Injured Astros All-Star slugger Alvarez takes a step forward while Brantley is not ready to hit
Houston All-Star slugger Yordan Alvarez went through some outfield drills before the Astros played their series finale against the Texas Rangers
1970-01-01 08:00
EU wants deal on migrant policy by year-end: Spain
The EU wants an accord by the end of 2023 on how to handle the thousands of migrants heading for the continent, despite fierce opposition by Hungary and...
1970-01-01 08:00
10 Facts About Patrick Henry
He’s best remembered for saying “Give me liberty or give me death,” but did Henry actually utter those words?
1970-01-01 08:00
NBA rumors: Can Heat land Damian Lillard as well as another coveted unsigned free agent?
The Miami Heat are trying to acquire Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers. As it turns out, they are also interested in a coveted free agent.The Miami Heat made an improbable run to the NBA Finals as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference but were only able to win one game against t...
1970-01-01 08:00
Musk, Zuckerberg Lead a $852 Billion Surge Among World’s Richest People
The world’s 500 richest people added $852 billion to their fortunes in the first half of 2023. Each
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From Alex Morgan to Ada Hegerberg these are the stars to watch at the Women's World Cup
The brightest talents in women’s soccer will be on show at the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand
1970-01-01 08:00
Warriors vs. Kings prediction and odds for NBA Summer League (Can Keegan Murray carry Kings?)
The California Classic in the NBA’s Summer League features the host team – the Sacramento Kings – taking on the Golden State Warriors in a late-night matchup on Monday.These two teams met in the playoffs in the 2022-23 season, but the Kings may have a little more firepower on t...
1970-01-01 08:00
Canada's injured Borjan to miss remainder of Gold Cup
Canada's men's national team captain Milan Borjan will miss the remainder of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with an unspecified injury...
1970-01-01 08:00
Slim majority of Americans support Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling, but most believe politics rules the court
More than half of Americans believe US Supreme Court justices decide cases largely on the basis of their partisan political views, a figure that has shot up 10 percentage points from January 2022. That figure – 53 per cent – appears to be driven by the gulf between perceptions of the conservative supermajority court among Republican and Democratic voters following several controversial rulings at the end of its latest term, according to new polling from ABC News/Ipsos. Roughly three-quarters of Republican voters and 26 per cent of Democratic voters support the court’s decision to reject affirmative action in university admissions. Sixty-eight per cent of Republicans approve of the decision to allow businesses to deny services to same-sex couples. And 71 per cent of Republicans support the court’s ruling against President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel student loan debts, compared to just 17 per cent of Democrats. Overall, a bare majority of Americans (52 per cent) support the court’s decision against race-conscious admissions in higher education. That majority includes majorities among white (60 per cent) and Asian (58 per cent) Americans, while 52 per cent of Black Americans disapprove of the ruling. Despite their views on affirmative action, most Americans still do not believe that Black and Hispanic students have a fair chance of getting into the college of their choice compared to their white and Asian student counterparts. Roughly two-thirds of Americans believe that white and Asian students have a fair chance for admission to the college of their choice, compared to only 47 per cent and 50 per cent of respondents who would say the same for Black and Hispanic students, respectively. Americans’ views on the court’s actions against student debt cancellation also track closely with their age, polling finds. Older Americans are more likely to support the court’s actions – 61 per cent of people age 65 and older endorsed the ruling that struck down the president’s plan, while only 40 per cent of people aged 30 to 49 and 31 per cent of those under 30 years old support the ruling. “I know there are millions of Americans … in this country who feel disappointed and discouraged, or even a little bit angry, about the court’s decision today on student debt. And I must admit, I do, too,” Mr Biden said in remarks from the White House on 30 June following the court’s decision. Public support for the decision making at the nation’s highest court – with three justices appointed by Donald Trump during his one-term presidency – sank precipitously in the wake of the decision to overturn Roe v Wade and revoke a constitutional right to abortion care last summer. Following that ruling, among other actions under the court’s new conservative majority, the court has come under greater public scrutiny, alongside the decades of maneuvers among Republican officials to seat similarly ideologically minded judges across the federal judiciary, the actions of Justice Clarence Thomas’s wife Ginni Thomas surrounding attempts to reject 2020 election results, and a series of investigative reports that revealed apparent ethics lapses among conservative justices. Such scrutiny has called the court’s legitimacy into question, with Democratic lawmakers and critics of the court pressing for ethics investigations, impeachment proceedings and the resignation of justices. Read More Harvard sued over ‘legacy admissions’ after Supreme Court targets affirmative action Biden reveals ‘new path’ to student debt relief after Supreme Court strikes down president’s plan The ‘fake’ gay marriage case in the middle of the Supreme Court’s latest threat to LGBT+ rights The Supreme Court risks inflaming the prejudices that America sought to banish
1970-01-01 08:00
NASCAR thinking big after exciting finish to Cup Series’ 1st street race in its 75th season
Moments after NASCAR’s daring adventure was over — a soggy day in downtown Chicago rescued by a compelling Cup Series race — they were all thinking big
1970-01-01 08:00
HK Police Put HK$1M Bounties on 8 Wanted Democracy Activists
Hong Kong police are offering HK$1,000,000 ($127,650) rewards for information leading to the arrest of eight pro-democracy activists
1970-01-01 08:00
Jasper Philipsen avoids disaster in sprint for Tour de France third stage win
Belgian sprint ace Jasper Philipsen demonstrated his speed skills by winning the third stage of the Tour de...
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