James Watson Quits Post After Remarks on Races
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The biologist had ignited an uproar with comments about the intelligence of people of African descent.
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DNA pioneer denies allegations of racism James Watson, the Nobel prize-winning scientist who caused an uproar earlier this week with his comments to a Sunday newspaper has been suspended by his research laboratory.â¦
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Bob Watson has taken his name off the list of potential general manager candidates for the Washington baseball club. Watson says he met with Major League Baseball president Robert DuPuy on Wednesday and declined
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NAACP President Bruce S. Gordon is quitting the civil rights organization, leaving after just 19 months at the helm, he told The Associated Press Sunday.
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The full text of David Blunkett's resignation statement
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Nobel laureate biologist Jim Watson apologized "unreservedly" Thursday for stating that black people were not as intelligent as whites, saying he was "mortified" by the comments attributed to him.
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Italy's choice for a European Commission post, who sparked an uproar with his comments on homosexuality and women, said Saturday he will step aside.
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Rodrigo de Rato will quit his post in October, two years before his term ends, citing âpersonal reasons.â
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He changed his speech to say a British Olympics would showcase our &quot;ethnic diversity and tolerance&quot; - a swipe at Madrid&#39;s race-hate soccer shame.
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Nobel prize winner James Watson, renowned for describing DNA's structure, quit on Thursday as chancellor of a leading U.S. research facility after being quoted as questioning Africans' intelligence.
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James D. Watson, who won the Nobel Prize for helping decipher DNA, apologized âunreservedlyâ Thursday for comments reported this week suggesting that black people, over all, are not as intelligent as whites.
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LUIS ARAGONÃS yesterday attempted to draw a line under the controversy surrounding his racist comments caught on camera last month.
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LONDON : Formula One was thrown into turmoil after US auto giant Ford announced that it was pulling out of the sport from the end of this season.
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The Justice Department's top civil rights enforcer resigned Thursday following more than a year of criticism that his office filled its ranks with conservative loyalists
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An Edinburgh man loses his job over comments made about his employer in an online diary, or "blog".
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Universal Pictures is accused of sacking an employee because of his race, reports Peter Bowes.
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Media & professional: A senior executive at InterContinental has resigned after misleading the company over his academic qualifications. By Graeme Wearden.