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First-Edition Printed Copy of The US Constitution Goes Up For Auction
A rare, first-edition copy of the U.S. Constitution will soon go to the highest bidder. One of only 11 surviving…
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The World’s Largest Tree is in the Path of Raging California Wildfires
As flames crept closer to California’s cherished sequoia trees firefighters took an unusual step to protect them. The largest tree…
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Urs Fischer’s Melting Sculptures on Display at Bourse de Commerce in Paris
Urs Fischer’s creative oeuvre is characterized by movement, mutability, and flux. Everything is seemingly normal until one realizes that these…
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Can $3.5 Million Mughal-Era Eyeglasses ‘Ward Off Evil’?
We wear spectacles to see things better. Well, at least mortals like us do. But there were two pairs of…
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We Are All Satoshi: Hungary Honors Bitcoin Creator in a Statue
A statue of bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, was unveiled Thursday in the capital of Hungary, Budapest. It is located…
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The Only Female Whirling Dancer in Afghanistan Forced to Escape Her Homeland
The only female whirling dancer in Afghanistan was due to kick off her biggest tour around the country. A group…
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The Language of Contemporary Dance in The Mideast
A little over a year ago, Mira Majzoub was approached by the videographer Mansour Rachid. He had an idea. He…
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French slackliner scales 70-meter high rope from Eiffel Tower
Cheers and applause echoed around the Eiffel Tower on Saturday as French slackliner Nathan Paulin walked across a rope…
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Palestinian Social-Media Star Opens LA Restaurant With His Mom
“I didn’t want to be just a generic YouTuber who opened up a restaurant,” says Arab social-media star, Anwar Jibawi,…
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The MEI Pays Homage to the Contributions of Arabs to American Art
The Middle East Institute (MEI) Art Gallery’s Converging Lines show pays homage to the contributions of Arab-Americans and US-based Arab…
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