| Amid furor over exorbitant compensation, county to take over Miami domestic violence center -  After months of scandal surrounding the massive compensation packages awarded to Tiffany Carr, the CEO of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Miami-Dade County has assumed control of a Miami non-profit domestic violence center currently led by Angela Diaz-Vidaillet, a former coalition board chair.
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| U.S. lawmakers seek probe of trade in products needed for pandemic fight -  Citing concerns about severe supply disruptions, senior U.S. lawmakers on Monday called for an expedited investigation by the U.S. International Trade Commission into specific imported products needed to combat the new coronavirus pandemic. U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, a Democrat, and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, a Republican, asked the U.S. ITC to provide details about the source countries for those products, as well as tariff classifications and duty rates, by April 30. "As we grapple with the challenges presented by the novel coronavirus, we are keenly aware that our challenges are being severely exacerbated by disruptions and deficiencies in our supply of equipment, inputs, and substances needed for treating and otherwise responding to the COVID-19 pandemic," Grassley and Neal wrote in their letter to ITC Chairman David Johanson.
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