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Mar. 16, 2025

Amid Rumored Presidential Bid, Ron DeSantis Remains Focused on Disney World

Ron DeSantis.Photo: Joe Raedle/GettyAs reports concerning his presidential aspirations continue to persist, Florida Gov.Ron DeSantisis continuing to wade into the social and cultural wars that made him a national name. Lately, though, the governor’s focus on continuing his fight withDisney World— a cultural and tourism juggernaut that produces a more-than $75.2 billion annual economic impact for Florida — is leading some in his own party to back away.DeSantis' fight with Disney began in March 2022, after the company openly opposed the so-called"Don’t Say Gay" bill— a measure the governor endorsed and signed into law that restricts classroom discussion around gender identity and sexual orientation.

Mar. 16, 2025

Amid Split from Ivana, Donald Trump Once Told Joan Rivers He Wasn't Sure He'd Marry Again — Then He Did (Twice)

Photo: DECADES Donald Trump was in the midst of a very public divorce fromIvana Trumpand a steamy affair with a muchyounger Marla Maples— and decades away from even running for the presidency — when heappeared onThe Joan Rivers Showin September 1990. “I don’t know. It really depends on what happens with life,” Trump tells Rivers. “I really don’t know. It’s sort of a difficult right now in terms of that.”

Mar. 16, 2025

Amid the College Admissions Scandal, Here Are 8 Organizations Helping Disadvantaged Students

The college admissions process is under the microscope in the days after news broke that wealthy parents, an enrollment advisor, athletic coaches and exam administrators allegedlyconspired and committed crimesto get children into elite universities. Federal court records unsealed in Boston on Tuesday accuse 50 people — including actressesLori Loughlin, 54, andFelicity Huffman, 56 — of taking part in a nationwidecollege admissions cheating scam, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts.

Mar. 16, 2025

Amid Troop Withdrawal, First Group of Afghan Interpreters Arrive to New Lives in America: 'Welcome Home'

Photo: WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty On Friday, a first plane carrying the individuals and their families arrived on U.S. soil in Fort Lee, Virginia, according toThe Washington Post. Over the next few days, those travelers will finish the last rounds of processing before they are relocated across the nation, Ross Wilson, head of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Afghanistan, said, per thePost. With assistance from the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, the Afghan people “will be sent on to places where friends, relatives or other connections already live,“The Wall Street Journalsaid.

Mar. 16, 2025

Amid Ukraine Invasion, Authorities Continue Seizing Russian Yachts

Russian Yacht.Photo: FATIH CETIN/AFP via Getty Among those assets? Multi-million-dollar superyachts, which have found themselves adrift —sometimes literally — as the fighting continues. Sechin’s yacht, named Amore Velo, was confiscated as its crew tried to depart from the Mediterranean port of La Ciotat, according to a translatedletterfrom the French Ministry of Economy and Finance. The ship was initially scheduled to leave the port in April as it underwent repairs. “At the time of the inspection, the ship was making arrangements to sail urgently, without having completed the planned work,” the ministry explained.