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‘Pristine’ 200-year-old Faroese sweater found at UK’s National Archives

Item and letter never reached their destination in Denmark because Royal Navy seized cargo ship in 1807

The Guardian - UK

Both are old — but only one is a traitor

The 2024 presidential election is a battle between a bunch of old farts screaming “get off my lawn!”

Salon

Climate Activists Pour Red Powder On Constitution Case At National Archives

In recent years, climate activists have taken to pouring stuff (like paint or soup) on famous works of art to draw attention to their message. Of course, these artworks are behind thick glass, so these acts do not actually destroy the item. But symbolically, they get attention. As we learn…

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Breaking: Emails reveal Biden's use of private email for official business

This article discusses recently obtained emails revealing Joe Biden's use of a pseudonym account and private email for official business, which raises conc...

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Biden 'wilfully' retained classified documents but will not face criminal charges

The Justice department report suggested a reason for not charging him was that he was ‘elderly with a poor memory’

Evening Standard

I went hunting for the 14th Amendment, the document that could bar Trump from ballots

Come on an adventure inside the research facility holding the Civil War-era document that could bar former President Donald Trump from the White House.

WEKU

Admin error to blame for missing cabinet papers: review

A failure to hand over cabinet papers to the national archives has been blamed on administrative error and COVID restrictions, a review has found.

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National Archives censor files showing late queen concealed relative’s wealth

Documents recording request from monarch to keep secret the will of a relative partly withdrawn from public view

The Guardian - UK

Missing Iraq War documents prompt independent review

A failure by the former Morrison government to provide Iraq War documents to the National Archives will be investigated.

AAP

Greens demand full release of government documents on ‘disastrous’ decision to join Iraq invasion

Nick McKim says national security committee documents used to justify the war may answer questions about momentous foreign policy decision

The Guardian - AU

PoW dogs and secret tunnels feature in Kew exhibition of great escapes

National Archives display in Kew includes record cards of prisoners who fled in mass breakout in 1944

The Guardian - UK

Archives reveal Princess Diana ‘ignorance’ over Northern Ireland during Troubles

NEWLY released archive files have shed light on the Royals relationship with Northern Ireland during the Troubles – including concerns over the…

The National (Scotland)

Melania Trump’s whereabouts are a ‘mystery’ to Mar-a-Lago regulars, author claims

Where’s Melania? Mar-a-Lago members say former first lady is rarely sighted at Palm Beach club

The Independent UK

Melania Trump Speaks at D.C. Naturalization Ceremony, Shares Personal Story

Former First Lady Melania Trump shares her immigration journey at a Naturalization Ceremony, balancing the personal narrative against backdrop of husband's...

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Melania Trump Surfaces, Shares Personal Immigration Journey Publicly

Explore the rare and intriguing public appearance of Melania Trump, as she discusses her personal journey and takes an unexpected stance.

The Independent UK

Biden expected to avoid charges over handling of classified documents

Last year several classified documents were found at President Joe Biden’s home and former office

The Independent UK

Love letters written to French sailors confiscated by British 265 years ago finally opened

These notes have evolved into beautiful, if heartbreaking, reminders of ‘universal human experiences’

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Lost French love letters from the 1750s reveal what life was like during wartime

A University of Cambridge historian has decoded more than 100 previously unopened letters sent during the Seven Years War.

The Guardian - UK

Unopened 18th-century love letters to French sailors read for first time

Letters from loved ones of captured ship’s crew during seven years’ war lay forgotten for centuries

Evening Standard

President Biden interviewed by special counsel over handling of classified files

The interview could signal that the special counsel investigation is nearing its conclusion

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden interviewed as part of special counsel investigation into handling of classified documents

Investigators looking into how classified documents from President Biden’s time in the Senate and as vice president appeared at his home and office met with him Sunday and Monday at the White House.

The Guardian - UK

Historians concerned after Queen Elizabeth II’s letters entrusted to aide

Academics say Queen Elizabeth II’s letters and diaries should be preserved in full by the National Archives

Salon

Trump used classified docs as notepads

Expert: Trump's team will have a tough time defending his "disregard for the security of classified material"

The Independent UK

Jill Biden calls swearing in of the 1st woman national archivist 'momentous'

First Lady Jill Biden saluted Colleen Shogan, the first woman to be sworn in as national archivist, saying that democracy’s power is “made real with access to history, unfiltered and uncensored.”

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