The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, alleging the institution withheld admissions data needed to determine if the university discriminates based on race, according to ABC News. The suit is the latest action by the Trump administration against Harvard, following previous attempts to cut federal funding and block international student enrollment.
The Justice Department's lawsuit accuses Harvard of not providing admissions data the government says it needs to determine whether the university is discriminating on the basis of race, ABC News reported. The Trump administration had previously attempted to cut all federal funding to the university and block its ability to enroll international students over its handling of campus protests, but federal judges blocked both efforts.
In other news, Senate Republicans gained a key ally in their quest to enshrine voter ID into law, according to Fox News. Senator Susan Collins announced she would back the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, which recently passed the House. The SAVE America Act is supported by a trio of lawmakers, led by Sen. Mike Lee, who have been working to secure votes.
Meanwhile, in San Francisco, residents are banding together to shut down a reparations fund, claiming it is divisive, Fox News reported. Richie Greenberg, one of the plaintiffs suing the city over the fund, stated, "It is dividing the city rather than trying to unite." He added that the focus should be on uplifting everyone, not just one group.
In France, Gisèle Pelicot, the woman at the center of France's largest rape trial, told BBC Newsnight she was "crushed by horror" upon discovering her husband repeatedly drugged and raped her. "Something exploded inside me," said Pelicot, 73, describing the moment she realized the scale of her husband's crimes. She shared her experience in an extensive interview ahead of the publication of her memoir, "A Hymn To Life."
Finally, police activity was underway near the home of Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of US news anchor Savannah Guthrie, according to BBC World. Authorities were searching a residence about two miles from Guthrie's home in Tucson, Arizona. Investigators found DNA at Guthrie's address that did not belong to her or anyone close to her. The 84-year-old disappeared nearly two weeks ago, and authorities believe she was taken against her will.
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