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A pair of bills in the Congress would return Uncle Sam's buildings to a classical design.

A recent list from Architectural Digest ranked Winslow's Adobe-inspired post office among 10 others from around the world.

Listed among gilded buildings in Mexico and German palaces, the adobe-inspired post office in Winslow, Arizona earned a spot among the top 11.

Last month, Architectural Digest published a list of the world’s 11 most beautiful post offices. The list included what one might expect — ornate buildings found in international cities like Algiers and Mexico City – but it also included a post office one might not expect. It's a building located in Winslow, Arizona.

Former BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan said her great-great-great-grandfather Sir Charles Trevelyan was among the officials who failed their people in the 1840s.

Laura Trevelyan, 54, announced in February, her family would donate £100,000 to help community projects in Grenada to make up for their slave holdings on the island.

Laura Trevelyan, 54, a BBC reporter based in New York, delivered the apology at a ceremony in the capital St Georges on Monday, attended by Grenadas prime minister.

A BBC journalist has publicly apologized to the people of Grenada for her aristocratic ancestors owning more than 1,000 slaves - with her family donating

Irish novelist Katherine Mezzacappa praised the announcement but asked if she had any word on her four-times great-grandfather, Sir Charles Trevelyan.

Apologising for ancestral sins has become an increasingly fashionable activity in affluent liberal society. Expressions of shame are often accompanied by pledges of compensation.