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Trump says 7 to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

WASHINGTON

President Donald Trump has announced his first recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and they include the wife of a major Republican Party donor, the longest-serving Republican senator in U.S. history, Elvis Presley and Babe Ruth.

Trump also will posthumously recognize the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Medals are going to Miriam Adelson, a doctor and wife of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, a Republican donor; Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, who is retiring after more than 41 years in the U.S. Senate; former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach and Alan Page, who began a legal career after leaving the NFL.

‘Harry Potter’ co-stars reunite for skateboard ride in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES

There were no brooms in the air or “Mudblood” insults when Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy met up at a beach.

“Harry Potter” co-stars Emma Watson and Tom Felton recently met up and went on a skateboard ride.

Watson posted a short video of their meet-up on Instagram.

Felton teased Watson about her skateboarding skills, telling her she was “dancing around the board like a clown.”

Associated Press