Businesses like Ford, Harley-Davidson and Lowe’s are ending their participation in the Corporate Equality Index amid pressure from conservative activists.
Lynley Price
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Mongolia ignores international warrant for Putin’s arrest, gives him red-carpet welcome
The country has been a party to the International Criminal Court for more than 20 years, but is also economically dependent on Russia and China.
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U.S. charges Hamas leader, other militants in connection with Oct. 7 massacre in Israel
Yahya Sinwar was appointed head of the group after Ismail Haniyeh was killed in July.
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Federal judge rejects Trump’s request to intervene in wake of hush money conviction
The former president’s lawyers wanted to get the case moved to federal court so they could try to get the verdict overturned and the case dismissed.
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Former aide to New York governors charged with secretly aiding China
Linda Sun and her husband are accused of accepting millions of dollars in kickbacks in exchange for pushing political actions to benefit China.
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Biden administration moves to end subminimum wages for workers with disabilities
It’s unclear whether there’s enough time for it to pass before the end of the year, and if it can get through a bottleneck of Republican lawmakers who support the existing law.
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Hundreds of ‘Game of Thrones’ props up for auction, from Jon Snow’s sword to dragon skulls
Other notable items include Daenerys Targaryen’s outfits, Tyrion Lannister’s Hand of the Queen pin, and bloodstained garb from the infamous Red Wedding.
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U.S. plans to present ‘take it or leave it’ Israel-Gaza cease-fire deal soon
Officials hope the grim discovery of the bodies of six hostages in Gaza will renew urgency for a deal – but say they may walk away if it does not.
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Chinese government hackers have penetrated U.S. internet providers to spy
Beijing’s effort has ‘dramatically stepped up from where it used to be,’ says a former top U.S cybersecurity official.
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Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but the wait for vaccines continues
At the earliest, the first batch of doses promised to support the new outbreaks in Congo will arrive on Sept. 1.