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Presidents Day 2023: What is it, how did it start and is it a federal holiday?

President’s Day tradition began in honour of country’s first leader, George Washington

The Independent UK

Do we need political parties? In theory, they're the sort of organization that could bring Americans together in larger purpose

The 27 million people who watched President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Feb. 7, 2023, witnessed the spectacle of a family divided, with boos and cheers perfectly arranged along party lines.

The Conversation

Are Banks Closed on Presidents' Day?

Presidents' Day is almost here, which has many folks wondering if banks are open on Monday, February 17.

Kiplinger

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Uncle Joe's tightrope walk: SOTU 2023

Facing Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the amped-up Republican House, Biden still hopes optimism will pull him through

Salon

As the nation has changed, so has the State of the Union speech

In the era of primetime coverage, the State of the Union offers a rare opportunity for a president to address — and for members to be seen by — a truly national television audience.

WEKU

DeSantis has executive privilege, a judge ruled, setting up legal battle over secrecy

TAMPA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis has been eyeing a run for president, but he’s not waiting until 2024 to assert one of the most contested legal rights associated with that office.

Tribune News Service

Hulu's 1619 Project Docuseries Peddles False History

The first episode paints an enslaver, plantation master, and Royalist autocrat as a leading and even celebrated agent of emancipation.

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Myth America review: superb group history of the lies that built a nation

Julian Zelizer and Kevin Kruse marshal a fine array of historians for a bestselling assault on rightwing nonsense

The Guardian - US

Richard Price: how one of the 18th century's most influential thinkers was forgotten

According to the eulogies and obituaries written at the time of his death in 1791, Richard Price’s name would be remembered alongside figures such as Benjamin Franklin, John Locke, George Washington and Thomas Paine.

The Conversation

Two years on from the Capitol riot: the toxic legacy of Trump’s big lie

Damned by the findings of the January 6 committee and sidelined by his ‘loyal’ mob, the former president now faces political irrelevance. But the lasting damage he has done is evident in a Congress that struggled to elect a speaker

The Guardian - UK

Historic House speaker showdown highlighted matters of race and representation

Questions about race and representation permeated the debate over who can best reflect the will of the American electorate on the Hill.

WEKU

Maryland artist chosen to create U.S. Capitol statue of teen who fought segregation

Steven Weitzman will sculpt the bronze statue of Barbara Rose Johns, a 16-year-old who led protests against school segregation in Virginia. It will replace a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

WEKU

McCarthy fails for second day to win U.S. House speaker vote

Republicans in the House of Representatives failed for a second straight day to elect a leader on Wednesday, as a faction of holdouts repeatedly defied former President Donald Trump's call to unite behind his ally Kevin McCarthy.

Reuters

Commentary: For New Year’s resolutions, look to George Washington

As the calendar starts anew, so we seek to begin again. We make resolutions by which we can mitigate our vices and cultivate virtues either new or in need of renewal.

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Inside the Fight For the Soul (and Dollars) of the Fastest-Growing Sport in America

As pickleball mania has surged, evangelists and opportunists have appeared out of thin air. Collisions were inevitable.

Orlando Sentinel

Scott Maxwell: Childhood immunizations drop in Florida, where public health is mocked

For most of humanity’s existence, most of us were all on the same team when it came to eradicating deadly diseases.

The New Daily

National Treasure Nicolas Cage might return for third film

Jerry Bruckheimer has teased there might be a National Treasure 3 on the drawing board, with a script written and sent to Nicolas Cage

Tribune News Service

Ron Cook: Franco Harris leaves an irreplaceable void in Pittsburgh lore

PITTSBURGH — I did a 30-minute interview with Franco Harris two weeks ago on 93.7 The Fan. The final question I asked him was about his health.

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The Independent UK

‘Nothing could be a greater betrayal’: Jan 6 committee refers Donald Trump for prosecution for inciting insurrection and other charges

The referrals have no legal weight but could add to the pressure against Mr Trump, who is already the subject of multiple criminal probes

Reason

Vladimir v. Vladimir

The leaders of the two antagonists in the Russia-Ukrainian war share the same name, albeit with some differences to account for the different languages (Volodymyr / Vladimir). If you prefer, you can say that each name is the commonly accepted translation of the other. In what other wars can the…

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Virginia education agency proposes new history standards in public schools

The Virginia Department of Education proposed new standards on November 11, 2022, that aim to provide guidance to the state’s public schools on the Glenn Youngkin administration’s (R) preferred approaches to teaching Virginia and U.S. history.

Tribune News Service

4 things you probably don’t know about fruitcake

Fruitcakes are a holiday treat many people love — and many more, it seems, love to hate. Stale jokes aside, though, the fruitcake has a long history that even predates Christmas itself.

France 24

Emmanuel Macron ready to discuss Ukraine and trade with Biden in state visit

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Washington on Tuesday for the first state visit of Joe Biden's presidency — a revival of diplomatic pageantry that had been put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden, Macron Ready to Talk Ukraine, Trade in State Visit

French President Emmanuel Macron is headed to Washington for the first state visit of Joe Biden's presidency — a revival of diplomatic pageantry that had been put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Biden-Macron relationship had a choppy start. Macron briefly recalled France's ambassador to the United States…

The Independent UK

Biden, Macron ready to talk Ukraine, trade in state visit

French President Emmanuel Macron will be the guest for the first state visit of Joe Biden’s presidency

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