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Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra on Coping as an Artist by Taking Performances To Instagram
“The world has changed considerably and I think it’s healthy we face that, but we won’t lose music and we won’t lose songs,” Segarra told Latino Rebels.
Deportation Contagions
In the age of COVID-19, anything other than ending deportations is a high-risk, potentially disastrous move.
In Brazil and Mexico, Leaders Downplay Dangers of Virus Outbreak
Brazilian Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta warned that Brazil’s public health system will likely collapse by the end of April.
AOC Says Trump’s COVID-19 Response Could Cost Lives
“We cannot wait until people start really dying in large numbers to start production, especially of more complicated equipment like ventilators and hospital beds,” Ocasio-Cortez told CNN’s Jake Tapper.
US Indicts Venezuela’s Maduro on Narcoterror Charges
MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that it has indicted Venezuela’s socialist leader Nicolás Maduro and several key aides on charges of narcoterrorism.
Brazil’s Governors Rise Up Against Bolsonaro’s Virus Stance
SÃO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s governors are defying President Jair Bolsonaro over his call to reopen schools and businesses, dismissing his argument that the “cure” of widespread shutdowns to contain the spread of the coronavirus is worse than the disease.
Mexican Governor Says Poor Are ‘Immune’ to Coronavirus
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The governor of a state in central Mexico is arguing that the poor are “immune” to the new coronavirus, even as the federal government suspends all nonessential government activities beginning Thursday in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus.
Miles morirían en Puerto Rico por el COVID-19
Al momento las proyecciones obtenidas de expertos por el Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI) son sobrecogedoras. La más cautelosa apunta a que se podrían registrar unas 16,000 víctimas mortales durante la pandemia en la isla; el peor escenario se acerca a las 58,000 víctimas.
ICE Detainees Announce Hunger Strike in Louisiana Prisons as Mississippi Organizations Call for Their Release
“Who is protecting us? Who is worried about us? We have families. Mom, dad, siblings, daughters, sons. Our families outside are worried about us,” F said in a recording.
What You Need to Know Today About the Virus Outbreak
Senate leaders were rushing to unravel last-minute snags and win passage of unprecedented emergency legislation to rush sweeping aid totaling some $2 trillion to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Residente Interviews El Salvador President Nayib Bukele About Coronavirus
In an Instagram LIVE, Residente asked Bukele about the ways in which he is combating the spread of COVID-19 in El Salvador.
COVID-19 Q&A
One very important conversation with Wajahat Ali and Dr. Sarah Kureshi.
Trump Administration Urged to Free Migrants as Virus Surges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure was mounting on the Trump administration Wednesday to release people from immigration detention facilities where at least one detainee has tested positive for COVID-19 and advocates fear tight quarters and overall conditions could cause rapid spread of the virus.
Latino USA Presents: For Immigrant Communities, Coronavirus Is A Different Kind Of Threat
In this episode, Vox politics and policy reporter Catherine Kim expands on her recent reporting on the challenges low-income immigrants face during a widespread pandemic.
Court Dates Postponed for Asylum Seekers Waiting in Mexico
The decision is a preventative step to stop the spread of the coronavirus, but advocates say it will place migrants at further risk.
‘We Are Collapsing’: Virus Pummels Medics in Spain and Italy
MADRID (AP) — By the time Patricia Núñez’s cough started, she was already familiar with the dreaded dry hacking sound tormenting patients who had for weeks been filling the Madrid emergency ward where she works.
Pew Says That US Latinos Are More Worried About Virus Threat to Personal Finances and Health
“The spread of the coronavirus has the potential to hit many of the nation’s nearly 60 million Latinos particularly hard,” Pew noted.
The Virus as Carnival (OPINION)
Here in Latin America, for the first time in about 500 years, we don’t automatically trust those coming from the other side of the ocean.
Biden’s Challenge: Breaking Through With Virus Response
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is working to reassert himself in national politics three weeks after taking command of the Democratic presidential primary.
What You Need to Know Today About the Virus Outbreak
As virus deaths accelerate in the U.S., President Donald Trump has gone against the advice of scientists and top health experts, claiming he will reopen the country and its ailing economy in weeks, not months.
K-12 Learning During a Pandemic: Why We Need to Slow Down for Mental Health’s Sake (OPINION)
We need to slow down, accept that learning and the benchmarks that schools use to measure it will look different for some time to come, and most importantly check on the mental, emotional, and even spiritual well-being of our children.