Mexican President López Obrador tests positive for the coronavirus
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is shown at a news conference at the presidential palace in Mexico City, Dec. 18, 2020.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador — known to flout wearing a mask — said Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and was receiving treatment for mild symptoms. And, civil rights groups are raising concerns about moves by the US Congress to strengthen laws to investigate and charge domestic terrorists suggesting it could result in the targeting of Black and other diverse communities. Also, after being inspired by South Korea’s K-pop genre, a band named Ninety One pioneered “Q-pop,” or Qazaq-pop, in Kazakhstan.
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