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Sir Billy Boston, pioneering rugby league winger, dies at 92
Sir Billy Boston, a pioneering rugby league winger who overcame racial prejudice to become one of the sport's greatest players and its first knight, has died at the age of 92.
Inequality & Discrimination
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- Sir Billy Boston, pioneering rugby league winger, dies at 92
- Congress Demands Withdrawal of Caste Census Questionnaire
- Target apologizes, pulls Halloween costume over racist imagery
- ElSayed distances self from Piker's remarks on Jewish Americans
- Grocers Sue to Block NYC Mayor's City-Run Grocery Store Plan
- TUC Pickets Abuja Continental Hotel Over Labor Rights Dispute
- Sean Grayson, convicted of murdering Sonya Massey, dies in prison
- Tennessee store owner Suresh Patel fatally shot during robbery
- Far-Right Activist Jake Lang Arrested After Minneapolis Rally Clashes
- Kakinada Nursing College Clash Over Missing Phone Leads to Student Relocation
- Omaha Police agree to stop using electric shock gloves in public schools
- Two men stabbed during morning prayers at Edmonton gurdwara
Congress Demands Withdrawal of Caste Census Questionnaire
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding the withdrawal of the current caste census questionnaire, arguing it...
Target apologizes, pulls Halloween costume over racist imagery
Target has apologized and removed a children's Halloween costume from its website after the product sparked widespread criticism for resembling racist blackface and minstrel show imagery.
ElSayed distances self from Piker's remarks on Jewish Americans
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul ElSayed sought to distance himself Monday from prominent progressive commentator Hasan Piker after Piker suggested that pro-Israel rhetoric from American Jews could lead to violen...
Grocers Sue to Block NYC Mayor's City-Run Grocery Store Plan
A coalition of small grocery store owners and business groups filed two lawsuits on Monday, August 24, 2026, seeking to block New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to open five city-run grocery stores.
TUC Pickets Abuja Continental Hotel Over Labor Rights Dispute
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, on Monday, August 24, 2026, staged a picket at the Abuja Continental Hotel, accusing the management of violating workers' fundamental rights and denying them the opportunity to u...
Sean Grayson, convicted of murdering Sonya Massey, dies in prison
Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy convicted of murdering Sonya Massey inside her home, died in prison on Sunday morning. He was 32 years old.
Tennessee store owner Suresh Patel fatally shot during robbery
An Indian-origin store owner, Suresh Patel, was fatally shot during an armed robbery at his Tennessee shop on August 20, with his 19-year-old daughter witnessing the attack, according to police.
Far-Right Activist Jake Lang Arrested After Minneapolis Rally Clashes
Far-right activist Jake Lang was arrested in Minneapolis on Saturday, August 22, 2026, following a chaotic rally outside City Hall that escalated into physical clashes and vehicles being driven onto a crowded sidewalk.
Kakinada Nursing College Clash Over Missing Phone Leads to Student Relocation
A dispute over a missing mobile phone at a nursing college in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, escalated into a confrontation between students from the Northeast and local Telugu-speaking students on August 21, prompting a swif...
Omaha Police agree to stop using electric shock gloves in public schools
The Omaha Police Department has agreed to stop its school resource officers from carrying electric shock gloves in Omaha Public Schools, following a request from Superintendent Matthew Ray and significant public backlash...
Two men stabbed during morning prayers at Edmonton gurdwara
Two men were injured in a stabbing during early morning prayers at the Nanaksar Gurdwara in Edmonton on Friday, August 21, 2026.
Former Sacramento Kings trainer sues franchise for pregnancy discrimination and wrongful termination
Crystal Lee, a former assistant athletic trainer for the Sacramento Kings, has filed a lawsuit against the NBA franchise and its senior director of athlete health, Jaspreet Randhawa, alleging pregnancy discrimination, se...
Shweta Tiwari Questions Raj Thackeray Over Online Abuse
Popular television actress Shweta Tiwari has publicly condemned the online abuse directed at her and other women, highlighting the disturbing normalization of derogatory language on social media.
Israel constructing gallows for Palestinian executions
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has announced the construction of a facility for executing Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis, a move that has drawn immediate international condemnation and leg...
Swans suspend five players over hotel incident
Five Sydney Swans AFL players have been suspended for the remainder of the 2026 season, including finals, after the club investigated a breach of its standards at a Melbourne hotel ahead of a police probe into allegation...
Bronx Man Faces Federal Hate Crime Charges Over Synagogue Attack
Larry Montes, a 46-year-old Bronx man, has been charged with federal hate crimes following a violent disruption during Shabbat services at Manhattan's Central Synagogue on August 14, 2026. The U.S.
Atlanta Mayor Blasts DNC for Bypassing City for 2028 Convention
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens sharply criticized the Democratic National Committee on Thursday, August 20, 2026, after the party excluded his city from the list of finalists to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention.
DA reduces charges against LAPD whistleblower who recorded racist remarks
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced on August 19, 2026, that he is reducing criminal charges against Los Angeles Police Department Officer Daniel Flores from felonies to misdemeanors.
Ghent University suspends US researcher amid plagiarism probe into late Cambridge professor
Ghent University in Belgium suspended a U.S. academic on Thursday, August 20, 2026, who had spearheaded plagiarism accusations against former Cambridge professor Jason Arday, following Arday's death last week amid the sc...
