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Tales of violence prompt investigation in Brazil, as a group of 24 previously isolated people arrive at government post

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Democrats compared the ouster to Nixon's decision to fire the independent special prosecutor overseeing the Watergate investigation in 1973, which prompted the resignations of the Justice Department's top two officials.

The European Bicycle Manufacturers Association (EBMA), whose complaints prompted the investigations, says Chinese companies are selling pedal - assist e-bikes in the EU at prices which are sometimes below the cost of production, aided by subsidies.

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder led the investigation, which was prompted by allegations former Uber engineer Susan Fowler first published online in February.

Collins told Sky News that company leaders will «be in for a nasty surprise» if they think shutting Cambridge Analytica will make it possible to erase the data that prompted the investigation.

WASHINGTON — The two top officials in charge of security and toxic - waste cleanups at the Environmental Protection Agency have abruptly left their jobs, days after EPA administrator Scott Pruitt told lawmakers that his subordinates were to blame for alleged ethical lapses that have prompted more than a dozen federal investigations of the agency.

An attack on an Experian subsidiary that began before Experian purchased it in 2012 exposed the Social Security numbers of 200 million Americans and prompted an investigation by at least four states, including Connecticut.

Ms. Singer was previously a reporter in the Sunday Business section where her series on the consumer data industry, called «You for Sale,» helped prompt several congressional and federal investigations, as well as the enactment of a student online data privacy law in California.

Trump didn't specify what prompted his claim against Facebook, though the social network is currently embroiled in an investigation about Russian interference during the 2016 presidential election.

The European Bicycle Manufacturers Association (EBMA), whose complaints prompted the investigations, says Chinese companies are selling e-bikes in the EU at prices which are sometimes below the cost of production, aided by subsidies.

Two other people escaped with minor injuries in the incident, which has prompted a joint investigation by police and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

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He endorsed former Texas Governor Rick Perry in 2011, prompting Americans United for the Separation of Church and State to ask the IRS for an investigation into the tax - exempt status of Jeffress» church.

William Nee, a China researcher for Amnesty International, said: «We do not know for certain whether those injuries may have contributed to his declining health, but the Chinese government should, as a party to the UN convention against torture, conduct a prompt and impartial investigation to determine whether those injuries may have played a role in his untimely death.

Vita Coco has launched an internal investigation of its product line after a New York woman reported finding a foreign object — what she called an «octopus looking thing» in her coconut water — prompting a media frenzy after a Facebook post last month that has now been shared more than 52,000 times.

In view of an investigation dissecting calorie ingestion among diets with changing measures of fiber, scientists evaluated that expanding every day fiber consumption from 18 to 36 grams could prompt 130 less calories being retained from blended suppers (38).

The 33 - year - old's arrest occurred after an investigation prompted by a report in the Westchester - based newspaper «Journal News» on October 9th.

MSU will take prompt action, if appropriate, in response to any policy violations or other substantive matters as a result of the investigation.

There's no way to know if their affair would have been discovered if Broadwell hadn't sent threatening emails to 37 - year - old Jill Kelley, a social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., and a longtime friend of the Petraeus family, prompting an FBI investigation.

The Senate's was prompted to order the investigation on the drugs in the country after a motion tagged «Anti-Malaria Drugs banned by the European Union, still being sold and consumed in Nigeria

«SERAP also argues that Nigerians are entitled to the right to truth derived from the obligations of the government to carry out an investigation of violations of human rights and crime of corruption committed within its jurisdiction; to identify, prosecute and punish those responsible; and to ensure that victims have the simple and prompt recourse for protection against violation of fundamental rights, as well as to ensure transparency in public administration.»

Then, just as people were heading to vote on April 19, WNYC radio discovered that more than 60,000 Brooklyn Democrats had been removed from the electoral rolls in what turned out to be a major clerical error that has already led to one employee suspension and helped prompt the launch of multiple investigations by government regulators.

Rep. Chris Collins won re-election to the board of directors of the struggling Australian biotech firm he invested in at a discount and touted to his colleagues, prompting a House Ethics Committee investigation.

The incident has also prompted scrutiny in Washington, where Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D - N.Y., has called for an investigation.

The threat to re-open an investigation into the rules around the ministerial code suggests there is a growing rebelliousness in parliament after the media secretary's damning evidence to the Leveson inquiry failed to prompt any action from Downing Street.

Stockdale said that auditors and other personnel from the state Department of State and the state Comptroller's officer were collaborating in the investigation, and might soon provide more information that could prompt additional charges.

The Cutchogue vineyard's business practices have prompted investigations by both the town and the State Liquor Authority following a host of complaints, including reports of loud music and patrons allegedly wandering onto neighboring properties and engaging in illicit behavior.

The charges contained in the report prompted an investigation by the office of state Inspector General Joseph Fisch, and led the local public radio station WAMC to suspend the pathologist's weekly program «In Our Backyard.&raquin the report prompted an investigation by the office of state Inspector General Joseph Fisch, and led the local public radio station WAMC to suspend the pathologist's weekly program «In Our Backyard.&raquIn Our Backyard.»

The Cabinet Office minister was spotted throwing official papers in St James» Park by a newspaper last month, prompting an investigation by the information commissioner.

A generating plant at the Indian Point nuclear facility in Westchester County shut down last night, prompting an immediate investigation.

Allegations of sexual harassment and assault by Mr. Weinstein were disclosed this month in The New York Times and The New Yorker, which prompted other women to share their accounts of his alleged abuse, set off criminal investigations, roiled the entertainment world and triggered a social media movement of women from other industries and backgrounds telling their stories.

According to Carnright, the investigation was under way in June when he received news that prompted him to end the undercover portion of the probe and immediately bring the misdemeanor charge against Taggard.

Leadsom announced the investigation after an urgent question from MPs prompted by a Newsnight investigation alleging that Bercow's private secretary resigned and had post-traumatic stress disorder after working in his office.

In his investigation at the time, Cuomo prompted more than a dozen wind energy companies to adopt his «code of conduct» when dealing with local officials.

The investigation began after troopers in the state police Computer Crimes Unit became aware that an Internet Protocol (IP) address in Stillwater had downloaded photographs depicting child pornography, prompting police to seize Nelson's computer.

But the state's moment in the political spotlight was marred by a sometimes chaotic primary day full of reports across the city of voters missing from the registration rolls and polls opening late, prompting both the mayor and the city comptroller to call for an investigation of the Board of Elections.

Prompted by the ongoing investigation into Student Association President Eric Evangelista, some members of the SA assembly have learned that they have more power in the student government than they originally thought.

The use of false titles in requests for stipends, known as «lulus» in Albany, was uncovered last year by The New York Times, prompting an investigation by federal authorities in Brooklyn.

Its reporting on the Buffalo Billion prompted U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to launch a federal investigation into the awarding of developer contracts and for members of the community to demand more diversity in the employment of construction workers at Solar City.

Cuomo abruptly shut down the commission in March, prompting Manhattan's U.S. attorney to take up its unfinished investigations into criminal activity in the state legislature, as well as accusations that Cuomo meddled with the commission's probe.

They have prompted questions in parliament; triggered a law change ending donor secrecy in Northern Ireland; and have contributed to three separate ongoing investigations by the UK Electoral Commission and one by the Charity Commission.

And while the charges stem in part from evidence uncovered by the Moreland Commission — which Mr. Cuomo shuttered early, much to the chagrin of good government types and prompting an investigation from Mr. Bharara — the governor today said he had no regrets about ending the corruption - busting panel when he did.

Indeed, it was the chance discovery of apparent bias in face - tracking by one of the programs that prompted Buolamwini's investigation in the first place.

The researchers hope their results will prompt further investigations into the potential link between the organisation of nerve connections and individual differences in learning and memory.

The apparent interference by CEQ during the Bush administration prompted a 16 - month congressional investigation beginning in July 2006 that pored over 27,000 pages of White House documents.

► Later in the day, Vogel reported that «[a] documentary on Swedish Television... has prompted the Karolinska Institute... in Stockholm to consider reopening its investigation into possible misconduct by surgeon Paolo Macchiarini.»

Charles Nemeroff's lax reporting of at least $ 1.2 million in drug company payments to his employer, Emory University, and similar payments to other academic psychiatrists prompted a 2007 Senate investigation.

«Expert guidelines advise caution in ordering tests for presenting back problems unless there is a «red flag» to prompt investigation,» says Dr Britt.»

Worst disasters West Texas blast: A deadly ammonium nitrate explosion rocked the West Fertilizer Company in Texas, prompting investigations into chemical regulations, industrial safety and zoning laws.

The results of Schaller, Fung and his team will prompt further investigations into the possible influence of an impact event on the global environmental change that characterized this notable warming period in Earth's ancient history.