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#politics

Platner stated, 'I've gone all over the state of Maine and allowed people to ask me about it all directly, for months now. The feedback we have received statewide is that people find all of this to be everything they hate about politics.'

Israel issued a stark alert on Saturday night, warning that European capitals are now 'within direct threat range' of Tehran's expanding missile arsenal. The Israel Defence Forces stated, 'Missiles that can reach London, Paris, or Berlin,' describing Iran's missile program as a 'global threat.'

Bill Maher stated, 'The Pentagon banned photographers this week for the briefings because Pete Hegseth said some of the pictures of him looked unflattering. Pete wants you to know two things about our military: This is the new alpha male, very masculine, non-woke military. Also, don't get my bad side.'

President Trump expressed surprise upon learning of Chuck Norris's death, stating, 'Oh! He did? ... He was a great guy. He was a really good, tough cookie.'

In September 2017, Rama Duwaji posted a photo on her Tumblr account of Leila Khaled, longtime active leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) who participated in two plane hijackings in 1969 and 1970, respectively. 'If it does good for my cause, I'll be happy to accept death,' the caption read.

Good urbanism should transcend politics. Socialists and capitalists can walk the same neighborhood and agree it's a pleasant place to live. They can each appreciate the tree canopy, the corner café with people spilling onto the sidewalk, the mix of ages on bikes and on foot, the architectural details of older buildings, and so on.

How it works: Gallup polled a nationally representative sample of about 1,000 people age 15 and older in each of 107 countries from March - October 2025. It asked: "According to you, what is the most important problem your country is facing currently?" Respondents wrote in answers, and Gallup grouped them into buckets. By the numbers: The answer was nearly the same everywhere: The economy was identified by a median of 23% of adults across these countries.

The NFL is facing pressure ahead of Sunday's game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots to take a more explicit stance against the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement. More than 184,000 people have signed a petition calling on the league to denounce the potential presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Super Bowl, which is being held at Levi's Stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area.

"There is indeed a certain resemblance, but we should ask the restorer why he did it that way," said Micheletti, according to the . "I had asked for the chapel to be restored exactly as it was." He added that Valentinetti is "not a house painter, he's very good."

So here's the thing. A lot of people say, Why wasn't Joe Rogan nominated for the Golden Globes? Why did Amy Poehler win?' I didn't submit, Rogan said. So they asked me to submit to be nominated for the Golden Globes and you had to pay $500 and the $500 is like for paperwork or whatever. I said, no.'

As nearly 15,000 nurses' strike, New York's biggest hospital systems are trying to roll back hard-won staffing rules and health benefits-even as executive pay soars.

State labor groups are calling for a one-time 5 percent emergency tax on several of California's wealthiest residents. "We are calling on California's approximately 200 billionaires to step up," said Renee Saldana, a spokesperson for SEIU United Health Care Workers West labor union. Many of those billionaires are heads of companies in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. If the proposal gets enough signatures, it will appear on the statewide ballot in November.

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