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Amazon Must Comply With US Rights Agency's Pregnancy Bias Probe: Judge
A New York federal judge has ordered Amazon.com to comply with a subpoena from a US civil rights agency investigating claims that the online retailer discriminated against pregnant warehouse workers.
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Donald Trump "Declines To Answer" Questions At Probe In Fraud Case
Former US president Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had declined to answer questions while appearing under oath in a New York state attorney general's civil probe into alleged fraud at his family business.
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Man Wrongly Jailed In Activist Malcolm X Murder Sues New York State
One of two men wrongfully imprisoned for decades over the 1965 assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X sued New York state for at least $20 million in damages Tuesday.
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Two Men Found Guilty Of Activist Malcolm X Murder Exonerated
A New York judge on Thursday threw out the convictions of two men imprisoned for decades over the 1965 assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X, acknowledging a gross miscarriage of justice in one of the most high-profile murders in US history
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Facebook Not Doing Enough to Fight Discrimination, Audit Says
Facebook has not done enough to fight discrimination on its platform and some of its decisions were setbacks for civil rights, according to an independent audit commissioned by the company, the New York Times reported.
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Facebook Not Doing Enough To Fight Discrimination, Audit Says
Facebook Inc has not done enough to fight discrimination on its platform and some of its decisions were setbacks for civil rights, according to an independent audit commissioned by the company, the New York Times reported.
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Donald Trump Administration Sued Over Detention Of Immigrant Children
A New York civil rights group on Tuesday sued Trump administration officials over what it called prolonged detention of immigrant children, blaming recent shifts in U.S. government policy for keeping children locked up without cause.
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New York State Files Lawsuit Against Harvey Weinstein And Co. For "Egregious Violations"
The state of New York filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, his brother and their eponymous production company Sunday for "egregious violations" of civil rights, human rights and business laws.
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Donald Trump Slams Civil Rights Icon Who Says His Election Illegitimate
President-elect Donald Trump lashed out Saturday at a prominent civil rights icon and lawmaker who said he is skipping next week's inauguration ceremony because he sees the New York businessman's election as illegitimate.
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Pregnant New York Prisoners To Be Unshackled In Transit
Pregnant prisoners in New York state will no longer be shackled while in transit, a move hailed by rights groups that describe physically restricting expectant mothers as "dangerous and inhumane."
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Obama's Net Neutrality Bid Divides Civil Rights Groups
Civil rights groups representatives told the FCC they thought Obama's call to regulate broadband Internet service as a utility would harm minority communities.
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US to Launch Civil Rights Probe Into New York Chokehold Death
US Attorney General Eric Holder said on Wednesday the Justice Department was launching a federal civil rights investigation into the death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man who died after New York police put him in a chokehold.
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Warren Buffett Heir Buys Rosa Parks Archive
Hundreds of items that belonged to civil rights icon Rosa Parks and have been sitting unseen for years in a New York warehouse were sold to a foundation run by the son of billionaire investment guru Warren Buffett, the younger Buffett said on Thursday.
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Funeral Demands Justice for New York Man Choked by Police
Civil rights activist Al Sharpton led hundreds of mourners in demands for justice at the funeral for a black father of six who died after being choked by New York police.
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New York Man Threatened Muslim Advocate in Emails: US Authorities
Authorities have arrested a New York City man on charges he threatened to kill a director of a Muslim civil rights group.
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Amazon Must Comply With US Rights Agency's Pregnancy Bias Probe: Judge
A New York federal judge has ordered Amazon.com to comply with a subpoena from a US civil rights agency investigating claims that the online retailer discriminated against pregnant warehouse workers.
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Donald Trump "Declines To Answer" Questions At Probe In Fraud Case
Former US president Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had declined to answer questions while appearing under oath in a New York state attorney general's civil probe into alleged fraud at his family business.
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Man Wrongly Jailed In Activist Malcolm X Murder Sues New York State
One of two men wrongfully imprisoned for decades over the 1965 assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X sued New York state for at least $20 million in damages Tuesday.
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Two Men Found Guilty Of Activist Malcolm X Murder Exonerated
A New York judge on Thursday threw out the convictions of two men imprisoned for decades over the 1965 assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X, acknowledging a gross miscarriage of justice in one of the most high-profile murders in US history
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Facebook Not Doing Enough to Fight Discrimination, Audit Says
Facebook has not done enough to fight discrimination on its platform and some of its decisions were setbacks for civil rights, according to an independent audit commissioned by the company, the New York Times reported.
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Facebook Not Doing Enough To Fight Discrimination, Audit Says
Facebook Inc has not done enough to fight discrimination on its platform and some of its decisions were setbacks for civil rights, according to an independent audit commissioned by the company, the New York Times reported.
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Donald Trump Administration Sued Over Detention Of Immigrant Children
A New York civil rights group on Tuesday sued Trump administration officials over what it called prolonged detention of immigrant children, blaming recent shifts in U.S. government policy for keeping children locked up without cause.
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New York State Files Lawsuit Against Harvey Weinstein And Co. For "Egregious Violations"
The state of New York filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, his brother and their eponymous production company Sunday for "egregious violations" of civil rights, human rights and business laws.
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Donald Trump Slams Civil Rights Icon Who Says His Election Illegitimate
President-elect Donald Trump lashed out Saturday at a prominent civil rights icon and lawmaker who said he is skipping next week's inauguration ceremony because he sees the New York businessman's election as illegitimate.
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Pregnant New York Prisoners To Be Unshackled In Transit
Pregnant prisoners in New York state will no longer be shackled while in transit, a move hailed by rights groups that describe physically restricting expectant mothers as "dangerous and inhumane."
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Obama's Net Neutrality Bid Divides Civil Rights Groups
Civil rights groups representatives told the FCC they thought Obama's call to regulate broadband Internet service as a utility would harm minority communities.
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US to Launch Civil Rights Probe Into New York Chokehold Death
US Attorney General Eric Holder said on Wednesday the Justice Department was launching a federal civil rights investigation into the death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man who died after New York police put him in a chokehold.
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Warren Buffett Heir Buys Rosa Parks Archive
Hundreds of items that belonged to civil rights icon Rosa Parks and have been sitting unseen for years in a New York warehouse were sold to a foundation run by the son of billionaire investment guru Warren Buffett, the younger Buffett said on Thursday.
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Funeral Demands Justice for New York Man Choked by Police
Civil rights activist Al Sharpton led hundreds of mourners in demands for justice at the funeral for a black father of six who died after being choked by New York police.
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New York Man Threatened Muslim Advocate in Emails: US Authorities
Authorities have arrested a New York City man on charges he threatened to kill a director of a Muslim civil rights group.
