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China's top lawmakers are considering a proposal to raise the retirement age, which could be approved as early as Friday. This move aims to address the country's shrinking workforce and demographic challenges. While the proposal suggests a "voluntary, flexible" approach, it has sparked public discontent, with concerns about job availability and discrimination against older workers. China's population has been declining, and delaying retirement could help slow the decline of the working-age population. The approval of the plan is expected, as it was submitted by the State Council, but the effective date and other details are yet to be determined. [Extracted from the article]

China's top lawmakers are considering a draft law to raise the retirement age, which could be approved as early as Friday. This move aims to address the country's shrinking workforce and demographic challenges. However, it also risks public discontent, as China's job market is already sluggish and there are concerns about age discrimination and long working hours. The proposal would be the first increase in the retirement age in over 40 years. [Extracted from the article]

RTX Corp., the world's largest aerospace and defense company, is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging discrimination against older workers in hiring. The lawsuit claims that the company reserves many jobs for recent college graduates, excluding candidates who are 40 or older. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has already ruled that RTX rejected a 67-year-old applicant because of his age and that the company's job advertisements used language that discriminated against older workers. The lawsuit aims to raise awareness about discriminatory language in job postings and potentially hold other companies accountable. [Extracted from the article]

Pope Francis has issued an apology after reportedly using an offensive term to refer to gay men who want to become priests. This incident highlights the complex relationship between the Catholic Church and the LGBTQ community. While Francis has been more welcoming towards the community than his predecessors, his recent comments have sparked both praise and criticism. Some reports suggest that the Pope may not have been aware of the exact nuance of the Italian word he used due to language differences. The Vatican has stated that the Pope did not intend to offend anyone or use homophobic terms. This incident underscores the ongoing struggle within the Church to adopt a more tolerant approach towards LGBTQ individuals. [Extracted from the article]

Pope Francis has apologized after reportedly using an offensive slur to refer to LGBTQ people during a meeting with bishops. The reports suggested that he told the bishops not to admit gay men into seminaries and used a derogatory word to describe them. The Vatican's press service stated that the Pope never intended to offend anyone or express himself in homophobic terms. Pope Francis has previously taken a more welcoming stance on the LGBTQ community, but his recent remarks have received both praise and criticism from the Catholic community. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party and affiliated groups were behind most hate speech events against Muslims during the first half of the year, according to a report released on Monday. Some 80% of the 255 documented incidents of "hate speech gatherings targeting Muslims" occurred in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states and union territories, according to a report from Hindutva Watch. [Extracted from the article]

Fox Fired "Uncontrollable" Host Tucker Carlson, Who Badmouthed Bosses (Bloomberg) -- Fox News, in announcing Monday that it's parted ways with Tucker Carlson, is losing a host who brought in millions of viewers but proved too much to handle even for corporate chiefs Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch. Read More: Tucker Carlson's Fox News Exit Erases $507 Million in Value Chris Ruddy, CEO of the Newsmax TV network, said he "would be interested in having a conversation" with Carlson now that he's left Fox. [Extracted from the article]

Fox Fired "Uncontrollable" Host Tucker Carlson, Who Badmouthed Bosses (Bloomberg) -- Fox News, in announcing Monday that it's parted ways with Tucker Carlson, is losing a host who brought in millions of viewers but proved too much to handle even for corporate chiefs Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch. Lachlan Murdoch, Fox Corp.'s chief executive officer, and Suzanne Scott, who heads Fox News, made the decision Friday night to let Carlson go, according to a person familiar with the situation. [Extracted from the article]

Lewis hopes critics would also hold non-Black artists accountable for their words, especially now that Lizzo and Beyonce have set the example. (Bloomberg) -- Beyonce will re-record the song "Heated" to remove an ableist slur after public outcry from disabled people, and activists are hopeful that it will signal more changes in language in music lyrics. [Extracted from the article]

The racing community has come out in support of Hamilton since Piquet's comments gained traction on Monday night. (Bloomberg) -- Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton called for changes in "archaic mindsets" after former racer Nelson Piquet used a a racial slur to refer to him in an interview. [Extracted from the article]

And Black people were almost twice as likely as White people in similar circumstances to have their person or car searched by a Minneapolis officer. (Bloomberg) -- Minneapolis and its police department routinely discriminate against Black people and have disproportionally killed people of color, according to the results of an investigation opened after George Floyd's death nearly two years ago. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk's criticism of a content decision made by Twitter Inc.'s legal team was followed by a wave of abusive tweets directed against the company's top lawyer, Vijaya Gadde. "The equity investor shall be permitted to issue tweets about the merger or the transactions contemplated hereby so long as such tweets do not disparage the company or any of its representatives", according to the filing. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Estee Lauder Cos. said it suspended a top executive because of content published on his personal Instagram account. In response to the U.S. corporate reckoning on race that followed the police killings and protests in 2020, Estee Lauder executives pledged to boost Black hiring and reach U.S. population parity for Black employees at all levels of the organization. [Extracted from the article]

Boris Johnson's key political rival Keir Starmer confirmed he has received death threats, after the U.K. prime minister falsely accused him of allowing an infamous child-sex abuser to evade justice. Starmer had no involvement in the case, and while the premier later clarified his remarks, he refused to apologize. [Extracted from the article]

Biden was speaking with military families after the presidential ritual of a check-in about Santa Claus with the North American Air Defense Command. (Bloomberg) -- A traditional White House holiday call with military families ended awkwardly Friday when one father told President Joe Biden, "Let's Go Brandon", a slur used by some conservatives, and hung up after Biden asked his kids about their Christmas wishes. Biden Is Hit With "Brandon" Slur in Call With Military Families. [Extracted from the article]

"The statements that were made questioning Australia's integrity and the slurs that have been placed on Australia -- not me, I've got broad shoulders, I can deal with that -- but those slurs, I'm not going to cop sledging at Australia", Morrison told reporters on Monday in Glasgow, where he was attending the COP26 climate summit. (Bloomberg) -- Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison denied French leader Emmanuel Macron's accusation that he lied about a submarine deal that was scrapped in September, while saying he would defend his nation from "slurs." Morrison Fires Back at Macron, Defends Australia From "Slurs". [Extracted from the article]

Odey Calls Sexual Assault Allegations a "Horrible Slur" (Bloomberg) -- Crispin Odey told a London court that allegations he assaulted a young banker more than 20 years ago at his home were a "horrible slur." But he insisted he never lunged at her. "She immediately became very angry", Odey said at the trial, which resumed after a break of several weeks. [Extracted from the article]

Odey Calls Sexual Assault Allegations a "Horrible Slur" (Bloomberg) -- Crispin Odey told a London court that allegations he assaulted a young banker more than 20 years ago at his home were a "horrible slur." During her testimony last month, the woman said that Odey was a "scramble of hands" after they returned to his home and described the evening as a "groping event.". [Extracted from the article]

Odey Tells Court Sex Assault Allegations Are a "Horrible Slur" (Bloomberg) -- Crispin Odey told a London court that allegations he assaulted a young banker more than 20 years ago at his home were a "horrible slur." "She immediately became very angry", Odey said at the trial, which resumed Thursday after a break of several weeks. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- England's Football Association has written to the heads of Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. demanding they control abusive language on their platforms. The Premier League, soccer's wealthiest competition, and the English Football League also signed Thursday's letter to Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- England's Football Association has written to the heads of Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. demanding they control abusive language on their platforms. The Premier League, soccer's wealthiest competition, and the English Football League also signed Thursday's letter to Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- England's Football Association has written to the heads of Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. demanding they control abusive language on their platforms. The Premier League, soccer's wealthiest competition, and the English Football League also signed Thursday's letter to Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Donald G. McNeil Jr., the New York Times science reporter whose fame grew during the Covid-19 pandemic, is stepping down following allegations that he used the N-word during a company-sponsored student trip to Peru in 2019. The Daily Beast reported last week that students and parents on the Times-sponsored trip complained about McNeil's language, with two students saying he said the N-word. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. will continue sponsoring the professional golfer Justin Thomas, who faced backlash this month after he uttered a homophobic slur during a tournament in Hawaii. Fee Donation Thomas has agreed to donate a meaningful portion of his 2021 sponsorship fee from Citigroup to organizations that support the LGBTQ community. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. will continue sponsoring the professional golfer Justin Thomas, who faced backlash this month after he uttered a homophobic slur during a tournament in Hawaii. Fee Donation Thomas has agreed to donate a meaningful portion of his 2021 sponsorship fee from Citigroup to organizations that support the LGBTQ community. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Employers in the U.S. just got more latitude to fire employees who speak up about harassment and discrimination. New rules for employers come from a sweeping National Labor Relations Board ruling last week on the punishment of a Black employee at General Motors Co. who alleges he was speaking up about discriminatory behavior. "Employers must be permitted to "nip in the bud" the kinds of employee conduct that could lead to a 'hostile workplace,'" agency attorney Jayme Sophir wrote in a memo. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The Canadian Football League team in Edmonton, Alberta, is dropping the word "Eskimos" from its name, one week after Washington's pro football franchise made a similar change. Last week, Washington's National Football League team dropped the offensive term "Redskins" from its name after pressure from sponsors and other financial partners. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- New Jersey's entire delegation in the U.S. House called for public apologies or resignations from two council members for Trenton, the state's capital, after they made light of their leader's "Jew her down" remark during an official meeting. McBride, Muschal and Vaughn didn't respond to emails and telephone calls seeking comment. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- New Jersey's entire delegation in the U.S. House called for public apologies or resignations from two council members for Trenton, the state's capital, after they made light of their leader's anti-Semitic remark during an official meeting. McBride, Muschal and Vaughn didn't immediately respond to emails and telephone calls seeking comment. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- New Jersey's entire congressional delegation called for public apologies or resignations from two council members for Trenton, the state's capital, after they made light of their leader's anti-Semitic remark during an official meeting. McBride, Muschal and Vaughn didn't immediately respond to emails and telephone calls seeking comment. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information that U.S. Democratic Representative, Elijah Cummings called for government to stop using racist language which discriminates the Americans. It discusses the rise of domestic terrorism such as mass shootings in Texas, U.S. under the presidency of Donald Trump. It mentions the Trump administration’s failed effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census.

Trump's "Socialist" Slur Puts Democratic Contenders on Defensive President Donald Trump's favorite attack line is calling Democrats "socialists" for advocating wealth redistribution, nationalized health care and other ideas he depicts as downright un-American. "I've seen this in some polling on socialism and other issues - Donald Trump has a gigantic megaphone and he does have the ability to define the terms of debate", Tanden said. [Extracted from the article]

Google's Secret "Trashy Video" AI Cleans Up YouTube Homepage (1) Behind the scenes, Google has deployed artificial intelligence software that analyzes reams of video footage without human help, deciphers troubling clips and blocks them from the homepage and home screen of the app. A Google spokeswoman confirmed the company has a classifier that screens videos for the YouTube homepage as well as the "watch next" panels that recommend other clips. [Extracted from the article]

Accuses leading opposition party of insulting majority Hindus Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called on supporters at an election rally to punish the main opposition party for coining the term "Hindu terror". [Extracted from the article]

Ex-Bosasa executive apologizes, says he had been threatened Angelo Agrizzi, who quit as Bosasa's chief operating officer in 2016, told a judicial commission he used the derogatory term during a meeting at his house because he had been threatened and was under extreme pressure. [Extracted from the article]

Kurz, who met Soros in Vienna a few weeks ago, said that free universities are a key policy that mustn't be questioned and that CEU would be an asset for Austria. Strache's Freedom Party opposed the plan in the Vienna city council but was outvoted by the governing coalition and Kurz's conservative People's Party. In his defense against the accusation of antisemitism, Strache cited the fact that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also criticized Soros's positions. [Extracted from the article]

A judge in Maryland denied Trump's motion to dismiss the suit President Donald Trump's most racially charged comments about immigrants were cited by a federal judge in allowing a lawsuit to proceed over a planned citizenship question for the 2020 census, in a case that's similar to one already on trial in New York. [Extracted from the article]

Shares of Snap Inc. fell Thursday after Snapchat was caught up in public backlash when an act of vandalism temporarily relabeled New York City as "Jewtropolis" on several popular apps and services. Snap fell as much as 2.6 percent, extending a three-day losing streak that has the shares trading at their lowest levels since May. [Extracted from the article]

Schnatter blames CEO for "further deterioration" of company Due to the recent negative publicity, Papa John's will incur "significant costs" for remodeling, a new ad campaign, a company audit and legal costs, the company added in a statement Tuesday. [Extracted from the article]

Investors cheer Schnatter's diminished role as way to regroup Investors, for their part, sent a clear signal that they favor a Schnatter-less Papa John's: The shares rose as much as 16 percent, the most in six years, on Thursday. As a longtime NFL sponsor, Papa John's rode the the league's popularity for years -- a period during which the chain's stock surged more than 600 percent. [Extracted from the article]

Schnatter admits using offensive word on May call with agency Laundry Service decided to cut ties after Schnatter's behavior on the call, according to Forbes. [Extracted from the article]

Schnatter admits using racial epithet on May call with agency Papa John's International Inc.'s outspoken chairman John Schnatter has apologized after another controversy over his comments battered the shares of the pizza chain he founded. Forbes reported that the incident took place on a call arranged between Papa John's executives and Laundry Service as a role-playing exercise for Schnatter to prevent future public-relations missteps. [Extracted from the article]

Blackford accuses government of sidelining Scots in debate Scottish National Party politician Ian Blackford was thrown out of the House of Commons after he interrupted Prime Minister's Questions with a protest about the way Scotland was being treated in Brexit negotiations. AttributionStuart Biggs: editor primaryEmma Ross-Thomas: editor secondaryRobert Hutton: by reporterThomas Penny: by reporterFlavia Krause-Jackson: editor responsible. [Extracted from the article]