Police crowd-control unit resigns in protestFifty-seven Buffalo police officers abruptly resigned from their positions on a special team "in solidarity" with two officers who were charges with assault after they pushed and injured an elderly man during a protest.
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Gates Foundation Trust Ups Stake in U.K. Prison FirmThe trust, the Gates foundation’s investment arm, added nearly 200,000 shares of Serco Group Plc in May, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That took its holding to 3.74 million shares worth about 5.3 million pounds ($6.6 million), a tiny fraction of the foundation’s total assets of about $48 billion.
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Many U.K. Companies Are Taking Their Chances With a No-Deal BrexitAbout 80% of Britain’s small firms are unprepared for a disruptive divorce from the EU in October, according to the Confederation of British Industry. Small and mid-sized enterprises employ some 16.3 million people in the U.K., or 60% of private sector staffing, and generate 2 trillion pounds in annual revenue, government figures show.
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COVID-19 threat not spurring many jail releasesPeople who are incarcerated and their families are fearful of COVID-19 infection, but most government officials are moving slowly in response.
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