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Negligence Lawsuit Filed After Woman Dies from Bedbug Treatment

- February 23, 2018

Last July, an 82-year-old woman, Elizabeth Ashbaugh, tragically died shortly after her apartment complex was treated for bed bugs. Now, her family is “suing the pest control company as well as the owners of the Houston apartment complex, Laurel Point Senior Apartments, in which the woman resided,” on allegations that the “bedbug extermination treatment killed her.” The lawsuit also accuses both parties of failing “to consider Ashbaugh’s safety” when conducting the extermination.

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The Net Neutrality Repeal Is Now Official

- February 23, 2018

Months after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai paved the way to scrap net neutrality, the repeal is official. The Washington Post reports the vote was published in the Federal Register late Thursday, putting the action into print. Pai’s effort to create a free and open internet culminated in a controversial vote in December. Split

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United States Immigration Agency Says America No Longer A ‘Nation of Immigrants’

- February 23, 2018

The United States is no longer a ‘nation of immigrants’ according to the federal agency responsible for issuing green cards and granting citizenship. Yesterday, the director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a memorandum to employees informing them of a mammoth shift in policy. The letter informed workers that a long-standing mission statement

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Louisiana Prison Hit With Federal Lawsuit Over Alleged Abuse of Mentally Handicapped Inmates

- February 23, 2018

A Louisiana prison is being hit with a federal lawsuit. Inmates at David Wade Correctional Center in Homer claim they’re routinely subjected to ‘cruel and unusual’ punishments, ranging from immobilization to cold-weather exposure. The class action, filed on Tuesday, is demanding damages as well as a court-ordered end to the “extreme, abusive conditions” at the

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Family of Che Taylor Files Federal Lawsuit Over Deadly 2016 Shooting

- February 23, 2018

The widow and mother of Che Taylor are filing a federal lawsuit against the City of Seattle and two police officers involved in the man’s death. Both women are accusing the defendants of violating Taylor’s civil rights, asserting claims of assault, excessive force, false arrest, unlawful seizure, and negligence and violation of Washington’s anti-discrimination statutes.

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Why Is Connecticut Losing Doctors?

- February 23, 2018

Connecticut has a major problem. They’re losing doctors left and right, creating an impending health care crisis for those in need of medical care throughout the state. When discussing the matter, Matthew Katz of the Connecticut State Medical Society said, “We are not back-filling, we do not have new physicians coming to the state,” and added that “fewer and fewer young doctors are choosing to practice in Connecticut.” For the state’s health care situation down the road, this can have dire consequences, especially when you consider the fact that “a third of physicians in the state are over the age of 60” and nearing retirement. So, where are all the doctors going?

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National Rifle Association CEO LaPierre Politicizes Parkland Shooting, Calls Democrats ‘Socialists’

- February 22, 2018

A resurgent debate on gun control is provoking strong responses from the National Rifle Association, which cautioned voters to be wary of Democrats’ ‘socialist’ agenda. Wayne LaPierre, the NRA’s outspoken CEO, blasted liberal lawmakers just a week after 14 teenagers and three adults were gunned down in a Florida high school. Trying to whip conservative

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