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Poll: Trump’s immigration message changed. Voters’ opinions have not.

Poll: Trump’s immigration message changed. Voters’ opinions have not.

The White House recalibrated its approach to immigration in the wake of the backlash against the death of two Americans at the hands of federal officials in Minneapolis, shifting leadership and softening its rhetoric. Yet three months later, Americans’ views of President Donald Trump’s deportations campaign remain broadly negative. New results from The POLITICO Poll show that even as the spotlight has moved away from Trump’s mass deportations campaign and onto issues such as the economy and the war in Iran, public opinion has hardly changed, underscoring how difficult it will be for the administration to reset the immigration narrative. In the poll conducted April 11 to April 14, half of Americans — including one quarter of his 2024 voters — said Trump’s mass deportations campaign, including his widespread deployment of ICE agents, is too aggressive. Roughly a quarter said his immigration posture is about right, while 11 percent say it is not aggressive enough. This article is part of an ongoing project from POLITICO and Public First, an independent polling company headquartered in London, to measure public opinion across a …

Eamonn Holmes Shares Emotional Message From Hospital Bed After Suffering Stroke

Eamonn Holmes Shares Emotional Message From Hospital Bed After Suffering Stroke

TV veteran Eamonn Holmes has thanked his supporters for their well wishes after suffering a stroke. Last week, it was reported that the former This Morning was recovering in hospital following a stroke. A representative for GB News, where Eamonn is the host of the daily breakfast show, told HuffPost UK on Saturday: “Eamonn was taken ill last week and it was later confirmed he had suffered a stroke. He is currently responding well to treatment. “Eamonn has asked for privacy as he focuses on getting better. His colleagues and everyone at GB News wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to welcoming him back to the People’s Channel when he is ready to return.” On Sunday, Eamonn shared his first social media post since his stroke, posting a picture of his two granddaughters holding a sign with the message “get well soom” on Instagram. “As my beautiful granddaughters put it so well – I will do my best to get well SOOM,” he joked. “Thank you for all of your many many good …

Pope Leo arrives in Africa with message of peace, unity amid global tensions

Pope Leo arrives in Africa with message of peace, unity amid global tensions

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV’s 10-day trip to Africa comes at a moment of deep global fracture — from wars in the Middle East to rising geopolitical tensions — offering him a new stage to present his message of unity, interreligious dialogue and economic justice far beyond the continent. Leo’s papal visit, the longest he has taken since his election almost a year ago, began in the context of rapid-fire criticism from President Donald Trump. In a post on Truth Social on Monday (April 13), Trump wrote that the pope is “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy.” Leo responded, saying he has “no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly the message of the Gospel,” while answering questions from reporters on Monday aboard the papal flight to the first leg of his trip in Algeria. The trip traces a line from Africa’s colonial past to its present struggles, confronting both the legacy of slavery, in which the church itself was at times complicit, and the modern dynamics of economic …

Pope Leo XIV’s Africa journey: How each stop reflects his message of peace

Pope Leo XIV’s Africa journey: How each stop reflects his message of peace

(The Conversation) — Pope Leo XIV will begin his journey to four African countries – Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea – on April 13, 2026. Africa represents the fastest-growing part of the Catholic Church worldwide, seeing an increase from 281 million members in 2023 to over 288 million in 2024. The Vatican has announced a theme for each country along the pope’s journey and four logos that combine Christian images with symbols of each nation. As a scholar of global Catholicism, I argue that these themes, taken together, relate to the major focus of Leo’s papacy: the need for peace in a divided world. 1. ‘Dialogue and encounter’ in Algeria In Algeria, the logo is two doves drinking from the same cup, with the words “Peace be with you” in French, along with the traditional Muslim greeting “Peace be upon you” rendered in Arabic. The same phrase is also written in Berber, one of Algeria’s official languages. The theme for this first stop of Leo’s trip is “dialogue and encounter.” With this symbolism, Leo …

What is the chance of a message in a bottle being found?

What is the chance of a message in a bottle being found?

Recently, a cheerful 100-year-old message in a bottle was found on the south-west coast of Australia. In it, a world war one soldier proclaimed to be “as happy as Larry”. If you’re a betting person, you probably wouldn’t expect great odds of this happening. A bottle cast into the ocean could end up absolutely anywhere. If it floats to a remote location, there is little chance of somebody stumbling upon it. And if it lands somewhere more favourable where people could potentially find it, there are other issues. The message itself will deteriorate over time as light degrades it. If the bottle fills with water, it will sink and almost certainly never be found. So, what are the chances of a message in a bottle being found and it being over 100? And what are your chances of finding this bottle? Despite these many possibilities during a bottle’s lifetime, the probability we are after is a straightforward calculation. Just count up the number of bottles with messages that have been found and are over 100 …

Trump calls Pope Leo ‘terrible’ in public attack after pontiff’s anti-war message

Trump calls Pope Leo ‘terrible’ in public attack after pontiff’s anti-war message

US President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday that he is “not a big fan” of Pope Leo XIV, after the global leader of Catholics made a plea for peace amid the war in the Middle East. The 70-year-old American pope publicly implored leaders on Saturday to end the violence, telling worshippers at St Peter’s Basilica: “Enough of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war!” “I’m not a big fan of Pope Leo. He’s a very liberal person, and he’s a man that doesn’t believe in stopping crime,” Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. He accused the pontiff of “toying with a country that wants a nuclear weapon”. Trump later doubled down on his comments to reporters with a post on Truth Social, saying: “I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon.” “Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” he said. Read morePope Leo condemns ‘violence of war’ in first Easter Mass amid …

Harper Beckham picks her side in ongoing feud with Brooklyn as she posts public message of support

Harper Beckham picks her side in ongoing feud with Brooklyn as she posts public message of support

Harper Beckham posted words of encouragement for her big brother Cruz Beckham following the release of his new song as the siblings continued their outings together in Miami. The 14-year-old shared her thoughts on the budding rocker’s latest release with his band, The Breakers, and commented on her love for Waste Your Pain underneath a TikTok video of the 21-year-old lip-syncing. In the video clip, Cruz wore a crocheted purple woollen beanie and bopped his head along to his own tune as he sat sipping from a white mug opposite his brother, Romeo, 23. In the comment section, Harper, who has a private TikTok account, publicly showed her support when she wrote: “SUCH a good song,” followed by a double pink heart emoji. You may also like The trio of siblings celebrated Cruz’s release with a trip to a taco truck during their holiday in Miami. The Beckhams travelled stateside to support David Beckham’s team, Inter Miami, as they moved into their new home, Nu Stadium. Harper, Cruz, and Romeo were joined by the brothers’ …