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U.S.

‘Lopping,’ ‘Tips’ and the ‘Z-List’: Bias Lawsuit Explores Harvard’s Admissions Secrets

By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS, AMY HARMON and MITCH SMITH | Jul 29th 2018

The suit, which accuses the university of discriminating against Asian-Americans, has shed light on little-known aspects of Harvard’s selection process.

Harvard takes students it wants.

There is no way to convince biased candidates without digging through their process.

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Today’s Paper

Quotation of the Day: Family Says Three of Its Members Died as Wildfire Ravages California

Jul 29th 2018

Quotation of the Day for Sunday, July 29, 2018.

Why did she wait?

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World

After Protests, Iraq’s Leader Suspends Electricity Minister Over Blackouts

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and REUTERS | Jul 29th 2018

Despite billions of dollars spent since the 2003 United States-led invasion, many Iraqi cities and towns experience severe power cuts and rolling blackouts.

The improvised mess must be removed.

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U.S.

Carr Fire in California Claims Another Victim, Bringing Death Toll to 6

By SARAH MERVOSH | Jul 29th 2018

Fire officials said they were “optimistic” in their battle against the wildfire, which has been ravaging the region for nearly a week.

Nature has no intentionality.

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U.S.

Paul Manafort’s Trial Starts Tuesday. Here Are the Charges and the Stakes.

By SHARON LaFRANIERE and EMILY BAUMGAERTNER | Jul 29th 2018

Questions about Russian involvement in President Trump’s 2016 campaign are not on the docket but hang heavily over the proceedings.

Consider Paul Manafort convicted.

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Fashion & Style

Cassandra Campa, Ramit Sethi

Jul 29th 2018

The couple met in 2012 at a mutual friend’s barbecue in New York.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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Fashion & Style

Hillary DeBruin, Connor Shope

Jul 29th 2018

The couple met in 2013, in New York, when a colleague asked the bride if a roommate might tag along to the dinner she was organizing.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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Business Day

Future of MoviePass Is Cast in Doubt After Service Outage, Experts Say

By MIHIR ZAVERI | Jul 29th 2018

The subscription-based movie ticket service said the outage happened after it could not pay its bills and was forced to borrow $5 million.

Sink or swim.

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Fashion & Style

Katelin Williamson, Mark Spector

Jul 29th 2018

The couple met through the dating site OkCupid in 2014, and had their first glass of wine together a few weeks later in Manhattan.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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Sports

J.A. Happ Avoids a Bronx Cheer by Leading the Yankees to Victory

By WALLACE MATTHEWS | Jul 29th 2018

The veteran lefty admitted to feeling nervous in the hostile environment of Yankee Stadium, but he won the crowd over by quietly dispatching Kansas City.

East
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Boston	74	33	.692	-	37 - 14	37 - 19	33 - 14	14 - 8	20 - 10	7 - 3	W 3
NY Yankees	67	37	.644	5.5	37 - 15	30 - 22	25 - 19	16 - 5	16 - 6	5 - 5	W 2
Tampa Bay	53	53	.500	20.5	29 - 20	24 - 33	21 - 23	13 - 6	13 - 12	4 - 6	L 3
Toronto	48	56	.462	24.5	27 - 28	21 - 28	17 - 25	14 - 11	8 - 15	5 - 5	W 1
Baltimore	32	74	.302	41.5	20 - 35	12 - 39	15 - 30	8 - 16	3 - 16	5 - 5	W 3

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