For the Record
‘His is a
government
with no
mandate,
no morals
and, as of
today, no
majority.’
JEREMY CORBYN,
leader of Britain’s opposition
Labour Party, on Sept. 3,
when Prime Minister Boris
Johnson’s Conservative Party
lost its majority after one
lawmaker defected and 21
were expelled for joining
a rebel bid to make a “no
deal” Brexit illegal
‘The definition of an athlete is
someone who on the court treats
you like your worst enemy but off
the court can be your best friend.’
COCO GAUFF,
tennis player, on opponent Naomi Osaka, who consoled the
15-year-old after beating her at the U.S. Open on Aug.
‘If you
don’t go out
holding your
girlfriend’s
hand in
public, you
might get
a Marvel
movie.’
KRISTEN STEWART,
star of the upcoming Charlie’s
Angels movie, to Harper’s
Bazaar, on pressure to
downplay her sexuality
‘DETAILS ARE
IRRELEVANT
IN TERMS
OF DECISION-
MAKING.’
JOE BIDEN,
former Vice President and 2020 presidential candidate,
arguing on Sept. 3 that his habit of mixing up names and dates
doesn’t affect his judgment; his statement came after the
Washington Post reported that a war story he told combined
details from at least three different events
‘I affirm
our lasting
responsibility.’
FRANK-WALTER STEINMEIER,
German President, at a
Sept. 1 ceremony marking
the 80th anniversary of the
invasion of Poland
96
Age of the oldest active
male scuba diver, WW II
vet Ray Woolley, who
plunged 42.4 m (nearly
140 ft.) for 48 min.
to mark his Aug.
birthday, beating his
personal record by
1.8 m and 4 min.
Ariana Grande
She’s suing For-
ever 21, arguing it
used a model that
looked like her on
social media
Taylor Swift
With Lover, she
scores the biggest
sales week for any
album since 2017’s
Reputation
GOOD WEEK
BAD WEEK
304. 8
Speed in m.p.h. achieved by
Bugatti’s new sports car in
a test track in the German
town of Ehra-Lessien
SOURCES: AP; BILLBOARD; CNN; NEW YORK TIMES; NPR POLITICS PODCAST; IOWA PUBLIC RADIO
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