We tottered along a narrow footpath, our packs heavy with our water supply, and looked out into space to our right. From our hiking boots, a short steep slope of grass descended 10 feet, and there the land ended. Far beyond and below that edge, it reappeared, indicating we had quite a high cliff a…
US Extends Travel Restrictions at Land Borders With Canada, Mexico Through March 21
WASHINGTON—U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least March 21, the one-year anniversary of the restrictions to address COVID-19 transmission concerns, the U.S. government said Friday. The new 30-day extension is the first announced under President Joe Biden and comes as the White House has been holding…
Ford Latest Automaker to Shut North American Plants on US Winter Weather
MEXICO CITY—Freezing weather that interrupted gas supplies in the southern United States and Mexico was wreaking havoc on Thursday with car manufacturing plants on both sides of the border, with Ford saying several of its assembly plants have been shut. The cold snap has overwhelmed Texas’s power grid, while natural gas supplies to Mexico from…
‘Wanted to Be a Good Dad’: Ted Cruz Responds to Criticism He Traveled to Cancun Amid Texas Power Crisis
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) responded to allegations that he flew to Cancun, Mexico, in the midst of record cold temperatures and snowfall in Texas—which has been besieged by power outages over the past several days. Cruz appeared to confirm that he went to Cancun, saying that “with school canceled for the week, our girls asked…
Power Outage in Northern Mexico Hits 400,000 Users, President Says
MEXICO CITY—Mexico is working to fix a power outage that hit around 400,000 users and was caused by a cold snap in the north of the country, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday. Amid the bad weather, national electricity grid operator CENACE said on Twitter that the outage had come about due to…
California Inequality, Class Divide Now Similar to Mexico: Expert
The class divide and inequality in the state of California are currently at levels similar to Mexico, according to author and university professor Joel Kotkin. Kotkin, urban futures fellow at Chapman University, and author of “The Coming of Neo-Feudalism: A Warning to the Global Middle Class,” told NTD that a major factor driving residents and…
California Inequality, Class Divide Now Similar to Mexico, Expert Says
The class divide and inequality in the state of California are currently at levels similar to those seen in Mexico, according to author and university professor Joel Kotkin. Kotkin, urban futures fellow at Chapman University, and author of “The Coming of Neo-Feudalism: A Warning to the Global Middle Class,” told Epoch Times affiliate NTD that…
Mexico Says Expecting Migration Surge in 2021
Mexico officials have said they expect a spike in mass migration this year driven by natural disasters, failed economies, and the negative impact of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus pandemic. Nashieli Ramirez Hernandez, the head of Mexico’s Human Rights Commission (Comision Nacional de Derechos Humanos, CNDH), said during a press briefing last week that…
Mexican Telecoms Magnate Slim Returns Home After Hospitalization With COVID-19
MEXICO CITY—Mexican businessman Carlos Slim, one of the world’s richest men, has returned home from hospital following a bout of COVID-19 and is feeling well, his spokesman Arturo Elias said on Saturday. During the past week, Slim had been getting medical attention at the National Institute of Nutrition, a public health center in Mexico City….
FDA Issues Alert on Hand Sanitizers Imported From Mexico Amid Safety Concerns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an import alert on alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico amid serious safety concerns. “Under the import alert, alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico offered for import are subject to heightened FDA scrutiny, and FDA staff may detain the shipment,” a statement from the agency posted on Tuesday reads. “As part…
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