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CBS: Woman Tased and Arrested at Junior High Football Game After Refusing to Wear a Mask

CBS: Woman Tased and Arrested at Junior High Football Game After Refusing to Wear a Mask

Posted by | Sep 25, 2020 | , ,

An Ohio woman was tased and taken away in handcuffs during a middle school football game Wednesday after she refused to wear a mask while in the stands. The incident took place at a high school football field in Logan, Ohio. The woman was reportedly approached by a school resource officer who asked her to put on a face mask after seeing her sitting in the bleachers without one. The incident was caught on video.  The Logan Police Department said School Resource Officer Chris Smith was at 7th and 8th-grade football games at Logan High School stadium, where one...

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Breaking: FDA Acknowledges Amalgam Fillings Potential Harm for Pregnant Women & Children

Breaking: FDA Acknowledges Amalgam Fillings Potential Harm for Pregnant Women & Children

Posted by | Sep 24, 2020 | ,

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued updated guidance on the use of dental amalgam, including a safety warning to health care providers and the public. The FDA notes it is recommending certain high-risk groups avoid getting dental amalgam whenever possible and appropriate.  The FDA states these groups may be at a greater risk for potential harmful health effects of mercury vapor released from the device. Therefore, the agency recommends the following groups avoid getting dental amalgams. These groups that may be at a greater risk for potential harmful health effects include: Pregnant women and their...

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CBS: US Marshals Find 35 Missing Ohio Children As Part Of ‘Operation Safety Net’

CBS: US Marshals Find 35 Missing Ohio Children As Part Of ‘Operation Safety Net’

Posted by | Sep 23, 2020 | , , ,

Federal, state and local authorities in northeastern Ohio have concluded a joint-effort this past month that led to the recovery of 35 missing kids between the ages of 13 and 18. Authorities called “Operation Safety Net” a success, yet there are still five open cases remaining. WOIO reports the children were located in Cleveland, Akron, Mansfield, Columbus, and as far away as Miami, Fla. A little more than 20 percent of the children had ties to human trafficking. RELATED STORY: PBS: Barr Announces $100 Million More to Combat Human Trafficking RELATED STORY: Jeffrey Epstein charged with federal sex trafficking...

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PBS: Barr Announces $100 Million More to Combat Human Trafficking

PBS: Barr Announces $100 Million More to Combat Human Trafficking

Posted by | Sep 22, 2020 | , ,

U.S. Attorney General William Barr says the federal government is awarding more than $100 million in grants to target human trafficking. In Atlanta Monday, Barr made the announcement with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump. The money will go to task forces combatting human trafficking, to victim services, and victim housing. Barr added: “This is one of the top enforcement priorities of the department and we’re on the forefront of this fight. “It’s only by cooperating with all our partners, our state and local partners and those in the private sector that we’re going to be...

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CNN: When a Man Heard that Farmers Were Destroying Unsold Produce, He Arranged for Trucks to Deliver It to Food Banks

CNN: When a Man Heard that Farmers Were Destroying Unsold Produce, He Arranged for Trucks to Deliver It to Food Banks

Posted by | Sep 20, 2020 | , , ,

Business owner and University of Washington Bothell graduate George Ahearn co-founded the EastWest Food Rescue nonprofit with a simple strategy: “You tell us you’re hungry; we get you food.” Ahearn, who grew up in Othello in eastern Washington but now lives in Bothell, was prompted to act in April when he learned that onion and potato farmers in his old hometown were unable to sell all their crops due to the coronavirus pandemic. After hearing that onions would go to waste and potatoes would be plowed under, he started looking for a truck. One of the first people to...

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