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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

☆ 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

☆ 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.

☆ 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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