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In this May 24, 2018 file photo, U.S. Rep. John Lewis walks in a procession during Harvard University commencement exercises in Cambridge, Mass. The Civil rights icon has been hospitalized for undisclosed reasons.
The Trump administration plans to revoke guidelines that encourage considering race in the college admissions process as a way of promoting diversity, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The guidelines, put in place in the Obama administration in 2011 and 2016, put forth legal recommendations that Trump officials contend "mislead schools to believe that legal forms of affirmative action are simpler to achieve than the law allows," the Journal reported, citing two people familiar with the plans.
No circle has been broken here No one who stands along The threads of life so lately broke Are woven through our own None of us who knew Paul Booth expected him to die when he did, in the early evening of Wednesday, November 17, 2018. At 74, he was young not just at heart but in body and spirit, vibrant, alive, still the fighter, the visionary he'd been for well over 50 years.
Cathey Park of Cambridge, Massachusetts wears a cast for her broken wrist with "I Love Obamacare" written upon it prior to U.S. President Barack Obama's arrival to speak about health insurance at Faneuil Hall in Boston October 30, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque The Trump administration proposed a rule on Thursday to allow Americans who are self-employed or work for small businesses to buy health insurance that does not comply with all Obamacare requirements in an effort to unwind the 2010 healthcare law.
Tremeau Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is a small startup trying to bring the reca... . In this Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, photo, Brad Sippy, chief executive officer of Tremeau Pharmaceuticals, Inc., stands for a portrait, in Cambridge, Mass.
Though Jimmy Tingle has long made biting political humor a staple of his stand-up routines, he insists his dive into Massachusetts politics is anything but comic relief. The Cambridge-born comedian and social activist, who returned to school and earned a master's degree from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, raised eyebrows with his recent announcement that he would run for lieutenant governor, a job with limited visibility and few official responsibilities.
In this Aug. 30, 2012, file photo, a tour group walks through the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Word of an August 2017 Justice Department inquiry into how race factors into admissions at Harvard University has left top-tier colleges bracing for scrutiny of practices that have boosted diversity levels to new highs.
The "B" in BET Awards could stand for Beyonce, or Bruno Mars.Both pop stars are the top ... A federal judge has ordered another review of whether the already-operating Dakota Access pipeline might unfairly impact the Standing Rock Sioux, but it's uncertain how the process will unfold. A federal judge has ordered another review of whether the already-operating Dakota Access pipeline might unfairly impact the Standing Rock Sioux, but it's uncertain how the process will unfold.
The "B" in BET Awards could stand for Beyonce, or Bruno Mars.Both pop stars are the top ... A handwritten musical composition by Al Capone are among the items up for bid Saturday in the "Gangsters, Outlaws and Lawmen" auction in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A handwritten musical composition by Al Capone are among the items up for bid Saturday in the "Gangsters, Outlaws and Lawmen" auction in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
A handwritten musical composition by Al Capone are among the items up for bid Saturday in the "Gangsters, Outlaws and Lawmen" auction in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A handwritten musical composition by Al Capone are among the items up for bid Saturday in the "Gangsters, Outlaws and Lawmen" auction in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Former Vice President Joe Biden waves as he steps on the stage at the start of 2017 Harvard College Class Day exercises, Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. Biden is scheduled to deliver the 2017 Class Day address.
In the latest news about the continued search for Earth-like planets outside the Solar System, NASA announced today the discovery of an entire system of Earth-like exoplanets orbiting a star just 40 light-years away: Not just one, but seven Earth-size planets that could potentially harbor life have been identified orbiting a tiny star not too far away, offering the first realistic opportunity to search for signs of alien life outside of the solar system. The planets orbit a dwarf star named Trappist-1, about 40 light years, or some 235 trillion miles, from Earth.
WASHINGTON It was a weekday evening in November, soon after Donald Trump's surprising election victory, and the Mar-a-Lago elite filed into Trump's exclusive Palm Beach club for dinner. As Brian Burns and his wife, Eileen, walked through the gold-plated lobby, the president-elect stopped Burns with an offer.
Kellyanne Conway, Trump-Pence campaign manager, left, sits with Robby Mook, Clinton-Kaine campaign manager, prior to Thursday's forum at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Mass. Every four years, the Institute of Politics at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government assembles the managers of the presidential campaigns for a deep, post-election debrief.
From coddled Brahmin scion to liberal Republican crusader to Libertarian vice-presidential contender, the former Massachusetts governor has led a rich life. ibertarians will descend on Orlando later this week to select their party's nominees for president and vice president.