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(Reuters) - The families of dozens of people killed in demonstrations against military rule in Myanmar attended their funerals on Tuesday as protesters again defied the security forces despite the mounting death toll. Hundreds of mourners spilled onto the street at the funeral of medical student Khant Nyar Hein, who was killed in Yangon on Sunday, the bloodiest day in the weeks of protests that have followed a coup against the elected government on Feb. 1. “Let them kill me right now, let them kill me instead of my son because I can’t take it any more,” the student’s mother was seen saying in a video clip posted on Facebook. Mourners, including many fellow medical students in white lab coats, chanted: “Our revolution must prevail.” In other developments on Tuesday, France said the European Union would approve sanctions against those behind the coup next Monday. The military junta, meanwhile, charged the international envoy of the ousted government with treason for encouraging the civil disobedience campaign and calling for sanctions, army-run television said. The charges carry a possible death sentence. At least one more protester was shot dead on Tuesday in the central town of Kawlin, a resident there said. More than 180 protesters have now been killed as security forces try to crush opposition to the generals who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government and seized power themselves. A total mobile internet shutdown made it difficult to verify information and the vast majority of people in Myanmar have no access to WiFi. A junta spokesman did not answer telephone calls to seek comment. On Tuesday, a crematorium in Yangon reported 31 funerals, a mourner at one ceremony said. Some families told media the security forces had seized the bodies of victims, but they would still hold a funeral. People held up pictures of Suu Kyi - Myammar’s most prominent champion of democracy over three decades - and called for an end to the repression during a small protest in the southern town of Dawei on Tuesday, the Dawei Watch media outlet reported. There was no report of violence. U.S. CONCERN The army said it took power after its accusations of fraud in a Nov. 8 (at London United Kingdom - UK) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM9SLoujL6K/?igshid=11rcmnd5atvqe

(Reuters) - The families of dozens of people killed in demonstrations against military rule in Myanmar attended their funerals on Tuesday as protesters again defied the security forces despite the mounting death toll. Hundreds of mourners spilled onto the street at the funeral of medical student Khant Nyar Hein, who was killed in Yangon on Sunday, the bloodiest day in the weeks of protests that have followed a coup against the elected government on Feb. 1. “Let them kill me right now, let them kill me instead of my son because I can’t take it any more,” the student’s mother was seen saying in a video clip posted on Facebook. Mourners, including many fellow medical students in white lab coats, chanted: “Our revolution must prevail.” In other developments on Tuesday, France said the European Union would approve sanctions against those behind the coup next Monday. The military junta, meanwhile, charged the international envoy of the ousted government with treason for encouraging the civil disobedience campaign and calling for sanctions, army-run television said. The charges carry a possible death sentence. At least one more protester was shot dead on Tuesday in the central town of Kawlin, a resident there said. More than 180 protesters have now been killed as security forces try to crush opposition to the generals who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government and seized power themselves. A total mobile internet shutdown made it difficult to verify information and the vast majority of people in Myanmar have no access to WiFi. A junta spokesman did not answer telephone calls to seek comment. On Tuesday, a crematorium in Yangon reported 31 funerals, a mourner at one ceremony said. Some families told media the security forces had seized the bodies of victims, but they would still hold a funeral. People held up pictures of Suu Kyi - Myammar’s most prominent champion of democracy over three decades - and called for an end to the repression during a small protest in the southern town of Dawei on Tuesday, the Dawei Watch media outlet reported. There was no report of violence. U.S. CONCERN The army said it took power after its accusations of fraud in a Nov. 8 (at Seoul, Korea) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM2In36jH2a/?igshid=grsgey4ap6g8

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin will face consequences for directing efforts to swing the November 2020 U.S. presidential election to Donald #Trump, and that they would come soon. “He will pay a price,” Biden told ABC News in an interview broadcast on Wednesday. Asked what the consequences would be, he said, “You’ll see shortly.” A U.S. intelligence report on Tuesday bolstered longstanding allegations that #Putin was behind #Moscow’s election interference, an accusation #Russia called baseless. At the same time, Biden noted that “there’s places where it’s in our mutual interest to work together” such as renewing the START nuclear agreement, adding that the two leaders have a known history. “I know him relatively well,” #Biden said, adding that “the most important thing dealing with foreign leaders in my experience ... is just know the other guy.” Of Putin, Biden said he does not think the Russian leader has a soul. Asked if he thought Putin was a killer, he told ABC: “I do.” Biden defeated Trump in the election and took office two months ago. (This story refiles to correct grammar in paragraph 2) (at Madrid España) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMm6fbwjLfu/?igshid=11g9nbyhufgsd

#trump #putin #moscow #russia #biden

Name: Mahmooda Sultana Title: Associate Branch Head, Instrument and Payload Systems Engineering Branch, Engineering Directorate Formal Job Classification: Aerospace engineer Organization: Code 592, Instrument and Payload Systems Engineering Branch, Engineering Directorate What do you do and what is most interesting about your role here at Goddard? How do you help support Goddard’s mission? My current role allows me to contribute to Goddard’s mission in many different ways. I help develop new instruments using cutting-edge technologies that enable new science missions. I also help provide supervisory oversight over the instrument systems engineering work on various flight missions and provide branch management support Why did you become an engineer, overcoming cultural and family expectations? I grew up in Bangladesh. My father was a supervisory civil engineer for the government. He built dams and barrages that controlled the water flow from the Himalayas and India to prevent flooding. He used to take us to the field and explain how the different components work. He let us play in the control room. That definitely got me interested in understanding how different devices worked. We lived in a community where all the government engineers lived together. All our neighbors were engineers. There was not a single woman engineer that I remember in that community of hundreds. My brain automatically presumed that women did not grow up to become engineers. My great uncle was a physicist at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. I loved hearing about his work. Growing up, I wanted to be a mathematician. I loved math, physics and chemistry. I wanted to be a mathematician or a scientist and work for NASA. When I was 14, my family moved to southern California and I started in 10th grade. When it came time to apply to colleges, I applied as a double major in math and physics. However, my high school chemistry teacher was very disappointed hearing about my intentions because he wanted me to major in chemistry. He convinced me to major in chemical engineering so that I could combine math, physics and chemistry. https://www.instagram.com/p/CMHCItSjzU2/?igshid=3hiulmywalct

POKROV, Russia (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been transferred to a penal colony outside Moscow to serve his prison sentence, a public commission said on Sunday, weeks after he returned to Russia after being poisoned. Navalny’s whereabouts had been unknown since Thursday when his allies learned that he was transferred out of one of Moscow’s most infamous jails to an undisclosed location. Navalny, 44, was arrested on his return from Germany last month and has been sentenced to more than 2-1/2 years for parole violations that he said were trumped up. He has been transferred to a penal colony in the Vladimir region, the Moscow Public Monitoring Commission that defends the rights of prisoners and has access to people in custody, said on its website. The state news agency TASS specified that Navalny will serve his term in penal colony number 2 in the town of Pokrov, about 100 km (60 miles) east of Moscow. Reuters pictures showed metallic grey buildings behind a grey fence and barbed wire inside the colony, as well as the gold domes of a church. A guard at the gate asked reporters to keep a distance of at least 100 metres (yards) if they wanted to film it. Ruslan Vakhapov, a local activist of the prisoners’ rights group Jailed Russia, described conditions as particularly severe. “In short, it’s a bad colony,” Ruslan Vakhapov told Reuters by phone. Many prisoners cooperate with the colony administration and help them to control other inmates closely, abusing them if they violate a strict daily schedule, Vakhapov said. “If there is a need to prevent Navalny from communicating with others, nobody would talk to him,” the activist said. “(If anything happens), he wouldn’t be able to ask for help until his lawyer arrives,” he added. A duty officer who took a call at the prison declined to answer questions about Navalny. Navalny will be quarantined as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus before joining other prisoners in the colony, the monit (at Moscow, Russia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMEZlOXjUxf/?igshid=4iurg30663n

A high school teacher in Sacramento, California is under investigation after making a controversial gesture in an online class last week. Nicole Burkett, who teaches Spanish and serves as a student advisor at Grant Union High School, stretched her eyes up and down to demonstrate “slant eyes,” a gesture considered racist by many Asians. Burkett allegedly made the gesture while explaining racist stereotypes toward Asian Americans, which she said were more prevalent in the 1980s. “If your eyes go up, you’re Chinese. If they go down, they’re Japanese. If they’re just straight, you don’t know,” Burkett told her class via Zoom, according to the Sacramento Bee. A clip of Burkett making the gesture went viral on social media. An internal investigation has since been launched. “The video is shocking and disappointing and does not represent the values held by Twin Rivers and the community,” Grant Union Principal Darris Hinson said, according to SFGate. “Please know that Twin Rivers is committed to providing all students with a safe and civil learning environment in which all members of the school community are treated with dignity and respect.” State Sen. Dr. Richard Pan, who chairs the API Legislative Caucus, also condemned Burkett's actions. "For many of us who are Asian, the gestures that were made in that video are not unfamiliar to us. We’ve seen it repeatedly, unfortunately, throughout our lives," Pan said, according to KCRA. "While we can’t stop individuals from expressing prejudice and hate, we can as a community say, this is not acceptable for us as a community." The incident comes as Asian Americans increasingly become targets of hate crimes. Many of these incidents have occurred in the Bay Area. Maria Sepulveda has three children in the Twin Rivers Unified School District. She described Burkett’s actions as reinforcing “divisive behavior and attitudes.” “It’s really harmful to the students right now. It’s not helpful to the community at all,” Sepulveda told KCBS Radio. Some students have come to Burkett's defense, saying the incident was taken out of context. She has received death threats on social media following the incident, according to ABC10. A Change (at New York City, N.Y.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMEZdR2jhFm/?igshid=1eogptu4zxr9q

Nearly a year after they were almost stabbed to death inside a Midland, Texas, Sam's Club, Bawi Cung and his two sons all have visible scars. It's the unseen ones though that are harder to get over. Cung can’t walk through any store without constantly looking in all directions. His 6-year-old son, who now can't move one eyebrow, is afraid to sleep alone. On a Saturday evening in March, when COVID-19 panic shopping gripped the nation, Cung was in search of rice at a cheaper price. The family was in the Sam's Club meat section when Cung suddenly felt a punch to the back of his head. A man he didn't know then slashed his face with a knife. The assailant left but soon returned to stab the boys. He wounded the 3-year-old in the back and slashed the 6-year-old from his right eye to a couple of inches past his right ear. The grisly encounter brought home the dangerous climate Asian Americans have faced since the coronavirus entered the U.S., with racially motivated harassment and assaults occurring from coast to coast. Now, just over a year and thousands of incidents later, some of the early victims find moving forward has been difficult or, at best, bittersweet. A recent wave of attacks on elderly Asian Americans — including the death of an 84-year-old San Francisco man — has fueled worries that hostilities have only worsened. In Cung's case, the man responsible for the attack believed the Myanmar man and his children were Chinese and spreading the virus, according to the FBI. Cung said he’s not sure what would have happened had a Sam’s Club employee, Zach Owen, not intervened. “Maybe I might kill him. Maybe he might kill all of my family. I don’t know,” Cung said. “God protected my family, God sent Zach to protect my family right there at the right time.” Owen, who was stabbed in the leg and deeply cut in his right palm, and an off-duty Border Patrol agent detained the suspect, Jose Gomez, 19. Verbal attacks have also made a lasting mark. In April, a confrontation in a Richmond, California, park left an irrevocable impact not just on Kelly Yang, 36, but her children. She was forced to discuss anti-Asian racism with her son, 10, and daughter, 7 — a talk she (at Manila, Philippines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMEZTk5DMoB/?igshid=k0wdr1qujg8g

His team confirmed his cancer diagnosis just days later via social media, and he started chemotherapy immediately for stage 4 small cell carcinoma that had metastasized to his lungs. Following Diamond’s death, the actor’s team called him “a character in and of himself: an unpredictable spitfire who always left us shocked, but never left us bored.” “We are thankful he trusted us enough to share his genuine, authentic self with our team. We wish you knew him in the way that we did,” the team’s statement read. Following his diagnosis, Diamond’s former “Saved by the Bell” co-stars Mario Lopez and Tiffani Thiessen sent messages of support, though Diamond had difficult relationships with some of his former cast mates after his scathing 2009 book that detailed his time on the show. He was noticeably absent from a popular 2015 “Saved by the Bell” reunion on “The Tonight Show,” as well as the recent Peacock reboot of the show. A pal later told the Sun that Diamond’s dying wishes were to meet the bassist from his favorite band, Tool, and visit Disney World. #Dustin_Diamond #diamond (at Hollywood, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKw4YNzjfSx/?igshid=1mpwm3j7mte1m

#dustin_diamond #diamond

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Armie Hammer will step away from his upcoming movie, “Shotgun Wedding,” sources tell Page Six, amid a brewing scandal involving alleged leaked messages from the star about his sex life. A source familiar with the project told us that Hammer is “stepping away” from the action comedy movie which is meant to go into production this year. However, reps for Hammer and the film’s distributor, Lionsgate, did not immediately comment on whether the actor is exiting the project after Page Six reached out. Jennifer Lopez headlines the film and helmed by “Pitch Perfect” director Jason Moore. Ryan Reynolds was previously meant to play the Hammer role, and is an executive producer on the film, which follows a couple with cold feet whose destination wedding is taken hostage. The film last month sold internationally to Amazon Prime. The leaked messages alleged to be from Hammer describe fantasies of rape and cannibalism, and the star has not yet publicly commented on the DMs — which were leaked by an anonymous social media account under the name House of Effie. The account claimed that a message from Hammer to a woman said that he’s “100 per cent a cannibal,” while another gruesome message allegedly talked about “cutting toes.” Sources said that some in Hammer’s camp have been trying to shore up support for the star around town. But even hardened Hollywood insiders seem rattled by the alleged messages. Either way, the situation certainly seems off-brand for Lopez, who is still riding high after her Hollywood hit, “Hustlers,” and Super Bowl halftime show last year. Hammer’s upcoming projects also include the thriller, “The Billion Dollar Spy,” as well as a planned sequel to his 2017 hit “Call Me By Your Name.” “The Social Network” actor previously has said in interviews that he’s a “dominant lover” who liked “grabbing women by the neck and hair.” But he said that marrying his now-estranged wife, Elizabeth Chambers, changed his sexual appetites. “It gets to a point where you #Jennifer_Lopez (at Los Angeles/Hollywood California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKBEHpGjN_e/?igshid=16jthqy53cn9i

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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Melania Trump said Monday that she is “disappointed and disheartened” by the deadly riot at the Capitol last week by supporters of her husband. But in breaking her silence, she also lashed out at people she said have used the tragic event to spread “salacious gossip, unwarranted personal attacks and false and misleading accusations about me.” The statement marked the first lady’s first public comment in the five days since a violent mob of Trump supporters, angry over Trump’s election loss and stirred up by the president himself, stormed the Capitol on Wednesday and temporarily disrupted proceedings certifying that Democrat Joe Biden will be the next president come Jan. 20. “I am disappointed and disheartened with what happened last week,” she wrote in a White House blog post released before sunrise. “I find it shameful that surrounding these tragic events there has been salacious gossip, unwarranted personal attacks, and false misleading accusations on me — from people who are looking to be relevant and have an agenda.” The first lady did not say who she was referring to. Last week, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, the first lady’s former friend and one-time assistant at the White House, wrote an editorial accusing Mrs. Trump of being “complicit in the destruction of America.” Their friendship ended bitterly after Wolkoff, who had worked on arranging festivities for Trump’s inauguration in 2017, said the first lady failed to defend her after questions arose about inaugural spending, now the subject of federal and congressional investigations. In the post Monday, the first lady said, “This time is solely about healing our country and its citizens. It should not be used for personal gain.” “Our Nation must heal in a civil manner,” she wrote. “Make no mistake about it, I absolutely condemn the violence that has occurred on our Nation’s Capitol. Violence is never acceptable.” She also urged people to stop the violence, not judge people by the color of their skin or “use differing political ideologies as a basis for aggression and viciousness.” She made no comment about her husband or his role in encouraging his supporters to go to the Capit (at Los Angeles/Hollywood California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ8Int5D7H8/?igshid=vyq9gngc1oa9

An old picture did the rounds on social media showing Montel Williams with his arm around #Kamala_Harris — leading to much online speculation over their history. But #TMZ pointed out that Williams has already acknowledged that he and the vice president-elect were once an item. “[Harris] and I briefly dated about 20 years ago when we were both single,” he wrote in a tweet about a year ago, according to the site. “So what? I have great respect for Sen. #Harris. I have to wonder if the same stories about her dating history would have been written if she were a male candidate?” The picture was taken in May 2001 at the Race to Erase Multiple Sclerosis gala in California. At the time, Harris was working at the Office of the City Attorney of San Francisco. Harris went on to find love and married presumptive Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff in 2014. Emhoff has said that he’ll leave his law firm in the next couple of weeks to support his wife when she assumes her position on Jan. 20. Harris will be the first female vice president, as well as the first African- and South Asian-American person in the office. (at Times Square, New York City) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ6E4mXjoe4/?igshid=7x2wz1rf1dl2

#kamala_harris #tmz #harris

Kamala Harris is Vogue’s new cover girl — but it isn’t winning her any votes. The vice president-elect appears on the February front of the fashion bible in a set of her own duds — a brown Donald Deal jacket, black jeans and black Converse sneakers — which a flood of fans gripes is far from worthy of her office. “Have seen many of your covers. Kamala is our FIRST EVER WOMAN VICE PRESIDENT!” a person wrote on Vogue’s Instagram account. “PLEASE DO HER JUSTICE and REDO this cover! Put her in a background that is regal like she is! Your old drape from the CEO’s office is insulting. This does not represent this fine woman!!” Another reader wrote. “Love that she’s on the cover but why this one?! Y’all could’ve done WAYYYY BETTER.” New York magazine contributor Yashar Ali further stirred up controversy when he tweeted that a source “familiar with publication plans” told him the photo — a full-length image of Harris standing on an overly long pink drape against a green backdrop — isn’t the one her team expected to make the front of the magazine’s print edition. Harris’ camp instead expected the photo of Harris used for Vogue’s digital edition — depicting her in a baby-blue Michael Kors Collection pantsuit — would be used for the print edition, too, the source allegedly said. But Vogue sources denied this to The Post. The veep-elect insisted against Vogue styling her, sources said — with Harris’ clothes, hair and makeup decided by her team. Harris picked the green and pink backdrop of the print-edition shot because those are the colors of her college sorority — and she thought it would be fun to use them, the source said. “Both looks were selected by the VP-elect and her team,” the source said. “Our approach to working with Vice President-elect Harris and her team was to capture her as a leader and as a person, and as she was most comfortable, and so we collaborated closely on all creative decisions, including that she would dress and style herself for the shoot.” Still, no one gets to approve a cover, even its subject, and the magazine decided which image to use for print and digital, the source insisted. “Vogue selected the image for the print cover (at San Francisco International Airport (SFO)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ4n7xcDfqZ/?igshid=105x3skybu1ml

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ momentum for a fresh drive to quickly impeach outgoing President Donald #Trump has gained support, and a top Republican said the president’s role in the deadly riot at the Capitol by a violent mob of Trump supporters was worthy of rebuke. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., said Saturday he believed Trump had committed “impeachable offenses.” But he did not explicitly say whether he would vote to remove the president from office at the conclusion of a Senate trial if the House sent over articles of impeachment. “I don’t know what they are going to send over and one of the things that I’m concerned about, frankly, is whether the House would completely politicize something,” Toomey said Saturday on Fox News Channel, speaking of the Democratic-controlled House. “I do think the president committed impeachable offenses, but I don’t know what is going to land on the Senate floor, if anything,” Toomey said. Late Saturday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to her Democratic colleagues reiterating that Trump must be held accountable — but stopped short of committing to an impeachment vote. Still, she told her caucus, “I urge you to be prepared to return to Washington this week.” “It is absolutely essential that those who perpetrated the assault on our democracy be held accountable,” Pelosi wrote. “There must be a recognition that this desecration was instigated by the President.” Pelosi said House Democrats “will be proceeding with meetings with Members and Constitutional experts and others.” The new Democratic effort to stamp Trump’s presidential record — for the second time and days before his term ends — with the indelible mark of impeachment gained more supporters Saturday. Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I, a leader of the House effort to draft impeachment articles — or charges — accusing Trump of inciting insurrection, said his group had grown to include 185 co-sponsors. Lawmakers plan to formally introduce the proposal on Monday in the House, where articles of impeachment must originate. If Democrats decide to move forward, a vote could be possible by Wednesday — exactly one week before Democrat Joe Biden becomes president at noon on Jan. (at Wilminton Delawere) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ4D312DeO5/?igshid=hhb1m4ffn3ol

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When Innocent Havyarimana started his soap-making business in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp in early 2015, he was trying to move on from the traumatic events that had made him flee his native Burundi a year earlier. Little did he know that his cottage enterprise would become a major weapon in the fight against coronavirus in one of the world's biggest settlements of its kind - Kakuma is home to almost 200,000 people. As soon as the former chemistry student realised the importance of hand-washing in tackling the spread of Covid-19, he lowered prices and started to offer his products in smaller quantities and sizes, to make them more affordable. "Everyone needs soap but not everybody is able to afford it. So I lowered the prices, as it was more important to protect people than to think of profit," the 35-year-old tells the BBC. "I had to increase my production by 75% to meet the demand when the pandemic started, so Covid-19 has been good for my business. "But I made sure I gave free soap to vulnerable people such as the elderly and the disabled." Mr Havyarimana's initiative has been praised by the UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency, which often highlights the contribution of refugee entrepreneurs to their host communities. "The refugees are playing a pivotal role in helping contain the spread of Covid-19 in Kakuma," Eujin Byun, a spokesperson for UNHCR in Kenya tells the BBC. "They helped in many ways, from disseminating information about the virus to helping people take the necessary measures." 'Looking after each other' She added that she was not surprised by Mr Havyarimana's decision to lower prices. "Refugees are very community-oriented and they will look after each other. They have previously stepped up and helped us do our jobs in situations like that." Mr Havyarimana currently employs 42 people in his business, named Glap Industries - short for God Loves All People. The bulk of the workers are refugees but 18 are Kenyans from the town of Kakuma. Glap supplies local businesses and institutions outside the camp and even relief agencies. The agencies buy my soaps to give away to refugees who cannot afford them and for their own staff too," the Burundian (at Los Angeles/Hollywood California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ10tipjZwq/?igshid=ztoyyaq5q56x

A lot of workplaces have at least one weird rule that its employees have to follow. Californian Taco Bell workers can't buy discounted food on their lunch break and then go outside. In 2010, Australian Starbucks baristas weren't allowed to move from the expresso counter if that was their station. Heck, there's even a Reddit thread that asks the question, "What's the most ridiculous rule in your place of work?" And this post has over 28,000 comments. Another workforce that has to put up with its employer's strange directives is the White House kitchen staff. But unfortunately for these folks, they have to endure a load of absurd guidelines. The chefs need to cater to the President's tummy, jump through security hoops, and occasionally follow fancy dinner etiquette. That's right, they have to tolerate more than two or three unusual rules like the rest of us. Who would have thought that an institution that was built in 1792 would be in any way archaic? So, let's put on our history helmets and sprint headfirst into the weird orders that the White House chefs must follow. Just make sure that you're strap is done up. A couple of these facts could hurt your head. Throughout the years, many people have said that the President has official food tasters that check that their chow is safe. The fact-checking site Snopes declared that the claim, "Food tasters work on behalf of U.S. presidents," is true. The explanation then goes onto outline a bunch of sources that report on this phenomenon. Yet, on the other hand, a former White House chef named Walter Scheib told the Washingtonian that this position doesn't exist. He said, "There is no presidential food taster." While Scheib did say that the food tasters are fictitious, he also admitted that there are security systems in place that aim to protect the President's meals. "Nothing gets to the President that hasn't fallen under somebody's jurisdiction," commented Scheib. "If the President is just grabbing a pretzel randomly at the table, it's been screened." More... https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=221307329581358&id=103088451403247 (at Madrid_España) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJzMXgdjykb/?igshid=wmmkpyefn01j

Most of the Trump children have become well-known to the public over the years, but Barron Trump remains a family outlier. The youngest son of President Donald Trump first captivated the eyes of the world late on Election Night when he stood behind his father on the stage while victory was accepted. Barron, of course, looked more sleepy than jubilant on stage, which inadvertently won over the cold hearts of an America that was mostly happy the election cycle was finally over. Since his father took office Barron has remained largely out of sight, but we've managed to learn quite a bit about about America's new boy-prince. For starters, his pre-White House living situation at Trump Tower was unimaginably sweet. Oh, and his mother used to moisturize his face with caviar — but you probably could have guessed that. Ready to learn more about this young Simba-like figure? It's time we get familiar with Barron Trump. One thing about the 45th First Family to take note of is that it has a little bit more sprawl than the previous one, owing to Donald Trump's multiple children by three wives. Barron Trump, the youngest of the clan, is but one branch of a family tree that includes Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, and Donald Trump Jr., born to Donald's first wife, Ivana Trump; as well as daughter Tiffany Trump, born to Donald's second wife, Marla Maples. As for Barron, who was born on March 20, 2006, he's the only child of Donald and Melania Knauss Trump, who were married about a year prior to Barron's birth, in January 2005. Barron lived with his mom in their Trump Tower penthouse on Fifth Avenue in New York City, while dad moved into the White House after assuming his new role as POTUS, according to NBC News. However, Barron and his mom did join dear old dad in D.C. after he finished out his year at the prestigious and very-expensive Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, which had a reported yearly price tag of around $45,000. Since Barron Trump's official appearances have been limited to traditional first family events like Inauguration Day festivities and the White House Easter Egg Roll, it seems like Donald and Melania Trump intend to uphold the tradition of keeping (at Madrid España) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJwTZqVjM1a/?igshid=1ijjit7vgs7cx

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