E.E.O.C. Sues Harvard for Data on Diversity in Hiring Practices

New York Times - Sep 30, 2026

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit asking a judge to compel the university to provide information on hiring practices that it said discriminated against white men.

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Palace: Velasco should clear name over alleged Duterte cash links

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DENR: ‘Very unhealthy’ air quality observed in Metro Manila

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Bomb threat disrupts work at Olongapo courts

OLONGAPO CITY — A bomb threat disrupted the operation at the Hall of Justice here shortly after lunch on Wednesday. Members of the police bomb disposal unit immediately arrived and ordered all employees to vacate the building, as security guards prevented people from entering the premises. Employees said the Municipal Trial Court in Cities Branch