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Proponents of affirmative action in education rally in front of the Supreme Court on October 31 before arguments in cases brought by Students for Fair Admissions against Harvard and the University of North Carolina. The Court’s conservative judges have shown skepticism about the consideration of race in admissions; supporters say overturning affirmative action could extend beyond schools.
In this exclusive excerpt, financial journalist Cohan describes 20-year General Electric CEO Jack Welch's stinging rebuke of his successor, whom he blamed for GE's demise.
"The people are no longer afraid of the baton and the gun," a protestor said. "They are working hand-in-hand for their freedom from the inhumane regime."
From a sunken WWII-era landing craft in Nevada to a medieval horse bridge in England, here are sites that silently witnessed and documented historic climate change.