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Sexual harassment Navajo Nation calls for investigation into Fort Hood deaths
The Navajo Nation has joined calls for an accounting of the deaths at Fort Hood after one of its members became the latest soldier from the U.S. Army post in Texas to dieSeptember 6, 2020, 6:06 PM• 2 min readDALLAS — The Navajo Nation has joined calls for an accounting of the deaths at Fort…
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Violence at work Online bans fail to silence US extremists drawn to protests
SILVER SPRING, Md. — After Wisconsin protests over Jacob Blake’s shooting by police turned deadly last week, a member of an anti-government extremist group started posting updates from the scene for comrades in an encrypted chat room.The group member named “Jake” said “two of my guys” rushed in to help after a gunman later identified…
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Violence at work Sheriff: Deputy fired after footage shows excessive force
Authorities say a deputy in South Carolina has been fired and charged with assault after body camera footage showed he yanked a woman to the ground by her hairSeptember 2, 2020, 9:32 PM• 2 min readCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A deputy in South Carolina has been fired and charged with assault after body camera footage showed…
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Violence at work For Lebanese, recovery too heavy to bear a month after blast
BEIRUT — A month after Beirut’s devastating explosion, Ghassan Toubaji still sits under a gaping hole in his ceiling — he can look up through the dangling plaster, wires and metal struts and the broken brick roof and see a bit of sky.The 74-year-old survived the Aug. 4 blast with bruises, but his fall from…
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Violence at work Belarus’ opposition challenger urges UN action amid protests
KYIV, Ukraine — Hundreds of students, information technology workers and others rallied again in Belarus’ capital Friday to protest the disputed reelection of the nation’s authoritarian president, while the main opposition challenger in the vote urged the United Nations to help end the crackdown on protests.Information technology workers and other protesters formed “chains of solidarity”…
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Violence at work Efforts ramping up to get intra-Afghan peace talks started
KABUL, Afghanistan — Officials on both sides of Afghanistan’s protracted conflict say efforts are ramping up for the start of negotiations between Afghan representatives and the Taliban while a top U.N. envoy expressed hope Thursday that a formal launch will take place in “the coming days, not the coming weeks.”The so-called intra-Afghan talks are a…
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Violence at work Pandemic slows 2nd year of bank shooting survivor’s crusade
While Whitney Austin has made impressive gains in her recovery from 12 close-range gunshots, progress in the former bank executive’s new life’s mission has been slowed by the pandemicBy DAN SEWELL Associated PressSeptember 5, 2020, 12:59 PM• 4 min readCINCINNATI — While Whitney Austin has made impressive gains in her recovery from 12 close-range gunshots,…
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Violence at work The Note: Official business becomes political business in Trump White House – ABC News
Lines that separated campaign activities from official ones are being erased.September 2, 2020, 10:01 AM• 6 min readThe TAKE with Rick KleinIt’s long been said that good policy makes good politics.Something of an inverse proposition is being tested by President Donald Trump and his administration now. With two months before the election, the lines that…
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Sexual harassment Ex-NRA insider speaks out: Gun owners should be ‘horrified’ by what I saw
A former high-ranking official within the National Rifle Association is breaking ranks with the powerful gun lobby, publishing a book that accuses its leaders of decades worth of mismanagement and fraud that he says has left the organization in a state of financial and moral disarray.In an exclusive interview with ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent…
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Violence at work Teacher with far-right ties harassed health officer: Police
Authorities say a California community college instructor with ties to the far-right extremist “boogaloo” movement is in custody on suspicion of sending misogynistic and threatening letters to a county health officer involving the pandemicSeptember 1, 2020, 10:16 PM• 3 min readSAN JOSE, Calif. — A California community college instructor with ties to the far-right, anti-government…