Trump accelerates border wall construction ahead of election, despite pandemic
(World News USA)

The BDN is making the most crucial coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic impact in Maine free for all readers. Click here for all coronavirus stories and here for the free collection. You can join others committed to safeguarding this vital public service by purchasing a subscription or donating directly to the newsroom. LA ROSITA, Texas — Nayda Alvarez said she has caught border wall surveyors — without masks or other protective gear — sneaking onto her property along the Rio Grande several times this year, most recently in April. Later that month, federal attorneys summoned her to court in an effort to seize for the border wall land that her family has owned and inhabited...