Category: WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
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Violence at work Mexico sees rise in gangs, vigilantes recruiting children
One day after a vigilante group revealed that it was using children as young as 8 as “recruits” for armed defense patrols, Mexico’s president said that drug cartels too are recruiting ever-younger kidsJanuary 24, 2020, 8:03 AM3 min readMEXICO CITY — One day after a vigilante group revealed that it was using children as young…
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Violence at work Teachers unions express opposition to active shooter drills
The nation’s two largest teachers unions are calling on schools to revise or eliminate active shooter drillsBy PAT EATON-ROBB Associated PressFebruary 12, 2020, 12:11 AM4 min readHARTFORD, Conn. — The nation’s two largest teachers unions want schools to revise or eliminate active shooter drills, asserting Tuesday that they can harm students’ mental health and that…
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Violence at work Turkey’s Erdogan: Europe must back Libyan govt in Tripoli
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says European Union must support the internationally recognized Libyan government in TripoliBy ANDREW WILKS Associated PressJanuary 18, 2020, 12:03 PM3 min readAnkara — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the European Union to support the internationally recognized Libyan government in Tripoli ahead of a summit in Berlin. In…
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Violence at work Essence event affirms the power of black women in Hollywood
There were laughs, tears and speeches that turned into sermons and affirmations at the star-studded Essence Black Women in Hollywood luncheonBy NEKESA MUMBI MOODY AP Entertainment WriterFebruary 7, 2020, 3:18 PM5 min readBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Through laughs, tears and speeches that turned into sermons and affirmations, the overarching theme of this year’s star-studded Essence…
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Violence at work AP PHOTOS: Irish border residents watch for Brexit fallout
When Brexit takes effect Friday, residents of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are concerned about protecting the relative peace and prosperity that has endured since the 1998 Good Friday AgreementBy DAVID GOLDMAN Associated PressJanuary 30, 2020, 9:17 PM4 min readBELFAST, Northern Ireland — The border was drawn in 1921, splitting communities and sometimes…
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Violence at work Some see end to caravans as Mexican guardsmen stop migrants
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico — From the roadside stand where his family sells mole, barbecue and chicken stew, Miguel Ángel Vázquez has seen all the caravans of Central American migrants and asylum seekers stream past his front door in recent years, throngs of people driven to flee poverty and violence in hopes of a better life…
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Violence at work Survivors return to Auschwitz 75 years after liberation
OSWIECIM, Poland — Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp prayed and wept as they marked the 75th anniversary of its liberation, returning Monday to the place where they lost entire families and warning about the ominous growth of anti-Semitism and hatred in the world. “We have with us the last living survivors, the last among…
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Violence at work US finds ally in Mexico as asylum policy marks first year
TIJUANA, Mexico — The Perla family of El Salvador has slipped into a daily rhythm in Mexico while they wait for the U.S. to decide whether to grant them asylum. A modest home has replaced the tent they lived in at a migrant shelter. Their 7- and 5-year-old boys are in their second year of…
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Violence at work Alabama to shutter aging, dilapidated prison
Officials say a state prison in Alabama’s troubled corrections system will be largely shut down because of infrastructure problems that were the culmination of years of neglectBy KIM CHANDLER Associated PressJanuary 29, 2020, 11:40 PM5 min readMONTGOMERY, Ala. — A state prison in Alabama will be largely shut down because of infrastructure problems, the state…
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Violence at work Bible vs indigenous beliefs at issue in Bolivia
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Hoisting a large leather Bible above her head, Bolivia’s new interim president delivered an emphatic message hours after Evo Morales fled under pressure, the end of a nearly 14-year presidency that celebrated the country’s indigenous religious beliefs like never before. “The Bible has returned to the palace,” bellowed Jeanine Añez as…