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With race-based admissions no longer an option, states may imitate Texas Top 10% Plan

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the practice unconstitutional, admissions experts say other states could look to Texas’ Top 10% Plan as a way to diversify their student bodies.

The Texas Tribune

What to know about affirmative action ahead of Supreme Court ruling

Justices may ban the consideration of race, which could have ripple effects beyond who gets admitted to college.

Chicago Sun-Times

Universities facing pressure to abandon giving preference to legacy admissions

In June, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to bar universities from considering race when selecting students. This is likely to prompt schools to consider ending other practices that favor white, wealthier students at the expense of historically disadvantaged ones.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Beth Murphy, owner of Murphy’s Bleachers and friend of Eddie Vedder, Bonnie Hunt and occasional thorn in side of Cubs, dead at 68

Beth Murphy loved the Cubs, but she did not fear opposing the team when it came to the interests of businesses and residents in the area, where she was beloved, respected.

Chicago Sun-Times

Meet Me in the Bathroom charts the rise of The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem and more in early 00s New York

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol and more populate Meet Me in the Bathroom, an archival documentary that sheers away the New York scene's ugliness, pettiness and ambiguity.

ABC News

City centre gym offering free self defence classes for women this weekend

James Murphy, founder of BeatBox Boxing Club, says the classes boost people's confidence and help develop potentially life-saving skills

Dublin Live

On this day: Shergar the champion horse was kidnapped 40 years ago

Can you believe its been 40 years since Shergar the champion stallion was last seen

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Feds’ child porn sweep on Telegram app leads to arrest of Chicago man, more than a dozen others

The work of Homeland Security Investigations in Arizona, dubbed Operation Swipe Left, led to Norris “Nick” Stauffer. It also resulted in criminal charges against more than a dozen people elsewhere — including at least two with political ties — amid allegations of livestreamed abuse, kidnapping…

Chicago Sun-Times

Baby faced thug and mob of teens shot boy after cornering him in alleyway

18-year-old was part of masked gang who stabbed two boys outside sixth form college two weeks later

Liverpool Echo

Boy stabbed in the kidney after gang of nine teens jumped him outside college

Nine youths waited for their victim outside sixth form armed with weapons and wearing balaclavas

Liverpool Echo

Georgia Maq: All My Friends by LCD Soundsystem is the most perfect song of all time

The Camp Cope singer was adrift and alone in LA when a synth-heavy song anchored her to home – and a sense of hope

The Guardian - AU

The 2023 Australian of the Year Local Heroes making the nation a fairer place

From supporting teenage mums to providing food relief and finding lost pets, the nominees for Australian of the Year Local Hero have gone above and beyond to help their communities.

ABC News

Window cleaner glassed man in pub and hurled chair after being racially abused

Abuse "of the vilest kind" sparked John Joseph to embark upon "horrific" attack

Liverpool Echo

How 'White Noise' pulled off the strangest, most surprising dance number of 2022

With certain films, you're not at all surprised to see the characters break into a joyous dance at the end: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies. Bollywood musicals. Animated films like "Shrek" or "Despicable Me." Even the odd raucous comedy like "The 40-Year-Old Virgin."

Los Angeles Times

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Irish Mirror

'Something needs to be done' - Carlow butcher faces €6,000 electricity bill every two months

“It’s crazy. It’s €6,000 every two months, like it’s saucy enough for a small business"

The Guardian - UK

Move in and rock out: why bands love a residency

From Harry Styles to Adele and Hot Chip, residencies are increasingly popular – but what do they mean for fans?

The Guardian - UK

2ManyDJs on 20 accidental years of mashups and mayhem: ‘It’s more fun when it’s a little bit naughty’

Their album As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt 2 kickstarted the mashup phenomenon. As they prepare for an anniversary concert, the Dewaele brothers discuss bootlegs, brotherhood and looking back

Fortune

Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘I screwed up’ messaging is about lawsuits and penalties vs. jail, says U.S. securities lawyer

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried “steered clear of anything that sounded like intentional misconduct,” said U.S. securities lawyer James Murphy.

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Tribune News Service

Smart family attorney ‘couldn’t be happier’ about verdict, calls Paul Flores a ‘vicious killer’

SAN LUIS OBIPSO, Calif. — On the office wall of Arroyo Grande attorney James Murphy hangs a framed cutout from People magazine.

ABC News

Why big-ticket hospital pledges are dominating Victoria's state election

Both Labor and the Coalition are promising to pour billions into the state's hospitals. A political analyst expects they'll keep on coming, as the public health sector urges politicians not to lose sight of other major health challenges.

Liverpool Echo

Vauxhall Motors aiming to continue unbeaten run when they face Litherland REMYCA

Vauxhall Motors take on Litherland REMYCA in the North West Counties League tonight

Los Angeles Times

Kathleen Hanna on the return of Le Tigre, 'gross' fans who won't mask up and the summer of Beyoncé

Never one known for her eagerness to submit to interviews, Kathleen Hanna was happy, she admitted on a recent afternoon, to be talking to anybody at all.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘The Bear’ helping Rahm battle homesickness in Japan

SNEED: The Hulu hit is co-produced by Chicago’s Carrie Holt de Lama, a close family friend.

Chicago Tribune

Retiring prosecutor stands by rebuke of Kim Foxx’s leadership in Cook County state’s attorney’s office as discontent in ranks goes public

A longtime prosecutor who resigned last week told the Tribune on Tuesday he stands by a letter he penned faulting Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s administration for deep-seated issues in the office.

Chicago Sun-Times

Veteran prosecutor slams Kim Foxx in blistering resignation letter: ‘Zero confidence’ in her leadership

James Murphy, a longtime assistant state’s attorney, zeroed in on many of the issues that have made Foxx a target for opponents, arguing she’s gone easy on some defendants accused of violent crime.

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