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LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump boasted about his support from Nicki Minaj’s “community” during a speech he delivered Wednesday. Trump didn’t elaborate on Minaj’s “community,” but he has a history of boasting about his support from Black communities. Trump made inroads with Black voters in 2024, but exit polls have shown that Black voters still overwhelmingly voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris. Tillery believes Trump’s remarks about Minaj’s “community” were an example of “othering” — meaning the president views whiteness as universal. “By emphasizing her ‘community,’ Trump implicitly marks her as outside the default political mainstream — the community rather than our community,” he said.

Highlights from Paris Couture WeekOur chief fashion critic Vanessa Friedman breaks down the most iconic looks from this week’s couture shows in Paris. By Vanessa Friedman, Gabriel Blanco, Gabby Bulgarelli, Sutton Raphael, Laura Salaberry and Antoine CastagnéJanuary 30, 2026

LOADING ERROR LOADINGCriticism over ICE’s aggressive handling of immigration enforcement operations is growing by the day. It’s a practice that differs greatly from how law enforcement is generally conducted in the U.S. Mask-wearing police officers are not the norm. As excessive force by ICE officers has escalated, some civil rights advocates, law enforcement experts and legislators are pushing for unmasking agents. It’s highly unusual for law enforcement in the U.S. to wear masks. AdvertisementUltimately, the masks federal agents wear are just part of the story here, Chin said.

There can be no denying the might of America’s hard power punch at Trump’s command. A federal agent shoots tear gas cannisters during scuffles at the scene of a shooting involving federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 24. Federal immigration agents walk 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos to a vehicle in front of his Minneapolis home on January 20. Homan raised hopes of a drawdown of federal forces in Minnesota, conditional on cooperation from local authorities. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesThe ‘morality’ of a global power playerTrump’s attempt to impose ruthless personal power at home on immigration has backfired.

Why might reading before bed help you sleep? They wanted to see whether reading before you sleep improved sleep quality – it wasn’t just about falling asleep. AdvertisementThey found that sleep quality improved among those who read before bed compared to those who didn’t. And happily, “We found that reading in bed before sleep not only potentially improves overall sleep quality but also people in the reading group experienced fewer problems staying asleep.”The researchers didn’t find why this seemed to be the case, but some people think reading could help to decrease cognitive activity (or stop racing thoughts) before bed and reduce overall stress levels. During my reading week, I slept through the night three times and managed to fall asleep after a 3am wakeup twice (score).

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe Trump administration justified its deadly immigration crackdown in Minnesota as necessary to combat fraud by Somali residents, some of whom are accused of defrauding the federal government through a food nonprofit. That year, the Minnesota Department of Education asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture for support as it considered taking action against the nonprofit, which had contracts to provide meals for children and adults with disabilities. When it did, nobody was surprised.”The Feeding Our Future fraud ― as well as additional fraud allegations involving Medicaid and other programs, plus a dubious investigation by a right-wing YouTuber ― are what prompted the Trump administration to send thousands of federal immigration agents to Minnesota. “This whole thing started during the first Trump administration, and what’s frustrating to me is, reading these news stories, there’s no acknowledgement of that,” the USDA official said. AdvertisementThe USDA, its former leader Sonny Perdue, and the Minnesota Department of Education did not respond to requests for comment.

The enduring struggle between secular constitutionalism and religious authority continues to define the Iranian political landscape. This conflict originates in Article 2 of the 1907 Supplementary Fundamental Law, which established the ideological divide between secular constitutionalism (mashruteh) and shari’a-constrained governance (mashru’eh). During the Pahlavi era, Reza Shah and subsequently Mohammad Reza Shah effectively sidelined this religious oversight. [iv]The 1979 overthrow of Mohammad Reza Shah marked a pivotal reversal. This approach represents a significant example of the contemporary effort to reconcile Iranian national identity with modern liberal values.

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Photo by Felipe Bustillo on Unsplash Couple watching filmBack in 2020, around six months into the pandemic, I found myself only able to tolerate horror films. I’ve always enjoyed horror films, especially ones tied to folklore, so while I was in that headspace, I watched hundreds of them. He suggested that horror films and stories help to refine this ‘engine’ so that we are better prepared to manage uncertainty and anxiety in the long run. “Horror is an opportunity to play with being scared, play with being disgusted, play with being under duress,” he added. AdvertisementA horror game has been created to treat children with anxietyThis principle has been used to treat children with anxiety using a video game called MindLight.

I think what people are having a hard time with, with respect to Marty Mauser as a character is, he apologizes for nothing. Yeah, yeah, yeah. – Oh, I think I, I’m — I’m, I’m thinking about Ali G. I was going to say Sacha Baron Cohen. –I’m thinking about Sacha Baron Cohen. But I’m thinking particularly of Ali G – About the character of Ali G. Okay.

But two or three times a year, I break out the table finery and have a more formal dinner with several courses and a carefully set table. Miss Manners hopes, however, that you will not otherwise dumb down your charming, seated dinner parties because of a few outlaws. Dear Miss Manners: Our friends graciously offered us use of their rustic lakeside cabin, as they no longer can travel there themselves. New Miss Manners columns are posted Monday through Saturday on washingtonpost.com/advice. You can send questions to Miss Manners at her website, missmanners.com.

Irish Drop Road Decision At CalBERKELEY, Calif. - The Fighting Irish fell to Cal inside Haas Pavilion on Thursday evening by a score of 80-69. Hannah Hidalgo led the Irish in scoring with 22 points while adding six rebounds, six assists and two steals. Notre Dame trimmed the Cal lead to two after a jumper from Hidalgo with 2:23 on the clock before Cal responded with an 8-0 run to push the lead back to 10. Hidalgo scored in the final seconds of the period to make the score 60-52 heading into the final 10 minutes of regulation. Cal scored the first three points of the fourth to increase its lead back to double digits at 63-52.