The vote underscores the staying power of Africa’s aging leaders on a continent that has some of the world’s oldest rulers despite boasting the youngest population globally.
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Farai Mutsaka,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Swift passes both Rihanna and Drake, who sit side-by-side with 14 rulers apiece.
Biden put this sentiment into action by working with Netanyahu despite serious moral and political failures in Gaza, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on NATO expansion, and with Gulf potentates on the region’s security architecture.
Employees everywhere else depend on their bosses’ goodwill.
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Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
In those years, neighborhood bosses used the literacy test and English-only ballots to hold onto their power and keep Puerto Ricans from voting for minority candidates.
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Robert Polner,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
American vacationers, Emirati princes, French fashion designers, British socialites and new-money Chinese.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Earlier this year, Quinn pounced on the opportunity to cast Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams as star-crossed fae princes from feuding kingdoms who (spoiler) have been knocking boots in secret.
Homeowners should also make sure they’re signed up for evacuation alerts from their local fire department, the chiefs added, and should not hesitate to evacuate at the sight or smell of smoke — regardless of whether an official evacuation has been ordered.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Pay for deputy chiefs in the department range from $198,000 to $210,000 annually, according to data from the records request.
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Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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