Corruption and Ethics: Impact Alabama
Today we conclude our series, “Corruption in Alabama: What’s the Deal”, with a look at what it means to be ethical. As director of The Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility at the University of Alabama, Stephen Black occasionally gets calls from companies asking if he’d come give a lecture on ethics. He says he has to explain to them that when he says “ethics” he usually means something different than what they’re thinking.
Rescuers search for survivors after ferry sinking near Bali, Indonesia
The ferry sank almost half an hour after leaving Ketapang port in the East Java town of Banyuwangi late Wednesday, bound for Bali's Gilimanuk port, a 30-mile trip.
Haiti’s gangs have ‘near-total control’ of the capital, U.N. says
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Federal judge strikes down Trump’s order suspending asylum access at the southern border
The ruling was a win for immigrant advocacy groups that sued over the president's order, which they say put thousands of lives at risk.
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The GOP’s massive bill would add trillions of dollars to the country’s debt
The GOP tax cut and spending bill passed by the Senate this week is expected to add trillions of dollars to the federal debt over the next decade. The savings would mostly go to top earners.
