Hi there, friends of the Short List! Nicole here filling in for John. Hope you're having a restful weekend so far. I'm happy to bring you some of this week's most compelling reads from the USA TODAY newsroom. |
🎓 Two changes for American universities. The Supreme Court dashed President Joe Biden's plan to wipe out student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans and struck down affirmative action policies at two major American colleges this week. Both rulings, decided on ideological lines, will have reverberations across the country as universities are scrambling a decades-old effort to diversify campuses while higher student debt is disproportionally impacting minority students. |
| • | More on student debts: A majority ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its power by attempting to forgive $400 billion in student loans. Biden came up with a new plan but said it'll take longer. | | • | Regarding the affirmative action ruling, a specific line in Chief Justice John Roberts' opinion may leave some room for schools to consider the impact of a person's race, if not their race itself. |
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📰 Reparations could be coming for Black Californians who are descendants of those enslaved in the United States. The California Reparations Task Force publicly released its final report in Sacramento Thursday with a list of dozens of recommendations for state lawmakers to consider sweeping policy changes to compensate Black Californians for the long-standing harms and loss of generational wealth brought on by state policies that have led to housing discrimination, overpolicing and mass incarceration, devaluation of African American businesses and unjust property seizures by eminent domain, among other harms. |
🏈 The NFL has suspended three players for at least a full season and another for six games in the latest batch of punishments for the league's gambling policy violations. Indianapolis Colts cornerback Isaiah Rodgers and defensive end Rashod Berry, along with free agent defensive tackle Demetrius Taylor, are all indefinitely suspended and must sit out at least the 2023 season before seeking reinstatement. All three were found to have placed wagers on NFL games last season, the league said in a statement. |
🎇 The Fourth of July comes with the annual traditions of gatherings in backyards and parks, grilling out – and warnings from safety experts about the dangers of consumer fireworks . These warnings are serious. An estimated 10,200 Americans were hospitalized with fireworks-related injuries in 2022, according to an annual report by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. |
Don't miss more of our top reads below 👇 Enjoy your July 4 holiday and as always, see you next week 🌭 | | | | As the country celebrates July Fourth with a looming presidential contest, an overwhelming majority fret that democracy has been irreparably harmed. | | | | For Vladimir Putin, the rebellion by Wagner group mercenaries revealed "cracks that weren't there before," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. | | | | Smoke from the Canadian wildfires continue to spread across the U.S., with cities such as Chicago, Detroit and Washington, D.C. feeling the impact. | | | | Founded in 2021, Moms For Liberty made its political name by promoting what members call "parental rights" in education. | | | | Tens of millions of Americans across the south-central U.S. – many of them in Texas – have endured a brutal heat wave over the past two weeks. | | | | Regulating alcohol has always been left up to individual states, which explains why buying and drinking alcohol looks so different across the country. | | | | Gov. DeSantis's attorneys wrote that the federal court should dismiss a lawsuit in part because "all of Disney's claims fail as a matter of law." | | | | Kennedy has his family's famous name, but lacks some of the popularity − in part for anti-vaccine views that are at odds with public health advice. | | | | Gen Z's debt soared over the past 2 years. Is this worrisome? Also, see how your generation fared. | | | | Kelsea Ballerini stopped singing during a performance in Idaho after she was hit with a bracelet while onstage. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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