Newsom Signs Bill Prohibiting Legacy, Donor Preference in College Admissions
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill Monday that bans the state's public and private universities from using “legacy” preferential treatment programs or preferential treatment of donor children in admissions selection. The bill is AB1780“From September 1, 2025, an independent higher education institution, as defined, may offer traditional or donor incentives in admissions to […]
Daniel Ricciardo’s F1 legacy goes far beyond Grand Prix wins and podium finishes
Over the past few months, I've found myself thinking about legacy. That's what getting older means to people. As children grow up and parents grow older, one day they may look in the mirror and no longer notice the person staring back at them. Gone are young college freshmen and even new professionals ready to […]
Piers Morgan: Legacy media is on it’s way to the grave
The days of old media are coming to an end, but Piers Morgan is championing it. “Generally speaking, people no longer perceive CNN as the outlet they go to for totally unbiased news coverage, and that's disappointing for the CNN brand,” Morgan told Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report. “They have an identity struggle, which […]
How 4 Latino staffers created the Texas Embassy on H Street — and a Capitol legacy
Days after the House of Representatives approved a bill in 2019 that would have opened a path to citizenship for Dreamers, a bill that was unlikely to pass the Senate or be signed by then-President Trump, a cloud hung over a rental home near the Capitol. That puff of smoke in the early June sky […]
Harris and Biden’s legacy? Inflation, debt, and a leaderless nation
Two realities plague our nation right now, and both will be worse if Donald Trump is defeated in November. Reality 1: The United States does not have a president or vice president. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris hold the titles of president and vice president and have offices in the White House, and their titles […]
LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson details ‘special’ legacy, WNBA hopes
Frauje Johnson has been in the spotlight since he was 12 years old. Whether she's on the court as a guard for LSU or in front of the microphone as a rapper for JAY-Z's Roc Nation, the 20-year-old billionaire isn't bothered by the constant glow of the spotlight because she's more than equipped to handle […]
Piers Morgan Skewers Legacy Media for ‘Shocking’ Attempt To ‘Downplay’ Second Trump Assassination Attempt
British journalist Piers Morgan blasted the “double standards” of the legacy media in a podcast on Tuesday, slamming its coverage of the multiple assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump. Authorities arrested Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, on Sunday in West Palm Beach, Florida, on suspicion of attempting to assassinate the former president. Appearing on “The […]
How crypto ETFs are challenging the $257b gold ETFs legacy – crypto.news
What should you consider when weighing your options for investing in cryptocurrency ETFs versus the mature gold ETF market? Crypto ETFs Resist 2024 will be a landmark year for the cryptocurrency world, with the launch of the first spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF on January 10, followed by the debut of a spot Ethereum (ETH) ETF […]
The Tories have left the stage but their toxic cultural legacy is doing an encore | Stewart Lee
HHey there! It's that time of year again when the opaquely funded, Tufton Street-linked pressure group Restore Trust spends big money to inject right-wing candidates (including the evangelical Stephen Green, who denies the existence of marital rape and once supported the death penalty for gays in Uganda) onto the board of the hated “woke” National […]
Dems face tight timeline to confirm Biden-Harris judges, surpass Trump legacy
President Biden and Senate Democrats are racing to confirm more judicial nominees than former President Donald Trump did during his time in office. But the Legislature faces a tight schedule, with time-sensitive bills being introduced this fall and a full month off in October. Before the August recess, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) […]