CNN reports that Prince Harry's
memoir sold over 1.4 million copies
on the first day it hit shelves, Jan.
10.
Paper, audio and electronic versions of the book were included in the bumper sales in America, Canada and the U.K.
'Spare' publisher Penguin Random House issued a statement on Jan.
11.
The first full day of sales of Spare represents the largest first-day sales total for any nonfiction book ever published by Penguin Random House, the world's largest trade publisher, Penguin Random House, via statement.
To compare, Barack Obama's memoir,
'A Promised Land,' sold 887,000
the first day it hit shelves.
Harry's 410-page memoir has
been published in 16 languages.
It has "gone back to press for additional copies to meet demand" in the U.S.
Gina Centrello, president and publisher of the Random House Group, issued a statement speaking to the book's powerful nature.
Vulnerable and heartfelt, brave and intimate, Spare is the story of someone we may have thought we already knew, but now we can truly come to understand Prince Harry through his own words, Gina Centrello, president and publisher of the
Random House Group, via statement
EAM S Jaishankar said that no consensus among G20 members due to the Russia-Ukraine war; Greece train crash: Protests erupt over disaster while transport minister resigns; US to provide $619 million weapons to Taiwan amid alleged Chinese incursions; UK’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle lose their house on Windsor Estate, the pair without a UK base.
#SJaishankar #G20 #RussiaUkraineWar
This Day in History: , Trayvon Martin
Is Shot and Killed.
February 26, 2012.
17-year-old Martin was shot and
killed by 28-year-old George Zimmerman as
he was walking home from a Sanford, FL, convenience store.
After reporting Martin
as suspicious, Zimmerman
followed the unarmed teenager
despite police dispatch advice to stop.
After the shooting, Zimmerman claimed to have
acted in self-defense during a physical altercation.
He was questioned but not arrested by arriving police.
Martin had no criminal record.
His murder sparked nationwide protests, prompting
President Barack Obama to say,
“If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon.”.
Zimmerman was eventually charged with
second-degree murder by a special prosecutor
appointed by Florida’s governor.
Following a month-long trial,
a jury of six women found
Zimmerman not guilty
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre began a press conference with a slip of the tongue as she mentioned the name of President Barack Obama instead of President Joe Biden. Jean-Pierre made the mistake as she was making announcements at the start of the briefing.
#KarineJeanPierre #WhiteHousePressSecretary #PresidentBarackObama
Mike Pence’s Indiana Home , Is Searched by FBI.
'The New York Times' reports that
the FBI began its search on Feb. 10.
According to an
adviser to Pence, .
... the former vice president was in Washington for the March for Life as the FBI conducted its search.
The search occurs after a Pence aide discovered classified documents at his home in January.
The report of the FBI's search also comes a day after Pence was served a subpoena...
... by the
special counsel
investigating former
President Donald Trump.
The special counsel's investigation is focused on Trump's attempt to overturn his loss in the 2022 presidential election.
Aides for Pence searched his IN home for classified documents...
... after aides for President Joe Biden discovered such documents in Biden's PA home.
The documents found in Biden's home date to his time as vice president during the Obama administration.
The discovery of documents in Biden's home follows the discovery of a trove of classified documents in Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in FL.
The Justice Department and spokespersons for Pence have yet to respond to news of the report
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Jeff Zients to Replace Ron Klain , as Biden’s Chief of Staff.
Jeff Zients to Replace Ron Klain , as Biden’s Chief of Staff.
'The Hill' reports that President Biden confirmed the transition on Jan. 27.
'The Hill' reports that President Biden confirmed the transition on Jan. 27.
The president recounted achievements
his administration made
while Klain was chief of staff.
The president recounted achievements
his administration made
while Klain was chief of staff.
Such achievements include progress in
fighting the pandemic, economic gains, climate change strides, appointing close to 100 federal judges and confirming the first African-American woman to the Supreme Court.
He knows how government works, how politics works, how Congress and the White House works, President Joe Biden, via statement.
He assembled the most diverse and the most talented White House team in history and leaned on them to solve impossible challenges, President Joe Biden, via statement.
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also praised Klain's efforts as chief of staff.
I’m grateful for everything Ron has done — for the White House and for America. Congratulations and thank you for your service to our country, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, via Twitter.
Biden went on to share his confidence in Zients, who led Biden's COVID response team the first year of his presidency and also worked with Biden during the Obama administration.
Biden went on to share his confidence in Zients, who led Biden's COVID response team the first year of his presidency and also worked with Biden during the Obama administration.
When I ran for office, I promised to make government work for the American people. That’s what Jeff does. , President Joe Biden, via statement.
I’m confident that Jeff will continue Ron’s example of smart, steady leadership, as we continue to work hard every day for the people we were sent here to serve, President Joe Biden, via statement
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Prince Harry's highly anticipated memoir "Spare" was finally released at bookstores around the world. In London, bookstores opened at midnight expecting a rush. However, the..