Affirmative action ruling could place target on US corporate diversity programs

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down race-conscious policies in college admissions includes some warnings to companies about the legal limits of workforce diversity efforts and is likely to fuel challenges to them, experts said. Thursday’s ruling has no direct impact on employers because it does not involve workplace bias…

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Hong Kong pro-democracy radio closes in face of “dangerous” pressure

By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong’s pro-democracy online Citizens’ Radio station aired its final show on Friday and will cease operations owing to what its founder described as a “dangerous” political situation and the freezing of its bank account. Launched in 2005 by veteran activist Tsang Kin-shing, the Cantonese-language broadcaster gained a steady…

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Britain’s Harry seeking up to $560,000 in phone-hacking lawsuit – court documents

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry is seeking damages of around 440,000 pounds ($560,000) from Britain’s Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), court documents released on Friday revealed as the trial of the royal’s phone-hacking lawsuit came to an end. The prince and around 100 others are suing MGN, the publisher of the Daily Mirror, Sunday…

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US top diplomat Blinken to discuss Haiti crises with country’s premier

By Daphne Psaledakis and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss political, security and humanitarian crises in Haiti with Prime Minister Ariel Henry next week, a State Department official said on Friday. Blinken will travel to Guyana and neighboring Trinidad and Tobago on July 5-6, the State Department said….

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Bolsonaro eyes 2026 candidacy for his wife as his political future evaporates

By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s hopes of reclaiming the presidency in 2026 may be over. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be a Bolsonaro running in three years’ time. Brazil’s federal electoral court (TSE) on Friday froze Bolsonaro’s political career, barring the far-right nationalist from public office until…

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Biden calls Supreme Court student loan ruling wrong, will deliver remarks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Friday called the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that blocked his plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt disappointing and wrong, and said he would work to find other ways to provide relief to American families. Biden will deliver remarks on the decision at 3:30 pm (1930…

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