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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Based Admissions at Harvard and U.N.C. — In disavowing race as a factor in achieving educational diversity, the court all but ensured that the student population at the campuses of elite institutions will become whiter and more Asian and less Black and Latino.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action programs at Harvard and UNC — The ruling is the culmination of a decades-long effort to end the consideration of race in admissions. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard University.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Supreme Court rejects affirmative action at colleges as unconstitutional — The Supreme Court ruled that the affirmative action admission policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina, which gave weight to a would-be student's race, are unconstitutional.
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Tyler Austin Harper / New York Times:
I Teach at an Elite College. Here's a Look Inside the Racial Gaming of Admissions.
I Teach at an Elite College. Here's a Look Inside the Racial Gaming of Admissions.
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Whoopi Goldberg Shreds Justice Clarence Thomas: 'You're Full of It'
Whoopi Goldberg Shreds Justice Clarence Thomas: 'You're Full of It'
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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Ketanji Brown Jackson Dismantles SCOTUS Conservatives in Blistering Dissent
Ketanji Brown Jackson Dismantles SCOTUS Conservatives in Blistering Dissent
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CNN:
Supreme Court guts affirmative action in college admissions
Supreme Court guts affirmative action in college admissions
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Thomas in rare occurrence reads affirmative action opinion from bench
Thomas in rare occurrence reads affirmative action opinion from bench
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Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
Al Sharpton calls Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling ‘a dagger in our back’
Al Sharpton calls Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling ‘a dagger in our back’
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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
19 thoughts on affirmative action
19 thoughts on affirmative action
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CNN:
How the White House prepared for the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling
How the White House prepared for the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling
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Aziz Huq / Politico:
Ending Affirmative Action May Be Just the Beginning
Ending Affirmative Action May Be Just the Beginning
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Prosecutors are prepared to hit Trump and his allies with new charges, sources say — Prosecutors could bring between 30 to 45 additional criminal charges against the former president in the coming weeks, The Independent has learned — Trump calls indictment a ‘beautiful badge of honour and courage’
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New York Times:
Investigation of Trump Documents Case Continues After Former President's Indictment — A grand jury has issued more subpoenas to people involved in the case after the unveiling of a 38-count indictment this month against Mr. Trump and an aide. — Three weeks after former President Donald J. Trump …
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Daily Mail:
Glamorous vice president of Russian bank Kristina Baikova, 28, ‘plunges to her death from 11th floor apartment window’ in Moscow in latest mysterious fatality involving country's top execs — Kristina Baikova allegedly fell from her 11th floor apartment on Friday morning
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Melissa Gira Grant / New Republic:
The Mysterious Case of the Fake Gay Marriage Website, the Real Straight Man, and the Supreme Court — Long before the Supreme Court took up one of the last remaining cases it will decide this session—the 303 Creative v. Elenis case, concerning a Colorado web designer named Lorie Smith …
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Raw Story and FIRST DRAFT
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Electoral College Ratings: Expect Another Highly Competitive Election — Small edge to Democrats but neither side over 270 to start — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — Our initial 2024 Electoral College ratings start with just four Toss-up states. — Democrats start …
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The Columbus Dispatch:
Ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder sentenced to maximum 20 years — Once one of the most powerful politicians in Ohio, Householder is now a convicted felon, guilty of racketeering conspiracy and breaking the public's trust. He was immediately taken into custody.
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Ohio Capital Journal, Wall Street Journal and Associated Press
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Beth Harpaz / The Forward:
NYC mayor compared 84-year-old Holocaust survivor to a ‘plantation’-owner — A heated exchange between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Jeanie Dubnau, an 84-year-old Holocaust survivor and tenant activist, ended with the mayor accusing Dubnau of racism. — “Don't stand in front …
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New York Times:
Twitter's New Chief Eases Into the Hot Seat — Linda Yaccarino, who initially could not take ad sales meetings because of a noncompete clause, is adjusting to her new role reporting to Elon Musk. — Ryan Mac reports on Twitter, Tiffany Hsu on advertising and misinformation, and Ben Mullin on media.
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CNN:
Prosecutors charge three investors with insider trading in Trump SPAC deal — New York CNN — Federal prosecutors arrested three investors on Thursday on insider trading charges related to a deal to take former President Donald Trump's media business public.
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Matthew Goldstein / New York Times:
Two Charged With Illegally Trading Ahead of Trump Media Merger
Two Charged With Illegally Trading Ahead of Trump Media Merger
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NBC News:
Mike Pence meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in surprise trip to Ukraine — The former vice president made an unannounced trip to the country, becoming the first GOP presidential candidate to meet with the Ukrainian leader during the campaign. — KYIV, Ukraine — Former Vice President Mike Pence …
Reuters:
Aspartame sweetener used in Diet Coke a possible carcinogen, WHO's cancer research agency to say - sources — One of the world's most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body, according to two sources with knowledge of the process …
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Financial Times:
Russia detains ‘General Armageddon’ in crackdown on pro-Wagner elites — Sergei Surovikin was known to have had good relations with warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin — Top Russian army general Sergei Surovikin has been detained as the Kremlin cracks down on Wagner sympathisers following the militia's failed mutiny last week.
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New York Times:
Koch Network Raises Over $70 Million for Push to Sink Trump — Americans for Prosperity Action is wading into a Republican presidential primary for the first time, and waiting to see which candidate it will get behind for 2024. — The political network established by the conservative industrialists Charles …
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Melissa Korn / Wall Street Journal:
Can Colleges Be Racially Diverse Without Affirmative Action? Experience Suggests No — Nine states that banned race-conscious admissions find alternatives tend to leave Black and Hispanic students underrepresented — The Supreme Court says American colleges can no longer consider race in their admissions decisions.
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Wall Street Journal:
Women Interviewing for Bill Gates's Private Office Were Asked Sexually Explicit Questions — Female job candidates say extreme vetting process by a security firm sometimes included questions about pornography and sexual histories; Gates's office says such questioning would be unacceptable
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Hunter Biden settles Arkansas child support case — Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, has settled his child support case in Arkansas, reaching an agreement with the mother of one of his children and resolving a dispute that became a legal headache for him in recent months.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rules for Christian postal worker who refused to work on Sundays — The case concerns an evangelical Christian who claimed the U.S. Postal Service did not do enough to accommodate his request not to work on Sundays. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier …
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Dan Merica / The Messenger:
Marianne Williamson Compares Her Campaign Turnover to Abraham Lincoln Replacing Civil War Generals — Williamson has had two campaign managers depart her campaign and reports have alleged the candidate is a ‘nightmarish boss’ — A Facebook icon representing an external link to share …
House Committee on Oversight and Reform:
Ranking Member Raskin Shares Key Evidence Directly Contradicting Bribery Allegations Touted by Rudy Giuliani and Oversight Chairman Comer — Committee Republicans Use FBI Tipsheet to Revive Conspiracy Theories Rejected by Trump's Justice Department Years Ago
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Special counsel office still investigating Trump's handling of documents, sources say — The special counsel's office is continuing to investigate around Donald Trump's handling of documents after his presidency ended, multiple sources tell CNN. — That includes continued grand jury activity …
Amy Dickinson / Chicago Tribune:
Ask Amy: We told him not to come to the wedding, but we still wanted his money — Dear Amy: Four months before my daughter's wedding, she told me that her uncle (my brother, “Dave") would make her feel unsafe if he was a guest. She asked me not to invite him.
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Wall Street Journal:
Impeachment Investigators Look Into Texas Attorney General's Real-Estate Spree — Ken Paxton and his wife spent $3.5 million on properties in Hawaii, Florida, Utah and Oklahoma, records show — AUSTIN, Texas—Investigators helping prosecute impeachment charges against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton …
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Washington Examiner
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Extreme Pride in Being American Remains Near Record Low — WASHINGTON, D.C. — At 39%, the share of U.S. adults who are “extremely proud” to be American is essentially unchanged from last year's 38% record low. The combined 67% of Americans who are now extremely or “very proud” (28%) …
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Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Madonna rushed to hospital, intubated in ICU after being found unresponsive — Madonna was found unresponsive and rushed to a New York City hospital Saturday, Page Six can exclusively reveal. — We hear the “Material Girl” singer, 64, was intubated for at least one night before having the tube removed …
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Beege Welborn / HotAir:
Speaking of racial harmony, WI state senator says, “F*%# the suburbs” — Oh, yeah, she did. She seems like a lovely person. — Not only did she say it, she hath spoken those best wishes to her fellow citizens on the floor of the statehouse in an official capacity during a debate about crime.