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The admissions consultant described what it takes to get into an elite college: Take 10 to 20 Advanced Placement courses. Create a “showstopper project.” Asian American students need to be extremely strategic in how they present themselves “to avoid anti-Asian discrimination,” the consultant, Sasha Chada of Ivy Scholars, said at the October webinar to an
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SACRAMENTO —  Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to Sacramento recently and reminded us of a beneficial trait he possesses that is sorely lacking in today’s polarized politics: an upbeat attitude. There’s currently too much bellowing, blaming and belligerence — and hatred — to make democracy work productively the way the republic’s founders intended. True, it’s easier
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USC and about 3,000 newly unionized graduate student workers who teach, grade and do research reached a tentative labor agreement Sunday evening with big pay boosts and antiharassment protections, averting a threatened Tuesday strike weeks before final exams. The tentative pact — hammered out after more than six months of negotiations — would raise minimum
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When California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis take the stage Thursday for their much-hyped televised debate, it will be perhaps the starkest visual representation of the divide between the two states. While many social, political and economic factors contribute to that gulf, perhaps no topic better encapsulates the bicoastal conflict than the
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Twin sisters Zoe and Olivia Trunk have been playing basketball together since second grade. As sophomore guards for Sandburg, they are already in their second season of making a difference on the varsity. A lot of sisters team up in basketball on the high school level. Advertisement But twins? That’s rare. So, what’s it like
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Jessana Malaue pasa mucho tiempo preocupándose por la comida. Le preocupa si sus familiares en Venezuela están recibiendo lo suficiente para comer en el país empobrecido del que huyó. Le preocupa el apetito de su hija de cuatro años, Jessmar, que ha dejado de comer cereal, hot dogs y el pollo frío que le ofrecen
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The four-team College Football Playoff is going out with the most crowded field of contenders and the most consequential championship weekend in the 10-year history of the system. Eight teams have at least a glimmer of hope to make the field. Yes, that means you, too, Ohio State. Advertisement [ [Don’t miss] No. 3 Michigan beats
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Newport Beach police have launched an inquiry into NBA player Josh Giddey after allegations surfaced on social media that he had an inappropriate relationship with a minor, authorities confirmed Tuesday. Police provided few details about the ongoing investigation but said it involved a minor and that detectives were looking into whether a crime had occurred,
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