ESPN Lays Off Jeff Van Gundy, Jalen Rose and Other On-Air Talent in Cost-Cutting Move - WSJ
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Supreme Court Rules Against Affirmative Action in College Admissions - WSJ
“Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the court, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. “The student must be treated based on his or her experiences as an individual—not on the basis of race. Many universities have for too long done just the opposite,” he wrote.
The court’s three liberals dissented. Society “is not, and has never been, colorblind,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. “The Court ignores the dangerous consequences of an America where its leadership does not reflect the diversity of the People.”
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Dolphins and Humans Have an Endearing Trait in Common - The Atlantic
Humans talk to their babies in a very particular way—and so do dolphins.
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Hans Niemann’s $100 Million Lawsuit Over Chess Cheating Allegations Is Dismissed - WSJ
I hope Niemann appeals
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The Hazy Days of Summer | The New Yorker
There is nothing more fundamental to life than respiration, and an awareness that the air around you isn’t fit to breathe can be a uniquely alarming sensation. It is also likely to become more common.