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Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 28 July 2023

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Occidental College, a private liberal arts school in Los Angeles, is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court decision removing race from college admissions decisions.

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Details: Written by CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer; Published: 28 July 2023

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Signs that inflation pressures in the United States are steadily easing emerged Friday in reports that consumer prices rose in June at their slowest pace in more than two years and that wage growth cooled last quarter.

Details: Written by Chris Impey, University of Arizona; Published: 27 July 2023

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A congressional subcommittee met on June 26, 2023, to hear testimony from several military officers who allege the government is concealing evidence of UFOs.

Details: Written by CHRIS MEGERIAN, MATTHEW DALY and DREW COSTLEY Associated Press; Published: 27 July 2023

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President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new steps to protect workers, as well as measures to improve weather forecasts and make drinking water more accessible.

Details: Written by By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia; Published: 26 July 2023

The complaint, a comprehensive 31-page document, was filed by the Greater Boston Latino Network and other advocacy groups.

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 25 July 2023

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College application season just got that much easier!

Details: Written by Stephen Kofi Diko, University of Memphis; Danilo Palazzo, University of Cincinnati , and Leah Hollstein, University of Cincinnati; Published: 25 July 2023

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Despite the fact that more than 50% of the world’s population lives in cities – both scholars and practitioners agree that few young people know about this profession. It also suffers from a profound lack of diversity.

Details: Written by BOTWC Staff; Published: 24 July 2023

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Crime involving youth is on the rise in D.C., something Smith said she hopes to tackle by “lead[ing] from the front” with “boots on the ground.”

Details: Written by KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer; Published: 24 July 2023

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The X started appearing at the top of the desktop version of Twitter on Monday. In response to questions about what tweets would be called when the rebranding is done, Musk said they would be called Xs.

Details: Written by DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press; Published: 24 July 2023

President Joe Biden walks to his motorcade as he leaves Holy Trinity Catholic Church in the Georgetown section of Washington, after attending Mass, Saturday, July 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden will sign a proclamation on Tuesday to create the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument across three sites in Illinois and Mississippi.