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Jackson echoes Obama: Elite schools must build Black community infrastructure

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson affirmed former First Lady Michelle Obama's critique of diversity in higher education during a recent podcast conversation, highlighting the gap between statistical representation and genuine belonging on elite campuses. Obama raised concerns about the problem of "plucking" students of color from their communities and dispersing them thinly across elite […]

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Two Republican senators stall Blanche’s confirmation over IRS settlement details

Todd Blanche's path to confirmation as attorney general stalled Wednesday when the Department of Justice failed to meet a deadline set by two powerful Republican senators: deliver written modifications to a settlement agreement involving the IRS, President Donald Trump and his family. Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina have effectively […]

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LIV Golf Pursues $250M Investment to Reshape League Operations

The golf establishment spent nearly four years predicting LIV Golf's demise, dismissing the Saudi-backed league as a vanity project destined to collapse once funding dried up. That narrative is changing. LIV Golf is closing in on a $250 million investment package from multiple investment firms that could fundamentally reshape how the league operates and who […]

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Seagate’s Strong Earnings Lift AI Trade Sentiment

Seagate Technology's better-than-expected June-quarter results sent its stock surging in after-hours trading, offering a rare bright spot for the battered artificial intelligence sector. The storage maker's earnings beat Wall Street's expectations, providing some optimism for investors who have grown increasingly concerned about the sustainability of the AI trade.

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Melbourne startup secures $6.8M to bring safer catheter technology to US neonatal units

Navi Medical Technologies, a Melbourne-based startup, has closed a $6.8 million funding round to commercialize technology designed to safely place and monitor central lines in newborns—addressing what experts say is one of medicine's most underappreciated safety challenges. The funding round, led by healthcare venture capital firm KP Rx with a $4 million commitment, comes after […]

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Partisan gridlock leaves key surveillance law in legal limbo

Jay Clayton's confirmation as director of national intelligence this week resolved one Washington standoff while leaving another unresolved — and the sequence of events reveals a calculated political gambit that has left the nation's counterterrorism apparatus in uncertain legal territory. The Senate confirmed Clayton, the former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, […]

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Pathways LA leader takes treasurer role at Child Care Alliance, signaling shift in county approach to equity

Tamika Farr's election as treasurer of the Child Care Alliance of Los Angeles reflects a broader shift in how the county is addressing child care access, bringing her track record of systemic change in early childhood education to a leadership position at the 10-agency collaborative. The alliance was formed because the status quo wasn't working. […]