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China lashes out at JD Vance for calling Chinese people ‘peasants’

CNN 08 Apr 2025
Others noted the irony of Vance’s comments given his own working-class upbringing as depicted in his 2016 memoir “Hillbilly Elegy.” In the book, Vance chronicles a childhood plagued by poverty, abuse ...
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Meet the left-behind men who crave pride, battle shame – and voted for Trump

Alternet 08 Apr 2025
(Another was Hillbilly Elegy, by now vice president JD Vance, published just a few months earlier.) ... Review. Stolen Pride ... The American dream’s broken promise ... Hochschild doesn’t discuss his Hillbilly Elegy, though it is listed in her references ... .
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Vance details touching tribute to mom — and Trump’s special gift to her — as ...

New York Post 08 Apr 2025
“Mom, I am so proud of you,” Vance said ... In Vance’s book “Hillbilly Elegy,” the veep explained his mother was a nurse and abused her access to prescription drugs, something that eventually escalated into a heroin problem.
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Instead of attacking universities, Trump should help veterans enroll

The Hill 08 Apr 2025
Specifically, one of his professors, Amy Chua, provided him with the support he needed to write his bestselling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy.” Vance’s own life demonstrates how military service, ...
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The Latest: Supreme Court allows Trump administration to resume deportations under Alien Enemies Act

The Call 08 Apr 2025
Earlier Monday, Trump said during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington that the U.S ... Here's the latest. ... RFK Jr ... U.S ... Kennedy Jr ... U.S ... Vance described Aikins’ past drug addiction in his bestselling book “Hillbilly Elegy.”.
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JD Vance’s mother celebrates 10 years of sobriety at White House

AOL 07 Apr 2025
Her struggle with drug and alcohol addiction was laid bare in Mr Vance’s memoir Hillbilly Elegy and during the vice-presidential ...
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Vance celebrates his mother’s 10-year sobriety milestone at White House

Baltimore Sun 07 Apr 2025
Vance wrote in his memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” that his mother, Beverly Aikins, struggled with drug addiction and alcoholism throughout his childhood ... “Mom, I am so proud of you.” ... “Congratulations to Ms ... Have a news tip? Send it to [email protected] ... .
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JD Vance shares new intimate insight into his relationship with his mother as she marks ...

The Daily Mail 07 Apr 2025
'Mom, I am so proud of you,' he said ... Vance recalled his convention speech and the promise to his mother. 'Well, here we are ... Vance detailed his mother's struggle with addiction and how it affected him in his best-selling book Hillbilly Elegy.Read More.
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The Latest: Trump says he’s not backing down on tariffs

News-Press Now 07 Apr 2025
By The Associated Press. President Donald Trump remained defiant Monday as global markets continued plunging after his tariff announcement last week ... Vance described Aikins’ past drug addiction in his bestselling book “Hillbilly Elegy.” ... A divided U.S ... .
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The Latest: Netanyahu to visit the White House and meet with Trump

Hindustan Times 07 Apr 2025
The Latest. Netanyahu to visit the White House and meet with Trump ... Here's the latest ... and U.N ... and U.N ... Vance described Aikins’ past drug addiction in his bestselling book “Hillbilly Elegy.” Appeals court reverses two Trump firings of board members ... ....
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The Latest: US renews direct talks with Iran regarding its nuclear program

The Call 07 Apr 2025
President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S ... The comments came during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington ... Here's the latest. ... Vance described Aikins’ past drug addiction in his bestselling book “Hillbilly Elegy.”.
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'We're not what Vance said we are': Middletown protests VP, Trump

Cincinnati.com 06 Apr 2025
Show Caption. Hide Caption. 'Hands Off!' protest against Trump and Musk draws crowd in downtown Providence ... 'We're not what Vance said we are' ... "We're not what Vance said we are," she added, referring to Vance's memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy.".
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'We're not what Vance said we are.' Middletown protests VP, Trump

Cincinnati.com 06 Apr 2025
Show Caption. Hide Caption. 'Hands Off!' protest against Trump and Musk draws crowd in downtown Providence ... 'We're not what Vance said we are' ... "We're not what Vance said we are," she added, referring to Vance's memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy.".
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Behind four of America’s most ‘Eminent Jews’

New York Post 06 Apr 2025
In film there’s everyone from Woody Allen to Steven Spielberg to Stanley Kubrick. In literature, there’s Saul Bellow, Philip Roth and Bernard Malamud ... ... 6 ... 6 ... In that sense the book is an elegy for the rapidly vanishing Jew in American intellectual life.
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Rediscovering Michael Tracy At The McNay Art Museum In San Antonio

Forbes 05 Apr 2025
"Michael Tracy. The Elegy of Distance" at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio shares more than the artist’s work, it shares his world ... .
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