In recent years, some specialty middle and high schools have restructured their admissions programs to reduce the number of Asian American and white students attending.
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Alison Somin,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
People wave Iranian flags while attending the funeral of Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ navy alongside others killed in US-Israeli strikes on Iran at Enghelab Square in Tehran on April 1, 2026.
Heath Ledger played Patrick Verona, a rebellious teen with a mysterious past who accepts the challenge of wooing Kat.
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Danny Horn,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Mar. 2026
Candidates fanned out across the state to hit traditional campaign stops in the final weekend before Tuesday’s primary, wooing local audiences in an election increasingly overcome by national events and out-of-state money.
This group might have unlocked the secret to bridging the diversity gap and sparking a new passion for wine.
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Erica Olsen,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Fitch downgraded Afreximbank last year over worries around the lender’s risk management policies, sparking a debate about the way Western ratings agencies perceive risk in Africa.
And that’s a risk that The Audacity is courting in a premiere that doesn’t care yet about turning its satirical targets into antiheroes, which is what Glatzer was doing on Better Call Saul and Succession.
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Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
Lumentum appears to be courting more customers for its optical circuit switches — a major source of potential upside for the stock, JPMorgan said.
Prosecutors said the scheme resulted in about $6 million in actual losses, with 11 suspects — including an Iranian and Azerbaijani national — accused of stealing victims’ identities, taking out mortgages on their homes and pocketing the cash.
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Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
She was also found guilty of insurance fraud for taking out a $100,000 insurance policy on her husband's life with his forged signature and also for submitting a claim following his death.
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