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Nezza's Spanish anthem at Dodger Stadium ignites debate over team's immigrant support
Read full article: Nezza's Spanish anthem at Dodger Stadium ignites debate over team's immigrant supportAfter Latin pop and R&B singer Nezza's viral controversial performance at Dodger Stadium, Dodgers fans have grown frustrated over the team’s lack of vocal support for local immigrant communities impacted by the rise of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests and raids.
What it would take to convert a jet from Qatar into Air Force One to safely fly Trump
Read full article: What it would take to convert a jet from Qatar into Air Force One to safely fly TrumpPresident Donald Trump grew impatient with how long it was taking to finish new planes to serve as Air Force One, so he started to look for other options.
Pritzker and Ocasio-Cortez: A billionaire and a former bartender emerge as Trump resistance leaders
Read full article: Pritzker and Ocasio-Cortez: A billionaire and a former bartender emerge as Trump resistance leadersDemocrats are looking for the right message and messengers to lead the opposition to President Donald Trump in his second term.
America’s long history of ‘checks and balances’ is being tested by Trump like rarely before
Read full article: America’s long history of ‘checks and balances’ is being tested by Trump like rarely beforeThe principle of “checks and balances” is rooted in the Constitution’s design of a national government with three distinct, coequal branches.
Trump's first 100 days: Steamrolling government, strong-arming allies and igniting trade wars
Read full article: Trump's first 100 days: Steamrolling government, strong-arming allies and igniting trade warsIn his first 100 days, President Donald Trump has exerted his power on a scale with no easy historical comparison.
How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universities
Read full article: How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universitiesThe showdown between the Trump administration and Harvard University is spotlighting bare-knuckled politics and big dollar figures.
Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different
Read full article: Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says differentIn the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition: tariffs.
The Latest: Trump to roll out new tariffs that he promises will free the US from foreign goods
Read full article: The Latest: Trump to roll out new tariffs that he promises will free the US from foreign goodsPresident Donald Trump says Wednesday will be “Liberation Day” — when he plans to roll out a set of tariffs he promises will free the United States from foreign goods.
Why Trump's joint remarks to Congress won't be a 'State of the Union' address
Read full article: Why Trump's joint remarks to Congress won't be a 'State of the Union' addressPresident Donald Trump will stand at the front of the U.S. House chamber to address a joint session of Congress, the first of his second term in office.
Trump moves with light speed and brute force in shaking the core of what America has been
Read full article: Trump moves with light speed and brute force in shaking the core of what America has beenPresident Donald Trump is moving with light speed and brute force to reshape America at home and abroad.
What is Humphrey's Executor? A look at the 90-year-old Supreme Court decision Trump is targeting
Read full article: What is Humphrey's Executor? A look at the 90-year-old Supreme Court decision Trump is targetingA month into President Donald Trump’s second term, lawyers for the Republican administration seem intent on provoking a legal fight to overturn a 90-year-old Supreme Court decision known as Humphrey’s Executor.
Trump seems to question well-known part of Sen. Mitch McConnell's life — his childhood polio battle
Read full article: Trump seems to question well-known part of Sen. Mitch McConnell's life — his childhood polio battlePresident Donald Trump seems to have questioned a well-documented part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life — his childhood battle with polio.
Biden establishes a national monument for Frances Perkins, the 1st female Cabinet secretary
Read full article: Biden establishes a national monument for Frances Perkins, the 1st female Cabinet secretaryPresident Joe Biden has signed a proclamation establishing a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins.
The White House public tour has been upgraded so visitors can see, hear and touch more
Read full article: The White House public tour has been upgraded so visitors can see, hear and touch moreJill Biden has unveiled what she's calling a reimagined White House public tour that was designed to teach visitors more about the mansion's history and events that unfolded in some of its famous rooms.
George Takei picture book on his years in internment camps will be published next spring
Read full article: George Takei picture book on his years in internment camps will be published next spring“Star Trek” actor and political activist George Takei has a picture book scheduled for next spring that draws upon his early childhood years spent in internment camps for Japanese Americans.
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Recording Registry adds albums by Janet Jackson, Nas
Read full article: Recording Registry adds albums by Janet Jackson, NasJacksons socially conscious album Rhythm Nation 1814, Armstrongs jazzy When the Saints Go Marching In and Nas debut release Illmatic are among 25 recordings being inducted to the National Recording Registry. (AP Photo)LOS ANGELES – Janet Jackson’s socially conscious album “Rhythm Nation 1814,” Louis Armstrong’s jazzy “When the Saints Go Marching In” and Nas’ debut release “Illmatic” are among 25 recordings being inducted to the National Recording Registry. The Library of Congress announced Wednesday that Labelle’s song “Lady Marmalade” and Kool & the Gang’s “Celebration” are some of the titles tapped for preservation this year. “The National Recording Registry will preserve our history through these vibrant recordings of music and voices that have reflected our humanity and shaped our culture from the past 143 years,” Hayden said in a statement. The library selects titles for preservation because of their cultural and historic importance to the American soundscape.
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Churchill painting owned by Angelina Jolie sells for $11.5M
Read full article: Churchill painting owned by Angelina Jolie sells for $11.5MThe Moroccan landscape painted by Winston Churchill and owned by Angelina Jolie sold at auction on Monday March 1, 2021, for more than $11.5 million, smashing the previous record for a work by Britains World War II leader. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)LONDON – A Moroccan landscape painted by Winston Churchill and owned by Angelina Jolie sold at auction on Monday for more than $11.5 million, smashing the previous record for a work by Britain’s World War II leader. The pre-sale estimate was 1.5 million pounds to 2.5 million pounds, and the previous record price for a Churchill painting was just under 1.8 million pounds. Churchill gave the painting to Roosevelt as a memento of the trip. The painting was sold by the Jolie Family Collection.
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Angelina Jolie sells painting Churchill gave as gift to FDR
Read full article: Angelina Jolie sells painting Churchill gave as gift to FDR(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)LONDON – A painting by Winston Churchill that is a piece of both political and Hollywood history is coming up for auction. He painted it after the January 1943 Casablanca Conference, where Churchill and Roosevelt planned the defeat of Nazi Germany. He said Churchill captured the view in the “wonderful, evocative painting” and gave it to Roosevelt as a memento of the trip. AdThe painting is being sold by the Jolie Family Collection as part of Christie’s March 1 modern British art auction in London. “The record price at auction for Churchill is about 1.8 million (pounds) for a painting that, in my view, is not as important as this,” he said.
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Biden harnesses history to describe urgency of 2020 campaign
Read full article: Biden harnesses history to describe urgency of 2020 campaignIt cannot, and it must not.”The approach, Biden aides say, is more than lofty presidential rhetoric; it’s necessary groundwork for governing. Being a steady alternative to Trump, the ex-reality television star Biden describes as “erratic” and “dangerous,” may be enough to win in November, they argue. People realize what’s at stake here,” Biden said Saturday in Erie, Pennsylvania, repeating what has become a go-to line in nearly every campaign setting. Biden described his Gettysburg speech as “dramatic” in a preview to donors hours before he delivered it. In a Sept. 22 fundraiser, a top Biden supporter recalled urging the former vice president to run against Trump.
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Trump's virus debate: Project strength or level with public
Read full article: Trump's virus debate: Project strength or level with public(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)WASHINGTON – “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” — President Franklin D. Roosevelt. ___In times of crisis — wars, hurricanes, pandemics — effective leaders strike a balance between inspirational rhetoric and leveling with the public about the tough times ahead. “In Trump’s case, he was saying it was not a dire situation, he was putting people off their guard,” Beschloss added. She cited public skepticism even after schools, sports, entertainment and other industries shut down to keep the virus at bay. Still, “you want people to be informed and to make decisions that are for individual safety and for public safety.
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Chinese group plans to recover WWII American plane from lake
Read full article: Chinese group plans to recover WWII American plane from lakeThe Tigers fought Japanese invaders from December 1941 until they were absorbed into the U.S. military the following July. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)BEIJING A Chinese group plans to try to recover a fighter plane from the legendary Flying Tigers group of American pilots that crashed in a lake during World War II. Before the P-40 planes were deployed, the Japanese planes had the advantages in China, said Han. The group is trying to raise 30 to 40 million yuan ($5 to $7 million) in public donations to pay for salvaging the plane, Han said. Han said he is inviting surviving Flying Tigers and their families to visit for the raising of the wreckage.