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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| The Brief for May 20 |  | In today's Brief: A federal judge says Texans can register to vote by mail, Texas scales back on child care subsidies, and the pandemic is making it difficult for Texans leaving jails and prisons to find help.
Elvia Lim, Texas Tribune 05/20/2020    | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| J&J Will Stop Selling Talc Baby Powder in US and Canada | | Johnson & Johnson will stop selling its talc Baby Powder in the United States and Canada. J&J faces more than 19,000 lawsuits from consumers and their survivors claiming its talc products caused cancer due to contamination with asbestos, a known carcinogen.
Carl O'Donnell & Lisa Girion , Reuters 05/20/2020 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Parents of Lauren McCluskey File $56M Lawsuit Over Her Death | | A lawsuit filed by the parents of Lauren McCluskey, a University of Utah student who was killed by her ex-boyfriend, have filed a $56 million lawsuit over her death. The lawsuit states that McCluskey gave a campus police officer explicit photos of herself in the hope that he could help protect her from her ex-boyfriend, who was blackmailing her. A week later, she was killed by the same man. The lawsuit is set for mediation this week.
Hannah Knowles and Marisa Iati, The Washington Post 05/19/2020 | | Read Article: The Washington Post |
| National Safety Council: Roads More Deadly During Lockdown | | U.S. highways have been emptier during the coronavirus pandemic, but they have also been more deadly, according to statistics released Wednesday. The National Safety Council said preliminary data show that in March, when most Americans began to drive less because of pandemic-related stay-at-home orders, the fatality rate per mile driven went up by 14 percent compared with March 2019. The traffic fatality data, compiled from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, confirm the alarming reports across the country that speeding and reckless driving during the health crisis are leading to a disproportionate number of crashes and fatalities.
Luz Lazo , The Washington Post 05/20/2020 | | Read Article: The Washington Post |
| Mandatory Testing Found Something One Facility Didn't Expect | | Presbyterian Village North in Dallas found 0ne in three of the positive cases about a half dozen people were asymptomatic and were unknowingly spreading the virus. The mandatory tests identified them so nurses could isolate them and stop the spread.
Jason Whitely, WFAA.com 05/20/2020 | | Read Article: WFAA.com |
| McDonald's Hit With Lawsuit Over Coronavirus Response | | | Five employees of a McDonald's restaurant have filed a lawsuit over the restaurant's response to the coronavirus. The lawsuit alleges that McDonald's is not giving workers enough masks, gloves and hand sanitizer. Also named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which seeks class status, are four family members of the McDonald's employees. The lawsuit comes as the restaurant chain is preparing to reopen dining rooms across the country.
Amelia Lucas, CNBC 05/19/2020
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| Multiple Covid-19 OSHA Complaints Against Amazon | | Amazon workers have made multiple working condition complaints to the OSHA citing concerns over COVID-19. OSHA had received 35 complaints related to Amazon Fulfillment Center, Amazon-Whole Food Shoppers, Amazon Robotics, and Amazon Logistics sites as of May 18.
JACOB JARVIS , Newsweek 05/20/2020 | | Read Article: Newsweek |
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