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Climate change may increase mortality rate due to excess heat by six times: Lancet study

The study found that the average intensity of hot night events will nearly double by 2090, from 20.4 degrees Celsius to 39.7 degrees Celsius across 28 cities from east Asia

The Hindu · Aug 9, 2022

Google, Apple back affirmative action in Harvard case

Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Meta Platforms Inc. and Apple Inc. are among nearly 70 companies filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of affirmative action programs being challenged at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

Tribune News Service · Aug 1, 2022

Harvard urges Supreme Court to preserve affirmative action in college admissions

Harvard urged the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve affirmative action in college admissions, calling it necessary to ensure a diverse student body.

Tribune News Service · Jul 25, 2022

Study: Banana Paper Helps Fight Potato Pest

A new study carried out by the University of North Carolina has found that wrapping potato seeds in biodegradable paper made from unusable parts of banana plants reduces the infestation and harmful effects of a nasty plant pathogen – a worm called the potato cyst nematode – and sharply increases…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 12, 2022

Commentary: Affirmative action is under attack

The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear two cases, one against Harvard and the other against the University of North Carolina. Filed by the conservative activist group Students for Fair Admissions, the cases challenge the legality of affirmative action, which allows colleges and universities to consider racial disparities —…

Tribune News Service · Mar 4, 2022

US supreme court will hear challenge to affirmative action in college admission

Harvard and University of North Carolina are defendants, giving majority-conservative court an opportunity to overturn precedent

The Guardian - US · Jan 24, 2022

Supreme Court Takes Two Cases Challenging Racial Preferences in College Admissions

One involves racial preferences at Harvard, the other at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Reason · Jan 24, 2022

White House says Biden ‘refining plans for all scenarios’ over Ukraine-Russia – as it happened

President to hold video call with European leaders over escalating crisis – follow all the day’s politics news

The Guardian - US · Jan 24, 2022

Who Is Amanda Balionis? 14 Facts You Didn't Know About The CBS Reporter

Get to know American broadcast journalist Amanda Renner...

Golf Monthly · Apr 6, 2021