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The White House and Google launch a new virtual tour with audio captions, Spanish translation

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The White House and Google launch a new virtual tour with audio captions, Spanish translation

[ad_1] Can't come to Washington? Couldn't get a ticket to tour the White House? Don't worry.The White House, Google Maps and Google Arts & Culture launched a new virtual tour of the famous mansion on Friday, which is also National Civics Day. With a computer or smartphone, users will be able to spend time zooming in on all of the rooms that they would have seen had they been able to go on an in-person tour. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join.The updated virtual tour is part of a desire by first lady Jill Biden to make the White House accessible to as many people as possible. Biden, a longtime community college professor, hopes teachers use it to educate students about the White House and its history, said Elizabeth Alexander, her spokesperson.“Not everyone can make the trip to Wa...

Indian-American Teen Inventor Honoured By Jill Biden For Leading Community Improvement In US

[ad_1] Gitanjali Rao was honoured at a special ceremony at the White House.Washington: Teenage Indian-American inventor Gitanjali Rao was honoured by US First Lady Jill Biden, along with 14 other young women leaders, for leading a change and shaping a brighter future in their communities across the nation.The 17-year-old scientist was honoured on Wednesday in the first-ever "Girls Leading Change" celebration at the White House, marking the International Day of the Girl.The 15 young women leaders, selected by the White House Gender Policy Council, were honoured by First Lady Jill to recognise their impact on their communities."It is my honour to celebrate this exceptional group of "Girls Leading Change" at the White House," she was quoted as saying in a White House press release."These yo...

US First Lady Tests Positive For Covid Again, President Joe Biden Negative

[ad_1] The first lady Jill Biden has not had a reemergence of symptoms, said US official.Washington: US first lady, Jill Biden tested positive again for a rebound case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, her deputy communications director Kelsey Donohue said in a statement.Earlier on Tuesday, Jill Biden tested negative during a routine test, however, she tested positive again for Covid-19 with an antigen test in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware on August 24, CNN reported.The first lady has not had a reemergence of symptoms, said Donohue, adding that a "small number of close contacts" with whom Biden had recent contact have been notified."Jill Biden will remain at the family beach house in Delaware until she once again has two consecutive negative test results," Donohue said.Meanwhile, US President Biden t...