A Gallup poll released late last summer showed that only a little more than half of adults — 54 percent — were drinking. That’s down four percent from 2024. (Hudak, Rolling Stone)
Read MoreThe death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after almost 37 years in power raises paramount questions about Iran’s future. The contours of a complex succession process began to take shape the morning after Khamenei’s killing in an airstrike campaign by the United States and Israel. (Gambrell, AP News)
Read MoreA wave of recent local ordinances in large liberal bastions like Portland, Ore., but also smaller communities like Astoria, Ore., which has a population of 10,181, would confer the beginning of legal protections to polyamorous relationships. (Griffin, The New York Times)
Read MoreThis week is National Random Acts of Kindness Week, and if you're in need of some kindness, a pep-talk line that includes nuggets of wisdom from elementary school students from kindergarten to sixth grade could help. (Gomez, USA Today)
Read MoreThe trend has taken over Argentine social media over the past few months, gaining traction on platforms like TikTok, where the hashtag #therian has surpassed 2 million posts, with Argentina leading all other Latin American countries in engagement. (Calatravia, AP News)
Read MoreForty-one percent of Americans now say they sympathize more with the Palestinians in the Middle East situation, while 36% sympathize more with the Israelis. The five-percentage-point difference is not statistically significant, but it contrasts with a clear lead for the Israelis only a year ago (46% vs. 33%) and larger leads over the prior 24 years. (Vigers, Gallup)
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