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Rethinking policing: Helping officers understand dementia and last updated 2021-05-13 17:32:24-04 It happened in Glendale, AZ, and Loveland, CO. Police officers arrested, jailed, and laughed about elderly people accused of minor crimes, and their families later came forward to say the arrestees didnt know what they were doing due to dementia. Loveland Police arrested Karen Garner, 73, last year for allegedly shoplifting soda and detergent from a Walmart. Advocates say these cases highlight the ...

Born Free USA applauds the reintroduction today of the Big Cat Public Safety Act in the U.S. Senate. Reintroduced by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Susan Collins (R-ME), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Richard Burr (D-NC), this bipartisan and now bicameral bill would strengthen existing law to better protect public safety and improve animal welfare by banning the private possession of big cat species. This important bill also bans all direct contact of big cat species by the public, thus removing a si...

New Research by Born Free USA Calls for End to Trapping as Crushing Cruelty is Uncovered News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading animal welfare nonprofit Born Free USA has today launched a comprehensive report on animal trapping in the United States, amending and updating work carried out in 2017 and providing each state with a score out of 100 based on its action to protect animals from cruel trapping. Only two states scored abo...

The Colebrookdale Railroad in Boyertown offers a Sensory Friendly Saturday for those with autism and other sensory sensitivities and their families at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 27. “Even in the best of times, families of and people with Autism often experience uncertainty, distress, and feeling forgotten. Yet, in the midst of a pandemic, these challenges were amplified. The welfare of family members who provide home-care to people with autism must also be considered,” said Michele ...

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) has announced today their rollout plans for 2021 including a Spring grant distribution to individuals with physical challenges, in-person and virtual October fundraising events and the launch of a new weekly video interview series called “Heroes of Sport.” Starting today, registration will be open for CAF’s October signature events including the Million Dollar Challenge cycling event down the coast of California, the CAF Community ...

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A sexual harassment lawsuit has been filed against the College of Southern Nevada and an employee of the college.

Some of the awardees. In commemoration of the 2021 Martin Luther King Day, the A. D. King Foundation, a US-based non-profit, has awarded the African Luther King Heroes Awards to 10 “extraordinary and outstanding Nigerians” in honour of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The announcement was made at the virtual maiden edition of the African Luther King Summit on Friday, January 29, with Dr. Naomi Barber Luther King and Dr. Melinda H. Barrow, Founder, 6th Region Global Chamber of Commerce, and Mrs. ...

Consumer Reports: New Jersey Senate Votes to Ban Auto Insurers From Using Drivers Credit Scores, Education, and Occupation to Set Premiums Targeted News Service (Press Releases) TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 28, 2021: Consumer Reports praised the New Jersey Senate today for passing legislation that aims to end an unfair auto insurance industry practice that could make coverage more costly for some consumers even though they may have clean driving records. The Senate passed S. 111, which prohibit...