U.S. Loosens Asbestos Restrictions While Other World Powers Ban It
U.S. Loosens Asbestos Restrictions While Other World Powers Ban It
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Is Dr. Holick Interested in Vitamin D Health or Profits?
Is Dr. Holick Interested in Vitamin D Health or Profits?
Butler University and Campus Fraternity Under Fire in Latest Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Assault
In a recent lawsuit filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis, a former Butler University athlete alleges the university and a campus fraternity “failed to protect her from a dangerous student who had a history of sexual assault.” According to the suit, the woman’s attacker, who was also an athlete at the school, pinned her down in a room in the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity house and “raped her in December 2016 when she was 18 years old.
Trump Administration Agrees to Protect Humpback Whale Habitat
Late last week, President Trump and his administration agreed to protect a humpback whale habitat in the Pacific Ocean. The agreement was announced after American Indian and conservation groups sued the government for leaving the whales vulnerable to “ship strikes, oil spills and entanglements in fishing gear.” The groups that filed the suit in federal court included the “Center for Biological Diversity, Turtle Island Restoration Network and the Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation, a nonprofit that represents American Indian tribes.”
Convicted Murderer Osbaldo Jose-Nicholas Awarded Quarter-Million in Brutality Suit
Illinois inmate and convicted murder Osbaldo Jose-Nicholas was awarded close to a quarter-million dollars in an excessive force lawsuit against prison guards. The St.-Louis Post Dispatch reports that last week’s verdict included $1,000 in compensatory damages for Nicholas and $251,000 in punitive damages against prison employees. Jose-Nicholas, writes the Dispatch, says he was brutalized partway
Student Loan Watchdog Steps Down, Blasts Trump Administration for Enabling Predatory Lenders
The federal official tasked with protecting student loan borrowers from predatory lenders left his post on Monday. According to National Public Radio, former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau student loan ombudsmen Seth Frotman the Trump administration has “turned its back on young people and their financial futures.” Written as part of a ‘scathing’ resignation letter, the
Doctor Gets Probation After Sexually Assaulting Patient Three Times
Doctor Gets Probation After Sexually Assaulting Patient Three Times
Amusement Parks are Exempted from Federal Regulation, Raising Safety Concerns
Amusement Parks are Exempted from Federal Regulation, Raising Safety Concerns
Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh: His Jurisprudence and Potential Impact on the Supreme Court
The Congressional Research Service recently released a report on Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, the current nominee. What follows is an excerpt from the report.
Fifty Years Ago
Over fifty years ago, human influence on global systems began to expand rapidly. As population rose, we began using more resources than could be renewed.