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Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions, says race cannot be a factor

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Photo: CNNWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies. The court’s conservative majority overturned admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, the nation’s oldest private and public colleges, respectively. Chief Justice John Roberts said that…

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Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in Chicago and other parts of the US

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Smoke from wildfires across Canada sweeps into the Bowling Green area Wednesday morning, creating hazy conditions. Source: Chris Bratton/WNKYCHICAGO (AP) — Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region and in parts of the central and eastern United States. The Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow.gov site…

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Gymnastics star Simone Biles returning to competition in August in first meet since 2020 Olympics

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Simone Biles is back. The gymnastics superstar plans to return to competition at the U.S. Classic outside Chicago in early August. The meet will be Biles’ first since the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Biles made headlines at the 2020 Games when she removed herself from several events to focus on her mental health. She returned on the last day of…

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NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws found shot to death in Oklahoma

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Image source: KJRHMUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma, are investigating the shooting deaths of three relatives of NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson. Muskogee police spokesperson Lynn Hamlin says the bodies of Jack Janway; his wife, Terry Janway; and their 11-year-old grandson, Dalton Janway, were discovered Monday at a home in Muskogee. Hamlin confirmed the three are the parents and…

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Bluegrass musician who helped popularize song ‘Rocky Top’ dies at 91

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Photo source: International Bluegrass Music AssociationHAZARD, Ky. (AP) — Bluegrass musician Bobby Osborne, who helped popularize the song “Rocky Top,” died early Tuesday, according to a statement from the college where he worked. He was 91. Osborne and his brother Sonny made up “The Osborne Brothers,” and their version of the song “Rocky Top” in 1967 became an official state…

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Kentucky attorney general is accused of seeking donations from company his office is investigating

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An attorney says Kentucky Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron solicited donations for his gubernatorial campaign from executives of a drug treatment organization that is being investigated by his office. The request for contributions occurred during a call Cameron made early this year to a representative of Edgewater Recovery Centers. That’s according to Edgewater attorney Michael Denbow….

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What is a heat dome? Scorching temperatures in Texas are expected to spread to the north and east

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Texas temperatures reached 114 degrees last week in San Angelo, hot enough to start baking cookies inside of a car. Photo source: US National Weather Service Abilene/San Angelo TexasScorching temperatures brought on by a “heat dome” have taxed the Texas power grid and threaten to bring record highs to the state before they are expected to expand during the coming…
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A woman fatally shot an Uber driver. Police say she wrongly thought she was being kidnapped

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EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Kentucky woman has been accused of fatally shooting her West Texas Uber driver after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, according to police. Phoebe Copas remained jailed Sunday in El Paso, Texas, after being charged with murder last week in the death of 52-year-old Daniel Piedra Garcia. Court and jail…

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Xylazine-laced fentanyl is causing wounds and scrambling efforts to stop overdoses

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, scrambling longstanding methods for reversing overdoses and treating addiction. Xylazine can cause severe skin wounds, but whether it is leading to more deaths — as suggested by officials in Washington — is not yet clear, according to health and…

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