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Damon Weaver, a kid journalist who in 2009 at age 11 scored an interview with President Barack Obama, has died. He was 23. Weaver’s sister Candace Hardy told The Palm Beach Post that Weaver died on May 1 of natural causes. “He was loved by everyone. No matter if it…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The student reporter who gained national acclaim when he interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House in 2009 has died of natural causes, his family says. Damon Weaver was 23 when he died May 1, his sister, Candace Hardy, told the Palm Beach…

In 2016, the killing of Laquan McDonald brought reform prosecutor Kim Foxx into office in Chicago. Larry Krasner, a criminal defense attorney who had sued the Philadelphia Police Department 75 times over the course of his career, scored an improbable victory in his run for district attorney the following year.…

Politicians are attacking IP protection, but shareholders are Big Pharma’s bigger headache ONE OF THE first rules of American politics is not to pick a fight with Big Pharma. Its army of lobbyists in Washington, DC, has ensured that presidents from both parties, from Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama, have…

With less than six weeks to New York’s mayoral primaries, two candidates have left themselves electorally vulnerable for vastly underestimating the median cost of buying a home or apartment in Brooklyn. “In Brooklyn, huh? I don’t know for sure. I would guess it is around $100,000,” Shaun Donovan, the housing…

I’ve been thinking a lot about Liz Cheney. Her courage in standing up to Donald Trump and the increasingly authoritarian Republican Party shouldn’t make her exceptional—ideally, she would have a considerable amount of company—but it does. Having broken with the Republican Party myself, I know that the initial break eventually…

Former US president Barack Obama's family dog Bo, a male Portuguese Water Dog with a mop of black and white fur who became a familiar playful sight around the White House, has died. Obama announced the death late on Saturday, saying the dog had been "a constant, gentle presence in…

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Former US president Barack Obama’s dog Bo has died after a battle with cancer, the Obamas said on social media. News of Bo’s passing was shared by Mr Obama and his wife Michelle on Instagram, where both expressed sorrow at the passing of a dog the former president described as…

WEBSITE OF THE YEAR APP OF THE YEAR Lifestyle 8 May, 2021 08:38 PM3 minutes to read Bo climbing the stairs of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in 2010. Photo / AP Former US President Barack Obama's dog Bo died after a battle with cancer, the Obamas…