内容摘要：“Hopefully with green and white confetti falling down, and holding up a nice trophy,” Barkley said.

“Hopefully with green and white confetti falling down, and holding up a nice trophy,” Barkley said.

and other priorities. One of the dismissed commissioners, Jocelyn Samuels,challenging her termination, arguing her removal was a violation of the Civil Rights Act that created the agency to be an independent and bipartisan protector of the rights of workers. The move also left the agency without the quorum needed to make key decisions. But last week,

, Brittany Panuccio, to fill one of the vacancies. If Panuccio is confirmed by the Senate, the EEOC would regain a quorum and establish a Republican majority 2-1, clearing the path to make major policy changes, including revising agency guidance on how to implement existing civil rights laws.Since February, Ortiz said she has continued to “raise the alarm” and convey her opposition to the agency’s actions, including in an April 24 email to Lucas and several other internal email groups with the subject line, “If You’re Seeking Power, Here’s Power” and a link to Tears for Fears’ 1985 hit “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.”“Take in the lyrics,” Ortiz wrote to Lucas. “Ponder what you’re allowing yourself to be a part of.”

Her ability to send emails was again promptly revoked.Ortiz said she plans to fight the termination, and is strategizing with her attorneys and union on how best to respond. She may reply to the dismissal notice within 15 days, and has the right to request a time extension, an attorney, a union representative, or another representative of her choosing, according to the document, which was acquired by The AP. A final decision will be issued after the reply period has passed.

“I’ve been quite the thorn in the agency’s side,” Ortiz said Monday in a phone interview with The AP. “But, you know, it’s warranted.”

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(Angel Studios, theaters): Neal McDonough plays a retired cowboy who decides to return to the ring in a bid to pay his son’s medical bills.This image released by Sony Pictures shows, from left, Ralph Macchio, Ben Wang and Jackie Chan in a scene from “Karate Kid: Legends.” (Jonathan Wenk/Sony Pictures via AP)

This image released by Sony Pictures shows, from left, Ralph Macchio, Ben Wang and Jackie Chan in a scene from “Karate Kid: Legends.” (Jonathan Wenk/Sony Pictures via AP)(Sony Pictures, theaters): Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio unite for the newest “Karate Kid” film, set three years after “Cobra Kai” and focusing on a new kid, Li, played by Ben Wang. “It kind of harkens back to the previous entries in the franchise,” Wang said. “It’s a kid who is a fish out of water who comes to a new city and has to face down bullies.”