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Michelle Obama served as First Lady from 2009-2017 and is a bestselling author of 'Becoming'. She's known for advocacy in education, health, and women's rights.
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Former Democrat President Barack Obama has criticised call-out culture and stated that he thinks young people can be overly judgemental, particularly on social media. In a speech made at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago on Tuesday, he also professed the opinion that the mounting political division in contemporary America…
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Michelle Obama is quite the role model. Whether she's championing women's rights, or making efforts to solve childhood obesity, and support service members and veterans, it's apparent that the first African-American First Lady of the United States has carved out her own legacy, separate to that of her husband'. Michelle's…
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Elizabeth II's official title is: by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth and Defender of the Faith. But is she Queen of Throwing Shade too? People on social media sure…
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A long-fought and divisive debate has seen video streaming platform Netflix make enemies of hardline conservatives. Whether someone is pro-life or pro-choice has, historically, been a marker of where they might stand on other social and political issues. Yet it is uncommon for a multinational to nail its colours to…
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To promote her best-selling memoir, Becoming, former first lady Michelle Obama spoke with The Late Show host Stephen Colbert at an event in London. During the wide-ranging interview, Colbert compared the current state of America to teenager whose body is changing, according to The Independent. Obama agreed, and said Donald…
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Last night was one of the biggest nights of the year for music, with 2019's Grammy Awards giving us a slew of awards, nominations, speeches, and a few memorable performances to go with it. Alongside the (perhaps unsurprisingly) weird performance of Shallow by award-winner Lady Gaga, numerous other guests took…
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It's fair to say that one person was the talk of this year's Grammys: Lady Gaga. On Sunday night the prestigious awards show was attended by a huge number of famous people, including Michelle Obama, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez and Jada Pinkett-Smith. However, she arguably managed to make the biggest impression…
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Every US president has their secrets - and it seems George H.W. Bush had a heartwarming one that he kept under wraps for more than a decade. Almost a month after his death, it's been revealed that the American leader secretly sponsored a Pilipino child named Timothy for 10 years. According…
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On Wednesday, all the living former presidents and former first ladies attended the funeral of George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. The guests also included President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, which made for a pretty awkward photo: The tweeter-in-chief sitting in a row…
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It must be tough for Meghan Markle. Imagine being a relatively normal person like her, who ends up a member of the royal family through marriage. It's scary enough moving to a different country and culture with your new spouse, let alone becoming a part of the monarchy. Okay, so you…
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Everyone knows that a meeting with the royals goes hand-in-hand with certain rules. One person who didn't seem to give a damn about these though? Michelle Obama. During a 2009 reception, the then-First Lady threw the rulebook out of the window, going in to hug Queen Elizabeth II. The breach of royal…
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From the outside, Michelle and Barack Obama have it all. An eight-year run in the White House, two successful careers, two beautiful daughters and a loving marriage. However, Michelle is here to let you know that nothing is ever as perfect as it seems. In a new interview with Good…
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Earlier this year, Barack and Michelle Obama's official portraits were unveiled at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. The exhibit displays paintings of every United States president and first lady, and the Obamas broke up a long, long, long line of white people. To mark the historic occasion, they commissioned…
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When you brainstorm Halloween costumes, you typically think of something outside of reality: a superhero that can shoot spider-webs out of his wrists or a magical princess with the power to control ice and snow. But you can also create an incredible costume based on someone in real life, poking…
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Melania Trump sure has achieved a lot during her time as First Lady of the United States, hasn't she? There was that whole anti-bullying thing that she did without a hint of irony, that one time she tweeted about not having disappeared and replaced with a body double, and, uh,…
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Last weekend, Vietnam war hero and longtime U.S. Senator John McCain was laid to rest. Known for his feisty, maverick spirit, he made many friends - and enemies - on both sides of the political aisle. But at the end of the day, decent human beings respected him, even if…
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It's rare to see funerals in the news so often, but there have been two major ones recently. John McCain, former Arizona state Senator and Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election, passed away on August 25. A mere week or so earlier, 'queen of soul'…
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Being the President of the United States is an experience that's sure to irreversibly change your life, for better or worse.Since the country was founded back in 1776, we've had 45 of the men (so far) acting as the figurehead of the United States, going from George Washington, all the…
