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NYC has scores of small, specialized or quirky museums. Here are some highlights
New York can be a magical place for museumgoers but it can also be overwhelming and overcrowded at times, especially at the biggest, most famous museumsABC News - 11h -
EU's New Competition Chief Plans Policy Overhaul
The new chief of the European Union’s antitrust arm plans to overhaul the bloc’s approach to enforcement to safeguard its competitiveness globally.The Wall Street Journal - 1d -
10 artworks that stole the show at L.A. museums in 2024
'Adam and Eve,' Ed Ruscha, Mickalene Thomas, Judithe Hernández and Olafur Eliasson lead our art critic's list of standout art in 2024.Los Angeles Times - 2d -
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Met Museum Unveils Design for New Modern Wing
The architect Frida Escobedo has drawn on her Mexican heritage in reimagining the galleries for Modern and contemporary art.The New York Times - 1d -
Russian spies planned to kidnap journalist, trial hears
The Old Bailey has heard a Russian spy cell planned to kidnap a journalist and smuggle him out of the UK.BBC News - 1d -
Rebels Assert Control in Damascus, Their Plans Still Unclear
The fighters who forced Bashar al-Assad into exile began the complex task of governing the Syrian capital. On the road to Damascus, New York Times reporters saw evidence of lawlessness and relics ...The New York Times - 1d -
An Entrepreneur Plans to Revive a French Family Watch Brand
Eberjax, which made chronographs, stopped production in 1983. But Christophe Hoppé intends to start it again.The New York Times - 1d -
Museum Gift Shops Elevate Their Watch Lines
Recent designs include a collaboration with an award-winning architect and an elaborate pocket watch.The New York Times - 1d -
Vivendi Shareholders Back Break-Up Plans
More than 97.5% of shareholders’ votes were in favor of plans to spin off its television business Canal+, its advertising and public relations business Havas, and create a new company known as ...The Wall Street Journal - 2d -
Trump’s tariff plan is bad policy and bad politics
Last month, President-elect Donald Trump announced that on his first day in office, he will impose a 25 percent tariff on all products from Canada and Mexico and an additional 10 percent on China. ...The Hill - 3d -
Planning reforms will end development chaos, says Rayner
Officials will be able to rubberstamp development plans without local authority permission under the changes.BBC News - 3d -
‘We’re devastated’: anger as Madrid backtracks on museum plan for site of Robert Capa’s famous civil war photo
Residential building attacked by Franco’s aircraft in 1936 may not become memorial, rightwing council suggests. Campaigners are urging Madrid city council not to abandon plans to create a museum ...The Guardian - 4d -
Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in 'The Wizard of Oz' and stolen from museum sell at auction for $28 million
Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in 'The Wizard of Oz' and stolen from museum sell at auction for $28 millionABC News - 4d -
Museum exhibit focuses on largest crypto seizure in U.S. history
President-elect Donald Trump is calling himself the "crypto president," even tapping a former Paypal executive as his "crypto czar." Meanwhile, the value of one Bitcoin is right around $100,000 — ...CBS News - 4d -
Plans to expand university backed by council
New buildings could be built, with new schools of medicine and business included in the proposals.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Political engagement - new MPs announce wedding plans
Labour MPs Jeevun Sandher and Louise Jones' good news was publicly outed during a debate in the Commons.BBC News - 5d -
Police Scotland ditches plan to ban beards
Police Scotland has scrapped its proposed clean-shaven policy for its officers.BBC News - 6d -
World’s Priciest Dinosaur Fossil Comes to Museum of Natural History
The billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin, who bought the stegosaurus fossil for $44.6 million, is lending it to the American Museum of Natural History in New York for four years.The New York Times - 6d -
12:30 Report — Republicans’ 2025 game plan
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Thursday! What does everyone’s Spotify Wrapped look like this year? Taylor Swift obviously ran away with mine … Here’s what’s happening today: Republicans have *zero* ...The Hill - 6d -
Germany hands over Australian ancestral remains held by museums for over 100 years
Five sets of ancestral remains from Australia that had been in German museum collections since the 19th century have been handed back at a ceremony that a community representative described as a ...ABC News - 6d -
Six takeaways from the PM's 'plan for change'
The prime minister has set out what he wants his government to be judged by at the next election.BBC News - 6d -
Safran Outlines Growth, Shareholder Return Plans
Safran anticipates further sales and profit growth next year and said it intends to return about 70% of its cash generation to shareholders from 2025 to 2028.The Wall Street Journal - 6d -
Parthenon Sculptures deal some distance away, says British Museum chairman
But George Osborne said "a lot of progress" had been made in talks to lend the antiquities to Greece.BBC News - Dec. 5 -
Guardian Journalists Strike Over Planned Sale of The Observer
Workers have begun a 48-hour walkout, the first in 50 years for the outlet, over a proposal to sell The Observer to Tortoise Media, a digital media start-up.The New York Times - Dec. 5 -
How Jaguar plans to save itself
British carmaker Jaguar needs to turn around years of slumping sales. It's bold plan is already controversial.CNBC - Dec. 4 -
City minister warns FCA on ‘name and shame’ plans
Tulip Siddiq says UK financial watchdog should consider rowing back further on its proposals for company scrutinyFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
Musk plans to expand Colossus AI supercomputer tenfold
Facility in Memphis expected to incorporate more than 1mn GPUs as billionaire’s xAI aims to catch up with rivalsFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
Stripping Down for a Night at a French Museum
To report on an unclothed visit to an exhibition about social nudism, a Times journalist chose to join the party. Her mother did, too.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Rail fares to rise despite renationalisation plans
Three rail operators will be renationalised next year but fares are due to go up as outlined in the Budget.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
Man Utd scrapped LGBTQ+ jacket plans
Manchester United abandoned plans to wear a jacket supporting the LGBTQ+ community before the Sunday's win over Everton because a player refused to wear it.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
GOP’s ambitious budget plan faces internal divisions
Republican senators warn incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-S.D.) ambitious proposal to tackle President-elect Trump’s agenda faces an array of disagreements within their party over ...The Hill - Dec. 4 -
Lee Ramer, champion of the Hammer Museum and other L.A. arts groups, dies at 90
Lee Ramer's long career in L.A. arts included ties with the UCLA Hammer Museum and the Skirball Cultural Center, among others. She and her husband co-founded a center to improve German-Jewish ...Los Angeles Times - Dec. 4 -
Watch: Biden speaks at National Museum of Slavery in Angola
President Biden delivered remarks Tuesday at the National Museum of Slavery in Angola's capital, part of a trip that has seen Mr. Biden become the first sitting U.S. president to visit the ...CBS News - Dec. 3 -
‘Solid Gold’ Brings All That Glitters to the Brooklyn Museum
The new “Solid Gold” exhibition is a celebration of bling through the ages and around the world. But is eye candy enough?The New York Times - Dec. 3 -
Biden to deliver remarks in Angola at country's National Museum of Slavery
President Biden will deliver remarks Tuesday at Angola's National Museum of Slavery in the nation's capital. Mr. Biden is the first sitting U.S. president to visit Angola and the first president to ...CBS News - Dec. 3 -
It’s Time to Put Everyone on a Performance Improvement Plan
Why does this valuable tool have such a bad reputation? It can be a great way to make your employees’ lives and work better–if approached correctly.Inc. - Dec. 3 -
In Angola, Biden plans to tout US investments and visit a slavery museum
Joe Biden is using the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote Washington’s investments in the sub-Sahara African nation and to see a slavery museum where he’ll acknowledge the ...ABC News - Dec. 3 -
Incoming House majority squeezed by Trump's planned appointments
President-elect Donald Trump's selection of a number of House Republicans to fill top posts in his administration is pulling from an already shallow bench.CBS News - Dec. 2
