Mexico News Today Monday, August 31, 2020

MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2020

López Obrador rejects opinion poll findings The president has rejected polls showing his approval rating is below 60%, saying he has information proving he is considerably more popular. FULL STORY No guarantee that decline in virus case numbers will continue: ministry New coronavirus case numbers have declined in recent weeks but there is no guarantee that the trend will continue, Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell said Sunday. FULL STORY Share this email and introduce friends to Mexico News Daily Forward

10 states now yellow on coronavirus stoplight map The risk of coronavirus infection changed to yellow light “medium” in 10 states as of Monday. Colima is the only state at the red light “maximum” risk level. FULL STORY Rains, flooding isolates 30 communities in Jalisco Heavy rains and flooding from Tropical Storm Hernán had left 30 communities in Jalisco without power or communications and an estimated 630 homes and nine schools damaged as of Sunday afternoon. FULL STORY Tortilla maker equips classroom in back of a truck for kids without resources A Mexico City tortilla maker began providing food for the hungry a few months ago. Now they have turned to helping children who don’t have access to the technology they need to go back to school. FULL STORY Hotel opens to students, provides internet and TV Hotel Don Nino in Oaxaca has opened to children in need, providing two rooms and the dining room as classrooms, and TV, computer and internet. FULL STORY It could take Puerto Vallarta tourism 5 years to recover The current estimate is that it will take three to five years to get back to the visitor numbers and revenue levels of 2019. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT AMLO accuses NGOs, news portal of receiving foreign donations to fight train Government claims US foundations have provided resources to Mexican organizations to fund critical research and coverage of the project. FULL STORY Zihuatanejo beach earns Blue Flag designation La Ropa beach has been awarded the distinction, joining El Palmar I, II and III as the four beaches in the tourist destination to have achieved the international certification. FULL STORY Fighting corruption: analysts criticize government’s approach Three corruption analysts have criticized the approach to combating corruption, charging that it should broaden its focus beyond high-profile former officials and make greater use of the National Anti-corruption System. FULL STORY Anonymous call leads mother to find missing son in secret grave Searching for the bodies of missing loved ones in secret graves doesn’t usually yield quick results. But that wasn’t the case for a Sonora woman on Saturday. FULL STORY Protesters demand justice for missing persons Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in at least 14 states Sunday — the International Day for Victims of Forced Disappearances — to demand justice in the thousands of missing-persons cases across the nation and to put an end to high rates of kidnapping. FULL STORY 6 marines arrested in Tabasco for home robbery Six navy marines are in the custody of Tabasco state authorities after local police in Cunduacán arrested them for robbery. FULL STORY Morena launches campaign for public vote on prosecuting ex-presidents Mexico’s ruling party is attempting to collect 2 million signatures of support for a public consultation to decide whether the five most recent former presidents should face justice for crimes they allegedly committed while in office. FULL STORY Through residents’ own initiative, Puebla town has its first doctor Thanks to the efforts and financial contributions of its residents, a town in northern Puebla has a medical doctor for the first time in its history. FULL STORY Real estate firm fires #Lady3Pesos after confrontation at Walmart A woman was fired from her job after she was captured on a video berating a Walmart security guard in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: Electricity commission, union agree to reduce retirement age from 65 to 55 FULL STORY THE QUESTION: Do you think the electricity commission's reduction in workers' retirement age is a good move? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: Should children be permitted to attend bullfights and cockfights? 79% said they shouldn't. VIEW FULL RESULTS

MEXICO LIFE What to look for when selecting a good watermelon Mexico News Daily food writer Janet Blaser used to rely on her farm-girl mother’s advice and listen for a hollow sound when tapping a watermelon. But it turns out there’s a handful of other things to look for in the quest for the perfect sweet, juicy sandía, she writes. FULL STORY The Tarahumara Project: one woman’s arrival home to a much different world After her Jeep broke down in a remote area of Chihuahua, Libby Townsend found a new family among the Rarámuri, writes Leigh Thelmadatter. FULL STORY