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Nikki Haley Makes Her Pitch in New Hampshire. It’s Unclear Whether Voters Will Swing.
The former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador is intensely focused on the state. But her brand of politics may not resonate in the 2024 political climate.
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After the Affirmative Action Ruling, Asian Americans Ask What Happens Next
No matter their views of race-conscious admissions, students were wary of the college application process — and some thought little would change.
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After Supreme Court Rulings, Answering Reader Questions About Paying for College
Responses to queries about financial aid, 529 plans, need-blind schools and more.
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What to Know About College Admissions Now That Affirmative Action Is Gone
Do extracurriculars help? How about being a guy? Getting into selective schools this year will look different. Here are a few answers to questions from readers.
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He Worked for Years to Overturn Affirmative Action and Finally Won. He’s Not Done.
Edward Blum’s latest victory at the Supreme Court is the culmination of a long fight to take race out of college admissions. Is the workplace next?
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The Rich Are Crazier Than You and Me
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a crank. His views are a mishmash of right-wing fantasies mixed with remnants of the progressive he once was: Bitcoin boosterism, anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, assertions that Prozac causes mass shootings, opposition to U ...
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New Federal Decisions Make Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi Widely Accessible
The F.D.A. gave full approval to the drug, but added a black-box warning about safety risks. Medicare said it would cover most of the high cost.
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Fed Officials Were Wary About Slow Inflation Progress at June Meeting
Federal Reserve officials are debating how high to raise interest rates to fully wrangle inflation. The debate was in focus at their meeting last month.
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Chris Christie Is Doing Something Very, Very Important
Chris Christie made a complete fool of himself back in 2016, fan-dancing obsequiously around Donald Trump, angling for a crucial role in his administration, nattering on about their friendship, pretending or possibly even convincing himself that ...
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Dobbs Could Mark the End of the American Bargain
Here’s the American bargain: less for more. Less from the government, in exchange for more of yourself. More privacy, more speech, more ability to move wherever you might want to go, and to associate with whomever you like. Less in the ways that ...