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Cuba Closes Off Havana to Stamp Out Spread of Coronavirus
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities ordered a strict 15-day lockdown of Havana on Tuesday seeking to stamp out the low-level but persistent spread of the novel coronavirus in the capital.
Washington Says Pardons by Venezuela’s Maduro Are Token Acts
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro should not be praised for releasing a few political opponents ahead of a congressional election, when many more opposition activists remain in jail.
OAS Chief Under Fire for Removal of Top Rights Official
MIAMI (AP) — An ombudswoman for the Organization of American States is facing criticism that she assisted Secretary General Luis Almagro in a widely condemned effort to remove the region’s top human rights official, The Associated Press has learned.
Fighting Hunger, Water Shortages, COVID-19 and Climate Chaos in Tijuana (OPINION)
Tijuana’s sprawling communities of migrants, and other vulnerable groups are already feeling the economic impacts of both climate change and the pandemic.
Mexico’s ‘Teflon’ Presidency Loses Some Sheen but Survives
MEXICO CITY (AP) — For a president with a plunging economy and the world’s fourth-highest number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths, Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador isn’t doing so badly.
#COVID911: Latino Community Responds to Coronavirus Crisis
The pain and impact of this disease on our community is disproportionate to our share of the population.
Venezuela’s Maduro Pardons Dozens of Political Opponents
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Venezuelan government said Monday that it had pardoned more than 100 people, including dozens of political opponents who are in prison, have taken refuge in foreign embassies in Caracas or fled the country.
Pandemic’s Effect on Remittances to Latin America Varied
MEXICO CITY (AP) — As the COVID-19 pandemic froze the United States economy, not all Latin American immigrants living there were affected equally, a look at the money they sent back to their birthplaces reveals.
Shortened Census Count Will Hurt Communities of Color (OPINION)
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Census Bureau is having a harder time than in the past counting all Americans, and is now saying its workers will spend less time trying to count everyone.
NALEO Predicts 15% Increase in 2020 US Latino Voter Turnout
The handbook is also predicting significant increases in several states, including North Carolina (23%), Nevada (22%), California (20%), Florida (18%) and Colorado (17%).
US Cables: Colombia’s Ex-President Suspected of Militia Ties
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — A high-level U.S. Department of Defense official strongly suspected that Colombia’s then-President Álvaro Uribe, now under house arrest, had a history of dealings with violent paramilitaries, according to a newly declassified memo from his early years in office.A
Copy and Paste Colonialism (OPINION)
There’s a bigger issue here that needs to be addressed.
The 1918 Spanish Flu: Fact vs. Fiction
The latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio.
As President, Joe Biden Will Be a Strong Supporter of Puerto Rico (OPINION)
There are plenty of reasons why Biden’s record on Puerto Rico is superior to that of President Trump’s.
Remembering Ruben Salazar, 50 Years Later (OPINION)
I don’t know how to write about Ruben Salazar.
Poll: Latino Parents Struggle With Education in Unprecedented Times
As summer winds down and students return to school, parents are faced with greater challenges and concerns than ever before.
Colombians Gather in Times Square to Remember Deaths of Young People Killed in Latest Massacres
“We are protesting because in Colombia the killings and massacres are coming back,” said Aura Angélica Hernéndez.
Latin American Women Are Disappearing and Dying Under Lockdown
It’s a pandemic within the pandemic. Across Latin America, gender-based violence has spiked since COVID-19 broke out.
A Conversation With Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey
Latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio
Documentary ‘Boys State’ Is a Snapshot of the Glory and Shame in America’s Political System
Directed by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine, the film is an electrifying snapshot of the American political system, in all it’s glory, in all it’s shame.