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EEOC’s Biden-era rule on abortion protections for workers struck down by judge
By Daniel Wiessner May 22, 2025 11:19 AM CDT May 22 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Louisiana has ruled that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission cannot require employers to provide accommodations to employees who get abortions, striking down a rule adopted during the administration of Democratic former President Joe Biden. U.S. District Judge David…
Women’s rights are under attack 30 years after leaders adopted a blueprint for equality, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Updated 3:59 PM CDT, March 6, 2025 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Thirty years after world leaders adopted a historic blueprint to achieve gender equality, a new United Nations report says women’s and girls’ rights are under attack and gender discrimination remains deeply embedded in economies and societies. The report released Thursday by…
Abortion-rights groups denounce censorship on Meta-owned apps in Latin America and beyond
By MARÍA VERZA Updated 7:08 PM CDT, May 15, 2025 MEXICO CITY (AP) — All of a sudden, women contacting one of the biggest sources of information about abortion in Mexico through the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp were met with silence. The nongovernmental organization’s business account had been blocked. Weeks later, a similar digital blackout struck a collective…
Washington will offer special education to students longer under new law
Jerry Cornfield May 16, 2025 / 10:45 am A new law triggered by a lawsuit will ensure public school students in Washington are offered special education instruction until they are 22 years old. Gov. Bob Ferguson signed legislation this week to extend the length of a student’s eligibility to the end of the school year in which they turn…
Our Rescue and We Fight Monsters partner to build “Hope House” in Memphis, TN
Our Rescue May 22, 2025, 14:01 ET In a united effort to support survivors of sex trafficking in the U.S., Our Rescue and We Fight Monsters have signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to renovate and complete construction of a new “Hope House” – a Recovery House for Survivors at 1192 Melrose Street in Memphis, Tennessee. The facility will serve as a…
As fears persist over students’ visas, Mass. colleges try to offer legal and academic support
By Anna Rubenstein May 02, 2025 Colleges and universities across Massachusetts moved swiftly to change policies and offer new services to international students affected by the Trump administration’s whiplash actions against their visas. From free legal advice to remote study options and emergency financial aid, several schools recently crafted what some educators and lawyers described as “contingency…
Trump administration says Harvard will receive no new grants until it meets White House demands
By Collin Binkley and Jocelyn Gecker Updated May 06, 2025 Harvard University will receive no new federal grants until it meets a series of demands from President Trump’s administration, the Education Department announced Monday. The action was laid out in a letter to Harvard’s president and amounts to a major escalation of Trump’s battle with the Ivy League school.…
Woman who says she was accused of being a man in Boston hotel bathroom files complaint with AG’s office
Ansley Baker said she was forced from the women’s restroom when a security guard banged on the stall door and asked for her ID. By Molly Farrar May 8, 2025 The woman who says a security guard at a Boston hotel accosted her in the women’s bathroom and accused her of being a man filed a complaint with…
Parents of kids with disabilities brace for new reality under Medicaid, education cuts
Cuts to Medicaid and the Department of Education could have detrimental impacts on keeping kids with complex medical needs healthy — and ensuring those same children have equitable access to education. By: Barbara Rodriguez, The 19th and Nadra Nittle, The 19th – May 8, 2025 2:28 pm Jolene Baxter’s daughter, Marlee, has overcome immense challenges in her first eight years…