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Colorado Amazon drivers sue over claims of 'dehumanizing' labor violations

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:51:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Three delivery drivers in Colorado filed a class action complaint against Amazon on Monday, citing violations of labor laws and discriminatory practices in not providing bathroom breaks.The complaint alleges that delivery drivers are forced to urinate and defecate in bags and bottles in the back of delivery vans, "all so Amazon can maintain its breakneck delivery schedules and record-breaking profits," according to a release from Towards Justice law firm. New Amazon palm readers to verify age, pay at Coors Field "I fought for this country in Iraq, but I had an easier time going to the bathroom in a combat zone than I did while working for Amazon," Ryan Schilling, a plaintiff in the lawsuit, said in a release from the law firm.According to the lawsuit, he has had to use dog waste bags in the back of delivery vans to defecate on the job twice."I knew that if I tried to stop to go to a gas station, I'd get yelled at and maybe lose my job," Schilling said.The violatio...

Police arrest 2 suspected of $200K in grocery store theft

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:51:14 GMT

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (KDVR) -- Two people suspected of shoplifting approximately $200,000 from Denver metro King Soopers stores were arrested Monday, according to police in Wheat Ridge.Officers were called to a King Soopers store after employees recognized a man and a woman as frequent and wanted shoplifting suspects.When they arrived, officers found they had two carts full of nearly $10,000 worth of merchandise. Colorado cities are some of the most expensive to raise children The franchise told police the same people were responsible for thefts at stores across the metro area in the last few months.WRPD said detectives were in contact with other jurisdictions to figure out if the two are suspects in other similar thefts or if they are connected to any organized retail theft rings.

Police make arrest after stabbing inside Star Market in Mattapan 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:51:14 GMT

One person was taken to an area hospital and one person was arrested after a stabbing inside a Star Market store on River Street in Mattapan Tuesday, police said. Boston police said a call came in shortly after 3:30 p.m. reporting the incident. The victim, police said, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Photos given to 7NEWS by one shopper showed police surrounding the deli counter inside the Star Market Tuesday afternoon. Another shopper said police told her the stabbing involved employees. “I’ve never seen anything like that before here,” the shopper said. “I mean, it’s usually just a very quiet place.”Police cleared the scene shortly before 5:15 p.m. Before they did so, though, officers were seen bringing a man out of the store with his hands behind his back. The person also appeared to be wearing an employee badge.While police confirmed later Tuesday evening that they have someone under arrest in connection with the stabbing, they would ...

Harvard Pilgrim says patient information may have been taken during cyber attack

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:51:14 GMT

Patient information may have been stolen during a ransomware incident that hit Harvard Pilgrim earlier this year, the healthcare company said this week. Point32Health, which serves as the parent company for Harvard Pilgrim, said it learned about the incident on April 17 and took systems offline while working to identify the cybersecurity problem. Just over a month later, Harvard Pilgrim said an investigation into the breach showed signs that data was copied and taken from Harvard Pilgrim systems between March 28 and April 17. “We determined that the files at issue may contain the following types of personal information and/or protected health information: names, physical addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, health insurance account information, Social Security numbers, provider taxpayer identification numbers, and clinical information,” the company said.Harvard Pilgrim said the breach could impact current or former subscribers and dependents, as well as co...

Man arrested, accused of waving machetes in Boston

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:51:14 GMT

A man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly waved two machetes around in Boston’s Downtown Crossing area, police said. The incident happened Tuesday night near the intersection of Winter and Tremont Street. Police were later seen handling what appeared to be one of the machetes near the scene shortly before 9 p.m.There was no word as of around 9:30 p.m. on what charges the man arrested in this incident might face.

As the Chicago Cubs bullpen struggles to find consistency in high-leverage spots, President Jed Hoyer says: ‘That’s on me’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:51:14 GMT

The Chicago Cubs’ formula to building a bullpen follows a distinct pattern.Start with proven, lockdown relievers for the late-inning, high-leverage moments and fill in key spots from there. Craig Kimbrel and David Robertson became the go-to options for save opportunities during their respective tenures for manager David Ross.And leading up to those save opportunities, Ross had Ryan Tepera and Andrew Chafin in 2020-21 and Chris Martin and Mychal Givens last year — at least until the trade deadline, when the Cubs unloaded their top relievers as part of the rebuild.The bullpen’s struggles this season can be attributed partly to the lack of reliable veterans, forcing more matchup-based decisions for Ross. And that falls on Cubs President Jed Hoyer and his offseason decisions. He acknowledged his role in the team’s bullpen woes before Tuesday’s series opener against the New York Mets.“If I’m being candid, I feel like I’ve put Ross in a toug...

Walpole brings the energy, defeats nemesis Wellesley

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:51:14 GMT

WALPOLE — It was senior day for Walpole girl’s lacrosse, but the team had no need to shift its focus once the game started.That’s because the No. 5 Timberwolves were hosting No. 2 Wellesley, and they jumped out to a quick lead before holding steady and taking a 14-9 Bay State Conference victory.Walpole coach Mike Tosone said the rivalry between the schools has been strong for about the past decade, but the past five years have belonged to the Raiders. His team was determined to end that this season, and getting it done on senior day was icing on the cake.“(Senior Day) was not a distraction that was going to take away any of our focus because we have had miserable success against Wellesley,” Tosone said. “I didn’t even worry about that.”The team quickly took a 2-0 lead and then scored four of the next five to hold a 6-1 lead halfway through the opening half. A key to this was dominance on draw controls, ground balls and possession.“Ground balls and draw controls, next to the score it...

County approves date for District 4 special election after Fletcher resignation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:51:14 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The special election to fill the District 4 seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors has been certified, making the Aug. 15 primary date for the vote official.The announcement comes after Nathan Fletcher's resignation from the position last week amid allegations of sexual misconduct from a former Metropolitan Transit System employee that were made public in lawsuit filed at the end of March.Candidates in the running for the District 4 seat include San Diego City Councilwoman Monica Montgomery Steppe, veteran advocacy nonprofit CEO Janessa Goldbeck and Amy Reichert, who ran against Fletcher in last year’s election. Timeline: Unfolding of the Nathan Fletcher scandal The person elected as the District 4 Supervisor will hold the position for the remainder of the current term, which ends in January, per the County of San Diego. A run-off election would be held on Nov. 7, 2023, only if a candidate does not receive a majority vote on Aug. 15.The nearly 400,000 ...

Drag performers sue St. George, Utah, over denying permit for show in public park

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:51:14 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah-based group that organizes drag performances is suing a city over the denial of permits for an all-ages show it aimed to host in a public park in April.The group, Southern Utah Drag Stars, and its CEO Mitski Avalōx accuse the city of St. George of “flagrant and ongoing violations of their free speech, due process, and equal protection rights” and, in a complaint filed in federal court on Tuesday, are asking for damages and for St. George to reverse its decision and authorize a drag show at the end of June.“This is the latest offense in a larger pattern of attacks discriminating against gender-diverse and LGBTQ+ people and their rights in Utah and throughout the country,” said Emerson Sykes, an attorney with the ACLU, which is representing the group.The lawsuit marks the most recent development in a fight over drag shows in St. George, Utah, a conservative city 111 miles (179 kilometers) northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. Since HBO filmed a drag ...

Hong Kong’s leader says police will investigate suspicious withdrawals from organ donation register

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:51:14 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said police will investigate suspicious applications from people seeking to withdraw from the city’s organ donation system, condemning the alleged attempt to damage the program as shameful. The city’s organ donation registration system received nearly 5,800 withdrawal applications in the five months since December, when the government raised the possibility of establishing an organ transplant mutual assistance program with mainland China. More than half of the withdrawal applications were found to be invalid, either as duplicate applications or coming from people who had never opted in.At a regular media briefing Tuesday, Lee pointed to those who withdrew their applications without ever registering, calling the moves suspicious. “I severely condemn those who attempt to cause damages to this noble system which saves lives through organ donations,” he said. “This is a shameful act.” Hong Kong, a former British colony that returned to...