Edward Helmore has news of the case growing in some New York City neighborhoods: Senior members of New York’s Orthodox Jewish community have returned after city officials tried to consider an increase in coronavirus cases. Last week, the New York City Department of Health threatened to shut down non-essential businesses …
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The lawsuit alleges that McDonald’s discriminated against the black franchise
(Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp has been sued by 52 former black franchise owners who accuse fast-food giants of racially discriminating against frustrated, crime-ridden neighbors and forcing them to fail. File photo: On March 17, 2020, a sign was seen at a McDonald’s restaurant in Queens, New York, USA. Reuters / …
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Four students were reportedly arrested in Hong Kong in the first police operation to enforce China’s new “national security” law. Arrests have previously been made under the new law for banners and slogans displayed in protests. “Three men and a woman, aged 16-21, who claimed to be students, were arrested …
Read More »The fight to clear Johnny Depp’s name exposes a totally more unpleasant agenda | Catherine Bennett | Opinion
Two weeks after Johnny Depp’s libel hearing, a subset of supporters arrived with a gigantic mobile reading of the Fathers4Justice ad, over a photo of the actor and his ex-wife Amber Heard: “Ditch the Witch.” That these American celebrities are long divorced and had no children together, and that the …
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