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Western art followed the same rules for centuries. Until “Olympia.”

In 1865, Edouard Manet’s painting “Olympia” debuted in the Paris Salon, changing the art world forever. Controlled by the French Academy of Fine Arts, the annual Salon was the most important art exhibit in the world. Getting into the Salon could make an artist’s career, paving the way to financial and critical success.

The Academy had a narrow idea of what great art should look like. Virtually all paintings they... Читать дальше...

Her name is Fiji, and we're told she readily responds to the name and is easy to pick up.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ended her candidacy for president on Wednesday, after falling short of the requirement needed to make the stage in September's Democratic presidential debate. As the sixth candidate this summer and first woman to drop out of the 2020 presidential race, Gillibrand may not have reached her desired poll numbers. But with her relentless focus on motherhood and issues that primarily affect women, she set a precedent for what a woman-centric campaign looks like — and that's an impact likely to last beyond the year 2020. Читать дальше...

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“The cancellation of the Westpower hydro scheme concession under the Conservation Act after years of community engagement has significant implications for the review of the resource management system that is about to commence and underlines the need ...

You know, I saw this whole thing going differently in my mind. I had visions of puttering around my kitchen every weekend, spatula in hand, hair wrapped and apron around my waist, whipping up savory vegan dishes the way I have many a Sunday roast chicken dinner or Thanksgiving feast, and turning out plates and bowls…

Here's how chronic leg issues led to a redesigned crutch.

Today on Highlight Reel we have Batman animations, Apex finishes, rock climbing, and much more!

1. Jeffrey Epstein's Criminal Case Closed After His Death Derailed Prosecution  NPR
2. FBI studies two broken cameras outside cell where Epstein died: source  Reuters
3. Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case dismissed due to jailhouse death, lawyers still want judicial probe  CNBC
4. What happens next with Jeffrey Epstein's victims and his $577M fortune?  NJ.com
5. Prosecutors should thoroughly investigate Jeffrey Epstein and his collaborators  The Washington Post
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The marquee “Storm Area 51” event, Alienstock, is expected to draw upwards of 10,000 attendees for the multiday gathering in the Nevada desert.

Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez and Ethan Dobbelaere with U.S. U-17s | Sounders FC Digital

The final pre-World Cup camp for the U.S. U-17s provides an opportunity for the Seattle pair to prove themselves.

Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are drawing large crowds and rising in polls. In pivotal early states like Iowa and especially New Hampshire, reputable poll averages indicate that Biden is scarcely ahead. A giant bank CEO told Politico that "it can't be Warren and it can't be Sanders." That's the decision from Wall Street. The decision from Main Street is yet to be heard.

A federal prosecutor in Ohio used a recent press conference to not only announce criminal charges against an accused criminal but to take down white supremacists and Nazis, CNN reported. In a Thursday press conference, Justin Herdman, the US attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, outlined the charges against white nationalist James Reardon, who […]

1. State of emergency for 12 South Georgia counties ahead of Dorian  Atlanta Journal Constitution
2. Airlines brace for Hurricane Dorian as storm threatens to snarl Labor Day weekend travel  CNBC
3. Hurricane Dorian on track to approach Florida as a Category 4 storm on Labor Day  CNN
4. Puerto Ricans breathe a sigh of relief after Hurricane Dorian  Washington Post
5. Hurricane Dorian intensifies as it heads toward US  CNN
6. View full coverage on Google News

A warrant for the arrest of former Warrior and current Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins was issued by the Mobile (Ala.) Police Department, USA Today reported Thursday. According to the police report, which USA Today obtained, Cousins was charged with one count of "misdemeanor harassing communications of the third degree."

President Donald Trump announced during a press conference Thursday that he is canceling his trip to Poland this weekend as...

If all goes according to plan, future generations will be able to interact with departed relatives using mobile devices or virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa, asking the deceased questions, eliciting stories and drawing upon a lifetime’s worth of advice long after their physical body is gone.

Daughter of ex-Barcelona and Spain manager Luis Enrique dies aged nine  Sky News

Enrique confirmed his daughter Xana's death, saying she had fought osteosarcoma - or bone cancer - for "five intense months".

Netflix has released the first trailer for Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates, its upcoming three-part documentary series profiling the Microsoft co-founder.

Planned obsolescence and big profits be damned, we're going to let you fix your kit

In Maryland, a 16-year-old girl texted a video of herself engaging in a consensual sex act to her best friends. The highest court in Maryland has decided the girl is a child pornographer.

1. Apple blinks on iPhone repairs, touts parts program for independent tech mechanics... sort of  The Register
2. iPhone 11 launch: Apple confirms event date and time for release date  The Independent
3. Apple just made it a lot easier and cheaper to fix a broken iPhone  Metro.co.uk
4. Apple just made it a lot easier to fix a broken iPhone screen or replace a battery  Mirror Online
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The Mobile Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins this afternoon on a third-degree harassing communications charge, as first reported by USA Today. Cops issued the warrant one day after TMZ published audio made by Cousins’s ex-girlfriend, Christy West, that includes a man…

Mike Clevinger struck out 10 in eight sparkling innings, and Francisco Lindor homered to lift the Cleveland Indians to a 2-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.