The Trump administration will terminate humanitarian immigration visas offered to Haitian refugees. Reports from Politico indicate that Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke was forced to make a decision on the migrants by Thanksgiving Day. After mulling over whether to extend “temporary protected status” permits to Haitians, Duke declined to renew an authorization.
U.S. Representative John Conyers reportedly paid a woman $27,000 to settle a sexual harassment claim. The Detroit Democrat reportedly made the confidential offer after the woman claimed to have been fired from his staff after rejecting a sexual advance. BuzzFeed News and The Associated Press report the money used for the settlement came from Conyers’
Scott Pruitt Just Doesn’t Know When To Stop
Women Beware an Unwritten Code in the Culinary Arts
So far, November’s been a notable news month for the elephant, as some face flaming tar, hunting trophy imports (or not), and possible personhood.
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of a woman who was shot and killed by a “high ranking police officer” before he shot and killed himself. According to the family of the woman, Nikki Bascom, the “tragic situation could have been avoided by law enforcement.” The lawsuit itself was filed against the “Silver City Police Department for negligence, claiming they ignored her calls for help.” Additionally, the lawsuit claims the “police and sheriff’s departments violated her civil rights by failing to help her.”
For many people, a trip to Disneyland is a chance to create memories and enjoy the day with family and friends. The last thing anyone thinks about when visiting a theme park is contracting a debilitating illness. Unfortunately for several people who visited Disneyland in Anaheim, that’s exactly what happened to them. According to the Orange County Health Care Agency, the theme park had to recently shut down “two bacteria-contaminated cooling towers after health officials discovered several cases of Legionnaires’ disease in people who had visited” the park in recent months.
Trader Joe’s is a popular grocery store taking the country by storm. However, that doesn’t mean it’s immune from the occasional recall hiccup every now and then. For example, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently issued a recall for “three salad products sold at Trader Joe’s in California.” Why? Well, according to the recall notice, “the salads with either chicken or turkey may be contaminated with hard silica and glass fragments.”
Are you a NutriBullet fan? If so, this story may interest you. It turns out “at least 22 people are suing the makers of NutriBullet over claims that the product burst during use, leaving them with severe lacerations and burns.” According to multiple allegations, the “alleged victims claim the speed of the blade causes heat and pressure to build in the sealed vessel, which causes the container to burst from the rest of the machine.” Despite the reports, attorneys and representatives of NutriBullet claim there is nothing wrong with the product, and are blaming the consumers for failing to properly use the popular blender.
The Department of Homeland Security is issuing new instructions for Dreamers who missed an important deadline due to postal delays. The New York Times recently reported that nearly 100 beneficiaries of the terminated Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program were rendered illegal after they missed an October 5th deadline for renewing temporary residency and work