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The Drug War in Mexico: What is Really Going On?

• September 1, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Documentary, Drug Culture/Industry, Drug Overdoses, Education, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mexico, Obama Administration, Race, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
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Gimme Shelter: An 8.8 Earthquake Jars Chile, But the Rains Are Closing In on Haiti

• March 1, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American Foreign Policy, American Politics, Black People, Class, Haiti, History, Hurricanes, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, The Clintons, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: Aristide, Chile, Chileans, Concepcion, Fanmi Lavalas, Flooding, Free Trade, General Augusto Pinochet, Haiti, Hunger, Hurricanes, Infectious Diseases, Infrastructure, Interim Cooperation Framework, Large Shelters, Medicine, Neo-Colonialism, Occupation, Pétionville, Pinochet, Port au Prince, President Bill Clinton, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President Michelle Bachelet, President Sebastian Piñera, Preval, Rainy Season, Santiago, Scavenging, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Terrorism, Sweatshop, Tourism, U.N. Secretary Ban Ki Moon, U.S. Geological Survey, USAID, World Bank

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The ‘Lady of the House’ Who Was Long Entangled With Jeffrey Epstein July 16, 2019
Ghislaine Maxwell worked with Mr. Epstein for more than a decade, raising questions about what she knew of his alleged sexual exploitation of young women and girls.
Nipsey Hussle Was Hailed as a Peacemaker by the LAPD. He Was Also Their Focus in a Criminal Probe. July 16, 2019
After the rapper was gunned down in Los Angeles, city leaders embraced him as a peacemaker. But he was also under investigation.
Ed Dwight Was Set to Be the First Black Astronaut. Here’s Why That Never Happened. July 16, 2019
For a brief moment, the civil rights movement and the space race came together.
California Today: Why L.A. Police Have Been Investigating Nipsey Hussle July 16, 2019
Tuesday: What a newly acknowledged investigation of a respected community figure says about policing gangs. Also: The 50th anniversary of Apollo 11.
Ebony Memories: A Photo Treasury July 16, 2019
The most significant collection of photographs depicting African-American life in the 20th century is being auctioned. Historians fear the archive could end up hidden away.
Police Fire Tear Gas to Quell Protests Over Puerto Rico’s Governor July 16, 2019
A day of protests turned raucous in Puerto Rico and the police fired tear gas to hold back a crowd demanding the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló.
Child Neglect Reports Sat Unread for 4 Years Because of an Email Mix-up July 15, 2019
A small change to an email address led to reports to a Colorado hotline for child abuse and neglect cases sitting unread for years, officials said.
‘Nobody Opened the Door’: Neighbors Rally During an ICE Raid in Houston July 16, 2019
President Trump has declared the beginning of ICE raids over the weekend “successful,” saying that “many, many were taken out Sunday.”

The Guardian, UK

'Do not take the bait': congresswomen denounce racist Trump attack July 16, 2019
Four Democratic women targeted by Trump accuse him of following an ‘agenda of white nationalists’ at a press conferenceFour Democratic congresswomen of color targeted by Donald Trump’s racist attacks have accused the US president of following an “agenda of white nationalists” and asked that Americans “do not take the bait” of his divisive rhetoric.In a joint […]
EU expected to reject outright Johnson and Hunt's backstop plan July 16, 2019
Next PM will be told in ‘no uncertain terms’ that axing backstop amounts to no dealLatest political developments - live updatesBoris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt’s Brexit plan to axe the Irish border backstop from the withdrawal agreement will be rejected outright by the European Union, EU sources have said.Informed sources say it is doomed to failure and if the […]
Berlin buys 670 flats on Karl-Marx-Allee from private owner July 16, 2019
Move to renationalise buildings follows protests over rising property prices in the cityThe state of Berlin has bought back 670 apartments on the historic Karl-Marx-Allee from a private owner after decades of property privatisation in the German capital.A 1950s prestige project for socialist East Germany, the grand boulevard that stretches from the city cent […]
El Salvador: woman whose baby died in toilet birth back in court July 16, 2019
Evelyn Beatriz Hernández was jailed for murder after she was ruled to have induced abortionA 21-year-old woman who gave birth to a baby in a toilet in El Salvador has returned to court for a second trial for murder in a case that has drawn international attention because of the country’s highly restrictive abortion laws.Evelyn Beatriz Hernández, who says she […]
Candidate for top EU job touts gender equality ahead of vote July 16, 2019
Ursula von der Leyen asks MEPs to back her as first female European commission presidentUrsula von der Leyen has championed gender equality in her appeal to MEPs to back her as the first female president of the European commission, telling the European parliament: “We represent half of our population. We want our fair share.”In a 30-minute speech in Strasbou […]
Dutch police are being infiltrated by criminal gangs, report says July 16, 2019
Dozens of officers suspended or sacked recently for corruption may be ‘tip of iceberg’Dutch police unions have called for extra training in resisting approaches from criminal gangs after a report concluded that the recent firing of dozens of officers for corruption and security breaches could prove “the tip of the iceberg”.The Algemeen Dagblad (AD) newspaper […]
Trump administration to start banning abortion referrals at taxpayer-funded clinics July 16, 2019
Department of Health to force end to abortion referrals, a rule widely seen as a blow against Planned ParenthoodTaxpayer-funded family planning clinics must stop referring women for abortions immediately, the Trump administration has announced, declaring it will begin enforcing a new regulation hailed by religious conservatives and denounced by medical organ […]
Concern grows over UAE oil tanker last seen off Iran July 16, 2019
Vessel stopped transmitting its location on Saturday, when it was pointing towards IranTracking data showing an oil tanker that was heading towards Iranian waters and stopped transmitting its location on Saturday night has raised concerns about the status of the vessel amid heightened tensions between Iran and the US.The UAE-based and Panamanian-flagged oil […]

The BBC

Congresswomen hit back after Trump's tweets branded racist July 16, 2019
The group attacked by the president in tweets widely called racist dismiss them as a distraction.
Trump's asylum crackdown: Will the 'safe third country' plan work? July 16, 2019
The US president is bringing in new rules for asylum seekers but critics deem it illegal and dangerous.
Former football star shot dead in South Africa July 16, 2019
South African former footballer Marc Batchelor is shot dead near his home in Johannesburg.
Inside the former US Embassy in Iran July 15, 2019
The BBC has been given rare access inside the country as tensions with the United States and its allies increase.
Brazil cocaine haul: Shoppers find drug stash in their soap powder box July 16, 2019
Brazilian police suspect 80kg of the drug had been placed on a supermarket's shelves by mistake.
New Zealand's Dunedin jokes about losing 'steepest street' title July 16, 2019
First New Zealand lost the Cricket World Cup, now it no longer has the world's steepest street.
In pictures: 9,000 year-old settlement found in Israel July 16, 2019
Tools, jewels, figurines, seeds and other objects are discovered at the site near Jerusalem.
Zuma inquiry: South Africa's ex-leader claims he received death threats July 16, 2019
Jacob Zuma says threats were also made against his children and lawyer.