‘Awkward gesture’? ‘Roman salute’? In Germany, its meaning is clear
A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.
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Gov. Newsom joins handful of GOP governors raising flags to full height for Trump inauguration
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom will temporarily raise the American Flag at the state Capitol to full height on Inauguration Day next week, joining a handful of GOP governors and ...
Asheville Citizen-Times18d
More states will raise flags from half-staff on Trump's Inauguration Day: Will NC follow?
Several more states have confirmed flags will be raised on Inauguration Day, despite the mourning period following former President Jimmy Carter's death. After the death of a former president ...
The Hill19d
Flags ordered to fly at full-staff on Inauguration Day in multiple states
GOP governors of at least eight states ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on President-elect Trump’s Inauguration Day, bucking tradition by raising flags before the end of a customary 30 ...
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Germany’s economy shrank for the second consecutive year in 2024
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Trucks and cars move along on a highway in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael ...
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Speaker Johnson Orders US Capitol Flags Raised to Full Height for Trump's Inauguration
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday ordered that flags at the U.S. Capitol be raised to their full height on Inauguration Day, pausing a 30-day flag-lowering order following the death of former ...
The New York Times19d
Germany’s Economy Shrank Last Year. Here’s How Politicians Plan to Revive It.
By Melissa Eddy Germany’s economic output shrank for a second straight year in 2024, data released Wednesday showed. How to revive it has become a central issue as voters prepare to go to the ...
CBS News19d
Johnson says Capitol flags will be flown at full-staff during Trump inauguration
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that flags at the U.S. Capitol will fly at full-staff during President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week. "On January 20th ...
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No, states are not required to follow White House order to fly flags at half-staff in memory of former President Carter
Following the death of former President Jimmy Carter, President Joe Biden issued an order to fly American flags at half-staff for 30 days. But those 30 days include Inauguration Day, when ...
Reno Gazette-Journal19d
House GOP speaker orders Capitol flags to fly at full-staff at Trump's inauguration
WASHINGTON ― At the request of President-elect Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson is suspending a 30-day mourning period for the late President Jimmy Carter to allow flags at the U.S ...
The Oklahoman19d
Oklahoma raised its flags after Jimmy Carter's funeral, breaking with '30-day' tradition
Federal guidelines typically require flags to be lowered to half-staff for 30 days upon the death of a former president, but some states like Oklahoma have already moved past the mourning period for ...