But those states also have Republican governors, who would have raised holy hell if their constituents had been menaced by these roving mobs of mendicants.
Iran’s top clerics are still working to choose a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by the US-Israel strikes on Saturday.
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Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
In Iran, senior clerics responsible for selecting the next supreme leader are considering naming Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to the top post, according to reports.
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Sawdah Bhaimiya,Holly Ellyatt,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
Politicians sat next to preachers, who sat near family members and world leaders, and when the service ended, after four hours, a hearse sat outside, waiting.
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Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
His large band, squeezed onto a stage scarcely longer than two kayaks laid end to end, is composed almost entirely of Haitian preachers’ kids raised in the country’s gospel tradition.
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