Why Vang doesn’t say the Pledge of Allegiance When asked about Vang’s practice of abstaining from saluting the flag, her campaign spokesperson said that her past statements on the matter speak for themselves.
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Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
Along the journey, sidewalks were lined with people waving American flags and saluting the motorcade.
Kelli cries over how solid the Mwangi unit is, praising Gerald as a father and husband and affirming that Shamea’s ass is real, while everyone else looks on, bewildered.
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Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
On Friday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson posted on social media praising a reported drop in homicides in his city on Gun Violence Awareness Day.
Porowski is extolling, of course, Hôtel de Crillon—a Rosewood Hotel, which is exceptional even among Paris’s extraordinary five-star accommodations, where service is an art form.
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Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
The handwritten sign on the cooler, extolling the glories of bottarga, is your first hint that Bottega Gabriele’s Italian bona fides run deep.
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Allecia Vermillion,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 May 2026
Beijing/Seoul — Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first visit to North Korea in seven years wasn’t just loaded with rhetoric hailing historic ties between China and its longstanding – and only – treaty ally.
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Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
But the bans only enhanced his fame, with conservative pundits hailing him as a free-speech martyr.
Or lauding his attainment of the nation’s highest office without much schooling at all?
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
Huerta, who turned 96 in April, spoke during Saturday’s ceremony and called for an end to homophobia and violence against women while lauding gains made by farmworkers through organizing.
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