Somebody needs a hug, or not: Soon after arriving in France on Thursday, Secretary of State John Kerry pledged “to share a big hug with Paris.”
After a split-second of awkwardness, ever-adroit Parisians managed to turn the hug into a handshake.
I feel a cold coming on: President Barack Obama on Thursday renewed his push for paid sick leave for workers, saying he’s astonished that so many people don’t have the benefit.
Fun fact: Presidents have paid sick leave, but presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett has informed Obama he can’t call out sick whenever his calendar shows chores he can’t stand, like pardoning a Thanksgiving turkey, or having a luncheon meeting with Bibi Netanyahu.
Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1920, Prohibition took effect in the United States with the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, also known as the “This is What Happens When the Prigs Run Things” Amendment.
It was later repealed by the 21st Amendment, also known as the “Boy, Were We Stupid Or What?” Amendment.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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