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The Israeli government official in charge of fighting antisemitism has publicly come to the defence of Jordan Bardella, who faces accusations of antisemitism. The intervention has drawn attention in France, where reactions are split between those citing the official's support as vindication and critics who find the backing of a far-right figure by an Israeli antisemitism envoy paradoxical.

Gabriel Leão has published an in-depth exploration of the anime series "How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift?" and its companion song "Onegai Muscle." In the piece, Leão spoke with scholars Roland Kelts and Borealis Capps to examine the show's lasting appeal and the broader rise of woman-oriented sports and fitness anime, positioning the series as a key example of the genre's growth.

Sabrina Ionescu, the New York Liberty guard, is among the most-searched names on Google in the United States, with more than 500 searches recorded. No specific event is attached to the query. Nearby WNBA coverage includes the Atlanta Dream announcing that Angel Reese was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for a third consecutive week.

A University of Kansas student newspaper opinion column argues the NFL is expanding American football internationally, with the league staging games abroad and building overseas audiences faster than the sport's rules and traditions have caught up. The piece frames the league's international push as deliberate strategy, noting the awkwardness of exporting a game whose conventions were formalized long after play began.

Shares of Arbor Realty Trust, the New York-based multifamily and commercial mortgage lender, declined in trading, drawing attention from investors tracking the company's exposure to the real estate lending market. No detailed catalyst has been widely reported, and market watchers are watching for updates on its loan book and dividend.

An automated short video showing a hypnotic infinite fractal zoom titled 'Twilight Current' is circulating with a Spanish-language caption asking whether a corruption case in Spain should be reopened, tagged with true crime and corruption hashtags. The mismatch between the soothing fractal visuals and the true crime question is drawing attention, as viewers encounter unrelated crime discussion attached to satisfying-loop content.

A woman who spent two weeks traveling abroad says the trip made her realize why she could not marry an American man. The story, shared by Upworthy, argues that men outside the United States offer qualities she found missing among American men. The piece has drawn attention as part of ongoing online debates comparing dating cultures and relationship expectations across countries.

Microsoft is positioning Fabric as a single, unified data and AI platform, marking a strategic shift in how enterprises manage analytics and artificial intelligence workloads. The pivot brings data storage, integration, analytics and AI tools together in one product, as businesses increasingly seek end-to-end platforms for building AI applications on their own corporate data.

US Senator Gary Peters has led a bipartisan letter pressing for action on Afghan allies and American military families who remain stranded abroad following the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. The lawmaker is calling for renewed efforts to relocate at-risk Afghans who worked with American forces and to reunite military families separated from loved ones, urging federal agencies to speed up evacuation and visa processing.