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Court revives Whole Foods worker's lawsuit over 'Black Lives Matter' masks

A U.S. appeals court revived a lawsuit accusing Whole Foods of illegally firing a worker who refused to remove her "Black Lives Matter" facemask and

Fund offering 'venture capital' exposure sends investors on meme-like ride

A new fund that allows shareholders access to

Vatican and Rome enter final dash to 2025 Jubilee with papal bull and around-the-clock construction

The Vatican is crossing a key milestone in the runup to its 2025 Jubilee with the promulgation of the official decree establishing the Holy Year

Lawyers' coalition provides new messengers for Black voter engagement

Voting rights advocates have created a new initiative to increase Black voter turnout ahead of this fall's general election

Undercover operation nets arrests as New Mexico's top prosecutor blames Meta for online predators

New Mexico’s top prosecutor has announced charges against three men who are accused of using Meta’s social media platforms to target and solicit sex with underage children

Violence against environmental journalists rises, UNESCO says

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Turkey's Erdogan criticises U.S. crackdown on college protests

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan waded into the debate over U.S. college campus protests on Thursday, saying authorities were displaying "cruelty" in clamping down on pro-

Ohio attorney general warns student protesters in masks could face felony charges under anti-KKK law

Republican Attorney General Dave Yost has advised Ohio's public universities that a law written to deter Ku Klux Klan demonstrations could be used to impose felony charges on students who wear face coverings during pro-Palestinian protests

China offers flexible jobs for women after childbirth

Chinese provinces are urging companies to offer women flexible job roles called "Mama's Posts" that make it easier to balance work and childcare, the official Xinhua news agency

Gaza needs minimum 16 years to rebuild lost homes, UN says

Rebuilding Gaza's shattered homes will take at least until 2040 but could drag on for many decades, according to a U.N. report released on Thursday.

Underpaid and overworked. Colleges, universities having trouble hiring, retaining athletic trainers

Colleges and universities are having a difficult time hiring, recruiting and retaining members of their athletic training staffs because of a number of below-market conditions, a survey shows

Paris police clear Gaza protesters at Sorbonne university

By Lucien Libert PARIS (Reuters) -Police moved in to clear dozens of protesters who had set up tents in a courtyard at the Sorbonne University in Paris on Monday to protest against the war in Gaza,

Chechen leader's 16-year-old son named trustee at special forces university

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Sunday that he named his teenage son, who was shown beating a prisoner in custody last year, a trustee of the Russian University of Special Forces

Gazans mourn baby who dies after rescue from dead mother's womb

Relatives gathered by a tiny sandy grave in Gaza on Friday, where they had buried a baby girl, who lived just a few days after

Italy says to sign deal to rebuild Ukraine's Odesa and its cathedral

Italy will sign an agreement with Ukraine and the United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO to rebuild the city of Odesa and its cathedral which was badly damaged by a Russian attack,

Protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling

An appeals court has granted the Hong Kong government’s request to ban a protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the city

New members of elite Swiss Guard sworn in to protect the pope

Maximilian Fischer, 20, is one of the new recruits to an institution that has been protecting popes since the 16th century - the Swiss Guard.

Trump lawyer Todd Blanche draws judge's ire as historic trial gets underway

Donald Trump's attorney Todd Blanche took a risk giving up a plush career at a New York law firm to become the first attorney in history to

Big Oil finds more to love in deepwater exploration fields

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -As Big Oil returns this week to the industry's annual showcase for offshore energy projects and equipment in Houston, deepwater discoveries off Guyana, Namibia

Police clear pro-Palestinian encampment at University of Southern California

By Rich McKay and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Los Angeles police cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California without making arrests on Sunday following turmoil at

Putin attends Easter service led by head of Russia's Orthodox Church

President Vladimir Putin and scores of other Moscow worshippers attended an Easter service on Sunday, led by the head of Russia's Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, a staunch supporter of

European court backs Italy in Greek statue dispute with Getty Museum

ROME (Reuters) -The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ruled in favour of Italy's long-standing demand that the Getty Villa Museum in the United States return an ancient Greek statue

Bain Capital in talks to buy education-software provider PowerSchool, source says

Buyout firm Bain Capital is in talks to take education-software provider PowerSchool private, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Israeli gov't gets new May 16 deadline in ultra-Orthodox conscription feud

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured another reprieve in a long-running Israeli dispute over exemptions of ultra-Orthodox Jews from military service, with the Supreme Court

Edmunds: Trade or sell your car? What's best might surprise you

With used car prices dropping, it’s crucial to know the best way to maximize your return when you part ways with your current car

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