Discrimination

As an introvert, I’ve been judged for my quiet, “standoffish” personality, which doesn’t always fit the workplace culture. For the past 10 years, I have worked as a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) professional, a job I love. My…
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The last few weeks have fallen a bit short of “Good As Hell” for Lizzo: In early August, three of the singer’s former backup dancers announced that they’d filed a lawsuit against Lizzo and her touring production company, Big Grrrl Big…
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T IMNIT GEBRU didn’t set out to work in AI. At Stanford, she studied electrical engineering — getting both a bachelor’s and a master’s in the field. Then she became interested in image analysis, getting her Ph.D. in computer…
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Since the first of the Nobel Prizes was awarded in 1895, about 20 percent of the recipients — over 200 individuals — have been Jewish. The honor is awarded to those who have “conferred the greatest benefit to humankind” in one of six…
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David Rufus was just a toddler when the bulldozers rolled into the streets of his Syracuse, New York, neighborhood in 1960. As part of the country’s interstate highways surge, city officials wanted to extend I-81 with an elevated viaduct…
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Underpinning the key events of each day is the “Youth Festival,” which runs throughout the entire day, and offers participants various options of activities to join. It is in some of these that Martin will encounter the WYD pilgrims, since…
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The family of two Black children who were allegedly assaulted by a woman who poured soda on one of the kids after slapping him has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit.Earlier this month, 62-year-old Kimberly Jennings, who is White, was…
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The Catskills are so beautiful, and so different from what they used to be. Driving through the verdant New York mountain range one summer weekend earlier this year, it was hard to imagine that this place, now full of hipster B&Bs and…
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Every job has its own quirk – however, there’s a quote that’ll be a perfect excerpt to today’s tale: “Our workplace has a strict honesty policy: we honestly lie about everything.” The thing is, u/ThatOneCloneTrooper stayed at his old…
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Sound of Freedom, which came out on July 4th, was the initial surprise hit of the summer blockbuster season, and a hugely controversial one. The film stars Jim Caviezel as Tim Ballard, a real-life activist who’s worked to free children from…
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OKLAHOMA CITY — After two failed efforts in the state legislature to define a woman and a man based on their sex assigned at birth, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order limiting those definitions, the latest blow to…
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A Republican bill requiring school districts to inform parents if their children use a different gender identity at school from the sex on their birth certificate was such a nonstarter in the Democratically controlled California…
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On Monday, the deputy general counsel of Florida’s Orange County Public Schools system sent an email to principals announcing new policies for the upcoming academic year. To implement recently enacted state laws, the email announced, the…
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We are in the midst of one of the most radical revolutions in American history. It is as far-reaching and dangerous as the turbulent years of the 1850s and 1860s or the 1930s. Every aspect of American life and culture is under assault,…
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Since then, Chesebro has kept a low profile. He decamped to Puerto Rico from New York last year, and some friends said he’d fallen out of touch. A prominent law firm issued no public announcement last year when it tapped him to run a new…
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Kanye West and his “wife” Bianca Censori have spent the past week sauntering around Italy on a bizarre Roman holiday as he prepares for his very own Renaissance. They’ve shown up to a fancy hotel dinner and a gelato shop in Florence, and…
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Immigrants await processing at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Adelanto, California. By filing a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act, NPR obtained a trove of inspection reports…
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The Georgia indictment of President Donald Trump and 18 lawyers, aides, and supporters reflects the unfortunate totalitarian tradition of prosecuting leaders and members of the political opposition in mass trials in which defendants have…
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The United States women’s national soccer team was a heavy favorite to win the World Cup this summer. They were eliminated on Sunday, though, losing to Sweden in a penalty shootout in the round of 16. It was a stunning loss for the…
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FBI Director Christopher Wray may have lied under oath concerning the FBI Richmond office’s Jan. 23 memo citing the Southern Poverty Law Center in urging investigation of “radical traditional Catholic hate groups,” Rep. Jim Jordan suggested…
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Overwatch 2 has launched on Steam and well, Activision Blizzard are probably regretting that right now. At the time of writing, the game has attracted 22,619 reviews, many written by people who've already been playing for a while on…
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Are people getting less attractive? That’s the theory behind one viral clip from a facial aesthetics expert — and Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld concurs. However, Gutfeld has a simpler explanation for the phenomenon than “modern diets, sleeping…
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Later this month, the National Mall will become the site of six temporary art installations — the first time the Mall’s federal overseers have hosted an art exhibit there. The installations, part of “Pulling Together,” are meant to expand…
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In an interview this week with Raw Story, Woodall acknowledged that he is the author of texts that promote a “white nationalist training group," and added: “I don’t see it as an issue to have a white-friendly group of people that get…
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Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, left, and Justin Jones, D-Nashville, speak to reporters outside the West Wing after meeting with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Oval Office of the…
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Three white men have been charged with assaulting a Black riverboat captain in Montgomery, Alabama over the weekend. The attack sparked a fight that was captured on video and shared widely on social media.  Montgomery Police Chief…
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“Shaka, Brah!” – The Tragic Tale of ‘Crush’ Brian Adams Hailing from Kona, Hawaii, “Crush” Brian Adams was a dominant force who underwent many striking transformations over his 17-year career. After retiring from the ring, he worked as a…
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Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. On a warm November night, Salia Issa had just begun her shift as an Abilene prison officer when she felt the…
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A makeshift memorial honored O'Shae Sibley in New York City earlier this month. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images…
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We are in the midst of one of the most radical revolutions in American history. It is as far-reaching and dangerous as the turbulent years of the 1850s and 1860s or the 1930s. Every aspect of American life and culture is under assault,…
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Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, right, huddles with Preston Padden, president of network distribution for Fox, during a hearing of the Federal Communications Commission in May 1995. A generation later, Padden says Murdoch is…
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After five years of fanfare and media coverage, LeBron James’ I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, has failed miserably. None of the eighth-grade students passed the state’s math test, and only a few of them tested proficient in English. The…
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Updated 8/3/23 at 1:59 p.m. ET: As the sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Lizzo continues to evolve, one of the plaintiffs is responding to a video that’s currently making the rounds on the internet. On Thursday, TMZ released a video…
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Former Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.) Monday joined other family members in publicly condemning Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent remarks on COVID-19, which became public over the weekend and were widely criticized as antisemitic and…
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He’s been indicted again, this time for trying to override the voices and votes of the American people in order to steal an election and permanently install himself as a dictator. These are offenses of the presidency more traitorous and…
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(JTA) — The Israeli Athletics Association is preparing to host almost 2,000 athletes and officials from 48 countries for the 2023 European Athletics Under-20 Championships. The biannual track and field competition, which features 44…
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Harvard Law School professor and noted defense attorney Charles Ogletree, seen here in 2017, died on Friday at age 70. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images…
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Anita Sarkeesian is tired. It’s been more than 10 years since Sarkeesian first released Tropes vs. Women in Video Games on YouTube; it’s been 15 years since Sarkeesian’s oldest video and the start of what’s now known as Feminist Frequency.…
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I cheered that night and never forgot that feeling about Boston as the underdog, the insurgent, the outsider, cursed for a century but never losing faith.Get Today in OpinionGlobe Opinion's must-reads, delivered to you every Sunday-Friday.…
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Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood, Pascal Le Segretain (Getty Images)Did anyone have a feud between Beyoncé and Erykah Badu on their list of summer activities? Well, whether you were expecting it or not, here we are.On Monday,…
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The City of Traverse City is investigating a discrimination complaint against Studio 8 Hair Lab - a local salon on Eighth Street - after owner Christine Geiger said in a now-deleted Facebook post that transgender and queer clients aren't…
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Last week, the Supreme Court issued a pernicious decision declaring that Colorado’s public accommodations law prohibiting discrimination against gays and lesbians could not be applied to a business engaged in “expressive activity,” such as…
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It took Republicans no time at all to take the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision and use it to attack other educational initiatives intended to support people of color. On Thursday — the same day the Court declared…
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The end of affirmative action was inevitable. The only surprise in the Supreme Court’s recent decision was that such intentions gone terribly wrong lasted so long.First, supporters of racial preferences always pushed back the goal posts for…
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Wild Ring Names Revealed Were these wrestlers’ names chosen out of spite? Or were they meant to get a laugh out of the people in the back? One thing is for sure: this type of prank has happened more often than fans may realize! Akeem The…
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An Army three-star general and a West Point associate professor used government resources in an unofficial investigation to hunt down and punish an anonymous active-duty whistleblower who criticized Army leaders and the Biden administration…
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Today, Maine became the fourteenth state (including Washington D.C.) to enact a comprehensive paid family and medical leave program. A Better Balance has been proud to work closely with partners in the Maine Paid Leave Coalition to support…
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The Biden administration appears unwilling to relinquish its well-worn ability to pressure social media companies to censor "protected free speech" and cure narratives on their platforms.The Biden Justice Department filed a notice of appeal…
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s ban on gender-affirming care for young transgender people was restored Friday when a federal judge lifted an injunction he issued last month that had temporarily blocked the restrictions. The latest ruling…
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In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling forbidding racial preference in college admission, many pundits have waxed poetic for and against this decision. Not to be left out of the conversation, Joy Ann Reid chose to add her two cents. ????…
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We’ve just witnessed the biggest attack on freedom of speech in U.S. history. And it appears the writing is on the wall for “the most important free speech lawsuit of this generation,” in which the federal government was sued for working…
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&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Former White House adviser Stephen Miller last week warned law schools of possible lawsuits if they…
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STATISTICS show that minorities and marginalized groups repeatedly experience career-stifling unconscious bias at many points throughout their working lives. Women and ethnic monitories, for example, often find it hard to climb the career…
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Geoff, the justice has sided with her on a 6-3 ideological split, saying that forcing her to make Web sites for something she doesn't believe in would violate her First Amendment rights.Writing for the majority, Justice Neil Gorsuch said:…
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Fox News sure seems like it wants to keep its Tucker Carlson-associated secrets very secret. On Friday, the network settled a lawsuit filed by Abby Grossberg, a former employee who was the chief booker for Carlson’s program. Fox News will…
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Transgender youth in Tennessee are once again at risk after several state laws granted, removed, reinstated, then once again removed their vital transitional care. A U.S. appeals court ruled Saturday that a Tennessee law can go into effect…
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It’s a grim moment for anyone who cares about ensuring that there are federal protections for people routinely facing discrimination or economic disadvantages. But there is something else happening in the background that gives reason for…
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Religiously based objections to laws like Colorado’s that mandate equal treatment in the commercial marketplace are nothing new. As Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent made clear, these laws have been repeatedly challenged, including some…
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Megan Rapinoe thrives on noise. Most athletes strive to be “in the zone”—that state of quiet mental focus enabling players to block out the cheers and jeers of stadium crowds, allowing performance to peak. Rapinoe, however, takes in all the…
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Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court, dissented in strident terms from Thursday’s decision striking down racial preferences in college admissions decisions. (The full decision, and the…
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The setting sun illuminates the Supreme Court building in Washington on Jan. 10. Patrick Semansky/AP hide…
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A federal judge has blocked Biden administration officials from contacting social media companies in a landmark order targeting government censorship and suppression of online postings. US District Court Judge Terry Doughty, a Trump…
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"Wheel of Fortune" is undergoing a major shakeup after the show's 41st season, which premieres in September, with longtime host Pat Sajak retiring and being replaced by Ryan Seacrest.But amid the sweeping changes, one element of the show…
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In 1895, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel founded the Nobel Prize, a set of annual awards given to individuals with world-class accomplishments in six categories: World Peace, Economics, Medicine, Chemistry, Literature and Physics. Since the…
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Audi Field, a soccer-specific stadium is shown in Buzzard Point in Washington, DC on July 9, 2018. Gilles Clarenne/AFP via Getty Images…
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The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday that Colorado cannot force Christian graphic designer Lorie Smith to create art that violates her religious beliefs, particularly her belief that marriage necessarily entails the union between a…
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When Roy returned to Guam in 2008, he got a job in sales and rose through the ranks to become a manager, but it was hard to adjust to civilian life. His greatest struggle was with mental health. Roy’s thoughts scared him. Ideas of harming…
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Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a Moms for Liberty summit in Philadelphia on Friday. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images…
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The Kennedy family has publicly denounced recent comments made by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. regarding the origins of the coronavirus which have roots in racist and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. RFK Jr. appeared at a dinner in Manhattan on…
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UPDATE: After refusing to carry Mark Levin's new book, because liberal customers might be offended, Target has decided to sell the seven-time #1 New York Times bestselling author's latest offering. On Thursday, Levin announced Target's…
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Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri declared on Independence Day that it was a great time to call for reparations."The Declaration of Independence was written by enslavers and didn't recognize Black people as human. Today is a great day…
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Florida education officials approved new standards for teaching African American history Wednesday in response to the “anti-woke” policies touted by Gov. Ron DeSantis as critics urged the state to rethink the curriculum claiming that it…
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&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A first-term Republican lawmaker referred to African Americans as “colored people” on the House floor…
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A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that an Indianapolis Catholic high school was allowed to fire its guidance counselor because she is in a same-sex marriage. Shelly Fitzgerald was fired from Roncalli High School in Indianapolis in…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Secret Service concluded its investigation into the theft of hamburgers owned by notable clowned man Ronald McDonald after a full-scale search turned up no sign of the missing burger sack or a viable…
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Violet Nicholas, a former student of Delta State Polytechnic, who suffers a skin disease known as scleroderma, tells TEMITOPE ADETUNJI how she has been coping with the challenge What position are you in your family? My name is Violet…
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We already know that Sean “Diddy” Combs does not play when it comes to his businesses. His portfolio includes successful ventures in music, fashion, media and more. We recently told you about his beef with beverage company Diageo over what…
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A Chicago suburb has become the first city in the nation to begin disbursing reparations payments to black residents over discrimination and limited access to housing, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.Approximately 140 residents in…
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A 25-year-old female mechanical engineer from Ibadan, Adijat Ganiyu, tells TEMITOPE ADETUNJI why she embraced a vocation dominated by men, among other related issues What informed your decision to become a female mechanic? Actually, being a…
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Kansas City Monarchs pitching great Satchel Paige warms up at New York's Yankee Stadium Aug. 2, 1942 for a Negro League game between the Monarchs and the New York Cuban Stars.…
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Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12 and learn how business leaders are getting ahead of the generative AI revolution. Learn More As enterprise technical decision-makers from the artificial intelligence (AI) and data…
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There was a story earlier about how a teen was “interrogated” at Gainesville Airport after his dad reserved his flight using a technique known as hidden city ticketing. In this post I wanted to take a closer look at that — why is airline…
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Some members of the LGBTQ+ community have been banned from a hair salon in Michigan in a breathtaking display of ignorance and bigotry.The owner of Studio 8 Hair Lab, Christine Geiger, said in a Facebook post that she is exercising her…
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Christians will go to great lengths to get God to consent to their prejudices. It’s actually quite astounding and equally sad. Every day I watch and read fellow followers of Jesus attempting to use Scripture to discriminate against,…
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Last week, the civil rights group Southern Poverty Law Center named the conservative nonprofit Moms for Liberty an extremist group for its anti–student inclusion agenda. Moms for Liberty first started creeping into the public awareness by…
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St. George • City officials’ attempt to prevent a drag event from taking place in a St. George municipal park took a hit Friday after a federal judge called their actions unconstitutional and ordered them to allow the show to go on.In…
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For a brief moment this summer, after the Supreme Court declined to overthrow democracy and invite Donald Trump to steal the 2024 election, there was a surge of hope that the six justices appointed by Republican presidents were starting to…
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Details By Native News Online Staff June 20, 2023 Seven-year-old Isabelle Murphy (Cherokee) wants to…
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After Life is a comedy series on Netflix created by British comedian Ricky Gervais about a middle-aged man who contemplates suicide after his wife dies of cancer. Although the premise doesn’t sound all that funny, After Life is most…
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Akilah Davis, the first Race and Culture Reporter for local ABC affiliate ABC11 in North Carolina, has been wearing a wig over her microlocs since she went natural in December 2021. But this year on Juneteenth Davis decided to reveal “the…
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Megan Rapinoe will retire at the end of this season. Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images hide caption…
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Tobie Berry, homeless at 6 years old, spent months living in a tent with her mother, father and two younger siblings.James Couch overcame the difficulty of losing an aunt and, for a time, bullying.Berry and Couch are among 105 recipients…
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Lukas Coch/AAPAs we start to see the campaign for the Voice referendum gather momentum, there are a lot of Australian voters with genuine questions, trying to understand the proposal and wade through the information – including…
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A decade ago, the idea that a radical Supreme Court would remake our country might have seemed hyperbolic. But that’s exactly what happened. In just the past two terms, the Trumpified Supreme Court ended women’s constitutional right to an…
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U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty has blocked various federal government entities and figures from pressuring social media companies to censor "protected free speech" on their platforms. Plaintiffs have alleged that the government…
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Given yesterday’s report that Goldman Sachs is looking to bail on its partnership with Apple, I thought it would be interesting to do a breakdown of the increasingly-messy relationship between the two companies. After forging their…
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People protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Thursday. The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of…
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Nearly three years after making her dramatic departure, NeNe Leakes is speaking on potentially rejoining The Real Housewives of Atlanta.  Additionally, NeNe says she’s offering fellow RHOA OG Kim Zolciak support as she navigates her divorce…
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Actor Michael Imperioli is enraged by the Supreme Court’s decision this week to allow business owners to discriminate against LGBTQ+ customers. Best known as Christopher Moltisanti on the best show ever, The Sopranos, Imperioli took to his…
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called for investigating and possibly impeaching members of the Supreme Court Sunday after justices issued landmark rulings days earlier with which she disagreed."If ... Chief Justice John Roberts will…
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