News in brief
By The Associated Press
More die in Bangladesh in clashes between police and protestors
DHAKA, Bangladesh | Media reports from Bangladesh say 19 more people have died in clashes between police and student protesters attempting to impose a “complete shutdown” of the country, following days of violent confrontations during demonstrations over a system of allocating government jobs.
Students have been demonstrating for weeks against a quota system for government jobs they say favors allies of the ruling party. But the protests escalated since violence broke out between protesters, police and pro-government student activists on the campus of Dhaka University on Monday.
With the latest toll, the number of deaths has reached 25 since Tuesday, when six others lost their lives in the violence.
Poll: More than 6 in 10 U.S. adults support protecting access to IVF
WASHINGTON | According to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, relatively few Americans fully endorse the idea that a fertilized egg should have the same rights as a pregnant woman. But a significant share – 46% — say it describes their views at least somewhat well.
Meanwhile, more than 6 in 10 U.S. adults support protecting access to in vitro fertilization, or IVF, a type of fertility treatment where eggs are combined with sperm outside the body in a lab to form an embryo.
The new poll comes as questions grow around reproductive health access in the continued fallout from the decision by the Supreme Court to end federal abortion protections.
Housing provider engaged in sexual abuse and harassment
AUSTIN, Texas | The largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children has been accused of “severe, pervasive, and unwelcome sexual abuse of and harassment” of children in its care. the Justice Department said Thursday that Southwest Key employees, including supervisors, have abused children in its care since at least 2015. Alleged offenses include rape, touching and soliciting sex and nude photos.
—From AP reports
