The painting includes several of the Belgian artist’s signature motifs, including a bowler-hatted man and fluffy white clouds on a blue sky.
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Testimony, closing arguments conclude in manslaughter trial of Michigan school shooter’s mother
Jury deliberations are scheduled to begin Monday.
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More than 100 people got sick on world cruise that just left Florida, CDC says
At least 123 passengers and 16 staff members have reported symptoms of gastrointestinal illness.
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North Korea tests more cruise missiles as leader Kim calls for war readiness
North Korea has been conducting a provocative series of weapons tests in the face of deepening tensions with the United States, South Korea and Japan.
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A London judge acquits climate activist Greta Thunberg of refusing to leave oil industry conference
She and her four co-defendants were cleared on the basis of ‘significant deficiencies’ in the evidence against them.
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Report: Secretary of state received hundreds of threatening messages after Trump decision
In addition to threatening and abusive communications received in December, Shenna Bellows also received an online threat last May warning the Memorial Day holiday would be her last.
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Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in ‘Rocky,’ ‘Predator’ and ‘Happy Gilmore,’ dies at 76
His manager said Weathers died Thursday. His family issued a statement saying he died ‘peacefully in his sleep.’
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Court filing discloses Fulton County DA and prosecutor hired in Trump case had personal relationship
Nathan Wade said in an affidavit attached to the filing that he and Willis developed a personal relationship in 2022 but there was no relationship before he was appointed special prosecutor.
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Biden meets grieving families of U.S. troops killed in Jordan, who he says ‘risked it all’
The Bidens met privately with the families before the ceremony.
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Analysis shows destruction, possible buffer zone along Gaza Strip’s border with Israel
The demolition along the path represents only a sliver of the wider damage from the Israel-Hamas war.