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What happens to the turkeys the president pardons?

Turkeys have been sent as gifts to American Presidents from as early as the 1870s

The Independent UK

Watch: Biden pardons turkeys at White House ahead of Thanksgiving celebrations

Watch as Joe Biden pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey at the White House on Monday, 20 November.

The Independent UK

Why does the president pardon a Thanksgiving turkey?

President Joe Biden is spending part of his 81st birthday observing the White House tradition of pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys

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Rosalynn Carter obituary

US first lady who played a significant role in supporting her husband Jimmy’s political career from Georgia to the White House

The Guardian - UK

Emeli Sandé: ‘Being a woman in the music industry definitely made me feel insecure about the way I looked’

After years of feeling the pressure, the voice of the 2012 Olympics ceremony, who once performed in front of Barack Obama at the White House, is happy in her own skin. As she releases her fifth album, she talks to Annabel Nugent about burnout, coming out and why falling in…

The Independent UK

Biden is spending his 81st birthday honoring White House tradition of pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys

President Joe Biden is spending part of his 81st birthday observing the White House tradition of pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys

The Independent UK

Rosalynn Carter, transformative former first lady and mental health advocate, dies

The wife of former President Jimmy Carter was 96 years old. She spent decades as a prominent advocate for mental health and professionalized the role of first lady.

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‘The Lincoln shiver’: a visit to the Soldiers’ Home, a less-known Washington gem

The house Abraham Lincoln used to escape the White House exerts unusual power, 160 years after the Gettysburg Address

The Guardian - US

Indonesian President Joko Widodo urges Biden to help end Gaza ‘atrocities’

Widodo calls for a ceasefire ‘for the sake of humanity’ as he sits down with US president at the White House.

Al Jazeera

Biden honors Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights in the return of an NHL tradition

President Joe Biden honored the Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights in a ceremony at the White House

The Independent UK

Indonesian President Joko Widodo heads to US amid Gaza tensions

Widodo is under pressure over war, which killed more than 11,000 in a month, but is likely to take a low-key approach.

Al Jazeera

Gaza health system reaches ‘point of no return’, says Red Cross

Attacks on medical facilities and personnel have pushed Gaza’s overstretched health system to a “point of no return”, the Red Cross said on Friday. The warning came hours after Al-Shifa, the biggest hospital in the Strip, came under bombardment, according to the World Health Organization. Footage from the besieged Palestinian…

France 24

Former Georgia football RB Keith Marshall visits White House

Former UGA football running back Keith Marshall visited the White House to talk about the current environment of college football

USA Today Sports Media Group

President Biden Meets With Former College Football Players Amid NIL Debate

The president hosted a roundtable at the White House on Wednesday and showed support for college athletes amid their ongoing battle with the NCAA for compensation.

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Voices: Should Donald Trump abandon his 2024 run for president? Join The Independent Debate

As Mr Trump’s legal battles grow more complex, we want to know if you think it’s time for him to give up on a future stint in the White House

The Independent UK

Casey DeSantis gushes about her ‘Walmart Melania’ nickname

About the nickname, the Florida first lady beamed: ‘I love it. Score’

The Conversation

Why are US politicians so old? And why do they want to stay in office?

When former President Bill Clinton showed up at the White House in early 2023, he was there to join President Joe Biden to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act. It was hard to avoid the fact that it had been three decades since Clinton was…

The Conversation

Both the US and Australia are adamant the Pacific "matters". But only one is really moving the dial

Just before the second summit between the US and the Pacific Islands Forum at the White House in September, the US hosts took Pacific leaders to an American football game. One, however, was conspicuously absent: Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson, other mayors in DC pushing White House, Congress for help with migrants

Mayors from Chicago, New York, Denver, Houston and Los Angeles will meet Thursday at the White House to discuss the migrant crisis with Tom Perez, the director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.

The Independent UK

Trump could have defended Capitol on Jan 6, expert says in 2024 ballot case

Liberal groups are trying to end Donald Trump’s attempt to return to the White House by arguing he’s ineligible to be president after trying to overturn the 2020 election

Chicago Sun-Times

President Joe Biden will visit Illinois Nov. 9 to tout White House agenda

Biden was last in Chicago June 28, to deliver a speech on “Bidenomics” at the Old Post Office and for political fundraising.

The Independent UK

Biden and Jill Biden hand out books and candy while hosting thousands for rainy trick or treating

Books were about as abundant as candy at a trick-or-treating event that President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden hosted at the White House on the eve of Halloween

The Independent UK

Biden meets with Chinese foreign minister in possible prelude to sit-down with Xi

Mr Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will both be in San Francisco next month

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese has been submerged in meh since the voice defeat – and Peter Dutton is eyeing a knockout blow

Labor hopes the energy transition can propel the government out of its post-referendum malaise. But given Australia’s rancid history, there are risks

The Independent UK

The White House and Google launch a new virtual tour with audio captions, Spanish translation

The White House, Google Maps and Google Arts & Culture are launching a new virtual tour of the White House

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