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Annual Nov 6-8: Have you registered? Register for the 2O19 TTLA Annual Meeting
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Texas
Tribune Daily Brief
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Brief for Oct 24 |
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In
today's Brief: Several House Republicans disrupted impeachment testimony on
Wednesday and Texas voters will decide whether to fund cancer research in the
November election.
Elvia Limón, Texas Tribune 10/24/2019   
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Texas Tribune
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| Baltimore's
Lawsuit Against Major Oil Companies to Move Forward |
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The
Supreme Court will allow a climate change lawsuit filed against major oil
companies to continue after rejecting a stay in the case. The lawsuit was
filed by the city of Baltimore against companies including BP, Chevron,
ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell. As alleged in the complaint, the companies
are responsible for contributing to climate change. Further, the lawsuit
states that Baltimore is especially vulnerable to the resulting rise in sea
level.
Harper Neidig, The Hill 10/22/2019
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The Hill
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| Judge
in Alexa Recording Lawsuit Rejects Amazon Attempt to Require
Arbitration |
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A
proposed order by U.S. Magistrate Judge Michelle Peterson would deny Amazon's
attempt to force arbitration and dismiss a class action lawsuit. The suit,
filed in federal court in Seattle in June, alleges Amazon violated laws in
Washington and seven other states by recording private communications without
obtaining consent.
Benjamin Romano, Seattle Times 10/24/2019
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Seattle Times
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| Profits
Grow and Patients Suffer |
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Wall
Street is aggressively remaking a health-care system once the domain of
independent-minded doctors and nurses. In 2018 alone, private equity firms
made $63.1 billion in medical deals, up about 50 percent from the year before.
While private equity has managed to turn around some failing businesses and
industries, the health-related acquisitions are coming so fast that the
American Medical Association has scrutinized these deals because of concern
that patient care might get shortchanged.
Sabrina Willmer, Bloomberg 10/24/2019
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Bloomberg
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| Vaping
Devices Under Scrutiny |
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Government
doctors and scientists are racing to uncover the cause of the outbreak, which
initially was blamed on tainted vape oil containing cannabis or nicotine
extracts. But researchers and regulators also are scrutinizing myriad vape
devices themselves, many of which are manufactured in China without U.S.
government or third-party safety checks.
Trevor Hughes and Jayne O'Donnell, USA Today 10/24/2019
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USA Today
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