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Former Elizabeth Esty Aide: Congress Enables Domestic Violence ...
Hartford Courant
U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-Conn., is grappling with a full-blown political crisis after it was reported that she kept her chief of staff on the payroll for three months after she was made aware of a pattern of domestic violence and hostility in the ...
Congresswoman Esty: “I am not resigning....I must do better.”CT Post
Congresswoman, outspoken MeToo advocate, says she won't quitNational Post
Congresswoman apologizes for not protecting female staffersWTRF
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Esty met with state domestic-violence agency
New Haven Register
“To take away their options can be very damaging.” Jarmoc noted that over the last four months, the CCADV has been focusing on workplace policies on domestic violence, including national resource centers and alliances with major corporations including ...

Report finds common themes in the backgrounds of individuals who conduct mass attacks
WTVC
Officials studied these events and found that regardless if the event was workplace violence, domestic violence, terrorism or a school shooting there were commonalities in the backgrounds of these attackers. The report states: “Nearly half were ...

Report finds common themes in the backgrounds of individuals who conduct mass attacks
WJLA
Officials studied these events and found that regardless if the event was workplace violence, domestic violence, terrorism or a school shooting there were commonalities in the backgrounds of these attackers. The report states: “Nearly half were ...

'No women, no growth': regressive laws prevent economic equality, says study
The Guardian
Overall, 21 economies – many located in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa – received a score of zero on protecting women from violence. The study also found that only 76 countries mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value ...

Report: Warning signs usually precede mass violence events
The Mercury News
The studied attacks that occurred 2017 left 147 people dead and injured nearly 700 others, most of them wounded during the Las Vegas shooting rampage. By The Washington Post |. PUBLISHED: March 29, 2018 at 4:08 pm | UPDATED: March 29, 2018 at 4:09 pm ...

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Mass violence in the US usually follows warning signs from attackers, report finds
Washington Post
“Regardless of whether these attacks were acts of workplace violence, domestic violence, school-based violence or terrorism, similar themes were observed in the backgrounds of the perpetrators,” the report stated. [ Red flags. Warnings. Cries for help ...

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Steelworkers Ratify New Deal at Historic Haley Division, Magellan Aerospace
Canada NewsWire (press release)
The union also negotiated language that recognizes the impact of mental health and domestic violence on the workplace. As well, contributions to the Steelworkers Humanity Fund, the union's international development and relief organization, were part of ...

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