Media

Media refers to the various forms of communication, such as television, radio, newspapers, and the internet, that are used to convey information and entertainment to the public. Media can play a powerful role in shaping people’s attitudes, beliefs, and behavior, and can have a significant impact on society. Media outlets are typically owned and controlled by private companies or individuals, and can be subject to various forms of regulation and censorship. The media landscape is constantly evolving, with the rise of digital technologies and social media platforms leading to new ways of accessing and sharing information.

 

 

Indian businessman sentenced to 10 years for human trafficking | News – Jamaica Star
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Indian businessman sentenced to 10 years for human trafficking | News – Jamaica Star

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb. 25, CMC – An Indian businessman who convinced his compatriot to travel to Jamaica and work at his store as a store manager but instead forced him to perform domestic labour without pay, is to serve 10 years in prison for human trafficking. Roshan Shegure, was also sentenced by Justice Judith Pusey to…

Human trafficking survivors raise concerns about Central Florida safehouse, lack of state regulation
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Human trafficking survivors raise concerns about Central Florida safehouse, lack of state regulation

Editor’s note: who regulates the safehouses in your area? Just call them and ask. If you feel they need to be regulated, contact your representatives. Survivors of human trafficking are trusting only 9 Investigates with concerns about a local safehouse. They claim the programming they were promised at the Lifeboat Project, including therapy services, weren’t…

California lawmakers revive effort to ban involuntary servitude as punishment for crimes
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California lawmakers revive effort to ban involuntary servitude as punishment for crimes

Last year, voters in Vermont, Oregon, Tennessee and Alabama approved historic ballot measures that removed slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime from their state constitutions, which could lead to limitations on forced prison labor. They joined a growing list of states that passed similar initiatives in recent years, including Nebraska, Utah and Colorado….

2023: College of Nursing & Health Sciences to present forum on sex trafficking and domestic violence
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2023: College of Nursing & Health Sciences to present forum on sex trafficking and domestic violence

Event designed to prepare future nurses and health care workers and share information with the community According to national statistics on domestic violence, one in seven women and one in 25 men have been injured by an intimate partner. On a typical day, more than 20,000 phone calls are placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide….

Children among 59 people killed in sailboat crash off Italy's coast – The Guardian
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Children among 59 people killed in sailboat crash off Italy's coast – The Guardian

Fifty-nine people, including a newborn baby and other children, have died after a wooden sailing boat believed to be carrying refugees wrecked against rocks off the coast of Italy’s Calabria region. Many of the bodies were reported to have washed up on a tourist beach near Steccato di Cutro, while others were found at sea….

Former victim warns of human trafficking signs | Local | journalgazette.net
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Former victim warns of human trafficking signs | Local | journalgazette.net

Human trafficking survivor Keeya Vawar hopes those who heard her speak Saturday left with greater awareness of an illicit multi-billion-dollar industry that thrives on victimizing people the world over. The Dallas, Texas woman also hopes the audience took away an understanding of some of the warning signs that could indicate a person is at risk…

Jen Hatmaker's Divorce with Ex-husband Brandon Hatmaker – She Kept the Details Private
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Jen Hatmaker's Divorce with Ex-husband Brandon Hatmaker – She Kept the Details Private

The former couple founded the Austin New Church in Austin, Texas, alongside Legacy Collective, a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing child trafficking. The non-profit also helped people with healthcare and housing. Jen Hatmaker and her ex-husband, pastor Brandon Hatmaker, were a force to be reckoned with as religious leaders and philanthropists. The couple had been…

Ten arrested in Bell County prostitution sting – KCEN-TV
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Ten arrested in Bell County prostitution sting – KCEN-TV

BELL COUNTY, Texas — Ten “would-be johns” have been arrested in a joint prostitution sting in Bell County, according to the Bell County Sheriff’s Department. Alongside the Bell County Organized Crime Unit, the Fort Hood Military Police and the Fort Hood Criminal Investigations Division, the Sheriff’s Department conducted a two-day sting operation in Central Texas….

How many Oklahoma medical marijuana farms tied to organized crime have been shut down?
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How many Oklahoma medical marijuana farms tied to organized crime have been shut down?

More than 800 medical marijuana farms tied to organized crime have been shut down over the past two years, the director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control said Friday. “Many of the farms obtained their license by fraud, grow for the black markets around the United States and launder the illicit…

Briefing on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Countering Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Hearing
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Briefing on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Countering Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Hearing

Executive Summary Mexican Drug Cartels and Fentanyl Supply Chains Fentanyl precursors are transported from China to Mexico, where cartels produce fentanyl in labs and then typically traffic it to the United States through ports of entry at the border. Republicans and Democrats agree that the United States must work with China and Mexico to disrupt these…