Harvard ‘legacy’ policy challenged on heels of affirmative action ruling

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Three civil rights groups filed a complaint against Harvard on Monday, claiming its preferential policy for undergraduate applicants with family ties to the elite school overwhelmingly benefits white students, days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down its race-conscious admissions policies. The groups filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of…

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China to restrict exports of chipmaking materials as US mulls new curbs

BEIJING (Reuters) – China will control exports of some metals widely used in the semiconductor industry, its commerce ministry announced on Monday, the latest salvo in an escalating war over access to high-tech microchips between Beijing and the United States. The controls, which China said were aimed at protecting national security and interests, will require…

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