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Oct 29 2022
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Race in college admissions is back in front of the Supreme Court. Here's what to know
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing two cases – one involving Harvard University, and the other the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – challenging the constitutionality of race-conscious admissions policies.
In the Harvard case, the court will consider whether the school discriminated against Asian American students in the admissions process. With UNC, the
NPR (Online News)Dec 31 2022
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Covid in China: Officials must share data on its impact, says WHO
Chinese officials must share more real-time information on Covid in the country as infections surge, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
Many of the country's strict restrictions have been lifted over the last few weeks, but cases have soared and several countries are now screening travellers from China.
WHO officials say they want to see more data on hospitalisations,
BBC NewsJan 15 2023
Analysis
Wealth looms big as ever in post-scandal college admissions
Celebrities wept in court. Coaches lost their jobs. Elite universities saw their reputations stained. And nearly four years later, the mastermind of the Varsity Blues scheme was sentenced this month to more than three years in prison.
But there’s little belief the college bribery scandal has stirred significant change in the admissions landscape. Some schools tweaked rules to prevent
Associated PressNov 03 2021
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How Glenn Youngkin clinched victory over Terry McAuliffe
Republican Glenn Youngkin's shocking defeat of Democrat Terry McAuliffe Tuesday in the Virginia gubernatorial contest will almost certainly serve as a blueprint for Republicans in the post-Trump era.
Youngkin’s victory was consistent with late October polls that showed him burning through McAuliffe’s summer lead and claiming a modest advantage on the strength of his message about
Washington ExaminerFeb 07 2023
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Romney told Santos ‘You don’t belong here’ in tense exchange in House chamber before SOTU
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah told GOP Rep. George Santos of New York: “You don’t belong here,” according to a member who witnessed the tense exchange in the House of Representatives chamber Tuesday night.
Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, made the remarks as he walked into the chamber for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.
Santos faces multiple
CNN DigitalOct 25 2019
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LIVE UPDATES: Hearing underway for student athlete lawsuit over playoffs
10:53 a.m. Hearing underway for student athlete lawsuit over playoffs On Thursday, the parents of 14 cross country runners at Jones College Prep filed a complaint in Cook County Circuit court against the Illinois High School Association and the Chicago Board of Education on behalf of all Chicago Public Schools athletes that have missed out on state playoffs as a result of the Chicago Teachers
Chicago Sun-TimesOct 13 2022
Opinion
Both Republicans & Democrats are Using Migrants as Pawns in a Losing Game
When migrants were recently dropped off in Martha’s Vineyard, it caused a firestorm of political bickering. It did little, however, to solve any of our immigration problems.
The reality is that both Democrats unwilling to secure the border and Republicans playing political games with migrants by transporting them to cities governed by Democrats are treating human beings as pawns in a
RealClearPoliticsSep 18 2022
Analysis
Confronting Covid’s Lost Generation
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA — On a seemingly typical afternoon in 2020 during the first week of classes in her last year of high school, 17-year-old Yasmin Maccio shuffled home after a 30-minute bus ride at the closing of the academic day. Entering her family’s home — which doubles as a kiosco, or local storefront for food and drinks — she set to work finishing her homework and helping four of her
PoliticoOct 13 2022
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Florida jury has reached verdict in Parkland shooter case: media reports
Jurors reached a verdict on Thursday for Nikolas Cruz in a 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people. They were expected to reveal their decision to the judge shortly.
In a tweet, the Miami CBS affiliate said a verdict had been reached and court would be back in session at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time for the verdict to be read.
Nikolas Cruz, 24, had pleaded
ReutersSep 12 2022
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Mayor Eric Adams orders NYC agencies — including NYPD — to cut spending 3% over inflation, looming recession
Mayor Eric Adams on Monday ordered all city agencies — including the NYPD — to start cutting expenses and plan for years of further belt-tightening due to stock market losses, “elevated inflation” and the potential for a devastating recession.
The 3% across-the-board directive was delivered in a dire memo from the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget, which said Adams is “
New York Post (News)