Myanmar polls open amid civil war, junta-backed party tipped to win
Myanmar polls open amid civil war, junta-backed party tipped to win
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Education Dept. Workers Targeted in Layoffs Return to Tackle Civil Rights Backlog
The Trump administration is bringing back dozens of Department of Education staffers who were slated to be laid off, saying their help is needed to tackle a mounting backlog of discrimination complaints from students and families. The staffers had been on administrative leave while the department faced lawsuits challenging layoffs in the agency’s Office for
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Consumer Watchdog Proposes End to Civil Rights-Era Anti-Discrimination Requirements
he U.S. federal consumer finance watchdog on Wednesday proposed narrowing key civil-rights-era anti-discrimination requirements for the financial industry, advancing Republican President Donald Trump’s effort to curtail long-standing policies he views as a burden on businesses, but that advocates say are fundamental to protecting the rights of American consumers. In an official notice, the Consumer Financial
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Consumer Bureau to Narrow ‘Disparate Impact’ in Civil Rights Lending Law: Sources
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to propose in the coming days narrowing a key part of civil-rights era fair-lending regulations as Republican President Donald Trump’s administration overhauls protections and rules it says burden companies, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The changes to the CFPB’s rules implementing the 1974 Equal
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My First $1 Million: Federal Civil Servant, 55, Hawaii
Welcome to Kiplinger’s My First $1 Million series, in which we hear from people who have made $1 million. They’re sharing how they did it and what they’re doing with it. This time, we hear from a 55-year-old married federal civil servant and analyst who lives in Hawaii. See our earlier profiles, including a writer
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Judge Allows 9/11 Civil Claims Against Saudi Arabia to Proceed
A federal judge in New York rejected Saudi Arabia’s latest effort to dismiss civil claims that it supported the 9/11 hijackers. Judge George B. Daniels said in a written opinion last Thursday that his decision pertained to jurisdiction rather than the merits of the claims against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. However, he found the
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Trump $464 Million NY Civil Fraud Penalty Vacated on Appeal
A New York appeals court struck down a $464 million fraud fine against President Donald Trump and his company, handing him a victory over the state’s attorney general. In a decision issued Thursday, the Manhattan appellate court still found that Trump broke the law by inflating the valuation of assets like Mar-a-Lago and his Trump
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Trump $464 Million NY Civil Fraud Penalty Vacated on Appeal
A New York appeals court struck down a $464 million fraud fine against President Donald Trump and his company, handing him a victory over the state’s attorney general. In a decision issued Thursday, the Manhattan appellate court still found that Trump broke the law by inflating the valuation of assets like Mar-a-Lago and his Trump
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