UK Mandates Face Coverings in Shops
Britain’s government will demand people wear face coverings in shops as it seeks to clarify its message after weeks of prevarication amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Watchdog Says Agency Played Politics in Sharpiegate Fallout
Americans’ safety was not the focus, a federal watchdog reported, when agency officials chastised an office in Alabama that gave accurate information about Hurricane Dorian last year, contradicting President Trump’s erroneous insistence about the storm’s expected impact.
Read moreTokyo Suburb Bars Pedestrians From Smart Phoning
A Tokyo suburb on Wednesday imposed Japan’s first ban on a habit seen around the world: pedestrians glued to their phone screens while walking, sometimes dangerously oblivious to their surroundings.
Read moreBus Driver
A bus driver — who was removed from active service with the Chicago Transit Authority after discussing with other drivers the safety of transporting police to demonstrations — lost his motion for a temporary restraining order in a federal court in Illinois. The driver has not shown his speech was constitutionally protected.
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Kremlin Installs Special Antiseptic Tunnels to Protect Putin
The Russian government built special tunnels to protect President Vladimir Putin from the coronavirus at home and at work, Putin’s spokesman said Wednesday.
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Judge Denies Bid to Require Social Distancing at Trump’s Tulsa Campaign Rally
An Oklahoma judge Tuesday evening refused to halt President Trump’s campaign from holding its first mass campaign rally during the Covid-19 pandemic in Tulsa, even though social distancing will not be observed at the event.
Read moreMeatpacking Industry Struggles to Find New Normal
Slow to implement safety precautions, meatpacking companies balance worker safety with keeping production high while hundreds of workers die.
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Businesses Seek Customer Waivers Against Virus
As businesses reopen across the United States after coronavirus shutdowns, many are requiring customers and workers to sign forms saying they won’t sue if they catch Covid-19.
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11th Circuit Tosses Virus Safety Order Against Florida Jail
Inmates seeking stronger coronavirus protections at a Miami jail ran into a setback in the 11th Circuit, where a three-judge panel found Monday that the prisoners fell short of showing the jail was deliberately disregarding their wellbeing.
Read moreJudge Calls Amazon’s Efforts to Keep Worker Injury Data Secret ‘Disturbing’
In a dispute over the withholding of workplace safety records, a federal judge on Monday called Amazon’s practice of marking as “confidential” government-mandated logs of injuries and illnesses at its warehouses potentially disturbing.
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Trump Campaign Promises Safety Precautions at Controversial Rally
President Donald Trump brushed aside mounting criticism Monday for his plans to hold a mass campaign rally in Tulsa this weekend during the Covid-19 pandemic, promising to have health safeguards in place for attendees.
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Labor Group Loses Bid for Virus Safety Protections
The D.C. Circuit on Thursday rejected a lawsuit from the AFL-CIO claiming the Trump administration is not doing enough to protect workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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‘Recognizably a Courtroom’: US Judiciary to Get a Virus-Minded Makeover
Complete an online survey before heading to federal court, listing any signs of contact, symptoms or infection with the coronavirus. Permission to enter, should you qualify, will come with a QR code. You’ll need that, plus a mask and hand sanitizer, to get inside.
Read moreChicago Bus Driver
A Chicago Transit Authority bus driver filed a federal lawsuit against the agency Monday, claiming his employer violated his free speech rights by prohibiting discussion of safety issues of transporting police and arrested protesters and if bus drivers had the right to refuse to drive them.
Read moreDutch Court OKs Nationwide Rollout of 5G Network
The Dutch government can roll out a faster telecom network nationwide after a judge in The Hague ruled against anti-5G activists on Monday.
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Meatpacking Safety Rules for Coronavirus Are Unenforceable
Federal recommendations meant to keep meatpacking workers safe as they return to plants that were shut by the coronavirus have little enforcement muscle behind them, fueling anxiety that working conditions put employees’ lives at risk.
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Failed Michigan Dam Had Repeated Safety Violations
A hydroelectric dam that failed this week in Michigan was the target of lengthy investigations by federal regulators, who revoked the facility’s license over safety violations two years before the flooding that forced 10,000 people to evacuate their homes.
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US Roadway Death Rate Up in March Despite Virus Restrictions
The rate of fatal automobile crashes in the U.S. jumped dramatically in March, even though the number of miles driven plummeted due to coronavirus stay-home orders.
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Store Workers Become Enforcers of Social Distancing
Sandy Jensen’s customer-service job at a Sam’s Club in Fullerton, California normally involves checking member ID cards at the door and answering questions. But the coronavirus has turned her into a store sheriff.
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Frontier Airlines Drops Virus Fee After Criticism
Frontier Airlines is dropping plans to charge passengers extra to sit next to an empty middle seat after congressional Democrats accused the airline of trying to profit from the new coronavirus.
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