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Quote of the day by Eleanor Roosevelt: “I believe that democracy is based on the ability to make democracy serve the good of the majority of the people. If it can’t do that, then it should not survive.”

People often say that democracy is a system in which they can choose their leaders and decide what happens in their country. People all over the world agree with it because it promises fairness, representation, and participation. But the real power of democracy goes beyond just voting and making governments.…

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Chic Since 1930 – Eleanor Roosevelt and FDR's Living Room Featured The Statement Sofa Everyone's Buying in 2026

Archival photos show that floral sofas have been trending for almost 100 years, featuring in Eleanor Roosevelt and FDR's living room in 1930

Homes & Gardens

Melania Trump to lead UN security council session, White House says

First lady to preside over meeting on ‘children, technology and education in conflict’ in New York next month

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Melania: how the role of US first lady has changed over the years

The first lady of the US, a title typically held by the wife of the president, has never been a fixed cultural figure. Instead, she has functioned as a screen on to which the nation projects its ideals, anxieties and evolving ideas about womanhood and power.

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Quote of the day by Eleanor Roosevelt: "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."

Eleanor Roosevelt’s quote is a nudge to watch what fills your conversations. Talking about ideas helps you grow. Talking only about events keeps you informed but stuck on the surface. Talking mostly about people often turns into gossip and negativity.

The Times of India

Explainer: Why Chevron still operates in Venezuela despite US sanctions

Chevron’s continued presence in Venezuela looks like an anomaly amid intensifying US sanctions. In fact, the contradiction is rooted in selective enforcement to maintain leverage over Caracas, as well as decades of oil politics.

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The Supreme Court's Next Big Immigration Case

Plus: Ken Burns’ The American Revolution is worth your time.

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One way to redefine the first lady role: demolish Melania’s office to build a folly

The president’s wife is reported to have ‘privately raised concerns about’ the destruction of the White House East Wing. If so, they were ignored

The Guardian - US

The fledgling UN tried to rein in mass-scale misinformation. The world turned its back and is now paying the price

The ruinous result of the US approach to freedom of information and media has made anti-democratic contagion impossible to ignore

The Guardian - AU

“Today I Learned”: 39 Lesser-Known Facts About The World That Should Be Common Knowledge (New Pics)

Did you know that at one point in Australia Weird Al Yankovic was more popular than the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, himself?

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Gillian Anderson: "The pressure not to fail for women has always been high up there for me"

The actor on International Women's Day and beauty rituals

Marie Claire

Netizens Compare Past First Ladies’ Inauguration Outfits After Melania’s Dress Goes Viral

Here are the most memorable Inauguration Day looks by first ladies of the USA through the years. The post Netizens Compare Past First Ladies’ Inauguration Outfits After Melania’s Dress Goes Viral first appeared on Bored Panda.

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‘Childless cat ladies’ have long contributed to the welfare of American children − and the nation

Parenting, single people and the U.S. birth rate have assumed a greater place in the 2024 presidential campaign than any race in recent memory.

The Conversation

Can Kamala Harris help Democrats regain lost Black votes?

Some Black voters have drifted away from the Democrats in recent years, but will Harris be able to pull them back?

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From a pig as political candidate to a breakout speech for Obama − Democratic National Convention often leaves its mark on history

If the Yippies – a group of young activists known for political dissent – had their way, Americans would have elected a 145-pound pig named Pigasus as president in 1968.

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10 Notable Figures Inducted Into Libra's Hall Of Fame

Libra, the seventh astrological sign in the zodiac, is known for its balance, harmony, and love for beauty. Many famous personalities throughout history have been born under the sign of Libra, showcasing their unique traits and talents. Let's take a look at some of the celebrated individuals who have made…

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A memorial in Yiddish, Italian and English tells the stories of Triangle Shirtwaist fire victims − testament not only to tragedy but to immigrant women's fight to remake labor laws

The 10-story Brown Building, site of one of the deadliest workplace disasters in United States history, stands one block east of Washington Square Park in New York City. Despite three bronze plaques noting its significance, it has long been easy to pass by without further thought.

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October babies: Birthdays of famous people born in October

October, the 10th month of the year, has witnessed the birth of several great personalities in the past. Leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Eleanor Roosevelt, German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche were born in October.

Reason

UN Human Rights Council Calls for Punishing Blasphemy (In This Instance, Quran Burning)

Jacob Mchangama (of Justitia, and now a Research Professor at Vanderbilt) has a detailed item about it; an excerpt: In 1950, Eleanor Roosevelt, serving as the first Chairperson of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, was involved in a bitter dispute about the limits of free speech. Stalin's Soviet…

Evening Standard

Joe Biden calls Rishi Sunak ‘president’ by mistake on PM’s first White House visit

The Prime Minister laughed awkwardly at the exchange

The Independent UK

Joe Biden accidentally calls UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ‘Mr President’

‘Well, Mr President ... I just demoted you, Mr Prime Minister,’ president says

Daily Mirror

Joe Biden tells Rishi Sunak US has 'no closer ally' than UK - as PM cracks Churchill gag

The Prime Minister and the US President sat down for talks - where they joked and laughed - in the White House's Oval Office ahead of a formal press conference

The Independent UK

Leaders reflect on Churchill’s early hours visits to Roosevelt

Rishi Sunak vowed not to bother Joe Biden in the way the UK’s wartime leader had pestered the then US president.

The Independent UK

What to stream this week: Foo Fighters, 'The Idol,' LeBron James and 'American Gladiators' doc

This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Foo Fighters and some lost songs by the late Kenny Rogers, a new gritty HBO series from “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson called “The Idol” starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd

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