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Takeaways from AP's report on financial hurdles in state crime victim compensation programs
Takeaways from AP's report on financial hurdles in state crime victim compensation programs
Thousands of crime victims each year are confronted with the difficult financial reality of state compensation programs that are billed as safety nets to offset costs like funerals, medical care, relocation and other needs
2023-07-26 01:26
Blast kills three Russian officers in occupied town, Ukraine says
Blast kills three Russian officers in occupied town, Ukraine says
Ukraine's intelligence directorate said on Sunday that an explosion in the Russian-occupied town of Melitopol killed at least
2023-11-13 05:53
Who was Caleb Wise? Tragic shooting that ended lives of 3 South Carolina schoolboys was over burglary feud
Who was Caleb Wise? Tragic shooting that ended lives of 3 South Carolina schoolboys was over burglary feud
Jahkeem Griffin and Karlos Gibson, both 17, and an unnamed 14-year-old boy face three counts of murder and attempted murder
2023-09-27 20:52
Maine mass shooting: Suspect Robert Card studied engineering at the University of Maine
Maine mass shooting: Suspect Robert Card studied engineering at the University of Maine
Robert Card, the 40-year-old who shot 22 civilians at a bar in Lewiston, Maine on Wednesday had studied engineering at the University of Maine
2023-10-26 16:47
Biden condemns Supreme Court striking down affirmative action: ‘This is not a normal court’
Biden condemns Supreme Court striking down affirmative action: ‘This is not a normal court’
President Joe Biden said he “strongly, strongly disagreed” with a Supreme Court decision to strike down the decades-long use of affirmative action in college admissions. The court’s conservative majority overturned admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, saying race can no longer be considered as a factor in universaity admissions. The landmark ruling overturns generations of affirmative action, which began in the 1960s as a way to increase diversity after the hard-won success of the civil rights movement. Chief Justice John Roberts said that, for too long universities have “concluded, wrongly, that the touchstone of an individual’s identity is not challenges bested, skills built, or lessons learned but the color of their skin. Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.”Justice Clarence Thomas — the nation’s second Black justice, who had long called for an end to affirmative action — wrote that the decision “sees the universities’ admissions policies for what they are: rudderless, race-based preferences designed to ensure a particular racial mix in their entering classes.” However, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in dissent that the decision “rolls back decades of precedent and momentous progress.” President Biden urged colleges not to let the ruling “be the last word” as he praised Justice Sotomayor and the other dissenting judges, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. “Discrimination still exists in America. Today’s decision does not change that,” Mr Biden said. “I believe our colleges are stronger when they’re racially diverse. Our nation is stronger because we are tapping into the full range of talent in this nation. We cannot let this decision be the last word.” The rulings come from two consolidated cases, Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College. Both were brought by anti-affirmative action organisation, Students for Fair Admissions, headed by conservative legal strategist Edward Blum. While the court upheld such programmes in a decision nearly two decades ago, the newly-emboldened conservative majority swept away any legal justification for them in Thursday’s opinions. In a 6-3 and 6-2 decision, it claimed the use of race-conscious admissions was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Now, higher education institutions will no longer be allowed to consider race as a factor in admissions. Instead, students who wish to have their race or culture considered in their application will have to volunteer the information in their personal essay. Asked about the court’s decision to strike down a long-standing precedent, Mr Biden remarked: “This is not a normal court.” Leaders from Harvard said in a letter that they would “comply” with the court’s decision but emphasised that “deep and transformative teaching, learning, and research depend upon a community comprising people of many backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences”. Mr Biden said he will direct the Department of Education to find ways to improve diversity without using race as a conscious factor in admissions and recruiting. The Harvard Black Students Association called the court’s decision “detrimental”, adding that it “poses a significant threat to the future of the Black community on and beyond our campus”. “It is evident that the college application system cannot maintain holistic evaluation without taking into consideration how race profoundly influences our experiences, perspectives, and identities in multifaceted ways,” it wrote. Derrick Johnson, president and chief executive of the NAACP, said in a statement: “In a society still scarred by the wounds of racial disparities, the Supreme Court has displayed a wilful ignorance of our reality.” Discussions around affirmative action have generated debate among Republicans and Democrats for years. Those in support of it believe it is necessary to create fair and equal opportunity for students of color because higher education institutions have failed at creating diverse student bodies. Those against affirmative action believe it puts other students, such as white or Asian American students, at a disadvantage. Donald Trump celebrated the ruling, saying it was the result “everyone was waiting for” in a post on Truth Social. “We’re going back to all merit-based – and that’s the way it should be!” the former president wrote. Mr Trump appointed three of the six conservative justices on the Court while president: Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. His former vice president, Mike Pence, also expressed support for the court’s decision, tweeting: “I am honored to have played a role in appointing three of the Justices that ensured today’s welcomed decision.” He added: “There is no place for discrimination based on race in the United States, and I am pleased that the Supreme Court has put an end to this egregious violation of civil and constitutional rights in admissions processes, which only served to perpetuate racism.” The ruling could have repercussions beyond higher education institutions, extending to elementary, middle and high schools as well as workplaces and more as it opens a door for challenges to racial diversity programs. Read More US judge temporarily blocks Mississippi law on state police permits for some protests In the Supreme Court chamber, the subject was race, the mood was somber, the criticism harsh Affirmative action is out in higher education. What comes next for college admissions? Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivers searing civil rights lesson in dissent to affirmative action ruling How the government that promised to ‘stop the boats’ has lost control of its immigration policy Clarence Thomas says he doesn’t have a ‘clue’ what diversity means as Supreme Court takes aim at affirmative action One year after the anti-abortion ruling, the White House keeps a spotlight on the issue
2023-06-30 07:53
Nagorno-Karabakh: 20 dead and 300 injured in fuel depot explosion amid refugee exodus
Nagorno-Karabakh: 20 dead and 300 injured in fuel depot explosion amid refugee exodus
At least 20 people have died and almost 300 suffered injuries in an explosion at a gas station in Nagorno-Karabakh, as ethnic Armenians attempted to flee the contested region. The cause of the blast outside the regional capital of Stepanakert remains unclear, but separatist authorities said 13 bodies have been retrieved from the blast site and seven others succumbed to their injuries. Nearly 290 people have been hospitalised, while scores of them remain in critical condition, the breakaway region's health department said. The blast occurred as residents were lining up to fuel their cars following the Azerbaijan military's attack on separatist forces, which has driven ethnic Armenians out of the region. "A strong explosion occurred in the gasoline warehouse near the Stepanakert-Askera highway,” the authorities said in a statement, according to the New York Times. “At the moment, rescue and medical operative groups are working on the spot." Yerevan on Tuesday said more than 13,500 people from the conflict zone have fled to Armenia this week so far. Read More At least 20 dead in gas station explosion as Nagorno-Karabakh residents flee to Armenia Thousands of ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan seizes control What is Nakhchivan? And after Nagorno-Karabakh, is this the next crisis for Azerbaijan and Armenia
2023-09-26 17:18
Russia fails to rejoin UN's human rights council
Russia fails to rejoin UN's human rights council
The state was expelled from the body last April after its forces invaded Ukraine.
2023-10-11 01:50
Can the new film ‘Uncharitable’ change people's minds about
Can the new film ‘Uncharitable’ change people's minds about "overhead" at nonprofits?
A new documentary “Uncharitable,” from “Paris Trout” and “Losing Isaiah” director Stephen Gyllenhaal, puts the long-running debate in the nonprofit sector over the role of overhead back in the spotlight
2023-10-20 20:24
Did Kai Cenat and iShowSpeed turn down $40M Kick offer? Here's why Adin Ross is ‘hurt'
Did Kai Cenat and iShowSpeed turn down $40M Kick offer? Here's why Adin Ross is ‘hurt'
Kai Cenat called out Adin Ross for lying about the contract that never came his way
2023-05-17 13:57
Paris Olympics organisers in turmoil after police raid headquarters
Paris Olympics organisers in turmoil after police raid headquarters
Police raided the headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Tuesday just over a year before the opening ceremony of...
2023-06-20 19:59
The 'Gaza metro': The mysterious subterranean tunnel network used by Hamas
The 'Gaza metro': The mysterious subterranean tunnel network used by Hamas
The myriad tunnels under Gaza are best known as passageways used to smuggle goods from Egypt and launch attacks into Israel.
2023-10-16 04:24
12 MLB teams score in double digits for 1st time since 1894, when record 13 accomplished feat
12 MLB teams score in double digits for 1st time since 1894, when record 13 accomplished feat
Major League Baseball had a night of offense not seen in 129 years, with 12 teams scoring double-digit runs
2023-07-19 13:29