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Education Dept. Opens Civil Rights Inquiry Into Harvard Admissions
WASHINGTON — The Education Department has opened a civil rights investigation into Harvard University’s preferences for the relatives of alumni and donors when making admissions decisions, according to lawyers for several groups that claim the practices are discriminatory.
UPS Announces Contract Accord With Teamsters to Head Off Strike
United Parcel Service announced Tuesday that it had reached a tentative deal on a five-year contract with the union representing more than 325,000 of its U.S. workers, a key step in averting a potential strike when the current agreement expires Aug. 1.
Why Sunscreen Is the Only Anti-Aging Product You Need
Have you ever looked at the skin on the buttocks of a 90-year-old? Dr. Fayne Frey has. “It’s beautiful,” said the dermatologist and author of the book “The Skincare Hoax.” “There’s very little pigment, there’s very little wrinkling, there are very few blood vessels.”
Raw Milk Is Being Legalized in More States. Is It Safe?
On July 1, Iowa officially became one of more than two dozen states that have legalized the sale of raw milk, or milk that has not been pasteurized. Over the past decade, a growing number of states have made raw milk more accessible, said Dennis D’Amico, an associate professor of animal science at the University of Connecticut. Some of those states, including Iowa, allow raw milk producers to sell their products directly to consumers; others allow grocery stores to sell such products, and some states allow raw milk to be sold only as pet food.
Biden to Name National Monument for Emmett Till and His Mother
President Joe Biden will establish a national monument Tuesday honoring Emmett Till, a Black teenager who was brutally killed in 1955, and paying tribute to his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, according to White House officials.
As Inquiries Compound, Justice System Pours Resources Into Scrutinizing Trump
WASHINGTON — Jack Smith, the special counsel overseeing criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump, employs 40 to 60 career prosecutors, paralegals and support staff, augmented by a rotating cast of FBI agents and technical specialists, according to people familiar with the situation.
Spain Votes on Sunday: Here’s What to Know
Spaniards will go to the polls Sunday to vote in an early general election that could see the right return to power and, more crucially, the far right enter the national government for the first time since the Franco dictatorship, nearly a half-century ago.
The Question After Every Mass Shooting: How Much Do We Deserve to Know?
WASHINGTON — After every mass shooting it comes: recordings of pleading 911 calls, photos of the scene, grim evidence released by law enforcement. This tsunami of investigative detail could save lives, but it inflicts fresh agony on the families of the dead.
Drugmakers Turn to Courts to Halt Medicare Price Negotiations
WASHINGTON — The pharmaceutical industry, which suffered a stinging defeat last year when President Joe Biden signed a law authorizing Medicare to negotiate the price of some prescription medicines, is now waging a broad-based assault on the measure — just as the negotiations are about to begin.
Is Gen Z Down to Clown? The Circus Is Counting on It.
The circus is a thrill, a locus of nostalgia for people who remember summers with family members under colorful tents, a beloved amalgam of the athletic and the absurd, the rare place where jugglers and acrobats and fire breathers can fly free, fodder for countless movies and a Dr. Seuss book — and, not to be a downer, a business.
New Jersey Sues Over Congestion Pricing in New York City
New Jersey is suing the federal government to halt a congestion pricing program that will charge drivers to enter midtown Manhattan, New York, citing concerns that the tolling program will place unfair financial and environmental burdens on the state’s residents.
Trinity Nuclear Test’s Fallout Reached 46 States, Canada and Mexico, Study Finds
In July 1945, as J. Robert Oppenheimer and the other researchers of the Manhattan Project prepared to test their brand-new atomic bomb in a New Mexico desert, they knew relatively little about how that mega-weapon would behave.
Around the Globe, Searing Heat With No Sign of Relief
The intense heat afflicting much of the United States is putting pressure on the nation’s power grid. Record-high temperatures are being recorded in China and Europe. Extreme weather has been wracking India, where torrential rains led to deadly landslides this week.
The Most Essential Worker in a Heat Wave? The AC Guy
José Guerrero’s phone buzzes from morning to midnight with sweaty pleas for help: The air-conditioner fan just quit. My grandma is stuck in a 90-degree house. My children are overheating. Please come, it’s so hot.
Hoping for a Miracle, Hurtling Toward Disaster
Have you met anyone truly excited about Joe Biden running for reelection? And by that, I mean downright Obama-circa-2008 energized — brimming with enthusiasm about what four more years of Biden would bring to our body politic, our economy, our national mood, our culture?
How TV Writing Became a Dead-End Job
For the six years he worked on “The Mentalist,” beginning in 2009, Jordan Harper’s job was far more than a writing gig. He and his colleagues in the writers’ room of the weekly CBS drama were heavily involved in production. They weighed in on costumes and props, lingered on the set, provided feedback to actors and directors. The job lasted most of a year.
‘Training My Replacement’: Inside a Call Center Worker’s Battle With AI
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — “This AI stuff is getting really crazy.”. The voices of Charlamagne tha God, host of the nationally syndicated radio show “The Breakfast Club,” and his guests Mandii B and WeezyWTF filled Ylonda Sherrod’s car as she sped down Interstate 10 in Mississippi during her daily commute. Her favorite radio show was discussing artificial intelligence — specifically, an AI-generated sample of Biggie.
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