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Sessions: Help on the way to fight violent crime
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced the deployment of 40 additional prosecutors around the U.S. to help combat the recent rise in violent crime. Two new violent crime task forces are also being set up. (Dec. 15)
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Iceland struggles with violence against women
Iceland has a female prime minister and some of the world’s strongest laws on workplace equality and equal pay. It also has one of Europe’s highest per-capita levels of reported rapes, according to statistics agency Eurostat. (Dec. 12)
Powerful appeals court judge accused of sexual misconduct
Judge Alex Kozinski of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is facing allegations of sexual misconduct by six clerks or more staffers. For more on the story here is Zachary Devita.
Report: Hurricane Maria death toll far higher than reported
New data reveals the death toll in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria is much higher than the official tally. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo (@mariamgaluppo) has the story.
Florida doctor delivers baby at gas station
A gas station in Florida became a makeshift delivery room this weekend after an obstetrician was flagged down while filling up his car.
After church shootings, concerned congregations aim to protect their flocks
Religiousleaders and lawofficers agreed church security sessions have been heartbreaking, soul-searching and necessary.
Former Louisiana governor Blanco gravely ill with cancer
In an open letter to the people of Louisiana, Kathleen Blanco details her fight against metastasized ocular melanoma.
Quiet New Mexico town tries to make sense of violence after school shooting
Shootings don’t happen in places like Aztec, N.M., everyone said. Except when it does.
Rutgers professor disciplined for anti-Semitic social media posts
Michael Chikindas’ comments on Facebook were disturbing to Jewish media groups.