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The Supreme Court won't wade into the fight over foie gras, leaving California's ban in place. And Republican Sen. Tim Scott is jumping into the 2024 presidential race.

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California's foie gras ban can stand

More than a decade after California banned the sale of the French delicacy foie gras because it is made by force-feeding birds, the Supreme Court is once again ducking the issue. The Supreme Court declined Monday to waddle through an appeal challenging the ban, rejecting the argument raised by duck and geese farmers that the prohibition flouted federal law. 👉 Read more.

• What's the debate? Foie gras − the fatty liver of force-fed ducks and geese − has been at the center of political and legal battles for decades. Animal rights groups say the process of making it is cruel. Farmers say they comply with regulations and that they "care about their animals just as much as any California politician." 🦆 A closer look.

NAACP: Florida, DeSantis' policies 'hostile' to Black Americans

Over the weekend, the NAACP issued a travel advisory for Florida, claiming Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' policies were undemocratic and "openly hostile" to people of color and who identify LGBTQ. ☝️ Here's what to know.

• Dig deeper: DeSantis, considered a likely challenger to Donald Trump for the GOP's 2024 presidential nomination, has made a name for himself as a culture warrior and dubbed his state the place "woke goes to die." He has picked a fight with one of the nation's most powerful educational institutions, The College Board, over an AP African American Studies class. The dispute became a lightning rod for discussions on race, censorship and what constitutes essential American history. 🔎 We unpack the feud.

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Sen. Tim Scott throws his hat into the ring

Scott, the Senate's only Black Republican, officially launched his underdog bid for president Monday by saying he can revive a nation that is receding from greatness. The South Carolina senator will join an expanding field of GOP contenders looking to knock out Trump, who remains a muscular front-runner despite qualms that he isn't the best to challenge President Joe Biden. Scott often talks about his racial heritage on the campaign trail, using an ad that has blasted Biden and the Democrats for promoting "victimhood" over "personal responsibility." 👉 Here's everything you need to know.

• How Scott's faith and Ten Commandments fight could help him win.

NBA great Carmelo Anthony announces retirement

He's hanging up his sneakers. Ten-time All-Star and three-time Olympic gold medalist Carmelo Anthony announced Monday that he is officially retiring from professional basketball after 19 seasons in the NBA. An All-American and national champion in his lone collegiate season at Syracuse, Anthony was the third overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets. After eight seasons, he was traded to the New York Knicks, where he won the NBA scoring title in 2012-13. Anthony was named one of the 75 greatest players on the NBA's 75th-anniversary team in 2021. 🏀 Keep reading.

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