SCOTUS strikes down Biden plan to forgive student loan debt, first flying car approved: 5 Things podcast
The Supreme Court struck down Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan and backs a woman who didn’t want to work with same sex couples plus the first flying…
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France turning into flames despite Macron’s plea for peace, deployment of 45000 troops in violence-hit Paris
France, which has been facing massive violent protests for the past four days, further plunged into severe law and order crisis on Friday as a majority of…
Read more‘That’s going to be a problem’: Summer 2023 is shaping up to be sweltering and smokey
The deadly heat wave will ease over the next few days, but with the nation entering the hottest month of the year, the heat is far from…
Read moreDutch King Willem-Alexander apologises for country’s role in slavery
King Willem-Alexander calls slavery a “horror” and says sorry for his family’s failure to act.
Read moreUkraine counter-offensive will be long and bloody, says US Gen Mark Milley
The counter-offensive against Russia is advancing steadily but will be difficult, US Gen Mark Milley says.
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Pakistan: Collision between 2 speeding buses kills 7 people, injures 20 in Sindh
A devastating accident involving two speeding buses colliding with each other in Pakistan’s Sindh province on Friday, claiming the lives of seven people and injuring 20 others,…
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Supreme Court Decisions on Education Could Offer Democrats an Opening
The decisions this week on affirmative action and student loans give Democrats a way to make a case on class and appeal to voters who have drifted…
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The ‘Unseen’ Students in the Affirmative Action Debate
Race-conscious admissions helped only a tiny fraction of Black and Hispanic students. It could not address the many obstacles to a college degree.Race-conscious admissions helped only a…
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In a world first, MDMA and psilocybin have been reclassified as medicine in Australia
In a world first, two forms of psychedelics have been reclassified in Australia as medicine for some mental health conditions.
Read moreSpaceX set to launch high-profile European space telescope to study dark energy
SpaceX is set to launch Europe’s Euclid space telescope from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, a mission designed to study dark matter and energy.
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Alec lost his sister and daughter to a preventable disease. His ‘long struggle’ for justice has finally ended
Three women living in remote community Doomadgee were all suffering from rheumatic heart disease when they died over a 12-month period.
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Pakistan: Unidentified miscreants barge in Gurudwara; force Sikh devotees to stop kirtan
In another case of Sikhs facing harassment in Pakistan, unidentified miscreants allegedly barged in a Gurdwara located in the city of Sukkur in the country’s Sindh province,…
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This iconic Sydney spot will be returned to Indigenous owners. Here’s how it will happen
The NSW government says it has taken a “significant step” in returning Me-Mel, an island in Sydney Harbour, to Aboriginal ownership.
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US: Biden reveals new strategy for students as court rejects his plan to wipe away $400 billion loan debt
President Joe Biden, who has been witnessing back-to-back blows in the education department, again suffered a major disappointment after the Supreme Court struck down his USD 400…
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Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro barred from running office till 2030 citing abuse of power
Brazil’s top electoral court on Friday barred far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro from running for office till 2030 for alleged abuse of power and casting unsubstantiated doubts…
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Tajikistan national shoots dead 2 security personnel after being denied entry at Moldova airport
In a suspected terrorist attack in Moldova, a Tajikistan national allegedly seized a weapon and shot dead two security officers at the Chisinau International Airport on Friday…
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