| Some of the biggest U.S. companies are under increasing pressure from Washington to broaden the demographics of their still mostly white work-forces. In April, the CEOs of the largest banks got called out during a Congressional hearing for a lack of diversity. Now, a group of lawmakers has gone further, shaming Oracle for having no people of color in its top ranks. "African Americans make up 13% and Asian Americans make up 5.6% of the U.S. population," they said, "but 0% of Oracle's board and leadership team." Oracle already stood out in Silicon Valley for refusing to disclose data on its gender pay gap, but most of its peers don't look like America, either. Many of them promise to change, but actions often speak louder than words. Take Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's self-assigned task of pondering the "future of technology in society." If the participants in six of the project's posted discussions were any indication, his vision is almost entirely white and male. —Philip Gray Did you see this? The London finance scene is famously boozy. Ditto holiday parties. So this year, one accounting company decided its office party needs chaperones and on-site first aid. Russia's future wants to leave. A poll found record numbers of Generation Z, who grew up almost entirely under the rule of Vladimir Putin, hope to emigrate. Google fired four employees, including one who protested its work for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, an agency central to the Trump administration's widely condemned treatment of immigrant families. Black candidates aren't getting a pass from black voters. Investors penalize companies for adding women to their boards, a phenomenon researchers link to market bias. The birthrate in South Korea keeps falling to record lows. We love charts Welcome to the New South: Atlanta is the U.S. city with both the poorest poor and the richest rich. Don't Call It Glamping This is no glamping photo-shoot for Instagram ingenues. The Rebelle Rally, America's longest off-road race, is a dusty, hot, teeth-rattling, tire-puncturing trek through Death Valley. It's eight long days of hard driving through 1,600 miles of high desert, with only a compass and topography maps. And it's also strictly for women. | 
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