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The ‘curse of 35’: In China, millennials are already too old for some employers

Aug 31, 2023

By Berry Wang and Jessie Yeung On August 26, 2023 When Han lost her job as an interface designer in Beijing in February, she figured her 10 years of experience meant she wouldn’t need to look long for alternative work. But with the job hunt dragging on, she’s beginning to worry. She’s sent off hundreds of…

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Accused Of Excluding Older Applicants, Eli Lilly Settles Again

Aug 30, 2023

By Sheila Callaham On August 27, 2023 Eli Lilly settled an age discrimination lawsuit for an undisclosed amount, according to documents filed 10 days ago in an Indiana District Court. This agreement comes just two months after the company reached a $2.4 million settlement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). In both cases,…

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State of Washington Uses Hospital Emergency Department Visit Data to Assess Misidentification of American Indian/Alaska Native Persons in Public Health Data

Aug 30, 2023

Summary American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons are often misidentified as other races in public health data, underestimating their access to and use of health care and their level of disease burden. Analysts with the Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center and the Washington Department of Health compared the Northwest Tribal Registry with nonfederal hospital emergency department (ED)…

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Latinas See Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening, Age of Diagnosis

Aug 30, 2023

By Sara Heath On August 17, 2023 August 17, 2023 – Hispanic or Latina women get diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age than their counterparts of other races, but that’s not because of more habitual breast cancer screening access. In fact, new data from Epic Research shows that Hispanic women are the least likely to have a…

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To What Extent Are Parents and Children Exposed to Bias and Unfair Treatment in Health Care?

Aug 30, 2023

By Dulce Gonzalez, Michael Karpman, Genevieve M. Kenney, Marla McDaniel On July 31, 2023 This study assesses unfair treatment in health care settings among parents and their children under age 19. We examine unfair treatment in health care settings related to race, ethnicity, country of origin, and primary language for both parents and children. For…

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I-Team: Sex trafficking in ‘Sound of Freedom’ movie vs. in Texas

Aug 30, 2023

By Ginger Allen On August 3, 2023 NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) — The movie “Sound of Freedom” is surprising many as ticket sales are now grossing near $150 million. The Angel Studios movie is based on a story about a federal agent who devotes his life to rescuing children forced into sex slavery. He saves dozens of…

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Four arrested, accused of juvenile sex trafficking or sexual assault in Dallas

Aug 30, 2023

By NBCDFW On July 20, 2023 Four people are under arrest, accused by Dallas Police of sex trafficking a child or sexually assaulting a victim under the age of 18. Dallas Police said Thursday they took 47-year-old Lamorris Hudspeth, 38-year-old Gershon Caston, 30-year-old Amber Gords and 33-year-old Adarius Staples into custody. Dallas Police said the…

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Messenger: Defendants in a Missouri county wait years for justice. It can ruin their lives.

Aug 29, 2023

By Tony Messenger WARRENTON — For nearly five years, Pearl Goldizen has walked under a cloud. In October 2018, she was a passenger in a car that was pulled over for expired tags. There was marijuana in the trunk. Goldizen, a single mom of five children, was living in St. Joseph at the time. In…

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Tribal courts across the country are expanding holistic alternatives to the criminal justice system

Aug 29, 2023

By Hallie Golden On August 19, 2023 Inside a jail cell at Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, Albertyn Pino’s only plan was to finish the six-month sentence for public intoxication, along with other charges, and to return to her abusive boyfriend. That’s when she was offered a lifeline: An invitation to the tribe’s Healing to…

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