President Donald Trump still has a lot of key positions to fill that will shape his next four years in office.

While rumors have been flying around about who he will appoint since he won the election, Trump now has just one official Cabinet-level appointment left to make. He's filled 22 such positions, and made dozens of other high-ranking hires. And the Senate confirmation hearings have alreadybegun.

We'll update this list as Trump announces the rest of the senior leadership positions, but here's what we know so far:

SEE ALSO: Trump's choice for CIA director once said US Muslims who don't reject terrorism are 'complicit' in it

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Supreme Court Justice: Neil Gorsuch (pending Senate confirmation)

Reactions: While Republicans applauded the choice, many Democrats came out in opposition, saying they would vote against Gorsuch.

Secretary of Agriculture: Sonny Perdue (pending Senate confirmation)

Obama administration counterpart: Tom Vilsack

Duties: direct the $155 billion Agriculture Department, which oversees farm subsidies, agriculture policy, and food stamps

Reactions: Perdue's appointment is largely a non-controversial one. Some environmental groups put out statements saying they were concerned he wouldn't protect drinking water or natural resources, but agricultural organizations seem pleased.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Dr. David J. Shulkin (pending Senate confirmation)

Obama administration counterparts: Eric Shinseki, Robert A. McDonald (present)

Duties: lead the agency that provides medical benefits and care for the nation's veterans through the VA's 1,233 health care facilities, manage the national cemeteries

Reactions: While Shulkin himself is not a veteran, his father was an Army captain and he was born on a military base. President Barack Obama nominated him to be under secretary for health at the VA after cleaning house following the 2014 scandal finding that the agency's wait times were excessively long, jeopardizing its care of veterans.

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• Amazon has a slew of organizing products to get your life straight. 
• From bookshelves to shoe racks, there's a product that meets your needs. 
• Hidden storage and bathroom towel racks can clean up clutter in no time.

Maximize space in your house with secret storage.

I used to have one of these in college and it was a lifesaver. My roommate and I used it in our freshman dorm and it became the best thing we decided to get. We stored anything and everything in it. You can totally use this in your bedroom to store your throw pillows when you aren't using them, to keep extra linens, or even put whatever clothes you aren't wearing at that moment in. You can even use it in your living room to keep throw blankets, magazines, remotes, and more.

Dorel Living Chevron Storage Ottoman, $110, Amazon

The most adorable makeup storage system ever.

A cute way to keep everything straight.

Another storage miracle that I have and love. The little baskets come separately (and I highly suggest picking up a few), but you can use this little cube set for so many things. It comes in three-cube, six-cube, nine-cube, two-cube, three-two-one cube, four-cube, eight-cube, and twelve-cube options so you can find the right size for your needs. I used some of my case to store all of my movies as well as a lot of the knick-knacks I pick up from my travels. And because they come in several colors, the storage unit instantly becomes a part of your decor.

ClosetMaid 1290 Cubeicals 12-Cube Organizer, $69, Amazon

In a statement on Sunday, President Donald Trump defended his executive order temporarily barring nationals from seven majority-Muslim countries by invoking a policy set by former President Barack Obama in 2011.

"My policy is similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months,"the statement said. "The seven countries named in the Executive Order are the same countries previously identified by the Obama administration as sources of terror."

But lawyers and former Obama administration officials have since criticized the comparison, arguing that the 2011 immigration restrictions, during which Obama administration slowed its processing of Iraqi refugee applications, was fundamentally different in intent and logistics. Politifact rated the comparison "mostly false," saying Trump's ban was much broader than the previous administration's and did not respond to a specific threat.

The Obama administration instituted the policy following the discovery that two men suspected of making bombs to target American troops in Iraq were living in Kentucky as refugees, ABC News reported in 2013.

Here's how the two policies compare:

SEE ALSO: 'It's not a Muslim ban': Trump defends controversial executive order on refugees as protests erupt

Scope

Obama did not "ban visas for refugees from Iraq for six months," as Trump said — refugees don't travel on visas. Rather, the Obama administration dramatically slowed the processing of refugee requests and "Special Immigrant Visas," meant for Iraqi interpreters who helped US forces, while it expanded its screening procedures.

During that time, the Obama administration also reexamined 58,000 Iraqi refugees who had already been admitted to the US, according to a 2012 congressional hearing. New Iraqi refugees were continuously admitted throughout the year, albeit at a much slower pace than usual.

According to data from the State Department's Refugee Processing Center, 6,339 Iraqi refugees arrived in the US in 2011 — fewer than half the numbers admitted in 2010 and in 2012.

"While the flow of refugees slowed significantly during the Obama administration's review, refugees continued to be admitted to the United States during that time, and there was not a single month in which no Iraqis arrived here," Jon Finer, who served as chief of staff to Secretary of State John Kerry and was the director of policy planning at the State Department, wrote in Foreign Policy.

Another former Obama administration official, Eric Schwartz, the former assistant secretary of state for population, refugees, and migration, also disputed Trump's comparison between the two policies.

"For several months in 2011, there was a lower level of Iraqi resettlement, as the government implemented certain security enhancements … there was never a point during that period in which Iraqi resettlement was stopped, or banned," Schwartz told The Washington Post.

The 2011 policy targeted a narrow group of individuals: refugees and Special Immigrant Visa applicants from Iraq. In contrast, Trump's order casts a wide net, excluding millions of people across seven countries from nearly every type of available visa.

Intent

The reasoning underlying the two presidents' policies is also a big difference.

The justification behind Trump's order was broadly described as to "protect the United States from foreign nationals entering from countries compromised by terrorism" and to implement "a more rigorous vetting process."

Trump's order appears proactive, preempting a potential attack, while Obama's 2011 policy was reactive, responding to a specific threat: the two Iraqi refugees who had managed to resettle in Kentucky.

The men had lied about previous terrorism ties on their paperwork for refugee status, ABC News reported. In response, the Obama administration reviewed the related vetting procedures, including checking applicants and resettled refugees against certain databases and reviewing biographic and biometric information, according to the congressional hearing.

"Obama's policy tended to prioritize people who had been convicted of specific criminal offenses or about whom the US government had specific knowledge that suggested the person was a threat," Stefanie Fisher, a Boston-based immigration attorney at Araujo & Fisher LLC, told Business Insider.

"It was not based on nationality."

Trump is correct, however, that the seven countries named in his executive order had been previously identified by the Obama administration.

Those countries were named in a 2015 law that revised the US visa-waiver program to "respond to the growing threat from foreign terrorist fighters," according to the Department of Homeland Security. But the policy did not bar the countries' nationals — it required travelers who had visited those countries since 2011 to apply for a US visa before entering.

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•Social media shows that Carrie Underwood values health and a well-balanced lifestyle.
•Following Carrie's "practical vegan" diet for a week can leave you feeling great.
•Opt for dishes with a lot of fruits, vegetables, and oatmeal. 

Carrie Underwood has remained the queen of country music for well over 10 years. So you can't blame me for wanting to get a taste of her way of life. It's clear on her social media that Carrie values her health and promotes a well-balanced lifestyle. She often inspires others to adopt her way of living as well. For that reason, it seemed like a fun idea for me to attempt to imitate her wellness choices in the hopes of living a better life.

My initial research revealed that Carrie describes herself as a "Practical Vegan" and, lucky for me, I was already a vegetarian. I also found three articles that detailed Carrie's vegan diet in 2012 and 2016. By mixing and matching food from each, I came up with an epic meal guide for the week.

Prior to the week, I was nervous I wasn't going to follow through with the entire 7 days. However, I am so glad I stuck to eating Carrie Underwood's diet and I would do it again in a heart beat. Each morning I woke up feeling more terrific than the last. If you have never tried a vegan diet before, I promise your body will thank you.

Being a "practical vegan" has its perks and I'm not sure I want to stop anytime soon. Having the ability to make mistakes and forgive myself is so crucial to living a healthy life. It's no surprise Carrie Underwood looks incredible and I have her to thank for my current state of joy. 

Day 1

Starting the day off with an early morning trip to the grocery store put me in a great mood. I bought 10x the amount of vegetables I usually buy in the name of wellness. At least, that's what I told myself as I numbly placed bags of vegetable medley on the conveyor belt.

Luckily, my oatmeal breakfast also included Green Giant Cauliflower Veggie Tots and my whole world changed for the better. I seriously considered only eating the veggie tots for the rest of the week because they were so wonderful. Sadly, I didn't think Carrie would approve of the lack of protein in my diet.

Lunch involved me eating veggie burgers paired with more vegetables. I didn't hate it but, I definitely didn't love it. Throughout the day, I had dry roasted almonds (my favorite) and low-ingredient protein bars. Carrie prefers the Raw Revolution brand but Larabars were easier to get my hands on. All in all, the day was painless and it gave me high hopes for the veggie tots to come.

Day 2

The promise of a Maui Mango Smoothie from Freshens made getting up for my 8 am class a little easier. I wasn't surprised to wake up feeling energized because I had eaten a fairly balanced diet on Day 1. Today, I ended up scheduling work and classes too close together, failing to allot myself enough time to purchase lunch and be on time. Eating several handfuls of almonds and a Larabar for lunch nearly broke me.

The minute I got home I ran to the kitchen, ready to demolish anything that was processed/pre-made. But it was only Day 2 and I wouldn't let myself quit so easily. So instead, I rushed to cook brown rice, vegan steak strips, and vegetables to make a sort of stir-fry. It didn't compare to the deep-dish cheese pizza I was craving; however, it was good enough that I ended another day with a win.

Day 3

Awake before the sun, I tip-toed through the kitchen (afraid of waking my roommates) to cook the veggie tots I had dreamt about. Three back-to-back classes were somewhat bearable due to the epic breakfast I ate and my overall cheery mood. Eating vegan was doing wonders for me physically and mentally. I was never too hungry and seldom felt bloated.

Lunch, on the other hand, was disappointing to say the least. I chose to visit the dining hall, where the only vegan option was a tofu soup that tasted like what I assume dirty dishwater tastes like. I blame this terrible meal for my sins that occurred later that night. At work, a guest gifted the staff free pizza and I forgot to ask myself "WWCD?" (What Would Carrie Do?).

Ultimately, I decided not to let one evening deter me from completing the week. With one loss, I went to bed ready to get back on track the next day.

Beyoncé surprised fans when the singer confirmed she and Jay Z are expecting twins Wednesday.

The singer took to Instagram to reveal the big news and fans immediately took to social media to share reactions. While some were stunned that Beyoncé will soon have two more bundles of joy others saw the news as a breath of fresh air from recent political news.

INSIDER rounded up ten of the best reactions to Beyoncé's big news. One thing's clear. No one can make an announcement quite like Bey.

Beyoncé's pregnancy news took the Twitterverse by surprise. CNBC's Caroline Moss had a spot-on reaction.

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Buzzfeed's Jen Lewis turned the announcement into a playful version of Beyoncé's "Lemonade" album cover.

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President Donald Trump's first week in office was filled with a flurry of action, and he's just getting started.

The 45th president has signed 19 executive actions so far, with far-reaching effects on Americans' lives.

While many of them have been billed as executive orders in the popular vernacular, most of them were technically presidential memoranda or proclamations.

The three types of executive actions have different authority and effects, with executive orders holding the most prestige:

• Executive orders are assigned numbers and published in the federal register, similar to laws passed by Congress, and typically direct members of the executive branch to follow a new policy or directive.
• Presidential memoranda do not have to be published or numbered (though they can be), and usually delegate tasks that Congress has already assigned the president to members of the executive branch.
• Finally, while some proclamations— like President Abraham Lincoln's emancipation proclamation — have carried enormous weight, most are ceremonial observances of federal holidays or awareness months.

Scholars have typically used the number of executive orders per term to measure how much presidents have exercised their power. George Washington only signed eight his entire time in office, according to the American Presidency Project, while FDR penned over 3,700.

In his two terms, President Barack Obama issued 277 executive orders, a total number on par with his modern predecessors, but the lowest per year average in 120 years.

Here's a quick guide to the executive actions Trump has made so far, what they do, and how Americans have reacted to them:

SEE ALSO: Trump's wild first week in office was like nothing ever seen in the presidency

DON'T MISS: Tens of thousands protest Trump's immigration ban in cities and airports across the US

Executive Order, January 30: For every new regulation proposed, repeal two existing ones

The order states that for every one regulation the executive branch proposes, two must be identified to repeal. It also caps the spending on new regulations for 2017 at $0.

Some environmental groups expressed concern that the order could undo regulations put in place to protect natural resources.

Read the full text here »

Executive Order, January 28: Drain the swamp

The order requires appointees to every executive agency to sign an ethics pledge saying they will never lobby a foreign government and that they won't do any other lobbying for five years after they leave government.

But it also loosened some ethics restrictions that Obama put in place, decreasing the number of years executive branch employees had to wait since they had last been lobbyists from two years to one.

Read the full text here »

Presidential Memorandum, January 28: Reorganizing the National and Homeland Security Councils

Trump removed the nation's top military and intelligence advisers as regular attendees of the National Security Council's Principals Committee, the interagency forum that deals with policy issues affecting national security.

The executive measure established Trump's chief strategist, Steve Bannon, as a regular attendee, and disinvited the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of National Intelligence to attend only when necessary.

Top Republican lawmakers and national security experts roundly criticized the move, expressing their skepticism that Bannon should be present and alarm that the Joint Chiefs of Staff sometimes wouldn't be.

Read the full text here »

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•If you are a sci-fi mystery fan chances are you've already binge-watched Netflix's "The OA."
•If you loved The OA, you'll probably also like watching "Inception" and "Minority Report".

As much of a mess as 2016 was (though TBH, 2017 has been considerably worse so far), there was one consistent bright spot throughout the year: Netflix.

The streaming service's original content really came into its own last year, with new shows like Stranger Things, Luke Cage, and the Gilmore Girls revival offering a quality escape when reality became too depressing. And as an extra gift, the network saved one of its best surprises for the end of the year when Netflix's The OA premiered on Dec. 16. The sci-fi mystery became an instant sensation, and now that you've no doubt already binged it, you're probably wondering what movies to see if you loved The OA.

The good news is that, unlike Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer, the team behind The OA, Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, have actually already collaborated on a few films, and they are all likely to be enjoyed by anybody who dug The OA. As for the other recommendations, you'll probably want to focus on complex science fiction with a mystery element that will keep you guessing until the end. So with those parameters in mind, you should watch these 13 movies if you loved The OA. 

1. Sound Of My Voice

Starring Marling, directed by Batmanglij, and written by both of them, this mystery thriller is about a cult leader who claims to be from the future.

2. The East

Featuring the same writer/director/actor configuration as Sound of My Voice, but lacking a sci-fi element, this mystery about an anarchist group and the corporatist who infiltrates their ranks will still have you on the edge of your seat.

3. Another Earth

This brilliant picture, in which Marling starred and co-wrote, uses its sci-fi concept of the discovery of a clone of Earth as a mere backdrop to tell a compelling story of grief.

LONDON — You might assume that a connection to the Royal Family would put you directly in the limelight, but in the case of James Matthews, this hasn't been the case.

Matthews is the brother of reality TV star Spencer Matthews, the CEO of hedge fund Eden Rock Capital Management, and, most recently, fiancée to Pippa Middleton, sister of the Duchess of Cambridge.

The couple will marry this year, but James Matthews remains a relatively unknown quantity.

We did some digging to find out more about the successful businessman and keen sportsman who will soon be formally connected to the royals.

From buying £17 million homes in Chelsea to competing in gruelling races, scroll down for a peek into the secretive life of James Matthews.

This is James Matthews, the multi-millionaire hedge funder set to marry Pippa Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton's sister, this year.

The couple announced their engagement in July after dating since 2015, though they briefly dated for a stint in 2012.

Source: The Telegraph

Matthews has managed to keep a low profile, despite his link to royalty. So who is the man set to join the Middleton family?

Most people dream of giving up their office jobs to go travelling, but few take the plunge.

Luckily for "Dragons' Den" star and restaurant magnate Sarah Willingham, this lifelong dream has become a reality after she gave up her role on the BBC show to travel the world with her family.

Serial entrepreneur Willingham — who grew up in Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire and has worked in the restaurant industry since the age of 13 — made her fortune after buying The Bombay Bicycle Club restaurant chain with Clapham House Group in 2004. 

She made her first million in 2007, when she sold her stake in the company, and went on to amass a net worth of £12 million by co-founding and investing in dozens of companies, from AIM-listed vitamin supplements firm Neutrahealth to The London Cocktail Club in Soho.

Willingham became famous for her television appearances as an expert in the business world. She has appeared as a judge on chef Raymond Blanc's BBC show "The Restaurant," and joined "Dragons' Den" in 2015.

She and her husband — fellow entrepreneur Michael Toxvaerd — invest in and support 11 business ventures from their home in Reading, which they share with four children; Jamelle, Callinette, Ronan and Samuella.

She was named one of the most influential people in Britain by the Sunday Times in 2016.

Now, she's taking a year out from the limelight to travel the world with her family.

You'll still see her on the show until the already-filmed current series ends on February 26, but a visit to her Instagram profile will show the fabulous globe-trotting life she's been leading with her family since August 2016.

She told the BBC: "At the end of last year my husband Michael and I decided to finally put into action our long-held dream to spend a year travelling the world with our young children."

From whale watching in Canada to martial arts in Australia, here's how Sarah Willingham is spending her year away from the rat race.

Former 'Dragons' Den' star and multi-millionaire Sarah Willingham has quit her role at the BBC to take her family on a once-in-a-lifetime trip around the world.

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Willingham — a serial entrepreneur and restaurant expert — made her fortune building up brands like Gourmet Burger King and The Real Greek. She was named one of the 500 most influential people in Britain by the Sunday Times in 2016.

Source: Financial Times

In 2004, she bought The Bombay Bicycle Club in partnership with Clapham House Group. She made her first million when she sold her stake in the company in 2007. Today, she is worth an estimated £12 million.

Willingham and her husband — fellow entrepreneur Michael Toxvaerd — invest in and support 11 business ventures across the UK, Middle East and North America.

There are few traditions more distinctly American than Groundhog Day.

Although most people hear of the infamous groundhog Phil's weather prediction via a quick blurb in their morning news on February 2, the event is a very real pilgrimage to Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where tens of thousands gather to watch the little guy come out of his hole and pray that he doesn't see his shadow.

This is where my adventure begins.

SEE ALSO: The most popular Super Bowl snack in every state this year

Groundhog Day, despite being celebrated nationwide in America, stems from European legend. A groundhog comes out of its hole. If it sees its shadow and retreats back into its hole, it's considered a bad omen, and there will be six more weeks of winter. No shadow seen? Early spring. It's celebrated on February 2 every year in multiple cities and towns across America.

But no celebration is as grand as the one held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. This small town fills with thousands of travelers who are there to see the most important man of that day predict the weather. Punxsutawney Phil emerges in the wee hours of the morning of February 2. But the celebrating starts many hours before …

I was attending Clarion University of Pennsylvania in 2012 when I decided to meet a friend in Punxsutawney. Having grown up in Pennsylvania, I'd always heard that it was a great party. As the photo editor for our campus paper at the time, I brought along a camera.

As I drove into town on the night of February 1, I was surprised to see very little signage telling me where to go. Thousands of people? Where was everyone?

I pulled into a Walmart parking lot and rolled down my window as I approached the first person I saw. "Where's the party?" I asked. "Right here," he said, and subsequently handed me an adult beverage.

Facebook reported its fourth-quarter results on Wednesday, beating expectations across the board.

And despite investor concern that the company is running out of room to place ads in the News Feed and the fact that it expects ad revenue growth rate to "come down meaningfully" in 2017, analysts' reactions have been overwhelmingly bullish. 

Here's what they had to say following that blockbuster earnings report:

Deutsche Bank: "Results as sweet as cookie layer crunch"

Analysts at Deutsche Bank believe "the execution at Facebook is almost unrivaled in the Internet space," and they expect revenue estimates are likely to move even higher in 2017.

Price target: $155 (from $150)

Morgan Stanley: "One day we may say: 'and that was before video'"

Analysts at Morgan Stanley expect Facebook's focus on video will lead to even higher monetisation in 2017. Brian Nowak and his team think Facebook's stock is still "materially undervalued," and that this quarter's results "speak to how early it still is in the platform's monetisation and potential earnings power."

Price target: $165 (from $150)

Stifel: "The best is yet to come"

Once Facebook gets past the "experimentation stage with new [video ad] formats," Stifel analysts believe video could be a more meaningful revenue driver.

Price target: $165 (from $155)

Seduction — persuading a person to yield to your advances — isn't used only in the pursuit of a love interest.

Influencing others is how we get jobs and promotions, win negotiations, sell products, and gain notoriety.

In "The Art of Seduction," popular author Robert Greene explores the ruthless tactics of some of history's greatest seducers, from Cleopatra to Casanova.

We've summarized Greene's 24 rules of seduction below.

SEE ALSO: 14 habits of the most likable people

1. Choose the right victim.

Your target should be someone "for whom you can fill a void," Greene says. Don't try to get the most out of those who are too eager to please you, because they are usually looking to get something in return; instead, find those who give subtle hints, like shyness in your presence, that they are open to your influence.

2. Create a false sense of security — approach indirectly.

If you want to initiate a relationship with someone who would be of value to you, you risk forcing them to raise their guard if you approach them and immediately ask for something. Before making a proposal, reach out to them via a third party, or develop a neutral or friendly relationship before making it about business.

3. Send mixed signals.

Once you've got someone hooked, give yourself an air of mystery to keep that person's interest. Don't reveal too much about your background or your intentions.

I don't feel like I'm alone when I say my cellphone and I are inseparable. This also applies when I'm commuting by car.

Although handheld phone use is against the law in many parts of the country, Bluetooth hands-free technology allows the driving public to make calls with fewer distractions.

But the problem is where to store those phones. As prevalent as mobile phones have become over the last decade and a half, carmakers have lagged in phone storage solutions.

Having driven a few Cadillacs in recent months, I noticed the New York-based luxury brand is doing some interesting stuff with phone storage.

SEE ALSO: The XT5 is Cadillac's hottest selling SUV — but it has just one problem

Last May, I had a chance to check out Cadillac's new XT5 crossover SUV.

As I stepped into the XT5's well-appointed cabin, I immediately looked for somewhere to put my phone.

The natural first choice is to put the phone in the cup holders, but that greatly detracts from their utility.

President Donald Trump is following a mixed-bag of characters on Twitter. 

While his follower count continues to rise — 23.2 million and growing — his following list is a fraction of the size. 

So, what are the 41 accounts Trump deigns to follow? Well, they're his children, a bevy of Fox News hosts, and his own hotels and golf courses.

Here are all the accounts President Trump follows on Twitter. 

SEE ALSO: 'I don't type all my tweets' — Trump speaks about how he uses Twitter

First Lady Melania Trump

Melania Trump is Donald Trump's third wife. The pair married in 2005. 

Vanessa Trump and Donald Trump Jr.

Vanessa Trump is the daughter-in-law of Donald Trump. The former model married Donald Trump Jr. in 2005 — the pair now has five children. Donald Trump Jr. is the oldest son of Donald Trump and his first wife, Ivana, and has been working for the Trump organization since shortly after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania.

Ivanka Trump, Trump's oldest daughter

Ivanka Trump is Donald Trump's second-oldest child and one of his closest advisors. She has stepped away from her business ties with the Trump Organization and her own fashion label to move to Washington DC. 

The Mar-a-Lago Club is Trump's Florida resort and home base outside of Manhattan.

The former home to the heiress of Post Cereal, Marjorie Merriweather Post, Trump turned it into a luxury resort in the '80s.

Trump frequently visits the compound, and will continue to do so throughout his presidency. White House press secretary Sean Spicer called it the "winter White House" when he informed reporters that the president would be visiting over the weekend of February 3.

Here's what it's really like to stay at the president's favorite retreat, where the initiation fee for membership was just doubled to $200,000.

Raisa Bruner contributed reporting to an earlier version of this post.

SEE ALSO: Trump's childhood home in New York City is going up for auction — take a look inside

Mar-a-Lago is a beach and pool club and spa, with rooms, suites, and cottages spread over 20 acres.

Source: Mar-a-Lago Club

The club has been the site of everything from Trump's most recent wedding, to Maya Angelou's 80th birthday party (hosted by Oprah Winfrey), to various victory parties and events throughout Trump's campaign for president.

The 118-room resort was built in the 1920s by Marjorie Merriweather Post, at the time America's richest woman. She bequeathed it to the US government when she died, in the hopes that it would be the future home of presidents.

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Winning the best picture Oscar doesn't just signal that a movie is regarded by Hollywood as the top achievement in the medium for the year; it can help cement a movie's status, with past winners that have gone on to become classics like "The Godfather,""Lawrence of Arabia," and "On the Waterfront."

But the Academy voters don't always get it right. Tucked away in the 88 years of Oscar ceremonies are best picture winners that quickly vanished from the zeitgeist, never to be heard from again. That's often because they weren't as good as originally thought.

It's probably too early to say which of the nine best picture nominees in 2017 — including critical favorites "La La Land,""Moonlight," and "Manchester by the Sea"— will live on in our memories, but here's hoping the Academy doesn't screw this one up when the Oscars air February 26.

Here we look back on the 10 most disappointing best picture winners and choose the nominees that should have won:

SEE ALSO: RANKED: The 12 greatest movies to win the best picture Oscar

10. "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956)

Based on the Jules Verne novel, this film used all of Hollywood's resources (a $6 million budget in the 1950s was far from cheap) to create a sprawling look at the world, but the story of a super-rich English gentleman Phileas Fogg (David Niven) who attempts to win his wager to navigate the globe is silly and far from memorable. 

SHOULD HAVE WON: "The Ten Commandments"

Cecil B. DeMille's final directing effort still holds strong today. With its all-star cast, particularly the incredible performance by Charlton Heston as Moses (he didn't even get an Oscar nomination for the role), and its remarkable effects for that era, it's a movie that should have been recognized with the top prize.  

9. "Ordinary People" (1980)

The late 1970s and early 1980s were when the melodrama was at its zenith in movie theaters, and "Ordinary People" came around at the perfect time. The film didn't just win best picture — it also achieved best director for Robert Redford and best actor for Timothy Hutton. Granted, the film has explosive performances in it, but there needs to be more than great acting to win best picture.

Johnny Depp's former business managers have alleged that the actor is living an extravagant $2 million (£1.5 million) a month lifestyle, complete with 14 houses, 70 guitars, and an enormous appetite for wine.

It comes after Depp launched a $25 million lawsuit last month against his business managers, The Mandel Company (TMG), claiming "gross mismanagement" of his affairs.

He said the company failed to properly pay his taxes on his behalf, made unauthorised loans, and overpaid for "security and other services," costing him "tens of millions of dollars" and leading to financial trouble, of which he claims to have only become aware of in March of last year.

The cross-complaint, filed this week, stated that TMG "did everything within its power over the last 17 years to protect Depp from himself and to keep Depp financially solvent" but that TMG "did not have the power or ability to control Depp’s spending or his numerous other vices, or to force Depp to make wiser financial decisions."

The lawsuit lifts the lid, in extraordinary detail, on Depp's alleged "extravagant and extreme" $2 million a month spending habit. We took a look through to discover how the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star splurges his earnings. All of our figures are quoted in the TMG lawsuit, which is available in full here.

According to TMG, Depp has spent $75 million to 'acquire, improve, and furnish 14 residences' around the world.

This includes a 45-acre chateau in the south of France, valued at $13.5 million, a chain of islands in the Bahamas, a number of houses in Hollywood and penthouse lofts in downtown Los Angeles. He also has a horse farm in Kentucky. Each house has a full set of staff.

He has also spent 'millions' on 45 luxury cars.

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A 1959 Corvette is just one of his many motors.

He spent $18 million on a 150-foot luxury yacht.

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JK Rowling reportedly bought the yacht off him in 2016.

President Donald Trump last week named Ajit Pai the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Pai was previously the senior GOP commissioner at the agency, nominated in 2012 by Barack Obama to serve under previous chairman Tom Wheeler.

Much like the transition from Obama to Trump, Pai's conservative leanings stand in near-total contrast to the views of Wheeler, his predecessor.

That has net-neutrality advocates worried.

Whereas Wheeler’s commission took an unusually aggressive stance on regulating large internet service providers, Pai’s voting record and past statements strongly suggest he will steer the agency in a more hands-off, pro-industry direction.

With a majority at the FCC, like-minded Republicans in control of Congress, and no need for Congressional approval to issue regulations (since Pai still has one year left on his five-year term), several hallmark rulings of the last commission are immediately up in the air.

Read on to learn what you can expect from Pai's FCC under the new Trump administration — or, jump ahead to see what's likely coming for net neutrality, Title II, zero rating, competition, and other big issues.

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Trusting the incumbents with net neutrality

What Pai does with the 2015 Open Internet Order, the landmark set of rules that enforce the net-neutrality framework in place today, is the sexiest issue on the table, and the one most likely to affect what the internet will look like in the years to come.

In short, expect an attempt to roll it back in some capacity. Pai, along with current GOP commissioner Michael O’Rielly, voted against the 2015 Open Internet Order, claiming it was trying to “solve a problem that didn’t exist.” In December, he said he was “more confident than ever” that the 2015 Order’s “days are numbered.” And he’s repeatedlycalledfor alight-touch, free-marketapproach to regulation in general, a process he has already started on a minor level. Many of the major cable and telecom lobbies like him because of this predictability.

It's important to separate "net neutrality" as a concept from what net neutrality means in the context of today’s FCC turmoil. Simply put, net neutrality is the idea that all lawful traffic on the internet should be treated equal. An ISP cannot leverage its control over the network to discriminate against sites and services it deems inconvenient to its business.

In terms of concrete laws, that comes down to three things: no paid prioritization, no throttling, and no blocking. Verizon, for example, cannot prevent you from going to YouTube, or slow YouTube’s speeds, or force YouTube to pay up for preferential treatment — restrictions that its own go90 video service would be extremely unlikely to face, thus giving it a leg up among Verizon subscribers.

Pai doesn’t necessarily disagree with most of these net-neutrality tenets, and has expressed his desire to protect a “free and open Internet” many times in the past. But like many conservative thinkers who’ve contested the 2015 Open Internet Order, he has a big problem with the way Wheeler’s FCC went about enforcing its rules. That way was to reclassify broadband as a utility under Title II of the Communications Act. The argument there is that the internet is as much a public necessity as electricity or running water, and thus companies providing it need to be regulated as such.

It seems that La Casa Pacifica, famous for being the "western White House" of former President Richard M. Nixon, doesn't have the allure it once did.

After listing in August 2015 for $75 million, the price of the magnificent California estate has dropped by $11.5 million to $63.5 million.

Nixon was the historic San Clemente home's second owner, purchasing it in 1969 for $1.4 million. Built in 1926, the home was used by Nixon as a retreat to write his memoir after Watergate, according to NPR.

The current resident is former Allergan Pharmaceuticals CEO and founder Gavin S. Herbert. Herbert, along with some business partners, has owned the home since 1980, and volunteered to be the head gardener even before he owned it. The gardens are still in top-notch shape.

Rob Giem of Hôm Sotheby's International Realty has the listing. 

Brittany Fowler contributed reporting to an earlier version of this article.

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The two parcels of land that comprise the estate total 5.45 acres, with 450 feet of beachfront property.

Built in 1926, the 9,000-square-foot main residence includes five bedrooms, a grand main room, a den, a bar, and a guest suite.

But there's also a detached two-bedroom guest house across the way, just in case the guest suite is occupied.