Telkom to Partner With South Africa as Assets Attract Buyers
Telkom SA SOC Ltd. and the South African government are in advanced talks to partner in rolling out
2023-07-26 22:27
Department of Education launches civil rights probe after lawsuit accuses Harvard of giving preferential treatment to legacy admissions
The US Department of Education has begun a civil rights investigation into whether Harvard University discriminates in its admissions process by giving preferential treatment to children of wealthy donors and alumni, roughly three weeks after a lawsuit made those allegations.
2023-07-26 05:26
Wesleyan University joins other schools in nixing legacy admissions after Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling
Wesleyan University says it will stop giving preferential treatment to applicants who are the children of alumni. Last month, the Supreme Court said universities can no longer take race into consideration as a specific basis for granting admission.
2023-07-20 01:48
Justice Department appeals order blocking Biden officials from communicating with social media companies
The Justice Department is appealing a judge's order prohibiting various Biden administration agencies and officials from communicating with social media companies about certain content.
2023-07-06 09:59
Federal judge blocks Biden administration officials from communicating with social media companies
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered some Biden administration agencies and top officials not to communicate with social media companies about certain content, handing a win to GOP states in a lawsuit accusing the government of going too far in its effort to combat Covid-19 disinformation.
2023-07-05 04:22
Lawsuit alleges Harvard gives preferential treatment to legacy admissions, who are 'overwhelmingly' White
Three minority advocacy groups are suing Harvard University's governing body, accusing the school of discrimination by giving preferential treatment to children of wealthy donors and alumni, and are citing the recent US Supreme Court ruling that gutted affirmative action to bolster their lawsuit.
2023-07-04 08:27
Biden Biodiesel Quotas Deal Blow to Plant-Based Fuel Makers
The Biden administration handed a setback to makers of bio and renewable diesel with federal quotas for the
2023-06-21 08:53
More Americans disapprove than approve of colleges considering race, ethnicity in admissions decisions, study shows
Half of surveyed adults in the US disapprove of students' race and ethnicities factoring into the college admissions process, according to a recent Pew Research Center study.
2023-06-11 21:53
Biden administration announces clean hydrogen goal to slash planet-warming pollution by 10% by 2050
The Biden administration on Monday announced a goal to produce 50 million metric tons of clean hydrogen fuel by 2050 -- an ambitious roadmap that, if successful, would cut around 10% of the country's planet-warming pollution by the same date.
2023-06-06 01:58
Bitcoin Coders Feud Over Whether to Crush $1 Billion Frenzy for Memecoins
The coders who maintain Bitcoin’s blockchain are clashing over whether to stamp out the meme tokens swarming the
2023-06-04 21:21
A Global Stock Trader’s Guide to More Extreme Weather Events
From Australian mining behemoths to Florida theme parks, investors are betting on whether companies will benefit or take
2023-06-03 08:18
Stratasys Is in Talks to Buy 3D Printer Desktop Metal
Stratasys Ltd. is in talks to acquire Desktop Metal Inc. in an all-stock deal that would create a
2023-05-25 04:20