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Sexual harassment Army launches broad review of Fort Hood after Vanessa Guillen’s death – ABC News
Army investigators found Guillen was harassed, but not sexual harassment. July 11, 2020, 2:02 AM8 min read The secretary of the Army has ordered a broad independent review of the command climate and culture at Fort Hood, Texas, in the wake of the murder of Spc. Vanessa Guillen. Meanwhile, an official said Army investigators have…
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Violence at work Lebanon’s plea to skeptical expats: Come visit, bring cash
BEIRUT — With Beirut’s airport partially reopening from a three-month virus shutdown, the government is hoping thousands of Lebanese expatriates will return for the summer — and bring dollars desperately needed to prop up the crashing economy. But Lebanon’s far-flung diaspora, renowned as entrepreneurs who for years sent their cash home, may no longer be…
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Workplace discrimination Trump’s photo-op during protests outside the White House and other key June political moments
CLOSE President Trump denies knowing about an intelligence report that said Russia paid a bounty to the Taliban to kill U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan. USA TODAYThe month of June saw coronavirus cases once again on the rise, 2020 presidential campaigns barrel ahead and the country reckoning protests against police brutality and racism. President Donald Trump kept an edge…
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Sexual harassment Harvey Weinstein’s assets frozen by ex-wives
Asset freeze has ‘complicated’ Weinstein appeal and L.A. defense, sources said. July 10, 2020, 6:54 PM6 min read Harvey Weinstein’s two ex-wives went to court in April and successfully convinced judges to freeze nearly $6 million of his assets, according to court records reviewed by ABC News this week and three sources close to the…
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Violence at work New HBO series looks at lives disrupted by a serial killer
It’s said that timing is everything when it comes to documentary filmmakingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment WriterJune 25, 2020, 5:30 PM5 min readNEW YORK — It’s said that documentary filmmaking is all about being in the right place at the right time. If so, director Liz Garbus has been doubly lucky with her latest project.…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY Samuel Alito dissents. A frustrating few months for the conservative justice
(CNN)When the Supreme Court term began last fall, judicial conservatives were hoping that the court’s strong 5-4 majority, bolstered by two of President Donald Trump’s nominees, would deliver a clean…
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Workplace discrimination George Floyd, Supreme Court same-sex marriage ruling, Daytime Emmy Awards: 5 things to know Friday
Editors, USA TODAY Published 4:12 a.m. ET June 26, 2020 | Updated 8:00 a.m. ET June 26, 2020CLOSEGeorge Floyd’s death: Minneapolis City Council to vote on ending police department?The Minneapolis City Council could vote as soon as Friday on whether to add an amendment to the city charter to dismantle the police department and introduce a new model on…
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Sexual harassment Suspect in Vanessa Guillen case appears in court; remains confirmed as Guillen’s
Cecily Aguilar has been charged with conspiracy to tamper with evidence.July 7, 2020, 12:25 AM5 min read A woman accused of helping to hide the body of murdered Fort Hood Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen made her first court appearance Monday to face conspiracy charges. Cecily Aguilar, 22, appeared via closed-circuit television in the Waco, Texas,…
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Violence at work Thousands to walk off job to protest racial inequality
NEW YORK — Workers from the service industry, fast-food chains and the gig economy rallied with organized labor Monday to protest systemic racism and economic inequality, staging demonstrations across the U.S. and around the world seeking better treatment of Black Americans in the workplace. Organizers said at least 20,000 workers in 160 cities walked off…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY Children must go back to school, but….
This is the fourth installment in a series of regular columns on emerging science related to Covid-19 by Erin Bromage, an associate professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. …