Supreme Court torn over affirmative action at colleges

Supreme Court torn over affirmative action at colleges

WASHINGTON (AP) — Torn as ever over race, the Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether it's time to end the use of race in college admissions nationwide or at least at the University of Texas.

With liberal and conservative justices starkly divided, the justice who almost certainly will dictate the outcome suggested that the court may need still more information to make a decision in a Texas case already on its second trip through the Supreme Court.

Boston inspectors find norovirus at Chipotle tied to BC outbreak
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Boston inspectors find norovirus at Chipotle tied to BC outbreak

Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — Public health officials in Boston say lab testing has confirmed the presence of norovirus at a Chipotle restaurant in Brighton, near the Boston College campus where more than 120 students were stricken by the gastrointestinal bug.

The Boston Public Health Commission issued the statement Wednesday afternoon following one by the university's director of health services stating they've identified more than 120 students with symptoms consistent with norovirus.

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