Yearly Archives

2024

9/11 Plotters Secure Plea Deals to Evade Death Penalty – US

TL/DR - Accused 9/11 plotters, including alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, have reached plea deals with the U.S. to avoid the death penalty. This agreement comes after their detention and trial at Guantánamo Bay. The plea deal has stirred reactions, with some lawmakers and families of 9/11 victims describing it as a "slap in the face."…

Roberge Addresses Anglo Community’s Health-care Worries in Montreal

TL/DR - Quebec's Minister of Education, Jean-Francois Roberge, is set to meet with representatives from the Anglophone community over concerns related to language issues in healthcare. The situation arose after the Quebec language watchdog visited a Montreal hospital to possibly inspect the use of English, denying later that it sent inspectors.…

NY Nursing Home Accused of Whistleblower Retaliation – Major Fall

TL/DR - The Times Union reports that a major New York nursing home operator has been accused of whistleblower retaliation. A former executive alleges that the company systematically inflated its Medicaid billing and then fired her in retaliation for reporting the improprieties. The lawsuit also claims that the company took part in bribery,…