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DOJ finds EEOC violated civil rights laws with guidelines that pressured employers to make race-based decisions

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Washington — The Justice Department on Tuesday accused the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of violating federal civil rights laws by issuing guidelines that effectively pressured employers to make race-based considerations in hiring and promotions. A new legal opinion by the Office of Legal Counsel claimed that “disparate impact” — a legal theory of discrimination that … Read more

Already pressured by Trump, Harvard faces grad student workers strike

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Beneath rolling storm clouds and a spattering of spring rain, about two dozen people holding blue and white signs march in front of Harvard University’s Science Center. Circling around a young woman holding a megaphone, their chants ricochet off stately brick buildings dotting the campus. The woman in the middle shouts: “What’s outrageous?”  “Harvard’s wages!” … Read more

California: Amazon pressured retailers to boost prices on websites to not undercut it

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Amazon used its market leverage to get companies such as Walmart to increase prices on their websites so the e-commerce giant would not be undercut by its competitors, according to a filing unsealed Monday in an ongoing lawsuit by California’s attorney general. Attorney General Rob Bonta sued Amazon in San Francisco Superior Court in 2022 … Read more

Universities pressured to strip names of Epstein associates from campus buildings

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — In rain, snow and bitter cold, a steady drumbeat of small protests have been held in recent months on the Ohio State University main campus with a single goal in mind: removing billionaire retail mogul Les Wexner’s name from buildings where it’s emblazoned. At issue — for union nurses at OSU’s Wexner … Read more

Man accused of plot to assassinate Trump testifies Iran pressured him, says Biden and Haley were other possible targets

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The allegation sounded like the stuff of spy movies: A Pakistani businessman trying to hire hit men, even handing them $5,000 in cash, to kill a U.S. politician on behalf of Iran ‘s powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. It was true, and potential targets of the 2024 scheme included now-President Donald Trump, then-President Joe Biden and … Read more