An investigation into minors working dangeorus jobs. What Iowa success would look like for each Republican candidate. And a family vlogger charged with child abuse is expected to take a plea deal.
Minor who died at poultry plant used 32-year-old’s identity to get the job
Questions about Duvan Perez’s true identity were raised within hours of his death on July 14, after he was killed by equipment at Mar-Jac Poultry in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He was soon determined to be 16 years old.
It turns out he’d gotten the cleaning job using the identity of a 32-year-old man — a new revelation highlighting the ease with which migrant children are finding work in a dangerous industry, and the challenges companies face in trying to evaluate their true ages.
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The number of children working illegally has skyrocketed across all industries, according to the Labor Department, nearly doubling since 2019. More than 800 child labor investigations in 47 states are ongoing across industries, according to the agency. And at Mar-Jac, Perez may not have been the only worker to use a stolen identity to obtain a job.
Read the latest in NBC News’ investigation into child labor in America.
How each GOP candidate can succeed in Iowa
Former President Donald Trump is viewed as the far and away favorite to win Iowa in the Jan. 15 caucuses. But for other candidates, success in Iowa doesn’t need to mean a first-place win. Early-state presidential politics are built on expectations, and that’s largely dictated by not just a media narrative, but also by how much each candidate has invested in the state compared to the outcome. Interviews with more than two dozen strategists, campaign officials, neutral Republicans and potential caucusgoers highlighted how there are two, or possibly three, tickets that can get punched out of Iowa with meaningful momentum.
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