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News
Race Cannot Be Used to Predict Heart Disease, Scientists Say
The American Heart Association will release a new clinical tool that removes race as a factor in predicting who will have heart attacks or strokes.
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Sports
Tour de France Route Steers Clear of Olympics, and Paris
The 2024 Summer Games have pushed the iconic bike race out of its traditional finish in Paris. The Tour will instead end in Nice, in the south of France.
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Newyork
An Overdue Lesson on Antiracism
The recent turmoil at Ibram X. Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University, with more than half its staff laid off and half its budget cut amid questions of what it did with the nearly $55 million it raised, led to whoops of ...
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US
DeSantis’s Debate Mission: Prove He’s Still the Top Trump Alternative
Allies believe the Florida governor needs to reassure skittish donors and supporters alike that he can square off with Mr. Trump.
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The Next Affirmative Action Battle May Be at West Point
Students for Fair Admissions won its Supreme Court case against Harvard and the University of North Carolina. Now, it’s focusing on a possible new target: the military academies.
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Administration Urges Colleges to Pursue Diversity Despite Affirmative Action Ban
In its first guidance since the Supreme Court decision, the administration says many recruitment programs are still allowed, but other questions are left unanswered.
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US
Arkansas Warns School Districts Not to Offer A.P. African American Studies
What’s New In the latest conflict between the College Board and conservative policymakers, the Arkansas Department of Education warned schools on Monday — the first day of classes in many districts — not to offer Advanced Placement African American ...
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DeSantis Faces Swell of Criticism Over Florida’s New Standards for Black History
In one benchmark, middle schoolers would learn that enslaved Americans developed skills that “could be applied for their personal benefit.”
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Sports
It’s an Honor to Wear This Jersey. It’s Also Kind of a Pain.
Jonas Vingegaard had been wearing the famed yellow jersey bestowed upon the leader of the Tour de France for almost a week when the question came. It was not a question about race strategy or maintaining speed, or about the best way to keep his nerve ...
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US
With Supreme Court Decision, College Admissions Could Become More Subjective
Colleges have a game plan, like emphasizing the personal essay, but so do conservative groups that promise to monitor and, if necessary, go back to court.