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Verizon ends DEI programs, diversity goals as it seeks approval for Frontier acquisition

Business

Verizon ends DEI programs, diversity goals as it seeks approval for Frontier acquisition

Verizon Communications on Friday said that it is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs amid a probe by the Trump administration into those practices, as the telecom giant seeks federal approval for an acquisition.Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr criticized Verizon in February for its promotion of DEI programs, saying it could factor into the review of Verizon's planned acquisition of Frontier Communications for $20 billion, including […]

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Handful of Republicans sink Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ in key House committee

Politics

Handful of Republicans sink Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ in key House committee

President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" failed to pass the House Budget Committee on Friday, in what appears to be a massive blow to House GOP leaders' plans to hold a House-wide vote next week.Republican Reps. Chip Roy of Texas, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Andrew Clyde of Georgia and Ralph Norman of South Carolina all voted against the legislation. A fifth House Republican, Rep. Lloyd Smucker of Pennsylvania, also switched his […]

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Lauren Sanchez hosts star-studded Paris bachelorette party before Bezos wedding

Entertainment

Lauren Sanchez hosts star-studded Paris bachelorette party before Bezos wedding

Before Lauren Sanchez meets her fiancé, Jeff Bezos, at the wedding altar, she held a star-studded bachelorette party in Paris. Dinner was hosted on Thursday, May 15, at the chic restaurant Lafayette's, as the intimate gathering of 13 women featured Hollywood A-listers, including Kim Kardashian, mom Kris Jenner, Katy Perry and Eva Longoria."The atmosphere was very relaxed and very Parisian," a source shared with People. "It was a pre-wedding all-girl party […]

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‘Afghans for Trump’ group feels abandoned after administration revokes refugee protections

Politics

‘Afghans for Trump’ group feels abandoned after administration revokes refugee protections

A group that once campaigned to put Donald Trump in the White House now says they feel abandoned by his administration’s decision to revoke legal protections for thousands of Afghan refugees living in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status (TPS).Zoubair Sangi, the leader of the "Afghans for Trump" movement, formed after the chaotic 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, said his community turned to Trump after the Biden administration’s exit left […]

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