#FDNY chief claims he lost a promotion over racially charged letters

#FDNY chief claims he lost a promotion over racially charged letters

“#FDNY chief claims he lost a promotion over racially charged letters” A high-ranking FDNY chief was denied a promotion because he refused to recant racially charged letters he sent slamming the department’s diversity efforts, he claims in a First Amendment lawsuit. FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro allegedly directed Deputy Assistant Chief of Operations Michael F. Gala Jr. to retract…

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#NYC educator fired for refusing ‘Black Panther’ salute: suit

#NYC educator fired for refusing ‘Black Panther’ salute: suit

“#NYC educator fired for refusing ‘Black Panther’ salute: suit” Pledge your allegiance to “Wakanda Forever” — or else. A veteran Bronx educator claims she was fired in part because she refused to mimic a salute to Black power from the 2018 comic-book movie “Black Panther” during superintendent meetings. At official gatherings of high-level Department of…

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#Judge rejects Rep. Devin Nunes defamation suit against CNN

#Judge rejects Rep. Devin Nunes defamation suit against CNN

“#Judge rejects Rep. Devin Nunes defamation suit against CNN” A defamation lawsuit U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes brought against CNN was tossed out by a Manhattan judge on Friday. The lawsuit seeking over $435 million in damages was rejected by U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain, who said the California Republican failed to request a retraction…

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#Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi takes shot at billionaire’s personal life

#Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi takes shot at billionaire’s personal life

“#Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi takes shot at billionaire’s personal life” Quibi, the defunct streaming service founded by Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, wants to know whether Elliott Management’s financing of a patent lawsuit against it was motivated by a personal relationship between the hedge fund’s billionaire founder and a top executive. In a brief filed late Thursday,…

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#McDonald’s sets diversity goals amid discrimination lawsuits

#McDonald’s sets diversity goals amid discrimination lawsuits

“#McDonald’s sets diversity goals amid discrimination lawsuits” Slapped with a series of scathing racial discrimination lawsuits, McDonald’s said it is setting new diversity goals aimed at bringing more women and minorities into management roles. The world’s biggest restaurant chain on Thursday said it will increase the number of women in leadership roles at the company…

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#Letitia James, SEC sue to shut down ‘fraudulent’ Coinseed crypto platform

#Letitia James, SEC sue to shut down ‘fraudulent’ Coinseed crypto platform

“#Letitia James, SEC sue to shut down ‘fraudulent’ Coinseed crypto platform” New York Attorney General Letitia James filed suit Wednesday to shut down the cryptocurrency platform Coinseed for allegedly defrauding thousands of investors, including by charging hidden trading fees and selling “worthless” digital tokens. James said Coinseed traded cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin without registering as…

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