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Journalist • Bibliophile • Communicator • MC • Always Curious

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Joined October 2011
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Steinway & Sons mourns the loss of Steinway Artist Alfred Brendel. He was the preeminent thinking pianist, an artist who achieved a divinatory rapport with piano literature from Bach to Schoenberg. 🎹 Revisit our tribute podcast to Brendel: brnw.ch/21wTv8g
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Jimmy Carter died today at age 100. Just a few years ago, Jimmy Carter fell, was bruised and got 14 stitches, and still went to build homes for the homeless. Regardless of where you sit politically, this is one incredibly inspiring human being.
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Peanut farmer turned president, Jimmy Carter passed more legislation in one term than most presidents do in two. Lesley Stahl said he was most proud that "there was peace for the four years that he was president." He died today at the age of 100.
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In short, Trump's imminent return to the White House now makes him his own judge and jury, insulated from the criminal consequences he might have faced without the legal force field of the Oval Office. Here's how it all unravels for each of his cases👇 politi.co/3Ax4kSK
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Donald Trump has been elected 47th president of the United States. Here are the moments that defined Trump's return to the White House. 🎥 Watch more: on.wsj.com/40u9Vns
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Headline writers not messing about
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My favorite Kissinger video was when he introduced his wife to Mao, who got his mind absolutely blown by the height difference 😅
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Today we say farewell and thank you to Philip Lowe for 43 years of public service, including seven as Governor.
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Financial Times announces the shortlist for the 2022 Business Book of the Year Award on.ft.com/3UohJ4y @ftlive #BBYA22
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NEW: Buckingham Palace release an unseen portrait of smiling Queen, taken during Jubilee celebrations, on the eve of her funeral and burial in Windsor news.sky.com/story/queens-de…
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The most brilliant bookshops in the world ft.com/content/42bb3a0f-ba18…. I'd add the wonderful Athenaeum Boekhandel in Amsterdam - and for that matter Daunts in Marylebone High St, always so knowledgeable and bustling
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Amazing... London’s Black Cab drivers lining the Mall to pay their respects to Prince Philip. 👏👏👏👏
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Buckingham Palace has announced His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh has died
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#OnThisDay 1966: The Frost Report was first broadcast. Starring David Frost, the supporting cast included Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, John Cleese, Nicky Henson and Nicholas Smith. Julie Felix and Tom Lehrer provided music.
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I’m safe on Mars. Perseverance will get you anywhere. #CountdownToMars
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Robert Fisk. The obituary. For many of us he will always be a hero. amp.theguardian.com/media/20…
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Jacinda Ardern’s victory foreshadows the challenge facing all world leaders in the months and years ahead, writes @YasmeenSerhan. Though succeeding in the face of the pandemic is hard, dealing with its aftermath could be harder. on.theatln.tc/2WRqGDV
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Contact tracing...
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Tomorrow’s @nytimes front page.
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