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"I Am Really Proud": First Black Astronaut Candidate Reflects On Moon Mission
Victor Glover is set to make history as the first Black astronaut on the Artemis 2 Moon mission that could take off as soon as Wednesday.
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Harvard University Sued Over Documents Linked To Racial Discrimination Probe
The Justice Department sued Harvard University for allegedly failing to hand over documents related to investigations into racial discrimination in admissions, the latest legal clash between the Trump administration and the Ivy League institution.
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Palak Paneer "Smell" Leads To Indian Students Winning Rs 1.8 Crore In US
Two Indian PhD students at the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States won a civil rights settlement worth $200,000, along with their dignity, after facing systemic discrimination over their choice of eating Indian food.
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Two Muslim Rights Groups Designated As Terrorist Organisations In US' Texas
The governor of Texas on Tuesday blacklisted two Muslim groups as terrorist organizations, including CAIR, one of the most prominent Islamic civil rights organizations in the United States.
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"Permanently Ban Sex Change, End This Lie": Trump Rages Against 'Wokeness'
Donald Trump has called on the United States Congress to 'permanently ban and criminalise sex change on children' as part of his battle to remove 'wokeness' - or being concerned about discrimination - from civil society and the military.
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22 US States Sue Trump Over Birthright Citizenship Order, But Can They Stop Him?
US President Donald Trump has been sued by a coalition of Democratic-leaning states and civil rights groups over his plan to end birthright citizenship in the United States.
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How The H-1B Visa Debate Has United The Left And Right In America
Bernie Sanders argued, "The main function of the H-1B visa programme is not to hire 'the best and the brightest,' but rather to replace good-paying American jobs with low-wage indentured servants from abroad."
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UN Warns Of "Unacceptable" Rising Violence Against Human Aid Workers
The United Nations on Monday condemned the "unacceptable" level of violence becoming commonplace against humanitarian workers, a record 280 of whom were killed worldwide in 2023.
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China's Rights Record In Spotlight At UN
A civil liberties crackdown, repression in Xinjiang and Hong Kong's draconian national security law are among concerns expected to be raised during a UN review of China's rights record on Tuesday.
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US Blacklists Sri Lanka Governor Over War Killings
The United States said Wednesday it would refuse visas on human rights grounds to a Sri Lankan provincial governor who had been charged with killings during the island's long civil war.
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"I Am Really Proud": First Black Astronaut Candidate Reflects On Moon Mission
Victor Glover is set to make history as the first Black astronaut on the Artemis 2 Moon mission that could take off as soon as Wednesday.
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Harvard University Sued Over Documents Linked To Racial Discrimination Probe
The Justice Department sued Harvard University for allegedly failing to hand over documents related to investigations into racial discrimination in admissions, the latest legal clash between the Trump administration and the Ivy League institution.
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Palak Paneer "Smell" Leads To Indian Students Winning Rs 1.8 Crore In US
Two Indian PhD students at the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States won a civil rights settlement worth $200,000, along with their dignity, after facing systemic discrimination over their choice of eating Indian food.
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Two Muslim Rights Groups Designated As Terrorist Organisations In US' Texas
The governor of Texas on Tuesday blacklisted two Muslim groups as terrorist organizations, including CAIR, one of the most prominent Islamic civil rights organizations in the United States.
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"Permanently Ban Sex Change, End This Lie": Trump Rages Against 'Wokeness'
Donald Trump has called on the United States Congress to 'permanently ban and criminalise sex change on children' as part of his battle to remove 'wokeness' - or being concerned about discrimination - from civil society and the military.
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22 US States Sue Trump Over Birthright Citizenship Order, But Can They Stop Him?
US President Donald Trump has been sued by a coalition of Democratic-leaning states and civil rights groups over his plan to end birthright citizenship in the United States.
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How The H-1B Visa Debate Has United The Left And Right In America
Bernie Sanders argued, "The main function of the H-1B visa programme is not to hire 'the best and the brightest,' but rather to replace good-paying American jobs with low-wage indentured servants from abroad."
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UN Warns Of "Unacceptable" Rising Violence Against Human Aid Workers
The United Nations on Monday condemned the "unacceptable" level of violence becoming commonplace against humanitarian workers, a record 280 of whom were killed worldwide in 2023.
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China's Rights Record In Spotlight At UN
A civil liberties crackdown, repression in Xinjiang and Hong Kong's draconian national security law are among concerns expected to be raised during a UN review of China's rights record on Tuesday.
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US Blacklists Sri Lanka Governor Over War Killings
The United States said Wednesday it would refuse visas on human rights grounds to a Sri Lankan provincial governor who had been charged with killings during the island's long civil war.
