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The entire University of California system abandoned the use of standardized tests in admissions during the pandemic. Now a huge share of STEM and economics faculty is demanding the tests are considered again, Idrees Kahloon reports:
Democrats oppose Donald Trump’s foreign policy and don’t want a retread of Biden’s—but that’s where any agreement within the party ends, Missy Ryan reports.
Savvy travelers rely on an array of algorithms to predict the cost of airfare. But high jet-fuel costs are overwhelming these methods—and waiting to buy tickets is suddenly becoming a riskier gamble, @henrygrabar.bsky.social writes:
This year’s World Cup was framed as a festival of North American unity. Instead, the tournament is testing how much of that unity remains, Rafaela Jinich argues in The Atlantic Daily:
For years, California Democrats saw little urgency in speeding up the state’s vote-counting—but in this conspiracy-theory-laden political era, that mindset is changing, Russell Berman and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez report.
President Trump’s interview with the journalist Kristen Welker became instantly notorious because of the way it ended. But what Trump said before storming off was even more revealing, Megan Garber argues:
@davidfrum.bsky.social is joined by Professor David W. Blight to discuss the Trump administration's efforts to undermine the Fourteenth Amendment.
Public pools could be a simple solution to ever-warming temperatures, Eve Andrews reported in 2024. Why are they so neglected? theatln.tc/88jkWCaY
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The party wants to do things differently than Trump and better than Biden.
President Trump’s interview with the journalist Kristen Welker became instantly notorious because of the way it ended. But what Trump said before storming off was even more revealing, Megan Garber argues:
Faculty are in open revolt over the lack of standardized test scores.
