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Google, Apple back affirmative action in Harvard case

Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Meta Platforms Inc. and Apple Inc. are among nearly 70 companies filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of affirmative action programs being challenged at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

Tribune News Service

Harvard urges Supreme Court to preserve affirmative action in college admissions

Harvard urged the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve affirmative action in college admissions, calling it necessary to ensure a diverse student body.

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One and done? Why a universal vaccine that covers us for all future COVID-19 variants could be around the corner

Remember whack-a-mole, the arcade game where a plastic mole pops its head up and you whack it with a mallet? Well, immunising people against the various strains of COVID-19 has been a little like that, but that may be about to change.

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Sonoco Picks Internal Candidate Rob Dillard As Finance Chief

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) has appointed Rob Dillard as its Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2022. Dillard most recently served as the company's Chief Strategy Officer. He will be responsible for Sonoco's global finance functions. He succeeds Julie Albrecht, who previously announced plans to depart Sonoco on June 30, 2022. Related: Sonoco Products…

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Colorado Avalanche Players Touched The Western Conference Trophy ... Here's Why It Matters

Superstitions are not rare in sports, often time athletes eat the same meal before games or stick to a regimented routine to maintain continuity. Tiger Woods famously only wears red on Sundays, Michael Jordan wore his University of North Carolina college basketball shorts under his Chicago Bulls shorts and slugger…

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National faculty group criticizes political interference it says is damaging UNC System

RALEIGH, N.C. — A national organization of university faculty members released a report Thursday criticizing the University of North Carolina System, saying it violates standards of shared governance, threatens academic freedom and fosters institutional racism.

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Study: Banana Paper Helps Fight Potato Pest

A new study carried out by the University of North Carolina has found that wrapping potato seeds in biodegradable paper made from unusable parts of banana plants reduces the infestation and harmful effects of a nasty plant pathogen – a worm called the potato cyst nematode – and sharply increases…

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Commentary: Affirmative action is under attack

The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear two cases, one against Harvard and the other against the University of North Carolina. Filed by the conservative activist group Students for Fair Admissions, the cases challenge the legality of affirmative action, which allows colleges and universities to consider racial disparities —…

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US supreme court will hear challenge to affirmative action in college admission

Harvard and University of North Carolina are defendants, giving majority-conservative court an opportunity to overturn precedent

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court Takes Two Cases Challenging Racial Preferences in College Admissions

One involves racial preferences at Harvard, the other at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Reason

White House says Biden ‘refining plans for all scenarios’ over Ukraine-Russia – as it happened

President to hold video call with European leaders over escalating crisis – follow all the day’s politics news

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Who Is Amanda Balionis? 14 Facts You Didn't Know About The CBS Reporter

Get to know American broadcast journalist Amanda Renner...

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