Daily Archives: September 7, 2020

2020-09-07: News Headlines

Ben Norton (2020-09-06). U.S. govt-linked PR firm ran fake news networks for right-wing Latin American regimes. thegrayzone.com A Washington, DC-based PR firm linked to the US government and Democratic Party, CLS Strategies, ran a fake news network on Facebook and Instagram, spreading propaganda for Bolivia's coup regime and the right-wing opposition in Venezuela and Mexico. By Ben Norton major US PR firm located just a few blocks from the White House has …

Tamara Pearson (2020-09-05). Closure of Border to Refugees Spreads Misery as US Tourists Vacation in Mexico. zcomm.org Around 91 percent of migrants apprehended while trying to cross from Mexico into the U.S.'s Southwest border are being sent back within as little as two hours.

Tim Anderson (2020-09-05). The Collaborator's Reward: the UAE, from Syria to Israel. thealtworld.com What do Panama's Manuel Noriega, Iraq's Saddam Hussein and the UAE's Mohamad Bin Zayed (MBZ) all have in common? They dreamed that their collaboration with the imperial power would allow them the freedom to pursue their own ambitions. | Very wrong. Once Noriega was employed by the CIA to betray compatriot nationalists and to be used as a tool against independent Cuba and Nicaragua, imperialism owned him. Once Saddam was armed (including with poison gas) by NATO countries to attack Revolutionary Iran and slaughter dissident Iraqis, imperialism owned him. And once MBZ collaborated with Mossad against the Palestinia…

Dahr Jamail (2020-09-04). Fracking Company Has Made It Rain Toxic Water Upon New Mexico Without Penalty. zcomm.org New Mexico is faced with this fundamental issue: Does it fill its coffers with blood money, sacrificing the health of its people in order to reap funding from the oil and gas industry? Or does it hold accountable an entire industry that is poisoning its people and the Land of Enchantment?>

Staff (2020-09-04). Headlines for September 4, 2020. democracynow.org Key Model Projects 410,000 Dead in U.S. from COVID-19 by January 1, Trump Mocks Biden for Wearing Mask During Pandemic, COVID-19 Cases Surge on College Campuses, Amnesty: Over 7,000 Health Workers Have Died During Pandemic, 1,300 in Mexico, U.S. Marshals Kill Anti-Fascist Activist Suspected in Fatal Portland Shooting, Rochester Suspends Seven Officers Tied to Death of Daniel Prude, D.C. Protesters Condemn Police Killing of Black Teenager Deon Kay, Biden Visits Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Meet Family of Jacob Blake, L.A. Airport Workers Stage Die-In Calling for Benefits for Laid-Off Workers, Attorney General Barr Refus…

_____ (2020-09-04). Fracking Company Made It Rain Toxic Water Upon New Mexico. popularresistance.org Penny Aucoin, her husband Carl Dee George, their son Gideon and their daughter Skyler have had their lives devastated by the fracking industry. | There was no oil and gas infrastructure where they lived when they moved to Carlsbad, New Mexico. But six years ago, during a massive expansion of drilling across the Permian Basin that spans West Texas and southeastern New Mexico — one of the most prolific oil and gas basins in the United States — the drilling began. | It was so loud they had to provide hearing protection for Skyler. Then when the flaring commenced, dead birds began literally falling out of…

teleSUR (2020-09-03). Mexico: Lower House Votes to End Presidential Immunity. telesurenglish.net Mexico's Lower House Wednesday approved a constitutional reform that, if supported by the Senate, would allow ex-presidents to be removed from their immunity and tried for corruption. | RELATED: | The constitutional reform received 420 votes in favor, 15 abstentions, and no vote against. This possible amendment will be passed on to the Senate, which will have the last word to allow former presidents to be tried for treas…

teleSUR (2020-09-03). Nicaragua: President Ortega Leads Army's Anniversary Ceremony. telesurenglish.net Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega Wednesday led a ceremony at the Managua's Revolution Square to celebrate the 41st anniversary of the Army's founding. | RELATED: | As recognition of the services rendered during decades, Ortega granted the Augusto Sandino Order to the Army, a distinction that was received by the General-in-Chief Julio Aviles. | He also granted a special distinction to the military units that are taking part in health…

teleSUR (2020-09-03). Mexico Labor Market Shows the First Signs of Recovery – Report. telesurenglish.net The Mexican labor market is starting to recover amid the COVID-19 pandemic as millions have returned to work in the second-largest Latin American economy, reported on Thursday the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). | RELATED: | The latest data shows that in July, 7.2 million people went back to work, out of the 12 million unemployed reported in April. | Overall, the number of employed people reached 49.8 milli…

sputniknews (2020-09-03). Some 16% of US Oil, Gas Output Still Shut After Hurricane Laura, Interior Department Says. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Some 16 percent of oil and gas production from the Gulf of Mexico remains shut after Hurricane Laura passed through last week and recovery work continues, the US Department of Interior said in a statement.

Massay Crisanto (2020-09-03). 5 Garífuna Leaders Are Still Missing in Honduras. thenation.com 5 Garífuna Leaders Are Still Missing in Honduras…