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Nancy Armour, USA TODAY Published 9:39 a.m. ET March 12, 2020 CLOSEOh no, U.S. Soccer. You don’t get off that easily.U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro’s apology to the U.S. women’s team for its sexist and demeaning treatment doesn’t cut it. Not when U.S. Soccer was all in for the misogyny, only “realizing” it was wrong…

CLOSE Analysts say New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg has to find better defenses for his record on race and gender issues as he hits the campaign trail heading to Super Tuesday. (Feb. 21) AP DomesticWASHINGTON – Two days after political rivals excoriated him about the issue during the debate in Las Vegas, Democratic presidential candidate Michael…

Johnny C. Taylor Jr., Special to USA TODAY Published 7:00 a.m. ET Feb. 25, 2020 | Updated 3:32 p.m. ET Feb. 28, 2020CLOSEJohnny C. Taylor Jr., a human resources expert, is tackling your questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the…

Johnny C. Taylor Jr., Special to USA TODAY Published 7:00 a.m. ET March 3, 2020 CLOSEJohnny C. Taylor Jr., a human resources expert, is tackling your questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world’s largest HR professional society.The questions are submitted by…

Johnny C. Taylor Jr., Special to USA TODAY Published 7:00 a.m. ET Feb. 18, 2020 | Updated 3:33 p.m. ET Feb. 28, 2020CLOSEJohnny C. Taylor Jr., a human resources expert, is tackling your questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the…

CLOSE We answer the often searched question: “What are the symptoms of coronavirus versus the flu?” USA TODAYChances are, if you work for a large company, you received an email like one sent to Volkswagen employees Monday: Coronavirus concerns mean some limits on business travel, everyone should remember to “wash your hands frequently” and stay…

CLOSE Carolyn Wysinger is a teacher and activist who says Facebook censors her from discussing racism online, sometimes locking her out of her account. USA TODAYSAN FRANCISCO – On a weekday morning in September, Leslie Miley, an engineering manager with decades of experience in the tech industry, joined his colleagues streaming into Google’s San Francisco offices.…

Editors, USA TODAY Published 3:34 a.m. ET Feb. 13, 2020 | Updated 6:08 a.m. ET Feb. 13, 2020CLOSECoronavirus: Cruise ship stuck in limbo finally anchorsA cruise ship that was turned away from multiple ports in Asia over coronavirus fears finally anchored Thursday off Cambodia, which is checking the health of its over 2,200 passengers and crew.…

Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY Published 10:43 p.m. ET Feb. 6, 2020 | Updated 10:48 p.m. ET Feb. 6, 2020CLOSELawmakers in Maryland’s most populous county made an historic expansion to its human rights legislation on Thursday by banning discrimination based on hairstyle.  The Montgomery County Council unanimously voted to pass the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN)…

AlabamaHuntsville: Hartselle schools called off classes Thursday because water from a rising creek flooded a water pumping station, the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted on Facebook. Utility officials in the town of about 14,000 people asked residents to conserve water. Elsewhere, transportation officials shut down a major highway leading to Huntsville…