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New Pacific Legal Foundation Report Based on 50 Freedom of Information Requests to Top Law Schools: ABA Accreditation Frequently Nudges Law Schools Toward Illegal Discrimination
Reason Magazine
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July 30, 2025
I have written at some length about the problems with ABA accreditation. Alas, some of the most egregious behaviors from the ABA are considered confidential. Thankfully, the Pacific Legal Foundation sent public information requests to 50 public...
Baldwin, Marshall Demand Regulator Scrutinize Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger as Poor Service, High Costs Already Plague Freight Rail Industry
Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following reports that Union Pacific has agreed to acquire Norfolk Southern, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) called on the Surface Transportation Board to scrutinize the impact of this merger on the...
Edu ready to fly, battle in Asia Cup
Philstar
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July 30, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone looks to fully harness the topnotch skills of big man AJ Edu as the Nationals vie for the FIBA Asia Cup mint minus Kai Sotto. Unlike the previous window in February when he made his debut for...
What to know about the tsunami in the Pacific — and what people are sharing online
Deseret News - Utah
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July 30, 2025
Tsunami alerts, advisories and warnings were issued across the Pacific on Tuesday night after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia. The tsunami waves have reached a few areas of the U.S., as well as Japan and...
Operation Mahadev and India's shifting role in South Asia
The Express Tribune
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July 30, 2025
Listen to article India recently launched Operation Mahadev in Lidwas, near Srinagar, targeting militants allegedly involved in the April 22 Pahalgam attack. While the government called it a success, there is still no verified evidence linking...
Wirtz Scores First Goal As Liverpool Wrap Up Asia Tour With 3-1 Win Over Yokohama FM
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Yokohama, July 30 (IANS) Florian Wirtz opened his Liverpool account as the Reds concluded their pre-season tour of Asia with a 3-1 victory over Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan on Wednesday. Playing in front of over 67,000 fans at the...
‘Something New’ art pieces on display around BI
Bainbridge Island Review - Washington State
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July 30, 2025
‘Tall Hummer’ by Charles Fitzgerald on Winslow Way by Town & Country. Joshua Kornfeld/Kitsap News Group photos ‘Giant Pacific Octopus’ by Steven Nagode on display outside of City Hall. ‘Tall Hummer’ by Charles Fitzgerald on Winslow Way by Town &...
Pacific tsunami risk eases after magnitude-8.8 quake hits off Russia
Korea Herald
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July 30, 2025
A massive earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami warnings for millions of people across the Pacific. From Japan, China and the Philippines to Hawaii, the US West Coast and Latin American countries like Mexico and Ecuador,...
No universal health coverage without nurses
British Medical Journal
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Preeti Kumar, vice president1, Rajna Mishra, assistant director1, Leila Caleb Varkey, independent freelancer2 1Health Systems, Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India 2Delhi, India Correspondence to: P Kumar preeti.kumar{at}phfi.org Stem...
Panic across the Pacific as tsunami hits Russia, Japan and Hawaii
The Times
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As one of this century’s most powerful earthquakes struck off Russia’s far east, tsunami warning systems began reverberating across the globe — from the Kamchatka Peninsula to northern Japan, low-lying Pacific islands and the Americas. From...
Agriculture minister plans visit to strengthen Indo-Pacific trade
Top Crop Manager
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July 30, 2025
The Honourable Heath MacDonald, minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, will travel to Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines to help strengthen Canada’s agricultural trade interests in the Indo-Pacific. He will meet with senior government...
Tsunami alert issued yesterday for northern Pacific islands
Samoa News
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July 30, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A tsunami alert was issued mid-afternoon yesterday local time for Pacific islands, Russia and Japan after a magnitude 8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey says. The quake was...
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive — Fabric Roots: Routed West: Twentieth Century African American Quilts In California
Antiques and The Arts
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July 29, 2025
“Mary Bright Commemorative Quilt” (with Dresden Plate, Monkey Wrench, Wild Goose Chase, Fan, Basket of Flowers, Star of Lemoyne patterns and Nine Patch blocks) by Alice Neal, Oakland, Calif., 1955-56, cotton, buttons, woven hat; appliqué, hand...
Entertainment News | Check out Teaser Trailer of Animated Sports Comedy 'GOAT'
Latestly
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July 30, 2025
Washington DC [US], July 30 (ANI): NBA superstar Stephen Curry is taking on his first major acting role in 'GOAT', a basketball-themed animated feature from Sony Pictures Animation. On Wednesday, July 30, the makers unveiled the teaser,...
Russia rocked by strongest earthquake in history: Tsunamis hit pacific coastlines! – PHOTOS
Daily News Hungary
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July 30, 2025
The Russian authorities said an 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the country’s far eastern Kamchatka region on Wednesday was the strongest ever recorded. The epicentre of the tremor was located 149 kilometres (92 miles) southeast of...
Ancient India, Living Traditions: an earnest effort to show how the art of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism is sacred and personal
The Conversation
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July 30, 2025
The British Museum’s Ancient India, Living Traditions exhibition brings together exhibits on the sacred art of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. It also encompasses the spread of the devotional art of these traditions to other parts of Asia. The...
Why the Pacific tsunami was smaller than expected – a geologist explains
The Conversation
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July 30, 2025
The earthquake near the east coast of the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia on July 30 2025 generated tsunami waves that have reached Hawaii and coastal areas of the US mainland. The earthquake’s magnitude of 8.8 is significant, potentially making it...
Volcano erupts after 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia triggers tsunami warnings around Pacific
Irish Independent
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8.8 magnitude quake strikes near city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Tsunami of 3-5 metres recorded in Kamchatka Peninsula Warnings issued, then downgraded in Japan, Hawaii, western coasts of North and South America The shallow quake damaged...
A mega-earthquake could strike the Pacific Northwest any day — and we're not prepared
Business Insider
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Your phone blares, "Earthquake!" The voice instructs you to duck, cover, and hold on. About 30 seconds later, the shaking starts. At first, it makes the furniture sway. It's stronger than the little quakes you normally get here in Seattle. Another...
8.8 magnitude quake in Kamchatka triggers tsunami warning in Japan and Pacific
Asia News
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July 30, 2025
Today's headlines: Lebanon has begun repatriating Syrian refugees; Thailand accuses Phnom Penh of ceasefire violations; India confirms the death of three militants responsible for the 22 April massacre that led to clashes with Pakistan; China,...