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Rubio and Waltz picks put China back at the center of US foreign policy
Trump’s expected choice of Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Mike Waltz indicates China is going to be at the center of U.S. foreign policy, deepening U.S.-China tensions.Top stories - ABC News - November 12 -
Waltz compares situation in Ukraine-Russia to 'World War I trench warfare'
Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), President-elect Trump's choice for national security advisor, said the Biden administration's decision to allow Ukraine to use anti-personnel land (APL) mines to ...Politics - The Hill - 5 hours ago -
How to Track Runners in the NYC Marathon
Spectators can use an app to track runners in real time on race day.Top stories - The New York Times - October 28 -
Feds approve NYC congestion pricing
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Biden OKs $9 NYC traffic toll Federal officials have approved a plan that would allow New York City to implement a $9 toll on ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Google CEO says more than 25 percent of company's new code written by AI
More than a quarter of Google's new code is being generated by artificial intelligence (AI), CEO Sundar Pichai revealed during Tuesday's third-quarter earnings call for the leading tech company. ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
I’ve written a diary every day since I was 14. What does that say about me?
Reading four decades of entries, I realise ego can take precedence over world events, life is never too dull to record – and I’ve learned not to take myself so seriously. “Hello! I said to myself ...World - The Guardian - 7 hours ago -
A Connecticut Museum Shows How Ducks Have Helped the Planet
At the Bruce Museum, an exhibition of duck stamp art tells a 90-year-old story about how paintings can contribute to land preservation.Science - The New York Times - October 28 -
Review: Space-age art pulsates with the spirit of exploration at Palm Springs museum
PST Art exhibition explores aerospace's profound impact on Southern California artists and the extraterrestrial inspirations for their work.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 29 -
Germany's president visits the site of a Holocaust museum being built in Greece
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has visited the site of a Holocaust museum being built in Greece as he began a three-day state visitWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
Solange Knowles, Danny Meyer and Darren Walker Honor the Studio Museum in Harlem
Artists, business executives and museum leaders turned out for the annual benefit, which raised more than $3.7 million for the museum.Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 30 -
‘Majestic brightness’: Warsaw’s Museum of Modern Art finds a new permanent home
After decades of nomadic existence, the Polish capital’s art temple is open for permanent business in an inspirational, light-filled new building. When Poland joined the European Union 20 years ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
‘Not just a museum’: Kenya’s seed bank offers unexpected lifeline for farmers
Set up to conserve traditional seeds, the Genetic Resources Research Institute is now helping smallholders diversify with crops resilient to the rapid changes in climate. On a winding road in the ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Academy Museum adds ‘Pulp Fiction’ script, Miyazaki art to film collection
Quentin Tarantino's handwritten script for “Pulp Fiction” is the stuff of moviemaking legendEntertainment - ABC News - October 31 -
'Give us back our gods': Inside Nepal's Museum of Stolen Art
Hundreds of artefacts were looted from Nepal as it opened up from the 1960s to the 1980s.Top stories - BBC News - November 4 -
Norway's Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile's remote Easter Island
Artifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist in the late 1940s are being returned by a museum in Norway to Chile's remote territory of Easter Island in the mid-PacificEntertainment - ABC News - November 13 -
Norway's Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile's remote Easter Island
Artifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist in the late 1940s are being returned by a museum in Norway to Chile's remote territory of Easter Island in the mid-PacificWorld - ABC News - November 13 -
Jay Leno's look inside one of the top car collection museums in the U.S.
The Petersen Automotive Museum hosts a collection of more than 400 classics, including Hollywood legend Steve McQueen's 1956 Jaguar, now worth more than $30 million.Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
The British Museum Gets a Giant Gift: $1.27 Billion of Chinese Ceramics
Sir Percival David’s collection, amassed in the early 1900s, includes prized vases and wine cups. “You simply couldn’t build up a collection like this today,” one expert said.Top stories - The New York Times - November 13 -
Gulag History Museum in Moscow temporarily closed ‘for safety reasons’
Kremlin critics fear move is part of Russia’s efforts to whitewash Soviet past and shut independent cultural institutions. Moscow’s award-winning Gulag History Museum announced its surprise ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
Colorado State, Wyoming art museums wager significant pieces on 'Border War'
The Rams and Cowboys will have a little extra on the line this FridaySports - CBS Sports - November 14 -
British Museum chief Nicholas Cullinan: ‘I start with the idea that everything is possible’
The new director on transforming one of the world’s biggest cultural institutions, last year’s scandal over thefts — and what might happen to the Parthenon MarblesBusiness - Financial Times - November 15 -
Majority back British Museum exhibit on transatlantic slave trade
New poll finds 53% of Britons support permanent exhibition on Britain’s role in slave trade at British Museum. The majority of people in the UK think the British Museum should have a permanent ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Europe Inc needs to scale up or risk becoming a museum
Helsinki shows how reinvigoration can work but co-ordinated help for entrepreneurs across the continent is neededBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Armed gang steal jewels from French museum’s £6m ‘national treasure’
Thieves fired shots and took parts of 1904 work by goldsmith Joseph Chaumet from Hiéron Museum. Armed robbers snatched jewels worth millions from a work by the famed Parisian goldsmith Joseph ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Lost Maya city with temple pyramids and plazas discovered in Mexico
Archaeologists draw on laser mapping to find city they have named Valeriana, thought to have been founded pre-AD150. After swapping machetes and binoculars for computer screens and laser mapping, a ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
What a discovered lost Maya city might have looked like
The BBC's Georgina Rannard shows a virtual rendition of Valeriana - which has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under the jungle canopy in Mexico.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
Harris and Trump's closing arguments and ancient Mayan city discovered: Morning Rundown
Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, floating garbage, Tony Hinchcliffe, health insurance, North Korea, Russia-Ukraine War, World Series Game 4, Teri Garr, JeopardyTop stories - NBC News - October 30 -
Call Of Duty Players Think They've Discovered The Next Warzone Map
Leaks have been surfacing for months about a potential map for Call of Duty: Warzone called Avalon. While nothing has been confirmed by Activision, players now believe the rumored map can be seen ...Tech - GameSpot - October 30 -
Scientists discover oldest ever giant tadpole fossil in Argentina
Tadpole that wriggled around 160m years ago surpasses previous record holder by about 20m years. Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a giant tadpole that wriggled around over 160m ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Taiwan's Race for Secure Internet Detours Around Musk's Starlink
SpaceX’s network hasn’t cracked the market on an island where self-sufficiency is a matter of survival.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 30 -
Hidden Maya city discovered in Mexico jungle by doctoral student
The ancient Maya city was named "Valeriana" after a nearby freshwater lagoon and built before 150 AD, researchers said.Top stories - CBS News - October 31