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The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature took no action in a special session called by the state’s Democratic governor to pass a package of bills on policing policiesBy SCOTT BAUER Associated PressAugust 31, 2020, 6:01 PM• 4 min readMADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature took no action in a special session Monday called by the state’s…

Workplace discrimination Paternity leave is ignored by corporate America — and that’s a problem for women

Aug 31, 2020

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Aimee Picchi, Special to USA TODAY Published 5:00 a.m. ET Aug. 31, 2020 CLOSE JP Morgan Chase has agreed to pay the biggest recorded settlement in a US parental leave discrimination case. Veuer’s Chandra Lanier has the story. Buzz60Corporate America has a gender problem when it comes to parental leave, with a new study finding…

Violence at work Wisconsin governor asks Trump to call off trip to Kenosha

Aug 31, 2020

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“I am concerned your presence will only hinder our healing,” Tony Evers wrote.August 31, 2020, 2:17 AM• 5 min readWisconsin Gov. Tony Evers “respectfully” asked that President Donald Trump reconsider visiting Kenosha this week amid civil unrest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, saying he was concerned his presence would “only hinder our healing.”White…

Violence at work 2 St. Louis officers shot, 1 critically; suspect barricaded

Aug 31, 2020

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Authorities say two St. Louis police officers were shot and one of them was seriously wounded Saturday evening while responding to a report of a shooting on the south side of the cityAugust 30, 2020, 11:51 AM• 3 min readST. LOUIS, Mo. — Two St. Louis police officers were shot and one of them was…

Sexual harassment Postal chief DeJoy has long leveraged connections, dollars

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WASHINGTON — During its search for a new postmaster general, the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors was presented with 53 candidates screened by an outside company. Not on the list: Louis DeJoy, who ultimately got the job.Instead, in what Democrats call a breach of protocol and blatant cronyism, DeJoy’s name was added as a…

Violence at work Christians: Let’s unite in pandemic to fight injustices

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Two authoritative religious bodies are calling on Christians to band together to fight “sins” laid bare or aggravated by the pandemic, including racism and economic injusticeBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated PressAugust 27, 2020, 12:59 PM• 3 min readVATICAN CITY — Two authoritative religious bodies on Thursday called on Christians to band together to fight “sins” laid…

Violence at work Belarus cracks down on journalists, 2 AP staff deported

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The Belarus government has cracked down hard on the news media, deporting some foreign journalists reporting in the country and revoking the accreditation of many Belarusian journalistsBy JIM HEINTZ Associated PrressAugust 30, 2020, 2:30 AM• 4 min readMOSCOW — Belarus, shaken by three weeks of massive protests against its authoritarian president, on Saturday cracked down…

Violence at work UN expresses concern over ‘dramatic turn’ in Libya crisis

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The United Nations has voiced concern over what it called “a dramatic turn of events” in Libya’s civil war, after a power struggle between leaders of the Tripoli-based government surfaced in the wake of anti-corruption protestsBy SAMY MAGDY Associated PressAugust 29, 2020, 4:01 PM• 4 min readCAIRO — The United Nations on Saturday voiced alarm…

Violence at work Anti-government protesters in Thailand tussle with police

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