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The best books about creativity can simultaneously spark new ideas in the reader while also giving them a compelling narrative to follow. As the White House staff polishes the silver for what is likely to be the last state dinner of the Obama administration, it's worth taking a look back at how the first couple -- the youngest to occupy the White House since JFK and Jackie -- has shaped the institution of the state dinner. We talk a lot about the U.S. publishers who are on Flipboard, but we've also been busy in Europe, where our readership has surpassed 20 million monthly active readers. For Syrian students now living in Turkey, the path through higher-education is far from smooth. For the first time in history, Washington has accused a foreign government of trying to influence the US election.