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I Traveled to Finland to See Alvar Aalto's Masterful Buildings—and It Changed How I Think About Midcentury Design
When Finnish architects Alvar and Aino Aalto completed their Paimio Sanatorium in 1933, the streamlined building must have ...
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I visited Hillwood Estate, home of the cereal heiress who built Mar-a-Lago and was once America's richest woman. Take a look inside.
The room's gilded wood ... Russian paintings in existence. It depicts a wedding between two noble Russian families as it would have looked in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Icon Room displayed ...
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Putin gifted Trump’s portrait to US president; here’s how he reacted
Russian President Vladimir Putin presented a ... Putin's previous gifts to US Presidents included a writing box for Joe Biden and porcelain plates for Barack Obama. Vladimir Putin and Donald ...
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Ukraine Fighter Jets 'Completely' Destroys Russian Base—Kyiv
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Ukrainian troops destroy churches while fleeing from Kursk Region — Putin
TASS/. Ukrainian troops are wreaking havoc while fleeing from the Kursk Region, targeting churches and other culturally significant sites on their way out, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
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The Boy on the Wooden Box
Parents need to know that The Boy on the Wooden Box is a frank memoir by Leon Leyson, who grew up in Poland during the Holocaust and was one of the youngest people on Oskar Schindler's list of Jews he ...
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Russia and U.S. start new Ukraine peace talks on tricky footing with warnings of 'difficult negotiations'
The United States and Russia began a new set of talks Monday aimed at a partial Ukraine ceasefire — while the two sides disagreed over how well the talks in Saudi Arabia were going and as ...
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At least 7 Ukrainians dead — including 5-year-old girl — in Russian drone attack ahead of cease-fire talks
The attack saw sirens blaring in the capital for more than five hours as Russian drones were blown out of the sky, with the debris falling onto residential buildings. Four other people were killed ...
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Ukraine targets key Russian airbase with 'massive' drone attack
The Engels base in Saratov region is used by Russian strategic bombers. LONDON -- Russian authorities reported a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack on the Engels airbase in Saratov Oblast overnight ...
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Russian Public Is Ready to End War but Skeptical of Concessions, Analysis Finds
Barnes and Marc Santora Julian E. Barnes reported from Washington, and Marc Santora from Kyiv, Ukraine An analysis made this week of Russian attitudes toward a possible cease-fire with Ukraine ...
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Ukraine strikes Russian strategic bomber airfield, triggering huge blast
Russia's defence ministry said air defences had shot down 132 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions. Sign up here. Other verified videos showed a giant plume of smoke rising into the dawn sky and ...