## How Mitch McConnell Blew America’s Best Chance to Stop Trump

Authored by vanityfair.com

Nearly nine years later, McConnell is no longer his party’s Senate leader, and his long game is nearing its end.

Donald Trump, a man who hates McConnell and whom McConnell hates, is back in the White House.

Elon Musk, in every sense the opposite of “slow and steady,” has seized control over large swaths of the federal government.

To them, he has always been a kind of Republican Voldemort, untethered from morality and interested only in amassing power.

How much did he care about norms, they ask, when he was keeping Merrick Garland off the Supreme Court?.

At his core, he is a creature of Washington, where the Serious People are always playing the long game. »

### Worcester, Mass., becomes a sanctuary city for trans people after council vote

Authored by nbcnews.com

There’s a new safe haven for those who identify as transgender in Massachusetts, after Worcester officially became a sanctuary city for that community during a lengthy city council meeting on Tuesday night.

It was standing room only inside council chambers as dozens of residents spoke before the City Council in favor of making Worcester a sanctuary city for those who identify as transgender or of other diverse genders.

This campaign comes on the heels of the first openly nonbinary member elected to the council — Worcester City Councilor-at-Large Thu Nguyen — taking a hiatus from the council, after they say the environment was transphobic. »

### Ubisoft CEO says the plan is to focus on open-world and live service games ‘year after year’

Authored by videogameschronicle.com

The CEO of Ubisoft says the publisher is focusing mainly on open-world action adventure games and live service games in the coming years.

CEO Yves Guillemot replied that the focus was mainly going to be on open-world adventures (like the Assassin’s Creed games) and live service games (like Rainbow Six Siege or The Crew Motorfest) for the foreseeable future.

“We’ve announced that Anno 117: Pax Romana will also come next year, as well as The Division: Resurgence on mobile. »

### 2034 World Cup: Saudi Arabia will not allow any alcohol during tournament says ambassador

Authored by bbc.co.uk

No alcohol will be allowed at the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia, says the country's ambassador to the United Kingdom.

In an interview on LBC, Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud said alcohol would not be sold anywhere during the tournament, including hotels.

Fifa confirmed Saudi Arabia would host the men's World Cup in 2034. »

### Order to drop New York Mayor Adams’ case roils Justice Department as high-ranking officials resign

Authored by apnews.com

The acting deputy U.S. attorney general, former Trump personal lawyer Emil Bove, had ordered on Monday that the Adams case be dropped.

As of Thursday evening, Adams’ case was still active and no new paperwork had been filed.

The department’s public integrity section, which had been asked to take over the case, was also roiled by resignations. »

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