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The commission is chaired by Anita Hill, the law professor who became an icon for the movement against sexual harassment when she accused nominated Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment in 1991. The survey, which will be completed anonymously and online, will be used to develop policies to counter workplace harassment and bias, the commission said.

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:52:58 -0500

Rep. Sen Patrick Maloney chastised Gordon Sondland during the U.S. Ambassador to the E. U's testimony Wednesday.

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:52:21 -0500

Turkey's state-owned Halkbank , which U.S. prosecutors have criminally charged with helping Iran evade sanctions, said it should be able to challenge whether U.S. courts can hear the case at all before it entered a formal plea, according to a court filing made public on Wednesday. The bank also rejected prosecutors' claim that it was a "fugitive" for refusing to appear in federal court in Manhattan to enter a plea, and said that appearing there might be construed as accepting the court's jurisdiction. "As a corporation, Halkbank cannot be a 'fugitive' since it has no physical body to present," the bank said.

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:50:48 -0500

An investigator from the FBI tried in October to arrange an interview with the intelligence official whose complaint led to a congressional impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump's dealings on Ukraine, a source familiar with the matter said. The Federal Bureau of Investigation contacted the lawyers of the unidentified whistleblower to ask for an interview about the complaint filed with the Intelligence Community Inspector General watchdog, the source told Reuters on Wednesday. The impeachment inquiry centers on Trump's request https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Unclassified09.2019.pdf during a July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Kiev investigate Democratic political rival Joe Biden's son, who had served on the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma.

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:48:55 -0500

BURLINGTON, Mass. (AP) _ Nuance Communications Inc. (NUAN) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $108.1 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Burlington, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of 37 cents per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations.

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:46:12 -0500