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Can Congress go 44 days without piling on more debt?

The national debt is on track to exceed record levels in the next few years. Inflation is at a 40-year high. We need to put in place a balanced, bipartisan debt-reduction plan to slow inflation, bring down the debt, and promote long-term economic growth – around $7 trillion in savings …

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As a Hispanic American, I rejected getting into Harvard Law school by affirmative action

For me, last month’s Supreme Court argument in the Harvard affirmative-action case was personal. Growing up poor in Los Angeles, as the son of Colombian immigrants, I faced my share of racist taunts and stereotyping. In high school, I recall my White French teacher asking where I wanted to go to college. I said the Naval Academy. In front of all the other students she blurted, “You can’t go THERE!”   …

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Mets to release former first-round pick: report

The New York Mets are parting ways with a former first-round pick who, at one point, was widely regarded as one of baseball’s top prospects. Dominic Smith will be non-tendered by the Mets before Friday night’s non-tender deadline, according to MLB.com, making him a free agent. All 30 MLB teams …

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