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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| The Brief for May 21 |  | In today's Brief: How the economy has changed during the pandemic, voting by mail expansion is blocked again, and a glimpse at Texans lives during the pandemic.
Elvia Lim, Texas Tribune 05/21/2020    | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Texas Cowboys Student Organization Facing Lawsuit Over Death of Student | | | The death of a University of Texas student is the subject of a lawsuit filed against the Texas Cowboys mens student organization. The complaint was filed by the parents of the 21-year-old who died in a car crash in September 2018. The crash occurred when the driver of the car fell asleep at the wheel, resulting in the plaintiff's son being thrown from the car. He later died from his injuries. The lawsuit alleges that hazing in the Texas Cowboys organization contributed to the crash.
Russell Falcon and Alyssa Goard, KXAN Austin News 05/20/2020
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| NFL Player Alleges Assault on United Airlines Flight and Files Suit | | An unnamed NFL player has filed a lawsuit against United Airlines alleging he was sexually assaulted by a female passenger. The athlete, who filed suit on Wednesday, blames the airline for failing to protect him from the woman's "unwanted sexual advances." He and another man have filed suit alleging they made several complaints to United Airlines flight attendants about the woman's behavior. The complaint states the woman grabbed the genitals of the athlete and removed the mask he was wearing to protect against the spread of COVID-19.
Bryan Kirk, Newsweek 05/20/2020 | | Read Article: Newsweek |
| Breast Implants Still Putting Women at Risk | | Doctors, patients, lawyers, and public health experts tell Fortune, breast implants have remained on the market despite decades of inadequate testing and study, recurrent safety concerns, and poor regulatory oversight.
MARIA ASPAN, Fortune 05/21/2020 | | Read Article: Fortune |
| Pandemic: Meatpacking Plant Safety Recommendations are Largely Unenforceable | | Federal recommendations meant to keep meatpacking workers safe as they return to plants that were shuttered by the coronavirus have little enforcement muscle behind them, fueling anxiety that working conditions could put employees' lives at risk. Extensive guidance issued last month by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that meatpacking companies erect physical barriers, enforce social distancing and install more hand-sanitizing stations, among other steps. But the guidance is not mandatory.
AMY FORLITI, Associated Press, WFAA.com 05/21/2020 | | Read Article: WFAA.com |
| Worker at Blue Bell's Brenham Plant Tests Positive for COVID-19 | | Blue Bell has confirmed that an employee at their Brenham facility has tested positive for COVID-19. Company officials tell KHOU 11 News that the employee is quarantined, not working, and is under medical supervision. They added that they have taken all necessary steps to identify and notify employees of our company who worked closely with the employee.
Jaime E. Galvan, KHOU-TV 05/21/2020 | | Read Article: KHOU-TV |
| Workers at Sam Marcos Amazon Warehouse Test Positive for Covid-19 | | Multiple workers at an Amazon warehouse location in San Marcos have tested positive for COVID-19, the company confirmed Monday to KXAN. Jen Crowcroft, Amazon spokesperson, told KXAN in a statement that Amazon is supporting the individuals who are recovering, but did not specify how many employees had tested positive. Amazon also confirmed a positive COVID-19 case at the Amazon Delivery Station in Austin on May 1.
Billy Gates, KXAN Austin News 05/21/2020 | | Read Article: KXAN Austin News |
| Inside One of Amazons Hardest-Hit Warehouses | | Many workers at warehouses around the country say Amazon was too slow to respond to the threat of the coronavirus, and some say it still isnt doing enough to protect them. They say that warehouse managers didnt tell them right away when the virus started hitting their warehouses and that some employees came to work even when they appeared sick, because Amazon gives paid sick leave only to those who are diagnosed with COVID-19 or who are presumptively positive (but unable to get a test).
Will Evans, The Center for Investigative Reporting 05/21/2020 | | Read Article: The Center for Investigative Reporting |
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