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3 Columbia University administrators put on leave over alleged text exchange at antisemitism panel
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University said it has placed three administrators on leave while it investigates allegations that they exchanged unprofessional text messages while attending a panel discussion about antisemitism on campus. The university said the administrators work for...
Namibian court overturns and declares unconstitutional a law criminalizing gay sex between men
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — A court in Namibia on Friday overturned and declared unconstitutional a colonial-era law criminalizing gay sex between men in a victory for LGBTQ campaigners in the southern African nation. Three judges in the High Court in the capital, Windhoek, said in a...
Accenture, KB Home rise; Snap, Jabil fall, Thursday, 6/20/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Thursday: Accenture Plc., up $20.81 to $306.16. The consulting company raised part of its revenue forecast for the year. Snap Inc., down 41 cents to $15.39. ...
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American Airlines CEO says the removal of several Black passengers from a flight was 'unacceptable'
DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines put an unspecified number of employees on leave for their involvement in an incident in which several Black passengers were removed from a flight in Phoenix, allegedly over a complaint about body odor. American CEO Robert Isom wrote in a note to...
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Snapchat Inc. to pay $15 million to settle discrimination and harassment lawsuit in California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Snapchat Inc. will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by California’s civil rights agency that claimed the company discriminated against female employees, failed to prevent workplace sexual harassment and retaliated against women who complained. The...
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New York's 'equal rights' constitutional amendment restored to ballot by appeals court
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A proposed amendment to New York’s constitution barring discrimination based on “gender identity” and “pregnancy outcomes” was restored to the November election ballot Tuesday by a state appeals court. The court decision clears the way for a statewide...
New York court puts state constitutional amendment barring discrimination based on 'pregnancy outcomes' back on ballot
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Colorado justices consider a pink and blue cake's meaning in a transgender discrimination case
From plain white cakes to rainbow-colored ones, the Colorado Supreme Court considered a variety of hypothetical cake-design scenarios Tuesday as it heard arguments in the case of a Christian baker who refused to make a pink cake with blue icing to celebrate a gender transition. The...
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Michigan, CUNY didn't suitably assess if Israel-Hamas war protests made environment hostile, US says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Michigan and the City University of New York did not adequately investigate complaints about antisemitic or anti-Palestinian harassment linked to campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war and other incidents, according to the results of investigations by the...
City University of NY agrees to address discrimination complaints after inquiry into Israel-Hamas war protests' handling
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