(2020-08-26). Hurricane Laura to bring 'UNSURVIVABLE' storm surge to US coastline, forecasters warn. rt.com 
With just hours to go before Hurricane Laura hits the Texas and Louisiana coasts, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) has warned that the storm surge will be "unsurvivable" to anyone who refuses to evacuate. | Hurricane Laura is currently brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, and is forecast to be a Category 4 by the time it makes landfall on Wednesday night local time. A number of coastal cities have ordered residents to evacuate, with Mayor Thurman Bartie of Port Arthur, Texas, saying "if you decide to stay, you're staying on your own." | Though Laura is expected to weaken after it makes landfall, the NHC has wa…
(2020-08-26). Videos: Hurricane Laura to Hit US Gulf Coast as Category 4 Storm With 'Unsurvivable' Water Levels. sputniknews.com The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) indicated in its latest weather update on Wednesday that Hurricane Laura will strike the US Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm after picking up strength in the Gulf of Mexico.
(2020-08-25). President Trump, Child-Trafficker-in-Chief. zcomm.org The administration has been found to be flouting the United States' own anti-trafficking laws by deporting thousands of children and families seeking asylum, practically delivering them into the hands of traffickers across the border in Mexico…
(2020-08-25). Videos: Preparations Underway as Hurricane Laura Likely to Strike US Gulf as Category 3 Storm. sputniknews.com Widespread storm preparations are underway across the US Gulf Coast Tuesday as national forecasters warn that Hurricane Laura, presently churning in the Gulf of Mexico, is gaining strength and will likely strike the US coastline as a Category 3 cyclone.
(2020-08-24). Mexico: President AMLO Assures TV Classes Are Completely Valid. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) Monday said the new school year will begin on television to safeguard the lives of students and teachers. | RELATED: | "Today, elementary and high school students begin their new school cycle, which has all the validity as it will be done with professionalism," AMLO said. | He thanked parents for making it possible to restart classes, teachers for guiding c…
(2020-08-24). Inequality Increases Mortality From COVID-19 in Mexico. telesurenglish.net Mexico's Undersecretary for Health Prevention and Promotion Hugo Lopez-Gatell said that high mortality from COVID-19 is explained by such factors as social inequality, poor nutrition, limited health capacity, and corruption. | RELATED: | "The mortality rate of a country depends a lot on its social reality, and our society's structural inequality has grown exponentially over the past 40 years," Lopez-Gatell sai…
(2020-08-24). Panama: Nurses on Strike To Demand Wages and Biosecurity. telesurenglish.net The National Association of Nurses of Panama (ANEP) Monday will hold a protest to denounce exhausting work hours, lack of personal protective equipment, and failure to pay salaries to professionals hired during the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | The ANAP president Ana Reyes called on citizens to support the peaceful demonstrations that will take place in different health institutions. | "Although we had meetings with the a…
(2020-08-24). Border Town Links Fight Against Trump's Wall to the Black Lives Matter Movement. truthout.org Under a sweltering August sun, just blocks from the U.S.-Mexico border, four local activists busily stage-direct the movements of about 100 residents of Laredo, Texas, who are lined up, fists raised, along the street in front of the city's George P. Kazen federal courthouse. | The four are standing on a 30-foot high scissor lift, making sure the crowd below is placed just perfectly along the giant street mural they have planned for weeks and just finished painting that Sunday morning, August 16.
(2020-08-24). Mining the Depths of Corruption: New Report Exposes Omissions and Misrepresentations in Nevada-based Mining Company's Claims in $400 Million Suit against Guatemalan Government. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-08-23). Anything goes to spite GOP? Popular British historian draws fire by cheering on hurricanes about to batter 'Trump voting states'. rt.com 
Two potentially devastating hurricanes hitting the United States may actually be a good thing, since they would disrupt next week's Republican convention and stick it to Donald Trump, British historian Dan Snow said. | Tropical Storms Laura and Marco are moving through the Gulf of Mexico towards Texas and Louisiana and are projected to make landfall on Monday and Tuesday, less than 24 hours apart. One might think the destruction and loss of life they could cause is bad news, but not so for Dan Snow, a popular British media personality famous for his historical films. | Snow managed to find dark irony in the po…