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When the Supreme Court of the United States outlawed affirmative action, declaring that race can’t be a factor in college admissions, I thought: Will there also be a ruling that would outlaw racism in the entire United States of America?

Last week, a group of conservative judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit spoke out against allowing homeless people to sleep in public spaces, after the court’s liberal majority decided that those with nowhere else to rest cannot be subject to criminal penalties.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says security concerns should not derail U.S.-China economic relations, as reported in the July 7 Financial Times.

The president recognizes six grandchildren, and Hunter’s daughter (named Navy) is ignored.

Hazing is again in the news now that it’s become a scandal at Northwestern University.

Republican obstructionism is once again threatening national security for the sake of politics as, for the first time in more than 100 years, the U.S. Marine Corps is without a Senate-approved commanding officer.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Tuesday greenlit new salary ranges for the authority’s top executives, approving recommendations for merit increases first made by the organization’s Compensation Committee in June.

During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing for Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Rosen, called out the actions of the senior senator from Alabama.

The Bank of Canada’s June rate hike and an impending rate hike on July 12 could result in “much higher” rates, impacting first-time homebuyers wishing to enter the market and investors trying to stay in the market.

While demand is half of what it was during the pandemic craze, experts say limited inventory will lead to single-digit price increases later this year.

Most analysts are expecting the Bank to raise the key overnight rate to five per cent in its bid the wrestle inflation to its two per cent target.

There's no denying the power of a skyrocketing social media post — millions of likes, views, or shares later, and people have suddenly built a fanbase, or raised tens of thousands of dollars, or finally reconnected with a long-lost friend. Social media, with all its ills, can still be a startlingly impactful tool.

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From a bizarre movie to a classic meme, Bee Movie is now a statement about digital piracy. Well, according to MSCHF, which launched a crowd-sourced version of Bee Movie for its latest digital campaign.

Strapping into Adele Lim’s perilous and completely zany first feature.

A debate over authenticity shreds another Italian cuisine myth.

What would it take to help people living on the streets?

Plus the two actors riling up relationship Twitter

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