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The Senate has just voted to confirm C Wilson to the US court of appeals for the fifth circuit, marking 🍊s 200th judicial confirmation since taking office.😣#impeachtrumpjudges @JoeBiden #voteblue @KamalaHarris

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W the confirmation of Wilson, Republicans also reached a benchmark vigorously pursued by [McConnell]: For the first time in more than four decades, there are no longer any vacancies on the nation’s appeals courts, the judicial level where most of the major rulings are handed down
Wilson, 49, a state appeals court judge and former state legislator, became the 53rd circuit court judge nominated by Trump and steered to conf by McConnell, the driving force behind the GOP push to reshape the judiciary, who has adopted the mantra of ‘no vacancy left behind.
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Nurses and support staff at HCA Healthcare, the largest for-profit hospital chain in the US, are planning 2strike this Friday in protest over cuts and concessions the corporation is pushing on frontline healthcare workers as #coronavirus continues 2spread.
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Hospital staff reusing masks and gowns has been common throughout the pandemic, McIntosh, explained, creating another layer of stress for healthcare workers.
Job listings for nurses at HCA owned hospitals in the Los Angeles area were posted in anticipation of the strike actions. HCA reportedly created a unit focused on strike-related labor shortages😣linkedin.com/jobs/view/regi…
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