Newsweek International

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“I will never abandon New York City. Ever.” —JERRY SEINFELD “JOE BIDEN SHOULD NOT CONCEDE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS GOING TO DRAG OUT.” —HILLARY CLINTON “I wish Christians, and people, would be as forgiving as Christ was

New Idea

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• Joseph P. Kennedy Jr, 1944. The eldest Kennedy son was killed when his plane exploded during World War II. • Kathleen ‘Kick’ Kennedy, 1948. Kathleen died in a plane crash in France along with her fiancé. • John F. Kennedy, 1963. While President o

MoneyWeek

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Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who was nominated to America’s Supreme Court just seven months ago by former US president Donald Trump, has signed a reported $2m book deal “for a tome about how judges are not supposed to bring their personal feelings into

New Idea

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JFK’s dashing grandson is planning on throwing his hat into the political arena – but concerns are growing that he could become the next victim of the infamous Kennedy curse! In August, John ‘Jack’ Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg spoke alongside his m

Foxtel Magazine

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It is perhaps the most iconic success story in American history: the Kennedy family’s rise from poverty to the presidency, exerting a level of influence that helped to shape the modern United States. The tale is explored in HISTORY’s six-part docuser

NPR

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The singer says she was offered the honor by the Trump administration but was unable to accept, first because her husband was ill and then because the pandemic made traveling to the ceremony unsafe.

You South Africa

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The oldest of the children born to Joseph P Senior and his wife, Rose. He died in an in-flight explosion in 1944. Joe Senior and Rose’s daughter died in a plane crash in France in 1948. Jack, as his family and friends called him, was assassinated i

New Idea

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The Kennedys may be a wealthy political dynasty, but the powerful American family has suffered generations of tragedy and scandal that has cast a shadow over their success. The descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr have been blighted by so many assass

Woman's Day

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The accidental deaths of President John F Kennedy’s grandniece Maeve Kennedy McKean and her son Gideon in a canoe accident last week has left many believing that America’s own “royal family” is truly cursed. Maeve, 41, and her eight-year-old son Gide

NPR

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"With a margin that small, there will be a recount in Georgia," Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters on Friday.

North & South

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This month’s best letter wins a brilliant book bundle valued at $183. The pack includes: Wild Seas to Greenland: A Sailing Adventure with Ocean Racer Ross Field by Rebecca Hayter; Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty, a portrait

You South Africa

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Kennedy, who was the president of the United States at the time, was shot dead on this day while riding in an open-top car through the streets of Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was swiftly arrested for the murder but was shot dead by Dallas nightcl

OK Magazine Australia

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There’s a baby on the way for Chris Pratt and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger! The exciting news was confirmed when the author, 30, stepped out for a casual walk in LA, where her blossoming bump was hard to miss! Since tying the knot in June last

The Atlantic

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Congress has failed since the spring to pass much-needed additional economic stimulus. The ousted Trump administration has lost interest in pushing for a new bill. With just a few working weeks left in their lame-duck session, House Democrats want a

New Idea

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America’s unofficial royal family, the Kennedys, have had bad luck for decades – from the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and then his brother Robert, to John F. Kennedy Jr’s 1999 plane crash and Mary Kennedy’s suicide in 2012. But 2020

Independent on Saturday

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House Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump’s impeachment trial for inciting the deadly siege of the Capitol played a security video this week showing the pro-Trump mob searching the building for his vice-president, chanting, “Hang Mike Pence!”, coming

NPR

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Christopher Ruddy, chief executive of the conservative news site Newsmax and a friend of President Trump, said in a PBS interview that Trump is considering "terminating the special counsel."

The Atlantic

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He’s a master of reading a room—and he knows exactly how to use cultural context as a provocation.

You South Africa

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MARYANNE TRUMP BARRY She announced her retirement as a federal judge last year after it was revealed she was being investigated for her role in her family’s dodgy tax dealings dating back to the ’90s. ELIZABETH TRUMP GRAU She worked as a banking ex

Los Angeles Times

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Justice Stephen G. Breyer has made many rulings during a long and distinguished career, but his most consequential may turn out to be the one reported Tuesday: He will retire from the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of its current term in June, allowin

WHO

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1963 President John F. Kennedy, 46, assassinated. 1968 Robert F Kennedy, 42, shot dead. 1969 Ted’s negligent driving killed a passenger. 1984 David Kennedy, 28, died from drug overdose. 1997 Michael Kennedy, 39, killed while skiing. 1999 Jo

High Country News

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Under President Donald Trump, the Twin Falls Refugee Center in Twin Falls, Idaho, saw a sizeable decrease in refugee admissions, down from an average of around 300 people to just about 60 a year, according to Zeze Rwasama, director of the center. Thi

Newsweek International

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“While the House voted and the bombs fell, the president prayed,” Newsweek wrote in the wake of President Bill Clinton’s impeachment on December 19, 1998 for “perjury and obstruction of justice.” Now, “he would be known by a harsh, rarely used word:

The Guardian

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Two weeks before the election, Mary Trump described her uncle Donald’s campaign to me in stark terms: “He knows he’s in desperate shape, so he’s going to burn it all down, sow more chaos and division…[and] if he’s going down, he’s going to take us al

Weekend Argus Saturday

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AS I WRITE this piece, vote counting continues. And I write it regardless of the outcome of the presidential contest. Although I am pulling for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris – no surprise to my readers – and even if US President Donald Trump is not re-

Isolezwe nGesonto Sunday

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UMENGAMELI ophumayo e-USA, uMnuz Donald Trump uzakhele igama elibi emlandweni wakwelakubo nowamazwe omhlaba ngezenzo zakhe ezingagculisi neze. U-Trump uzakhele isigcwagcwa ngokwenqaba ukuvuma ukuthi wehlulwe wuMnuz Joe Biden okhethweni, kwaze kwaba y

WHO

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With her doctorate in education, Jill is the first First Lady in modern memory to juggle a separate career – teaching community college – with her unpaid work from the East Wing to promote education; cancer care and research; and, with a relaunch of

The Independent

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Donald Trump’s conduct leading up to and during the deadly riots at the US Capitol has drawn widespread backlash among hundreds of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, as congressional leaders demand his Cabinet invoke the 25th Amendment and remove

Newsweek

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“While the House voted and the bombs fell, the president prayed,” Newsweek wrote in the wake of President Bill Clinton’s impeachment on December 19, 1998 for “perjury and obstruction of justice.” Now, “he would be known by a harsh, rarely used word:

Chicago Tribune

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Everyone knows that Donald Trump is a master of trickery. His latest fraud was to pretend during his State of the Union address Tuesday that he is a friend to African Americans. "We are advancing with unbridled optimism and lifting our citizens of ev