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Lester did not provide any more information on the nature of Abedini’s stay at the jail, nor why he was transferred to ICE custody. Abedini was in immigration custody, the friend said, though it wasn’t precisely clear where. AdvertisementA spokesperson for the University of Oklahoma told HuffPost on Monday that it “does not have a comment” on the detention. Abedini teaches at the University of Oklahoma’s Boren College of International Studies and is the Farzaneh Family Assistant Professor of Iranian Studies there. Vali Nasr, a Johns Hopkins University professor attending MESA, said the news was especially chilling for younger scholars.

Last year, I wrote and published an essay entitled, “My Husband And His Family Voted For Trump, So I’m Canceling Thanksgiving And Christmas,” on HuffPost Personal. AdvertisementWhen my husband’s family discovered the article, they were concerned. I knew that my husband’s family might be upset, but I thought they would come around eventually. I reached out to my husband’s family to remind them that I love them, but I couldn’t understand how they could vote for Trump. When Christmas approached, I decided to extend an olive branch to my husband’s family.

Thomas Brodie-Sangster brings the nostalgia in the new Google Pixel Christmas advert Google PixelLove Actually fans are really being spoiled when it comes to this year’s new Christmas adverts. Not only does Waitrose’s new seasonal offering feature Keira Knightley making several nods to the much-loved festive rom-com, the Google Pixel phone has now shared its own festive campaign for 2025, which sees former child star Thomas Brodie-Sangster recreating several of his most iconic scenes from the film. Unveiled on Monday, the Google Pixel ad begins with Thomas – who played Liam Neeson’s on-screen son Sam in Love Actually – revisiting iconic locations from the film in what he quips is his way of “giving back” to the movie’s fans. AdvertisementHowever, it later turns out that he’s not quite as recognisable for Love Actually as he first thought, more than 20 years after its release. AdvertisementBack in 2015, Thomas and several of his Love Actually co-stars reprised their roles from the original Richard Curtis classic in a Comic Relief reunion special dubbed Red Nose Day Actually.

AdvertisementThe exact nature of the talks in Abu Dhabi, which were confirmed to Reuters by a U.S. official, were not immediately clear, and it was not known who was in the Russian delegation. Underlining the stakes for Ukraine, its capital Kyiv was hit by a barrage of missiles and hundreds of drones overnight in an attack that killed at least six people. Zelenskyy: Will Discuss Sensitive Issues With TrumpU.S. policy toward the war in Ukraine has zigzagged in recent months. The Kremlin said it had nothing to say yet about reports of the Abu Dhabi meeting. However, there are aspects of that plan that deserve to be discussed, negotiated, improved,” French President Emmanuel Macron told RTL radio about the U.S.-proposed peace plan.

“If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work,” Kelly, a U.S. Navy veteran, wrote in a post online. When I was 22 years old, I commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy and swore an oath to the Constitution. We should all point out how fucking insane this is,” Gallego said in a video he posted online on Monday. He’s just doing his duty to remind people of their rights as service members,” he added. Trump published a series of incendiary statements last week going after the six Democrats, including boosting a post that said, “HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD !

Advertisement“My name is Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin,” he told the crowd, according to People. “I felt like, you know, I should probably spruce up my name a little bit,” Culkin told host Jimmy Fallon at the time. In 2019 my new legal name will be: Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin,” he wrote. “It has a nice ring to it (if you like my name).”Macaulay Culkin is marking the 35th anniversary of "Home Alone." Advertisement“Macaulay Kieran Culkin.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGFormer Sen. Doug Jones, the only Democrat to win statewide office in Alabama in years, is now looking to mount another upset. AdvertisementOn Monday, Jones announced that he was launching another longshot bid, this time for the state’s gubernatorial seat. “We’re going to do everything we can to bring the people back to the state capital of Montgomery, Alabama,” Jones said in a video announcement on X. Advertisement“Last time Doug Jones ran against Coach Tuberville, it didn’t go well for Doug,” Tuberville spokesperson Mallory Jaspers wrote on X. “And Alabama wants their next governor to be someone who treats this state with grace and dignity and not just like a rest stop on the way to the Florida beach.”

On Sunday, the Madison, Wisconsin, police department wrote on Facebook that Geyser was last seen at 8 p.m. Saturday night in Wisconsin with an adult acquaintance. Geyser eventually provided her real name, and she, along with the man she was with, were taken into custody, Posen police said. AdvertisementIn 2014, then 12-year-olds Geyser and Anissa Weier lured their 12-year-old friend Payton Leutner into the woods, where Geyser stabbed Leutner 19 times to appease Slender Man, a popular fictional internet character. Geyser was placed in a mental institution, but in July, she was released to a group home in Wisconsin. In 2019, Leutner told “20/20” that she’s not afraid of Geyser and Weier, but that she sleeps with scissors under her pillow “just in case.”Advertisement

LOADING ERROR LOADINGA Republican lawmaker thinks that President Donald Trump’s once-firm base is about to crumble even further. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told CBS’s “Face the Nation” Sunday that if Trump declares war on Venezuela, his “America First” supporters won’t like it. Eric Thayer via Getty ImagesAdvertisementAnd, as Paul pointed out, Trump’s campaign promises regarding America’s involvement in foreign wars haven’t panned out. Trump said in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election that he would “fix” Russia’s war against Ukraine “within 24 hours,” but that hasn’t happened. AdvertisementAlthough the Trump administration has claimed that the strikes targeted people bringing drugs to the U.S., it has not provided any evidence.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGBill Maher was left stunned after Lara Trump refused to admit that her father-in-law called a female journalist “piggy” in a recent exchange aboard Air Force One that sparked widespread backlash. “Do we know that happened?” Lara, the wife of Eric Trump, quickly fired back. A thousand [times].”“Or did he say McGee?” Lara questioned with a laugh as Maher bemoaned her response. Lara Trump (right) laughed off Bill Maher's concerns about President Trump's controversial "quiet piggy" remark to a female reporter. “He gets frustrated with reporters when you lie about him, when you spread fake news about him and his administration.”Advertisement

LOADING ERROR LOADINGNewly free from criminal indictment by the Trump administration that he said was “based on malevolence and incompetence,” former FBI director James Comey celebrated his victory on Monday with tempered expectations for the future. But that would take some fancy footwork on behalf of the Justice Department: When it comes to Comey, the statute of limitations for the alleged offenses has run out. What has happened at the Justice Department since Trump became president again is “heartbreaking,” he added. She was appointed just days before the statute of limitations ran out on Comey’s case and then rushed to seat a grand jury by herself since no other prosecutors would stand alongside her. The grand jury wouldn’t charge Comey based on her first presentation and then, only after she kept them after hours to deliberate, did they agree to indict on two charges.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to President Donald Trump’s accusation that Ukraine has “zero gratitude” for his efforts to end Russia’s war on the country in a heated social media post. Noting that “Ukraine has never wanted war” and “will never be an obstacle to peace,” Zelenskyy continued, “Diplomacy has been reinvigorated — and this is good. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump have clashed on multiple occasions, including after Trump repeatedly suggested Ukraine is to blame for the Russia invasion. Trump and his allies have also accused Zelenskyy of being ungrateful for the billions in aid the U.S. has provided to Ukraine. AdvertisementMeanwhile, Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine faces a difficult choice between standing up for its rights and maintaining American military support.

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