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Sexual harassment Women’s rights groups protest French ministers’ appointments
Women’s rights groups are protesting French President Emmanuel Macron’s appointment of an interior minister who has been accused of rape and of a justice minister who has criticized the #MeToo movementBy ANGELA CHARLTON and ARNO PEDRAM Associated PressJuly 7, 2020, 7:12 PM4 min readPARIS — One of French President Emmanuel Macron’s new government ministers has…
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Violence at work AP Exclusive: ‘Strike for Black Lives’ to highlight racism
NEW YORK — A national coalition of labor unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a mass walkout from work this month, as part of an ongoing reckoning on systemic racism and police brutality in the U.S. Dubbed the “Strike for Black Lives,” tens of thousands of fast food, ride-share, nursing home…
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Workplace discrimination Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling turns 5: Acceptance, advancement, but opposition remains
CLOSE The Supreme Court ruling that affirmed that marriages between two men or two women were protected by the constitution marks its five year anniversary. USA TODAYWASHINGTON – Five years after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision extending marriage rights to gay men and lesbians nationwide, same-sex marriage has become “so not a big deal.”That’s the assessment of…
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Sexual harassment Weinstein reaches tentative $19M deal with accusers
New York state’s attorney general and lawyers in a class-action lawsuit say Harvey Weinstein and his former studio’s board have reached a nearly $19 million settlement with dozens of sexual misconduct accusersBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated PressJuly 1, 2020, 4:34 AM3 min readNEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein and his former studio’s board have reached a nearly…
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Violence at work Federal operation in Kansas City targets violent crime
A massive federal operation underway in Kansas City, Missouri, that targets violent crime has been largely welcomed by local and state officialsBy MARGARET STAFFORD and ROXANA HEGEMANJuly 22, 2020, 9:40 PM4 min readLIBERTY, Mo. — A massive federal operation underway in Kansas City, Missouri, that targets violent crime has been largely welcomed by local and…
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Workplace discrimination As Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, to confront racism we must find the strength to love
Chloé Valdary, Opinion contributor Published 6:00 a.m. ET June 25, 2020 CLOSE Tennessee National Guard soldiers in Nashville put their riot shields on the ground during a peaceful protest. USA TODAYIn our politics and on social media, we reduce each other to political abstractions and dehumanize one another regularly.As protests engulf America, we find ourselves…
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Sexual harassment Park Won-soon, outspoken liberal mayor of Seoul, found dead
Park Won-soon was the longest-serving mayor of South Korea’s capital and a fierce critic of economic inequality who was seen as a potential presidential candidateBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated PressJuly 10, 2020, 1:00 AM4 min readSEOUL, South Korea — Park Won-soon, the three-term mayor of South Korea’s capital, a fierce critic of economic inequality who was…
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Violence at work Brazil LGBTQ group hides from virus in Copacabana building
About 50 LGBTQ people have sheltered from the new coronavirus in a formerly abandoned building a few blocks from Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beachBy YESICA FISCH Associated PressJuly 10, 2020, 5:30 PM3 min readRIO DE JANEIRO — In a courtyard a few blocks from Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, a dozen people get settled on…
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Workplace discrimination Ed Henry accused of rape in civil suit that also targets Fox News, Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson
CLOSE Ed Henry was terminated after Fox News received a complaint on June 25 from a former employee’s attorney. USA TODAYFox News is facing more allegations of sexual misconduct as two women filed a lawsuit Monday in which former anchor Ed Henry is accused of rape and network executives are accused of knowing of his alleged behavior and…
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Sexual harassment Montenegro backs same-sex partnership as it seeks EU entry
Lawmakers in the small Balkan country of Montenegro have approved same-sex partnership as part of efforts to push on with joining the European UnionJuly 1, 2020, 7:23 PM1 min readPODGORICA, Montenegro — Lawmakers in the small Balkan country of Montenegro on Wednesday approved same-sex partnership as part of efforts to push on with joining the…