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1 Month On, Kyiv’s Counter-Attack No ‘Easy Walkover,’ Western Officials Admit

Almost one month since Kyiv launched a long-awaited counter-offensive aimed at retaking Russian-held territory, Ukrainian forces have yet to register significant gains, according to both Western and Ukrainian officials. “The counter-offensive … is difficult,” Admiral Rob Bauer, a Dutch naval officer who also serves as chairman of NATO’s military committee, said on July 3. “People…


GOP Lawmaker’s Bill Aims to Combat Use of Personality Tests in College Admissions

Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) has taken a proactive stance on the issue of college admissions and transparency with the introduction of legislation meant to discourage racial profiling in college admission further. Steel spoke to the issue the day after the Supreme Court’s landmark affirmative action ruling that banned colleges from continuing to treat race as…


Russia Will Emerge from Mutiny ‘Stronger,’ Moscow’s Top Diplomat Asserts

Russia will emerge from the turmoil caused by last week’s aborted mutiny “stronger,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. “Russia has always emerged stronger from difficulties,” Moscow’s top diplomat said at a June 30 online press briefing.  “This will be the case this time,” he added. “We already feel that this has begun.” On…


DOJ Argues Florida Law Restricting Chinese Land Ownership Violates Constitution

The Department of Justice on Tuesday challenged a Florida law that bars Chinese citizens from owning land, asserting it violates federal housing law and the 14th Amendment. The department filed a statement of interest (pdf) in a case challenging the provision, arguing the Florida law restricting Chinese land ownership by U.S. military installations and major…


Republicans Laud, Democrats Lament Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling

Politicians from both sides of the political aisle spoke out regarding the Supreme Court’s historic June 29 Affirmative Action ruling with support and condemnation. The decision struck down the use of racially based admission policies in the United States, ending the so-called affirmative action in higher education. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sent a tweet saying he…


New Jersey Files More Civil Rights Lawsuits Over Gender Identity Parental Notice Policies

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has filed three more civil rights lawsuits against town school districts  for adopting  policies requiring schools to notify parents about any changes in their children’s gender identity at school. It follows the civil rights complaints Platkin filed last month against the Hanover Township School Board for adopting a new…


Kremlin Silent on Top General’s Post-Mutiny Absence From Public View

The Kremlin has declined to comment on the current whereabouts of Sergey Surovikin, a top Russian general who has been absent from public view since last week’s aborted mutiny by the leader of Russia’s Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin. “I recommend that you ask the Defense Ministry,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on June 29…


EPA Accused of Underestimating Impact of Power Plant Regulations, Says Global Energy Institute

The Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accused of using overly optimistic assumptions in its internal analysis for its proposed power plant enforcement. The EPA published a significant new regulation (pdf) last month with the goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. According to a June 27 report (pdf) released this week…


EPA Underestimated Effects of Power Plant Regulations, Says Global Energy Institute

The Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accused of using overly optimistic assumptions in its internal analysis for its proposed power plant enforcement. The EPA published a significant new regulation (pdf) last month with the goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. According to a June 27 report (pdf) released this week…


Hundreds of A-List Actors Threatening To Join Hollywood Writers on Strike

A group of 300 A-list Hollywood celebrities—including Ben Stiller, “Hunger Games” Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Liam Neeson, Kevin Bacon, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus—is threatening to take industrial action if their demands on key issues are not met. They include better protection against artificial intelligence (AI) celebrity cloning, a “seismic realignment” in minimum pay, an increase in media residuals,…