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| The Brief for June 26 |
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In today's Brief: Gov. Greg Abbottâ??s strategy has been to focus on Texasâ?? hospital capacity, some cities revive plans to add hospital bed capacity, and losing a job during the pandemic is not enough to avoid eviction.
Elvia Limón, Texas Tribune 06/26/2020    |
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| Department of Agriculture Failed to Evaluate Worker Safety Data, Says Inspector General |
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The Office of Inspector General has concluded that the U.S. Department of Agriculture failed to evaluate the accuracy of worker safety data it used to make its case for a new hog inspection system, which allows plants to run processing lines at unlimited speeds. The new system will reduce the number of USDA inspectors on slaughter lines in some plants by 40 percent, as well as shift many food-safety tasks from federal inspectors to pork industry employees. In response to the recent report, a nonprofit group plans to ask a judge to set aside the rule that created it.
Kimberly Kindy , The Washington Post 06/25/2020 |
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| Bayer AG Agrees to Pay $648 Million Lawsuit Over Water Contamination |
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Bayer AG has agreed to pay $648 million to settle a lawsuit over chemical contamination of water supplies. The complaint, filed by the city of Spokane, Washington, alleged Bayer was responsible for the ongoing contamination of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs. The company has agreed to a settlement of $95 million to address PCB contamination in Washington state and an additional $648 million to cities and local governments. The money will be split between more than 2,500 public entities.
Kip Hill, The Spokesman-Review 06/24/2020 |
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| Woman Sues Houston Archdiocese in Abuse Case by Youth Minister, Now a Sex Offender |
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A North Carolina woman is suing the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and her former southwest Houston parish, saying a former youth minister abused her decades ago when she was a child. The woman states Ralph Garza â?? a former Corpus Christi Catholic Church lay employee â?? groomed her for months in 2000 and then molested her while attending the Willowbend neighborhood church. According to the recently-filed lawsuit, she met Garza for counseling when she was 13 and he â??put her in ever more isolating situations to be with him.â??
Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle 06/26/2020 |
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| Why Were Some Nursing Homes Spared The Devastation of COVID-19? Depends Who You Ask |
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Residents and staff of long-term care facilities account for at least 40% of U.S. deaths from the coronavirus. In reaction, nursing homes have banned family visitors, scrambled for scarce personal safety equipment, and attracted scrutiny from state and federal lawmakers. What's received less attention is that many nursing homes have remained virtually COVID-19-free. If researchers could figure out what made the difference, that could help protect nursing home residents now and in the future.
INA JAFFE, National Public Radio 06/26/2020 |
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| 100K Cruise Ship Crew Members Remain in Limbo for Months. |
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In the avenue of ocean that stretches south from Miami to Cuba and northeast to the Bahamas, dozens of cruise ships sail back and forth. Every so often, they come into Florida ports to refuel and restock. Otherwise, they wait. The crew members on board â?? many no longer receiving paychecks â?? wait for news about when they will return home and see their families again. Two months after the cruise industry shut down amid repeated COVID-19 outbreaks on ships, more than 100,000 crew members remain trapped at sea with little reliable information about what will happen to them.
TAYLOR DOLVEN, Miami Herald 06/26/2020 |
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| University of Michigan: We Don't Owe Students Refund for Switching to Online Classes |
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The University of Michigan doesn't owe students any refunds for switching to online instruction in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, largely because it has the authority to decide any instruction method it wants to use, according to a court filing. In the filing this month, university lawyers argued that a lawsuit filed by students seeking money for being forced to take classes online needed to be thrown out by the state's Court of Claims.
David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, USA Today 06/26/2020 |
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