Manafort judge pushes back opening in foreign agent trial
U S District Judge Amy Berman Jackson delayed opening statements in Paul Manafort's Washington trial until Sept 24. Jury selection will begin Sept 17 as defense seeks more time to sort through over 1000 pieces of government evidence on Ukrainian lobbying and political consulting work.
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Paul Manafort
Washington
Trump Campaign
U.S
Amy Berman Jackson
Manafort
Tibbetts case highlights undocumented farm labor secrets
Alan Lang of Yarrabee Farms in Iowa acknowledged employing an undocumented migrant involved in Mollie Tibbetts's slaying. The piece discusses the broader, persistent reliance on undocumented workers in U.S. agriculture, past programs like Bracero, amnesty in 1986, and debates over guest workers and E-Verify.
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Lang
Yarrabee Farms
Brooklyn
Iowa
Mollie Tibbetts
U.S
Revised post Maria death toll far exceeds estimates
A GWU study commissioned by Puerto Rico estimates 2975 deaths between September 2017 and February 2018 after Hurricane Maria, far above the prior count of 64. Gov. Ricardo Rosselló calls it painful and orders a commission to implement recommendations while noting misclassification and inadequate emergency planning. News conference remarks and plans to review causes follow.
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Puerto Rico
George Washington University
Milken Institute School of Public Health
Ricardo Rossello
Rossello
Maria
U.S
Galveston
Texas
GWU
STD rates surge for fourth year CDC says
CDC data show 2.29 million new STD cases diagnosed in 2017 with spikes in chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. The four year rise follows a 2013 baseline, while funding for STD programs has not increased since 2013. Experts warn of infertility risks and higher HIV transmission without action.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
America
David Harvey
National Coalition of
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USA Today
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