#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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