Daily Archives: April 15, 2020

2020-04-15: News Headlines

teleSUR (2020-04-15). US Deportations Risk Spreading COVID-19 in Guatemala. telesurenglish.net Guatemala's Health Minister Hugo Monroy denounced Tuesday that an estimated 75 percent of the people on one deportation flight from the United States later tested positive for the novel coronavirus, raising fears that the U.S. is willfully sending sick people back. | RELATED: | "There are really flights where the deportees arrive … citizens who come with fever, and they get on the planes that way," Monroy said, adding they "automa…

KOB 4 (2020-04-15). 80 new COVID-19 cases reported in New Mexico, no new deaths. kob.com The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reported no additional COVID-19-related deaths in the state on Wednesday.

KOB 4 (2020-04-15). Navajo Nation to extend weekend curfew amid coronavirus. kob.com The Navajo Nation has announced plans to continue its weekend overnight curfew through the first weekend in May to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

KOAT (2020-04-15). Coronavirus in New Mexico: No new deaths reported in latest round of updates. koat.com Here are the latest updates on coronavirus in New Mexico.

KOB 4 (2020-04-15). Keller details how Albuquerque is protecting homeless during COVID-19 crisis. kob.com Mayor Tim Keller detailed what the City of Albuquerque is doing to protect homeless people from COVID-19…

teleSUR (2020-04-15). Missing Journalist Found Murdered in Mexico. telesurenglish.net Mexican authorities have found the decapitated body of journalist Victor Fernando Alvarez, who was reported missing since April 2, in the coastal city of Acapulco, the prosecutor's office said on Saturday. | RELATED: | The Guerrero State Attorney General's Office said in a statement that forensic and genetic examinations confirmed the identification of the remains of the body found on Wednesday in the southern state of Guerrero…

KOB 4 (2020-04-15). Gov. wants people to vote via absentee ballot to prevent spread of COVID-19 during primary election. kob.com Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham encouraged people to vote by absentee ballot in the New Mexico primary election.

KOAT (2020-04-15). Showcase New Mexico small businesses with 'Shop Local'. koat.com As COVID-19 changes daily life in New Mexico, we must band together to care for those around us.

KOB 4 (2020-04-15). Check status of stimulus payment. kob.com The federal government launched the portal, "Get My Payment," for people to check on the status of their stimulus payment.

KOAT (2020-04-15). KOAT WEATHER SCHOOL: Kelly explains springtime wind. koat.com Why is it so windy come springtime in New Mexico? Kelly Franson explains.

KOB 4 (2020-04-15). Farmington mayor calls for immediate opening of all businesses at 20% occupancy. kob.com He says the public health order has led to an "economic disaster."

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-04-15). Trump Accused of 'Actively and Knowingly' Spreading Coronavirus to Central America Through Deportations. commondreams.org The Guatemalan health minister said an estimated 75% of the people on one deportation flight from the U.S. later tested positive for the virus. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1207413138_1.jpg

Nomaan Merchant (2020-04-14). Privately-run immigrant jails denying detainees masks, dodging responsibility. peoplesworld.org HOUSTON (AP)—Elsy was on the phone in an immigration detention center when guards showed up with face masks and forms to sign. The asylum-seeker from El Salvador and others had resorted to tearing their T-shirts into face coverings after a woman in their unit tested positive for COVID-19. But the guards would not give out …

teleSUR (2020-04-14). El Salvador Extends State of Emergency Due to Covid-19. telesurenglish.net The Salvadorean Legislative Assembly extended the state of emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic until April 16, a new reported has revealed. | RELATED: | During the extension, the deputies will draw up a new legal project that is in line with the real needs generated by the pandemic. | The legal body will also review fundamental issues to be monitored during the exceptional situation caused by the virus, such as human rights and complian…

Ben Norton (2020-04-13). As Nicaragua confronts Covid, its US-backed opposition exploits the pandemic to create chaos. thegrayzone.com Nicaragua's right-wing opposition is waging an information warfare campaign to undermine the elected Sandinista government, spreading fake news on coronavirus,…

Ben Norton (2020-04-08). Billionaire-backed Human Rights Watch lobbies for lethal US sanctions on leftist governments as Covid crisis rages. thegrayzone.com Regime change-hungry HRW is proudly taking credit for crushing new US sanctions on Nicaragua while pushing to escalate Washington's economic…

Jessica Corbett (2020-04-04). Millions of Women in Mexico Join "Day Without Us" Strike to Protest Gender-Based Violence. zcomm.org "In Mexico it's like we're in a state of war; we're in a humanitarian crisis because of the quantity of women that have disappeared or been killed"

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US Deportations Risk Spreading COVID-19 in Guatemala
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-15
Guatemala's Health Minister Hugo Monroy denounced Tuesday that an estimated 75 percent of the people on one deportation flight from the United States later tested positive for the novel coronavirus, raising fears that the U.S. is willfully sending sick people back. | RELATED: | US Continues Deporting Guatemalans Amid the Pandemic | "There are really flights where the deportees arrive … citizens who come with fever, and they get on the planes that way," Monroy said, adding they "automa…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Deportations-Risk-Spreading-COVID-19-in-Guatemala-20200415-0015.html

Farmington mayor calls for immediate opening of all businesses at 20% occupancy
KOB 4 | kob.com | 2020-04-15
He says the public health order has led to an "economic disaster."
kob.com/new-mexico-news/farmington-mayor-calls-for-immediate-opening-of-all-businesses-at-20-occupancy-/5701192/?cat=500

Navajo Nation to extend weekend curfew amid coronavirus
KOB 4 | kob.com | 2020-04-15
The Navajo Nation has announced plans to continue its weekend overnight curfew through the first weekend in May to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
kob.com/new-mexico-news/navajo-nation-to-extend-weekend-curfew-amid-coronavirus/5701584/?cat=500

80 new COVID-19 cases reported in New Mexico, no new deaths
KOB 4 | kob.com | 2020-04-15
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reported no additional COVID-19-related deaths in the state on Wednesday.
kob.com/new-mexico-news/80-new-covid-19-cases-reported-in-new-mexico-no-new-deaths/5701394/?cat=500

Showcase New Mexico small businesses with 'Shop Local'
koat.com | 2020-04-15
As COVID-19 changes daily life in New Mexico, we must band together to care for those around us.
koat.com/article/showcase-new-mexico-small-businesses-with-shop-local/32160025

Check status of stimulus payment
KOB 4 | kob.com | 2020-04-15
The federal government launched the portal, "Get My Payment," for people to check on the status of their stimulus payment.
kob.com/new-mexico-news/check-status-of-stimulus-payment/5701335/?cat=500

Gov. wants people to vote via absentee ballot to prevent spread of COVID-19 during primary election
KOB 4 | kob.com | 2020-04-15
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham encouraged people to vote by absentee ballot in the New Mexico primary election.
kob.com/new-mexico-news/gov-wants-people-to-vote-via-absentee-ballot-to-prevent-spread-of-covid-19-during-primary-election/5701417/?cat=500

Keller details how Albuquerque is protecting homeless during COVID-19 crisis
KOB 4 | kob.com | 2020-04-15
Mayor Tim Keller detailed what the City of Albuquerque is doing to protect homeless people from COVID-19…
kob.com/new-mexico-news/keller-details-how-albuquerque-is-protecting-homeless-during-covid-19-crisis/5701505/?cat=500

Coronavirus in New Mexico: No new deaths reported in latest round of updates
koat.com | 2020-04-15
Here are the latest updates on coronavirus in New Mexico.
koat.com/article/coronavirus-new-mexico-cases-covid-19/31401320

KOAT WEATHER SCHOOL: Kelly explains springtime wind
koat.com | 2020-04-15
Why is it so windy come springtime in New Mexico? Kelly Franson explains.
koat.com/article/koat-weather-school-kelly-explains-springtime-wind/32162543

Missing Journalist Found Murdered in Mexico
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-15
Mexican authorities have found the decapitated body of journalist Victor Fernando Alvarez, who was reported missing since April 2, in the coastal city of Acapulco, the prosecutor's office said on Saturday. | RELATED: | Mexico: Violence Increases During COVID-19 Crisis | The Guerrero State Attorney General's Office said in a statement that forensic and genetic examinations confirmed the identification of the remains of the body found on Wednesday in the southern state of Guerrero…
telesurenglish.net/news/Missing-Journalist-Found-Murdered-in-Mexico-20200414-0023.html

Trump Accused of 'Actively and Knowingly' Spreading Coronavirus to Central America Through Deportations
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-04-15
The Guatemalan health minister said an estimated 75% of the people on one deportation flight from the U.S. later tested positive for the virus. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1207413138_1.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2020/04/15/trump-accused-actively-and-knowingly-spreading-coronavirus-central-america-through?cd-origin=rss

Privately-run immigrant jails denying detainees masks, dodging responsibility
Nomaan Merchant | peoplesworld.org | 2020-04-14
HOUSTON (AP)–Elsy was on the phone in an immigration detention center when guards showed up with face masks and forms to sign. The asylum-seeker from El Salvador and others had resorted to tearing their T-shirts into face coverings after a woman in their unit tested positive for COVID-19. But the guards would not give out …
peoplesworld.org/article/privately-run-immigrant-jails-denying-detainees-masks-dodging-responsibility/

El Salvador Extends State of Emergency Due to Covid-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-14
The Salvadorean Legislative Assembly extended the state of emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic until April 16, a new reported has revealed. | RELATED: | El Salvador Remembers Saint Romero of the Americas | During the extension, the deputies will draw up a new legal project that is in line with the real needs generated by the pandemic. | The legal body will also review fundamental issues to be monitored during the exceptional situation caused by the virus, such as human rights and complian…
telesurenglish.net/news/el-salvador-extends-state-of-emergency-due-to–covid19-20200414-0013.html

Argentina Extends Mandatory Lockdown Until April 26
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-14
Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez announced Friday that the mandatory lockdown imposed last month to curb the outbreak of the coronavirus will be extended until April 26. | RELATED: | El Salvador Extends State of Emergency Due to Covid-19 | "We are extending the quarantine until April 26. We are going to continue doing the same in the bigger cities and large urban centers," Fernandez told reporters. | The president said the objective of extending the lockdown was to contain the s…
telesurenglish.net/news/Argentina-Extends-Mandatory-Lockdown-Until-April-26-20200414-0022.html

As Nicaragua confronts Covid, its US-backed opposition exploits the pandemic to create chaos
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-13
Nicaragua's right-wing opposition is waging an information warfare campaign to undermine the elected Sandinista government, spreading fake news on coronavirus,…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/13/regime-change-coronavirus-nicaragua/

As Nicaragua confronts Covid, its US-backed opposition exploits the pandemic to create chaos
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-13
Nicaragua's right-wing opposition is waging an information warfare campaign to undermine the elected Sandinista government, spreading fake news on coronavirus,…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/13/regime-change-coronavirus-nicaragua/

Billionaire-backed Human Rights Watch lobbies for lethal US sanctions on leftist governments as Covid crisis rages
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-08
Regime change-hungry HRW is proudly taking credit for crushing new US sanctions on Nicaragua while pushing to escalate Washington's economic…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/08/billionaire-human-rights-watch-sanctions-nicaragua-venezuela/

Millions of Women in Mexico Join "Day Without Us" Strike to Protest Gender-Based Violence
Jessica Corbett | zcomm.org | 2020-04-04
"In Mexico it's like we're in a state of war; we're in a humanitarian crisis because of the quantity of women that have disappeared or been killed"
zcomm.org/zmagazine/millions-of-women-in-mexico-join-day-without-us-strike-to-protest-gender-based-violence/