Chiquita Settles with Families of Loved Ones Killed by FARC
Chiquita Settles with Families of Loved Ones Killed by FARC
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TNYT: Trump’s Rare, Qualified Appointee in FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb May Actually Doing His Job
Surprisingly absent from a year’s worth of presidential scandal and intrigue is Scott Gottlieb, Donald Trump’s choice to head the federal Food and Drug Administration. An article recently published in The New York Times characterizes the physician as being, at first glance, a typical pick for the administration – wealthy, with longstanding links to the
Water Scarcity: Problem That’s Destroying Countries – Part Two
In Part One of this article, we discussed the how, what, and why of the water scarcity problem. Today, we examine the issue of economic water scarcity: what it is, the impact it’s having on our world, and what can be done about it.
Criminalizing the Poor
Debtors’ prisons, tent cities evicted at gunpoint, while CEOs make 140x the median wage: we’re criminalizing the poor as we create them. Where will they go?
ATF’s Request for Public Comment on Bump Stocks Ban Attracts Overwhelming Response
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ request for comment on the regulation of bump stocks yielded an overwhelming response. As reported by The Hill, more than 36,000 messages were received by the bureau from December until late January. An analysis from firearms network The Trace showed that an overwhelming majority of comments were
Behavioral Health Unit Scheduling Expansion Despite Controversial Business Practices
Former Hospitality Director Charles Miciotto said of the discussed expansion of Brentwood Hospital’s behavioral health unit in Shreveport, “They can’t handle the ones they have now.” The scheduled expansion is set to occur despite the hospital’s controversial practices and is to include 58 more patient beds. The mental health hospital has been plagued with numerous
Purdue’s Bid to Reverse Ruling Regarding OxyContin Litigation Rejected
Purdue’s Bid to Reverse Ruling Regarding OxyContin Litigation Rejected
Le Cordon Bleu Agrees to Settlement for Former Students, Ending Decade-Long Lawsuit
A decade-long class-action lawsuit between the “now-defunct Le Cordon Bleu culinary school” and 2,200 former students is finally coming to an end. Recently the school’s parent company, Career Education Corporation, announced that it will be paying “44 percent of its students’ tuition or loan amounts,” among other concessions. But why was the lawsuit filed against the culinary school and Career Education Corporation in the first place?
Did Ulta Beauty Resell Used Cosmetics? One Lawsuit Seems to Think So
For many women, Ulta Beauty is a haven of brand new quality makeup and beauty products. The key words in that sentence are ‘brand new,’ because naturally, that’s what any sensible person would expect when making a purchase at a store that doesn’t advertise itself as a second hand or thrift store. Unfortunately for Ulta Beauty, a recent lawsuit claims the Chicago-based retailer resold “used makeup as new to unsuspecting consumers.”
Starbucks Sued for Allegedly Serving Blood-Tainted Drinks
When most people order a caramel macchiato with an extra shot of espresso, the last thing they expect to find is blood smeared along their cups, but that’s exactly what happened to one California family. Back in 2016, a Redlands family visited their local neighborhood Starbucks and ordered a few drinks. However, according to the family a bleeding barista “tainted their drinks with blood and left them with gnawing fears that they might contract a blood-borne disease.” So, they decided to sue Starbucks and formally filed a lawsuit in San Bernardino County Superior Court.