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4:52am, 11th April, 2019

Facebook, Google accused of anti-conservative bias at U.S. Senate hearing

Republican senators on Wednesday said Alphabet Inc's Google, Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc discriminate against conservative viewpoints and suppress free speech, suggesting anti-trust action could be a solution.

India's Election Commission: buried under tide of complaints, bias allegations

11:33pm, 7th April, 2019

World

India's Election Commission: buried under tide of complaints, bias allegations

Did Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi break election rules by addressing the nation on an anti-satellite test recently? Is it right to have a channel dedicated to the leader? Can the country's armed forces be called "Modi's soldiers"?

Justice Thomas speaks as U.S. top court confronts racial bias in jury selection

2:11pm, 20th March, 2019

US

Justice Thomas speaks as U.S. top court confronts racial bias in jury selection

U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared poised to side with a black Mississippi death row inmate put on trial six times for a 1996 quadruple murder who accused a prosecutor of repeatedly blocking black potential jurors, though the court's only blac...

Trump renews attack alleging social media's political bias

10:50am, 19th March, 2019

Politics

Trump renews attack alleging social media's political bias

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused social media platforms Facebook, YouTube and Twitter of favoring his Democratic opponents over him and his fellow Republicans.

Harvard to defend practices as Asian-American bias trial ends

5:25am, 2nd November, 2018

US

Harvard to defend practices as Asian-American bias trial ends

Harvard University and a group accusing it of discriminating against Asian-American applicants are expected to deliver their closing arguments on Friday in a trial that could have wider implications for the role of race in U.S. college admissions.

Former Harvard president defends school in Asian-American bias trial

3:52pm, 1st November, 2018

US

Former Harvard president defends school in Asian-American bias trial

Former Harvard University President Drew Faust on Thursday rejected claims that the Ivy League school discriminates against Asian-American applicants, saying that doing so would be "totally at odds with what we believe."

Harvard accused of bias against Asian-Americans at trial

3:42pm, 15th October, 2018

US

Harvard accused of bias against Asian-Americans at trial

Harvard University discriminates against Asian-American applicants in order to limit how many it admits, a lawyer for a group suing the school said on Monday at the start of a trial that could have wider implications for the role of race in U.S. coll...

Harvard bias trial to spotlight use of race in college admissions

10:22am, 12th October, 2018

US

Harvard bias trial to spotlight use of race in college admissions

A lawsuit challenging the use of race as a factor in U.S. college admissions will go to trial in Boston on Monday, when Harvard University will face accusations that it discriminates against Asian-American applicants.

Race bias lawsuit against Morgan Stanley sent to private arbitration

5:12pm, 3rd October, 2018

Business

Race bias lawsuit against Morgan Stanley sent to private arbitration

A black former Morgan Stanley broker who filed a lawsuit accusing the bank of racial bias must pursue his claims in private arbitration, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.

Harvard admissions bias case can proceed to trial: U.S. judge

7:40pm, 28th September, 2018

US

Harvard admissions bias case can proceed to trial: U.S. judge

A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for a lawsuit accusing Harvard University of discriminating against Asian-American applicants to go to trial, a closely watched case that could influence the use of race in college admissions decisions.

Google CEO will testify before House on bias accusations

5:23pm, 28th September, 2018

Politics

Google CEO will testify before House on bias accusations

Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai has agreed to testify before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee later this year over Republican concerns that the company is biased against conservatives and will also attend a meeting with President Donald Trump,...

U.S. quits U.N. human rights body, citing bias vs. Israel, alarming critics

7:26pm, 19th June, 2018

Politics

U.S. quits U.N. human rights body, citing bias vs. Israel, alarming critics

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States withdrew from a "hypocritical and self-serving" United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday over what it called chronic bias against Israel and a lack of reform, a move activists wa...

6:24pm, 19th June, 2018

Politics

U.S. quits U.N. human rights body, citing bias vs Israel, alarming critics

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States withdrew from a "hypocritical and self-serving" United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday over what it called chronic bias against Israel, a move activists warned would make advan...

Trump attacks report on FBI, saying in fact there was 'total bias'

9:31am, 15th June, 2018

Politics

Trump attacks report on FBI, saying in fact there was 'total bias'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday a Justice Department inspector general's report that concluded there was no bias in how the FBI handled its investigation of Hillary Clinton's emails was wrong, saying there...

Trump says watchdog report wrong in claiming no FBI bias: Fox interview

9:00am, 15th June, 2018

Politics

Trump says watchdog report wrong in claiming no FBI bias: Fox interview

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday a Justice Department inspector general's report that concluded there was no bias in how the FBI handled its investigation of Hillary Clinton's emails was wrong, saying there...

Report rebukes Comey, but says no bias in Clinton email case

11:11pm, 14th June, 2018

Politics

Report rebukes Comey, but says no bias in Clinton email case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former FBI Director James Comey made a "serious error of judgment" when he announced shortly before the 2016 U.S. presidential election that he was reopening an investigation into candidate Hillary Clinton's use...

11:11pm, 14th June, 2018

US

Report rebukes Comey, but says no bias in Clinton email case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former FBI Director James Comey made a "serious error of judgment" when he announced shortly before the 2016 U.S. presidential election that he was reopening an investigation into candidate Hillary Clinton's use...