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    Homicide In this article, we’ll walk you through occupational fatality stats in the construction industry. These accidents have increased in number and changed in nature since 2011. The figures for the construction industry alone are shocking. What’s even more shocking is that many researchers believe these estimates undercount the true number of fatalities. Many people believe that the number of workplace accidents and occupational fatalities is underreported. Most data from the International Labor Organization underestimates the true number of accidents and fatalities. Most occup...

Editorial Roundup: Minnesota St. Cloud Times. April 16, 2021. Editorial: We can’t let this happen again Last week, as the world had its eyes on Minnesota for a trial that could define the future of our criminal justice system, yet another Black man was killed by a Minnesota police officer. It happened. Again. Last Sunday, 20-year-old Daunte Wright was killed by then-Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop. Police said Wright was pulled over for expired tags, but they later discovered he had an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court. Wright’s mother, wh...

Richard Reeves called off from his job at a Greenwood FedEx facility Friday because he felt uneasy going back to work after eight people were killed Thursday at the Plainfield Ground Operation.  "If it happened at their other locations, why couldn't it happen here," said Reeves. "Mass shootings are everywhere now. It's general unease."  He knows that the likelihood of another mass shooting at a FedEx facility is very low, but it's hard to beat back those anxious thoughts. When he returned to work Saturday, he said he saw no changes, though the security guards seemed more alert.  Reeves i...

FedEx not saying if they're changing security after shooting Binghui Huang, Indianapolis Star Replay Video UP NEXT Richard Reeves called off from his job at a Greenwood FedEx facility Friday because he felt uneasy going back to work after eight people were killed Thursday at the Plainfield Ground Operation.  "If it happened at their other locations, why couldn't it happen here," said Reeves. "Mass shootings are everywhere now. It's general unease."  He knows that the likelihood of another mass shooting at a FedEx facility is very low, but it's hard to beat back those anxio...

Our View: We can't let this happen again Times Editorial Board It happened. Again. Last Sunday, 20-year-old Daunte Wright was killed by then-Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop. Police said Wright was pulled over for expired tags, but they later discovered he had an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court. Wright's mother, who said her son called her just before he was shot, said Wright told her that police had pulled him over because he had air fresheners hanging from his rearview mirror. Potter, a 26-year police veteran, is believed to have intended...