Correction: SpaceX-Discrimination Lawsuit story

Aug 25, 2023, 11:35 AM | Updated: 5:02 pm

FILE - The SpaceX headquarters is seen, May 25, 2012, in Hawthorne, Calif. On Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against SpaceX, the rocket company founded and run by Elon Musk, for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and people seeking or already granted asylum. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS

(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published August 24, 2023, about a Justice Department lawsuit filed against the rocket launch company SpaceX, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the department’s legal complaint accused SpaceX of hiring discrimination against refugees and people seeking or granted asylum in the U.S. The department clarified that its legal complaint specifically referred to refugees and people who have been granted asylum.

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