Supreme Court limits pay bias lawsuits under 180 day rule
The Supreme Court ruled 5 4 that workers must file pay discrimination claims within 180 days of the alleged act summarizing the Ledbetter case. Justice Alito wrote the majority opinion while Justice Ginsburg dissented urging congressional fix. Lilly Ledbetter, a Goodyear supervisor in Gadsden Alabama, earned 45000 annually, 6500 less than male peers, a gap Goodyear attributed to performance. Ledbetter retired in 1998 after claiming discrimination. a jury sided before the appeals court reversed for late filing.
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Quarantine Ordered After Transatlantic TB Flight
A man with a resistant form of tuberculosis traveled by air to Europe and back, prompting the first U.S. government quarantine since 1963. The CDC advised medical exams for cabin crew and nearby passengers, with tests to identify exposed individuals. The infected man flew Atlanta to Paris on May 12 and Prague to Montreal on May 24, then crossed the Champlain border into the United States.
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Ex-deputy changed story in deadly high speed chase case
In San Bernardino California prosecutors say Ivory Webb a former sheriffs deputy who shot Iraq war veteran Elio Carrion after a chase altered his account. Webb claimed Carrion approached him then said he feared a gun but Carrion was unarmed. A bystander video shows Webb firing three times as jurors weigh if Webb acted properly.
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Bush imposes new sanctions on Sudan over Darfur
President Bush orders economic penalties targeting state oil firms and three individuals to pressure Khartoum to halt Darfur violence. He calls the killings genocide and pledges that the United States will not avert its eyes from the crisis.
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Three Americans charged with espionage in Iran
Iran formally charged Haleh Esfandiari, Kian Tajbakhsh, and Parnaz Azima with espionage and endangering national security. The charges come as Tehran says it uncovered U.S. spy networks and protests to the Swiss ambassador. State Department calls the charges absurd and urges their release.
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Kian Tajbakhsh
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