61 h. ago US supreme court sides with heterosexual woman in ‘reverse discrimination’ case

Judges rule 9-0 in case where Marlean Ames argued she was denied a promotion because she is heterosexualUS politics live – latest updatesThe US supreme court made it easier on Thursday for people from majority backgrounds such as white or straight individuals to pursue claims alleging workplace “reverse discrimination”, reviving the case of an Ohio woman who claimed that she did not get a promotion at a state agency because she is heterosexual.The justices, in a 9-0 ruling, threw out a lower court‘s decision rejecting a civil rights lawsuit by the plaintiff, Marlean Ames, against her employer, Ohio’s department of youth services. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago EFL told to 'restore credibility' by furious club denied promotion

York City's co-owner has written to the EFL and National League to complain about current format after finishing second only to lose out in play-offs to team that finished 23 points behind

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1 week ago White men are apparently terrified of doing the wrong thing at work. I have some advice | Gaby Hinsliff

Fears of being sacked or saying something unwise are near-universal. What’s striking is that men in this new polling can’t see thatAre you living in a pit of worry at work, frightened of getting fired for doing the tiniest thing wrong? Do you fear that your kids will be worse off than you? Have you ever suspected that you’ve been denied a promotion at work because of who you are, not what you can do?Well, join the club. Or maybe not, because this particular club was apparently founded for white men and white men only. “Millions of men are walking around on eggshells at work too scared to speak freely, while knowing that being male can now be a disaster for your career,” according to Tim Samuels, a former BBC documentary-maker turned presenter of a YouTube show called White Men Can’t Work!, which launches this week.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Furious Shane Lowry smashes golf club and swears as Sky Sports forced to apologise for X rated language

The fuming Irishman was left raging after a dreadful bit of luck at Quail Hollow

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3 w. ago Nuno Espirito Santo responds to Evangelos Marinakis confrontation after being urged to quit

Nunoe Espirito Santo was confronted by Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis following his side's draw with Leicester as the club chief looked furious following the match

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3 w. ago Nuno responds to Nottingham Forest owner confronting him after being told to quit immediately

Nunoe Espirito Santo was confronted by Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis following his side's draw with Leicester as the club chief looked furious following the match

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