Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump's new government contractor rules
Google is scrapping some of its diversity hiring targets, joining a lengthening list of U.S. companies that have been abandoning or scaling back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs
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Trump fires Office of Government Ethics chief
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New Zealand loosens ‘golden visa’ rules to attract investors
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Trump’s latest tariff bid shows the old rules of trade no longer apply. Scraps of paper will not save us | Greg Jericho
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Trump’s claim that Mexican cartels and government are allied is not reality
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Kellen Moore hired as Saints' new head coach
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War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years to end deadlock
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Rooney Rule founders point to diversity needs
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War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years
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