health and safety
In 114-degree heat farmworkers are still at work
August 4, 2021In a field near Arvin, at the southern end of California's San Joaquin Valley, dozens of workers arrive at 5:30 in the morning. It's already over 80 degrees, and by midafternoon the temperature will top 114...
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Simone Biles carries weight of the world on her shoulders
July 28, 2021Greatest gymnast of all time an outspoken advocate for the female athletes of the world.
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Health care for older immigrants experiences momentum among states
July 26, 2021Most mornings, 62-year-old Maria Elena Estamilla wakes up with pelvic pain and dread that she faces the same fate as her mother and grandmother: fatal cervical cancer.
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Executive order on private prisons a step forward but not enough
July 22, 2021Private prisons foster grotesque and inhumane conditions and bilk the U.S. taxpayers at the same time.
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U.S. COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks
July 14, 2021The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline.
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