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Fukushima activist fights fear and discrimination based on radiation
The Japan TimesSachiko Banba aches for children in Fukushima Prefecture, who worry whether they can lead a normal life. "Three frequently asked questions from children are whether they are OK to live in Fukushima after they get married, whether they can give birth...Tags: Medical Research, Fukushima Prefecture (Japan), Health, Birth Defects, Japan
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Wet Seal to pay $7.5 million to settle race discrimination suit
Wet Seal will pay $7.5 million to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit that accused the teen retailer of firing black employees to present a blond-and-blue-eyed front in its stores, according to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. The...
Tags: Justice System, NAACP, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, The Wet Seal Incorporated
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Housing recovery in Minnesota leaves minorities behind
Star TribuneEduardo Romero Sanchez thought he had one last chance to save his house. He paid a man $1,800 after he heard a radio ad saying he could modify his mortgage to eliminate soaring monthly payments. The mortgage rescue never happened. Sanchez lost his four-...Tags: Foreclosures, Economy, Business and Finance, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Minority Groups
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Austen's 'Pride' not hurt:'Pride & Prejudice' updated with 1960s setting at Vintage
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.Jane Austen unleashed a masterpiece and inspired countless readers when she published her tale of love and first impressions 200 years ago. And now, as fans around the world mark the anniversary of "Pride & Prejudice," Scranton will join the celebration...Tags: Scranton, Jane Austen, Arts and Culture
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Tinley Park in dispute over Hispanic cop's discrimination claim
The Illinois Department of Human Rights has found "substantial evidence" that the Tinley Park Police Department discriminated against a Hispanic patrol officer when it passed him over for a specialty position. In a discrimination complaint filed with...
Tags: Justice System, Freedom of Information Act, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights
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Voice of the People, May. 09
Collins' coverage The May 1 editorial cartoon by Scott Stantis clearly distorted reality. The cartoon, showing the media telling Tim Tebow to keep his Christian beliefs to himself while encouraging Jason Collins to talk more about his being gay, is...Tags: Denver Broncos, Christianity, National Football League, Gays and Lesbians, Heroism
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St. Paul pastor at center of U.S. labor secretary confirmation battle
Star TribuneWASHINGTON, D.C. -- In the fractious congressional battle over labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez, St. Paul pastor Fredrick Newell is the star witness caught in the middle. Newell, a longtime neighborhood jobs activist, became an unlikely witness...Tags: Elections, Jerrold Nadler, Justice and Rights, Parties and Movements, Politics
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Nation and Melone: Will Supreme Court end affirmative action for college admissions?
Americans embrace the ideal of equality. However, we have had a difficult time with the concept in practice. The towering rhetoric of the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal" was shamefully belied by the enshrinement of slavery...
Tags: Texas Legislature, Lehigh University, Teaching and Learning, Crime, Law and Justice, Racism
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EDITORIAL: No rosebuds for discriminating against gay customers
The News TribuneOpponents of same-sex marriage have rallied around a Richland florist who is being sued by the state attorney general's office and the ACLU for refusing to provide flowers for a gay couple's wedding. But the core issue isn't same-sex marriage; it's the...Tags: Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups
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Josh Levin: Collins' declaration brings sports world into real world
When Jason Collins came out last week, a chorus of politicians, journalists and sports fans praised the NBA player for his courage and celebrated him for making history. It's been especially heartening to see that tolerance has outstripped bigotry even in...Tags: Basketball, Atlanta Falcons, Steve Nash, Jason Collins, National Basketball Association
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Fired East Hartford Police Officer Files Racial Discrimination Complaint With State
The Hartford CourantJuma Jones, who was dismissed from his job as a town police officer, has filed a racial discrimination complaint with the state Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities charging that he was punished more severely than white department employees who...Tags: Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Racism, East Hartford, Punishment
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Iowa jury returns record $240-million judgment in ADA abuse case
A jury has awarded $240 million to 32 mentally disabled former workers at a turkey processing plant in Iowa, in what officials on Wednesday said was the largest such judgment in a federal abuse and discrimination case. After a week-long trial, the...
Tags: Turkey (animal), Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Employment, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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