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Concerns that elite universities have rigged their admissions policies to disfavor Asian Americans are nothing new. In 1987, Newsweek reported accusations along those lines. The article noted that the acceptance rate for Asian American applicants at elite colleges had dropped dramatically, that Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford had all studied why…

Fishers who reeled in the swordfish said they regularly catch fish with cookiecutter shark bites, but this is the first time they have seen a creature covered in dozens of fresh, oozing wounds.

‘As a parent, you didn’t do anything wrong’

A photographer has spoken out about accusations regarding Meghan Markle allegedly staging photos for the paparazzi.

Dead for over a decade, the iconic singer-songwriter has never gotten the same due as her male counterparts

Plus: Iowa court halts 6-week abortion ban, income inequality is shrinking, and more…

"I just want to make sure that my family — me, Bobby, our seven children — come out intact," says Hines

Nasa’s Perseverance rover has discovered organic molecules on the surface of Mars, suggesting that life may have once existed on the planet. The molecules are chemical compounds normally found in living systems, which can consist of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. “They are an exciting clue for astrobiologists since they…

Archaeologists unearthed a collection of hand axes that are the largest and oldest known stone tools found in Britain.