Transgender students are protected at school against discrimination, President Joe Biden's administration said Wednesday. Here, people hold the transgender flag. (Photo: Vladimir Vladimirov, Getty Images) The rights of transgender and gay students are protected at school by Title IX, President Joe Biden’s administration said Wednesday, reversing Trump-era guidance that said those students were not protected by any federal laws.  The announcement from the […]

Keeping the unit within GM will create more value for the company than spinning it off, CEO Mary Barra said. "I think keeping that technology close and leveraging the deep battery expertise we have at General Motors is the way we're going to accelerate that value creation," Barra told CNBC. In this article GM General Motors CEO Mary Barra on […]

HONOLULU — A policeman has been charged with murder and two officers charged with attempted murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy, Honolulu prosecutors said Tuesday. The charges come after a grand jury last week declined to indict the same three officers in the shooting that killed Iremamber Sykap on April 5. Geoffrey H.L. Thom was charged […]

The average rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances decreased to 3.11% from 3.15%. Total application volume rose 4.2% last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Refinance applications rose 6% last week. After three straight weeks of declines, mortgage demand came crawling back, thanks to a drop in interest rates. Total application volume […]

Govt must urgently initiate appropriate supply side measures to address inflation especially in cases of edible oil and fuel. High inflation print is the price that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will have to pay to nurse a fragile growth back, say economists. Wholesale Price Index-based inflation rose to a record high of 12.94 per cent in May, aided […]

The surge in the rate of inflation of the past couple of months showed no sign of slowing in May, hitting 2.1% as the cost of a range of goods picked up following the coronavirus crisis-induced slump for the economy. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the annual pace of price growth – as measured by the […]

Shortly after Iran’s centrist president Hassan Rouhani was elected in 2013, the country’s football team qualified for the World Cup, a sign, many said, that the new leader had brought them good luck. After eight years of worsening relations with the west under a bellicose Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, many citizens believed Rouhani’s election signalled a return to normality. People danced in […]

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