President Donald Trump has started building a large ballroom at the White House. The new ballroom will replace the East Wing, which was recently torn down. The 90,000 square feet ballroom is the size of a football field and can hold up to a thousand guests. The project will probably cost about $300 million, but […]
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On October 18, 2025, millions of people in all parts of the United States took part in the “No Kings” protests to speak out against President Donald Trump and what they see as a threat to America’s democratic system. Almost 7 million people joined in the protests, staged in over 2,700 cities and towns. The
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20 years ago, in August 2005, Hurricane Katrina swept across the Gulf Coast of the United States. One of the worst natural disasters in the country’s history hit New Orleans especially hard. Katrina was a very strong hurricane, and when it hit land, powerful winds and water masses broke through dams that were supposed to
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Fort Knox, is known as the place where America stores its gold. Located in Kentucky, the building was constructed in 1936 and has since stood for wealth and financial security of the United States. The gold bullions at Fort Knox are stored in a central vault made out of concrete and steel, with walls that
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Daylight saving time starts in March when people turn clocks forward by an hour, so that they can enjoy more daylight during the summer months. In Europe, people set their clocks forward an hour on the last weekend in March and set them back on the last weekend in October. North America starts two weeks
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Former American Secretary of State Henry Kissinger died at the age of 100. Kissinger was a German-born Jewish refugee who served under two presidents : Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. In the 1970s, Kissinger influenced US politics and world affairs. He travelled to Israel and Arab countries repeatedly in an attempt to bring peace to
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The number of people in the US who speak a second language has tripled in the last 40 years, according to a report by the U.S. Census Bureau. About 68 million Americans speak a second language at home – 1 in 5 citizens. Spanish, spoken by 41 million people, is by far the most spoken
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The last Boeing 747 jumbo jet has left the factory in Seattle and is now owned by an American cargo company. The famous airplane, often called the Queen of the Skies, was produced for over 50 years. The first jet left the production lines in 1969. The 747 was a revolutionary airplane with four engines.
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