37 h. ago Student describes ‘horror show’ ICE deportation to Honduras at Thanksgiving

Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained at Boston airport while on the way to see family in Austin for a surprise tripAny Lucia López Belloza had not seen her parents and two little sisters since starting her first semester at Babson College, near Boston in August. A family friend gave her plane tickets so she could fly home to Austin and surprise them for Thanksgiving.The 19-year-old business student was already at the boarding gate at Boston airport when she was told there was an “error” with her boarding pass; when she reached customer service, she was handcuffed and arrested by what she believed were two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Obama’s ‘monolith’ presidential center in Chicago gets an opening timetable

The sprawling campus, located in Chicago, has faced years of delays and legal setbacks

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8 d. ago Obamas celebrate Thanksgiving with rare family photo after Michelle sparked Ozempic weight

In a joint post on Thursday, former President Barack Obama, 64, and former First Lady Michelle Obama, 61, posed alongside their two daughters, Malia, 27, and Sasha, 24.

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8 d. ago The US government ruins Thanksgiving: it’s a South Park holiday special

Idiotic US war secretary Pete Hegseth launches an attack on a turkey-based festivity in frustration at his inability to outsmart a buffoonish police detective. A wild season finale loomsTonight’s South Park is something of a breather in what has been their most story-driven season (or seasons, as it turned out) ever. There is some advancement to the overriding plot of Donald Trump attempting to kill the unborn baby he’s expecting with his lover, Satan, before it can unleash the prophesied apocalypse – a plot that involves master manipulator (and new Trump sex partner) JD Vance and billionaire/self-proclaimed antichrist expert Peter Thiel (recently incarcerated by South Park’s finest for kidnapping Eric Cartman). But tonight’s instalment, Turkey Trot, focuses more on the goings-on in the titular town than in Washington DC.As Thanksgiving approaches, South Park finds its annual holiday marathon in jeopardy. None of its regular sponsors – Stan Marsh’s Tegridy Weed Farms, recently shutt...

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1 week ago Thanksgiving dates back to 1621 but when did it become a national holiday?

Washington made sure his Thanksgiving message – not simply a message, but a ‘proclamation’ – was clear and strong

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1 week ago Bill Maher slams Michelle Obama's 'bad attitude' over claim Americans are too sexist to elect female president

The comedian disagreed with the former first lady, saying America could be ready for a woman in the White House - it just has to be the right one.

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2 w. ago Fugees rapper Pras sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign

Prakazrel ‘Pras’ Michel was convicted in 2023 after a trial that included testimony from actor Leonardo DiCaprio and former US attorney general Jeff SessionsThe Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funnelling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former US president Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.Michel, 52, declined to address the court before US district judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced him on Thursday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign

Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign

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2 w. ago Dick Cheney funeral live: George Bush pays emotional tribute as ex

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were not invited to Dick Cheney's funeral service.

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2 w. ago Dick Cheney funeral live: Jill Biden squirms as Kamala Harris makes awkward conversation at former VP's tribute service

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were not invited to Dick Cheney's funeral service.

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2 w. ago Malia Obama looks chic in denim dungaree dress as she steps out with friend after mom Michelle's on

The 27-year-old daughter of former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle was spotted meeting a friend for lunch in Los Angeles on Sunday.

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2 w. ago Michelle Obama says US ‘not ready for a woman’ to be president: ‘Don’t even look at me about running’

Younger men threw their support behind Donald Trump in 2024 after favoring Biden in 2020

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2 w. ago Michelle Obama says Americans have 'a lot of growing up to do' before electing woman president

The former first lady said during her book tour that Americans, particularly men, are not ready for a female president. Her comments come a year after Kamala Harris lost to Donald Trump.

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3 w. ago President Obama surprises plane full of veterans arriving in Washington D.C. for holiday with heartfelt thank you

Some of the veterans were moved to tears by the kind gesture, which took place over the weekend ahead of Veterans’ Day on Tuesday

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3 w. ago Richard E Grant admits it's been 'too painful' to return to the French holiday home he shared with late wife Joan Washington since her death

The actor, 68, was married to the vocal coach for 38 years, before she tragically passed away in 2021 following a battle with cancer. The couple met in 1986 and married later that year.

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4 w. ago In a historic career of firsts, Nancy Pelosi might be best remembered as Trump’s most formidable adversary

After nearly four decades in Congress, reactions to the former House speaker’s retirement have proved emblematic of America’s partisan extremesNancy Pelosi arrived in Congress in 1987 aiming to spur a reluctant Washington into taking action against the Aids epidemic that was then ravaging the gay community in her home town, San Francisco.Nearly four decades later, she will exit the House of Representatives after a historic career in which she has made her influence felt nationwide. A Democrat who was the first woman ever to serve as speaker of the House, her fingerprints are on landmark legislation passed during Barack Obama’s and Joe Biden’s presidencies that affect millions of Americans and today remain among the most contentious topics in the Capitol. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Nancy Pelosi, a force on Capitol Hill for decades, to retire from Congress

Decision marks the close of a storied 20-term congressional career for the first woman to serve as House speakerUS politics live – latest updatesNancy Pelosi, a California Democratic representative and the first woman to serve as speaker, announced she will retire from Congress, two years after stepping down from House leadership.The decision marks the close of a storied 20-term congressional career that saw Pelosi rise to the apex of American politics. A force on Capitol Hill for decades, she was a central figure in the major legislative accomplishments of Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s presidencies. Continue reading...

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