Category: WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
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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…
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Violence at work Yemen’s rebels: Saudi-coalition airstrike kills 10 civilians
Yemen’s Houthi rebels and a rights activist say an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition has killed at least 10 civilians, including six children and two women in the mountainous northern province of JawfBy SAMY MAGDY Associated PressJuly 15, 2020, 9:54 PM3 min readCAIRO — An airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition Wednesday killed at least 10…
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Violence at work French man accused of molesting 305 Indonesian children
Indonesian authorities have arrested a French man for alleged sexual abuse of minors after finding videos on his laptop computer showing him molesting over 300 childrenBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated PressJuly 10, 2020, 2:18 PM2 min readJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities have arrested a French man for alleged sexual abuse of minors after finding videos on…
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Violence at work Civil rights veteran Rev. C.T. Vivian dead at 95
ATLANTA — The Rev. C.T. Vivian, an early and key advisor to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who organized pivotal campaigns in the civil rights movement and spent decades after advocating for justice and equality, died Friday at the age of 95. Vivian began staging sit-ins against segregation in Peoria, Illinois, in the 1940s…
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Violence at work California sues Cisco for bias based on Indian caste system
California regulators have sued Cisco Systems for discriminating against an engineer at the company’s headquarters because he is a Dalit IndianBy TALI ARBEL AP Technology WriterJuly 1, 2020, 11:57 PM3 min readNEW YORK — California regulators have sued Cisco Systems, saying an engineer faced discrimination at the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters because he is a…