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Klimts Make YUGE Bucks at Sotheby’s, and Are Maine’s Aggrieved Penobscots Happy to Let a Masterpiece Rot?
Also in the news, Fabergé’s Winter Egg, with thousands of tiny diamonds, is set to sell at Christie’s. Source link
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Newsom’s Prop 50 Could Be at Risk Thanks to Texas Judges
A federal court voted to block Texas’s redistricting. California conservatives should be pleased. Source link
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The Global Warming Panic Is Subsiding
Poll after poll shows global warming falling in status as a political priority, in America and abroad. Source link
Culture
The Obliging Apocalypse of “Pluribus”
The new sci-fi drama from Vince Gilligan posits an end-of-humanity scenario that everyone other than its protagonist can agree on. Source…
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A Battle with My Blood
Suddenly, the health-care system on which I relied felt strained, shaky. Doctors and scientists at Columbia, including George, didn’t know…
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Alice Austen’s Larky Life
Austen’s trajectory, like that of many artists in New York, finally hinged on the vicissitudes of real estate. At Clear Comfort, she built…
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A Holiday Gift Guide: Presents to Thank Your Host
For the pet-lover who hates taking care of pets: a self-sufficient ecosystem containing two or three miniature unneedy shrimp that can…
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Does MAGA Have Ideas?
Political life is inevitably disappointing, because all political movements contain contradictions. Democrats consider themselves…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Resigns from Congress as Trump Celebrates Her Decision as 'Great News' for America
Marjorie Taylor Greene said she plans to resign from Congress in early 2026, following a fallout with her longtime ally, Donald Trump.…
Business
TPG, Warburg weigh US$500 million stake in India-rooted Sirion
TPG Capital and Warburg Pincus are in early talks to buy a stake in Sirion Labs, a Partners Group Holding-backed software business…
Business
Anna Kepner Cause of Death: Florida Cheerleader Found Dead on Carnival Cruise Had a Painful Death and Had Bruises on Her Throat
The Florida cheerleader who died aboard a Carnival cruise ship was strangled to death in a bar-style hold, according to a new report. Anna…
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Judge in Google ad tech case seeks quick fix for web giant's monopolies
The US judge considering whether to order a breakup of Google’s advertising technology business asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) on…
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning from Congress, says: 'Loyalty should be a two-way street'
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has since become a critic, said Friday that she will…
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Texas asks Supreme Court to allow use of new GOP-friendly map
Texas dropped a major new voting-rights issue on the Supreme Court's doorstep Friday with an emergency request asking the justices to let…
Fashion
Exxon freezes plans for major hydrogen plant amid weak customer demand
Exxon Mobil has paused plans to build what would be one of the world’s largest hydrogen production facilities due to weak customer demand,…
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Fights and frustration mark House's first full week back in Washington after record shutdown
House lawmakers spent their first full week back in Washington after the 43-day government shutdown fighting not just with the opposite…
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Oil prices settle down at lowest in a month as US seeks Russia-Ukraine peace deal
Oil prices eased about 1 per cent on Friday (Nov 21) to settle at one-month lows as the US pushed for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal that…
Culture
“Two People Exchanging Saliva” Rewrites the Slap in Cinema
One of the promotional images for the film “Two People Exchanging Saliva” is a black-and-white closeup of a woman, her face bruised, her…
Business
US stocks jump on Fed rate cut bets but lose ground on the week
Wall Street stocks closed sharply higher on Friday (Nov 21) as rising expectations of a December interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve…
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Biden-era phone spying list grows to include Rep. Jim Jordan
Add Rep. Jim Jordan's name to the growing list of congressional Republicans and top GOP operatives who were spied on by former President…
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Trump says Mamdani will be "great mayor" as they exchange praise in White House meeting
President Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani put on a display of warmth and mutual respect in the Oval Office after…
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The Terms of Ukraine’s Defeat, and Ours
If adopted, the proposed peace plan would yield a victory to Moscow greater than the one it set out to achieve on the battlefield. Source…
Business
Judge blocks IRS from sharing data with ICE
A federal judge ruled Friday that the IRS appears to have broken the law when it reached an agreement to share secret taxpayer data with…
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Trump Offers Ukraine 'Peace Deal' as He Assures NATO-Style Peace Guarantee and Leaves Zelensky with No Choice but to Give Up Land
Donald Trump's major peace plan for Ukraine comes with unprecedented security guarantees, similar to those provided by NATO, according to…