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CLOSE Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough joined the show in Season 14. Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel and Terry Crews are expected to return, Variety reported. USA TODAYGabrielle Union is weighing in on NBC’s steps to end discrimination in the workplace.Union and fellow judge Julianne Hough exited NBC competition show “America’s Got Talent” after one season…

CLOSE The Nazis used the red triangle to mark political prisoners. USA TODAYHundreds of advertisers say they won’t spend money on Facebook in July or beyond over concerns the social media company isn’t doing enough to stop hate speech.  But the exodus of spenders may not be enough to push CEO Mark Zuckerberg to make the level of change that…

Robert Hill, Opinion contributor Published 7:00 a.m. ET July 21, 2020 In the early 1960s, the Brooks Brothers Manhattan store was a fantasy world of beautiful clothing and craftsmanship. Until reality came calling.Brooks Brothers is departing this life. The imposing 10-story limestone and brick edifice at 346 Madison Ave. in Manhattan was not the original…

CLOSE Presidential candidate Joe Biden said in an interview with Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC that people who believe Tara Reade “shouldn’t vote for me.” USA TODAYWILMINGTON – A conservative nonprofit, along with a news website co-founded by Fox News host Tucker Carlson, are suing the University of Delaware for its refusal to release former Vice President…

Glenn Harlan Reynolds, Opinion columnist Published 1:29 p.m. ET July 15, 2020 | Updated 6:40 p.m. ET July 15, 2020Once known as the ‘Gray Lady,’ the Times now looks more like a middle school run by the ‘Mean Girls’ crowd while top editors cower in their offices.Bari Weiss has resigned from The New York Times.…

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…

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…

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…

Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Published 8:12 p.m. ET July 22, 2020 | Updated 1:11 a.m. ET July 23, 2020CLOSE Conway to reporter: ‘what’s your ethnicity?’ AP DomesticAt a time of national reckoning over racial injustice, the largest four-year public university system in the U.S. has taken a major step to make sure its future…

Richard Wolf, USA TODAY Published 10:13 a.m. ET July 8, 2020 | Updated 3:08 p.m. ET July 8, 2020CLOSE Chief Justice John Roberts has been a conservative vote in important past rulings, but recent decisions have some wondering if he’s now a swing vote. USA TODAYWASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that religious schools are exempt from…