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Cambodia welcomes the Met's repatriation of centuries-old statues looted during past turmoil

Cambodia welcomes the Met's repatriation of centuries-old statues looted during past turmoil

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The return to Cambodia this week of 14 sculptures that had been looted from the country during a period of war and unrest is like welcoming home the souls of ancestors, Cambodia’s culture minister said Thursday.
30th annual Essence Festival of Culture kicks off in New Orleans

30th annual Essence Festival of Culture kicks off in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The City of New Orleans on Thursday officially welcomed thousands of people descending on the Big Easy for the Essence Festival of Culture.
Tarmo Peltokoski, 24-year-old Finnish conductor, to become Hong Kong Philharmonic music director

Tarmo Peltokoski, 24-year-old Finnish conductor, to become Hong Kong Philharmonic music director

Tarmo Peltokoski was hired Thursday to succeed Jaap van Zweden as music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic.
'Seven Samurai' at 70: Kurosawa's epic still moves like nothing else

'Seven Samurai' at 70: Kurosawa's epic still moves like nothing else

NEW YORK (AP) — Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. But despite its age, the vitality and fleet-footed movement of Kurosawa’s epic is still breathtaking.
Italian Air Force precision team flies over Vegas Strip, headed to July 4 in Los Angeles area

Italian Air Force precision team flies over Vegas Strip, headed to July 4 in Los Angeles area

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Italian Air force precision demonstration team made a colorful green, white and red flight over the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday as part of a North American tour headed to Los Angeles and Huntington Beach, California, for the U.S.
Money issues may sink proposed New Jersey branch of acclaimed Paris museum. Mayor blames politics

Money issues may sink proposed New Jersey branch of acclaimed Paris museum. Mayor blames politics

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey officials say financial concerns spurred state lawmakers to rescind $24 million in funding for a planned outpost of Paris’ acclaimed Pompidou Center in Jersey City.
Why was it a surprise? Biden's debate problems leave some wondering if the press missed the story

Why was it a surprise? Biden's debate problems leave some wondering if the press missed the story

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden's fitness to serve a second term in office has been a top story since his halting performance in last week's debate against Donald Trump, where the president at times appeared unable to complete or articulate some
For 'Love Island USA' superfan Ariana Madix, hosting the show 'does not feel like work'

For 'Love Island USA' superfan Ariana Madix, hosting the show 'does not feel like work'

There was a scene in Season 10 of Bravo's “Vanderpump Rules" — before the real-life cheating fiasco dubbed Scandoval was revealed — where Ariana Madix and her then-boyfriend Tom Sandoval acknowledged they weren't spending enough quality time together
Movie Review: Hollywood, sleazy 80s-style, in ‘MaXXXine’

Movie Review: Hollywood, sleazy 80s-style, in ‘MaXXXine’

If anything, “MaXXXine” is a love letter to the Los Angeles movie . The third film in this unlikely trilogy (following “X” and “Pearl”) finds Mia Goth’s Maxine Minx in Hollywood in the 1980s. This is not a glamorous existence.
Tony-winning musical 'Suffs' disrupted by chanting protesters with a banner

Tony-winning musical 'Suffs' disrupted by chanting protesters with a banner

NEW YORK (AP) — A performance of the Broadway musical “Suffs,” a Tony Award-winning musical about the suffragist movement, was briefly disrupted Tuesday when protesters unfurled a banner with the slogan “Suffs Is a White Wash” and chants of “Cancel ‘
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