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Women-only ride service for Boston confronts legal concerns

BOSTON – Easing safety concerns among women providing a ride-sharing service in which female drivers only pick up female passengers may seem like a good business proposition. At least, that's what Chariot for Women hopes it will become when it begins operating in Boston in future months. The idea

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Iraqi refugee alleges anti-Muslim culture the norm at Boston Whole Foods

BOSTON — An Iraqi refugee who had held a job as an overnight stocker at a city Whole Foods grocery store has taken the supermarket chain to federal court, claiming he faced rampant racism at the hands of two co-workers and that complaints to his superiors went ignored. Emad Siddeeq, who

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Paving the way for women in science: Nobel Laureate Gertrude Elion

Gertrude Elion (1918-1999) received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1988, one of the few women to receive the honor. Her pioneering work included the first chemotherapy drug for childhood leukemia; laying the groundwork for the AZT drug for AIDS; and creating both the first successful anti-viral medication and the

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Kennedy bill would bar religious exemption claims

WASHINGTON – Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III on Wednesday proposed "clarifying" the Religious Freedom Act in a way that supporters say will prevent organizations, business owners and other individuals from using it to shield discrimination against others on the basis of religious beliefs. Business owners who

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French government battles intolerance with new public relations campaign

PARIS (RNS) — On a sunny spring morning, an 18-year-old college student wrapped a scarf around her head to feel what it would be like to wear a veil. "I felt stressed," said Valentine Cannepyn, who comes from a Christian background and studies at Sciences Po, an elite Paris

Harvard University

Harvard slaps down Final Clubs with leadership ban

CAMBRIDGE – Harvard University imposed harsh penalties on off-campus social groups Friday, targeting all-male Final Clubs – some that are centuries old – in the latest attempt by administrators to deal with a purported epidemic of sexual abuse at the Ivy League institution. Future members of exclusive single-sex social clubs, including fraternities and

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Affirmative action battle brewing at Harvard

CAMBRIDGE — An organization currently suing Harvard, alleging that the university discriminates against qualified Asian applicants, is now fighting the Ivy League institution's efforts to force it to disclose its membership list and funding sources. Describing Harvard's request as "a fishing expedition," Patrick Strawbridge, an

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‘Bathroom bills’ cleared judiciary committee with large margins

STATE HOUSE — Reps. Colleen Garry, a Dracut Democrat, and James Lyons, an Andover Republican, were the only two members of the Judiciary Committee to vote against both versions of a transgender bill in a poll taken on Friday. Republican Sen. Richard Ross, of Wrentham, and Republican Rep. Sheila Harrington, of