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10 unexpected jobs US Presidents did that will surprise you

Many of the United States’ most influential presidents led ordinary lives before entering politics, working in jobs such as farming, coaching, entertainment, or retail. Long before gaining national and global prominence, their early experiences helped shape key skills like discipline, communication, and public engagement.

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The world's most — and least — miserable economies in 2025, ranked

Venezuela tops a new global misery index covering 178 countries, while Taiwan claims the happiest economy title for the second year running.

Fortune

Trump Moves to Kill Job Corps, the 61-Year-Old Free Training Programme That Lifted 3 Million Young Americans Out of Poverty

President Trump's 2027 budget proposal includes eliminating Job Corps, a program providing free education and vocational training to low-income youth, sparking bipartisan opposition.

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Bypass the Strait of Hormuz with nuclear explosives? The US studied that in Panama and Colombia in the 1960s

With the world struggling to get oil supplies moving from the Middle East, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich raised eyebrows with a social media post highlighting a radical idea: Use nuclear bombs to cut a new channel along a route that would avoid Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Pete Hegseth given brutal new nickname by Pentagon staffers, report says

Trump praised Hegseth this week as an early and enthusiastic supporter of his Iran military campaign

The Independent UK

Vietnam ruined Lyndon B. Johnson’s political career. Will Donald Trump face the same fate over Iran?

Is United States President Donald Trump lurching toward decline and fall? Will he and his MAGA movement reprise Lyndon B. Johnson’s story, when the quagmire of the Vietnam War took the Democratic president out of the 1968 election and gave Republican Richard Nixon the opening he needed to defeat the…

The Conversation

European resistance to US foreign policy over the decades

As European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz, a look back at previous tensions between the western allies

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The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight

Apollo 11 first landed astronauts on the Moon in 1969, but the journey to the lunar surface actually began 43 years before, in snowy Massachusetts.

The Conversation

What Keir Starmer can learn from ‘little creep’ Harold Wilson in dealing with an angry US president

The Anglo-American “special relationship” has hit a low ebb following American strikes on Iran. US president Donald Trump disparaged British prime minister Keir Starmer with a negative comparison to Winston Churchill, making clear his “disappointment” over British reticence to offer logistical support to the American military.

The Conversation

When civil rights protesters are killed, some deaths – generally those of white people – resonate more

Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two white Minneapolis residents killed in January 2026 by federal agents while protesting the Trump administration’s immigration policy, have become household names. National media outlets continue to focus on their deaths and the circumstances around them.

The Conversation

Fresh Poll Highlights What Americans Truly Think Of Melania Trump Compared To Past First Ladies

Melania’s results closely mirrored those of her husband.

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Presidents Day 2026: What will be closed — banks, government offices and more

Presidents Day, observed on the third Monday of February, honored all U.S. presidents, originally established to celebrate George Washington's birthday. In 2026, it fell on February 16, leading to closures of government offices, banks, and postal services. The holiday's official name remains Washington's Birthday, though it evolved to recognize all…

The Times of India

Democrats have the chance to steal a big red state — if they can get out of their own way

ANALYSIS: The Republican blood feud primary should give Democrats a chance to win in Texas, Eric Garcia writes. But the two Democrats vying for the seat won’t let that happen

The Independent UK

13 Presidential Dishes So Good They Made History

Have you ever wondered what your favorite president liked to munch on? Abe Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, FDR, JFK, and even Donald Trump have all been known to favor certain foods during their time in office. It’s more than just fuel for their bodies. In some cases, it is a reflection…

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Julia Fox responds to backlash over ‘sick’ Jackie Kennedy Halloween costume

Jackie O’s grandson slammed the decision as ‘disgusting, desperate and dangerous’

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Julia Fox dresses as blood-stained Jacqueline Kennedy for Halloween

Julia Fox is facing huger backlash online after dressing as a blood-stained Jacqueline Kennedy for Halloween.

Reason

Trump's 'Golden Dome' Missile Defense Could Cost $3.6 Trillion: Report

The pie-in-the-sky space system promises to be a government spending bonanza—and might be a very bad idea.

The Independent UK

After accomplishments in politics, media, former CNN chief Tom Johnson makes mental health his cause

After a career as a presidential aide, publisher of two newspapers and CNN president, Tom Johnson has plenty of stories to swap

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I Asked ChatGPT To Rank the Best Presidents for the Middle Class’s Wallet — Here’s What It Said

Which presidents benefited the middle class the most financially? To answer this question, you'd have to look at the policies they introduced how they affected those making an average living during...

The Guardian - US

Trump has forgotten his oath of office. History will not remember him kindly

When faced with a crisis, presidents can inflame divisions or unify the nation. Trump is taking the path of Andrew Johnson and not Lincoln

Al Jazeera

When and why has the National Guard been deployed in the US before?

The US reserve military force is activated for federal missions and state emergencies, from disasters to civil unrest.

Roll Call

Corporation for Public Broadcasting will shut down this fall - Roll Call

The CPB announced it would close on Sept. 30, after Trump last month signed legislation canceling their funding for the next two years.

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South Park Creators Issue Sarcastic Apology To Trump & Defend Unblurring His Penis

“They said, ‘OK, but we’re gonna blur the penis,’ and I said, ‘No you’re not gonna blur the penis.’”

The Independent UK

Award-winning AP photographer Bob Daugherty captured history with speed and persistence

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Bill Moyers’ journalism strengthened democracy by connecting Americans to ideas and each other, in a long and extraordinary career

“Bill Moyers? He’s spectacular!” George Clooney said – and no wonder.

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