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Rangers acquire All-Star reliever amid postseason push

Rangers acquire All-Star reliever amid postseason push

Aroldis Chapman is in the midst of a revival season, and a postseason contender is counting on him to top it.The Texas Rangers acquired the left-handed reliever from the Kansas City Royals as they look to maintain their lead in the AL West.The Rangers' offense may be the best in all of baseball. His 5.96 runs per game, .274 batting average, and .343 on-base percentage are all the best in the league. His starters have a combined 3.51 ERA this year, second-best in the majors.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Aroldis Chapman of the Kansas City Royals pitches…
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Without affirmative action, advocates fear students of color at elite universities will feel disenfranchised

Without affirmative action, advocates fear students of color at elite universities will feel disenfranchised

Higher education and civil rights leaders fear the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling could embolden "those with hate on their minds" to disenfranchise students of color attending elite universities. Speaking to reporters on Friday morning, Leaders across the country responded to the ruling that selective colleges and universities cannot use race as a factor in admissions. They also outlined what the decision does and does not mean for students and higher education institutions."The court effectively ended a 45-year precedent," he said. tom saenzPresident and General Counsel of the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, better known as MALDEF."We must all…
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What the Supreme Court’s gay wedding website ruling means for LGBTQ rights

What the Supreme Court’s gay wedding website ruling means for LGBTQ rights

The Supreme Court's ruling Friday in favor of a Christian website designer who doesn't want to make same-sex wedding websites has raised a long list of legal questions. Among them: Are businesses now allowed to refuse to serve same-sex couples or LGBTQ people, in general?Legal experts have mixed opinions, but most say the answer, at least for most companies, is no, at least for now. Judge Neil Gorsuch, who wrote the majority opinion, repeatedly noted that the case, 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, focused on a very specific type of speech. The website designer's business provided "expressive" individualized services and…
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Migrants at the US-Mexico border suffocate in the unrelenting heat of Texas and Arizona

Migrants at the US-Mexico border suffocate in the unrelenting heat of Texas and Arizona

An abandoned teapot with discarded cups and sugar. A long-forgotten blanket covered a prickly cholla cactus. These are just some of the items that volunteers and immigrant rights advocates have found in the unforgiving desert that separates the United States from Mexico, where untold numbers of asylum seekers pass every day. Experts say rising temperatures and a lingering heat wave in the Southwest have exacerbated an already difficult migration crisis and endangered the lives of migrants who often undertake long and dangerous journeys without food, water or sun protection.“People just don't know what they're dealing with,” said Laurie Cantillo, a…
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