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Dealing a major blow to the governing Conservative Party, Britain’s highest court said the East African country was not a safe place for refugees.

Source: UK Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Is Unlawful, Supreme Court Says

“We will not tolerate antisemitism at Cornell,” the university president said after threats were made against the Center for Jewish Living.

Source: Cornell Jewish Center Under Guard After Online Threats to Jewish Students

The landmark class-action case was one of the farthest-reaching challenges to high school sports under federal Title IX protections.

Source: Hawaii Settles Sex Discrimination Case With High School Female Athletes

Organizers urged women and nonbinary people to stop all work on Tuesday. Even the prime minister said she would take part.

Source: Women in Iceland Go on Strike Against Gender Inequality

Organizers urged women and nonbinary people to stop all work on Tuesday. Even the prime minister said she would take part.

Source: Women in Iceland Go on Strike for Gender Inequality

Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina gave his speech as his struggling presidential campaign said it would move most of its staff to Iowa.

Source: To Build Momentum, Scott Tackles Race and Racism in Chicago

The unemployment rate for Black New Yorkers rose to 12.2 percent in the first quarter of the year, while the white unemployment rate dropped to 1.3 percent, a new report says.

Source: The Unemployment Gap Between Black and White New Yorkers Is Widening