Georgia-based band celebrates 25 years with performance at the Aura.
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Sackler money complicates donation policies for museums
The Sacklers, who own Purdue Pharma, have contributed money to cultural institutions around the world.
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White House unveils first lady’s upgrades
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his wife, Jenny, will attend the second state dinner of the Trump presidency Friday.
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Bates College receives $192,000 grant to catalog local artist Marsden Hartley’s works
The online listing will include the entire collection of the Lewiston artist, who was born in Lewiston in 1877.
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Downton Abbey opens its doors with Airbnb listing
As a promotion for the upcoming film Downton Abbey, which premieres Sept. 20 in the U.S., Highclere Castle will open its doors to two guests for one night.
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Tony-winner, women’s health advocate Phyllis Newman dies at 86
She was the founder of the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative of the Actor’s Fund and hosted an annual benefit to raise money for pulmonary hypertension.
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Carcass of North Atlantic right whale found off coast of New York
Federal officials say it’s the first observed death of a right whale death in United States waters this year.
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‘SNL’ rescinds invitation to new cast member over racist YouTube video
Cast member Shane Gillis posted a video last year in which he used a racial slur for Chinese people and derided Asians trying to learn English.
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Hurt Christie Brinkley pulls out of ‘Dancing with the Stars’
Sailor Brinkley-Cook, a model who has appeared in Sports Illustrated, will replace her mother on the show.
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Brad Pitt asks astronaut: Who was better? Clooney or me?
The star of the new space movie ‘Ad Astra’ speaks from Earth to NASA astronaut Nick Hague, who is on the International Space Station.