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Companies Backtracking on DEI, Worldviews in Car Commercials, and Release Time in Public Schools

Breakpoint : Updated on May 12, 2026

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The DEI fad is fading among corporations, two recent commercials for car companies display very divergent worldviews and allowing public school students to leave class for religious instruction is getting pushback in some states.

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