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The White House Correspondents' dinner is a yearly tradition stretching back over a century, yet this year's host could perhaps prove controversial as many users of gay hookup app Grindr have opposed the association.

Beginning all the way back in 1921, the White House Correspondents' dinner, organized and operated by the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is a joining of journalists covering politics in the United States and some of the current administration's leading officals.

It's often attended by the president, and frequently features segments where the head of state mocks themselves, yet the host for this year's edition could perhaps spark debate and division among members of the LGBTQ community.

As reported by The Hill, gay hookup app Grindr is, for the first time ever, hosting a WHCA dinner party on April 25, which also marks the first time that President Donald Trump will be in attendance across both of his terms.

Trump was notably the only president since the dinner's creation to not attend a single event, having skipped every one during his first term, yet he announced last month on Truth Social that he would be bucking the trend by showing face this year.

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Paolo Zampolli, a former modeling agent turned presidential special envoy, had learned that his Brazilian ex-girlfriend was in a Miami jail, arrested on charges of fraud at her workplace. They had been in a custody battle over their teenage son. Now he saw an opportunity.

He reached out to a top official at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, explaining that his ex was in the country illegally, according to records obtained by The New York Times and a person familiar with the communications. Could she be put in ICE detention? That could help him get his son back.

The official, David Venturella, promptly called the agency’s Miami office to ensure that ICE agents would pick up the woman from the jail before she was released on bail, according to the records and a person with knowledge of the conversation who requested anonymity to discuss it. During the call, Mr. Venturella noted that the case was important to someone close to the White House.

The woman, Amanda Ungaro, was placed in ICE custody and ultimately deported, an outcome that may well have happened regardless of Mr. Zampolli’s meddling. But the ICE official’s willingness to spring into action for a Trump ally — even one in a low-level, largely ceremonial role — reflects a recurring theme of the second Trump administration: The levers of the federal government can be pulled to settle a personal score.

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Here are the limitations:

• No sequel movies, only standalone
• No Ghibli movies
  This is a 3x3 format that I think really brings out everybody's unique taste, if you've seen enough anime movies to make one. If you can't fit the limitations, feel free to break them.
  I generate my 3x3 on here: https://gqgs.github.io/3x3-generator/

To label mine: 5 Centimeters Per Second, Macross Do You Remember Love, Christmas in January
Galaxy Express 999 Movie, Weathering with You, Pompo the Cinephile
A Silent Voice, Ongaku, Tokyo Godfathers
I allowed myself to include things like the Macross DYRL and Galaxy Express movies which are remakes of existing series.

Not too bad. Too many smaller ones means i planted too close together. I spaced them out more this time around and will add more water and manure.... should come out better.

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A traditional owner on a north Australian island has captured rare photos of an "enchanting" masked owl, adding to a limited knowledge base surrounding the endemic and culturally significant bird.

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Since Wednesday when Iran and the US announced a 15-day ceasefire which included Lebanon in a 41-day war, the Israeli regime has targeted various areas throughout the Arab country, killing at least 254 people and wounding 1,165 others.

“Renewed aggression by the Zionist regime against Lebanon blatantly violates the initial ceasefire,” Pezeshkian wrote in a post on his X account on Thursday.

Pakistan has confirmed that Lebanon is included in the ceasefire it mediated. Israel and the US, however, claim the ceasefire does not include Lebanon, with Israel announcing it will continue its attacks on the country.

"Such actions signal deception and non-compliance, rendering negotiations meaningless," President Pezeshkian said. "Our hands remain on the trigger. Iran will never forsake its Lebanese brothers and sisters," he added.

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