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☆ I'm an archivist at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I've given tours to Bill Belichick and shown Tom Brady his own draft card.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Vince Guerrieri | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Jon Kendle wanted to work in sports so got a summer internship at the NFL Hall of Fame in 2005. Kendle is now the vice president of museum and archives for the Hall and met Tom Brady on the job. I was born and raised in Canton, Ohio, the home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I was able to run down to the archives and find Tom Brady's draft card and show it to him. The draft card is just a piece of paper with a name written on it, but it means so much more.

When the National Archives said in early February it had retrieved boxes of government records from Donald Trump’s home the month before, the former president had his lawyers ask for a favor: Get the agency to explicitly say that there had been no raid on his Florida estate, according to people familiar with the matter. The next day, the archives issued another statement saying it had “obtained the cooperation of Trump representatives” and that its officials “did not visit or ‘raid’ the Mar-a-Lago property.”

☆ Ex-South Korean leader to give up dogs sent as gift by Kim Jong Un
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

South Korea’s former President Moon Jae In said on Monday he plans to give up a pair of dogs sent by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a gift following their 2018 summit, citing a lack of support from his successor. Moon has raised the white Pungsan dogs named “Gomi” and “Songgang” since their arrival in the South and took them to his personal residence after his term ended in May. But that effort fell apart due to “unexplained opposition” from the administration of incumbent President Yoon Suk Yeol, Moon’s office said. “The presidential office seems to be negative toward entrusting the management of the Pungsan dogs to former President Moon,” Moon’s office said on Facebook. The interior ministry, which oversees the presidential archives, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

☆ Ex-South Korean leader plans to give up dogs from North Korea's Kim
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] South Korean President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook hold puppies born from a hunting dog gifted from North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea November 25, 2018 in this image obtained November 27, 2018 from South Korean Presidential Office/Handout/via REUTERSSEOUL, Nov 7 (Reuters) - South Korea's former President Moon Jae-in said on Monday he plans to give up a pair of dogs sent by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a gift following their 2018 summit, citing a lack of support from his successor. The dogs are legally categorised as state property belonging to the presidential archives, but Moon's office said he was entrusted as their caretaker under consultations with the archives and the interior ministry, an unprecedented decision. But that effort fell apart due to "unexplained opposition" from the administration of incumbent President Yoon Suk-yeol, Moon's office said. "The presidential office seems to be negative toward entrusting the management of the Pungsan dogs to former President Moon," Moon's office said on Facebook. The interior ministry, which oversees the presidential archives, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

☆ DOJ grants immunity to Trump adviser Kash Patel to compel his grand jury testimony in Mar-a-Lago case
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dilanianmug.Jpg | Ken Dilanian | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice has granted immunity to Trump adviser Kash Patel after a judge ruled that was the only way to compel his grand jury testimony in the Mar-a-Lago case, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News. Patel has said that former President Donald Trump declassified certain documents found at his Mar-a-Lago estate before leaving office. NBC News reported in February that the archives found classified material among the boxes of White House documents that Trump improperly took to Mar-a-Lago. Patel told Breitbart News in May that the documents had been declassified by Trump but their markings were not updated. "Trump declassified whole sets of materials in anticipation of leaving government that he thought the American public should have the right to read themselves," Patel said then.

☆ Jeb Bush says Ron DeSantis would be a 'formidable candidate' if the Florida governor ran in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis. Bush, a former governor, said DeSantis would also be a "formidable" 2024 candidate. Jeb Bush praised the current governor on Thursday, calling Ron DeSantis a "formidable candidate" should his fellow Republican decide to run for president in 2024. "The reason why I'm a Ron DeSantis fan is that he has governed effectively in the state that I love," Bush said. "I think what he wants to say is that everybody does it, basically," Bush said of Trump's latest attack.

☆ Angela Lansbury, beloved star of ‘Murder, She Wrote,’ dead at 96
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Lansbury also amassed 11 Emmy nominations for her role as Jessica Fletcher in “Murder, She Wrote,” but never won. Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images Lansbury, seen here in 1945, moved to United States from England in 1940. Ron Frehm/AP Lansbury celebrates the 100th episode of the TV series "Murder, She Wrote" in 1989. Mychal Watts/WireImage/Getty Images Lansbury, with various Broadway cast members, performs at the Light the Lights Broadway Is Back! Jonathan Brady/Getty Images Lansbury attends the 25th anniversary screening of "Beauty and the Beast" in 2016.

☆ This Tiny Town Within Dallas County Is Home to Some Pretty Pricey Real Estate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Jessica Flint | Photographs Amie Santavicca For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

About four miles north of downtown Dallas is Highland Park, a 2.2-square-mile separate town within Dallas County. Highland Park was developed in the early 1900s by real-estate magnate John S. Armstrong and his sons-in-law. A big selling point is its highly rated Highland Park Independent School District, which encompasses University Park, Highland Park’s neighboring city to the north, and a small area of Dallas. Notable stops and shopsWorth the detourLocated in University Park but still in the 75205 ZIP Code is the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. It houses the archives from the administration of President George W. Bush, including artifacts, documents and audiovisual materials.

☆ Delaware Freezes Out Russia-Linked Startups, Extending Sanctions’ Reach
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Andrew Scurria | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

PREVIEWDelaware is now extending U.S. sanctions meant to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine to business ventures incorporated in the state. Blocked startups also can’t raise outside financing because they can’t amend their articles of incorporation in Delaware to issue new capital stock, according to several startup founders and their lawyers. Some startups have persuaded Delaware to restore their good standing after demonstrating that corporate officers no longer live in Russia. Blocked startups face other financial repercussions. It can’t proceed with expansion plans so long as it is blocked in Delaware, Mr. Zykov said.

☆ At Beirut exhibit, Lebanese explore their capital's past
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSept 20 (Reuters) - Lebanese artists, journalists and researchers have created a multidisciplinary exhibition in the historic building of Beit Beirut, revisiting the past of the city and exploring their relationship with Beirut today. The director of the "Allo, Beirut?" Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe exhibit reconstructs some scenes of the Lebanese capital's pre-civil war days, alongside photos, videos, and art installations. "We want this space to belong to the people of Beirut... we wanted the exhibition, immersive, interactive, to feel you are included in it," said Darmency. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Emilie Madi and Yara Abi Nader; Writing by Aurora Ellis; Editing by Rosalba O'BrienOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ George Conway says individuals defending Trump over his handling of presidential records are 'basically desperate'
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-13 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

George Conway during a CNN interview was highly critical of Trump's handling of classified documents. "Having top-secret FBI information in our home? Conway said individuals defending Trump and criticizing the FBI were "basically desperate." On CNN, Conway proceeded to lambast individuals who have backed Trump's claims regarding the FBI's search. He had no business bringing top-secret FBI material from the Situation Room or the Oval Office up to the residence.

☆ Kate Moss’ rain boots at Glastonbury: A fashion moment to remember
▼ + stars: | 2019-06-26 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Remember when Kate Moss wore wellies (that’s rain boots for those outside the UK) to Glastonbury? As the historic festival once again returns to Worthy Farm, we look back at one of its most memorable fashion moments. Pete Doherty and Kate Moss are seen at the Glastonbury Music Festival 2005. But an even more profound transformation was also taking place – that of the then-struggling Hunter Boot Limited. It has since become a bona fide festival fixture, producing rainwear, outerwear and boots in all manner of colors and styles.

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☆ Listening to Women in Revolutionary Tehran
▼ + stars: | 1979-03-12 | by ( Negar Mottahedeh | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

In the winter of 2017, a young woman named Vida Movahed climbed atop a telecommunications box on a busy Tehran street, took off her headscarf and hung it on a stick to protest Iran’s mandatory hijab rules. At the time, it led me to the archives to study the first women’s protests in Iran after the revolution that toppled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi . In February and March of 1979, the atmosphere in Iran was jubilant and hopeful. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had just returned from exile, and a national referendum on the creation of an Islamic Republic was still months in the future. The interim government imposed new rules and regulations, but these seemed haphazard and malleable in that flickering moment of possibility when protest and debate could still alter the country’s trajectory.

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