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☆ Opinion | Before Hillary Clinton, There Was Rosalynn Carter
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Azadeh Moaveni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Mrs. Carter had the canny instincts to know that a player who courts influence requires a court. Mrs. Carter’s charismatic press secretary, Mary Hoyt, led the fight for decent East Wing salaries, despite stiff opposition. President Carter was demanding sacrifice from all Americans and turning down the heat in the White House to cut costs. Feminists like Gloria Steinem faulted Mrs. Carter for not being sufficiently outré in her activism. “She creates neither love nor hate.”Neither America nor Washington was quite ready for Mrs. Carter at the time.

Persons: Carter, —, Mary Hoyt, Hoyt, Carter’s, Ford, ”, Kennedy, Gloria Steinem, “, Steinem, United Press International’s Helen Thomas, pettiness, Nancy Reagan, Katharine Graham, Andy Warhol, Mr Organizations: East Wing, Southern Baptist, White, United Press, Democratic Locations: Israel, Egypt, Washington, America, Wing, clogs, Georgetown, Georgia, Plains , Ga

☆ Ten Hag calls on Man Utd to pay tribute to Charlton with CL win
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Charlton, who was a key figure in England's 1966 World Cup-winning team, died at the age of 86 on Saturday. He helped United win the European Cup in 1968 and three English league titles as well as the FA Cup. "Bobby was a legend - a giant not only for Manchester United, but for football. We have to live it every day," Ten Hag told reporters ahead of Tuesday's home game against FC Copenhagen. Asked about how United would deal with the emotions of the game, Ten Hag said: "We are professionals, it's our job.

Persons: Diogo Dalot, Erik, Hag, Bobby Charlton, Carl Recine, Erik ten Hag, Bobby, Denis Law, George Best, Sir Bobby Charlton, Rasmus Hojlund, He's, Marcus Rashford, Aadi Nair, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Soccer Football, League, Manchester United Press Conference, Trafford Training Centre, Rights, Manchester United, Charlton, United, European, FA, FC Copenhagen, Champions League, Copenhagen, Galatasaray, Premier League, Brentford, Sheffield United, Thomson Locations: Manchester, Britain, Rights MANCHESTER, England, Old Trafford, Bengaluru

☆ Fact Check: Video shows 2012 attack on police station in Bahrain, not Israel embassy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The video, which shows a crowd of people setting fire to a building at night, was shared in a Facebook post that reads, “BREAKING: The Israeli embassy in Bahrain was just set on fire! The title of the video, translated from Arabic, reads “Bahrain: A police station was besieged and burned – Sitra,” and the caption says the clip shows demonstrators attacking the Sitra Police Station in Nov. 2012. The official also added that claims that the video shows Israel’s embassy in Bahrain are not true. France24 cited AFP witnesses saying dozens of protesters had marched toward the Israeli embassy in Bahrain after the hospital attack. The video shows a 2012 attack on the Sitra Police Station in Bahrain.

Persons: France24, Read Organizations: Sitra, Al, Twitter, Reuters, United Press, Sitra Police, Google, Thomson Locations: Bahrain, Israel, Ahli, Gaza

☆ Steven Rosenbush — Bureau Chief at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Steven Rosenbush | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Steven RosenbushSteven Rosenbush is chief of the enterprise technology bureau at WSJ Pro, which focuses on the interplay of business and technology. The group publishes CIO Journal and WSJ Pro Cybersecurity, as well as two weekday newsletters. He’s a frequent speaker at Wall Street Journal conferences and industry events. Steven joined The Wall Street Journal in 2012. He covered telecommunications for USA Today and BusinessWeek magazine, and he’s the author of a book, "Telecom Opportunities for Entrepreneurs."

Persons: Steven Rosenbush Steven Rosenbush, Steven Organizations: WSJ, Wall Street, Institutional Investor, USA, BusinessWeek, Telecom, Entrepreneurs, United Press International Locations: New York, Brussels

☆ Trump’s Bathroom Reading at Mar-a-Lago - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Maureen Dowd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — It’s shocking how easy it is to imagine Donald Trump campaigning for the presidency from prison. Maybe he’d even be able to smuggle in his special Tang-colored hair bleach. It wouldn’t be the first time someone tried for the White House from the Big House. In 1920, after being imprisoned on sedition charges for excoriating American involvement in World War I, which he considered a capitalistic war, Eugene Debs won about 900,000 votes as the Socialist Party nominee. “I will be a candidate at home in seclusion,” he joked when asked how he would campaign.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Donald Trump, He’d, ” He’d, Elvis, Pavarotti, Eugene Debs, “, ” Organizations: White, Big, Socialist Party, United Press, Trump Locations: Goodfellas

☆ Man City edge closer to treble after FA Cup final win over Man Utd
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - Manchester City moved to within one victory of completing a momentous treble as they deservedly beat arch-rivals Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final thanks to Ilkay Gundogan's record-breaking double on Saturday. City captain Gundogan scored the fastest goal in FA Cup final history with a stunning volley after 12 seconds and struck what proved to be the winner seven minutes after halftime. It is the 13th time the English league and FA Cup double has been achieved. The FA Cup is so nice." It eclipsed the previous fastest FA Cup final goal scored by Louis Saha after 25 seconds for Everton against Chelsea in 2009 and City threatened to run riot against a stunned United.

Persons: Ilkay, Gundogan, Nat Lofthouse, Bruno Fernandes, Pep Guardiola's, Alex Ferguson, Guardiola, Stefan Ortega's, Erling Haaland, David de Gea, Louis Saha, Rodri, Jack Grealish, Kevin de Bruyne, Aaron Wan, Paul Tierney, Tierney, Fernandes, Ortega, Raphael Varane volleyed, De Bruyne's, De, Alejandro Garnacho, Erik Ten, Martyn Herman, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Manchester City, Manchester United, FA, City, Bolton Wanderers, United . United, Inter Milan, Premier League, League, Champions League, Wembley, Everton, Chelsea, United, Grealish, Inter, Thomson Locations: Manchester, City, Istanbul

☆ Biden set to address White House Correspondents Dinner
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Maegan Vazquez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But undoubtedly, a White House official told CNN, his speech will address the issue of wrongfully detained Americans abroad. US President George W. Bush, left, waves with impressionist Steve Bridges at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2006. Roger L. Wollenberg/Pool/Getty Images The White House Correspondents' Dinner is held in 1923. It was started two years earlier by the White House Correspondents' Association, the organization of journalists who cover the president. Roosevelt was congratulating Brandt for winning the first Raymond Clapper Memorial Award, which was given by the White House Correspondents' Association for distinguished reporting.

☆ Man United climb back into third with 2-0 win over Everton
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MANCHESTER, England, April 8 (Reuters) - Manchester United's Scott McTominay and Anthony Martial secured a well-earned 2-0 victory over Everton as the hosts climbed above Newcastle United into provisional third spot in the Premier League on Saturday. "It was great football from ourselves and we were disappointed to only go in (at halftime) 1-0 up," United captain Harry Maguire told BT Sport. "The lads started on the front foot, we were aggressive, we created chance after chance after chance and I think if the score was three, four or five nobody would have any arguments." United pressed goalkeeper Jordan Pickford into duty early at a sun-drenched Old Trafford and set up camp in Everton's half for most of the game. Bruno Fernandes nearly doubled United's lead in the 67th minute but Pickford leapt to tip the ball over the crossbar.

☆ An elite Russian brigade of 5,000 soldiers has been destroyed and reformed as many as 8 times after heavy losses, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The same Russian brigade has been destroyed and reconstituted 8 times since the start of the war. The Russian 155th Naval Infantry Brigade suffered heavy losses in attempts to take Vuhledar. At one point the entire brigade, which consisted of 5,000 troops, was reported to be destroyed near Vuhledar. Dmytrashkivskyi estimated at the time that Russian forces were losing 150-300 marines a day near the coal-mining town. Some of these military bloggers have criticized the Russian military command for ordering ineffective human-wave style frontal assaults in Vuhledar, according to ISW.

☆ How US-supplied shells crammed with anti-tank mines helped defeat a brigade of Russian marines in the battle for Vuhledar
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine's unexpected use of remote mines helped give it the upper hand in fighting in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine has been using US-supplied remote anti-armor mines fired in shells to destroy Russian tanks. The US has sent Ukraine at least 7,200 RAAM shells in its aid packages. Russian forces have struggled to counter Ukraine's mines, particularly RAAM shells raining from above. Despite multiple assaults, Russian forces appear to be floundering and facing mounting losses as Ukraine continues to push back.

☆ A Russian marine who survived bitter fighting in Vuhledar says soldiers left alive are being treated like deserters: 'It would have been better if I had been captured'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian marine who survived a major battle in Vuhledar said survivors are treated as deserters. There were just eight survivors in one company, he told Russian media outlet 7x7. The marine, part of the 155th Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet, told Russian media outlet 7x7 that "it would have been better if I had been captured and never returned." So far things have not gone to plan, according to Russian military bloggers, Ukrainian officials, and reports of the battle. Ukrainian military drones have also captured the scenes of chaos, including Russian tanks running into minefields and being blown up, CNN reported.

☆ Mai mulți oameni, neliniștiți de revenirea la normalitate. Expert: ”Există tulburarea de stres post-COVID-19”
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-18 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Săptămâna trecută, SUA a anunțat că americanii vaccinați nu mai trebuie să poarte măști de protecție în aer liber și nici în interior. ”Trebuie să știm că există tulburarea de stres post-COVID-19, care se încadrează la PTSD. ”Unii oameni au făcut bilanțul a ceea ce este important pentru ei și a modului în care își duceau viața și au făcut planuri pentru viitor. Acum, majoritatea au acceptat pandemia și au învățat să meargă mai departe. Specialista a avertizat însă că impactul general al pandemiei va dura mult până să fie complet acceptat de oameni.

Persons: Experta, Ea, Vivian Pender, Specialista Organizations: United Press International, Asociației Americane Locations: SUA, New York

☆ The 10 most iconic protest photos of all time
▼ + stars: | 2020-06-08 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

This photo of Rosa Parks sitting in the front of a bus was actually taken after the Supreme Court disbanded Montgomery's segregated bus system, but it remains a classic symbol. Underwood Archives/Getty ImagesThe white man sitting behind Parks is Nicholas C. Chriss, a journalist who was covering the civil rights movement for United Press International. "But to this day no one has ever made clear that it was a reporter, I, covering this event and sitting behind Mrs. Parks, not some sullen white segregationist! She seemed to want to savor the event alone."

Persons: Rosa, Parks, Nicholas C, Chriss Organizations: Rosa Parks, Supreme, Underwood Archives, United Press, Houston Chronicle, New York Times

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