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Violence at work Turkey calls on EU to be ‘honest’ in dispute with members
The Turkish foreign minister has called on the European Union to be an “honest broker” in disputes between Ankara and EU member states France, Greece and CyprusBy SUZAN FRASER Associated PressJuly 6, 2020, 6:28 PM4 min readANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish foreign minister on Monday called on the European Union to be an “honest broker”…
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Violence at work Funeral for the Rev. C.T. Vivian set for Thursday
The funeral for the Rev. CJuly 20, 2020, 2:36 PM2 min readATLANTA — The funeral for the Rev. C.T. Vivian, an early and key adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King, is to be held Thursday. Because of the coronavirus outbreak, the service will be private and open only to family, according to a news…
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Violence at work Review: Revolutionary ‘Hamilton’ arrives at an uneasy time
This weekend, consider celebrating America’s independence with a Broadway musical featuring some Founding FathersBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment WriterJune 30, 2020, 1:05 PM5 min read The revolution is finally being televised, thank goodness. The long-awaited live-capture of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s shake-the-rafters musical “Hamilton” comes out Friday on Disney+, a chance to celebrate America’s independence with some…
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Violence at work Child abduction, forced labor scandal widens in south Mexico
A child-abduction scandal in southern Mexico is widening as prosecutors released additional evidence that an adult child thief apparently used other children to help abduct a missing 2 ½ year-old boyJuly 23, 2020, 2:12 AM3 min readMEXICO CITY — A scandal involving the abduction and exploitation of young children in a colonial Mexican city popular…
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Violence at work Surge of federal agents leaves many questions unanswered
CHICAGO — President Donald Trump offered few details when he announced this week that the government will dispatch hundreds of extra federal agents to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to fight an uptick in violent crime. The absence of a clear, publicly available plan has left city leaders, residents and even federal agencies to speculate…
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Violence at work Kansas man sentenced to 12 years in cruise ship killing
A Kansas man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for killing his girlfriend by strangling her and pushing her over a balcony on a cruise ship off the coast of FloridaJuly 8, 2020, 8:04 PM2 min readTOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas man was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in federal prison for…
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Violence at work Journalist held for 6 years gains New Zealand refugee status
A journalist who fled Iran and then exposed Australia’s degrading treatment of asylum-seekers while being held against his will for six years has been granted refugee status in New ZealandBy NICK PERRY Associated PressJuly 24, 2020, 4:34 AM4 min readWELLINGTON, New Zealand — A journalist who fled Iran and then exposed Australia’s degrading treatment of…
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Violence at work 1,200 extra Chicago cops to be deployed over July 4 weekend
Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown says he’ll put 1,200 extra cops on the street during the July 4 weekend in the hopes of stemming the surge in violence that typically comes with the holiday weekendBy DON BABWIN Associated PressJune 29, 2020, 8:08 PM4 min readCHICAGO — Chicago’s police superintendent said Monday that he plans to…
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Violence at work DOJ: Alabama inmates are subjected to excessive force
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it believes Alabama’s prisons for men are unconstitutional because inmates are subjected to excessive force at the hands of prison staffBy KIM CHANDLER Associated PressJuly 23, 2020, 11:20 PM5 min readMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama prisons have a pattern of using excessive force against male inmates, the U.S. Department…
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Violence at work HBO to adapt Ta-Nehisi Coates’ ‘Between the World and Me’
A stage production of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me,” his prize winning book about racism and police violence, is being adapted by HBO for a special this fallJuly 23, 2020, 5:39 PM2 min readNEW YORK — A stage production of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me,” his prize winning book about racism…