Tag: family
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Family of neglected Washington state inmate settles claim for $4 million
The family of a mentally ill Washington state man who died of dehydration and malnutrition after officers placed him in a jail cell without running water has reached a $4 million settlement agreement with authorities, a sheriff said on Friday. The April death of 25-year-old Keaton Farris at the jail in Coupeville, 45 miles north…
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Egyptian flooding drowns Gaza’s tunnel business
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – Mahmoud Bakeer speaks with despair about the night of the flash flood, when he screamed at his wife and five children to flee their home on Gaza's border with Egypt as the water rushed in. For Bakeer, 61, the fact that Egypt, once a gateway to the world for…
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Cognizant raises revenue forecast for third time this year
(Reuters) – IT services provider Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp raised its full-year revenue forecast for the third time this year after posting its biggest jump in quarterly revenue in three years. Revenue from the company’s healthcare division rose about 43 percent to $939.2 million, accounting for about 30 percent of total revenue. Revenue from the…