Today: December 10, 2024
Today: December 10, 2024

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Trump Christmas 'pooper' figurine in 'massive' demand in Spain

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Trump Christmas 'pooper' figurine in 'massive' demand in Spain
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The Associated Press’ top photos of 2024 from the US

In 2024, U.S. photographers captured glimpses of humanity, ranging from a deeply divisive presidential election, to hurricanes and fires that ravaged communities, to campus protests over the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza

The Associated Press’ top photos of 2024 from the US
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The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lights up in New York City

Fifty-thousand multi-colored lights are shining on Rockefeller Center’s iconic Christmas tree, with crowds gathering to witness the annual New York City tradition

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lights up in New York City
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'Empty Bowls' for hunger relief: An 'intersection of service... social justice... art practice'

'Empty Bowls' for hunger relief: An 'intersection of service... social justice... art practice'

'Empty Bowls' for hunger relief: An 'intersection of service... social justice... art practice'
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The zinc roof restorers of Paris now have UNESCO Cultural Heritage recognition

UNESCO has listed the restoration techniques for the zinc roofs of Paris as an Intangible Cultural Heritage

The zinc roof restorers of Paris now have UNESCO Cultural Heritage recognition
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Venezuelan pop band that embraced Maduro's opponent cancels tour after his criticism of its lyrics

One of Venezuela’s most popular bands has canceled its homecoming tour after President Nicolas Maduro criticized the group for what he said were sexist lyrics

Venezuelan pop band that embraced Maduro's opponent cancels tour after his criticism of its lyrics
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From 'Love Actually' to 'Black Doves' with Ben Whishaw, Keira Knightley has your Christmas covered

Keira Knightley starred in one of the most popular Christmas films of the 21st century, the 2003 romantic comedy “Love Actually.”

From 'Love Actually' to 'Black Doves' with Ben Whishaw, Keira Knightley has your Christmas covered
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Lauren Mayberry steps out of the band Chvrches for a solo album that shows her influences

The birth of Lauren Mayberry as a solo artist should be marked by something like a wolf cry

Lauren Mayberry steps out of the band Chvrches for a solo album that shows her influences
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'Anora,' 'I Saw the TV Glow' lead Spirit Award nominations

“Anora,” Sean Baker’s odyssey of a New York stripper, and Jane Schoenbrun’s psychological horror “I Saw the TV Glow” dominated nominations for the Film Independent Spirit Awards with six nods each, including best feature and best director

'Anora,' 'I Saw the TV Glow' lead Spirit Award nominations
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The best movies of 2024 as ranked by AP film writers

Break out your “Dune” popcorn bucket: It's time for the best movies of the year

The best movies of 2024 as ranked by AP film writers
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The end of an Eras tour approaches, marking a bittersweet moment for Taylor Swift fans

The global phenomenon that is Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to an end after the popstar performed more than 150 shows across five continents over nearly two years

The end of an Eras tour approaches, marking a bittersweet moment for Taylor Swift fans
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Lin-Manuel Miranda felt pressure writing ‘Mufasa’ songs since original ‘Lion King’ album was ‘all bangers’

Lin-Manuel Miranda felt pressure writing ‘Mufasa’ songs since original ‘Lion King’ album was ‘all bangers’

Lin-Manuel Miranda felt pressure writing ‘Mufasa’ songs since original ‘Lion King’ album was ‘all bangers’
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UK band Sports Team robbed at gunpoint in California

UK band Sports Team robbed at gunpoint in California

UK band Sports Team robbed at gunpoint in California
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One’s a Hugh Grant thriller, one’s a hot-mess reality show – and both center on stereotypes about Mormon women

The characterization of Latter-day Saints on shows like ‘Heretic’ and ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ says more about the rest of America than the church itself.

One’s a Hugh Grant thriller, one’s a hot-mess reality show – and both center on stereotypes about Mormon women
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Notre-Dame reopens in Paris 5 years after fire – its reconstruction preserves the past and illuminates France’s modern ambitions

For the French, the 850-year-old Gothic cathedral has been both a source of inspiration and a symbol of the nation’s glorious past.

Notre-Dame reopens in Paris 5 years after fire – its reconstruction preserves the past and illuminates France’s modern ambitions
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The architects and designers to have on your radar in 2025

The architects and designers to have on your radar in 2025

The architects and designers to have on your radar in 2025
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Spotify Wrapped 2024 is here, and Taylor Swift is once again the platform's most-streamed artist

’Tis the season to unpack Spotify Wrapped

Spotify Wrapped 2024 is here, and Taylor Swift is once again the platform's most-streamed artist
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Senegalese artisans in the spotlight as they exhibit for the first time at a prestigious art event

For the artistic and cultural elites of the West African nation of Senegal, the monthlong Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Arts is a celebratory moment

Senegalese artisans in the spotlight as they exhibit for the first time at a prestigious art event
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Ed Sheeran will be first-ever Western artist to perform in Bhutan

Ed Sheeran will be first-ever Western artist to perform in Bhutan

Ed Sheeran will be first-ever Western artist to perform in Bhutan
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Historic building goes up in flames in Merced

Historic building goes up in flames in Merced

Historic building goes up in flames in Merced
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Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult lead thriller about the real FBI manhunt for a white supremacist leader

Forty years ago, on Dec. 8, 1984, one of the largest manhunts in FBI history came to an explosive end on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound

Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult lead thriller about the real FBI manhunt for a white supremacist leader
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Artist Jasleen Kaur wins Turner Prize for work exploring her Scottish Sikh identity

An artist whose work exploring her Scottish Sikh identity includes a vintage Ford car draped in a crocheted doily has won the U.K.’s prestigious Turner Prize

Artist Jasleen Kaur wins Turner Prize for work exploring her Scottish Sikh identity
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No pressure: Singer Lucinda Williams records album of Beatles songs at famed Abbey Road

Lucinda Williams isn’t easily intimidated, but it would be hard for any musician not to shudder at the task before her

No pressure: Singer Lucinda Williams records album of Beatles songs at famed Abbey Road
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Bronze statues, coins and ancient eggs found in Tuscan thermal baths

Ancient statues, coins, jewels and still-intact eggs from Roman and Etruscan times have been recovered from thermal baths in southern Tuscany, Italy's culture

Bronze statues, coins and ancient eggs found in Tuscan thermal baths
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Sean Penn accuses Academy Awards of cowardice at Marrakech Film Festival

Sean Penn has blasted the organizers of the Oscars of being cowards who, in effect, limit the kind of films that can be funded and made

Sean Penn accuses Academy Awards of cowardice at Marrakech Film Festival
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Jay-Z's 'The Book of Hov' immersive New York exhibit lives up to its name and becomes a book

Jay-Z’s popular exhibit “The Book of Hov” in New York is about to live up to its name by becoming an actual book sold nationwide

Jay-Z's 'The Book of Hov' immersive New York exhibit lives up to its name and becomes a book
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Jon M. Chu believes ‘the time is right’ for ‘Wicked’

Jon M. Chu believes ‘the time is right’ for ‘Wicked’

Jon M. Chu believes ‘the time is right’ for ‘Wicked’
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Kendrick Lamar and SZA announce 2025 North American stadium tour

“Not Like Us,” it’s like them

Kendrick Lamar and SZA announce 2025 North American stadium tour
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Jaguar's new electric concept car divides opinion

The 102-year-old luxury brand unveiled a new electric car concept during Miami Art Week. Social media users are divided, with many critizing the new aesthetic.

Jaguar's new electric concept car divides opinion
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2024 in pop culture: In a bruising year, we sought out fantasy, escapism — and cute little animals

Did you have a “Brat summer” this year

2024 in pop culture: In a bruising year, we sought out fantasy, escapism — and cute little animals
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Noam Chomsky at 96: The linguist, educator, philosopher and public thinker has had a massive intellectual and moral influence

Noam Chomsky’s notion of the human instinct for freedom ties together his many intellectual pursuits, from educating creative, independent citizens to rejecting social and economic hierarchies.

Noam Chomsky at 96: The linguist, educator, philosopher and public thinker has had a massive intellectual and moral influence
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Winfrey announces new book club pick and launches 'The Oprah Podcast'

Oprah Winfrey has her next book club pick and a new platform to talk books and other topics of the day

Winfrey announces new book club pick and launches 'The Oprah Podcast'
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Seized art by Dali and De Chirico showcased in Milan exhibition

Works by Salvador Dali and Giorgio De Chirico feature in an exhibition of more than 80 paintings and sculptures recovered by Italian authorities from money laundering and mafia

Seized art by Dali and De Chirico showcased in Milan exhibition
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Five things you probably didn't know about Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral has some surprising stories to tell before it reopens this weekend after five years of restoration

Five things you probably didn't know about Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
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Dark comedy 'A Different Man' surprisingly triumphs at Gotham Awards

In a surprise that stunned the audience of Hollywood’s first big awards-season bash, “A Different Man,” a dark comedy about doppelgängers, deformity and authenticity in acting, won best feature film at the 34th Gotham Awards on Monday night

Dark comedy 'A Different Man' surprisingly triumphs at Gotham Awards
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Trump to attend Notre-Dame reopening in first foreign trip since election

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Trump to attend Notre-Dame reopening in first foreign trip since election
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Trump says he'll attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening celebration in Paris this weekend

President-elect Donald Trump will attend the reopening celebration for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris this weekend, his first foreign trip since the election

Trump says he'll attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening celebration in Paris this weekend
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Matías Tarnopolsky to become New York Philharmonic CEO, teaming with Gustavo Dudamel

Matías Tarnopolsky will become president and CEO of the New York Philharmonic on Jan. 1, after six years heading the Philadelphia Orchestra

Matías Tarnopolsky to become New York Philharmonic CEO, teaming with Gustavo Dudamel
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Family's famous holiday lights have returned home

Family's famous holiday lights have returned home

Family's famous holiday lights have returned home
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Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi released from prison

Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi released from prison

Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi released from prison
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Chef Bobby Flay looks back at the dishes that made him a star in new cookbook, 'Chapter One'

Bobby Flay’s latest cookbook is really a sort of recipe for how Bobby Flay was made

Chef Bobby Flay looks back at the dishes that made him a star in new cookbook, 'Chapter One'
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White House halls decked with ‘peace and light’ holiday theme

White House halls decked with ‘peace and light’ holiday theme

White House halls decked with ‘peace and light’ holiday theme
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Tiff Massey’s ‘7 Mile & Livernois’ exhibition isn’t just about a neighborhood – it’s a tribute to Black Detroit

By playing with scale, Massey brings new attention to everyday objects.

Tiff Massey’s ‘7 Mile & Livernois’ exhibition isn’t just about a neighborhood – it’s a tribute to Black Detroit
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Notre Dame's reopening will have solemn rituals, grand opera, heads of state and high security

The reopening of Notre Dame this coming weekend will be a high-security affair, with a repeat of some measures used during the Paris Olympics

Notre Dame's reopening will have solemn rituals, grand opera, heads of state and high security
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Four friends posed for a photo on vacation in 1972. Over 50 years later, they recreated it

Four friends posed for a photo on vacation in 1972. Over 50 years later, they recreated it

Four friends posed for a photo on vacation in 1972. Over 50 years later, they recreated it
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Think 'brain rot' summed up 2024? Oxford agrees it was the word of the year

Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” its word of the year

Think 'brain rot' summed up 2024? Oxford agrees it was the word of the year
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‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’: How Netflix brought the imaginary town of Macondo to life

‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’: How Netflix brought the imaginary town of Macondo to life

‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’: How Netflix brought the imaginary town of Macondo to life
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It's the final holiday stretch at the Biden White House. The theme is 'A Season of Peace and Light'

It's the final holiday stretch at the White House for President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, and the theme is “A Season of Peace and Light.”

It's the final holiday stretch at the Biden White House. The theme is 'A Season of Peace and Light'
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Elton John says he has lost his eyesight and struggles to see his new stage musical

Elton John says he struggled to watch his new musical because he has “lost his eyesight” after contracting an infection

Elton John says he has lost his eyesight and struggles to see his new stage musical
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Hong Kong will display 2,500 panda sculptures to capitalize on a local bear craze

Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting on Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears has grown since two cubs were born in a local theme park

Hong Kong will display 2,500 panda sculptures to capitalize on a local bear craze
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Marshall Brickman, who co-wrote 'Annie Hall' with Woody Allen, dies at 85

The Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman, whose wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen’s best films, the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” and a number of Johnny Carson’s most beloved sketches, has died

Marshall Brickman, who co-wrote 'Annie Hall' with Woody Allen, dies at 85
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‘Wicked’ star Marissa Bode speaks out against ‘harmful’ ableist comments made about her character

‘Wicked’ star Marissa Bode speaks out against ‘harmful’ ableist comments made about her character

‘Wicked’ star Marissa Bode speaks out against ‘harmful’ ableist comments made about her character
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‘Moana 2,’ ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ score box office trifecta on Thanksgiving weekend

‘Moana 2,’ ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ score box office trifecta on Thanksgiving weekend

‘Moana 2,’ ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ score box office trifecta on Thanksgiving weekend
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Former My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar dies at age 44

Bob Bryar, a former drummer for My Chemical Romance who played on the band’s career-defining rock opera, “The Black Parade,” has died

Former My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar dies at age 44
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'Moana 2' sails to a record $221 million opening as Hollywood celebrates a moviegoing feast

“Moana 2” brought in a tidal wave of moviegoers over the Thanksgiving Day weekend with $221 million in ticket sales

'Moana 2' sails to a record $221 million opening as Hollywood celebrates a moviegoing feast
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'Moana 2' and 'Wicked' lift box office to Thanksgiving weekend record

Walt Disney's animated musical "Moana 2" debuted with an estimated $368 million in global ticket sales through Sunday and combined with "

'Moana 2' and 'Wicked' lift box office to Thanksgiving weekend record
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By reviving a century-old patent for blue paint, this architect reflects on a powerful, lesser-told history

By reviving a century-old patent for blue paint, this architect reflects on a powerful, lesser-told history

By reviving a century-old patent for blue paint, this architect reflects on a powerful, lesser-told history
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Love is the greatest Christmas gift, says Britain's Princess Kate

Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, says love is the greatest gift people can give each other in a message to guests who will attend her annual Christmas carol service next week at

Love is the greatest Christmas gift, says Britain's Princess Kate
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Bob Bryar, drummer for rock band My Chemical Romance, dead at 44

Bob Bryar, drummer for rock band My Chemical Romance, dead at 44

Bob Bryar, drummer for rock band My Chemical Romance, dead at 44
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Ohio group brings food, shelter, clothes and even musical instruments to Helene victims

Ohio group brings food, shelter, clothes and even musical instruments to Helene victims

Ohio group brings food, shelter, clothes and even musical instruments to Helene victims
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‘A short and significant relationship’: How a piano in a pickup builds connections

‘A short and significant relationship’: How a piano in a pickup builds connections

‘A short and significant relationship’: How a piano in a pickup builds connections
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From Bach to Beyonce, why a church orchestra aims to lift up young musicians of color

The Black pastor of a multiethnic congregation in Anaheim, California, has started a string orchestra for young musicians of color

From Bach to Beyonce, why a church orchestra aims to lift up young musicians of color
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New Greek metro is archaeological window on the past

A metro system in Greece's second city Thessaloniki officially opened

New Greek metro is archaeological window on the past
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Magic can't save 'Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint from a $2.3 million tax bill

Former “Harry Potter” film actor Rupert Grint faces a 1.8 million-pound ($2.3 million) bill after he lost a legal battle with the tax authorities

Magic can't save 'Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint from a $2.3 million tax bill
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In Bolivia's scrappy highlands, proud Indigenous Cholas take the runway by storm

In the huddled market stalls, sprawling farms and pulsing parties of Viacha, a scrappy town southeast of Bolivia’s capital, it’s typical for women to sport bowler hats, tiered skirts and fringed shawls

In Bolivia's scrappy highlands, proud Indigenous Cholas take the runway by storm
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More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized at Los Angeles port

Authorities say U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have seized more than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars shipped from Asia at the Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport

More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized at Los Angeles port
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N.C. native, N.Y. film student making documentary on Helene, starting in Marshall

N.C. native, N.Y. film student making documentary on Helene, starting in Marshall

N.C. native, N.Y. film student making documentary on Helene, starting in Marshall
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Yacht rock gets celebrated — smoothly, of course — in new documentary

The stress of Thanksgiving is over

Yacht rock gets celebrated — smoothly, of course — in new documentary
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From T-shirts to thongs, how indie film merchandise became a hot commodity

Merchandise is nothing new

From T-shirts to thongs, how indie film merchandise became a hot commodity
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The world gets its first glimpse inside Notre Dame Cathedral after 5 years under wraps

Five years after a catastrophic fire reduced Notre Dame Cathedral to a smoldering shell, journalists entered the Gothic masterpiece for a first glimpse of its fully restored interiors during a visit with French President Emmanuel Macron

The world gets its first glimpse inside Notre Dame Cathedral after 5 years under wraps
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Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong

A cryptocurrency entrepreneur who had bought a piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, for $6.2 million last week ate the fruit in Hong Kong on Friday

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong
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How this photographer wins over total strangers when taking their impromptu portraits

How this photographer wins over total strangers when taking their impromptu portraits

How this photographer wins over total strangers when taking their impromptu portraits
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Macron lauds artisans for restoring Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron praised on Friday the more than 1,000 craftspeople who helped rebuild Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral in what he

Macron lauds artisans for restoring Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris
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Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire

After more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral has showed its new self to the world Friday

Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire
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Marrakech Film Festival opens in Morocco with 'The Order'

One of the Middle East and North Africa’s largest film festivals is openiong in Morocco, drawing actors and directors from throughout the world to present 70 features from 32 countries

Marrakech Film Festival opens in Morocco with 'The Order'
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Santa's annual train visit delivers hope and magic to one corner of coal country

Since 1943, the people of Appalachian Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee have looked forward to Santa’s arrival

Santa's annual train visit delivers hope and magic to one corner of coal country
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What to expect when Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on Saturday

Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on Saturday, Dec. 7, five-and-a-half years after fire destroyed its roof and spire and caused major damage throughout.

What to expect when Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on Saturday
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Actress Silvia Pinal, legend of Mexican film and television, dies at 93

Actress Silvia Pinal, legend of Mexican film and television, dies at 93

Actress Silvia Pinal, legend of Mexican film and television, dies at 93
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Silvia Pinal, an actress in Mexico's Golden Age of cinema, has died at 93

Silvia Pinal, an actress from Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema of the 1940s and 50s, has died at 93

Silvia Pinal, an actress in Mexico's Golden Age of cinema, has died at 93
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Jon Batiste, Ledisi, Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle to perform during Super Bowl pregame

The Super Bowl will have some Louisiana flavor: Multi-talented performer Jon Batiste will hit the pregame stage to sing the national anthem, while Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle are to perform “America the Beautiful.”

Jon Batiste, Ledisi, Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle to perform during Super Bowl pregame
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Give yourself the gift of playing holiday movie bingo

Give yourself the gift of playing holiday movie bingo

Give yourself the gift of playing holiday movie bingo
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Notre Dame primps for its grand post-blaze return. But why does the cathedral look unfinished?

The bells of Notre Dame are chiming again, but scaffolding that still clings to the cathedral is puzzling some Parisians and raising questions about whether the monument's grand post-blaze reopening is more symbolic than substantive

Notre Dame primps for its grand post-blaze return. But why does the cathedral look unfinished?
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Buy a building, get a Banksy. ‘Well Hung Lover’ Bristol property goes on sale

Buy a building, get a Banksy. ‘Well Hung Lover’ Bristol property goes on sale

Buy a building, get a Banksy. ‘Well Hung Lover’ Bristol property goes on sale
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Missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi long pursued passion for art – even on the trip that led to her disappearance

Missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi long pursued passion for art – even on the trip that led to her disappearance

Missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi long pursued passion for art – even on the trip that led to her disappearance
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'AI Jesus' avatar tests man's faith in machines and the divine

Researchers and religious leaders have released findings from an intriguing two-month experiment through art in a Catholic chapel in Switzerland

'AI Jesus' avatar tests man's faith in machines and the divine
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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second century as a holiday fixture despite a drenching rain and a brief disruption from pro-Palestinian demonstrators

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested
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Inside the wild world of Osaka’s dangerous, adrenaline-fueled float festivals

Inside the wild world of Osaka’s dangerous, adrenaline-fueled float festivals

Inside the wild world of Osaka’s dangerous, adrenaline-fueled float festivals
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Craftmanship meets adrenaline at this Japanese festival

At Osaka’s "danjiri matsuri" or float festivals, spectators watch hundreds of participants haul wooden vehicles around narrow corners as fast as they can. They come for the thrill - and the intricately hand-carved floats.

Craftmanship meets adrenaline at this Japanese festival
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Coronations, protests and tightrope artists: Iconic images from Notre Dame’s history ahead of reopening

Coronations, protests and tightrope artists: Iconic images from Notre Dame’s history ahead of reopening

Coronations, protests and tightrope artists: Iconic images from Notre Dame’s history ahead of reopening
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Massive balloons take shape ahead of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

The massive helium balloons that will float through New York City for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade have been filled with helium ahead of the big event

Massive balloons take shape ahead of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
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Intimate documentary captures the Beatles goofing around as they take America by storm in 1964

Likely most people have seen iconic footage of the Beatles performing on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

Intimate documentary captures the Beatles goofing around as they take America by storm in 1964
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‘Moana 2’ star explains how the character is a hero princess for our times

‘Moana 2’ star explains how the character is a hero princess for our times

‘Moana 2’ star explains how the character is a hero princess for our times
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‘Rhythm + Flow’ freestyles back to Netflix for Season 2

‘Rhythm + Flow’ freestyles back to Netflix for Season 2

‘Rhythm + Flow’ freestyles back to Netflix for Season 2
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An upward spiral – how small acts of kindness and connection really can change the world, according to psychology research

A psychologist and human connection researcher explains how individual acts of kindness and connection can have a real impact on global change when these acts are collective.

An upward spiral – how small acts of kindness and connection really can change the world, according to psychology research
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It’s the world’s largest building shaped like a chicken. It’s also a hotel

It’s the world’s largest building shaped like a chicken. It’s also a hotel

It’s the world’s largest building shaped like a chicken. It’s also a hotel
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George Stubbs dog painting expected to sell for up to $2.5 million at auction

George Stubbs dog painting expected to sell for up to $2.5 million at auction

George Stubbs dog painting expected to sell for up to $2.5 million at auction
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How the gladiators inspired evangelicals’ sense of persecution

To early Christians, ancient gladiators were potent symbols of martyrdom, embodying virtue and bravery despite being enslaved.

How the gladiators inspired evangelicals’ sense of persecution
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Students go to hell and back in this course that looks at depictions of the damned throughout the ages

A course explores how ancient apocalypses find their way into movies and TV shows.

Students go to hell and back in this course that looks at depictions of the damned throughout the ages
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Ancient Egyptians drank a heady mix of alcohol, bodily fluids and hallucinogens during rituals, scientists say

Ancient Egyptians drank a heady mix of alcohol, bodily fluids and hallucinogens during rituals, scientists say

Ancient Egyptians drank a heady mix of alcohol, bodily fluids and hallucinogens during rituals, scientists say

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