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Why Democrats Are Hopeful in North Carolina and Nervous in Georgia
President Biden’s campaign and its allies are targeting both battlegrounds — but only one state has a highly controversial Republican…
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Trump Gives Rambling Answer on Why He Backtracked on a TikTok Ban
Donald Trump told CNBC that banning TikTok would make young people “go crazy” and could benefit Facebook, which he called…
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U. of Texas at Austin Will Return to Standardized Test Requirement
The university said SAT and ACT scores help it place students in programs that fit them best.
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For This Rookie Judge, a Pivotal Decision Looms in the Georgia Trump Case
Judge Scott McAfee will soon decide whether to disqualify Fani Willis, the prosecutor leading the case, on the grounds that…
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Biden Budget Will Underscore Divide With Republicans and Trump
The president’s fiscal 2025 budget proposal includes about $3 trillion in deficit reduction over a decade, largely from raising taxes…
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California’s Ballot Measure on Mental Health Care Still Isn’t Decided. Why?
Proposition 1 was expected to be widely approved, but the vote is close. Here’s what the measure is and what’s…
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Virginia Bans Legacy Admissions in Public Universities and Colleges
The new law comes as the practice of giving preferential treatment to applicants with family ties to alumni has come…
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Has San Francisco Lost Its Liberal Soul?
In a city known as a progressive bastion, voters resoundingly passed two conservative-leaning ballot measures this week, on police authority…
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Who Needs Paper? Many Students Embrace the All-Digital SAT.
Several test takers across the country found themselves in favor of the new format of the college admissions exam —…
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Wyoming Banned Abortion. She Opened an Abortion Clinic Anyway.
It was not such an implausible idea, back in 2020, when a philanthropist emailed Julie Burkhart to ask if she…