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Women who desperately wanted to speak with the Department of Homeland Security’s secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, were instead brought outside where they could not attempt to plea for help. According to The Intercept, Nielsen visited several detention centers late last week. During a trip to Port Isabel, in Los Fresnos, Texas,…
A 12-year-old girl delivered a powerful speech at an immigration rally over the weekend. Meanwhile, President Trump on the same day called for undocumented immigrants to be deported “IMMEDIATELY.” “It makes me sad to know that children can’t be with their parents,” said the young girl, identified as Leah. “I…
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) believes it’s time to get rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and start over. “I don’t think ICE today is working as intended,” Gillibrand told Chris Cuomo on CNN. “I believe that it has become a deportation force. And I think you should separate…
In an optimistic ruling, a judge in California has ordered an official halt on families being separated at the border, and demanded that all children separated from their parents be reunited within 30 days. Children five and under must be brought back with their families within two weeks. And all…
According to White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, immigrants can receive justice without a judge present. “Just because you don’t see a judge doesn’t mean you don’t receive due process,” she said Monday. “The president would like to see us stop people from illegally entering the country at all,”…
Originally posted on PwC.com. Overview PwC’s 2019 Health and Well-being Touchstone Survey offers a look into the current landscape and future outlook for total rewards as employers compete for talent. While results showed that employers maintained the status quo in 2019, they also highlight opportunities for changes to their people…
Originally published on Abbott.com Abbott (NYSE: ABT) and Intoximeters today announced an agreement for Intoximeters to market Abbott’s SoToxaTM Mobile Test System – a handheld oral fluid roadside testing solution that rapidly and reliably detects recent drug use – alongside Intoximeters’ Alco-Sensor® brand breath alcohol-testing products. This agreement will aid law enforcement agencies…
Ellen Glazerman, the Executive Director of the Ernst & Young Foundation, as well as the Americas Director of University Relations is the recipient of the American Accounting Association’s (AAA) Lifetime Service Award. The award honors those who contribute to accounting education through educational and other service to the AAA, professional…
Originally published on ADP.com To design a more people-centric approach to retirement readiness and drive better retirement outcomes, ADP Retirement Services recently launched an analytics-driven dashboard for easier and more effective management of retirement plan health. Using the dashboard allows VPs, CFOs, financial advisors, benefits managers, and payroll managers to…
Veteran Health Care Leader to Direct Market Operations in Three-State Region Leading health and well-being company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced that Kathie Mancini has been named Regional President for Humana’s East Central Medicare operations, effective immediately. Bringing more than 25 years of health care experience to her new role,…
#BREAKING CSPD has released video of the shooting of De’Von Bailey. WARNING: This video could be disturbing to some viewers. FULL VIDEO: https://t.co/rpMTzC9ig9 pic.twitter.com/lgS81USntu — KRDO NewsChannel 13 (@KRDONC13) August 15, 2019 Body-camera footage released from the Colorado Springs Police Department shows the death of De’Von Bailey, a 19-year-old Black…
Last year when Change.org’s petition to stop Goodwill Industries from exploiting its workers with disabilities entered the spotlight, the public was confused as to why an 80-year-old law which allowed the practice still governed an organization claiming to do charitable work. However, Goodwill is not the only so-called charity that…
Four Black teenagers were going door-to-door in Wynne, Ark., on August 7 to fundraise for their football team. But it all went horribly awry when they got to the door of Arkansas white woman Jerry Kelly, a white woman who proceeded to yell, curse, and force them to the ground…
This week, Iowa Republican Representative Steve King questioned if there would be any population on Earth if not for rape and incest. He came under fire, so much so that politicians from both sides of the aisle are condemning him, urging him to step down. The comment came as King…
Last month, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was expected to sign a bill that would amend and strengthen existing workplace harassment and discrimination laws. This week, he delivered. Related Story: New York State Expands Workplace Harassment Laws The legislation, which Cuomo signed into law Aug. 12, has dozens of amendments…
Adult victims of childhood sexual abuse now have a chance of justice under a new New York law, the Child Victims Act, that will suspend the statute of limitations to bring up civil lawsuits against abusers. This filing period, which will be in effect for one year, is known as…
Protestors rallied outside of the Colorado Springs police headquarters Aug. 13 to protest the police shooting of 19-year-old De’Von Bailey. His family is calling for justice through an independent investigation of the incident. A white police officer shot the teen responding to a report of a robbery Aug. 3. Officers…
Deputy Washington Editor for The New York Times Jonathan Weisman has been demoted – but not fired – after he ignited fury on Twitter for racist tweets. In late July, Weisman deleted a tweet after he suggested Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar were not truly from the Midwest and their colleague…
2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke, who has been spending time in his hometown of El Paso, Tx. after the devastating, racially-motivated mass shooting, said on Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that he supported a national gun licensing program. He’s not the only one taking that stance. “We…
A photo of two mounted white Galveston, Texas police officers leading a handcuffed Black man with a rope evoked imagery of Antebellum-era slave catchers for many, sparking an outrage last week that led the Galveston Police Chief to issue a public apology to the suspect, Donald Neely, and his family….
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