Tag: Social issues
US unemployment claims fall to 360,000, a new pandemic low
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits has reached its lowest level since the pandemic struck last year, further evidence that...
Lebanon’s PM-designate steps down after months of deadlock
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped down Thursday, citing “key differences” with the president after nine months of political wrangling that failed...
EU court rules employers can limit religious symbols
BERLIN — The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday that employers may forbid the wearing of visible symbols of religious or political belief, such...
US unemployment claims fall to 360,000, a new pandemic low
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits has reached its lowest level since the pandemic struck last year, further evidence that...
Watching for birds, diversity: Audubon groups pledge change
BOSTON — When Boston socialites Minna Hall and Harriet Hemenway sought to end the slaughter of birds in the name of 19th century high...
Garland lets immigration judges put off deportation cases
Attorney General Merrick Garland has tossed out a Trump administration policy that barred immigration judges from temporarily shelving some deportation cases.
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UK to ban online racists from games after Euro 2020 uproar
LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to ban anyone guilty of online racist abuse from attending soccer matches after three...
Solicitor: Data dump prolongs jail death investigation
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The South Carolina prosecutor investigating the jail death of a mentally ill Black man said Wednesday that the sheriff's office has...
North Carolina Republicans move to limit classroom race talk
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republicans are advancing legislation to limit how teachers can discuss certain racial concepts inside the classroom, according to the...
Time on their side, Texas GOP waits for Democrats to return
AUSTIN, Texas — On Day 3 of Texas Democrats hunkering down in Washington to block tighter voting laws, Republicans back home settled into a...
