[Link] SA paramedics tell parliamentary inquiry shortages leading to deaths and unnecessary suffering

Read: 30/1/2022 www.abc.net.au

South Australian paramedics say a shortage of crews is leading to deaths and unnecessary suffering.

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[Link] Prisoners Suspected of Smuggling Drugs Inside a Baby That Ended Up Dead

Read: 19/1/2022 www.vice.com

MEXICO CITY—A dead infant found in a trash can inside a notorious Mexican prison has fueled allegations that the child’s body may have been used to smuggle drugs into the facility.

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[Link] 'No One’s Life is Worth a Package': Amazon Workers Are Organizing for Cell Phone Access

Read: 20/12/2021 www.vice.com

The Amazon workers are also demanding that Amazon pay workers for shifts cancelled due to inclement weather. And during school closures, they want Amazon to excuse all absences caused by severe weather and to be paid 80 percent of their salary. 

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[Link] Amazon's retail CEO Dave Clark defends the company's response to the deadly Edwardsville tornado in internal memo: 'fast action saved lives'

Read: 19/12/2021 www.businessinsider.com

Amazon retail boss Dave Clark thanked employees in an internal memo on Wednesday, following his visit to the Edwardsville, IL, warehouse that was struck by a deadly tornado last week.

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[Link] Why Music Drives Us to Mayhem

Read: 15/11/2021 www.nytimes.com

Mr. Ayers is a musician, writer and the U.S. head of the British record label 4AD. His memoir will be published by Viking in 2022.

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