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President Trump on Monday hit a disapproval rating of 58.3 percent, the lowest of his two terms as president, according to a new average of polls. That number, calculated by RealClearPolitics (RCP), is lower than his previous high-water disapproval mark of 57.9 percent, which came after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol —…

Janice Nix forced her five-year-old stepdaughter to take a bath that left half her body badly burned.

Janice Nix forced her five-year-old stepdaughter to take a bath that left half her body badly burned.

The sentences of boys spared custody over the rape of two girls in Hampshire will be referred to the Court of Appeal, the prime minister has said.

President Trump will undergo an annual dental and physical checkup at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday, according to the White House.  The White House said this is a “routine” assessment in the president’s “regular preventative health care.” Trump will also greet service members and staff at the medical center during his visit. …

The former SNP MP has called for an independent inquiry into how Peter Murrell was able to embezzle more than £400,000.

The former SNP MP has called for an independent inquiry into how Peter Murrell was able to embezzle more than £400,000.

On Saturday afternoon, exactly 12 weeks after launching the war with Iran, Donald Trump used his social media platform to make a vague announcement about a possible end to the conflict. A “peace” agreement, the president wrote, “has been largely negotiated.” He added that the details of the deal would be “announced shortly,” raising hopes around the world that the end of the deadly and destabilizing war was imminent.

Roughly 48 hours later, U.S. military leaders announced a series of “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, prompting Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, to issue a statement vowing likely retaliatory strikes against U.S. military sites in the region.

Taken together, we’re left with a ceasefire featuring quite a bit of firing, alongside a burgeoning peace deal that lacks both peace and a deal.

Hours after the U.S. launched fresh strikes on Iranian targets, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that a breakthrough might take “a few more days” — comments that came a day after Rubio also told the press that an agreement could be finalized “today,” in reference to Monday.

There is, in other words, some uncertainty about where things stand and where they’re headed.

That said, over the weekend, some elements of the burgeoning agreement reached the public, and MS NOW reported that the deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and unfreeze certain Iranian assets, while establishing some kind of framework for future negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.

While the White House is no doubt accustomed to pushback from the left, in this instance the loudest critics of the emerging deal were on the right. MS NOW also reported:

President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. and Iran have a framework of a peace deal was met Sunday with skepticism from key Republicans — and confusing claims from the president himself.

The list was not short. Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, warned that the agreement “would be a disaster.” Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina raised related concerns, while Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas also said online that he’s “deeply concerned about what we are hearing about an Iran ‘deal,’ being pushed by some voices in the administration.”

Even Mike Pompeo, who served as the secretary of state and CIA director during Trump’s first term, made his dissatisfaction known, prompting a White House spokesperson to respond, “Mike Pompeo has no idea what the f––– he’s talking about. He should shut his stupid mouth and leave the real work to the professionals.”

The president’s reactions were far less profane, but he nevertheless chided “Dumocrats, RINOS, and Fools” who have dared to raise concerns, while trying to assure the public that he knows what he’s doing and would deliver a result far superior to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which the Obama administration successfully negotiated in 2015.

To be sure, it’s impossible to fully assess an agreement that doesn’t yet exist, and time will tell what, if anything, emerges from the latest attempts at diplomacy.

That said, there are two broad elements that are quickly coming into focus.

The first is that Trump’s weakness continues to get in the way of his progress. The president effectively told his ostensible allies on the right, “Trust me.” Many of them effectively responded, “No.”

For all of Trump’s strutting and chest-thumping last week after orchestrating several primary defeats for Republicans who defied him, his latest claims to political strength continue to look like a mirage.

The second angle involves appreciating the needle that the American president is struggling to thread. When the Obama administration sat at the negotiating table alongside Iran, Germany and the other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, the Democratic White House’s goal was to reach an agreement that would work.

The incumbent White House’s focus is qualitatively different: Trump wants a deal that can (a) get Iranian approval; (b) impress his far-right supporters; and (c) offer him a credible opportunity to claim that he struck a better deal than Obama did more than a decade ago.

Is it even possible to reach an agreement that checks all of the boxes simultaneously? I rather doubt it. Watch this space.

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In an industry with an overwhelming amount of product launches daily, The Empties Edit helps you cut through the noise. To help you find your new beauty and wellness favorites, this series highlights the tried-and-true products our writers constantly empty out and re-up on.

Eyeshadow palettes take up a lot of space. They get messy, require extra tools, and my wretched eczema that loves to make an appearance around my eyelids can always sense when I’m about to apply it. 

For those reasons (and probably more) I’ve avoided eyeshadow—minus a few occasions. That was, until I started using eyeshadow sticks. Now, shadow sticks aren’t anything new, but Anastasia Beverly Hills sent over their GLIDR Eyeshadow Sticks in the midst of my zero-eczema streak. So, I decided to give them a try. 

Full disclosure: with my limited practice of eyeshadow application, I can’t say I’m a pro, but I sure did have a good time playing—and the end result was pretty good, in all honesty. What I liked most about these sticks is if you want to use a couple to create a smoky eye, for example, you can apply each color exactly where you want it to be. While they’re definitely smudge-proof, they will blend just enough to give you therel=”tag”>The Empties Edit

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Daniel Harding, the versatile British conductor and Air France pilot who made his L.A. Phil debut in 1997 at 21, will become the orchestra’s 12th music director.

Companies will not win by turning AI into a fear test. They will win by creating workplaces where human judgment gets more valuable as machine output gets cheaper. 

EXCLUSIVE: Wscripted has unveiled its sixth Cannes Screenplay List showcasing projects by female and non-binary filmmakers and screenwriters seeking producing and financing partners. (scroll down for full-list) The list is presented in partnership with MUBI, a long-time supporter of women in cinema, with recent female-directed acquisitions including Cannes 2026 Un Certain Regard opener Teenage Sex […]