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Month: November 2024

Smithfield agrees to pay $2 million to resolve child labor allegations at Minnesota meat plant

Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of the nation’s largest meat processors has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations of child labor violations at a plant in Minnesota. The state’s labor department said Thursday that its investigation found that Smithfield Packaged Meats employed at least 11 children at its plant in St. James

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Los funcionarios de Biden se preparan para la rápida anulación de las políticas de inmigración, dejando a los inmigrantes en el limbo

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Altos funcionarios del gobierno se preparan para que la administración entrante de Trump deseche las políticas de inmigración establecidas bajo la presidencia de Joe Biden, muchas de las cuales pueden deshacerse con tan solo una firma, dejando a muchos inmigrantes en el limbo. Múltiples funcionarios del gobierno que hablaron con CNN dijeron

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Pennsylvania courts get lawsuits over ballot-counting in Senate contest headed toward a recount

Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans are going to court in Pennsylvania amid vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick, with the contest headed toward a state-mandated recount. The Associated Press called the race for McCormick last week, concluding that not enough ballots remained to

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Justice Department says jail conditions in Georgia’s Fulton County violate detainee rights

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Justice Department officials said jail officials in Georgia’s most populous county violate the constitutional rights of people in their custody by failing to protect them from violence, using excessive force and holding them in filthy and unsafe conditions. In a report released Thursday, federal officials said vulnerable populations are

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Hostages freed from Gaza meet with Pope Francis and press campaign to bring remaining captives home

Associated Press ROME (AP) — A delegation of former hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and their relatives met Thursday with Pope Francis and expressed hope that the incoming and outgoing U.S. administrations would work together to bring the remaining hostages home. The freed hostages included Yelena Troufanov, who was released last November but whose

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