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Connie Chung launched a generation of Asian American girls named Connie. She had no idea
NEW YORK (AP) — Some public figures are honored with namesake buildings or monuments. Veteran broadcaster Connie Chung has a strain of marijuana and hundreds of Asian American women as legacies. Chung was contacted five years ago by a fellow journalist, Connie Wang, whose Chinese...
Alabama university ordered to pay millions in discrimination lawsuit
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama university was ordered to pay millions to an Iranian-born cancer researcher in a discrimination lawsuit that said she was was repeatedly called a racial epithet by a colleague, who at one point brandished a gun at her. A federal jury on Monday...
Pakistan’s transgender community gets a ride-sharing service for safety
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s transgender community has gotten its first ride-sharing service in the latest effort to protect trans people from discrimination and harassment, the business's founder said on Wednesday. The new ride-share was launched over the weekend in the...
Mel B joins a campaign calling for a new UK law to bar Afro hair discrimination
LONDON (AP) — Former Spice Girl Mel B is among dozens of Black Britons urging Parliament to update the country's equality laws and prohibit Afro hair discrimination. In an open letter to lawmakers on Tuesday, campaigners including Mel B, singer Beverley Knight and lawmaker...
A blockbuster Chinese video game sparks debate on sexism in the nation’s gaming industry
WASHINGTON (AP) — A blockbuster new Chinese video game hailed as a milestone for the country’s gaming industry has put an unexpected spotlight on longstanding claims of rampant sexism in China’s male-dominated gaming culture. While some gamers are basking in the runaway success...
Takeaways from Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's response to violence after George Floyd's murder
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kamala Harris' selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be the Democratic vice presidential candidate has revived the debate over how he handled the biggest crisis of his political career. Minneapolis and St. Paul erupted after a white Minneapolis police officer...
Maine law thwarts impact of school choice decision, lawsuit says
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Christian school at the center of a Supreme Court decision that required Maine to include religious schools in a state tuition program is appealing a ruling upholding a requirement that all participating facilities abide by a state antidiscrimination law. ...
Federal judge decries discrimination against conservative group that publishes voters' information
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge says New Mexico election regulators and prosecutors discriminated against a Republican-backed group in refusing access to voter registration rolls. The Friday ruling bars the state from refusing to turn over voter data to Voter Reference...
A top court in the Dominican Republic deliberates anti-sodomy laws targeting police and military
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A top court in the Dominican Republic has agreed to review a challenge to laws dating from the last century that criminalize gay sex involving members of the army and police force. It’s the first time in recent history that someone in the socially...
Group sues Texas over law banning state business with firms “boycotting” fossil fuels
A progressive business group sued Texas on Thursday over a 2021 law that restricts state investments in companies that, according to the state, “boycott” the fossil fuel industry. The American Sustainable Business Coalition filed suit against Attorney General Ken Paxton and...
