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Year: 2022

Australian footballers call for reform in Qatar ahead of next month’s World Cup

By Jacob Lev, CNN Australia’s men’s footballers, the “Socceroos,” have called for reform in Qatar ahead of next month’s World Cup. In a video message produced by Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) and released on Wednesday, 16 Socceroos called on the host country to recognize and legalize same-sex marriage and improve the rights of migrant workers.

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Health insurance premiums at work didn’t rise in 2022 amid soaring inflation, but the good times won’t last

By Tami Luhby, CNN Even though the price of gas, groceries and other essentials shot up in 2022, health care premiums for employer-sponsored coverage remained essentially flat, according to a survey released Thursday. Job-based policies for families cost an average of roughly $22,500 in 2022, with workers contributing an average of about $6,100, the Kaiser

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Private papers reveal the tactics that helped SCOTUS uphold the use of affirmative action

By Joan Biskupic, CNN The first time the Supreme Court upheld the use of affirmative action in college admissions, nearly 45 years ago, the justices spent months strategizing, forming back-channel alliances and trading passionate pleas up until the final days of negotiations. Then, just days before the June 1978 decision was released, one justice wrote

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