What the Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action does and does not do
The Supreme Court's landmark decision on Thursday to gut affirmative action has made it unlawful for colleges to take race into consideration as a specific factor in admissions.
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Chase Kalisz joins six-timers worlds club with runner-up finish at US national championships
Chase Kalisz has become the seventh American swimmer to make six world championship teams
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Crews will rebuild a critical dam in Puerto Rico that was battered by Hurricane Maria
Officials say a key dam in Puerto Rico that was severely damaged by Hurricane Maria will be rebuilt and improved
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North Carolina governor signs bill adjusting new abortion law before it goes into effect
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law significant changes to the state's recently passed 12-week abortion ban before it is set to go into effect Saturday.
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Mexico acknowledges 112 heat-related deaths so far this year, almost triple the figures in 2022
Mexico's health authorities have belatedly released a report showing a significant spike in heat-related fatalities in the last two weeks
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Biden talks Supreme Court and Russia but also media and McCain in rare network interview
President Joe Biden rarely gives network interviews
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US Supreme Court's two Black justices clash over affirmative action ruling
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -When liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman to join the U.S. Supreme
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Rapper Travis Scott will not face criminal charges in deadly crowd surge at Texas festival
Prosecutors and an attorney for rap superstar Travis Scott say a grand jury has declined to indict him in a criminal investigation of a massive crowd surge that killed 10 people at the 2021 Astroworld music festival in Houston
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Deal between Dodgers co-owner, pro women's hockey league could end rival leagues, AP source says
A co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers has acquired what was described as “certain assets” of the Premier Hockey Federation
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Storm Beatriz approaches Mexican Pacific resorts, hurricane expected
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Storm Beatriz formed off Mexico's Pacific coast on Thursday and will likely strengthen into a hurricane by
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Navajo Nation helps Native Americans targeted by 'fraudulent Medicaid providers'
Navajo Nation police officers are searching for Native Americans who have been victimized by what the state of Arizona calls "fraudulent Medicaid providers."
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Former Trump campaign official cooperating with special counsel in 2020 election interference probe
Former Donald Trump campaign official Mike Roman is cooperating with prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith's team in the ongoing criminal probe related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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