How JD Vance’s Supreme Court Case Could Change Campaign Finance

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Recent stories about the parlous state of Democratic Party fundraising have brought attention to a perhaps unnoticed constitutional decision. It appears that some big donors are concerned about how various independent groups spent their money during the last election cycle.

However, should the party’s nominee try to improve fundraising efforts next time—for example, by arranging for one group to invest in state A and another group to invest in state B—the campaign would run afoul of federal law, which prohibits such coordination. This legal restriction presents a significant challenge for the party as it seeks to optimize fundraising strategies while remaining compliant with election regulations.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-26/jd-vance-supreme-court-case-could-change-campaign-finance-law

Paris Police Arrest Two Men in Connection With Jewel Heist From Louvre Museum

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Suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre Museum, the Paris prosecutor said Sunday, a week after the heist at the world’s most visited museum that stunned the world.

The prosecutor revealed that investigators made the arrests on Saturday evening, adding that one of the men taken into custody was preparing to leave the country from Roissy Airport. Earlier, French media outlets BFM TV and Le Parisien newspaper reported that two suspects had been arrested and taken into custody.

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau did not confirm the exact number of arrests nor did she disclose whether the stolen jewels had been recovered.

The thieves carried out the robbery in less than eight minutes last Sunday morning, making off with jewels valued at roughly $102 million. French officials described how the intruders used a basket lift to scale the Louvre’s façade, forced open a window, smashed display cases, and fled the scene.

The museum’s director called the incident a “terrible failure.”

Ms. Beccuau said that investigators from a special police unit—tasked with armed robberies, serious burglaries, and art thefts—were responsible for making the arrests. She also expressed regret over a premature leak of information, warning that it could hinder the work of over 100 investigators “mobilized to recover the stolen jewels and apprehend all of the perpetrators.”

Further details will be unveiled after the suspects’ custody period ends, Ms. Beccuau added.

France’s Interior Minister, Laurent Nunez, praised “the investigators who have worked tirelessly, just as I asked them to, and who have always had my full confidence.”

The thieves made away with a total of eight objects, including a sapphire diadem, necklace, and single earring from a set linked to 19th-century queens Marie-Amélie and Hortense. They also took an emerald necklace and earrings associated with Empress Marie-Louise, Napoleon Bonaparte’s second wife, as well as a reliquary brooch.

Additionally, Empress Eugénie’s diamond diadem and her large corsage-bow brooch—an imperial ensemble of rare craftsmanship—were part of the loot.

One piece, Eugénie’s emerald-set imperial crown with more than 1,300 diamonds, was later found outside the museum. Although damaged, it was recoverable.
https://www.nysun.com/article/paris-police-arrest-two-men-in-connection-with-jewel-heist-from-louvre-museum

Progressive Democrats create 2026 headaches for Schumer’s establishment recruits

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Notably, the lead could be persisting despite a drip, drip of reports highlighting offensive online posts by Platner referencing Black people and sexual assault survivors. The latest post was taken before it was discovered he had a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol, which he has since covered with another tattoo.

In Texas, liberal firebrand Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is “strongly” weighing a Senate bid in the wake of state redistricting. Elsewhere, crowded Democratic primaries, including in Michigan, are likely to hemorrhage critical resources the party will need for general elections to protect incumbent seats or oust Republicans.

Schumer’s preferred recruits, such as Mills in Maine, former Gov. Roy Cooper in North Carolina, and former Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio, are far older but are considered “more stable” and electable than grassroots progressives like Platner. Despite their ability to energize the base, Democratic strategist Hank Sheinkopf emphasized this point but cautioned Schumer and his allies not to make what he called a critical misstep: criticizing the younger, more liberal outside challengers.

“The leadership can’t say, ‘They’re out of line. They’re wacky. They’re too far to the left,” Sheinkopf said. “The leadership just has to keep doing its job in Washington.”

Even before Mills’s entry into the race, tensions were rising within the party as Platner criticized Schumer as “wholly incapable” of combating President Donald Trump and lumped him together with Collins as those who can’t stop grassroots momentum.

Since Mills’ campaign launch earlier this month, Platner has urged Schumer against “meddling in a Maine primary” and to stay “focused on fighting Donald Trump and protecting healthcare for millions of Americans.”

There’s limited sympathy among Senate Democrats for Platner’s complaints about Schumer. Platner did have a small fan club among more progressive senators before this month’s revelations about his online posts, and influential members such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) have stuck by him.

“I didn’t have the support of the [Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee], but I knew I could win, and more importantly, that I could win the general election. So that’s what I did,” said Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), reflecting on the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm’s initial reluctance to back his early challenge to then-Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), partly because it came before her retirement announcement.

“If you can do it, do it. If not, then don’t do it. But don’t complain,” Gallego continued. “Everyone’s got to work their own way in.”

Schumer, who is Jewish, recently told reporters he’ll “let the people of Maine decide” if Platner’s controversies, including the Nazi tattoo, should be politically disqualifying.

“We think that Janet Mills is the best candidate to retire Susan Collins,” he said of the leadership’s position, while the Senate campaign arm has already taken steps to financially bolster Mills.

“She’s a tested two-term governor, and the people of Maine have an enormous amount of affection and respect for her.”

Sanders, a democratic-socialist who rose to national prominence as an outsider to the Democratic establishment, downplayed Platner’s social media posts. He attributed them in part to a once-struggling overseas combat veteran and deflected on the Nazi tattoo by railing against a “corrupt campaign finance system” and referencing cuts to government healthcare programs under Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax law.

“What bothers me is we don’t have enough candidates in this country who are prepared to take on the powers to be and fight for the working class,” Sanders recently told reporters.

There are headaches elsewhere for Senate Democrats, including a Michigan fight to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI). Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), backed by the Michigan state party to succeed Peters in a three-way contest against Democratic state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and former Wayne County Health Director Abdul El-Sayed, attended a recent DSCC Napa Valley fundraising retreat, according to Politico.

McMorrow recently met with DSCC Vice Chair Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), according to Axios. These meetings offer the latest signs that Senate Democrats are still weighing how heavily to influence the race for a particular candidate.

For Republicans, Attorney General Ken Paxton is running an insurgent campaign against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), creating a mirror image problem for GOP leadership. They fear his own political scandals will hurt the party next November.

Cornyn has pulled even with Paxton in polling, following months of aligned outside groups spending heavily to hammer Paxton over personal and professional scandals, including allegations of an extramarital affair, corruption, and bribery.

Meanwhile, Democrats are fielding scandals or fearing lost momentum in off-year races in Virginia and New Jersey.

Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for attorney general in Virginia, is embroiled in controversy over texts in which he detailed the fantasy of shooting a state Republican lawmaker in the head. This has prompted his lead over Republican nominee Jason Miyares, the current attorney general, to shrink.

In the New Jersey governor’s race, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) maintains a lead over Republican rival Jack Ciattarelli, but the contest remains competitive in a state where recent Republican gains have set off alarm bells for Democrats.

### Schumer Lands His Prized Senate Recruits in Battlegrounds

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), a progressive member of Senate leadership, said his energy is better spent on the government shutdown than on offering election analysis. However, he told the Washington Examiner he’s set to campaign with Sherrill in New Jersey next weekend.

“She’s a great candidate. I think she’s going to win,” Murphy said. “But she needs all the help that she can get.”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/3863659/progressive-democrats-2026-headaches-schumer-establishment-recruits/

Suspects arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre museum

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Suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre Museum, the Paris prosecutor announced on Sunday, a week after the heist at the world’s most visited museum shocked the globe.

The prosecutor revealed that investigators made the arrests on Saturday evening. Notably, one of the men taken into custody was preparing to leave the country from Roissy Airport. Earlier, French media outlets BFM TV and Le Parisien newspaper reported that two suspects had been arrested and taken into custody. However, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau did not confirm the exact number of arrests or say whether the stolen jewels had been recovered.

The daring theft took less than eight minutes last Sunday morning, with thieves making off with jewels valued at 88 million euros (approximately $102 million). French officials described how the intruders used a basket lift to scale the Louvre’s façade, forced open a window, smashed display cases, and then fled the scene.

The museum’s director called the incident a “terrible failure.” Beccuau stated that investigators from a special police unit—responsible for armed robberies, serious burglaries, and art thefts—were behind the arrests. She also regretted the premature leak of information, warning that it could hinder the efforts of more than 100 investigators “mobilized to recover the stolen jewels and apprehend all of the perpetrators.”

Further details will be revealed after the suspects’ custody period ends, Beccuau added.

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez praised the investigators, saying they “have worked tirelessly, just as I asked them to, and have always had my full confidence.”

The Louvre reopened earlier this week following one of the highest-profile museum thefts of the century, an audacious crime that stunned the world with its scale and boldness. The thieves slipped in and out, making away with parts of France’s Crown Jewels—a cultural wound some have compared to the 2019 burning of Notre Dame Cathedral.

In total, the thieves stole eight objects, including a sapphire diadem, a necklace, and a single earring from a set linked to 19th-century queens Marie-Amélie and Hortense. They also took an emerald necklace and earrings associated with Empress Marie-Louise, Napoleon Bonaparte’s second wife, as well as a reliquary brooch.

Empress Eugénie’s diamond diadem and her large corsage-bow brooch—an imperial ensemble of rare craftsmanship—were also part of the loot.

One piece, Eugénie’s emerald-set imperial crown adorned with more than 1,300 diamonds, was later found outside the museum. Although damaged, it was reported to be recoverable.
https://www.wptv.com/world/suspects-arrested-over-the-theft-of-crown-jewels-from-paris-louvre-museum

Development in Ala Moana-Kapiolani corridor stalls

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**Urban Honolulu’s Ala Moana Transit-Oriented Development Zone Sees Slowdown in Condo Tower Construction**

What had been one of urban Honolulu’s hottest spots for condominium tower construction in recent years—the Ala Moana transit-oriented development (TOD) zone—has cooled significantly. For the first time in about a decade, construction cranes are no longer a fixture in the area, following the September opening of a two-tower complex called The Park on Keeaumoku.

Though one developer remains optimistic about the region and plans to begin construction on a new tower next year with additional projects to follow, at least six high-rise developments—most of which received city approvals in recent years—have stalled. By comparison, condo tower development in adjacent Kakaako continues actively with several ongoing projects.

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**Stalled Development Highlights**

Dennis Lowery, who operates the Hula Dog Hawaiian Style Hot Dogs lunch wagon on Kapiolani Boulevard, has witnessed the stagnation firsthand. His stand is located across from a defaced construction barrier enclosing a planned $650 million residential and hotel condo tower called Mana‘olana Place. Despite initial construction announcements in late 2022, Lowery describes the site as “just been a wall,” with no visible progress made.

Initially decorated with a mural by local artist Mark “Devour” Visay, the construction barrier—which surrounds 1.2 acres at Kapiolani and Atkinson Drive near the Hawai‘i Convention Center—is now largely covered in graffiti.

According to Salem Partners, the California-based developer behind Mana‘olana Place, the project will be “moving forward” early next year.

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**The Rise of Ala Moana’s TOD Zone**

About a decade ago, developer interest surged in this area due to new city zoning rules allowing extra tower height and density within a half-mile radius of the then-planned Ala Moana Center rail station—a terminus station expected to be the busiest among 21 city rail stops. This spurred numerous projects along the Kapiolani corridor between Piikoi Street and Kalakaua Avenue.

Steve Sombrero, president of Cushman & Wakefield ChaneyBrooks, described the area in 2018 as having “more projects… than anywhere else on Oahu, including Kakaako.” He called it “an exciting time” for the local real estate market.

Notable developments included the opening of the 485-unit Kapiolani Residence tower by Korea-based SamKoo Development in 2018, and The Central Ala Moana, a 512-unit tower by the same developer that opened in 2021. Azure Ala Moana, a 330-unit tower developed by ProsPac Holdings Group LLC, also opened in 2021 and nearly sold out quickly, with units priced from $550,000 to $2.2 million. Azure uniquely included 78 moderate-priced rental apartments.

Other completed projects included Sky Ala Moana and The Park on Keeaumoku, marking a wave of glass-sided towers that transformed the neighborhood.

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**Challenges and Market Headwinds**

Despite early momentum, several approved projects have yet to break ground. Housing market analyst Ricky Cassiday attributes the delays to several key factors:

– High mortgage interest rates
– Rising construction costs
– Strong competition from established Kakaako developers
– A slow rebound in tourists from Japan after the COVID-19 related Hawaii tourism shutdown in 2020

Additionally, the city indefinitely suspended construction of the Ala Moana rail station owing to budget constraints, though Cassiday believes this was not a major factor affecting stalled developments. A planned rail station in Kakaako was also cut.

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**Financial and Legal Issues Hampering Progress**

Financial difficulties have also played a role in delays. Two stalled projects—Hawaii Ocean Plaza and Hawaii City Plaza—became entangled in lawsuits from foreign investors alleging misuse of funds by the California developer led by Johnson Fang. Construction began on Hawaii City Plaza in early 2019 near Walmart and Sam’s Club but quickly halted with minimal progress.

Another approved but unrealized project is Ala Moana Plaza, a 40-story, 550-unit rental tower near Ala Moana Center, owned by Brookfield Properties. No updates have been provided regarding this development.

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**Additional Projects in Limbo**

Salem Partners, besides Mana‘olana Place, also holds approvals for a 444-unit condo-hotel tower at 1500 Kapiolani Blvd. This project, which includes 78 rental units for seniors atop an adjacent former Walgreens parking garage (now a car dealership), remains unbuilt. Salem Partners President William Witte says construction will begin later this year.

Next door, a project led by Hawaiian tech entrepreneurs Fred and Annie Chan—who previously developed the twin-tower Moana Pacific condos—also stalled. A 631-unit residential tower failed to secure city approval after required revisions, including affordable housing changes and tower repositioning. KCR Development, representing the Chans, allowed the application to expire, citing high interest rates and uncertainty over construction costs impacted by federal tariffs on foreign materials.

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**A Developer’s Bullish Outlook**

Amid these challenges, JL Capital is actively moving forward. The firm developed Sky Ala Moana—two towers with mixed residential and hotel units—and is now selling units in Muse Honolulu, a new tower on Kapiolani next to the former Heald College site where Salem Partners’ project is stalled.

Prices for Muse units range from $709,000 for studios to $5.9 million for penthouses, some of which have already sold. Sales for resident owner-occupants exclusively began in July for a 30-day initial period. JL Vice President Mark Berkowitz reports improved buyer interest over the past two months.

To secure financing, JL Capital aims to sell at least 65% of Muse’s 315 units, a target anticipated to be met next year.

In addition, JL is converting a nearby office building into 64 rental apartments and plans to add 37 more rental units on Kalakaua Avenue to fulfill the city’s affordable housing requirements.

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**Current Market Snapshot and Future Prospects**

Oahu’s housing market is now somewhat lukewarm compared to a few years ago when projects like Azure Ala Moana nearly sold out. The Park on Keeaumoku, opened in September after launching sales in 2021, still has approximately 150 unsold units out of 972, priced from $349,147 to $1.6 million.

Cassiday notes that demand from Asian buyers in Honolulu has softened but remains stronger among local residents and mainland buyers. He acknowledges that Kakaako remains more attractive for developers due to better ocean proximity and established builders, but maintains the Ala Moana TOD area holds significant potential.

“It’s got a future,” Cassiday said.

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**JL Capital’s Long-Term Vision**

Earlier this month, JL Capital announced a $36 million purchase of 1.3 acres along Kapiolani Boulevard, including part of Sheridan Street currently occupied by a Runners Route store. This acquisition is earmarked for future tower development.

Tim Lee, JL CEO, said in a statement:
*“This acquisition reflects our long-term vision for the Kapiolani corridor as a vibrant, high-density neighborhood within the Ala Moana neighborhood. With this site, we’re excited to continue shaping and improving the existing corridor with a thoughtfully planned and connected project that will elevate the experience of living in urban Honolulu.”*

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**Conclusion**

While challenges such as financing, construction costs, and market demand have slowed new condo towers in the Ala Moana TOD zone, developers like JL Capital remain hopeful. With evolving market dynamics and strategic investments, the area looks poised to regain momentum as a dynamic urban neighborhood in Honolulu’s evolving skyline.
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/10/26/hawaii-news/development-in-ala-moana-kapiolani-corridor-stalls/

Meteor fireball over Colorado and 3 other states on October 22

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On Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025, at approximately 05:10 UT, eight reports were received regarding a fireball observed over the states of Colorado (CO), New Mexico (NM), Oklahoma (OK), and Texas (TX).

For this event, we received one video capturing the phenomenon.
https://www.sott.net/article/502580-Meteor-fireball-over-Colorado-and-3-other-states-on-October-22

Satish Shah once REVEALED how a fan’s insensitive remark left him shocked: ‘My wife was’

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Famous Bollywood actor Satish Shah, known for making everyone laugh with his brilliant comic timing—from Indravadan Sarabhai in *Sarabhai vs Sarabhai* to the classic *Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro*—once shared a deeply emotional story from his personal life. Despite being loved for his humor, there were moments when laughter and humor were the last things on his mind.

In one interview, Satish revealed an incident that left him shocked and angry. He said, “The biggest problem in India is that people can’t differentiate between a person and an actor. They think we should always be funny, no matter how serious the situation.”

He then recalled a painful memory: “My wife was seriously ill and fighting for her life on the operating table. We had been married for just three months. I was sitting outside the hospital, worried and tense, when a man came up to me and said, ‘You’re looking too serious. Crack a joke!’”

Satish admitted that the comment enraged him. “At that moment, I felt like punching him. But I controlled myself and walked away. That’s the burden we carry as actors; people forget we’re human too.”

### Satish Shah’s Wife and Marriage

Satish Shah married Madhu Shah in 1982. Their bond remained strong through every phase of life. Madhu later struggled with health issues, and Satish stood steadfastly by her side throughout her journey.

### Satish Shah’s Children

According to several media reports, Satish and Madhu Shah did not have any children.

### Satish Shah’s Career and Net Worth

Satish Shah began his acting career with the film *Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan* (1978) and later gained widespread love and fame with TV shows like *Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi*. Over his more than four-decade-long career in films and television, he has earned both fame and significant wealth, becoming one of India’s most respected comic actors.
https://www.bollywoodlife.com/viral-stories/satish-shah-once-revealed-how-a-fans-insensitive-remark-left-him-shocked-my-wife-was-3271464/

One may include blush and a brush Crossword Clue

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That should be all the information you need to solve the “One may include blush and a brush” crossword clue!

Be sure to check out more clues in our comprehensive Crossword Answers section.

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