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Asma Al Assad, Bashar’s Wife :5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Asma Al-Assad is the wife of <a href="http://heavy.com/tag/syria/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">Syrian</a> President <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa;"></a></span>Bashar al-Assad, who has been in power since July 2000. For a time, Asma was seen in a positive light, as she took a big role in the Syrian government to push social and economic development. She was even once featured in a flattering Vogue article.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The 41-year-old Asma’s public image crumbled in 2011, when the Syrian Civil War broke out. She was silent at first and began slowing down public appearances in 2012. Still, the Syrian government <a href="https://www.instagram.com/syrianpresidency/?hl=en" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">maintains an Instagram page</a> that continues to post positive images of Asma. She also has her <a href="https://www.instagram.com/asmaalassad/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">own Instagram page</a>, which she used to condemn U.S. President Donald Trump’s missile attack on an air field near Homs on April 6.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“The presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic affirms that what America has done is an irresponsible act that only reflects a short-sightedness, a narrow horizon, a political and military blindness to reality, and a naive pursuit of a frenzied false propaganda campaign that fueled the regime’s arrogance,” she <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSlOuYFguUy/?taken-by=asmaalassad" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">wrote in Arabic</a>, <a href="http://www.news.com.au/world/middle-east/syrian-first-lady-asma-alassad-weighs-in-on-syrian-air-strikes/news-story/7e118033306eb0e3a217f482d407df17" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">notes News.Com.AU</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Asma was most recently seen publicly in an English-language interview with Russia 24, a state-backed station in Russia. <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37697113" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">In the interview</a>, she thanked Russia for its “noble efforts” to support the Assad regime.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here’s what you need to know about Asma Al-Assad in video.</span></div>
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Asma Al Assad, Bashar’s Wife :5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Asma Al-Assad is the wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has been in power since July 2000. For a time, Asma was seen in a pos...

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Barron Trump’s Private School : 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side — a wealthy, progressive enclave that overwhelmingly voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election — counts among its student body 11-year-old Barron Trump, the only child of President Donald Trump and his third wife, Melania.</span></span><br />
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Barron Trump’s Private School : 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side — a wealthy, progressive enclave that overwhelmingly voted fo...

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Ian Kahaloa: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Ian Kahaloa: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Videos that appear to show Cincinnati Reds pitching prospect Ian Kahaloa using recreation drugs, including one that looks like cocaine, h...

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Kelley Cahill, Jon Rahm’s Girlfriend: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Kelley Cahill, Jon Rahm’s Girlfriend: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

At 22 years old, Spanish golfer Jon Rahm is playing in his first Masters Tournament . The Spanish-born golfer is currently dating Kelley C...

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Pi Day 2017: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today is Pi Day! No, it’s not a day to celebrate pies. You already missed National Pie Day on January 23. March 14, 2017 is a <a href="http://heavy.com/tag/holidays/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">holiday</a> to celebrate the mathematical constant Pi, represented by the Greek letter π. The first three digits are 3.14, just like today’s date.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The one little symbol represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. It is an irrational number, meaning that it can never be put in an exact fraction and never really ends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pi Day was created in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw. It’s since become an international day, celebrated around the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">March 14 is also Albert Einstein’s birthday. Here’s a look at the special holiday.</span></div>

Pi Day 2017: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Today is Pi Day! No, it’s not a day to celebrate pies. You already missed National Pie Day on January 23. March 14, 2017 is a holiday t...

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Jeff Leatham, Colton Haynes’ Boyfriend : 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="http://heavy.com/tag/teen-wolf/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">Teen Wolf</a></i> actor Colton Haynes got engaged to his boyfriend, <a href="http://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/03/jeff-leatham-photos-colton-haynes-boyfriend-instagram-fiance-engaged-florist/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">Jeff Leatham</a>, on March 11. The news came only a month after Haynes announced that he was in a relationship with Leatham and a year after he told his fans he is gay. Haynes later showed off his engagement ring to friend Ally Maki.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Leatham is a celebrity florist and currently works as the artist director of the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris. He’s appeared on the <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Oprah Winfrey</i>, <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Martha Stewart</i> and <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Queen Latifah</i>shows. He designed the floral decor for Chelsea Clinton’s wedding. You can find him on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jeffleatham/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Instagram right here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Haynes is best known for his roles on <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Teen Wolf</i> and <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Arrow</i>. He also starred in <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">San Andreas</i> with Dwayne Johnson.</span></div>

Jeff Leatham, Colton Haynes’ Boyfriend : 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Teen Wolf actor Colton Haynes got engaged to his boyfriend, Jeff Leatham , on March 11. The news came only a month after Haynes announc...

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Shree Chauhan: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A 33-year-old woman who works for a non-profit confronted Donald Trump’s press secretary Sean Spicer in an Apple store and unleashed a stream of questions at him, asking how it felt to “work for a fascist.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Shree Chauhan streamed video of the encounter, and now she is criticizing Spicer for telling her “It’s such a great country that allows you to be here.” Chauhan is of Indian heritage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In an interview with Heavy, Chauhan likened Spicer’s comment to a “dog whistle” and said she was driven to confront him in part by a photo of the Holocaust. On social media, reaction to Chauhan is mixed, with some praising her and others accusing her of harassing Spicer in the store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://educationpost.org/network/shree-chauhan/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Chauhan works as</a> “the Founder and CEO of Parents in Partnership, an education startup organization that empowers parents to lead positive changes in schools and communities.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">She’s a former teacher from Florida who is the child of immigrants. Chauhan told Heavy in an interview, “I’m a former educator. I came to Washington, D.C. to address educational inequities in our nation’s schools.”</span></div>

Shree Chauhan: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

A 33-year-old woman who works for a non-profit confronted Donald Trump’s press secretary Sean Spicer in an Apple store and unleashed a st...

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Amalija Knavs, Melania Trump’s Mother: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Melania Trump’s mother once worked in a textile factory in Communist Slovenia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now, Amalija Knavs (Knauss) has watched her daughter, Melania, become the First Lady of the United States.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Amalija Knavs and Melania’s father, <a href="http://heavy.com/news/2017/03/viktor-knavs-melania-trump-father-dad-communist-victor-knauss-mother-amalija-photo-sister-family-childhood/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">Viktor Knavs</a>, have flown somewhat beneath the public radar, although they are sometimes seen at their daughter’s side.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Amalija is reportedly close to her daughter.</span></div>

Amalija Knavs, Melania Trump’s Mother: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Melania Trump’s mother once worked in a textile factory in Communist Slovenia. Now, Amalija Knavs (Knauss) has watched her daughter, M...

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Dusseldorf Train Station Ax Attack: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">At man armed with an ax attacked several people at the main<a href="http://heavy.com/news/2017/03/dusseldorf-germany-train-station-axe-attack-photos-videos-pics-dead-death-injured-update-terrorism-hauptbahnhof-watch/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;"> train station in Dusseldorf, Germany,</a> on Thursday,<a href="http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/duesseldorf/amoklauf-in-duesseldorf-am-hauptbahnhof-fuenf-schwerverletzte-nach-axt-angriff-aid-1.6679650" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> Bild reports.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Seven people were injured.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The suspect, a 36-year-old German resident from the “former Yugoslavia,” was arrested, police <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Polizei.NRW.D/photos/a.1426486374266432.1073741828.1425666567681746/1845733035675095/?type=3" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">said in a statement.</a></span></div>

Dusseldorf Train Station Ax Attack: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

At man armed with an ax attacked several people at the main train station in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Thursday, Bild reports. Seven p...

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