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Sean Salai

Sean Salai is the general assignment/culture reporter for The Washington Times. A former National desk intern and Metro clerk at The Washington Times, he also has served as a City Hall reporter at the Boca Raton News and as a special contributor at America Media. He can be reached at ssalai@washingtontimes.com.

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Kraft Heinz says its diversity hiring goals are ‘not quotas’

The Kraft Heinz Co.'s diversity goals for hiring multicultural employees are "not quotas," the food and condiment maker's board of directors told shareholders on Friday.

May 6, 2022

Colgate shareholders reject proposal to stop donating to Al Sharpton

Colgate-Palmolive shareholders rejected a proposal that sought to stop the health and hygiene company's charitable donations to left-wing political activist Al Sharpton.

May 6, 2022

Taco Bell promotes LGBT advocacy in drag queen shows at its restaurants

Taco Bell is offering professional crossdressers along with a new $5 Bell Breakfast Box, Cinnabon Delights coffee and mimosas in a five-city "Drag Brunch Tour" that promotes mental health for LGBT youths.

May 6, 2022

Arizona lawsuit accuses school district of keeping ‘opposition research’ on parents

Three Arizona parents are suing their children's school district over an online dossier the district is accused of compiling on those protesting its COVID-19 lockdown policies.

May 5, 2022

Stanford to open climate change school with $1.1 billion from John Doerr

Stanford University has received a record-setting $1.1 billion donation from venture capitalist John Doerr to open a climate change school this fall.

May 5, 2022

Almost ready to roll: Self-driving cars face patchwork of regulatory roadblocks

Perhaps you've seen the YouTube or TikTok videos: An all-electric Jaguar I-PACE sport utility vehicle picks up a passenger who hops into the back seat and proceeds to record the trip -- amazed there's no driver in the front seat.

May 4, 2022

U.S. companies already reimbursing employees for out-of-state abortion travel

Some of the nation's largest companies are reimbursing employees who travel out of abortion-restricting states like Texas and Oklahoma to end their pregnancies.

May 4, 2022

Young adults led surge in alcohol-related deaths during COVID, study shows

Young adults led a surge of alcohol-related deaths across all ages and sexes during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study shows.

May 4, 2022

Most parents hesitant on COVID vaccine for kids under 5, survey says

Most U.S. parents will not get COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than 5 years old as soon when they become available, a new survey shows.

May 4, 2022

Study finds rise in White suicides, jump in Black homicide victims fueled record gun deaths in 2020

Spikes in the numbers of White men taking their own lives and Black men dying of gunshot injuries drove firearm deaths in the U.S. to a record high in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report.

May 3, 2022

Pennsylvania teacher suspended for hosting after-hours drag show

A French teacher has been suspended for hosting an after-hours drag show for students at a Pennsylvania high school without notifying parents or requesting permission slips.

May 2, 2022

Activists offer $25,000 for evidence of illegal abortions at D.C. clinic

Pro-life activists who turned over five fetuses in a Capitol Hill home to police are offering a $25,000 reward for evidence of illegal late-term abortions at the Washington Surgi-Clinic.

May 2, 2022

Pro-life activists protest Warren Buffett ahead of shareholder meeting

Pro-life activists called on Berkshire Hathaway shareholders to renounce CEO Warren Buffett's funding of abortion rights in a protest outside the site of the firm's shareholder meeting on Friday.

April 29, 2022

Study: Nonsuicidal gun violence rose during COVID-19 restrictions

Non-suicidal gun violence rose in the U.S. during the restrictive first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study in a leading medical journal.

April 29, 2022

Florida restores 9 ‘woke math’ K-12 textbooks after changes

Florida education officials say they are reinstating nine "woke math" textbooks for K-12 students after publishers agreed to remove left-wing materials.

April 29, 2022

Conservatives rack up wins against ‘woke’ corporations

Conservatives have claimed a series of victories as they escalated their assault on "woke" corporate culture with a campaign of letters, boycotts and shareholder activism.

April 29, 2022

Sulzberger defends ‘diversity of view’ at New York Times

A.G. Sulzberger says The New York Times still values "diversity of opinion" despite conservative claims of left-wing bias.

April 28, 2022

Maryland advises teachers to hide gender identity issues from K-12 parents

Florida has recently banned sex education before fourth grade, but Maryland is a different world: For years, the state school system has directed teachers not to inform parents about gender-transitioning students.

April 28, 2022

Ex-AG William Barr: Public education replaces God with government

Former Attorney General William P. Barr says public education in the U.S. is setting up the government as a new religion against the constitutional rights of American parents.

April 28, 2022