Category: WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
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Violence at work Yemen gets new virus hospital after other facilities close
The Red Cross has announced the opening of a new field hospital in southern Yemen specifically to treat coronavirus patientsBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated PressSeptember 21, 2020, 10:09 PM• 3 min readCOPENHAGEN, Denmark — The Red Cross on Monday announced the opening of a new field hospital in southern Yemen specifically to treat coronavirus patients,…
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Violence at work Young Afghan women, men practice whiling Sufi dance together
A group of young Afghans – both women and men – is coming together in the war-torn capital to practice a mystical Sufi Islamic danceBy TAMEEM AKHGAR Associated PressSeptember 22, 2020, 3:17 PM• 4 min readKABUL, Afghanistan — A group of young Afghans – both women and men – is coming together in the country’s…
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Violence at work Jailed Morocco journalist probed by court on rape charge
A Moroccan journalist and human rights activist held by authorities for weeks on charges of undermining state security, receiving foreign funding and rape, has appeared before an investigating judgeSeptember 22, 2020, 6:41 PM• 2 min readRABAT, Morocco — A Moroccan journalist and human rights activist held by authorities for weeks on charges of undermining state…
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Violence at work ABCNEWS: THE MEN BEHIND QANON…
For nearly three years, QAnon followers have been feverishly deciphering thousands of cryptic clues and predictions posted online by the shadowy persona of “Q” at the center of a metastasizing movement that experts say is the first far-right extremist conspiracy theory in the modern era to penetrate mainstream American culture and Washington politics.Yet, a consensus…
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Violence at work Law and order vs. health care as Dems, GOP vie for suburbs
WASHINGTON — In Republican hands for 28 years but now up for grabs, a suburban Missouri congressional district hugging St. Louis has become a lab for what each party considers one of its most lethal political weapons.TV ads by GOP Rep. Ann Wagner show protesters stomping a police car as the narrator accuses Democratic challenger…
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Violence at work Dramatic diorama raises ethical issues for Pittsburgh museum
A Pittsburgh museum is keeping a dramatic diorama that’s been on display for more than a century out of public view while it considers ethical issues about its accuracy and appropriatenessSeptember 17, 2020, 4:32 PM• 2 min readPITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh museum decided a dramatic diorama that has been on display for more than a…
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Violence at work UN welcomes Afghan talks with the Taliban, urges cease-fire
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming the start of negotiations between Afghan representatives and the TalibanBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated PressSeptember 16, 2020, 12:57 AM• 4 min readUNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday welcoming the start of negotiations between Afghan representatives and the Taliban, encouraging…
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Violence at work 2 shot in Minneapolis had worked for candidate
A 17-year-old boy who had worked for a Minnesota congressional candidate was shot and killed in an attack outside a gas station on Minneapolis’ north sideSeptember 16, 2020, 7:11 PM• 1 min readMINNEAPOLIS — A 17-year-old boy who had worked for a Minnesota congressional candidate was shot and killed in an attack outside a gas…
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Violence at work César Garcia, AP Colombia reporter, dies after illness at 61
César García, a reporter for The Associated Press who ventured across Colombia to tell the story of the nation’s armed conflict, has diedBy CHRISTINE ARMARIO Associated PressSeptember 16, 2020, 9:27 PM• 5 min readBOGOTA, Colombia — César García, a veteran reporter for The Associated Press who ventured across Colombia to tell the story of the…
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Violence at work ‘If not now, when?’: Black women seize political spotlight
MARIETTA, Ga. — The little girl ran up to her, wide-eyed and giddy.“Are you Charisse Davis?” the fourth grader asked.Davis was stunned. A former kindergarten teacher and librarian, she was more accustomed to shuttling her two sons to basketball practice than being seen as a local celebrity. But now she had been elected the only…