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THE AMERICAN CLUB: NOTHING LIKE A MEMBER’S LOVE STORY! »
Dr. Rame: "I moved to Madrid in 2019 to be with Mariangeles. We met in Pittsburgh in the 1990s"
A SECOND OPINION: New Year’s Resolutions Scotched! »
"Well, it’s that time of year when we all think about what we’re going to resolve to do in the New Year 2021. But this time around we have Covid-19 to contend with, in spite of the new vaccines that are soon to become readily available. I guess the only resolution I can really accomplish this year is to be a better person and help the homeless and the hungry. That’s a resolution with which we can all agree."
THE KING WHO’S STUCK IN THE ORIENT »
King Juan Carlos, the father of the reigning King of Spain, Felipe VI, isn’t coming – can´t come – home for Christmas much as he wants to. Hard on the heels of headline-grabbing scandals, he has self-exiled in the United Arab Emirates since last summer. And now neither King Felipe nor Pedro Sanchez, President of Spain, feels comfortable having the octogenarian "King Emeritus" back. He used to be hero-worshipped, having engineered the way to a parliamentary monarchy after nearly four decades of the stultifying Franco dictatorship.
A WHITE HOUSE BLOG REVEALS WHO DR. JILL BIDEN IS! »
Jill Biden's dress rehearsal for First Ladyship!
A Stateside Story: A New Voice on the US Supreme Court »
Amy Coney Barrett replaces the much-admired Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died still on the bench at the age of 87. While Ginsburg was a liberal, Barrett is considered a conservative, and will have some 40 years to prove it, if she lives so long, since being a Supreme Court Justice is a life-time appointment. If the Democrats win the Presidential election, there is talk that they will consider extending the court to more justices and putting on term limits.
RAFA NADAL SLAMS IT TO THE MAGIC 20! »
On Sunday, 11 October 2020, the World’s Number 2 ATP player demolished Serbian Novak Djokovic, the World’s Number 1, in three straight sets at the Roland Garros final. As the Spanish national anthem resounded in the Philippe Chatrier court, tears of emotion glistened in the Spanish eyes. In his victory speech, Rafa Nadal said, "I never hide that I would love to finish my career being the player with more Grand Slams, no doubt about that. The records, of course, I care." About Roger Federer who got there first, he said, "We will see when we end our careers. I believe our rivalry is something beautiful."
THE “CONFUSED” MASK MAN, THAT’S WHO DR. ROBERT REDFIELD IS! »
If we could get everybody to wear a mask right now, I really do think over the
A STATESIDE STORY: A Justice Dies; a Nomination Looms »
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Chief Justice John Roberts: “Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature.”
IN MEMORIAM: WARM WORDS FROM U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICES FOR RUTH BADER GINSBURG »
"I loved her to pieces."
SPAIN: THE KING WHO LEFT THE PALACE AND WALKED OUT ON THE QUEEN »
THE royal letter, from king to king: “A year ago, I spoke to you of my wish and desire to withdraw from institutional functions. Now, guided by the conviction to provide the best service to the Spaniards, their institutions, and to you as King, I am informing you of my well-considered decision to leave Spain at this point.” But what about the wife?
