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☆ Clothing brands failing to eradicate forced labor risk in supply chains, research finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

(Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)Many of the world's major fashion brands are failing to address forced labor in their supply chains, according to a report, with French luxury giant LVMH among the worst performers. The research from KnowTheChain, an organization focused on forced labor in supply chains, analyzed 65 companies for exposure to forced labor risk. Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, KnowTheChain said companies scored on average 21/100. "They remain largely reactive to human rights violations, rather than evidencing robust, embedded human rights and environmental due diligence practices designed to prevent them," it added. "As such, it demonstrates that a corporate strategy which embeds human rights due diligence does not have to come at the cost of long-term sustainable growth or investor returns."

Persons: Louis, Yayoi, Louis Vuitton, Edward Berthelot, KnowTheChain, Veronique Rochet Organizations: Louis Vuitton's, Human, Puma, Adidas, P Retail, CNBC, PUMA, Fair Labor Association, Fair Labor Locations: Paris, France

(AP) — Incomplete homicide autopsy reports have continued to pile up in Mississippi - despite tough-on-crime talk by state leaders ahead of the Nov. 7 general election. Police officers and prosecutors rely on medical examiners' autopsy reports to investigate violent crimes and hold perpetrators accountable. Homicide autopsies in Mississippi continue to lag behind national standards as crime has remained a flashpoint in the state legislature and campaign trail. We have autopsies that have still been pending, sometimes for years.”Delayed autopsy reports create bureaucratic hurdles for prosecutors and defense attorneys. “States like Mississippi are safest when autopsy reports are completed within 90 days.

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Persons: Sophie Raseman, Michael Hammelburger, Hammelburger, Renauld Smith, Delinquencies, Raseman, Smith

☆ The US military is so worried about generic pills that it reportedly wants to do its own testing to make sure they're safe
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer | Zachary Tracer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The US military is planning to independently test the quality of generic drugs, Bloomberg reported. The quality of the US drug supply has come into question amid recalls of medications like metformin. The US military is reportedly planning to take extra steps to test the quality of the generic drugs it buys for servicemembers and their families. Bloomberg reported in May that the White House has assembled a team to tackle shortages and quality issues with generic medications. "I have family who take generic drugs, I take generic drugs," he said, adding, "I don't get concerned and I don't tell them to be concerned."

Persons: Anna Edney, Riley Griffin, Valisure, David Light, Jeremy Kahn, Mike Ganio, ASHP Organizations: Bloomberg, FDA, Morning, servicemembers, Department of Defense, White, DOD, Food and Drug Administration, American Society of Health, System

☆ The University of North Carolina Fight Escalates
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The kerfuffle we reported two weeks ago over a new school for free expression at the University of North Carolina keeps getting more complicated, and not in a good way. Opponents are now suggesting that UNC’s accreditation could be in jeopardy over the board of trustees’ plan to create the new School of Civic Life and Leadership without the blessing of the faculty. At a meeting Tuesday of the Governor’s Commission on the Governance of Public Universities in North Carolina, accreditation official Belle Wheelan declared that the UNC board would be getting a letter from her agency. Ms. Wheelan is president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS), which accredits UNC, and she referred to “a news article that came out” on the plan to create a new school.

☆ Legal Association Deals Setback to LSAT-Optional Law School Admissions
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Erin Mulvaney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The test-optional policy was on track to go into effect for students applying for admission to law schools in 2026. The American Bar Association’s policy-making body on Monday rejected a proposal to make the LSAT and other standardized tests optional for law school admissions, casting a cloud over a change that has prompted debate about diversity in the legal profession. The test-optional policy appeared to clear a major hurdle in November when an ABA panel that accredits law schools approved it. It was on track to go into effect for students applying for admission to law schools in 2026. But the ABA’s House of Delegates voted down the policy Monday and sent it back to the accrediting body for further consideration.

☆ Law Schools Without LSATs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The flight from merit continues across America, and it’s spreading fast in the legal profession. An arm of the American Bar Association (ABA), which accredits law schools, voted on Nov. 18 to end the requirement that prospective law students take the Law School Admission Test. And here we thought torturing prospective lawyers was a widely accepted public good. The vote is pending approval from the ABA House of Delegates in February. If adopted, it would make standardized testing optional in preparation for a career that demands a lot of standardized knowledge.

A rural Wyoming ranch accused of subjecting troubled girls to forced labor and humiliating punishments has notified state regulators it halted operations. Trinity Teen Solutions informed the Wyoming Department of Family Services, which licenses the ranch, that it stopped providing services and enrolling new teens on Sept. 28, officials said. Trinity Teen Solutions’ website remains active, but its Facebook and Twitter accounts were deleted in the past several weeks. Sophia Boutrous, left, and Kelsie VanMeveren lift lumber at Trinity Teen Solutions in 2011. “Not only as a survivor of Trinity Teen Solutions myself, but for others that have suffered abuse” in these types of facilities.

☆ There's a big disparity in the number of Latino doctors and surgeons. Advocates are working to change that.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-30 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Edwin-Head-Shot-Copy.Jpg | Edwin Flores | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

"For the last 40 years, the number of Latino physicians has not changed. Meanwhile, almost 1 in 5 Americans, 62.6 million, are Latino, according to the latest 2020 census numbers, a 23% increase from 2010. "There was urgency to increase the number of Latino physicians in the United States before Covid. “I was the only Mexican in my medical school class out of 104 students. We’re going to keep working towards this until there is complete awareness from every institution [and] medical school.

☆ The powers of the President of the Republic of Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-31 | by ( ) tribuna.md time to read: +6 min

The right to legislative initiativeThe President of the Republicof Moldovahas the right to legislative initiative (Article 73 of the Constitution). The President addresses the Parliament messages related to main issues of national interest (Article 84 of the Constitution). If the Parliament maintains its previous decision, the President shall promulgate the law (Article 93 of the Constitution). Attributions in the field of National DefenseThe President of theRepublicofMoldovais the Supreme Commander of the armed forces. Upon prior approval of the Parliament, the President of theRepublicofMoldovais entitled to declare partial or general mobilization of the armed forces.

Persons: Moldovashall, theRepublicofMoldovais, theRepublicofMoldova, accredits, theRepublicofMoldovashall, theRepublicofMoldovaalso, ’, www.presedinte.md Organizations: Government, Prime, Interim Prime, National Defense, Superior Council of, theConstitutional Locations: reexamination, Moldova, Republic of Moldova, Republicof Moldova, Superior Council of Magistracy

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