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Cuba says US is acting immorally by keeping it on blacklist

Cuba’s deputy foreign minister is accusing the Biden administration of acting immorally and unfairly by keeping Cuba on the list of state sponsors of terrorism

The Independent UK

Obamas return to White House as Biden unveils their portraits

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hosted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama for the unveiling of their official portraits at the White House, calling them “two dear friends, and two great Americans.”

Tribune News Service

The Russia-Ukraine Conflict Sparks Questions About Renegotiating Nuclear Arms Treaties

Will Biden make a move to renegotiate nuclear arms treaties amid the tension in Russia and Ukraine?

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‘Telling that fuller story’: Michelle and Barack on their White House portraits

Former first lady and former president speak in poetry at unveiling ceremony of official paintings at White House in first visit together since leaving office

The Guardian - US

Michelle Obama’s portrait features her in gown by Jason Wu, who designed her inaugural celebration dresses

Former first lady returned to White House for first time since 2017 to celebrate unveiling of her and Barack’s official portraits

The Independent UK

Michelle Obama has a dig at Donald Trump in White House portrait remarks: ‘Once our time is up, we move on’

Michelle Obama spoke at the unveiling of her official White House portrait on Wednesday

The Independent UK

The Loop live: Canada stabbing manhunt ends, teen charged over fatal crash in Sydney, royal siblings George, Charlotte and Louis pictured at new school

What Australia is searching for and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories.

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Barack and Michelle Obama unveil new White House portraits

The Obamas’ portraits are unlike any others in the White House collection in terms of style and substance.

Al Jazeera

Obamas return to White House as Biden unveils their portraits

Tribune News Service

Barack and Michelle Obama finally get portrait reception on return to White House

Joe Biden ‘welcomed home’ the Obamas - together at the White House for the first time in five years

Evening Standard

People praise ‘stunning’ portraits of Michelle and Barack Obama after they are unveiled at White House

Portraits of former president and first lady will remain permanently in White House

The Independent UK

Obama praises Biden for guiding US through ‘perilous times’ at portrait unveiling: ‘The country is better off’

‘Thanks to your decency, and thanks to your strength – maybe most of all, thanks to your faith in our democracy and the American people, the country is better off than when you took office’

The Independent UK

Barack, Michelle Obama White House portraits unveiled

The unveiling event at the White House set humor and nostalgia over Obama’s presidency against the current harsh political talk about the survival of democracy.

Chicago Sun-Times

Here they are: Obamas' White House portraits being unveiled

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are unveiling their official White House portraits

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The Obamas return to the White House for the unveiling of their portraits

The event marked the first time in 10 years since a sitting president has invited former leadership back for a revealing of portraits — a tradition that stalled during the Trump years.

The Independent UK

Obama official portraits - live: Barack jokes about tan suit and Michelle jabs Trump at painting unveiling

Live coverage as the official White House portraits of the Obamas are unveiled

Chicago Tribune

Salaries for top staffers at Obama Foundation are outpacing their counterparts at other presidential centers

CHICAGO — Even before Barack Obama left the White House, plans to build his presidential center in Jackson Park were met with resistance as nearby residents feared the center’s very existence would drive up costs in an area the former president says he wants to uplift.

Salon

"Special master": A dreadful idea

Our justice system is already deeply unfair. Insisting on a higher bar for Trump's prosecution only makes it worse

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Italy's fractured left taps young feminist to lift campaign

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni’s is gathering momentum in her push to become Italy’s first female premier

The Independent UK

Why did Donald Trump block the Obamas’ portraits and why was the decision so controversial?

Republican’s hostility meant no painting of America’s first Black president and first lady have hung at the White House until now

ABC News

Judge grants Donald Trump's special master bid in document probe

The US Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into classified documents kept at former president Donald Trump's Florida home – a judge's ruling could delay the probe.

Tribune News Service

Matthew Yglesias: A debate over the deficit is just what America needs

With unemployment low, inflation high and interest rates on the rise, the time is right to bring back an old idea: bipartisan talks to reduce the federal budget deficit.

Salon

How lies about Obama led to Trump

Folklorist Patricia Turner on how unhinged right-wing paranoia about the first Black president tore America apart

Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s latest weapon in the war: Jokes

As war has become the new normal, Ukrainians turn to dark humour to belittle Russia and lift national spirit.

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve been Maced, I’ve been to jail …’ Can 25-year-old Maxwell Frost now be the first Gen Z member of Congress?

The gun-control activist has been endorsed by Bernie Sanders and won a Democratic primary in Florida – but he still drives an Uber to make ends meet. Can he now make history?

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