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Defense chief orders review of military sex assault programs
As reported by AP News on January 24, 2021 By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in his first directive since taking office, has given his senior leaders two weeks to send him reports on sexual assault prevention programs in the military, and an assessment of what has worked and what…
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Nearly 8 million Americans have fallen into poverty since the summer
Roland Escobedo and his puppy, Chubs, wait to get a Thanksgiving meal at a drive-through food distribution center at NRG Stadium in Houston on Nov. 21. (Scott Dalton for The Washington Post) As reported in The Washington Post by Heather Long Dec. 16, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. EST The U.S. poverty rate has surged over…
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American Medical Association, the nation’s largest group of doctors, deems racism a ‘public health threat’
By Nada Hassanein As reported at USA TODAY As the coronavirus pandemic continues to threaten hard-hit minority communities, the nation’s largest association of doctors has passed a policy that recognizes racism as a public health threat. The new policy recognizes racism as a social determinant of health, and highlights the health disparities and…
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$427bn a year lost to tax abuse by firms and rich individuals, study finds
The Cayman Islands, a British overseas territory, is responsible for more than $70bn of global tax losses, the report says. Photograph: Irene Corti/Getty Images/iStockPhoto Larry Elliott Economics editor Thu 19 Nov 2020 19.01 EST as Reported in The Guardian Tax abuse by multinational companies and avoidance by rich individuals is costing countries $427bn a year in…
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Boy Scouts deluged with 92,700 sexual abuse claims, dwarfing U.S. Catholic Church’s numbers
Boy Scouts of America will face more than 92,700 claims of sexual abuse in a bankruptcy that could reshape the future of the organization, lawyers say.(Tom Pennington / Getty Images) By KIM CHRISTENSENSTAFF WRITER As reported on NOV. 16, 2020 in the L.A. Times The Boy Scouts of America will face more than 92,700 claims of sexual…
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Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges for Opioid Sales
By Jan Hoffman and Katie Benner Reported by the NY Times on Oct. 21, 2020, 11:05 a.m. ET Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges of defrauding federal health agencies and violating anti-kickback laws, and faces penalties of roughly $8.3 billion, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday. The company’s owners, members of…
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The Electoral College Is Also a Climate Problem
As Published in The Atlantic on SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 Peter Beinart Professor of journalism at the City University of New York In a speech yesterday, Joe Biden condemned Donald Trump’s handling of the wildfires devastating the American West and pledged to “put our nation on the road to net-zero emissions by no later than…
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The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%—And That’s Made the U.S. Less Secure
People await help with unemployment claims at an event in Tulsa, Okla., on July 24 Joseph Rushmore—The New York Times/Redux IDEAS BY NICK HANAUER AND DAVID M. ROLF SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 9:30 AM EDT Hanauer is an entrepreneur and a venture capitalist, the founder of the public-policy incubator Civic Ventures, and the host of the podcast Pitchfork Economics. Rolf…
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Lifting the veil: Why children are still getting married in America
By Lucy Anna Gray, As published in the The Independent•September 11, 2020 Donna Pollard first met her future husband when she was 14 years old. She was a patient at a Kentucky mental health facility, dealing with the death of her father. He was her 29-year-old health worker. Donna had a difficult childhood and…
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Black newborns more likely to die when looked after by White doctors
As reported By Rob Picheta, CNN Updated 4:40 AM ET, Thu August 20, 2020 (CNN)–Black newborn babies in the United States are more likely to survive childbirth if they are cared for by Black doctors, but three times more likely than White Babies to die when looked after by White doctors, a study has found. The…
