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Opinion | Could a political newcomer reshape the Huntsville City Council?

With a low-turnout runoff on Tuesday, a single issue could be the difference in the Huntsville City Council race.

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Sep 21 • 8:58 AM EDT • Politics • alreporter.com
Where to watch Inter vs BK Häcken in the UWCL

WHERE TO WATCH INTER vs HÄCKEN:Inter Women take on BK Häcken on Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 UEFA Women’s Champions League League Phase on Tuesday 22 September at 18:45. The match will be shown live ...

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Sep 21 • 7:48 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
This week: Senate still at work on college sports bill

The Senate returns Tuesday, and with the House already on recess until after the midterms, the big question might be: How long will senators stay in town? The Senate is also scheduled to be in session next week before departing for election season, unless GOP leaders decide to cut it short like House leadership did. […]

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Sep 21 • 5:59 AM EDT • Sports • rollcall.com
Wars, AI and climate change top agenda as leaders gather for U.N.

The general debate begins Tuesday and runs through Sept. 26.

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Sep 21 • 5:30 AM EDT • Politics • ny1.com
Trump heads into a week of diplomacy, hampered by a lack of allies

At the United Nations on Tuesday and in meetings with China's Xi Jinping on Thursday, the president will largely stand alone.

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Sep 21 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Money Troubles Come To An End For 3 Zodiac Signs On Tuesday, September 22

Money troubles come to an end for three zodiac signs on September 22, 2026, during Chiron retrograde. They are: Cancer, Leo, and Capricorn.

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Sep 21 • 3:00 AM EDT • Technology • yourtango.com
Accelerating AI creates need to nurture a constituency for ‘anticipatory democracy’

Recent appeals from a half-dozen chief executives in our artificial intelligence (AI) community asking the federal government to jump in and slow them down should alarm us all. Their warnings imply a fear their rapid progress in achieving “super intelligence” just may get us all killed. Now that Congress is considering mandatory “kill switches” installed […]

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Sep 21 • 2:45 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
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Consent decree management firm review on Fort Smith Board agenda

The Fort Smith Board of Directors will on Tuesday (Sept. 22) discuss hiring a management firm to help the city meet requirements of an expansive and expensive federal consent decree...

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Sep 20 • 7:12 PM EDT • Business • talkbusiness.net
Health officials seek woman seen handling rabid bat in downtown Minneapolis on Tuesday
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Sep 20 • 3:30 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Viggósdóttir leading Bayern to new home

Unterhaching will welcome visitors from the world of European football on Tuesday evening as Manchester City come to town and the Champions League makes its debut here. And for FC Bayern Women, it’s...

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Sep 20 • 5:34 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The New York Times

Japan’s health ministry released data on Tuesday showing that there are now 107,677 people who are at least 100 years old, an increase of nearly 8,000 since last year. Women make up the vast majority...

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5 must-see things at George Lucas’s new Museum of Narrative Art as it opens to the public

The new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens to the public on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

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Sep 19 • 9:05 AM EDT • Entertainment • seattletimes.com
5 must-see things at George Lucas's new Museum of Narrative Art as it opens to the public

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Sep 19 • 9:04 AM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com
5 must-see things at George Lucas's new Museum of Narrative Art as it opens to the public

The new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens to the public on Tuesday in Los Angeles | 830 WCCO

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Sep 19 • 9:04 AM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com
5 must-see things at George Lucas's new Museum of Narrative Art as it opens to the public

The new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens to the public on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

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Sep 19 • 9:04 AM EDT • Entertainment • ksat.com
5 Must-See Things at George Lucas's New Museum of Narrative Art as It Opens to the Public

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Star Wars” creator George Lucas called his Lucas Museum of Narrative Art a “temple to the people's art” and a project that “almost broke my will.” Seventeen years after it was first envisioned, it will be opening to the public on Tuesday in Los Angeles. The $1 billion institution ...

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Sep 19 • 9:04 AM EDT • Entertainment • usnews.com
M5 Ultra and M6 Chip Benchmark Results Reveal Graphics Performance

The first GPU benchmark results for Apple's new M5 Ultra and M6 chips have surfaced, ahead of the new Mac Studio and Mac mini models launching on Tuesday. If you are interested in CPU results, we shared those earlier this week. So far, the M5 Ultra has achieved up to a 59% higher Metal score (366,744) on Geekbench 7 compared to the M3 Ultra's average score of 230,420, and the chip's OpenCL score is roughly in line with NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4080.

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Sep 18 • 3:55 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Sacramento receives $6 million state grant for cannabis enforcement, public health and youth programs

The City of Sacramento has received $6 million in state funding to expand efforts to address illicit cannabis activity while supporting public health education and youth development programs. The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday authorized the City to accept the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant from the California Board of State and Community […]

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Sep 18 • 11:52 AM EDT • Health • sacramentocityexpress.com
Incumbent NSHE regent challenged by UNR public health professor

Peter Reed, a long-time UNR professor, is challenging Nevada System of Higher Education regent Joseph Arrascada, who is seeking a second term, in the upcoming election for District 10. Arrascada, who was first elected in 2020, said he wants another term representing Northern Nevada constituents in order to provide continuity and build on the work […]

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Sep 18 • 7:50 AM EDT • Health • nevadacurrent.com
Brentford v Chelsea: Key stats and talking points

Unbeaten Brentford host a Chelsea side struggling for consistency under manager Xabi Alonso. Brentford continued their unbeaten start to the season with a hard-fought Carabao Cup win at Reading on Tuesday. Next on their agenda will be a return to winning ways in the Premier League.

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Sep 18 • 4:34 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Life Sciences Building Debuts Despite Donor Controversy

Seven years after its conception, the Casper Life Sciences Building had its official debut on Tuesday, Sept. 8, giving students access to 197,300 square feet of labs, classrooms, and study spaces on a $250 million budget. The building will replace Hall-Atwater, previous home to biology and chemistry labs, which is set to be demolished in […]

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Sep 18 • 1:38 AM EDT • Science • wesleyanargus.com
New attractions highlight Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta opening Tuesday

This year's festival, which runs Tuesday through Sunday, will feature some new events and a record number of restaurants.

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Sep 18 • 12:30 AM EDT • Business • santafenewmexican.com
Denver Fair features rides, food, live entertainment, agricultural exhibits and more [photos]

The Denver Fair kicked off Tuesday, bringing rides, food, live entertainment, agricultural exhibits and more to Denver Memorial Park at 801 Main St. The fair continues 10 a.m. Friday and

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Sep 17 • 10:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • lancasteronline.com
City approves new tax raise, investment in mental health initiatives

Travis County commissioners passed a $1.1 billion budget for Central Health, the county’s hospital district, Tuesday, which included $54 million for new investments in mental health crisis and recovery resources. With these investments, Central Health aims to help the community address the “visible problem” of people cycling through the ER, hospital, jail and the street,...

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Sep 17 • 10:24 PM EDT • Health • thedailytexan.com
Ripple CEO Blames Democrats' 'Politics' for CLARITY Act Failure

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse criticized Senate Democrats after the CLARITY Act failed to advance Tuesday, but said crypto regulation in the U.S. could now shift toward rulemaking by the SEC and CFTC. The regulatory setback leaves Ripple and XRP largely...

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Sep 17 • 7:30 PM EDT • Politics • finance.yahoo.com
Yankees Sequence of the Week: Max Fried (9/15)

In Minnesota on Tuesday, Fried posted his best start since coming back from his second IL stint.

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Sep 17 • 2:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
‘Small Business Skill Share’ next Tuesday

Story telling, customer service, and artificial intelligence will be among the areas discussed.

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Sep 17 • 1:01 PM EDT • Business • capitolcitynow.com
Davis 'should be wing-back'

Legendary former Ipswich midfielder John Wark has said Leif Davis "should be a wing-back" because of his attacking prowess, but warned against an England call-up at this stage. The 26-year-old defender has impressed so far this season and his one goal and assist has already equalled his tally from Ipswich's last Premier League campaign in 2024-25. On the other side of Gary O'Neil's defence, Darnell Furlong admitted after Tuesday's Carabao Cup exit at the hands of Arsenal that having limited game time so far this season has been difficult.

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Sep 17 • 12:33 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New York launches tracker as measles cases hit 57

The New York State Department of Health launched an online dashboard on Tuesday to track a measles outbreak that has infected at least 57 people in the state so far in 2026.

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Sep 17 • 8:20 AM EDT • Health • thehill.com
Koumas 'a good stylistic match' for an Iraola team

Liverpool.com journalist Matt Addison has said young forward Lewis Koumas "certainly made the most" of his opportunity to start Tuesday's Carabao Cup win over Tottenham. The 20-year-old played 86 minutes, was relentless in leading the press from the front, and was denied a goal by a fine save from Spurs goalkeeper Martin Dubravka. "I thought he was excellent," Addison told BBC Radio Merseyside.

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Sep 17 • 7:59 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Strange New Politics of AI. Plus. . .

It’s Thursday, September 17. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: Douglas Murray asks, why do we allow terrorists to die of old age? The American nonprofits backing Hamas. A conversation with Dara Horn and Coleman Hughes. And much more. But first: inside the unlikely coalition warning that AI may kill us all. Last week, an AI researcher named Jacob Coxon made headlines around the world after saying that he had resigned from Anthropic because he believes AI might cause human extinction—and his co-workers do, too. Unlike the rest of us, potentially, the story just won’t die. The Pro-Human Assembly, a conference held Tuesday in Washington, D.C., about the existential dangers of artificial intelligence, couldn’t have come at a better time—or with a more eclectic coalition. The Archbishop of San Francisco was there. So was Steve Bannon, screaming about the Chinese. Bernie Sanders did a quasi-dramatic reading of messages posted to an online forum by rogue AI agents. Ashley Judd paraphrased a graphic Andrea Dworkin quote for reasons that remain a mystery to me still. It was odd. People in the AI industry have talked openly about the possibility of this technology causing human extinction for years, but it hits differently in the wake of the Hugging Face incident. If you don’t know what that is, all the more reason to read my dispatch today. As the doomers see it, the best-case scenario is a future in which humans are basically kept as pets: well cared for, but with zero autonomy. The worst-case scenario, obviously, is the everyone dies thing. What should be done? I heard lots of ideas but no easy answers. There are currently zero federal regulations on AI, which is sort of strange even to think about. After all, we regulate microwaves, and the people running the microwave industry have never once refused to rule out the possibility that their products will end all human life on Earth. What I saw in D.C. left me even more convinced that you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who believes nothing should be done. You know, except for President Trump. — River Page River Page • Tech and Business [ The AI Doomers Have a Plan to Save Us. I Went to Find Out What It Is. ](https://www.thefp.com/p/the-ai-doomers-have-plan-save-bernie-sanders-bannon) Read story How Robert Kraft Made Macklemore a Martyr—and How to Better Fight Antisemitism On Monday, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and a group of other NFL owners banned Macklemore from performing at their stadiums after the rapper delivered a “Free Palestine” speech while opening for Ed Sheeran. Kraft cited the rapper’s “broader history of antisemitic rhetoric and imagery.” Once multiple venues refused to host shows with Macklemore on the lineup, the tour’s promoter officially dropped him. Today, Josh Kaplan says that the move was counterproductive, arguing that though well-intentioned, Kraft’s decision turned an irrelevant footnote into a martyr. “You cannot cancel people into liking you,” Josh writes. Read his column on what a better response to Macklemore would have looked like. Read [ Robert Kraft Made Macklemore a Martyr ](https://www.thefp.com/p/robert-kraft-made-macklemore-martyr-antisemitism-palestine) This raises the question: What actually works against antisemitism? On the latest episode of Conversations with Coleman, recorded in front of a live audience in New York, Dara Horn joins Coleman Hughes to talk about her new book The Final Solution to the Jewish Question. She argues that antisemitism is a script that has repeated itself across countries and ideologies, and that most people don’t understand that well enough to fight it. Don’t miss their conversation. Watch [ The Lie at the Center of Antisemitism, with Dara Horn ](https://www.thefp.com/p/the-lie-at-the-center-of-antisemitism-coleman-hughes-dana-horn) Listen now Douglas Murray • U.S. Politics [ Douglas Murray: The 9/11 Failure That Still Haunts America ](https://www.thefp.com/p/douglas-murray-911-failure-justice-terrorist-guantanamo-bay) Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, the men who planned them have still not faced trial. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and most of the accused have been locked up in Guantanamo Bay since 2002. Judges have retired, and plea deals have collapsed. Today, Douglas Murray examines how this happened and argues that a justice system that allows terrorists to die of old age in an interminable pretrial process is one that has failed. Read his latest column on what that failure says about our unpreparedness for the era we are now living in. Read story The Editors • U.S. Politics [ When Nonprofits Support Terrorists ](https://www.thefp.com/p/when-nonprofits-support-terrorists) A newly declassified CIA brief from 1998 found that Osama bin Laden used nonprofit shell organizations—including U.S.-based Islamic groups—to fund his terror plots. Today, a similar story is unfolding as multiple organizations on American soil present themselves as nonprofits, taking advantage of tax-exempt status while seeking to advance the ideological mission of terrorist groups like Hamas. Read our editorial on the latest evidence of this dangerous trend—and why there’s no excuse for making the same mistake the CIA revealed 28 years ago. Read story Simon Sebag Montefiore and Bari Weiss Live in New York For decades, the Middle East has shaped American foreign policy and loomed large in the public consciousness. Few understand its influence on our politics better than Simon Sebag Montefiore, who argues that America’s quagmires in the Middle East stem from a deep misunderstanding of the region—on both the left and the right. Join him October 1 as he sits down with Bari Weiss live in New York City to kick off his U.S. book tour for The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East. Get Tickets Now MORE FROM THE FREE PRESS [ Sydney Sweeney’s Naked Truth ](https://www.thefp.com/p/sydney-sweeneys-naked-truth-caitlin-flanagan) Caitlin Flanagan Read story [ I Thought Ukraine Was Losing. Then I Was Almost Hit by a Russian Drone. ](https://www.thefp.com/p/elliot-ackerman-ukraine-drone-gas-station-train) Elliot Ackerman Read story [ The Dangerous Ideology Behind the AI Warnings ](https://www.thefp.com/p/dangerous-ideology-effective-altruism-artificial-intelligence) Shyam Sankar Read story [ Amanda Knox: Patrick Clancy Can’t Win ](https://www.thefp.com/p/amanda-knox-patrick-clancy-grief-internet-crime) Amanda Knox Read story THE NEWS The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point, its first hike since 2023, signaling that another increase could follow as the central bank tries to bring inflation under control. President Donald Trump fired back by demanding that rates be cut sharply, though he stopped short of criticizing Fed Chair Kevin Warsh by name. The Houthis fired drones and missiles at Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, including a major oil port on the Red Sea, and Saudi jets struck back with air strikes across Yemen in an escalating front of the Middle East war. (For more on the Houthis, read Zineb Riboua’s column from earlier this week.) A sweeping Russia and Iran sanctions bill passed the House in a 262–159 vote and is now heading to Trump for his signature. Named after the late senator Lindsey Graham, the legislation would hit countries that purchase large volumes of Russian oil and gas with tariffs of up to 100 percent, and is aimed at cutting off revenue that funds Russia’s war in Ukraine. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada the European Union’s first-ever “associate member,” drawing a standing ovation from European lawmakers. The proposal, framed as a response to a world grown more hostile, faces an uncertain path as EU member states would have to approve it, and one diplomat said that “nobody really ​knows what it means.” The House voted unanimously to send billionaire Leon Black a criminal contempt referral after he defied a congressional subpoena to testify and hand over documents related to his connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Black chose to fight the subpoena in court rather than comply. Charlie Kirk’s family filed a wrongful death notice Wednesday against Utah Valley University, alleging that a series of security failures left him exposed to a rooftop sniper. The notice is a required legal step before the family can sue. Merriam-Webster added 1,400 words and definitions to its dictionary, including looksmaxxing, vibe coding, and cuffing season. The publisher said the new entries offer “a window into the world today.” The Free Press earns a commission from any purchases made through all book links in this article.

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Sep 17 • 6:03 AM EDT • Politics • thefp.com
‘It’s heart-wrenching’: Portland sports bar owner devastated after business severely damaged by fire

A Portland sports bar owner says he’s devastated after his business caught fire early Tuesday morning. The smoke from that fire also damaged several other businesses nearby.

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Sep 17 • 1:44 AM EDT • Sports • kptv.com
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‘It’s heart-wrenching’: Portland sports bar owner devastated after business severely damaged by fire

A Portland sports bar owner says he’s devastated after his business caught fire early Tuesday morning. The smoke from that fire also damaged several other businesses nearby.

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Paul Walter Hauser Explains Pin He Wore to Resident Evil Premiere

Paul Walter Hauser explains the pin that her wore Tuesday night while walking the red carpet at the "Resident Evil" premiere in Los Angeles.

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Sep 17 • 12:13 AM EDT • Politics • variety.com
Left-Wing Political Commentator Hasan Piker to Speak at Sage Hall

Left-wing political commentator Hasan Piker will speak at Sage Chapel while livestreaming for his Twitch channel on Sept. 24, the Students Not Bombs campaign announced on Tuesday.

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Sep 16 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • cornellsun.com
Barre schools eye cuts to sports and other activities after budget fails on third attempt

Voters in Barre Town and the city of Barre shot down the district's proposed $57.1 million budget at the polls Tuesday.

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Sep 16 • 6:56 PM EDT • Sports • vtdigger.org
Suffolk BOE dodges political intrigue

Longtime county chair Rich Schaffer is being challenged by Southold Town party chair Kathryn Casey Quigley with a vote set for Tuesday.

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Sep 16 • 6:13 PM EDT • Politics • newsday.com
The Jewish Leaders Celebrating Macklemore’s Dismissal From Ed Sheeran’s Tour Have Lost the Plot on Antisemitism

The leaders of many Jewish organizations need to understand what their constituents think about Israel.

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Sep 16 • 5:43 PM EDT • Politics • slate.com
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UVM Health Union protests layoffs

BURLINGTON, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – Tuesday, UVM Health announced they will lay off 199 employees, which is expected to reduce expenses by about $16.8 million. Today, the Vermont Federation of Nurses and ...

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Sep 16 • 4:58 PM EDT • Health • yahoo.com
ECU Health, Brody School of Medicine to host sickle cell disease conference

A suspect died after being shot by a North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper following a pursuit and roadside struggle Tuesday night, according to a prelimi

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Sep 16 • 3:22 PM EDT • Health • wcti12.com
Kato Roofing Closes After Nearly 50 Years in Business

Kato Roofing is permanently closing its operations after nearly 50 years in the commercial roofing industry. Majority owner Tori Hagen announced the closure in a statement Tuesday, September 15, saying the company had explored alternatives to remain open but ultimately determined that continuing operations was no longer financially viable. Hagen said disagreements within the

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Sep 16 • 2:26 PM EDT • Business • radiomankato.com
Sacramento expands its entertainment zone program beyond the Central City

The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday approved six additional entertainment zones, expanding the number of areas where participating businesses may sell alcoholic beverages to go during permitted special events. The additions bring Sacramento’s total number of entertainment zones from five to 11. The new zones include areas in downtown and midtown and expand the program […]

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Sep 16 • 2:06 PM EDT • Entertainment • sacramentocityexpress.com
10th Circuit judge asks DOJ for info on ‘disturbing’ immigration detention practice

A member of the Denver-based federal appeals court made an unusual request to a U.S. Department of Justice lawyer on Tuesday to investigate the apparent practice of withholding bond hearings for those in immigration custody months after a precedent-setting ruling found the government’s view on mandatory detentions unlawful. In the past year, Colorado’s U.S. District […]

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Sep 16 • 2:01 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Phillies Star Kyle Schwarber Sends Out Warning Ahead of Postseason

The Philadelphia Phillies dropped their opening game of a two-game series against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. That made for four losses in their last five games, as the Phillies are starting to scuffle. As of now, the Phillies are 83-68. That would be comfortable in the AL, but in the NL it’s a much […] The post Phillies Star Kyle Schwarber Sends Out Warning Ahead of Postseason appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 16 • 1:24 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
SA family sues Ken Paxton, University Health, others after mother dies mid-pregnancy, lawsuit says

The family of a San Antonio mother who died mid-pregnancy from medical complications filed suit Tuesday against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and others, claiming an abortion could have saved her life.

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Sep 16 • 1:13 PM EDT • Health • ksat.com
Trump administration hits South Africa with new sanctions over alleged discrimination against whites

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Trump administration has announced that it will impose travel bans on officials it claims are responsible for discrimination against whites and other minority groups in South Africa. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday he would revoke U.S. visas or reject visa applications from foreign nationals found […]

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Sep 16 • 12:13 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Noted Basketball Insider Reveals Fascinating Information on Syracuse Men's Hoops

Jon Rothstein spent the day with the Orange on Tuesday.

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Sep 16 • 12:01 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Primary Season Is Over. What Comes Next?

The 2026 primary season came to a close Tuesday night with incumbents and expected challengers both winning easily in Delaware. In the evening’s main race, Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat seeking a third full term in Washington, easily bested three challengers, including one who had legally changed his ...

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Sep 16 • 11:57 AM EDT • Politics • usnews.com
McPake has 'more to give' after Scotland call

Josh McPake believes he has "more to give" after being called up to the Scotland squad. The Hearts winger, 25, is on the verge of his first senior international appearance after being called up for a quartet of Nations League matches by new head coach Sebastien Pocognoli. McPake set up fellow call-up James Wilson's equaliser in Tuesday's 2-1 defeat by Falkirk for his sixth assist of the season, while he has scored twice.

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Sep 16 • 11:32 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Giants' Offense Powers Them to Easy Win Over Cardinals

The San Francisco Giants' offense looked a lot better on Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Sep 16 • 10:46 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Arsenal 4th-round League Cup draw details

Arsenal’s win over Ipswich Town helped them into the fourth round of the League Cup on Tuesday night, but who will the Gunners face next?Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty ImagesFollowing Tuesday’s win ...

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Sep 16 • 10:40 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
'You feel it' - Szoboszlai on stunner against Spurs

Liverpool midfielder Dominic Szoboszlai says "everything was perfect" for his stunning strike in Tuesday's Carabao Cup win over Tottenham. Szoboszlai scored the third in stoppage time in the 3-1 win by smashing a bouncing ball into the top right corner from around 35 yards out. It was a morale-boosting win for Andoni Iraola's side, who were blunt in Saturday's 0-0 home draw with Fulham.

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Sep 16 • 10:13 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Witney Carson calls out “Dancing With the Stars ”judges for partner Guillermo Rodriguez’s low scores: ‘Lame’

The crowd booed Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, and Bruno Tonioli during Tuesday’s live show.

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Sep 16 • 10:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Gray knows the consequences if slump continues

The lack of consistency from Hibs is alarming, but not a surprise. Tuesday night's home defeat by Kilmarnock - Hibs' third successive league loss and sixth in a row at home in the Premiership - came after one of the poorest performances at Easter Road I can remember in recent years. The statistics show Hibs dominated possession and had more shots on goal than Kilmarnock, but they rarely troubled Max Stryjek in the visitors' goal.

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Sep 16 • 9:51 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Former bookkeeper for Bristol business pleads guilty to wire fraud and mail fraud: DOJ

A former bookkeeper for a Bristol, Virginia-based business pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal wire fraud and mail fraud charges after prosecutors said she stole

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Sep 16 • 9:12 AM EDT • Business • wcyb.com
Minor league update for 9/15/26

The Rangers minor league action from Tuesday

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Sep 16 • 8:56 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Arsenal’s Max Dowman breaks another record amid Arteta praise

Max Dowman broke another record by scoring a brace for Arsenal against Ipswich Town on Tuesday night, and he impressed Gunners boss Mikel Arteta.Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty ImagesBy scoring two ...

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Sep 16 • 7:35 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Truth and Politics in the Age of Post-Truth

Get E-International Relations delivered to your inbox, free of charge. As you sign up, consider becoming a paid subscriber, or make a donation, to support our work. Subscribe This is an excerpt from Global Politics in a Post-Truth Era. You can download the book free of charge from E-International Relations. The term post-truth is by now so ubiquitous in describing the state of politics in the Western world and even beyond that the most pressing issue of the day appears to be about making democracy work in the era of post-truth rather than questioning the normalisation of the term itself in the first place. The critical turning point appeared to have occurred in 2016 when the term was chosen by the Oxford English Dictionary as ‘The Word of the Year.’ On its website, the Dictionary notes the transformation of post-truth from ‘being a peripheral term to being a mainstay in political commentary and connects ‘the spike in frequency’ directly with the Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom and the election of Donald J. Trump in the United States – both occurring in 2016. Paired with the noun ‘politics,’ post-truth is defined as an adjective ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.’ The Oxford English Dictionary traces the first use of the term to a 1992 essay in The Nation by the playwright Steve Tesich as he reflected on the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal and the 1990–91 Gulf War: We are rapidly becoming prototypes of a people that totalitarian monsters could only drool about in their dreams. All the dictators up to now have had to work hard at suppressing the truth. We, by our actions, are saying that this is no longer necessary, that we have acquired a spiritual mechanism that can denude truth of any significance. In a very fundamental way we, as a free people, have freely decided that we want to live in some post-truth world (Tesich 1992, 13; emphasis added). He then continued, The Gulf War is over but the war at home goes on. The gulf between rich and destitute widens – between those of us who live in a modern post-industrial nation and those of us who live in the Third World countries of our inner cities. The present administration’s response to this internal crisis has shifted from benign to malignant neglect. The current levels of misery and decomposition of our cities and the economic gulags of our ghettos are acceptable. Since there is only so much hope to go around, there is a freeze on hope. The have-nots have now been reclassified as never-will-haves (Tesich 1992, 13). In the context of Tesich’s essay, truth includes both facts, as in what happens, and ‘moral absolutes,’ as in the ‘self-evident truths mentioned in our Constitution’ (Tesich 1992, 14). Together, these two notions of truth entail the obligation to both act and react. The two passages cited above show that even in the early post-Cold War years, Tesich was already deeply concerned that the American people are neither prepared to act on truth nor react to truth that is disconcerting, or what he calls ‘bad news’ (Tesich 1992, 12). Accordingly, Tesich’s insight as captured by the term post-truth is not that truth is irrelevant to what we know, but rather it is irrelevant to how we act. In contrast, ‘post-truth politics,’ as defined by Oxford as a term that pitches ‘objective facts’ against ‘emotion and personal belief’ such that the latter appears to have overtaken the former in shaping ‘public opinion’ and thereby, democratic politics. When Tesich’s post-truth politics and its current usage are juxtaposed, the two are in fact not identical in terms of what truth is and how it relates to politics. Against such consideration, this chapter provides a critical survey of selected historical events and theoretical considerations for the purpose of gaining a more nuanced understanding of the relation between truth and politics. Truth and Language One notable impact of post-truth politics is that language is being overtly deployed as a political weapon not only by politicians and those in power, but among the general population. It seems that once facts are irrelevant to the validity of what is being said, language becomes the platform for an all-out political contest in which what is said is no more than an act of will expressed as an assertion of power and/or an exercise in defiance. As early as in the writings of Thucydides (460–400 BCE), the vulnerability of logos – which is the human capacity for rational discourse in tumultuous times – was already noted. Thucydides belonged to a school of Greek thought which maintained that language is conventional and that the association between name and things is a result of ‘human use and habit’ rather than ‘nature or divine dispensation’ (Connor 1984, 99). The conventional nature of language means that it is incapable of providing its users with any independent criteria for judgement. In Thucydides’ study of the Peloponnesian War (431–405 BCE), the subversion of logos as seen in the manipulation of language was introduced through his account of the civil war in Corcyra (Thucydides 1972, 236-245). The war first broke out in 427 BCE between the pro-Athenian democratic faction and the pro-Spartan oligarchic faction before it spread to the rest of the Greek world. There was a general breakdown of law and order, resulting in extreme violence and death. Language underwent changes that were reflective of the events of the time. The English philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) translated Thucydides’ description of the situation as follows: The received value of names imposed for signification of things, was changed into arbitrary. For inconsiderate boldness, was counted true-hearted manliness: provident deliberation, a handsome fear: modesty, the cloak of cowardice: to be wise in everything, to be lazy in everything... he that had been so provident as not to need to do the one or the other, was said to be a dissolver of society, and one that stood in fear of his adversary. In brief, he that could outstrip another in the doing of an evil act, or that could persuade another thereto that never meant it, was commended (Hobbes 1839–1845, 8: 348; Thucydides 1972, 242-243). What concerned Thucydides most was that the meanings of words are no more than linguistic conventions that require logos to support them. The Corcyrean civil war was a reminder that such capacity cannot be assumed. This is why history understood as an authentic account of what happens matters. Guided by logos, the historian’s task is ‘the search after truth’, which is established through ‘the absence of the fabulous,’ including ‘the rejection of myth and unverifiable stories’ (de Jonge 2017, 2). Thus, history plays an important role in facilitating the stability of language – without which distinctions and judgements cannot be rendered communicable. Just like Thucydides, Hobbes was a nominalist who subscribed to the view that there is no inherent meaning to words. Hobbes’ state of nature, where there is no common authority, is precisely one in which distinctions cannot be made. As Hobbes put it, there is ‘no Mine and Thine distinct’ nor is there distinction between ‘the notions of Right and Wrong, Justice and Injustice’ (1968, 188; emphasis in original). This is clearly an unsustainable condition for everyone. Behind Hobbes’ famous words that life in the state of nature is ‘solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short’ is his uncompromising argument for the ‘Leviathan’, which is described by the late American political theorist, Sheldon Wolin (1922–2015), as the ‘sovereign definer’ (Hobbes 1968, 186; Wolin 2004, 238–243). Accordingly, the social contract is importantly a ‘linguistic contract’ that binds all parties to ‘general names agreed upon’ (Peters 1979, 125; Hobbes 1968, 111). Through Thucydides and Hobbes, we can identify a line of thinking that sees politics as a contestation over the use of language, which is based on shared conventions and norms. Thus understood, politics is not a collective quest for the true nature of our being or an epistemological exercise in pursuit of true knowledge. Rather, politics is about humans living with one another by finding a shared language to communicate with one another on matters that affect them all. Truth is in that sense contingent on what is being said as opposed to setting the standard for it. In other words, truth is the embodiment of shareability among us. While truth as such ensures the viability of a political entity, truth by no means represents a normative standard to adjudicate among contesting actors in what they say, let alone in what they do. During Thucydides’ times, ancient China was also experiencing a tumultuous time as the ruling Zhou dynasty deteriorated into the period of the Warring States (481–221 BCE). This was when the rulers of Zhou no longer presided over the territories brought under its control through conquest. Instead of professing allegiance to the Zhou royalty, the lords of these territories became kings themselves to rule over their own land. The period was one marked by endless military campaigns as each of the seven major states aimed to conquer the rest (Lewis 1999). Yet, the period was also known for its intellectual vibrancy as different thinkers challenged the restoring of order among these warring states – including offering ideas and advice to rulers on good governance. Among these thinkers was Confucius (551–479 BCE). His thought, which came to be known as Confucianism, went on to become the state ideology of China from the Han dynasty (206 BCE–222 CE) until the end of the Qing dynasty in 1911 when China became a republic. The founding text of Confucianism was the Analects, which is a collection of dialogues between Confucius and his students as recorded by them. One key concept Confucius advanced is the ‘rectification of names’. Though the term only appears in one exchange in the Analects, it is considered a major aspect of Confucius’ thought. Generations of Confucian scholars from past and present, including Western academics, have debated over its interpretation (Makeham 2003). The passage in question reads as follows: Zi Lu said: ‘The monarch of the state of Wei wants you to govern the country, what is the first thing you plan on doing?’ Confucius said: ‘First it is necessary to rectify the names.’Zi Lu said: ‘Is that really what has to be done? You are being too pedantic, aren’t you now? How will you rectify these names?’Confucius said: ‘Zhong You, you are too unrefined. A gentleman, faced with a matter that he does not understand, takes a skeptical attitude. If names are not correct, one cannot speak smoothly and reasonably, and if one cannot speak smoothly and reasonably, affairs cannot be managed successfully. If affairs cannot be managed successfully, rites and music will not be conducted. If rites and music are not conducted, punishments will not be suitable. And if punishments are not suitable, the common people will not know what to do. So, when the gentleman uses names, it is necessary to be able to speak so that people understand. If one can say it, one can definitely do it. A gentleman should not be careless with words’ (Analects 13:3 in Cao 2016, 148). This translation is offered by the contemporary philosopher Cao Feng. As Cao notes, the passage is what started the whole debate over ‘exactly what kind of names did Confucius... wish to rectify’ (Cao 2016, 148). Of the three major groups of interpretation examined by Cao, beginning with classical Confucian scholarship, one is arguably the most influential and certainly most pertinent to the issue of language and politics. This is the interpretation that was first associated with the Neo-Confucian master, Zhu Xi (1130–1200), who argued that the ‘rectification of names is simply the rectification of politics’ (Cao 2016, 149). Within this interpretive framework, rectification has the dual functions of correction and prescription by ensuring that predetermined hierarchical roles are strictly adhered to through following ‘the system of rites and propriety’ (Cao 2016, 151). In addition, the rectification of names entails ‘using names to rectify actuality’ (Cao 2016, 151). Yet Cao rejects this whole body of interpretive works by arguing that these were ideas developed later. Instead, Cao suggests the following: The original meaning of Confucius’ rectification of names may, then, be quite simple. Confucius did not mean to establish a concrete, normative system of “names”; rather, Confucius was simply the first person in history to realize or remark upon the importance of language in politics. As a politician, he noticed and foresaw the impact that the indeterminacy, ambiguity, and arbitrariness of names would have on politics. Confucius recognized the political consequences of language’s not accurately expressing meaning or not being accurately received by people. He realized the great role that names, as a means of distinguishing right and wrong and establishing norms, could play in society and politics (Cao 2016, 168). Scholarly debates aside, Cao’s view has the advantage of identifying an interpretation of this controversial exchange in the Analects that enables its readers to extrapolate from it the observation that the meaning of words depends as much on their users as on their interpreters; neither of which can be predetermined. Accordingly, a good ruler is someone who can speak without ambiguity to his subjects and make good his words through actions. Stated differently, Cao’s view on what concerned Confucius then, who was living through times of protracted political upheaval, is that language is an indispensable political tool for those in power and can be deployed by both good and bad rulers alike. To sum up, this historical survey shows that politics as a war of words is by no means a distinctive marker of contemporary politics nor the Western world. Be it ancient or current, east or west, language is subject to manipulation to serve political purposes and when there is an outright war of words that defies existing norms, it is indicative of a political situation in which people no longer share a language and truth becomes irrelevant. Accordingly, political order entails stability in language use. Truth and Politics As previously noted, current use of the term post-truth as an adjective to the term ‘politics’ suggests that once there was a time when politics aligned with truth. Indeed, if we start with Plato’s Republic as the key founding text of Western political thought, we see that the ideal polis (city-state of ancient Greece) is where truth and politics converge, and justice is achieved. Written around 380 BCE when Athens was still coping with its defeat by the Spartans in the Peloponnesian War, the Republic is a defence of the rule of the ‘philosopher king’, defined as someone who is ‘guided by the truth’ and is ‘always and in every way’ in pursuit of the truth (Plato 1974, 490a). For Plato, truth converges with virtues and hence, letting the philosopher take charge of politics is to let the wisest and the most virtuous lead the less wise and the less virtuous even if it requires compulsion (Plato 1974, 499b). In Plato’s words, ‘…until the philosophers attain power in a city there will be no respite from evil for either city or citizens…’ (Plato 1974, 501e). The uncompromising rule of philosopher-kings is made palatable by the claim that we are all ‘earth- born brothers’ with random mixtures of gold, silver, bronze and iron, but only the gold can rule (Plato 1974, 414–415). Understandably, academic debates over the interpretation of Plato’s Republic revolve around the question of whether truth as attained in philosophy can be realised in politics as action and whether such a connection is even desirable. Without getting into the details of these scholarly exchanges, I suggest that they all share the concern that truth acquired through the rigorous process of philosophical reasoning is not without problem when applied to the real world of living humans. This is because not all humans are philosophers – and indeed, in Plato’s view, not everyone is capable of becoming a philosopher given the protracted and arduous training that one needs to endure to become one. Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), a highly influential political philosopher of the twentieth century, notes that ‘Plato was the first to introduce the division between those who know and do not act and those who act and do not know’ and that such a separation has remained ‘at the root of all theories of domination’ (Arendt 1958, 223, 225). What Arendt points out in this remark is not the gap between theory and practice, but rather that Plato provides the normative ground for those who know the truth to tell those who do not know what to do. Arendt herself took on the challenge of understanding the relationship between truth and politics through her analysis of Nazism and Stalinism. Arendt’s insight, which was controversial when The Origins of Totalitarianism was published in 1951, was to identify Nazism and Stalinism as representative of a new form of political rule – totalitarianism – making it distinct from ‘other forms of political oppression... such as despotism, tyranny and dictatorship’ (Arendt 1973, 460). Arendt defines totalitarianism as a self- contained system of ideas driven by their ‘logic’ and marked by a mode of reasoning called ‘ideological thinking.’ Ideological thinking as such is a distinctive form of political reasoning defined by three characteristics. First, ideological thinking claims to provide a ‘total explanation’ of all historical happenings, encompassing the past, the present, and the future. Second, while ideological thinking is an attempt to account for ‘factual reality’ in its totality, this mode of thinking is paradoxically divorced from reality and experience. This is because experience, being rooted in specificity, is clearly limited in its claim to totality. It follows that as its third characteristic, ideological thinking aims to emancipate thought from the limitation imposed by experience through a ‘specific method of demonstration.’ The method involves arranging facts into an ‘absolutely logical procedure’ that starts from an ‘axiomatically accepted premise’. It is, in short, a ‘process of deduction from a premise’ – which is the only possible movement in the realm of logic that leads to one definitive conclusion. This is how the ‘logicality of ideological thinking’ provides the basis for total explanation and the ‘principle of action’ for totalitarian movement (Arendt 1973, 468–474). Stated differently, totalitarianism is a form of uncompromising idealism that exists in one’s head irrespective of shared reality as experienced. It is the perverse form of what Arendt later refers to as ‘rational truth’, which is the product of the ‘speculative mind’ that belongs to philosophy, mathematics and the sciences. The ‘speculative mind’ is the mind working on its way to generate axioms and theories by relying on the cognitive capacity of the human brain (Arendt 1977, 231). The presence of others has no bearing whatsoever on rational truth. In contrast, ‘factual truth’ is what happens when humans are ‘living and acting together’ (Arendt 1977, 231). Factual truth is therefore particular and temporal by definition. But more importantly, factual truth is ‘political by nature’ because it can only be validated in the context of the human community (Arendt 1977, 238). In other words, factual truth is about humans in their plurality rather than in their singularity. For factual truth to be sustainable, we need what Arendt calls ‘common sense’ – understood as ‘community sense’ (Arendt 1982, 72). There is also another distinction about truth that Arendt makes which is pertinent to understanding how totalitarianism works. The issue is whether the so-called totalitarian ideology is simply an unnecessarily cumbersome way of saying that it is an all-round and polished lie. Here, Arendt calls totalitarian ideology the ‘modern lie’ – in contrast to the ‘traditional lie’. The latter is restricted by two conditions: that it is a lie about the ‘particulars’ and that it deceives only the ‘enemy’ – which means that the liar is not engaged in self- deception. The modern lie, however, involves a ‘complete rearrangement of the whole factual texture’. It also intends to deceive everyone alike, to the extent that those who initiate the lie eventually ‘fall victims to their own falsehood’ (Arendt 1977, 249–254). This distinction between the traditional and modern lie is important. It indicates that not only is totalitarianism a lie, but the lie is in fact too big to fit into the standard meaning of the word. To tell a lie from truth, we need a common standard. In the case of a traditional lie, the common standard is precisely ‘the fabric of factuality’. As such, a lie always appears as a ‘tear’ to that fabric. Yet, modern lies require making a surrogate reality with a completely different context for facts to fit ‘without seam, crack, or fissure, exactly as the facts fitted into their original context’. Arendt notes that as long as those who concoct the surrogate reality are prepared to engage in self- deception to ‘create a semblance of truthfulness’, there is nothing to prevent ‘these new stories, images, and non-facts from becoming an adequate substitute for reality and factuality’ (Arendt 1977, 253–254). Totalitarianism therefore requires a person to stand outside of the system itself in order to make sense of it. Arendt points out that it is futile for us to argue with (for example) a Nazi or a Stalinist on race or class. To confront totalitarianism requires more than just a confrontation with specific facts. It is a more fundamental confrontation between reality as experienced and its total rejection. This means that Nazism and Stalinism are more than radical ways of conducting racial conflict or class struggle. Rather: Totalitarian politics – far from being simply antisemitic or racist or imperialist or communist – use and abuse their own ideological and political elements until the basis of factual reality, from which the ideologies originally derived their propaganda value– the value of struggle, for instance, or the interest conflicts between Jews and their neighbours – have all but disappeared (Arendt 1973, xv). Accordingly: The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (that is, the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (that is, the standards of thought) no longer exist (Arendt 1973, 474). Who then is the ‘ideal subject’ of totalitarianism? Although there is a revival of interest in Arendt’s observation on truth and politics since the onset of post- truth politics, not enough has been said about her reply to the question (Hyvönen 2018; Klinkler 2018; Lee 2019; Zerilli 2020). Yet if we take a look at Arendt’s portrait of this ideal subject, her view is even more pertinent to our current challenge. As a self-contained system of ideas that is detached from experience, totalitarian thinking offers consistency in ways that reality cannot. Arendt notes that this kind of consistency is especially appealing to those who have lost a sense of bearing in the world (Arendt 1973, 353). They constitute what she calls the ‘masses’. The ‘mass man’ is thus a highly isolated and atomised individual, who is ‘obsessed by a desire to escape from reality’ (Arendt 1973, 318, 352). In his ‘essential homelessness’ the mass man can ‘no longer bear its accidental, incomprehensible aspects’ (Arendt 1973, 352). This longing for escape from reality is a ‘verdict against the world’ in which one is ‘forced to live’ but ‘cannot exist’ (Arendt 1973, 352). Such a situation is ripe for the ‘revolt of the masses’ against ‘common sense,’ which is ‘the result of their atomisation, of their loss of social status’ and with it, the ‘whole sector of communal relationships in whose framework common sense makes sense’ (Arendt 1973, 352). In short, the masses are people who are considered to be ‘superfluous or can be spared … [who] cannot be integrated into any organisation based on common interest’ (Arendt 1973, 311). Whether one agrees with Arendt’s analysis of the social conditions in the interwar years that led to the formation of the ‘masses’, her portrait of the ‘mass man’ is a powerful account of what can happen to an individual who has become disposable to the society that they used to belong to. Hand in hand with this phenomenon is indeed the collapse of ‘common sense’ that leaves the dislodged individual scrambling for reconnection. By offering the masses a substitute reality validated by the ‘logic of an idea’ rather than by experience, totalitarianism makes it possible for them to live in a world where there is no condition of plurality. Between ‘facing the anarchic growth and total arbitrariness of decay’ and ‘bowing down before the most rigid, fantastically fictitious consistency of an ideology’, the masses will likely ‘choose the latter’ (Arendt 1973, 352). A world created by ideology, then, is more attractive to the masses not because ‘they are stupid and wicked, but because in the general disaster this escape grants them a minimum of self- respect’ by conjuring up ‘a lying world of consistency which is more adequate to the needs of the human mind than reality itself’ (Arendt 1973, 353). Moreover, it is precisely this ability to guarantee consistency that makes it possible for the leaders of totalitarian movements to demand ‘total, unrestricted, unconditional and unalterable loyalty of the individual member’ (Arendt 1973, 323). While this chapter is not a study of the social factors that led to specific contemporary developments such as the result of the Brexit referendum or the election of Donald Trump in 2016, Arendt’s ‘mass man’ seem to have found their counterparts among the supporters of Brexit and Trumpism. Studies of voters’ profiles in both events point to a disproportionate share of supporters from white male lower income backgrounds without university educations. These are individuals who have either already lost their jobs to globalisation or who are at high risk of losing their job with very little capacity to be retrained for the twenty-first century market economy of advanced industrialised states (BBC 2016; Pew Research Center 2018). In short, these displaced workers are part of the tapestry forming the modern equivalent of Arendt’s ‘mass man’ – ready to be the recruits of totalitarianism. Conclusion If we step back to take a more comprehensive approach to the relationship between truth and politics, both historically and theoretically, it is not so obvious that 2016 is a defining moment. From ancient China and ancient Greece to our so-called post-truth age, the indeterminacy of language appears to be a persistent political challenge. Language is always open to manipulation by its users to serve power. Nonetheless, the tendency these days is to single out the ubiquity of social media and the proliferation of Internet platforms as the incubator for the countless cyberwars of words that in turn fuel the real world of politics. In this context, language is no longer the conveyor of objective facts and accurate information, but rather the medium for expressing subjective opinions and feelings, as captured by the Oxford Dictionary’s definition of the term ‘post-truth politics’. In contrast, the historical approach used in this chapter shows that it is in fact too easy to point the figure at the Internet and digital communication for the political challenge that we face today. What is being suggested here is that with or without the Internet, language, be it used to convey facts or emotions, is simply a tool for communication that humans have invented. While language per se cannot adjudicate what is true or not true, what is right or wrong, it embodies such capacity when language is a shared norm. That shared norm cannot be sustained without some semblance of cohesion in any given community. Any war of words, irrespective of its platform, is indicative of the breakdown of such cohesiveness. Returning to the original context in which the term post-truth politics was first used by Steve Tesich helps to identify the important distinction between truth as the standard for knowledge and truth as the standard for action. The two do not necessarily coincide. Placed in the context of the history of political thought, this distinction is in fact at the heart of Plato’s Republic. Yet when the philosopher as the quintessential bearer of truth becomes king, the polis that he rules over is far from the ideal of a just state that it purports to be. Instead, it is one that is held together by lies and coercion. What Arendt reveals through her study of Nazism and Stalinism is that it is dangerous for the kind of truth that philosophy generates – ‘rational truth’ – to become the guide to politics. Politics guided by rational truth can only be uncompromising and follows a logic of its own that cannot afford the ambiguity and indeterminacy of reality as lived experiences of humans. A world of post-truth politics can be an opportunity for a new kind of politics if it is indeed about dismantling the idea that truth is the ideal that politics should strive for. 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Pete Alonso gets rare curtain call on road after hitting 300th homer against Mets at Citi Field

Pete Alonso hit plenty of memorable home runs for the New York Mets. Alonso launched his 300th career homer Tuesday night, a tying shot in the ninth inning against his former team, and Coby Mayo’s inside-the-park homer in the 11th sent the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-5 victory at Citi Field. “There’s a lot of history here with me,” Alonso said after receiving a beer shower from his Baltimore teammates.

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Sep 16 • 1:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Maple Leafs Share Hilarious Preseason Video on Social Media

The Toronto Maple Leafs shared a very funny video on Tuesday, Sept. 15, during the preseason. Just a few days before the preseason games begin, the Maple Leafs had a Leafs and Legends Charity Golf Classic, and it was a perfect occasion for the social media team to share a hilarious video. In this video, […] The post Maple Leafs Share Hilarious Preseason Video on Social Media appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 16 • 1:01 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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The Key Word From Boston Celtics Intro Press Conferences

The Celtics introduced Mike Conley Jr. and Paul George on Tuesday. One word should stand out to you.

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Sep 16 • 12:34 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nolan Arenado leaves D-backs game due to thumb injury

Nolan Arenado's right thumb gave him an issue for the second time in a few weeks on Tuesday.

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Sep 16 • 12:25 AM EDT • Sports • arizonasports.com
Chargers Hit With Injury Blow, Place WR on IR

The Los Angeles Chargers are having a tough week. They were upset at home by the Arizona Cardinals in their 2026 season opener, and lost a couple of players due to injury. On Tuesday the Chargers made the decision to place one of their young, up-and-coming playmakers on injured reserve. Los Angeles Chargers Place WR […] The post Chargers Hit With Injury Blow, Place WR on IR appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 16 • 12:03 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Appleton-area high school sports results for Tuesday, Sept. 15

High school volleyball, soccer, tennis, golf, swimming and cross-country teams were in action.

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Sep 15 • 11:13 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Dodgers magic number to clinch National League West

The Dodgers on Monday beat the Reds to clinch a playoff berth for the 14th season in a row, tying the major league record also held by the Atlanta Braves, who made it to 14 consecutive postseasons from 1991-2005. Los Angeles won again in Cincinnati on Tuesday, which eliminated the Arizona Diamondbacks from National League […]

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Sep 15 • 11:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
House votes to limit Trump’s Iran war powers for the third time

The House on Tuesday voted to approve a measure that would require President Donald Trump to end his war with Iran, offering a potent political rebuke of the administration’s handling of the war just weeks before the midterms.

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Sep 15 • 10:38 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Fort Smith computer attack investigation nearing an end

In a statement provided late Tuesday (Sept. 15), Fort Smith City Administrator Jeff Dingman said a month-long investigation into an attack on the city’s computer system is nearing a conclusion,...

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Sep 15 • 10:35 PM EDT • Business • talkbusiness.net
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Chick-fil-A on Evans Street to close for business relocation

To celebrate their last day at the location near Target, staff say customers can save their receipts for anything purchased after 5 p.m. Tuesday.

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Sep 15 • 10:02 PM EDT • Business • witn.com
Dartmouth Health announces over 100 layoffs, elimination of 300 open positions

Dartmouth Health announced Tuesday that over 100 employees are getting laid off, and they are eliminating over 300 open positions.

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Sep 15 • 9:29 PM EDT • Health • wmur.com
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Vance tells House Republicans to ‘just talk about Abdul El-Sayed’ if their own opponents aren’t ‘that crazy’

Vice President JD Vance urged House Republicans to make Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed a boogeyman if their own opponents aren’t “that crazy” and stressed the importance of leveling with voters about their economic frustrations, according to a recording of the Tuesday closed-door meeting obtained by CNN.

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Sep 15 • 8:41 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Crypto stocks and tokens drop after Senate blocks landmark bill

Senators from both parties blocked a landmark digital asset market structure bill in a procedural vote Tuesday, sending cryptocurrency stocks tumbling after a major setback for industry. The long-stalled legislation

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Sep 15 • 8:27 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
College NIL bill moves forward on Senate floor

A potentially landmark Senate college sports bill easily cleared a procedural hurdle on Tuesday, moving the bipartisan legislation one step closer to advancing out of the chamber. The Senate voted 74-24 on the procedural step, which opens a path to an eventual vote on passage. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., one of the legislation’s authors, spoke […]

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Sep 15 • 8:16 PM EDT • Sports • rollcall.com
New York Yankees Announce Anthony Volpe Decision During Twins Series

The New York Yankees clinched a playoff spot on Monday night and secured an 8-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the process.Getting the day off from the starting lineup was infielder Anthony Volpe, who the Yankees recalled on Sept. 10 following the injury to star Jazz Chisholm Jr.Ahead of Tuesday’s meeting, manager Aaron Boone […] The post New York Yankees Announce Anthony Volpe Decision During Twins Series appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 15 • 8:07 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Joint Finance Committee receives updates on tax collections, Rural Health Transformation

CHARLESTON – Members of the West Virginia Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Finance were updated Tuesday on the latest regarding general revenue fund tax collections and federal Rural Health Transformation grants on the last day of interim meetings. Department of Revenue Cabinet Secretary Eric Nelson and Deputy Secretary Pete Shirley said gains in the collections […]

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Sep 15 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • newsandsentinel.com
UCLA physicians protest end of contract providing free care for low-income patients

Dozens of physicians protested on campus at noon Tuesday to denounce the termination of a Medi-Cal contract that allowed low-income patients to access UCLA Health services.

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Sep 15 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • dailybruin.com
Cubs vs. Braves, Tuesday 9/15, 6:40 CT live!

Go get ‘em, Kevin.

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Sep 15 • 7:35 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Florida Panthers Announce Training Camp Roster, Add PTO

The Florida Panthers announced their official training camp roster on Tuesday night with one of the 51 players attending on […]

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Sep 15 • 7:34 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Huntington families, community leaders gather to discuss suicide prevention, mental health

Families and community leaders gathered in Huntington Tuesday night to discuss suicide prevention and mental health.

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Sep 15 • 7:34 PM EDT • Health • 21alivenews.com
Arrest made after early morning shooting at Dothan business

The victim was shot while running away from the business on Tuesday morning.

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Sep 15 • 7:30 PM EDT • Business • wtvy.com
Rabies-related health alert issued in Kansas amid increase in reports of sick wildlife encounters

TOPEKA (KSNT) – State health officials have issued an alert Tuesday due to a recent increase in reported encounters of rabid animals in Kansas Officials with the Kansas Department of Health and Env…

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Sep 15 • 7:06 PM EDT • Health • ksnt.com
Washington Wizards Finalize 2026-27 Roster, Re-Sign Anthony Gill

The Washington Wizards have filled the 15th and final roster spot after signing veteran forward Anthony Gill on Tuesday evening

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Sep 15 • 7:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
St. Louis business helps rebuild storm victims home

Dozens of volunteers finished work on a Hamilton Heights home Tuesday morning, after it had been damaged in a storm.

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Sep 15 • 6:51 PM EDT • Business • firstalert4.com
Senate votes to begin consideration of Protect College Sports Act

Legislation to broadly regulate college sports has cleared a first major hurdle in the Senate after the chamber voted 74-24 Tuesday to begin consideration of the Protect College Sports Act.

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Sep 15 • 6:41 PM EDT • Sports • espn.com
Meta plans to launch camera-free smart glasses for fall, The Information reports

Meta plans ​to ‌release a ​camera-free ​pair of smart ⁠glasses, ​internally ​code-named Luna, this ​fall, ​The Information reported ‌on ⁠Tuesday.

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Sep 15 • 6:36 PM EDT • Technology • reuters.com
Thatch Reaches $1B Valuation as Employers Hand Workers Health Benefits Budgets

Thatch raised $108 million at a $1 billion valuation to continue growing its health benefits platform, the company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 15) press

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Sep 15 • 6:22 PM EDT • Health • pymnts.com
Dartmouth Health cuts 124 jobs, 300 open positions as costs rise

Dartmouth Health on Tuesday announced the elimination of hundreds of jobs, the same day that similar news came from the UVM Health Network.

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Sep 15 • 6:09 PM EDT • Health • wcax.com
WXXI's Julio Sáenz honored as Hispanic Business Person of the Year during annual gala luncheon

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Hispanic Business Person of the Year Gala Luncheon was held Tuesday to honor individuals within the Hispanic community who advance culture, impact and leadership in Monroe County.At the event, Julio Sáenz was recognized as the 2026 Hispanic Business Person of the Year. Sáenz is the chief content officer of WXXI Public […]

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Sep 15 • 5:56 PM EDT • Business • whec.com
UAMS offers on-demand healthcare at XNA

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest Regional Campus said Tuesday (Sept. 15) that it has installed a telehealth booth at Northwest Arkansas National Airport, giving XNA travelers, staff,...

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Sep 15 • 5:55 PM EDT • Business • talkbusiness.net
Palmetto Sports Daily: Clemson names new starting QB, Gamecocks prep for SEC opener

PSD returns with plenty from “Talkin’ Tuesday” - including news about a new starting quarterback for Clemson in Tait Reynolds.

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Sep 15 • 5:48 PM EDT • Sports • foxcarolina.com
Palmetto Sports Daily: Clemson names new starting QB, Gamecocks prep for SEC opener

PSD returns with plenty from “Talkin’ Tuesday” - including news about a new starting quarterback for Clemson in Tait Reynolds.

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Sep 15 • 5:48 PM EDT • Sports • wistv.com
Tuesday practice report for Lions

Lions CB D.J. Reed joins four other players on Tuesday practice report

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Sep 15 • 5:46 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Norwalk man pleads guilty to years-long prize insurance business scam

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — A Norwalk man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to an offense related to the operation of a fraudulent prize insurance business, the United States Attorney for the …

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Sep 15 • 4:36 PM EDT • Business • wtnh.com