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Susan Ford Bales is the only daughter of Gerald and Betty Ford. The Michigan native said her choice was driven by the 'principles' followed by her father.

Top Republican James Comer has demanded information on why Google and Facebook 's search options were 'potentially censored' in their results for the Trump assassination attempt. After shots were fired at Trump on July 13, Google users reported that autocompleted search prompts produced results for failed assassination attempts of former Presidents, including Harry Truman, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan-or even assassinations of historical figures such as Archduke Franz Ferdinand - but did not auto-generate the attempt on Trump's life. In a letter to Google, the Kentucky Republican thanked the company for being cooperative and said it had offered a staff-level briefing last week, where Google said that auto-complete results omitted the Trump assassination attempt as a 'safety protocol concerning predicted assassination attempts of current political leaders.'

Travel influencer Lee Abbamonte describes airports as 'a necessary evil' - where he aims to spend as little time as possible. But some are far better than others, and as someone who has been to over 700 airports worldwide, the 45-year-old jet-setter is in a unique position to judge which are good and which are, frankly, awful.

Martin Greenfield, who survived Auschwitz during WWII and went on to become a tailor to presidents and Hollywood movie stars, has died. He was 95 years old. After being released in 1945, he migrated to the United States in 1947, but without the ability to speak English. He bought the company in 1997 and named it for himself. It began with a lifetime of serving for anyone in American history. President Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and prospective presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden are among the names included in his 2014 memoir. He unintentionally became part of a controversy by drafting the tan suit that caused the White House press corps to dismiss questions about Syria and Iraq and question the outfit.

On Monday, Thomas Stafford, the Apollo 10 commander, died at the age of 93. He ordered the dress reversal for the 1969 moon landing. Max Ary, director of the Stafford Air & Space Museum in Weatherford, Oklahoma, died in a hospital near his Space Coast Florida home. In four space missions, the retired Air Force three-star general served in four missions. He flew on two Gemini flights, including the first rendezvous of two US capsules in orbit, well before Apollo 10.

Aaron Rodgers, the quarterback for the New York Jets, has been rumored as the newest major sports name to launch a foray into politics this week. According to the New York Times, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. consulted with the four-time NFL MVP about appearing on his ticket earlier this week. Although Kennedy's vice presidential pick has yet to be announced, if the NFL veteran does make the cut, he will join a long line of sporting talent to move to the House of Commons. Here is a look at a few of the well-known celebrities who have turned their attention to politics in the United States, some of whom have had a lot more success than others.

The Iowa caucuses will be held on Monday. The caucuses have been the country's first presidential primary since 1972. Although Republicans and Democrats count their caucus findings differently, both Republicans and Democrats track their caucuses results differently, but both are meetings that electors must attend in-person. Candidates have gained the caucuses or simply exceeded expectations, boosting them to the White House, though some presidential candidates have been killed due to the results. But how many times have they predicted the eventual White House winner?

The statement, which was sent to reporters on Friday, came following the Florida governor's appearance in Iowa on Friday and clarifies DeSantis' previously shrouded stance on the somewhat controversial issue. The 45-year-old man revealed an openness to such a pardon earlier this year, promising to be 'aggressive in suing pardons' for 'victims of weaponization or political persecution' shortly after launching his languishing campaign in May. DeSantis said he had 'already [promised a Trump pardon] long ago] when confronted with the question in Jasper County on Friday.' Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, who pardoned his predecessor in 1974 for offending the country's highest interests, were then compared to the one that occurred just over a half-century ago.

Despite outrage over her Congressional testimony refusing to properly condemn antisemites on campus, Harvard President Claudine Gay seems to be set to keep her position. A decision is likely on Tuesday, but sources indicate she will continue to lead the Ivy League university after meetings that lasted late until Monday. Since her first appearance in Congress, she has been continually chastised. Bill Ackerman, a megadonor, told Gay that he will keep his job.

Henry Kissinger's condolences were released by President Joe Biden 20 hours after the 100-year-old American diplomat's death. When Biden first became a U.S. senator in the 1970s, he remembered meeting Kissinger, Secretary of State and national security advisor for both Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

Kissinger, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford's foreign policy behemoth, died at the age of 100, according to his consulting company. Since his youth, the German-born Jewish immigrant was a huge Yankees fan, and the club owes a lot to him. The Yankees were profoundly saddened by the death of former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger, who served in a variety of leadership and consulting positions throughout his distinguished career,' a statement issued on Wednesday.

Richard Nixon, who had been dogged by controversy in Washington, D.C., was about to become the first US president to resign. Gerald Ford, the vice president of the United States, called his vice president to the Oval Office to give him some last-minute guidance as the clock approached. Ford must keep Henry Kissinger as his Secretary of State, at all costs, Nixon said. He described the 'Henry is a genius.' He'll be loyal, but you can't expect him to have a completely free hand.'

Although Kissinger's world view was already formed long before he stepped foot in the White House, he will be remembered by most for his time as a diplomat in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as his stint in Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford's administrations. He would be persecuted by Nazis for being Jewish, in his early life, he would flee Germany with his family, join the US army, and help free a concentration camp. This would be one of the'most frightening experiences of my life,' according to Mr.

Henry Kissinger, the former US Secretary of State, died at the age of 100, according to a newspaper on Wednesday night. According to his consulting company, Kissinger, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford's foreign policy behemoth, died at his Connecticut home. 'Henry Kissinger, a respected American scholar and statesman, died today at his Connecticut home,' according to a Kissinger Associates blog.' Despite being over 100 years old, he still attended meetings in the White House, published a book on leadership styles, and testified before a Senate committee on the danger posed by North Korea. In July 2023, he paid a surprise visit to Beijing to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

In a murder-suicide probe in the United States, a British taxi company owner has been identified as the perpetrator. On November 12, Carl and Kathy Ashcroft were discovered with deadly gunshot wounds at an address in California. Ashcroft, the operator of Wigan based Pemberton Taxis, was pronounced dead on the scene, and his American wife was admitted to the hospital where she died from her injuries.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in Israel to perform a show of support as Israel prepares to unleash a potential ground attack and has told 1 million residents of northern Gaza that they should evacuate.

The United States began moving warships to the area just hours after the horrific attack by Hamas. Fighter aircraft are being positioned to Middle East bases, and special operators are assisting Israel. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is headed to Israel, a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken met leaders and displaced residents. It comes as the country braces for a possible ground invasion of Gaza amid continuing missile attacks on Israel.

Michael Rockefeller's family used their considerable wealth to try to locate him when he went missing in Papua New Guinea in 1961. However, no trace of the 23-year-old man was ever found until 2015, when a film clip of him lying in a warehouse since 1969 mysteriously appeared. It depicted a naked and befuddled white man among the massed ranks of a group of Papuan cannibals, sparking widespread rumors that Rockefeller was alive and well. Lord Lucan vanished in 1974 after being accused of murdering his family's nanny in his London home. Arthur Kingsley Porter, an archaeologist and historian, disappeared in 1933 on a visit to a small island off the west coast of Ireland. Porter, who had migrated from the United States to Donegal with his partner, had become an overnight millionaire at the age of 18 because his father was a banking tycoon. Dorothy Arnold, an American socialite and heiress, was a contributor to her billionaire father's perfume business. In 1910, she disappeared from New York after informing her family that she was going shopping for a dress. Ambrose Small, a millionaire theatre magnate, vanished in December 1919, the day after he sold his chain of theatres in Canada and the United States for $1.75 million, or the equivalent of millions of pounds in today's money. After going sailing in heavy seas, the oil and gas tycoon Guma Aguiar, 35, died off the coast of Florida in 2012.

"Once more, China and the United States are at a crossroads of where to go from here, and both directions must make a decision," Xi told Kissinger. When Kissinger served as secretary of state and national security advisor in Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford's administrations, he played a key diplomatic role in normalizing relations between Washington and Beijing in the 1970s. Kissinger's centennial birthday and has visited China more than 100 times, Xi said his stay in Beijing this week is of 'extraordinary importance.'

Betty Halbreich, 95, started working at the legendary store as a sales associate in 1976 and went on to pioneer Bergdorf Goodman's personal shopping service to the wealthy and famous. She has seen fashion styles change and evolve alongside them in her decades as a consultant at the Fifth Avenue landmark, which she chronicled in a best-selling 2015 book. "Manners have changed.' Salespeople of all ages are terribly treated by dealers. In an interview published on Friday, Halbreich told the Wall Street Journal, 'It shocks me.'

The CIA conducted an illicit study to find a "truth drug" that could be used in interrogations to compel confessions by brainwashing and torture. As CIA agents continued, American men were lured back to the property by prostitutes to have sex and were pumped with drugs without their knowledge. Operation Midnight Climax was launched to see if hallucinogens could be used against the Soviets in a new form of 'brain warfare.'

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: The year was 1974, and Richard Nixon, who was dogged by rumors, was about to become the first president of the United States. Gerald Ford, his vice president, was called to the Oval Office to give him last-minute advice as the end approached. Ford must keep Henry Kissinger as his Secretary of State at all costs, Nixon said. 'Henry is a genius,' he said. He'll be extremely loyal, but you can't expect him to have a completely free hand.' Nixon was more forthright later in life. 'Ford has to understand that there are times when Henry has to be kicked in the nuts,' he told an aide.' 'Because Henry begins to believe he is president,' he begins to believe he is president.' However, you must pet Henry and treat him as a child at other times.'

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: As Prince Andrew ponders his strategy to discredit Virginia Giuffre's recollections, might he seek inspiration from nephew Harry's account of Meghan's first meeting with the Queen, when she asked Harry to identify HM's 'assistant'? 'I asked who she was talking about,' Harry writes in Spare. "The man holding the purse," Mmeg replied. "The guy who led her to the door" was the man who carried her to the door.' 'That wasn't her servant,' Harry explained.

According to Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken (left), the school will be dropped from the US News & World Report's top-school rankings. The highly coveted list of the best law schools in the country, and prospective students and parents often use this information to determine which colleges to enroll in. Yale, which has dominated the charts since 1990, has called it 'flawed' because it puts more emphasis on high test scores, rather than low-income students who need the assistance and graduates' jobs. According to Woke school dean Heather Gerken, the current list devalues services that aim to support low-income students and programs that promote low-paying public interest jobs.