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How rich parents game the college admissions system -- legally
Students have filed a class-action lawsuit against the universities named in the college bribery scandal, which includes Stanford, USC and UCLA.
By Madeleine Brand • • 48m ListenStudents have filed a class-action lawsuit against the universities named in the college bribery scandal, which includes Stanford, USC and UCLA. Two parents named in the indictment quit the board of trustees of a prominent prep school in Newport Beach. These parents may have broken the law, but there are many perfectly legal ways parents can buy their children into elite universities.
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4 storiesThe central role of social media in the terrorist attack in New Zealand
At least 49 people died in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Authorities identified the heavily-armed shooter as a 28-year-old Australian. He live-streamed his attack on Facebook.
Read the story9 minThe legal ways rich students get into colleges even if they’re unqualified
Students have filed a class-action lawsuit against the universities named in the college bribery scandal, which includes Stanford, USC and UCLA. Students say they were cheated by an admissions process that was "warped and rigged by fraud."
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Read the story13 minThe rise and fall of Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes
The blood testing startup Theranos was once valued at $9 billion. Its founder, Elizabeth Holmes, was once a celebrated tech entrepreneur. But Theranos went out of business a few months ago.
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