Supreme Court curbs use of statistics in bias claims
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, narrows how workers can prove racial bias using statistics. It requires showing a direct link between practices and bias, not just overall disparity, and stresses employers need only a legitimate neutral reason for actions. Dissenters warn the ruling undercuts Civil Rights principles and protections.
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Bowling write-in bid for WV mayor amid curiosity
In White Sulphur Springs residents campaign for write-in Mayor John Bowling who has served 18 years. Bowling acknowledges awareness but declines comment on serving if elected and says he has not encouraged the drive. Other mayoral candidates say the move will not affect their campaigns.
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Judge rules Confederate Home for Women is a corporation
In Richmond Virginia a 98-year-old woman failed to block the closing of the Confederate Home for Women. A Richmond Circuit Court ruling held the home is a corporation not a building, allowing the board to move seven descendants of Confederate soldiers to a Chesterfield County skilled-care facility.
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Jett Williams opens Hank Williams memorial in Alabama
Jett Williams 36, illegitimate daughter of Hank Williams, debuted as a country singer at the Hank Williams Memorial Celebration in Evergreen Alabama before about 4,000 fans. She opened with Your Cheatin Heart and received a standing ovation, noting her return to Alabama and meeting people who knew her father.
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Michigan AIDS insurance aid aims to curb Medicaid costs
In a two year pilot, Michigan will pay private insurance premiums for AIDS patients to keep them off Medicaid. Rep David Hollister says the plan targets workers who have coverage but may lose jobs and insurance during illness and would otherwise become Medicaid-eligible.
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Secret Stealth fighter crashes raise fatigue probe
AP reports detail Fatigue and disorientation in 1986 and 1987 stealth jet crashes at Nellis Air Force Base California and Nevada. Pilots endured 12 to 14 hour shifts amid secret night flight schedules before a shift to daytime operations.
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Government deploys troops to quell Uzbek riot clashes
AP reports thousands of troops sent into Uzbekistan's southern Fergana Valley to quell ethnic riots that left two dead, 72 injured, thousands homeless, eight policemen wounded, and 48 detained in the ongoing unrest between Uzbek majority and Turk minority supporters. In Sri Lanka floods kill at least 250 as rescue efforts spread food parcels by air, navy, and boats. In Sweden, Carl Gustaf Pettersson pleads innocent in the murder trial of Prime Minister Olof Palme. In Finland Pope John Paul II criticizes limits on religious freedom during Helsinki accord anniversary observance.
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