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Plastic bottles of Pepsi are displayed at a grocery store in New York on Nov. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

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Al Sharpton calls on PepsiCo to restore DEI initiatives, threatens boycott

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER GRAHAM LEE BREWER
Fri,04/04/25-4:45PM, 87 Reads
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Maya Angelou memoir, Holocaust book are among those pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge

By LOLITA C. BALDOR AND TARA COPP LOLITA C. BALDOR AND TARA COPP - Associated Press
Fri,04/04/25-7:07PM, 221 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou's famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S.
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Director Paul Schrader poses for a portrait for the film 'Oh, Canada', at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 17, 2024. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)

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Ex-assistant says filmmaker Paul Schrader sexually assaulted her and backed out of settlement deal

By MICHAEL R. SISAK MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press
Fri,04/04/25-7:33PM, 123 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Schrader, the writer of “Taxi Driver” and director of “American Gigolo,” has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant, firing her when she wouldn't acquiesce to advances and reneging on a settlement that was meant to keep the allegations
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IRS plans to cut up to 25% of staff, starting with closing its civil rights office, AP sources say

By FATIMA HUSSEIN FATIMA HUSSEIN - Associated Press
Fri,04/04/25-7:21PM, 164 Reads
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The IRS plans to cut as many as 20,000 staffers — up to 25% of the workforce — as part of layoffs that began Friday, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
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