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No sector has more riding on the new college earnings test than community colleges. Students are betting on short-term credentials as a faster, cheaper path to a good job or a better one. More of them are placing that bet at a community college.

Community colleges enrolled about 


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Diesel fuel prices unchanged despite administration breach of Russia sanctions

THE NUMBERS: AAA national average of diesel fuel prices* –

October 19, 2026

$6.32/gallon

October 9, 2026

$6.28/gallon

January 2025

$3.63/gallon

* AAA...


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** Programming note: Welcome to a special Tuesday edition of Domain Awareness, featuring our recap of the Warsaw Security Forum! We’ll resume our normal format on Thursday this week, but read on for our analysis and takeaways from a very successful and newsy Forum.

THIS WEEK’S
TOP STORIES Warsaw Security Forum Reflections


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They said the court should end this type of racial discrimination against Asian students.

However, a longtime champion of admissions policies that rely on social and economic fairness said he hoped the court would side with Montgomery County.

“The Supreme Court has long disfavored racial preferences and pointed to race-neutral programs that look at fa...


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In 1974, Democrats made one of the greatest legislative blunders of the 20th century when they decided to reject Richard Nixon’s surprise offer to pass a universal health insurance plan. Liberals had convinced themselves they could get a better deal after the next election, where they were favored to romp. Instead, health reform stalled for decades.

Today, history is i...


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