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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| The Brief for June 19 |  | In today's Brief: Juneteenth takes on a new meaning this year, Texas marked the seventh consecutive day with a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, and students will return to school campuses this fall.
Elvia Lim, Texas Tribune 06/19/2020    | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Former Penn State Player's Amended Complaint Includes Title IX Investigation | | A former Penn State football player has amended his sexual harassment lawsuit against the school to include the results of a Title IX investigation. The athlete filed suit against the university, head football coach James Franklin, and another former player alleging he was sexually harassed and hazed. The Title IX investigation found that the university failed to respond promptly and equitably to sexual harassment complaints, including those initially reported to the athletic department while the plaintiff was a student-athlete.
John Beague, PennLive.com 06/17/2020 | | Read Article: PennLive.com |
| Baylor Asks Judge to Overturn Order | | Attorneys for Baylor University have asked a federal judge to overturn a magistrates order requiring Baylor to provide documents prepared by Pepper Hamilton to attorneys for 15 women suing the school for failure to enforce Title IX protections. University attorneys asked U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman to reverse a sharply worded order earlier this month by Magistrate Judge Andrew W. Austin. Austin gave Baylor until July 15 to turn over documents from the law firm, which determined in 2016 that Baylor fundamentally failed to enforce federally mandated protection for sexual assault victims.
David Barron, Houston Chronicle 06/19/2020 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| Vanessa Bryant Fights for Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act | | Vanessa Bryant is urging Congress to pass the "Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act" following the death of her husband and daughter earlier this year. Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna died in January when their helicopter crashed in California. A wrongful death was filed in March. The proposed legislation would "require all helicopters certified to carry six or more people to be equipped with a Terrain Awareness and Warning System, a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder."
Desiree Murphy?, KVUE-TV 06/18/2020 | | Read Article: KVUE-TV |
| Cruise Industry to Extend US Sailing Suspension | | Cruise Lines International Association, the leading trade organization for the global ocean-going cruise industry, says its member cruise lineshave voluntarily extended the suspension of U.S. cruise operations until Sept. 15 amid coronavirus concerns.
Morgan Hines, USA Today 06/19/2020 | | Read Article: USA Today |
| Insurers Scrutinizing Legionnaires' Disease Safeguards | | US commercial insurers are scrutinizing building managers efforts to avoid outbreaks of Legionnaires disease as they re-open movie theaters, gyms, schools and offices that had been closed for months due to the coronavirus pandemic, industry sources told Reuters. The pandemic shutdown of businesses and schools has led to an unprecedented amount of stagnant water in dormant buildings. It becomes a breeding ground for Legionella bacteria.
Suzanne Barlyn, Reuters 06/19/2020 | | Read Article: Reuters |
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