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An Air Force officer is under fire for a Facebook comment regarding missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen. According to court documents, Guillen, who has been missing since late April, was allegedly killed by a fellow soldier on the Texas Army base. In a group called Veteran Humor, Betsy Schoeller, a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee lecturer,…

Violence at work Walmart and Sam’s Club to require all customers to wear masks

Jul 26, 2020

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The face coverings mandate at the retail giants goes into effect on July 20. July 15, 2020, 4:42 PM4 min read Walmart and Sam’s Club announced Wednesday that they will start requiring all customers to wear face coverings when shopping at its stores as the coronavirus pandemic rages in the U.S. “While we’re certainly not…

Sexual harassment South Korea split over Seoul mayor’s harassment allegations after his death

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Park Won-soon’s death leaves sexual harassment allegations behind. July 13, 2020, 5:48 PM3 min readSEOUL, South Korea — A civic group representing the former secretary of Seoul mayor Park Won-soon publicly appealed for an investigation into the sexual harassment allegations against Park, who died shortly after the complaint was filed last Friday. A legal representative…

Violence at work ‘Extreme inequality was the preexisting condition’: How COVID-19 widened America’s wealth gap

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The novel coronavirus pandemic has only exacerbated income inequality, experts say, stretching the racial wealth gap in the United States and making the richest wealthier while leaving many of the poorest without jobs. As the COVID-19 pandemic overtook the U.S., it brought with it an unprecedented financial crisis and unemployment rates at their highest levels…

Sexual harassment Suspect connected to missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen dies by suicide

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Vanessa Guillen’s family is demanding a Congressional investigation. July 1, 2020, 6:14 PM6 min read When Mayra Guillen went to the military base in Fort Hood, Texas, after her sister went missing two months ago, she said she encountered a man who gave her a bad feeling. “That subject, I met him, not knowing he…

Violence at work Virus, Floyd death merge in brutal blow to Black well-being

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Doctors have known it for a long time, well before the resounding cries of “Black Lives Matter”: Black people suffer disproportionately. They face countless challenges to good health, among them food, transportation and income. The stress of living with racism has very real, physical effects. And they are especially prone to diabetes, hypertension and other…

Sexual harassment Today in History

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Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 1, the 183rd day of 2020. There are 183 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 1, 1863, the pivotal, three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, resulting in a Union victory, began in Pennsylvania. On this date: In 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion…

Violence at work Editorial Roundup: US

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Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ——— July 14 The New York Times on extending unemployment benefits in the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic: Unemployment benefits provide people who lose jobs with a little help for a little while. The money is not really enough to live on, by design:…

Sexual harassment Supreme Court expected to rule on Trump tax records Thursday

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