Environment
Farm to fork: Uncovering hazards in our food systems
In this episode of Reveal, we examine the complicated networks of labor, trade and regulation that bring meat, produce and other products to our tables.
Florida
Health Care
The family behind the neuro rehab racket
Lakeview NeuroRehabilitation Center originally was part of a national chain of brain injury rehab centers called New Medico, owned by Charles Brennick of Boston. An FBI investigation in the 1990s led to the eventual collapse of New Medico, but the Brennicks’ neurorehab business lived on.
Guns
Former armed guard charged with murder says evidence was fabricated
Former armed security guard Lukace Kendle, who previously was found incompetent to stand trial, got a judge’s approval to represent himself against murder and attempted murder charges in the 2012 shooting of two unarmed black men in a Miami strip club parking lot.
Guns
Results may be deadly when armed guards don’t get mental health checks
Only four states require armed-guard applicants to undergo a mental health evaluation, which is standard for law enforcement officers.
Climate Change
Calamitous climate plays part in Florida’s record rainfall
The National Weather Service said Tuesday was the rainiest day since at least 1880 in Pensacola, Florida. While it probably wouldn’t be correct to say that climate change caused Pensacola’s floods, it surely made them more likely.
