#Maine shooting suspect Robert Card found dead

#Maine shooting suspect Robert Card found dead

Robert Card, the suspected gunman in Wednesday’s mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, has been found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The mass shooting — which occurred in two separate locations, a bowling alley and restaurant — left at least 18 dead and 13 injured, local authorities confirmed. The incident led local and federal…

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#The Supreme Court won’t allow racial preferences at service academies, either

#The Supreme Court won’t allow racial preferences at service academies, either

The Supreme Court ruled earlier this year in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard that race-based college admissions are unconstitutional, overruling its precedent in Grutter v. Bollinger that upheld affirmative action in higher education admissions. Although the SFFA decision binds virtually all institutions of higher education, footnote four of the decision expressly excludes military service academies from the ruling, at least for now….

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#UAW, Ford reach tentative labor agreement

#UAW, Ford reach tentative labor agreement

United Auto Workers (UAW) and Ford reached a tentative labor agreement Wednesday, the union announced, ending six weeks of strikes at the company. The four-year, tentative deal includes a 25 percent wage increase over the course of the contract, with 11 percent coming in the first year. Cost of living increases could lift the pay…

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