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Discrimination against a protected characteristic is against the law, external, meaning an employer cannot treat you less favourably based on your age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
The previous edition, GTA V, is still the second-biggest selling game ever -- it took just three days to rack up $1 billion in sales, two days less than the movie "Avengers: Endgame".
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Planting there won’t start until after the ribbon cutting and certain animals might be less inclined to use areas without the cover it provides, such as bobcats, Riley said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Anthropic rival OpenAI has raised less than half of the $30 billion it had initially targeted for its latest funding round, The Wall Street Journal reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Those working in the sleeping rooms received far less supervision than those at the tables, and Betsie found herself with most of the day in which to minister to those around her.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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