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ABC News Reporter Rachel Scott Goes Viral For Grilling Trump Over VP Harris' Race ABC News Reporter Rachel Scott Goes Viral For Grilling Trump Over VP Harris' Race
ABC News Reporter Rachel Scott Goes Viral For Grilling Trump Over VP Harris' Race A clip of former President Donald Trump saying Vice President Kamala Harris "turned black" to court the African American vote has gone viral, and it happened because of someone familiar to many in the region. ABC News' Rachel Scott, a 32-year-old former reporter for WTNH News 8 in New Haven, moderated a discussion with Trump at the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago on Wednesday, July 31.  She opened the panel by pressing the former Republican president on his party's attacks on Harris as a "DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) hire." Harris is of mix…

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by Josh Lanier
News
'Varsity Blues' Head, Who Helped Wealthy Kids Cheat Into Elite Schools, Gets 3 1/2 Years: Feds 'Varsity Blues' Head, Who Helped Wealthy Kids Cheat Into Elite Schools, Gets 3 1/2 Years: Feds
'Varsity Blues' Head, Who Helped Wealthy Kids Cheat Into Elite Schools, Gets 3 1/2 Years: Feds Rick Singer, the mastermind behind the scheme to help wealthy parents and celebrities cheat their way into elite and Ivy League universities, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday, Jan. 4, the Department of Justice announced.  Singer was convicted on bribery charges after a court determined he accepted large cash payments to help cheat standardized tests and bribe coaches who could offer scholarships to kids at some of the nation's top schools.  #BREAKING Rick Singer, orchestrator of the college admissions scam - a nationwide conspiracy that facilitated cheating…

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by Josh Lanier
Schools
Region Well-Represented In Newly Released Rankings Of Best Colleges: Breakdown By State Region Well-Represented In Newly Released Rankings Of Best Colleges: Breakdown By State
Region Well-Represented In Newly Released Rankings Of Best Colleges: Breakdown By State Over half of Niche's Top 10 ranked colleges are situated in the Northeast with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology leading in first place.  Following MIT, Harvard is the list's second-ranked university. Yale University is fourth, after Stanford University Duke University is ranked fifth and Princeton University sixth. For a list of best colleges by state, follow these links: New York Connecticut Massachusetts The list was assembled using data from the United States Department of Education and surveys of students and faculty. Academics, including the quality of pr…

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by Christina Coulter
News
COVID-19: These Are Symptoms You Will Most Likely Get First, New Research Reveals COVID-19: These Are Symptoms You Will Most Likely Get First, New Research Reveals
Covid-19: These Are Symptoms You Will Most Likely Get First, New Research Reveals New research is revealing what COVID-19 symptoms are likely to come first for those who contract the disease. A study conducted by the University of Southern California and published in the Frontiers in Public Health says that a fever is the most likely first symptom, followed by a cough and then muscle pain. "Our results support the notion that fever should be used to screen for entry into facilities as regions begin to reopen after the outbreak of Spring 2020," the study said. The next most likely symptoms to appear are nausea and/or vomiting and diarrhea. “The upper GI tract (i.e.…

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by Joe Lombardi