Maternal Mortality in a Pro-Life Culture
Maternal mortality is rising in the United States, and comparing the spike in Texas with the dramatic reduction in California could tell us a lot about why.
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DoT Fines Airlines for Violating Consumer Protection Guidelines
The United States Department of Transportation imposed fines against two of the country’s largest air carriers earlier in the week, claiming they’d violated consumer protection guidelines. American Airlines and Delta agreed to pay the fines, which were released by the government in a Friday evening report. Budget-carrier Frontier Airlines was also hit by the same
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Blasts Sanctuary Cities Using Misinterpreted Graph
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions escalated his rhetoric against sanctuary cities last week, making remarks and citing studies in attempt to argue that policies protective of illegal immigrants encourage crime. Even before assuming his present posting, Sessions was an active critic of so-called ‘sanctuary city’ policies. Sanctuary cities, including the likes of New York, Chicago,
Top Scientists Accuse the Salk Institute of Gender Discrimination
Gender discrimination is back in the news. This time two top scientists have decided to sue their employer, the Salk Institute, because they believe that “they and other women have suffered long-term gender discrimination at the renowned California research center.” According to Vicki Lundblad and Katherine Jones, the two women suing the institute, the California research center “has long been an “old boys club.” The women described the culture at the Salk Institute as “a culture where women are paid less, not promoted and denied opportunities and benefits simply because they are women.”
Truck Driver Charged For Transporting Immigrants — Ten Dead
Truck Driver Charged For Transporting Immigrants — Ten Dead
A Third Lawsuit Filed By A Female Professor Against Salk
A Third Lawsuit Filed By A Female Professor Against Salk
City of Battle Creek Agrees to $161K Settlement With Former BCPD Employees
Two former employees of the Battle Creek police department have agreed to a $161,000 settlement with the city of Battle Creek. The announcement was made only three days before a trial in federal court was supposed to begin regarding the “former employees’ claims of breach of an employment contract” after they were fired for partaking in what the city called an inappropriate relationship.
Custom Culinary, Inc. Issues Recall Over Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
More products are being recalled due to misbranding and undeclared allergens. This time, Custom Culinary, Inc., based in Oswego, Illinois, is recalling an estimated “9,444 pounds of chicken and beef base products” because the “products’ labels incorrectly identified the products as chicken, but may contain beef.” According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the products might also “contain soy, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label.”
Republican Red States Care Less about People’s Safety
Building a Safer America? Just as the Republican-controlled Congress is considering Health Care, or more accurately Wealth Care, legislation, more people need to be thinking before voting for politicians that care less for people than for money. Our lives depend upon it.
Red Light Camera Dispute Settled for $39M
A multi-million dollar settlement has been reached between the city of Chicago and “motorists who received tickets from the city’s controversial red light camera system.” Though the settlement is still awaiting final approval from city council, it is expected to pay out “$39 million to people who received and/or paid red light camera tickets.” According to the settlement, $27 million will be issued in the form of refunds, while the other $12 million will be in the form of “debt forgiveness for those who did not pay the ticket.”