Biden’s pledges could spur more migration. But in a pandemic, the border is unprepared

LOS ANGELES/MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) – After spending eight months of 2019 in a makeshift tent camp in the dangerous Mexican border city of Matamoros, Israel Martinez abandoned his hopes of seeking asylum in the United States. Beaten down by the … Read More

Migrant caravan heads for US southern border

Announcements circulating on social media claim that a migrant caravan is heading for the US southern border. Following two massive hurricanes causing devastation across Central America, it’s understood that thousands of migrants from Chile, Cuba, Guyana, Honduras, Paraguay, and other Central … Read More

Thousands of Cubans in South America planning caravans to the U.S. border to seek asylum

Thousands of Cubans have started to join other migrants in caravans heading for the U.S. southern border to apply for political asylum, Cubans in Latin America have told el Nuevo Herald. From Guyana to Paraguay and Chile, Cuban migrants are … Read More

9 ways Joe Biden and Kamala Harris aim to make the U.S. like California

Many of the major policies that former Vice President Joe Biden is proposing are already in place in California to some degree. Credit: Illustration by Dan Hubig for CalMatters – California has become a laboratory for progressive policies CALIFORNIA, USA … Read More

Russia Suspected In Major Cyberattack On U.S. Treasury, Commerce Departments

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The U.S. Treasury Department, shown here in 2019, has been hacked along with the U.S. Commerce Department, according to reports. Russia is suspected but denies involvement. The U.S. government has acknowledged a breach and says it is investigating to make … Read More

CDU leadership candidate blames jobless total on influx of migrants

Three candidates to lead German conservative party hold TV debate. The three men are battling to replace Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as CDU leader | Bernd von Jutrczenka/Getty Images Friedrich Merz, one of the candidates to become leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic … Read More

Hunger study predicts 168,000 pandemic-linked child deaths

FILE – In this Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 file photo, two-year-old Akon Morro, who is anemic and suffers from edema due to malnutrition, sits on the floor of a feeding center in Al Sabah Children’s Hospital in the capital Juba, … Read More

Brexit talks: Barnier says deal ‘still possible’ as French minister slams UK ‘madness’

European Union’s negotiator Michel Barnier arrives for a meeting of the representatives of the Governments of the EU Member States, Brussels, December 14, 2020. The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier has said he still has the firm belief that a … Read More

German lockdown: Merkel announces tough new COVID curbs

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Chancellor Angela Merkel has said stores, schools, and daycare centers will close in the run-up to Christmas. The new rules agreed with Germany’s 16 state leaders, will come into effect from Wednesday. Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that most stores … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 11 December 2020

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Greetings from Tyler, The news/talk station played an interesting ad this morning.  A friendly guy was talking about how he was always doing his best to “be safe” and keep everybody around him safe.  And how nice it was to … Read More

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