Lizzo sued over sexual harassment and hostile work environment allegations
LOS ANGELES — Three of Lizzo’s former dancers have accused the singer of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. They also allege that she pressured one of them to touch a nude performer at an Amsterdam club and subjected the group to an “excruciating” المزيد
College Board pushes back on Florida work group member who likened new Black history standards to AP curriculum
The College Board has refuted claims its Advanced Placement African American Studies course contains the same language as a contested standard in Florida’s new African American history curriculum that says middle schoolers should be taught that “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.” المزيد
Most of Florida work group did not agree with controversial parts of state’s new standards for Black history, members say
A majority of the members of the Florida work group that developed new standards for teaching African American history opposed the sections that have recently drawn criticism, including that middle schoolers be instructed that enslaved people developed “skills” that could be used for their “personal benefit,” three members of the المزيد
Supreme Court allows work on contested natural gas pipeline to resume
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed work on a natural gas pipeline crossing federal land in Virginia to resume over the objections of environmental groups. The justices granted an emergency request filed by Mountain Valley Pipeline, meaning that final elements of the 303.5 mile pipeline running from the المزيد
Saudi Arabia welcomes start of work on stricken vessel in Red Sea
How museum partnerships are enriching Saudi Arabia’s art and culture scene, boosting its creative economy ROME: Saudi Arabia is expanding its cultural horizons, and encouraging its own artistic renaissance, by opening new exhibition spaces and establishing partnerships with some of the world’s most prestigious galleries and museums. The Kingdom’s upcoming المزيد