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Leading US civil rights organizations on Thursday condemned the conservative-dominated Supreme Court for ending affirmative action programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, and a major group accused the high court of backing down. the clock in the history of the nation's racial progress.In a pair of rulings, the court's conservative majority struck down programs at two of the country's oldest institutions of higher learning. But the judges did not rule out race entirely in admissions programs, writing in part that nothing "prohibits universities from considering an applicant's discussion of how race affected the applicant's life.""Today, the Supreme…

Image: UPN Network Three years ago, Netflix in the United States acquired several licensed sitcom hits from previous years from the now-defunct UPN network, including many fan favorites. Now starting with Moeshathey will be slowly phased out for the rest of 2023. Here's what you need to know. Please note: all of these removals only apply to Netflix in the United States. In the summer of 2020, you might remember that Netflix made a big announcement through its Strong Black Lead brand that, in the United States, they would soon be transmission of a selection of classic programs (mostly sitcoms)…

Tiffany's flagship store in Manhattan caught fire Thursday morning, according to the New York City Fire Department. The fire department said it received a report of a transformer fire at 9:38 a.m. The fire is active, the fire department said, and no injuries were immediately reported. Con Edison, a New York utility company, was requested to the scene, fire officials said. The iconic store, made famous in the 1961 Audrey Hepburn film "Breakfast at Tiffany's," is located next to Trump Tower.Representatives for Tiffany & Co. were not immediately reached for comment Thursday. The iconic jewelry store at 57th Street and…

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for employees to seek religious accommodations in a case related to a lawsuit filed by an evangelical Christian mail carrier who asked not to work on Sundays.The case involved a claim filed by a Pennsylvania man, Gerald Groffwho says the US Postal Service could have granted his request to be spared Sunday shifts based on his religious belief that it is a day of worship and rest.Your case will now go back to the lower courts for further litigation.Groff argued that it was too difficult for employees to bring religious…