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Month: July 2023

Wesleyan University joins other schools in nixing legacy admissions after Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling

By Laura Dolan and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Wesleyan University will stop giving preferential treatment to applicants who are the children of alumni – joining a growing list of schools to end legacy admissions after the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action. “We will still value the ongoing relationships that come from multi-generational Wesleyan

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Putin will not attend BRICS summit in South Africa, as ICC arrest warrant overshadows key talks

By David McKenzie, Catherine Nicholls and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend in person the BRICS summit hosted by Johannesburg in late August, his South African counterpart confirmed on Wednesday, halting months of speculation triggered by an arrest warrant issued against the Kremlin leader for alleged war crimes

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Ya son 20 los muertos por la avanlancha en Quetame, Colombia, y decenas de casas deben ser reubicadas

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La cifra de muertos por la avalancha en Quetame, un municipio en el departamento de Cundinamarca, en el centro de Colombia, ascendió a 20, informó este miércoles en Twitter el gobernador del departamento de Cundinamarca, Nicolás García. El funcionario agregó que la zona de puente Quetame es la que

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Families of 6 Canadian Armed Forces members killed in 2020 helicopter crash file lawsuit against manufacturer

By Tara De Boer, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — More than three years after a Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopter crashed off the coast of Greece, killing six Canadian military members, the victims’ families are suing the helicopter manufacturer. The families’ lawsuit, filed in U.S. Federal

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