Jeff Benjamin is an award-winning music and travel journalist, editor, curator and host in New York City covering international pop music. Writing professionally since 2011, the Senior Contributor ...

Without financial common sense as written by Benjamin Franklin in "The Way to Wealth", "We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our ...

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WASHINGTON — The portraits of former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and retired Army Gen. Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were removed from the Pentagon after Defense ...

Benjamin Franklin Simpson Jr. (Benjy) reached the end of his life’s journey January 25, 2025, at the age of 76. Benjy was born in Concord, North Carolina, August 5, 1948, and raised in Mount Gilead, ...

The White House unveiled the official portrait of US First Lady Melania Trump. The black-and-white image features Melania in a suit, standing by a window with the Washington Monument visible in ...

The Office of the First Lady said Trump’s portrait was taken in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House by the family's long-trusted photographer from Belgium Régine Mahaux a day after Trump's ...

By Clarissa-Jan Lim First lady Melania Trump’s office has released her official White House portrait, a black-and-white photo that appears geared toward setting the tone for her return to ...

First Lady Melania Trump's official portrait has garnered praise on social media (@FLOTUS/X) WASHINGTON, DC: The official portrait of First Lady Melania Trump was unveiled by the White House on Monday ...

It was shot by Regine Mahaux, a Belgian photographer, who has photographed the Trump family previously including Mrs Trump's official portrait from her first stint in the role. Image: Melania ...

After the inaugural hat, the official portrait. Once again, Melania Trump is telegraphing to the world that we should not expect first lady business as usual. But perhaps we should expect business?