Category: WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
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Violence at work Rayshard Brooks struggled in system but didn’t hide his past
ATLANTA — Rayshard Brooks didn’t hide his history. About five months before he was killed by Atlanta police in a Wendy’s parking lot — before his name and case would become the latest rallying point in a massive call for racial justice and equality nationwide — Brooks gave an interview to an advocacy group about…
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Violence at work Cops: 15 injured after shooting outside Chicago funeral home
CHICAGO — Amid a surge in gun violence and protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, the nation’s third-largest city is on edge, awaiting possible greater tension in the form of a plan by President Donald Trump to dispatch dozens of federal agents to Chicago. The White House plan emerged days after a downtown…
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Violence at work ‘Antebellum’ brings racial justice call to reopened theaters
NEW YORK — Back in March, filmmakers Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz gathered their artist friends and a few journalists at Manhattan’s members-only social club, Soho House, for a screening of their first feature-length project, “Antebellum.” They wanted a constructively critical reaction ahead of the planned spring release of the film — a psychological thriller…
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Violence at work Ole Miss leader sorry for handling of Confederate statue
The University of Mississippi chancellor has apologized for how he handled the relocation of a Confederate monument that has been a divisive symbol on the Oxford campusBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated PressJuly 17, 2020, 8:10 PM3 min readJACKSON, Miss. — The University of Mississippi chancellor apologized Friday for how he handled the relocation of a…
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Violence at work Texas DA files new charges resulting from deadly drug raid
Prosecutors say the investigation of a Houston Police Department narcotics unit following a deadly 2019 drug raid has resulted in charges being filed against six ex-officersBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated PressJuly 2, 2020, 12:30 AM4 min readHOUSTON — The investigation of a Houston Police Department narcotics unit following a deadly 2019 drug raid has resulted…
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Violence at work Prosecutor resigns after post seems to link protests, Nazis
A longtime top Houston area prosecutor has resigned after posting a meme on Facebook that appeared to equate Nazis with people who have been participating in protests in the wake of George Floyd’s deathBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated PressJune 29, 2020, 7:55 PM3 min readHOUSTON — A longtime top Houston area prosecutor resigned Monday after…
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Violence at work Rabbi: Cannon ‘genuinely concerned’ after apology, meeting
A prominent rabbi who met with Nick Cannon says the television producer is “genuinely concerned about the hurt” he caused with his recent anti-Semitic remarks on a podcastBy LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated PressJuly 17, 2020, 8:52 PM4 min read A prominent rabbi who met with Nick Cannon says the television host and producer is “genuinely…
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Violence at work Editorial Roundup: US
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ——— July 21 The Washington Post on the recent hacking of several high-profile Twitter accounts: “Tough day for us at Twitter,” company chief executive Jack Dorsey tweeted last Wednesday, after several high-profile accounts on his site were hacked. This was an understatement. The security breach…
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Violence at work AP Exclusive: ‘Strike for Black Lives’ to highlight racism
NEW YORK — A national coalition of labor unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a mass walkout from work this month, as part of an ongoing reckoning on systemic racism and police brutality in the U.S. Dubbed the “Strike for Black Lives,” tens of thousands of fast food, ride-share, nursing home…
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Violence at work Federal operation in Kansas City targets violent crime
A massive federal operation underway in Kansas City, Missouri, that targets violent crime has been largely welcomed by local and state officialsBy MARGARET STAFFORD and ROXANA HEGEMANJuly 22, 2020, 9:40 PM4 min readLIBERTY, Mo. — A massive federal operation underway in Kansas City, Missouri, that targets violent crime has been largely welcomed by local and…