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Visitors to the National Gallery of Art’s new wing may not be able to touch the world’s most expensive painting — at least not at first. The 1,300-year-old “Salvator Mundi” by Leonardo da Vinci,…
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Written by by Catherine Earp, CNN The Smithsonian Institution faces challenges from weather as well as climate change. With all 267 of its museums offering something for everyone from art to science, the “Great…
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Dubai’s ruler has announced that the United Arab Emirates will host the annual UN climate conference in 2022. He said on Sunday that the 2019 UN climate conference will be held in Katowice, Poland,…
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Written by By, for CNN To be active just 30 minutes a day can increase the energy consumed by the brain by about 14% and the appetite-stimulating effects of activity could aid weight loss…
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The Sotheby’s auction world has received a massive payday over the “Salvator Mundi,” which recently sold for a world record-breaking $450 million. The label, the sixth-most expensive painting ever sold, was created by Leonardo…
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Written by Staff Writer Written by Staff Writer Lauren Lyster, CNN On the bright and sunny Manhattan morning of August 30, 2019, thousands of people lined streets along Sixth Avenue between 34th and 45th…
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At 64, actor and aviator Harrison Ford has the distinction of being one of the last balloons to grace the field at the 84th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Known in the past for being…
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Metrolinx has agreed to a new date to complete work on the Crosstown LRT, lowering the overall cost of the construction project by $177.2-million. The transit agency had been scheduled to complete the project…
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Written by Katelyn Bogucki, CNN Ici-retail is back in town. And New York shoppers are coming back in droves. A post shared by Elyse Walker (@ellingum.dream) on Mar 7, 2017 at 3:09pm PST The…
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Image copyright Alamy Image caption Aldershot Ferry Terminal was put into use after flights were canceled A Hong Kong restaurant group has volunteered to let 250 of its workers fly to the UK with…
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