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“Words like ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid,’ applied to a corporate transaction, aren’t just wrong. They’re a bridge too far, and they cheapen the very real suffering those words are meant to describe.”
A Paramount spokesperson took issue with Mark Ruffalo applying words like 'genocide' and 'apartheid' to a corporate deal.
“She could have done press conferences, she could have partnered with Governor Walz. She has called Governor Walz an exceptional governor, 'he's a great governor.' Back when he was running for vice president, she was giving all of his accolades. Where was she to help him where our state was falling apart? I think it's a little bit too late for her to say that this was really a priority.”
Lisa Demuth criticized Amy Klobuchar for failing to partner with Governor Walz to address state fraud issues.
“went through a house.”
Zaninetti told France Info that one of the exploding munitions went through a house.
“their view of the gay community is based on today’s radical transgender activists.”
Hemminger suggested public perceptions of gay people are being shaped by transgender activists.
“They’ve worked hard in good faith, right up to the last minute, to defend the interests of Canadians,”
Mark Carney thanked Canada's trade negotiators for their work before talks collapsed.
“significant increases in memory and storage component costs,”
Amazon explained the reason behind price increases across its hardware product lines.
“new demands and walk backs of other commitments by Canada”
Jamieson Greer laid blame on Canadian negotiators for the breakdown in trade talks.
“I would watch interviews of his from the past and there was this one where he was arguing with feminists and a woman said, 'Uh, let's see you parade out here with a bunny tail on and stuff.' And then she said, 'Calling women animals,' ... and he said, 'Women are animals; what else would they be?'”
Crystal Hefner recalled watching past interviews of Hugh Hefner arguing with feminists.
“prevent the entry of foreign nationals who would take welfare and public benefits.”
The State Department explained the rationale behind pausing immigrant visa adjudications.
“That's not the situation here.”
Brendan Kissane KC distinguished the case from other retrials that involved actual contact with jurors.
“not an easy way to make money. Far from it. It's very intense,”
Sébastien Long emphasizes that running short-term rentals requires intense effort.
“would so negatively affect the local economy that it's extremely unlikely to happen.”
Avery Carl explains why tourism-heavy markets are less likely to restrict short-term rentals.
“USA cattlemen shld always be put 1st thru America 1st policies.”
Sen. Chuck Grassley posted on X regarding America First policies for cattlemen.
“when these detainers aren't honored, what it does for us is it sends our officers out into the community, putting our officers at risk and other community members at risk to go out and try to apprehend this individual.”
Giles discussed the safety risks when local jurisdictions decline to honor ICE detainer requests.
“We are talking about our sovereignty, our laws, our national security, and the responsibility we have to the Liberian people. Where are we, the Liberians?”
Senator Samuel Kogar voiced concerns over Liberian sovereignty and national security.
“Ashley Moody knows that I’m not a socialist,”
Angie Nixon rejected Ashley Moody's characterization of her political identity during an interview on Meet the Press NOW.
“but we will have victory, and victory will be soon, and, and, and it will be permanent.”
Todd Blanche told conservative religious leaders that their anti-abortion efforts would achieve permanent success.
“I hope that it will not go beyond where it has gone so far. I hope that good sense and diplomacy will allow these four countries to show maturity,”
Bolaji Akinyemi expressed hope that diplomacy and good sense would prevent the diplomatic rift from worsening.
“Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle’s business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts, and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary. The $111 billion deal would hand one family control over CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., backed in part by foreign money whose influence on editorial decisions has never been fully explained to the public.”
Ruffalo argued that scrutinizing the Ellisons' business ties and the proposed $111 billion merger is fair and necessary.
“to autos only [and] ... not include medium and heavy duty trucks, which is a big change.”
Mark Carney detailed specific last-minute demands made by U.S. trade negotiators regarding auto tariffs.
“Forty million people, millions of acres of farmland and ranchland, industries that power the American West, and some of our nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas depend on the Colorado River.”
Doug Burgum noted the millions of people, farmlands, and industries that rely on the Colorado River.
“Words cannot describe the pain our family is experiencing right now. We just want to thank the public for the outpouring of love, support, and prayers. We also want to thank the media for helping bring attention to this situation. This hurts so deeply. We are still trying to learn the details surrounding her death. We ask for continued prayers and privacy as we grieve.”
Alana Calloway thanked the public and media while asking for privacy as the family grieves.
“voluntarily conserve and store at least 700,000 acre-feet of water over the two-year period to protect the system, in addition to the 1.25 million acre-feet per year of reductions.”
The Department of the Interior's guidelines encourage three Lower Basin states to conserve and store additional water.
“so that the Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every single state.”
Todd Blanche told a religious group about the Justice Department's efforts to restrict abortion access nationwide.
“The US introduced in the last hours efforts to restrict our ability to have other trade deals,”
Carney stated that the US sought to limit Canada's capacity to pursue other international trade deals.
“Canada is strong, Canada is ready, Canada is united.”
Carney spoke in French regarding the spiralling trade dispute with the United States.
“Following a careful review, we determined that a few of these advertised episodes were out of scope of the Election Ads policy, but others are in scope.”
YouTube explained its review of the advertised podcast episodes under its Election Ads policy.
“I share his commitment to bringing those costs down. At the same time, short-term relief can’t come at the expense of American ranchers, free markets and long-term solutions.”
Cammack cautioned that short-term relief from the import plan should not come at the expense of American ranchers and long-term solutions.
“And I'll just say every experience I've had with them has been very lovely. They were very kind to me. They understood why I am telling this story. ... I'm not the only person looking for answers.”
Sophia Maddox described her interactions with the relatives of victims of the Manson Family murders.
“Same bull. Different bullies.”
Abbas Araghchi responded on social media to new US sanctions.
“Even the 1950s earthquake that triggered the floods here did not do so much damage.”
Asor Ali compared the destruction from the recent flood to the damage caused by a historic 1950 earthquake.
“I've talked to him at length, you know. I've met him personally. He attended — he attend — he has attended a service at my synagogue. He attended the Seder on April 2 as well. And there is no doubt in my mind that he is not antisemitic,”
Roslyn Schindler shared her personal interactions with Abdul El-Sayed to refute claims of antisemitism.
“the torrent of the flood was like an apocalyptic event seen in the movies.”
Kukil Das described the intensity and suddenness of the flood in his village.
“I was so confused,”
Crystal Hefner spoke about the confusion she felt following Hugh Hefner's death.
“But it's more important to make a statement that we cannot let someone like Abdul El-Sayed get into the Senate.”
Rabbi Asher Lopatin stated the importance of preventing Abdul El-Sayed from winning a seat in the U.S. Senate.
“We bring a lot of our top customers here to showcase our innovation and mixology, but also to collaborate and problem-solve and tackle the biggest challenges in the business,”
Zambataro explains the purpose of Coca-Cola's testing lab, 'The Vault.'
“I take what [Trump] says with a grain of salt even though I know there’s a part of the country that takes what he says as gospel,”
Shakir reflected on how he interprets rhetoric coming from the White House.
“Behind these numbers are real people,”
Christine Fréchette warned that the newly imposed US tariffs would lead to job losses.
“national project we are on”
David Eby expressed support following a briefing by the prime minister on US-Canada trade relations.
“What we’re asking for is action, not words,”
Peter Millett emphasized that former diplomats are demanding concrete actions rather than words.
“But making the route commercially viable would require further warming, putting the policy at odds with efforts to combat climate change.”
The environmental group noted the contradiction between commercializing the Arctic route and efforts to fight climate change.
“root out waste fraud and abuse.”
Amy Klobuchar outlined her campaign promise to conduct a state audit on her first day in office.
“As this is a pending legal matter, we will not have further comment.”
The Baltimore Ravens stated they would have no further comment regarding Rashod Bateman's pending legal matter.
“It's a serious mental illness and should be treated as a medical emergency.”
The NHS described postpartum psychosis as a medical emergency.
“When people talk about just one of these, privacy or safety, they're prioritizing the wrong thing, and what we have to prioritize as a country is compromise,”
Garrett Langley argued that the country must compromise between privacy and public safety.
“never stopped asking for it.”
Red Lobster explained why it decided to bring back its Endless Shrimp promotion.
“Business Roundtable appreciates the Trump Administration's focus on addressing barriers facing American exporters ... new tariffs and retaliation risk raising costs for American businesses and families, disrupting vital supply chains, and straining the important economic relationship between the United States and Canada.”
Business Roundtable CEO Joshua Bolten issued a statement warning of the economic risks from new tariffs.
“will never gain any advantage.”
Vladimir Putin commented on the impact of Ukrainian strikes on the trajectory of the war.
“Our job is not finished.”
Dominic LeBlanc told reporters that trade negotiators had more work to finish.
“You cannot allow a criminal to not be held accountable.”
Chet Effler speaks out against allowing criminals to avoid accountability through bail policies.
“I appreciate the Administration’s work to lower grocery prices. Short term policy shifts do not equal long term solutions. Flooding the market with lower quality beef compromises Nebraska farmers and ranchers.”
Sen. Pete Ricketts criticized the beef import decision on X as compromising Nebraska ranchers.
“Charles has lived his entire life knowing that one day he would become king,”
Kinsey Schofield commented on King Charles' lifelong awareness of his path to the throne.
“Just come and vote. It's so important,”
Donald Trump urged his supporters to turn out and vote in the runoff.
“And so that’s partly why … nobody was charged originally with the crime.”
Chris Swecker discussed why charges were not originally brought in Tupac Shakur's murder.
“I already knew it was going to catch up to me; I just didn’t know when.”
Perez-Garcia admitted he had anticipated his past actions would eventually catch up with him.
“Abdul has always stressed the importance of differentiating between criticizing the state of Israel and antisemitism.”
Roxie Richner defended Abdul El-Sayed's record on distinguishing criticism of Israel from antisemitism.
“If we had a secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) who was an actual secretary of HHS instead of an anti-vaccine activist and science denialist, he would stand up in front of the American public and say, ‘Vaccinate your children.’ – please, vaccinate your children,”
Dr. Paul Offit criticized the health secretary for failing to encourage Americans to vaccinate their children.
“What's the biggest WNBA story right now that fans should be paying attention to?”
Rachel Scott asked Holly Rowe about the biggest WNBA story on ABC's "Good Morning America."
“Yeah. The league's on-the-court story is genuinely great, but the off-the-court noise keeps competing for that headline.”
Michele Steele commented on the WNBA's on-court performance versus off-court headlines on NPR.
“A return to the UK could be a useful brand reset, but a postcode does not reposition a brand. Behaviour does.”
Andrew Stephen emphasizes that brand repositioning requires behavioral change rather than just a change of location.