Almanac item for June 13 2024 with notable birthdays and facts
Today marks the 165th day of 2024 with the first quarter moon. Birthdays include Yeats Grange Nash Christo McDowell Ban Ki-moon Skarsgard Allen Olsens Evans Dennings Olsen Taylor Johnson. The note cites eight co champions in 2019 Spelling Bee and Mirny mine depth and discovery date.
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William Butler Yeats
Harold “Red” Grange
John Forbes Nash Jr
Christo
Malcolm McDowell
Ban Ki-moon
U.N
Stellan Skarsgard
Tim Allen
Steve-O
Chris Evans
Kat Dennings
Ashley and
Mary- Kate Olsen
Aaron Taylor- Johnson
Amica Silentia
Mirny
Siberia
Russia
Elite universities retreat from DEI after decade of commitments
Elite campuses reverse course on diversity, equity and inclusion with Ivy League campuses reinstating SAT requirements and MIT Harvard signaling limits on DEI statements and public positions. The shift follows backlash to affirmative action policies, sparking concern over truth seeking and public trust in academia. McArdle laments the moral cost to scholars and society.
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Supreme Court
MIT
DEI
Harvard
Arts and Sciences
Ivy League
Stanford
America
Carole Hooven
Timur Karan
David Austin Walsh
Academy
Harvard Law
Randall Kennedy
Biden shifts border policy claiming new executive authority
The piece reports President Biden conceding expanded powers to curb migration, outlining a policy that shuts the border when arrivals average 2,500 per day, exemptions for asylum apps and unaccompanied minors, and the likelihood of legal challenges. It contrasts with prior demands for legislation and notes Republican and Democratic reactions, plus analysis by Ramesh Ponnuru.
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Donald Trump
Congress
United States
U.S
Alex Padilla
D-Calif
Trump
Alan Bersin
Barack Obama
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Republicans target contraception amid abortion clash
The piece traces GOP moves to curb reproductive rights spanning contraception to abortion. It notes Senate attempts to enshrine nationwide contraception protections failed with nine Republicans voting against, while Lisa Murkowski supported. It warns that fetal personhood and anti contraception measures threaten IVF and birth control, amid a broader GOP push led by Trump and aligned with Dobbs era policies.
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Alabama
Felon
Donald Trump
Senate
Charles E. Schumer
the Post
U.S
Bob Menendez
New Jersey
Honest Services
Patty Murray
D-Wash
Lisa Murkowski
Alaska
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Glenn Youngkin
Virginia
Oklahoma
House
Clockwork
Republican Study Committee
Trump
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