SUMMARY: During a Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump expressed pride in personally redecorating the White House’s Cabinet Room, focusing on selecting portraits and frames of past presidents. He revealed a particular fondness for frames, sometimes more than the pictures themselves, and shared opinions on several predecessors. Trump praised Andrew Jackson, William McKinley, and Dwight D. Eisenhower for their toughness and achievements, and acknowledged Franklin D. Roosevelt’s legacy despite party differences. He recounted choosing a portrait of James K. Polk partly due to the frame size. Trump also noted historical details, sometimes inaccurately, and emphasized the symbolic importance of the portraits in the room.

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SUMMARY: The Bayeux Tapestry, an 11th-century artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England, will be displayed in the U.K. for the first time in nearly 1,000 years. Loaned from France, it will be exhibited at the British Museum from September 2026 to July 2027. The 70-meter cloth, believed commissioned by Bishop Odo of Bayeux, has been housed mostly in Normandy. This cultural exchange, announced during French President Emmanuel Macron’s U.K. visit, includes the British Museum loaning Sutton Hoo artifacts and the Lewis Chessmen to French museums, symbolizing a deep, shared history between the two nations.

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SUMMARY: U.S. News & World Report released its latest list of the best companies to work for in the U.S., evaluating employers based on six criteria: quality of pay and benefits, work-life balance and flexibility, job and company stability, physical and psychological comfort, belongingness and esteem, and career opportunities. In Florida, nine companies made the list, including three Central Florida firms: Orlando-based Ravago, Daytona Beach’s NASCAR, and Lakeland’s Saddle Creek. Southeastern Grocers also ranked highly for pay quality. Other Florida-based companies featured include Arthrex, GuideWell, Crowley, and Southern Glazer’s. National companies operating in Florida, like Trader Joe’s and LEGO, were also recognized.

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