When the U.S. Congress convened in January 2023, the gavel that had been held by the Democrats had to be handed over to the Republicans. This task fell to Hakeem Jeffries, who first gave a speech and had some fun with it, which is why we'd like to share it with you. But first a little background information.

In the last part of Jeffries' speech, he goes through the letters of the alphabet with pairs of words (with rather opposing qualities) in order to describe some principles of the Democratic Party. The speech is affectionately known as the ABCs of Democracy.

SINGinKA is a group that comes together to sing in a pub every month. In this video, you can hear them perform Roxette’s wistful and romantic ballad “Listen To Your Heart.”

This power ballad version of a song written by Prince became Sinéad’s international breakthrough hit, topping music charts around the world. Her deep emotions are clear to see in this memorable video, as she explores feelings of love and loss.

Canadian rock band Simple Plan performs Summer Paradise, a reggae and ska punk-based track inspired by the band vocalist's hobby of surfing. One reviewer commented: It’s a quintessential summer track, with all the hooks and melodies to make you feel like you’re either at the beach, or on your way there having the time of your life.

Sigrid begins her tale of how she ended up in Italy, where she's now living. She was born in Minneapolis and raised in New York. As a young adult, she relocated to Switzerland in order to study early music. In this video, she talks about traveling to Europe for the first time and learning about the different genres of music prior to the classical era.

Sigrid describes her time in Basel, and how she ended up visiting France and Italy as well.

Sigrid talks about some of the ways she learned how to speak Italian and French.

Sigrid talks about the reality of conversing with someone who has Alzheimer's. They often have trouble finding the word for the thing they are thinking of.

Check out the beautiful Shoolhouse B & B on Rhode Island and make it your next holiday destination by the ocean.

After his return from Afghanistan, Dr. Watson meets Sherlock Holmes and is recruited as his assistant. Together they investigate a murder, with a young lady as the prime suspect. Holmes finds the real murderer and learns his motive.

Together with Doctor Watson, let yourself be drawn more and more into the fascinating world and logical mind of Sherlock Holmes!

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson arrive at the scene of a crime: a man has been murdered.

In search of a motive for the murder, Holmes, Watson and the Inspector learn that, unbeknownst to his own family, the murdered man had just married. Furthermore, and perhaps more importantly, his new bride stood to inherit his estate. But could it all be that simple?

In this episode, see how the case continues to unfold, as it's discovered that the victim, Peter Cunningham, indeed, has left some money, but Holmes and Watson are not convinced by the conclusions drawn by the police inspector.