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HR body attacked over self-ID policy on women’s toilets
By Lucy Burton On May 5, 2024 A leading industry group is facing scrutiny over guidance relating to whether self-identifying transgender women can use single-sex spaces. The Chartered Institute of…
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Pregnant runner wins half marathon, outpacing 8,000 others: ‘Women have superpowers’
By Emily Van de Riet On May 6, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS (WNDU/Gray News) – A runner who is 23 weeks pregnant took first place in a half marathon in Indianapolis over…
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Jewish and pro-Palestinian students at Columbia University accuse school officials of discrimination in competing complaints
Escalating protests over Israel’s military operation in Gaza have become deeply personal for students at the elite university who say administrators are failing to protect them. By Alicia Victoria Lozano…
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‘Where’s Ronald Greene’s justice?’: 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist’s deadly arrest
By Jim Mustian On May 10, 2024 Mona Hardin has been waiting five long years for any resolution to the federal investigation into her son’s deadly arrest by Louisiana State…
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California man who drove into crowd at Stop Asian Hate rally sentenced to 1 year in prison
Steve Lee Dominguez pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge after driving his car through a red light, narrowly missing protesters. By Sakshi Venkatraman On May 9, 2024 A…
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Southeast Asian Americans face the brunt of racist attacks among Asians in U.S., new study finds
While many Americans believe anti-Asian hate has passed, experts say many communities are still living in fear. By Sakshi Venkatraman On May 1, 2024 Southeast Asian Americans face assault, verbal…
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Hawaii Police Officer Who Alleged Racial Discrimination by Chief Settles for $350K, Agrees to Retire
A county in Hawaii has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that the police chief discriminated against a captain for being Japanese American By Associated Press On…
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Court Upholds Milwaukee Police Officer’s Firing for Posting Racist Memes After Sterling Brown Arrest
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a former Milwaukee police officer was properly fired for posting racist memes related to the arrest of an NBA player By Associated Press…
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Congressman Praises Heckling of War Protesters, Including 1 Who Made Monkey Gestures at Black Woman
Israel-Hamas war demonstrations at the University of Mississippi turned ugly when one counter-protester appeared to make monkey noises and gestures at a Black woman By Associated Press By May 3,…
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