2019

Supreme Court Hears Cases on Bias Against L.G.B.T. Workers

Justice Alito noted that Congress had had the opportunity to write sexual orientation into the country’s nondiscrimination statutes but had repeatedly failed to do so. In fact, he added, such legislation is stalled in Congress now. If the court indeed found that sexual orientation was covered under the 1964 law, he said, it would open […]

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The Latest: EU Parliament’s Brexit chief slams no-deal aim

The Latest on Brexit (all times local): 5:30 p.m. The European Parliament’s chief Brexit official is warning proponents of a no-deal divorce in Britain that the thorny issues that have hobbled discussions won’t miraculously go away. Belgian MEP Guy Verhofstadt said issues about the future relationship between Britain and the European Union will remain and

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Thomas Markle Explains Why He Released Meghan Markle’s Private Letter

Thomas Markle is speaking out about publishing a private letter earlier this year that was written by his daughter, Meghan Markle, in 2018.  The former lighting director, who is estranged from his daughter, defended his actions and says he released “parts” of the five-page letter after the Duchess of Sussex’s friends came forward to defend

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Triumph Furniture of Merthyr Tydfil folds with 252 job losses

Image copyright Google Image caption The company operates over two sites in Merthyr Tydfil county borough A furniture company has gone bust with 252 job losses after reporting “a catastrophic collapse in orders”. Triumph Furniture of Merthyr Tydfil, which has bases in the town and Dowlais, supplied more than 600 furniture sellers, as well as

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