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Two grandchildren of former President Donald Trump delighted the audience at his rally on Saturday in Wilmington, North Carolina. Trump, who is running for the White House in 2024 against Vice President Kamala Harris (D), brought Carolina and Luke, two children of his son Eric and daughter-in-law Lara Trump, onstage one at a time so they could share special messages, Fox News reported.

Joe Biden has rolled out Robert De Niro for another fundraising plea less than a day after the president’s disastrous debate performance, which has sent many Democrat megadonors scurrying for a possible replacement candidate. The Biden campaign blasted an email fundraiser Friday afternoon bearing a message from Robert De Niro, who praised Biden for what he called “decency, compassion, and honest, intelligent leadership.” The email contained no references to Thursday’s presidential debate, which was widely seen as a catastrophe for Biden.

CNN analyst Van Jones suggested Monday that President Biden push back against concerns around his age in this week’s State of The Union address by emphasizing that a “good grandpa” is better than “a bad grandpa.” “Unfortunately he cannot get any younger, so there’s not much they can do about it. He has a chance this week though, to remind people sometimes having a good grandpa on the case is better than having a bad grandpa on the case,” Jones said of the president during an interview with CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer. “And that’s really … he’s got to lean...

TEMPE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - Gerald Goins, 84, has been calling this studio-sized motel room in Tempe home for several months. And even though it's small, he said it was enough room for him and his son Andy. But last week, his son up and left. "I went to the doctor’s office. After an hour, two hours, I got a ride to come here and he was gone,” said Goins. Goins said all that was left in his motel room was a handwritten note from his son with instructions on how he was supposed to take care of himself. “He...

This subaru commercial is a gem. Old man on his way, fishing gear loaded up...

Transatlantic relations What Donald Trump learned from his German grandpa Friedrich Drumpf Want to understand the phenomenon called Donald Trump and his surprising rise to the top of the Republican presidential field? Then you'd better check out his German roots, Trump biographer Gwenda Blair tells DW.

I need help on finding free records of my grandfather who fought in world war 2 and the Korean war.

 

BEIJING—While other 72-year-old Chinese men spend their days practicing tai chi and playing mah-jongg, Liu Qianping is enjoying a twilight career modeling clothes. Women's clothes. At a fall fashion shoot, the 5-foot-8 former rice farmer from central Hunan vamped for the camera in lacy green tights and white fur-lined pink dresses. Online and on TV, he has become a meme, with his image circulated by millions on Chinese social media sites and talk shows. He owes his star turn to his granddaughter, Lu Ting, a clothier who struggled for months to find a model who could boost her online store...

"1:48 p.m.: An 82-year-old Madera man was arrested today in connection with the abuse of an 11-year-old girl, the Madera County Sheriff's Department said."

Are We Overpaying Grandpa?By CASEY B. MULLIGAN Casey B. Mulligan is an economics professor at the University of Chicago. February 24, 2010, 6:00 am The elderly receive a large amount of government assistance – an amount that is not commensurate with their numbers. The total annual income in the United States (national income, as economists call it) is about $12.5 trillion, or about $40,000 per person per year. The egalitarian view of government is that it taxes persons with annual incomes more than $40,000, and pays benefits to persons with less than $40,000, so that those with less than average...

Letter from Grandpa - priceless Jack G. is 64 years old and owns a small business. He's a life-long Republican and sees his dream of retiring next year has all but evaporated. With the stock market crashing and new taxes coming his way, Jack assumes now that he will work to his dying day. Jack has a granddaughter, Ashley. She is a recent college grad. She drives a flashy hybrid car, wears all the latest fashions, loves to go out to nightclubs and restaurants and takes dream vacations. Ashley campaigned hard for Barack Obama. After the election she made sure...

My beautiful wife is secretary at our local Middle school and brought home an interesting bit from school yesterday. Seems a sixth-grader brought in the most unique (he got an award for it.) show & tell subject....his Grandpa's ashes in a whiskey bottle! Gramp's ashes are supposed to be spread on some racetrack somewhere and they haven't made it there yet, so the kid can show him off at school. Now that's what I call a real education.......wife said the teacher was trying to figure out how to explain it to the school board when it was pointed out that...

The fact they even wrote this piece is sick. Who thinks of this stuff?

Y'all know the rules. No spittin', kickin', gougin', cussin', listin', or disobeying the grand poobah of the neeners, the Lord High Protector, yada, yada, rights and privileges apertaining thereunto. Special dispensations, indulgences, awards granted solely at the whim of the Lord High Protector. Absolutely NO lists!

Hello FRiends, I received a call at 2:00 this morning from my parents letting me know that my grandfather had passed on. While I wasn't necessarily the closest grandson, I still admired him for all that he accomplished in this life - including surviving the attack at Pearl Harbor. A wonderful grandfather, friend, and father, he will be remembered by all that knew him. Miss you already, Grandpa - see you on the other side.

PATONG: Kathu Police on Saturday arrested American Michael Feldstein, 64, for possession of illegal drugs, after a search of the man’s apartment uncovered a variety of “recreational” drugs – including ya bah (methamphetamine). Kathu Police Deputy Inspector Pol Lt Patak Khwunna told Gazette that Feldstein, an engineer, had been under suspicion for about a month before his arrest. At around 7 am on July 22, police obtained a court warrant to search the man’s condominium, located at S-1401 Patong Tower on Soi Patong Resort. There they found five ya bah pills, 31 tablets of ya E (ecstasy) and two grams...

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian man escaped from house arrest and begged police to put him in jail because he could not bear living with his grandfather, his lawyer said Monday. The 30-year old, who could only be identified by his initials A.M., had been placed under house arrest for six months in the Sardinian town of Sassari after a scuffle with a policeman. But he escaped, and Sunday showed up at a police station in the northern city of Genoa, asking them to arrest him and put him in a cell. "He said he could not face staying with...

A 63-year-old California man faces child abuse and assault charges for allegedly shoving his 6-year-old granddaughter dangerously close to a herd of calving elk and then attacking bystanders who protested his actions. Estes Park Police Commander Wes Kufeld said Harold Wellsted also faces a charge of second-degree assault for allegedly attacking an officer in the booking room of the jail. A group of spectators near the Estes Park Visitor's Bureau information center was watching an elk herd Friday morning from behind a fence when a van with a woman, an older man and two young children got out. Despite a...

TAVARES, Fla. — A couple tried to hire a hit man to kill their three grandchildren and daughter-in-law to stop them from testifying against their son in his rape trial, authorities said. The couple, ages 60 and 59, were charged with four counts each of criminal conspiracy to commit murder. They were being held without bond. Police said they initially offered $100 to an undercover sheriff's deputy to kill their son's wife, their 10-year-old granddaughter, two step-grandchildren, ages 14 and 16, and the family dog. More money was promised after the killings, said Lake County sheriff's Sgt. Christie Mysinger. The...