.telesurtv.net El Gobierno de facto de Bolivia desmintió la noche del martes que estuviera preparando el inminente ingreso de las fuerzas del orden a la embajada y la residencia oficial de México en La Paz, con el presunto fin de cumplimentar varios órdenes de aprehensión. | LEA TAMBIÉN: | Tribunal Electoral de Bolivia ratifica habilitación del MAS para comicios | "ESTA NOTA ES FALSA. El contenido de la misma es un absurdo jurídico y fue elaborado para crear conflicto y debilitar el proceso democráti…

UUSF Sunday Forum (2020-01-01). The US Needs A Marshall Plan For Central America. indybay.org U U Center 1187 Franklin/Geary Streets…

yenisafak (2020-01-01). Mexico says goodbye to turbulent year. yenisafak.com As 2019 draws to a close, Mexico leaves behind a volatile year marked by high and low points, from the launch of the country's #MeToo movement to confrontations with Bolivia.The following is a brief rundown of the main events.January 2019: Hidalgo pipeline explosion: A pipeline in Hidalgo, Mexico exploded, killing at least 137 people. The blast reportedly occurred while people were attempting to steal fuel. Stealing fuel from pipelines has long been a problem for Mexico, which experienced extremely high gas prices around this time. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador campaigned on fighting corruption and…

Laura Carlsen (2019-12-31). As Honduras Collapses, Its People are Forced to Flee. counterpunch.org Honduras is collapsing. The thousands of migrants who flee every day are direct testimony to a political, economic and social crisis that the world ignores and the U. S. government seems bent on perpetuating. Instead of examining the crisis behind the exodus, the Trump administration has set an intercontinental human trapline that captures thousands of the world's poorest and most persecuted men, women and children, and then converts their suffering into campaign fodder. More

teleSUR, ats, JL (2019-12-31). Bananeros exigen incremento de salario mínimo en Panamá. wp.telesurtv.net Los trabajadores bananeros protestaron este martes en Panamá, cerrando calles y alzando la voz, para exigir el aumento del salario mínimo al presidente Laurentino Cortizo, quien ha pospuesto la respectiva decisión. | LEA TAMBIÉN: | Celebran en Mendoza, Argentina, derogación de "ley cianuro" | De acuerdo con el vicepresidente de Panamá, José Gabriel Carrizo, el gobierno ha apoyado a la ministra de Trabajo y Desarrollo Laboral (Mitradel), Doris Zapata, en la atención de las inquietude…

Belén Fernández (2019-12-31). How the US Made the So-Called 'Safe Third Countries' Unsafe. commondreams.org While the US arms industry is presumably feeling pretty secure right about now, it is safe to say many people in "safe third countries" are not. (Photo: Edgard Garrido/Reuters) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/clashes-honduras.jpg

teleSUR, JCM (2019-12-31). Evo Morales rechaza expulsión de diplomáticos de México y España. wp.telesurtv.net La expulsión de diplomáticos de México y España por parte del Gobierno de facto boliviano es un acto de desprecio al derecho internacional, consideró este martes el presidente legítimo de Bolivia, Evo Morales,quien rechazó esta medida tomada por "los golpistas". | LEA TAMBIÉN: | MAS rechaza expulsión de diplomáticos por gobierno de facto en Bolivia | En un tuit, Morales detalló que el Gobierno de la presidenta de facto, Jeanine àÅñez, expulsa a embajadora de México y a diplomáticos españoles, rom…

teleSUR, lsl, JL (2019-12-31). Tribunal Supremo Electoral de Bolivia ratifica habilitación del MAS para comicios de 2020. wp.telesurtv.net El Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) de Bolivia, anunció este martes que el Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS) podrá participar en las elecciones generales de 2020, después de desestimar dos memoriales y una nota escrita que pedían la cancelación de la personalidad jurídica del mencionado partido. | LEA TAMBIÉN: | Evo Morales rechaza expulsión de diplomáticos de México y España | "El MAS mantiene todas las prerrogativas y los deberes de las organizaciones políticas bolivianas y se encu…

teleSUR (2019-12-31). Evo Morales Condemns Expulsion of Diplomats from Bolivia. telesurenglish.net The expulsion of diplomats from Mexico and Spain by the de facto Bolivian regime is an act of contempt for international law, the democratically elected President Evo Morales said on Tuesday. Morales condemned the move by "the coup plotters," highlighting the fact that they have been hurting the Andean nation's diplomatic ties. | RELATED: | Spain Expels 3 Bolivian Diplomats in Tit-For-Tat Move | "The coup plotters seek legitimacy, but only exert violence against sister countries," Mora…

Staff (2019-12-27). Headlines for December 27, 2019. democracynow.org In Confidential Videos, Navy SEALs Say Gallagher Was "Toxic" & "Freaking Evil", Hospitals & Health Clinics Shuttered by Heavy Bombing in Idlib, Syria, Japan to Deploy Destroyer to Middle East Amid Rising Tensions in Gulf of Oman, Nigerian-American Journalist Omoyele Sowore Released from Prison, In India, Protests Rage Against "Anti-Muslim" Citizenship Law, Netanyahu Staves Off Party Leadership Challenge Ahead of General Election, Mexico to Bring Complaint Against Bolivia's Interim Government to ICJ, Congolese Asylum Seeker Died in Border Patrol Custody on Christmas Day, Los Angeles Prosecutors Consider Filing Cri…

Jeff Abbott (2019-12-23). The Other Americans: Asylum Seekers Routed to Guatemala. progressive.org A proposed amendment to immigration policy endangers asylum seekers, advocates warn.

Staff (2019-12-23). Headlines for December 23, 2019. democracynow.org White House Halted Ukraine Aid 91 Minutes After Trump & Zelensky Phone Call, U.S. Considering Plan to Deport Mexican Asylum Seekers to Guatemala, WaPo: White House Pushes to Use Migrant Children to Ensnare Parents, Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 People to Death for Khashoggi's Murder, ICC Takes Step to Investigating Israel for War Crimes, India: Protests Continue as Modi Defends "Anti-Muslim" Citizenship Law, Iraq: Thousands Demand Appointment of Independent Prime Minister, Reuters: Up to 1,500 Dead in Iran's Bloody Crackdown Against Nov. Protests, Pentagon: U.S. Soldier Killed in Afghanistan, French Unions Continue St…

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-18). Mexico Finds "World's Largest Lithium Deposit" Just Before US Focus & $1.4 Trillion War-Aimed NDAA. 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 (12/17/19). 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 …

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-17). US Regime Change In Mexico, US Bombs Afghan Hospital, Saudis Get Involved In Syria & More OPCW Leaks. 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 (12/16/19). 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 …

Joe Emersberger (2019-12-15). 128 Reuters articles on Bolivia since October 20, 2019 election with no mention of expert criticism of OAS audit UPDATED. zcomm.org Bolivia ¥s foreign minister says Mexico appeal to International Court 'a mistake' Bolivia's YPFB strikes transition deal with Petrobras to extend natural gas exports Bolivia is not a Mexican colony, acting foreign minister Longaric tells El Pais Mexico says Spanish diplomats' cars blocked by Bolivia at La Paz embassy Mexico appeals to international court as diplomatic Read more…

Paul Dobson (2019-11-04). Venezuela, El Salvador Break Relations as Maduro Applauds 'New Anti-Neoliberal Wave'. venezuelanalysis.com Guatemala's president-elect has similarly pledged to break with the Maduro government upon assuming office in January.

teleSUR, JGN (2019-06-03). øA quién beneficia realmente el Canal de Panamá?>. wp.telesurtv.net El 15 de agosto de 1914 fue la fecha para que se diera la apertura del Canal de Panamá, vía interoceánica entre el mar Caribe y el océano Atlántico con el océano Pacífico. | LEA TAMBIÉN: | Proclaman a Nito Cortizo como presidente electo de Panamá | Los soldados estadounidenses comenzaron a retirarse del Canal de Panamá hace 25 años, en un proceso que culminó el 31 de diciembre de 1999, cuando la soberanía de la ruta marítima recayó en manos de los panameños en virtud de los Tratados canaleros Torrijos-Ca…

teleSUR, ACH (2019-01-01). 26 años del Levantamiento Zapatista: øCómo están los indígenas?>. wp.telesurtv.net El Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) se formó hace 26 años en Chiapas con el propósito de defender la democracia, libertad, justicia y conseguir mejoras sociales para los indígenas y campesinos de México. | Su primera aparición pública fue un 1 de enero de 1994. Desde entonces, su objetivo no ha claudicado. | Situación de los indígenas : | Su mayor logro desde entonces ha sido la dignificación paulatina de los pueblos indígenas. | Además, el gobierno del EZLN está dividido en cinco regiones autónomas en Chiapas para llevar a las comunidades indígenas mayor apoyo en educación, salud y p…

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Gobierno de facto de Bolivia desmiente que prepare ingreso a embajada mexicana
teleSUR, JGN | wp.telesurtv.net | 2020-01-01
El Gobierno de facto de Bolivia desmintió la noche del martes que estuviera preparando el inminente ingreso de las fuerzas del orden a la embajada y la residencia oficial de México en La Paz, con el presunto fin de cumplimentar varios órdenes de aprehensión. | LEA TAMBIÉN: | Tribunal Electoral de Bolivia ratifica habilitación del MAS para comicios | "ESTA NOTA ES FALSA. El contenido de la misma es un absurdo jurídico y fue elaborado para crear conflicto y debilitar el proceso democráti…
wp.telesurtv.net/news/bolivia-desmentido-comunicado-ingreso-embajada-mexico-20200101-0001.html

The Town That Refuses to Drown
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-01
It'S 9 A.M. and a grey cloud that had been shrouding one of four mountains surrounding Temacapulín, in the highlands of western Mexico, has begun to lift. "SINCE THE SIXTH CENTURY, TEMACAPULÂN WELCOMES YOU." The bold white letters emblazoned on the side of one of the mountains, Cerro de la Cruz, emerge through the mist, Hollywood-style, as the town's inhabitants scurry to live up to the promise. It's the first day of the Tenth Annual Chile de Arból Fair and a steady rain has been threatening to flood the town's two-day festival of resist…
truthout.org/articles/the-town-that-refuses-to-drown/

Riña en cárcel mexicana deja un saldo de 16 muertos y cinco heridos
teleSUR, JGN | wp.telesurtv.net | 2020-01-01
Una pelea entre grupos de reos en una cárcel del estado de Zacatecas, en el norte de México, dejó un saldo de 16 personas muertas y cinco heridas, informó una fuente oficial. | LEA TAMBIÉN: | Destacan crecimiento económico durante 2019 en México | La Vocería de Seguridad Pública de Zacatecas informó en la red social de Twitter que "la tarde de este martes se registró una riña al interior del Centro Regional de Reinserción Social (Cerereso) Varonil, que dejó como saldo el fallecimiento de 16 Personas Privada…
wp.telesurtv.net/news/mexico-carcel-zacatecas-pelea-grupos-rivales-muertos-20200101-0005.html

The US Needs A Marshall Plan For Central America
UUSF Sunday Forum | indybay.org | 2020-01-01
U U Center 1187 Franklin/Geary Streets…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/31/18829371.php

The US Needs A Marshall Plan For Central America
UUSF Sunday Forum | indybay.org | 2020-01-01
U U Center 1187 Franklin/Geary Streets…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/31/18829371.php

Mexico says goodbye to turbulent year
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-01
As 2019 draws to a close, Mexico leaves behind a volatile year marked by high and low points, from the launch of the country's #MeToo movement to confrontations with Bolivia.The following is a brief rundown of the main events.January 2019: Hidalgo pipeline explosion: A pipeline in Hidalgo, Mexico exploded, killing at least 137 people. The blast reportedly occurred while people were attempting to steal fuel. Stealing fuel from pipelines has long been a problem for Mexico, which experienced extremely high gas prices around this time. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador campaigned on fighting corruption and…
yenisafak.com/en/world/mexico-says-goodbye-to-turbulent-year-3508664

As Honduras Collapses, Its People are Forced to Flee
Laura Carlsen | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-31
Honduras is collapsing. The thousands of migrants who flee every day are direct testimony to a political, economic and social crisis that the world ignores and the U. S. government seems bent on perpetuating. Instead of examining the crisis behind the exodus, the Trump administration has set an intercontinental human trapline that captures thousands of the world's poorest and most persecuted men, women and children, and then converts their suffering into campaign fodder.
counterpunch.org/2019/12/31/as-honduras-collapses-its-people-are-forced-to-flee/

Bananeros exigen incremento de salario mínimo en Panamá
teleSUR, ats, JL | wp.telesurtv.net | 2019-12-31
Los trabajadores bananeros protestaron este martes en Panamá, cerrando calles y alzando la voz, para exigir el aumento del salario mínimo al presidente Laurentino Cortizo, quien ha pospuesto la respectiva decisión. | LEA TAMBIÉN: | Celebran en Mendoza, Argentina, derogación de "ley cianuro" | De acuerdo con el vicepresidente de Panamá, José Gabriel Carrizo, el gobierno ha apoyado a la ministra de Trabajo y Desarrollo Laboral (Mitradel), Doris Zapata, en la atención de las inquietude…
wp.telesurtv.net/news/panama-bananeros-exigen-incremento-salario-minimo-20191231-0022.html

How the US Made the So-Called 'Safe Third Countries' Unsafe
Belén Fernández | commondreams.org | 2019-12-31
While the US arms industry is presumably feeling pretty secure right about now, it is safe to say many people in "safe third countries" are not. (Photo: Edgard Garrido/Reuters) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/clashes-honduras.jpg
commondreams.org/views/2019/12/31/how-us-made-so-called-safe-third-countries-unsafe?cd-origin=rss

Evo Morales rechaza expulsión de diplomáticos de México y España
teleSUR, JCM | wp.telesurtv.net | 2019-12-31
La expulsión de diplomáticos de México y España por parte del Gobierno de facto boliviano es un acto de desprecio al derecho internacional, consideró este martes el presidente legítimo de Bolivia, Evo Morales,quien rechazó esta medida tomada por "los golpistas". | LEA TAMBIÉN: | MAS rechaza expulsión de diplomáticos por gobierno de facto en Bolivia | En un tuit, Morales detalló que el Gobierno de la presidenta de facto, Jeanine àÅñez, expulsa a embajadora de México y a diplomáticos españoles, rom…
wp.telesurtv.net/news/bolivia-espana-mexico-evo-morales-rechaza-expulsion-diplomaticos-20191231-0005.html

Evo Morales Condemns Expulsion of Diplomats from Bolivia
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-31
The expulsion of diplomats from Mexico and Spain by the de facto Bolivian regime is an act of contempt for international law, the democratically elected President Evo Morales said on Tuesday. Morales condemned the move by "the coup plotters," highlighting the fact that they have been hurting the Andean nation's diplomatic ties. | RELATED: | Spain Expels 3 Bolivian Diplomats in Tit-For-Tat Move | "The coup plotters seek legitimacy, but only exert violence against sister countries," Mora…
telesurenglish.net/news/Evo-Morales-Condemns-Expulsion-of-Diplomats-from-Bolivia-20191231-0007.html

As Honduras Collapses, Its People are Forced to Flee
Laura Carlsen | zcomm.org | 2019-12-31
What really motivates so many people to leave, when their chances of making it to relatives and new lives in the United States are so low? When the cost of the journey–in all senses–is so high?>…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/as-honduras-collapses-its-people-are-forced-to-flee/

Headlines for December 27, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-27
In Confidential Videos, Navy SEALs Say Gallagher Was "Toxic" & "Freaking Evil", Hospitals & Health Clinics Shuttered by Heavy Bombing in Idlib, Syria, Japan to Deploy Destroyer to Middle East Amid Rising Tensions in Gulf of Oman, Nigerian-American Journalist Omoyele Sowore Released from Prison, In India, Protests Rage Against "Anti-Muslim" Citizenship Law, Netanyahu Staves Off Party Leadership Challenge Ahead of General Election, Mexico to Bring Complaint Against Bolivia's Interim Government to ICJ, Congolese Asylum Seeker Died in Border Patrol Custody on Christmas Day, Los Angeles Prosecutors Consider Filing Cri…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/27/headlines

Headlines for December 27, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-27
In Confidential Videos, Navy SEALs Say Gallagher Was "Toxic" & "Freaking Evil", Hospitals & Health Clinics Shuttered by Heavy Bombing in Idlib, Syria, Japan to Deploy Destroyer to Middle East Amid Rising Tensions in Gulf of Oman, Nigerian-American Journalist Omoyele Sowore Released from Prison, In India, Protests Rage Against "Anti-Muslim" Citizenship Law, Netanyahu Staves Off Party Leadership Challenge Ahead of General Election, Mexico to Bring Complaint Against Bolivia's Interim Government to ICJ, Congolese Asylum Seeker Died in Border Patrol Custody on Christmas Day, Los Angeles Prosecutors Consider Filing Cri…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/27/headlines

The Other Americans: Asylum Seekers Routed to Guatemala
Jeff Abbott | progressive.org | 2019-12-23
A proposed amendment to immigration policy endangers asylum seekers, advocates warn.
progressive.org/dispatches/asylum-seekers-routed-guatemala-abbott-191223/

Headlines for December 23, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-23
White House Halted Ukraine Aid 91 Minutes After Trump & Zelensky Phone Call, U.S. Considering Plan to Deport Mexican Asylum Seekers to Guatemala, WaPo: White House Pushes to Use Migrant Children to Ensnare Parents, Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 People to Death for Khashoggi's Murder, ICC Takes Step to Investigating Israel for War Crimes, India: Protests Continue as Modi Defends "Anti-Muslim" Citizenship Law, Iraq: Thousands Demand Appointment of Independent Prime Minister, Reuters: Up to 1,500 Dead in Iran's Bloody Crackdown Against Nov. Protests, Pentagon: U.S. Soldier Killed in Afghanistan, French Unions Continue St…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/23/headlines

Headlines for December 23, 2019
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-23
White House Halted Ukraine Aid 91 Minutes After Trump & Zelensky Phone Call, U.S. Considering Plan to Deport Mexican Asylum Seekers to Guatemala, WaPo: White House Pushes to Use Migrant Children to Ensnare Parents, Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 People to Death for Khashoggi's Murder, ICC Takes Step to Investigating Israel for War Crimes, India: Protests Continue as Modi Defends "Anti-Muslim" Citizenship Law, Iraq: Thousands Demand Appointment of Independent Prime Minister, Reuters: Up to 1,500 Dead in Iran's Bloody Crackdown Against Nov. Protests, Pentagon: U.S. Soldier Killed in Afghanistan, French Unions Continue St…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/23/headlines

Mexico Finds "World's Largest Lithium Deposit" Just Before US Focus & $1.4 Trillion War-Aimed NDAA
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-18
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 (12/17/19). 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 …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/mexico-finds-worlds-largest-lithium-deposit-just-before-us-focus-1-4-trillion-war-aimed-ndaa/

US Regime Change In Mexico, US Bombs Afghan Hospital, Saudis Get Involved In Syria & More OPCW Leaks
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-17
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 (12/16/19). 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 …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/us-regime-change-in-mexico-us-bombs-afghan-hospital-saudis-get-involved-in-syria-more-opcw-leaks/

128 Reuters articles on Bolivia since October 20, 2019 election with no mention of expert criticism of OAS audit UPDATED
Joe Emersberger | zcomm.org | 2019-12-15
Bolivia ¥s foreign minister says Mexico appeal to International Court 'a mistake' Bolivia's YPFB strikes transition deal with Petrobras to extend natural gas exports Bolivia is not a Mexican colony, acting foreign minister Longaric tells El Pais Mexico says Spanish diplomats' cars blocked by Bolivia at La Paz embassy Mexico appeals to international court as diplomatic Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/112-reuters-articles-on-bolivia-since-october-20-2019-election-with-no-mention-of-expert-criticism-of-oas-audit/