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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| The Brief for June 12 |
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In todayâ??s Brief: State lawmakers will continue discussions on school safety this morning in Austin, and some say a move by the U.S. attorney general will leave asylum seekers fewer options to flee violence in their home countries.
Cassi Pollock , Texas Tribune 06/12/2018    |
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| Wal-Mart Settles Discrimination Lawsuit Filed By Transgender Employee |
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Wal-Mart has settled a lawsuit alleging that it discriminated against a transgender employee. The lawsuit filed by the transgender woman alleged that the North Carolina store fired her for complaining about harassment. In a joint filing agreeing to dismiss the case in federal court in Greensboro, North Carolina, the company did not admit any wrongdoing. The details of the settlement have remained confidential.
Daniel Wiessner, Reuters 06/06/2018 |
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| Lawsuit: Tesla Fired Safety Official for Reporting Unsafe Conditions |
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A former high-level safety official at Tesla Inc. has sued the company for failing to treat injured employees and misclassifying work injuries to avoid reporting them as required by law. Carlos Ramirez, a director of environmental, health, safety and sustainability at Tesla until June 2017, alleges he was fired in retaliation for reporting unsafe working conditions, such as chemical exposures and fires, and for refusing to go along with what he believed to be illegal practices.
Will Evans, Reveal, The Center for Investigative Reporting 06/12/2018 |
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| Lasik Success? |
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Since 2008 patients who had received Lasik and their families testified at an F.D.A. meeting about impaired vision and chronic pain that led to job loss and disability, social isolation, depression â?? and even suicides. Even now, serious questions remain about both the short- and long-term risks and the complications of this increasingly common procedure.
Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times 06/12/2018 |
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| Renowned Heart Transplant Program Closes |
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Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston has temporarily closed its world-renowned heart transplant program following an investigation by the Houston Chronicle and ProPublica that revealed the departure of several top doctors and an unusual number of patient deaths in recent years.
CBS NEWS, CBSNews.com 06/12/2018 |
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| Louisiana's Harmony Center Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Death of Disabled Woman |
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The Harmony Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is seeking the dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit over the death of a woman with Down syndrome. The 35-year-old woman died last August after she was taken from the state-licensed Harmony Center facility to a hospital to undergo a sleep study. The wrongful death lawsuit filed by the woman's family in March alleges they did not authorize the sleep study. The case has been assigned to State District Judge Mike Caldwell.
Joe Gyan, Jr., The Advocate 06/09/2018 |
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