Column: City Series ends with a minor skirmish — and a Cubs sweep of the White Sox at Wrigley Field

If I get sad and start crying, then I'll be uncontrollable.— Imtiaz Ali, whose brother Javed and his family were on the flight.

Where there is love, there is no room for prejudice, for ‘security’ zones separating us from our neighbors, for the exclusionary mindset that, tragically, we now see emerging also in political nationalisms.— Pope Leo XIV criticized the surge of nationalist political movements in the world and prayed for reconciliation and dialogue during a mass.

Democracy is under assault before our eyes. The moment we've feared has arrived.— Gavin Newsom, California Governor, during a speech addressing the challenges facing democracy.

Democracy is under assault.

— Gavin Newsom, California Governor, in a video address.

The city is not out of control.

— Karen Bass, Mayor of Los Angeles, discussing the situation in the city during the protests.

For black people, for latino people, for trans people, for the people in Gaza. We all deserve to live in hope and not in fear, and I hope we’ll stand together, my brothers and my sisters, against hate.— Doechii addresses the audience during her acceptance speech, emphasizing the importance of solidarity against oppression.

Trump wants chaos and he's instigated violence.— Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, addressing the situation in Los Angeles and the protests against Trump's immigration policies.

Russia must answer for every crime it commits. Until there is justice, there will be no security. For Ukraine. And for the world.

— Ihor Klymenko, Interior Minister of Ukraine, wrote on Telegram.

The Mayor of LA is effectively saying the mob violence is caused by the mere presence of ICE in the city, and the violence against ICE will not stop unless federal law enforcement is withdrawn from the city. This is the definition of insurrection.

— Stephen Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, commenting on the actions of California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

The shake was 'very strong' as she made her way down several flights of steps.— An elderly woman described her experience of the earthquake while trying to evacuate.

I am saying this is not a UNC or PNM exercise. All councillors—UNC or PNM, every regional corporation—it is your duty to be out there on the field and to make sure the flood mitigation takes place across every region in Trinidad.— Khadijah Ameen, Local Government and Rural Development Minister, during a press conference addressing the flooding crisis.