Category: WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
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Violence at work UN chief: Virus reversed fragile progress on gender equality
The United Nation chief says the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened inequality between men and women and reversed “decades of limited and fragile progress on gender equality and women’s rights.”By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated PressSeptember 1, 2020, 6:31 AM• 3 min readUNITED NATIONS — The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened inequality between men and women and reversed…
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Violence at work Police: Man brandished gun at protest in self-defense
Police in Florida say a man who pulled a gun at a protest won’t face charges because he was defending himselfAugust 30, 2020, 7:34 PM• 2 min readTALLAHASEE, Fla. — Police in Florida say a man who pulled a gun at a protest won’t face charges because he was defending himself.The Tallahassee Police Department said…
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Violence at work Sheriffs slam governor’s plan to curb Portland violence
Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, Oregon, shifted their focus to the city’s mayor, and police declared a riot as people broke windows, vandalized a business and set a fire inside the upscale apartment building where Mayor Ted Wheeler livesBy GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated PressSeptember 1, 2020, 6:05 PM• 4 min readPORTLAND, Ore. — Black Lives…
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Violence at work Wisconsin Republicans take no action on policing bills
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature took no action in a special session called by the state’s Democratic governor to pass a package of bills on policing policiesBy SCOTT BAUER Associated PressAugust 31, 2020, 6:01 PM• 4 min readMADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature took no action in a special session Monday called by the state’s…
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Violence at work Wisconsin governor asks Trump to call off trip to Kenosha
“I am concerned your presence will only hinder our healing,” Tony Evers wrote.August 31, 2020, 2:17 AM• 5 min readWisconsin Gov. Tony Evers “respectfully” asked that President Donald Trump reconsider visiting Kenosha this week amid civil unrest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, saying he was concerned his presence would “only hinder our healing.”White…
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Violence at work 2 St. Louis officers shot, 1 critically; suspect barricaded
Authorities say two St. Louis police officers were shot and one of them was seriously wounded Saturday evening while responding to a report of a shooting on the south side of the cityAugust 30, 2020, 11:51 AM• 3 min readST. LOUIS, Mo. — Two St. Louis police officers were shot and one of them was…
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Violence at work Christians: Let’s unite in pandemic to fight injustices
Two authoritative religious bodies are calling on Christians to band together to fight “sins” laid bare or aggravated by the pandemic, including racism and economic injusticeBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated PressAugust 27, 2020, 12:59 PM• 3 min readVATICAN CITY — Two authoritative religious bodies on Thursday called on Christians to band together to fight “sins” laid…
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Violence at work Belarus cracks down on journalists, 2 AP staff deported
The Belarus government has cracked down hard on the news media, deporting some foreign journalists reporting in the country and revoking the accreditation of many Belarusian journalistsBy JIM HEINTZ Associated PrressAugust 30, 2020, 2:30 AM• 4 min readMOSCOW — Belarus, shaken by three weeks of massive protests against its authoritarian president, on Saturday cracked down…
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Violence at work UN expresses concern over ‘dramatic turn’ in Libya crisis
The United Nations has voiced concern over what it called “a dramatic turn of events” in Libya’s civil war, after a power struggle between leaders of the Tripoli-based government surfaced in the wake of anti-corruption protestsBy SAMY MAGDY Associated PressAugust 29, 2020, 4:01 PM• 4 min readCAIRO — The United Nations on Saturday voiced alarm…
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Violence at work Anti-government protesters in Thailand tussle with police
Anti-government protesters have tussled with police in the Thai capital as 15 leaders of their movement turned themselves in at a police station to answer a summons linked to a demonstration last monthBy TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated PressAugust 28, 2020, 9:27 AM• 3 min readBANGKOK — Anti-government protesters tussled with police in the Thai capital on…