Danish masters prepped canvases with leftovers from brewing beer
Danish painters in the 19th century may have turned to an unusual source for some of their supplies: breweries.
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In Panama, legal rights given to sea turtles, boosting the 'rights of nature' movement
On a Panamanian beach long after dark, a group of undergraduate students dug into the sand to excavate a sea turtle nest, their lamps casting a soft red glow a…
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Strangers pay tribute at burial for Jamaican WWII vet who volunteered in Britain's hour of need
When Peter Brown died alone in London without any known family, neighbors made sure that the humble 96-year-old Jamaican man who had volunteered as a teen to f…
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From ashes and debris, iconic Beirut museum reopens 3 years after massive damage from port blast
Lebanon's Sursock Museum has reopened to the public, three years after a deadly explosion in Beirut's port — set off by tons of improperly stored chemicals — r…
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Thousands of exhausted South Sudanese head home, fleeing brutal conflict
Tens of thousands of exhausted people are heading home to the world's youngest country as they flee a brutal conflict in neighboring Sudan.
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Biden, McCarthy agree to talk on debt crisis, speaker says negotiators 'closer to an agreement'
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to speak Saturday evening as they race to strike an agreement that would resolve the looming debt c…
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Republican-controlled Texas House impeaches Attorney General Ken Paxton, triggering suspension
Texas' Republican-led House of Representatives impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday on articles including bribery and abuse of public trust,…
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Danny Masterson rape retrial deliberations drag on more than 6 days, will resume next week
Jurors have deliberated for more than a week without reaching a verdict in the rape retrial of "That '70s Show" star Danny Masterson, and will have to return a…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers surprise commencement speech to Johns Hopkins
During a surprise commencement address to graduates of Johns Hopkins University on Thursday morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told them to take …
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As India's electrical grid strains, rural hospitals and clinics find reliable power in rooftop solar
In the searing heat that often envelops Raichur, an ancient town in southern India, a ceiling fan that spins without interruption brings sweet relief for the n…
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Always wanted a lighthouse? US is giving some away, selling others at auction
Ten lighthouses that for generations have stood like sentinels along America's shorelines protecting mariners from peril and guiding them to safety are being g…
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Body-cam footage shows indicted ex-police officers laughing at man who died in their custody
Three former police officers who were indicted by a Mississippi grand jury joked around about a Black man who died in their custody, with one of them questioni…
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Tennessee man dies after being attacked by bull
A Tennessee man has died after being attacked by a bull in a barn, officials said.
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When you adopt a desert tortoise, prepare for a surprisingly social and zippy pet
They're not fluffy, they don't play fetch and they certainly don't roll over. But there is such a thing as a lap tortoise.
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Murder, cruelty charges dismissed in Georgia toddler's hot car death
A father from Georgia will not face another trial over his toddler's death in a hot car, prosecutors said Thursday, after the Georgia Supreme Court last year r…