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Read NPR’s annotated fact check of President Trump’s State of the Union : NPR

Read NPR’s annotated fact check of President Trump’s State of the Union : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Members of Congress stand up and applaud as President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly. President Trump delivered the first official State of the Union address of his second term on Tuesday night. The speech gave Trump the opportunity to tout accomplishments and outline his agenda for his administration’s second year. It comes at at time when Americans are divided on whether Trump’s first year has been a success. A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows that six in 10 believe the country is worse off than last year and that a majority think the state of the union is not strong. Reporters from across NPR’s newsroom are fact checking his speech and offer context — on topics like immigration, the economy, tariffs and trade and foreign policy. By topic: Immigration | Foreign policy | Economy | Energy | Government | Health | …

H is for Hawk true story | Is the movie fact or fiction?

H is for Hawk true story | Is the movie fact or fiction?

Published by Daniella Wilson

Billed as a biographical drama, H is for Hawk tells the story of Helen Macdonald (who wrote the memoir of the same title on which the movie is based) who adopts a goshawk in order to assist the grieving process after the death of their father. The film features The Crown and Wolf Hall star Claire Foy as Helen, who appears alongside Brendan Gleeson as Helen’s father, Alisdair Macdonald, and Lindsay Duncan as Helen’s mother. Adapted for the big screen by novelist and award-winning screenwriter of Room (among others) Emma Donoghue, H is for Hawk is directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, who previously worked with Foy on the second season of The Crown. But just how much of the story is true? Read on to find out how much ‘bio’ is really in this new biopic. Want to see this content? We’re not able to show you this content from Google reCAPTCHA. Please sign out of Contentpass to view this content. Sign out of ContentPass H is for Hawk true story: How much is fact vs …