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The Farmworker Association of Florida is trying to get a safety message about the scorching heat to workers and policymakers.
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The proposal provide “medical benefit plans” that would not be subject to the same state and federal regulations as health insurance.
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Laborers have suffered in extreme heat triggered by climate change. Deaths aren’t inevitable, and employers can save lives by providing ample water and breaks, researchers say.
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The national report comes shortly after Florida banned local heat protections for outdoor workers.
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Eleven counts of DUI with serious bodily injury have been filed against Bryan Howard. He already was facing eight counts of DUI-manslaughter in connection with the May 14 crash.
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Six of the eight dead have been identified, and the family of victim Manuel Pérez Ríos mourned and recited prayers for the loss of their loved one, who was a father of four and grandfather to four.
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Bryan Maclean Howard pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence-manslaughter.
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About 30 people, including pastors, nuns, and volunteers from the Mexican consulate in Orlando, attended a candlelight vigil in Apopka for the eight Mexican farmworkers who died.
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In Marion County, the crash killed eight farmworkers and injured dozens as the workers were traveling in a bus to a farm in Dunnellon.
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The farmworkers were from Mexico, working on seasonal or temporary visas, and authorities have not yet released their names.
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Eight bus passengers were killed and over 40 injured Tuesday when a bus crashed on State Road 40.
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The driver of a pickup truck that crashed into the farmworker bus faces eight counts of DUI-manslaughter.