Trump Says He Has “No Objection” Withdrawing Todd Blanche’s nomination

Trump Says He Has “No Objection” Withdrawing Todd Blanche’s nomination

President Trump said Thursday that he might pull Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, after two Republican senators threatened to withhold their support.  “I have no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd’s name, if they do not do the right thing,” Trump posted on Truth Social.  His comments came after the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a…

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Where Mackenzie Shirilla Is Now After Killing Dominic Russo, Davion Flanagan in 100 MPH Car Crash

Where Mackenzie Shirilla Is Now After Killing Dominic Russo, Davion Flanagan in 100 MPH Car Crash

How did the crash investigation lead to Mackenzie Shirilla being charged with murder? Doing crash reconstruction, Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Elliot Rawson said he calculated that the car was averaging 97.8 miles per hour as it approached the intersection where it hit the building. Then, Troup said, toxicology tests found THC, the active chemical…

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In Saint-Tropez, a Gallery Scene Has Grown Up Alongside the Glamour

In Saint-Tropez, a Gallery Scene Has Grown Up Alongside the Glamour

Before the superyachts arrived, Saint-Tropez belonged to artists. Photo by Marian Baciu on Unsplash Saint-Tropez has spent decades cultivating a reputation for glamour, but long before the superyachts and beach clubs arrived, artists were drawn to its extraordinary Mediterranean light. Paul Signac arrived by boat in 1892 and fell in love with the town, capturing…

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Jean-Marc Bustamante Gives Arles a New Contemporary Art Space

Jean-Marc Bustamante Gives Arles a New Contemporary Art Space

Running through October 30, “En Miroirs” is the inaugural exhibition of the new Fonds Bustamante in Arles. Photo: Gregoire d’Ablon Arles has established itself as an essential summer destination for art lovers touring the South of France. What makes it an unmissable stop is not only the annual Les Rencontres d’Arles, one of the world’s…

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Stop Saying There’s a Nursing Shortage

Stop Saying There’s a Nursing Shortage

Yet rather than add nurses, many hospitals are paring back, sometimes turning to apps where they can hire nurses as gig workers. Such apps often allow hospitals to avoid paying for benefits for these workers, says Katie Wells, a senior fellow at the AI Now Institute, which has studied gig apps for nursing. “Lean staffing…

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The Controlled Experiment Behind Costa Smeralda, Sardinia’s Protected Luxury Coast

The Controlled Experiment Behind Costa Smeralda, Sardinia’s Protected Luxury Coast

Cala di Volpe, the exclusive resort in Costa Smeralda. Whitebox Studio Barcelona has taken to greeting cruise passengers with water pistols; Venice now charges day-trippers at the door. Across the Mediterranean, success arrives as crowding, and where it doesn’t, it arrives as construction—hotels and beach clubs proliferating until the coastline becomes a continuous commercial frontage.…

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Putin The Puppeteer: How Russia Benefits From Trump’s War in Iran

Putin The Puppeteer: How Russia Benefits From Trump’s War in Iran

It’s clear Russia is the single most important ally to Iran in their shared conspiracy against global peace and prosperity. According to many intelligence reports, in addition to passing on sensitive intelligence to Iran about U.S. military installations in the region, Russia is systematically upgrading Iran’s aging, pre-1979 military infrastructure as its single largest external…

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Can Studying Daily Life Help Us Envision the Future?

Can Studying Daily Life Help Us Envision the Future?

This is what makes the current moment so difficult to read. Transitions do not move neatly through the categories we use to manage the world; pressure crosses them, changing role as it goes, and by the time the official language catches up, people may already have been living with the change for years. The next…

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