RANDOM MUSING | How Zohran Mamdani mastered Donald Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’

RANDOM MUSING | How Zohran Mamdani mastered Donald Trump's 'Art of the Deal'

President Donald Trump talks after meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Every generation has technological habits that confuse the next. Recording TV shows on a thing called a VCR. Sending free SMSes from a bootleg site. … Read more

Donald Trump sends Saudi civil nuclear deal to Congress, keeps Israel normalisation as condition

Donald Trump sends Saudi civil nuclear deal to Congress, keeps Israel normalisation as condition

File photo: US President Donald Trump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Picture credit: Reuters) US President Donald Trump’s administration has submitted a proposed civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review, while maintaining that the pact will only move forward if Riyadh agrees to normalise relations with Israel.The agreement was … Read more

Canadian premier says Trump is a ‘bad person’ as Canada weighs concessions for trade deal

Canadian premier says Trump is a ‘bad person’ as Canada weighs concessions for trade deal

TORONTO — The premier of a Canadian province launched a blistering attack on U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, calling him a “bad person” and “not to be trusted” and urging Canada to keep fighting rather than rush to make concessions in trade talks with Washington. Canadian premier says Trump is a ‘bad person’ as … Read more

Safeway store closures: Why Albertsons is closing more locations after Kroger deal collapse

Safeway is closing more stores in 2026 as parent company Albertsons reviews its network after the $24.6 billion Kroger merger collapsed.
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Safeway is closing more locations as parent company Albertsons Companies reviews its store network across the US Albertsons said on August 14 that it is continually evaluating its stores and making changes to position the company for the future. Safeway is closing more stores in 2026 as parent company Albertsons reviews its network after the … Read more

Luigi Mangione to take plea deal? What happens next; here’s what it could mean for New York murder case

Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty on Friday to federal charges in the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to multiple reports citing sources. ((Photo by DAVID DEE DELGADO / AFP))

Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty on Friday to federal charges in the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompsonaccording to multiple reports citing sources. The expected plea arrangement comes weeks before jury selection is scheduled to begin in the New York State murder case. Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty on Friday … Read more

Trump ready to end Iran war without nuclear deal; Tehran’s demands complicate exit: Report

Trump ready to end Iran war without nuclear deal; Tehran's demands complicate exit: Report

Trump is willing to end the Iran war without a nuclear deal but exit strategy remains complicated, report US President Donald Trump has reportedly signalled to senior aides that he is willing to end the Iran war without securing a nuclear deal with Tehran. But Iran’s new demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz have … Read more