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VITAS offers grief support to all Americans specialty support to health care workers
The VITAS Grief Helpline also is available to members of the health care community who need emotional support related to grief, death and loss as a result of their experiences on the COVID-19 front
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Lockdown has worsened pressure on foster care system, says social development
Since the start of lockdown, social workers have battled to follow up on their cases, worsening the mounting backlog of foster care grants and placements, GroundUp
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Namibia: Treason Trial Damages Claims Fall On Appeal
Overturning two judgements delivered in the Windhoek High Court in December 2017 and October 2018, respectively, the appeal court found that in the treason trial the prosecution had sufficient evidence at its disposal for it to believe in the guilt of former high treason accused Kennedy Simasiku
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Beyonce drops surprise single ‘Black Parade’ on Juneteenth – Voice and Viewpoint
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Beyonce did not let Juneteenth pass without dropping one of her signature surprises _ a new single called “Black
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Officer Fired Over Breonna Taylor’s Death Has Appealed His Termination
After Breonna Taylor’s death, there was (and still is) a public outcry for the officers involved in her death to be fired from the Louisville Metro Police Department and to be criminally charged in her
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#BreonnaTaylor: Breonna’s Law Passed, Bans No-Knock Warrants In Louisville
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Fired Minneapolis Cop Derek Chauvin Charged With Murder Over George Floyd Death
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Jennifer Lawrence Joins Twitter, Immediately Demands Justice For Breonna Taylor
So what better way to make her debut than to encourage all her new followers to stand up against racial injustice and demand that the officers who killed Breonna Taylor be fired and
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Bill Cosby Granted Appeal in Pennsylvania Sex Assault Case
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In a stunning decision that could test the legal framework of #MeToo cases, comedian Bill Cosby has won the right to fight his 2018 sexual assault conviction in the Pennsylvania Supreme
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‘The silence is what’s killing us.’ Public defenders protest against institutional racism in criminal justice system | New Pittsburgh Courier
District Attorney Zappala has directed that the charges be withdrawn in 39 of the cases connected to the events of the last ten days. by Juliette Rihl Public defenders, social workers and activists on Monday kneeled in front of the Allegheny County Courthouse in Downtown Pittsburgh to protest
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2 Brothers Change Minds, Will Cooperate in Smollett Case
CHICAGO (AP) — Two brothers who admitted helping actor Jussie Smollett stage a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago last year are again willing to help in the case after initially saying they were done cooperating with prosecutors, their attorney said Thursday. In yet another strange twist in
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Lindiwe Zulu 'takes exception' to claims that social development dept stops NGOs providing food
Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu and her department have denied prohibiting non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from distributing to
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Ex-Police Officer Amber Guyger Appeals Murder Conviction in Death of Botham Jean
Attorneys for Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer who in 2018 fatally shot a 26-year-old Black man in his own apartment, have filed an appeal against her murder conviction.
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Officers in Breonna Taylor Case Escape Indictment - Houston Forward Times
After 194 days, months of protests, and a $12 million civil settlement, the family of… The post Officers in Breonna Taylor Case Escape Indictment appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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State Supreme Court Delivers Key Ruling for Black Jurors in Capital Cases
Never before in North Carolina judicial history have trial judges taken accusations of racial discrimination against Black jurors seriously, if a White prosecutor had a Black juror struck from a prospective jury primarily on the basis of race through preemptory challenge – which is illegal – the
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Over 50 Radio Stations Played Breonna Taylor's Favorite Song To Mark Fifth Month Since Her Killing - Blavity
Radio stations played "Everything" by Mary J. Blige in honor of Breonna Taylor.
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Amnesty International Chides World Governments for Health Care Workers' Deaths Amid Pandemic
Amnesty International, a London-based human rights organization, has criticized governments throughout the world, including the U.S., for neglecting health care workers who have died from the coronavirus.
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Lawyers want jury trial for cops in Deane case
WESTERN BUREAU: Although jury trials have been suspended in COVID-19 era courtrooms locally, lawyers representing three cops charged in connection with the 2014 death of Mario Deane in a Montego Bay lock-up have indicated that they would prefer...
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Elections were ordered for constitutional conventions and freedmen were enfranchised. Commanders in some states changed the status of Blacks by military orders. In March Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby opened the jury box to Blacks were named policemen in Mobile, Alabama.
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Prosecutors want R. Kelly jury to be anonymous - TheGrio
R. Kelly is going back to trial for racketeering and sex trafficking charges. New York City federal prosecutors are requesting... View Article The post Prosecutors want R. Kelly jury to be anonymous appeared first on TheGrio.
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Roosevelt Myles prepares for freedom as court reverses dismissal of appeal by wrongfully convicted man
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NYS Sen. Myrie wants to strip cops of qualified immunity that shields them from civil suits | New York Carib News
Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Crown Heights) wants to remove a long-standing barrier legal shield that protects police officers from civil suits for on-the-job misconduct.
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Trump, Hailing Law Enforcement, Signs Executive Order Calling For Police Reform
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday encouraging police departments to improve training — a step critics say falls short of what is needed to curb police officers' use of force against
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City of Louisville, Kentucky, seeks to fire police officer in shooting of Breonna Taylor | The Atlanta Voice
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, and its police department are seeking the firing of one of three officers involved in fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor last
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NYC Health + Hospitals announces success of telehealth expansion to address COVID-19 | New York Carib News
“Our priority during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic was to ensure that the City’s public healthcare system continued to provide New Yorkers the care they needed where it was safest – at home,” said NYC Health + Hospitals Senior Vice President for Ambulatory Care Ted Long, MD. “We were
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Cigarette ban: Hope for smokers as FITA launch court appeal
Tobacco industry giants FITA will fight back against the government, as the cigarette ban now heads to one of the highest courts in the land.
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New York State Lawmakers Approve Police Reforms Aimed To Protect People Of Color : NPR
The lawmakers in Albany, N.Y., have approved a series of reforms that aim to reduce the number of people of color who die in police encounters and include a ban on some violent policing tactics.
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We are not opposed to the reopening of ECDs, says Zulu | News24
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has said that more than 9 881 ECDs have completed the online assessments - and 8 751 completed them manually.
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Breonna Taylor’s Family Says She Was Still Alive After Being Shot, But Police Didn’t Offer Aid
Breonna Taylor's family is once again speaking out about new details regarding the murder of the 26-year old EMT after a new report reveals that she was actually still alive after being shot in her
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