How the White House prepared for the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling
The White House has been preparing for months for a potential Supreme Court ruling gutting affirmative action, even as President Joe Biden expressed optimism late last year that the court would uphold consideration of race in college admissions.
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Harvard Defends Diversity After Defeat in Supreme Court
Harvard University was defiant after the Supreme Court effectively banned universities from using race as a factor in
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A 'great day for America': Trump, Republicans hail affirmative action ruling
WASHINGTON Donald Trump and other top U.S. Republican leaders hailed the Supreme Court's rejection on Thursday of race-conscious
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Ex-Pfizer Employee Charged With Illegal Trades on Paxlovid Trial
A former Pfizer Inc. employee was charged with using inside information about the company’s Covid-19 treatment Paxlovid to
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Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson criticize each other in unusually sharp language in affirmative action case
The Supreme Court's landmark ruling Thursday on affirmative action pitted its two Black justices against each other.
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Biden calls on US colleges to consider adversity during admission process
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON President Joe Biden on Thursday urged colleges to take into account challenges that applicants
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Consumers, food-makers face choice as WHO cancer agency set to warn on aspartame sweeteners
By Richa Naidu and Savyata Mishra LONDON Consumers, food companies, retailers and restaurants need to decide whether to
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Fitbit Ace 3 Review
The $79.95 Fitbit Ace 3 is a simple activity tracker designed for children between the
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Harvard says it will comply with US Supreme Court ruling, preserve its values
WASHINGTON Harvard University said on Thursday it will comply with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down
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The gutting of affirmative action is a 'clear and present danger' to equal education, critics say
The Supreme Court's landmark decision to bar colleges and universities from considering race as a specific basis for admission will make it more difficult for schools to achieve a diverse student population, civil rights leaders and education advocates say.
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Biden admin has been discussing possible executive action on affirmative action - source
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden's administration has in recent weeks been discussing possible executive actions he could take in
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US Says Ex-Safety Chair Misused Thousands of Dollars for Airfare, Furniture
The former head of the US safety agency that investigates major industrial accidents improperly charged the government for
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