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Tennis umpires reportedly mulling boycotting Serena Williams matches after US Open flap

The Serena Williams US Open controversy rages on. After Serena Williams lost in the final to Naomi Osaka on Saturday, all anyone could talk about was Williams' altercation with umpire Carlos Ramos that led to her being fined $17,000. Williams received warnings for receiving coaching and breaking a racket, before she was docked a game for calling Ramos a "thief."

In the fallout of the incident, the U.S. Tennis Association and Women's Tennis Association both came out in support of Williams. The USTA praised Williams for her conduct after the match, whereas WTA CEO Steve Simon said that "there should be no difference in the standards of tolerance provided to the emotions expressed by men vs. women."

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CBS Corp. has terminated “60 Minutes” producer Jeff Fager’s contract following a bombshell New Yorker article that accused the “60 Minutes” executive producer of sexual harassment.

Fager’s departure comes days after CBS announced the departure of its former CEO and chairman, Les Moonves, not long after two New Yorker articles detailed accusations of sexual misconduct against him.

Six former employees told The New Yorker that Fager would touch employees inappropriately while inebriated at company events, including an incident in which Fager allegedly commented on an associate producer’s breasts and then became “belligerent” when she refused his drunken advances. Fager denied the allegations to The New Yorker in July.

Fager and CBS both claim that the departure is not “directly related” to the allegations against him, which are being independently investigated. CBS released an internal memo claiming Fager “violated company policy.”
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San Francisco to Remove 19th Century Statue Some Call Racist

A San Francisco board has voted unanimously to remove a 19th-century statue that activists say is racist and demeaning to indigenous people.

The unanimous decision Wednesday night by the San Francisco Board of Appeals involves the "Early Days" statue, which depicts a Native American at the feet of a Spanish cowboy and a Catholic missionary. It is part of a group of statues near City Hall that depict the founding of California.

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The white-haired employee loudly insulted the woman as she changed in private out of her traditional Islamic clothing at a Minneapolis-area store, and also peered underneath the door as the woman tried on items, reported WCCO-TV.

The employee said she purposefully unlocked a “dirty” changing stall for the customer, and she stood outside the door and complained about Muslims as she tried to sneak a peek of the woman as she changed clothing.

“See, they have to take everything off to change,” the worker said. “They think they own the world. You don’t tell me what to do, I’m old enough to be your grandmother. I can talk if I want to.”

The employee has not been identified, but CAIR-MN said she was no longer employed at the store.
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