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Private sector can help curb gender-based violence and femicide By Opinion Irene Charnley There is the adage that people should leave personal issues at home. After all, it is nobody’s business. The truth is gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) is a scourge that needs resources and must be collectively addressed everywhere and all the time. GBVF is not a respecter of status, class, race, age, culture or creed. Unfortunately, none of the characteristics, individually or collectively, are a panacea from gender-based violence at home, at work or anywhere. Regrettably, there is no one-size...

boarding it up. firefighters are battling slower response times and dwindling resources. today some on bethel island are sifting through a soggy mess. not from rain or floods. it's almost cruel punishment that on this floodplain where water is a constant threat, fire is a real danger too. >> this is the tragedy that happens. nobody can fight a ware. >> reporter: jodi could only watch as fire gutted her home and firefighters battled the flames from afar. the blaze started next door. >> i feel bad for my neighbors. >> reporter: a downed power line kept firefighters from being more aggr...