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Abercrombie & Fitch chief's 'cool kids' comments draw outrage
Abercrombie & Fitch, the clothing retailer, has caught flak in recent days for controversial comments made in 2006 by its chief executive. The image-conscious company does not make or sell women’s clothing in any size above large, which is an...
Tags: Abercrombie & Fitch Company, Fashion Trends, The Huffington Post, Bloomberg L.P., Social Issues
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OSU helps athletes clear hurdles of locker-room stigma
The BladeHe was a rising football star in a Texas town where Friday nights were everything. Derrick Anderson had the instincts, the speed of a district champion hurdler, and as a cousin of Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley, the pedigree. As a...Tags: College Sports, Basketball, Gay Pride San Diego, Sports Illustrated, Homophobia
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OPINION: Debate is emotional, but do your job
St. Cloud Times, Minn.So let me get this straight. You're the county employee whose job is to issue marriage licenses. Yet because you personally don't believe in gay marriage you say it should not be legal -- in part because you want to be able to do your job without...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Family, Human Interest, Marriage
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Well-meaning USDA program implodes on taxpayers
In 1999, President Bill Clinton set out to right a wrong: the government's widespread discrimination against black farmers, particularly in the South. The victims had applied for farming loans but, owing to bias on the part of federal loan officers, had...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Bill Clinton, Justice System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack
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Mossburg misrepresents research on housing vouchers
In her April 23 column, “Forcing landlords to accept vouchers won't help the poor,” Marta H. Mossburg quoted me as saying that laws prohibiting landlords to accept Section 8 vouchers “exacerbate” the problem of finding housing...Tags: Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Johns Hopkins University, Politics, Stamford, Family
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Firing wife costs St. Cloud auto parts firm $55,000
Star TribuneA St. Cloud auto parts chain has paid $50,000 to a former employee who was fired because her husband went to work for a competing auto parts retailer, the state Department of Human Rights announced Thursday. The department said the termination of...Tags: Politics, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Human Rights, Manufacturing and Engineering
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CORRECTED-Ex-Ogletree VP sends scathing email to clients, colleagues
Reuters(Corrects paragraph 7 to remove reference to the shareholder's being in Ogletree's Kansas City office.) By Casey Sullivan (Reuters) - Partners who defect from one law firm to another usually keep any hard feelings about their former firm to themselves....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Minority Groups, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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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: Birth Defects, Medical Research, Environmental Issues, Anxiety, Human Interest
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, NAACP, The Wet Seal Incorporated, Employment Opportunities
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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: Financial and Business Services, Culture, Career and Workplace, Kelly Services Incorporated, Economy, Business and Finance
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Freedom of Information Act, Politics, Minority Groups
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