Author: Sydney Robinson

Head of Michigan Health Department Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter over Flint Lead Poisoning

Head of Michigan Health Department Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter over Flint Lead Poisoning

Posted by | Jun 14, 2017 | , |

After waiting three years for some semblance of justice, the victims in Flint, Michigan can celebrate a small measure today after a Michigan official was charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the poisoning of an entire city. The head of the Michigan Department of Health was charged with involuntary manslaughter and misconduct in connection with the lead water crisis that has plagued Flint for years and irreversibly altered families living there for generations to come. Nick Lyon has been found to be the most directly connected to the ongoing health crisis, and is accused of failing to act...

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Uber Leadership Resigning Left and Right Amid Sexism Controversy

Uber Leadership Resigning Left and Right Amid Sexism Controversy

Posted by | Jun 14, 2017 | , , |

For a case study in how an incredibly successful start-up can go downhill quick, look no further than your favorite smartphone travel app – Uber. In recent months, Uber has gone the way of Fox News and Wells Fargo, finding themselves crucified in the court of public opinion at the very moment they are facing legal troubles in the real court system. The latest element of the ongoing scandal involves a member of Uber’s board who resigned on Tuesday after making a sexist remark during a meeting about sexism and culture at the company. David Bonderman reportedly resigned just...

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6 Dead, 74 Hospitalized In London Residential Tower Blaze

6 Dead, 74 Hospitalized In London Residential Tower Blaze

Posted by | Jun 14, 2017 | , |

Six individuals are dead and dozens are in critical care after a fast-burning blaze took over a tower in London, England. Emergency responders were first called to the scene shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday morning where they found that the speed and intensity of the blaze meant that they could not reach to the highest apartments in the building to rescue individuals trapped inside. The Grenfell Tower was built in 1974 and is 24 stories tall. 120 homes are contained inside the tower, meaning that most may have been filled with individuals and families sleeping at the time of...

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5 Hospitalized, Including Whip Scalise, After Gunman Opens Fire on GOP Baseball Practice in Virginia

5 Hospitalized, Including Whip Scalise, After Gunman Opens Fire on GOP Baseball Practice in Virginia

Posted by | Jun 14, 2017 | , , |

Five individuals including a gunman are being hospitalized today after the unidentified individual opened fire on a Congressional baseball practice. Many GOP congresspeople and their staffers were present this morning at a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia, practicing for the traditional charity game of Democrats vs. Republicans. It was then, police and witnesses say, that an unidentified man walked onto the field and began opening fire, discharging more than 50 rounds. The gunman hit House Majority Whip Steve Scalise in the hip. Witnesses say they saw Scalise crawling on the ground after being hit, trying to avoid the gunman....

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Kamala Harris Silenced Again For Trying to Get a Straight Answer Out of Sessions

Kamala Harris Silenced Again For Trying to Get a Straight Answer Out of Sessions

Posted by | Jun 13, 2017 | , , |

After a nauseating round of soft-ball questions and a failure to hold Attorney General Jeff Sessions accountable, many breathed a sigh of relief to see Senator Kamala Harris preparing to launch her own set of questions at the man under oath. Sessions was attending his own hearing regarding the ongoing Russia investigation, and particularly focused on some claims made by former FBI Director James Comey. The Attorney General wanted his hearing to be public, but it became clear almost immediately that a public hearing did not necessarily mean that the public would be getting any answers at all. Harris...

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