The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases Monday that could mean the end of decades of race-based affirmative action at universities. The cases regard allegations that Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill discriminate against Asian Americans — and in the UNC case, Whites as well — as they consider race in admissions. Students for …
Read More »Manchester United 1-0 West Ham: Marcus Rashford landmark goal seals victory
Marcus Rashford’s landmark goal came on his 318th appearance for the club Marcus Rashford’s 100th Manchester United goal was enough to beat West Ham United and provide a fitting tribute to a special 85th anniversary for the Old Trafford club. Across 4,163 consecutive games since 1937, United have had an unbroken run of having a player who came through their …
Read More »‘Simply being a Christian is enough to get you arrested’ in Iran: British government report
iran A shocking new report from the British government details that the violent persecution of the Christian minority population continues unabated in the Islamic Republic of Iran. “Simply being a Christian is enough to get you arrested” in the Muslim-majority country, noted the United Kingdom’s study on Christians and Christian converts in Iran. The report said that “many arrests reportedly …
Read More »Race-based admissions? Two Harvard Students debate ahead of Supreme Court decision
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Two Harvard University students on opposing sides offered their arguments on whether colleges should or should not consider race during the admissions process ahead of Monday’s Supreme Court case over affirmative action. “Efforts like these make it more focused on race, and I think it should be focused more on merit and what they’re actually bringing to …
Read More »Who are Amazon Prime’s rugby pundits?
Who are Amazon Prime’s rugby pundits? For those in the UK and Ireland, Amazon Prime Video is the place to go to watch all the action during the Autumn Nations Series. And there are some cracking matches to watch… Related: Autumn Internationals Fixtures 2022. But who will be on the screen as the pitchside pundits, presenters and commentary teams? We …
Read More »Meri Brown Reacts To Kody & Christine’s Divorce – Hollywood Life
View gallery Image Credit: TLC Christine Brown’s move to Utah was coming up on the Oct. 30 episode of Sister Wives, and Meri Brown and Robyn Brown were admittedly still shaken up by her decision. “I’m real frustrated,” Meri admitted to Robyn, when the two ladies met up to discuss their family situation (this episode was filmed more than a year ago, at …
Read More »Top Democratic prosecutors revolt against criminal justice reform law they say will ‘destroy’ Illinois
A Democratic prosecutor in the Chicago-area is sounding the alarm over a criminal justice reform law that will “tie the hands” of prosecutors and “destroy the criminal justice system in Illinois.” The Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act, signed by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill., in 2021, will implement sweeping reforms to Illinois’ criminal justice system, though it has …
Read More »Pelosi alleged attacker’s ex stalked teen, 14 ,told him ‘dating is not illegal as long as there is no sex’
The man accused of breaking into Paul Pelosi’s multimillion-dollar California home and attacking him with a hammer in the early hours of Friday morning, David DePape, has been “mentally ill for a long time,” according to his former life partner, Oxane “Gypsy” Taub, who is currently in prison for stalking and attempting to abduct a 14-year-old boy from his school …
Read More »Iran protests: Clashes break out between students and security forces across Iran, rights groups say
CNN — Violent clashes broke out between security forces and student protesters at university campuses across Iran on Sunday, according to activist and human rights groups in the country. Students continued to protest in large numbers at some of the country’s main universities despite a warning from the head of the country’s Revolutionary Guard Hossein Salami that Saturday was to …
Read More »Brazil election: Lula da Silva wins presidency as nation swings left — will Bolsonaro accept the results?
BRASILIA,Brazil – Brazil’s left-wing former president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, commonly known as Lula, narrowly won a tightly contested presidential election tonight with a margin of just under 2%. With 50% of precincts reporting, Bolsonaro clung to a narrow 0.5% lead, but the general trend over the course of the evening was a slow and steady upswing for Lula, …
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