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Tyrese Gibson sues Home Depot for $1m over alleged racial discrimination

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Fast & Furious actor claims staffers at hardware store discriminated against him and two of his workers

The US actor and singer Tyrese Gibson is demanding more than $1m from Home Depot after he says staffers at one of the American hardware giant’s stores racially discriminated against him and two of his workers.

Gibson’s lawsuit, which was filed on Wednesday, recounts how he and two men who regularly provide construction services for the Fast & Furious actor went to a Home Depot in West Hills, California, on 11 February to buy some materials for a building project at the entertainer’s home.

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More than 190,000 ceiling fans recalled after blades fly off, hitting people

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US consumer protection agency received reports of blades flying into people and causing property damage

More than 190,000 ceiling fans sold at Home Depot are being recalled after reports that the blades fell off while spinning, hitting people and causing property damage.

The Hampton Bay Mara indoor and outdoor ceiling fans were sold this year between April and October at Home Depot stores and its website. About 182,000 of them were sold in the US and 8,800 were sold in Canada. They cost about $150.

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Day laborers may be a most vulnerablea to immigration raids, activists say

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Day laborers Rumaldo Gonzalez, right, and Carlos Garcia wait for work at The Home Depot parking lot in Riverside on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. Day laborers Rumaldo Gonzalez, right, and Carlos Garcia is approached for work by a potential client at The Home Depot parking lot in Riverside on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017.