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Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press Published 12:27 p.m. ET Sept. 2, 2020 | Updated 1:56 p.m. ET Sept. 2, 2020CLOSE In this June 2018 interview, Bill Ford Jr. talks about Ford buying the Michigan Central Station and his plans for its future. Detroit Free PressFord Motor Company alerted its employees early Wednesday during a weekly…

Violence at work Cosmic Legos: Black holes merge into never before seen size

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Astrophysicists detected the signal from a long ago violent collision of two black holes that created a new one of a size that had never been seen beforeBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science WriterSeptember 2, 2020, 12:30 PM• 4 min readBlack holes are getting stranger — even to astronomers. They’ve now detected the signal from a…

Sexual harassment Michigan State’s Nassar review mostly clears staff

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Michigan State University mostly found no violations of campus policy in a review of roughly 20 former or current staff members who were said to have received complaints about Larry NassarBy ED WHITE Associated PressSeptember 1, 2020, 9:06 PM• 3 min readDETROIT — Michigan State University mostly found no violations of campus policy in a…

Violence at work Police: Most arrested during Kenosha protests not from city

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KENOSHA, Wis. — Some residents in Kenosha fear a planned visit by President Donald Trump after unrest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake may stir more emotions and cause more violence and destruction in the southeastern Wisconsin city after several days of peace.The city’s mayor, and the state’s governor, also said they believed Trump’s…

Sexual harassment US Army: New leadership at Fort Hood; Guillen probe widens

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U.S. Army officials have announced changes in leadership at Fort Hood amid what they said was a widening investigation into the slaying of a soldier at the Texas baseBy ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated PressSeptember 1, 2020, 11:25 PM• 4 min readAUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Army officials announced changes in the leadership at Fort Hood…

Violence at work UN chief: Virus reversed fragile progress on gender equality

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The United Nation chief says the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened inequality between men and women and reversed “decades of limited and fragile progress on gender equality and women’s rights.”By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated PressSeptember 1, 2020, 6:31 AM• 3 min readUNITED NATIONS — The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened inequality between men and women and reversed…

Sexual harassment Egypt to try ex-student for sexual assault in #MeToo case

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Egypt’s chief prosecutor has referred a former student at an elite university to criminal trial over accusations of attempted rape of three minorsBy SAMY MAGDY Associated PressSeptember 1, 2020, 5:47 PM• 3 min readCAIRO — Egypt’s chief prosecutor Tuesday referred a former student of an elite university to trial on charges of sexual assault of…

Violence at work Police: Man brandished gun at protest in self-defense

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Police in Florida say a man who pulled a gun at a protest won’t face charges because he was defending himselfAugust 30, 2020, 7:34 PM• 2 min readTALLAHASEE, Fla. — Police in Florida say a man who pulled a gun at a protest won’t face charges because he was defending himself.The Tallahassee Police Department said…

Violence at work Sheriffs slam governor’s plan to curb Portland violence

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