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Italian Artist’s Banana Artwork Sells for $6.2 Million - VOA Learning English

  1. Italian Artist’s Banana Artwork Sells for $6.2 Million  VOA Learning English
  2. How a Duct-Taped Banana Sold for $6.2 Million  The New York Times
  3. Maurizio Cattelan’s viral banana artwork has sold again — this time for $6.24 million  CNN
  4. A banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million at a Sotheby's art auction  USA TODAY

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FTC Refunds $1.9 Million to Victims of Credit Bureau Center Scam

The FTC is refunding $1.9 million to victims of a “free” credit report scam. The refunds stem from a 2017 lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against a company known as Credit Bureau Center, the regulator said Thursday (Nov. 21). According to the FTC, the company, previously known as MyScore LLC, impersonated property owners […]

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Boing Boing 

Seductive animated video for Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On"

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Marvin Gate's 1973 burner "Let's Get It On," arguably the sexiest song of all time, has been animated as a music video. Watch below. Directed by Monica Cordero and animated by Vania Chandrawidjaja and William Kusuma, the official clip from Motown/UMe seductively expresses the psychedelic soul style of the era. — Read the rest

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Rugby League Supporters Association Online 

Warrington Wolves • War of the Roses

sally cinnamon wrote:


I started watching in the late 80s. In my lifetime watching rugby league, the sport peaked in two eras.

First was mid 90s just before Super League, around the time of that 94 Kangaroos tour. There were legends of the game in both hemispheres. Still my favourite ever time in the game.

Then when Super League came in, there were a few years of disruption especially in Australia, but also a lot of iconic players either retired or went back to rugby union when it turned professional. Читать дальше...

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Demoted Daniel Jones breaks silence on Giants' QB switch

(Photo credit: Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK) Current No. 3 quarterback Daniel Jones lined up as a scout team safety in Thursday's practice in the surest sign to date that he's done with the New York Giants. Jones read a prepared statement, saying he wanted to make sure he clearly shared the words and sentiment he felt needed to be aired after losing the starting job to former undrafted free agent Tom

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Patriots Injury Report: Crisis Averted As Two Starters Return

The Patriots shouldn’t be sounding any alarms just yet. New England caused some concern by keeping offensive tackle Vederian Lowe (shoulder) and defensive linemen Jaquelin Roy (neck), Deatrich Wise Jr. (foot) and Christian Barmore (non-injury) out of practice Wednesday, but two of those names returned just one day later. Lowe — who has been a […]

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Wizards' skid sits at 9 entering matchup vs. Celtics

(Photo credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images) The Washington Wizards will be looking to end a nine-game losing streak when they take on the visiting Boston Celtics in an NBA Cup game Friday night. Washington's losing streak began after the Wizards won two in a row to even their record at 2-2. Eight of the nine losses have come by double digits. Washington dropped a 124-104 home decision to Detroit on Sunday, and then had its

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Aldrich Potgieter buzzing on Aussie return

Big-hitting South African Aldrich Potgieter has welcomed a potential showdown with Jason Day after the 20-year-old outdid the Australian on his record-breaking charge to a PGA Tour card.

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Exploring the impact of offshore wind on whale deaths

Scientists have presented work examining the circumstances surrounding the whale deaths off the coast of New Jersey in the winter of 2022-23, which prompted concern that survey work in the area somehow contributed to their deaths. The Marine Mammal Commission has stated there is no evidence linking the whales' deaths to wind energy development; many of them died from collisions with ships. Researchers, however, are concerned that the increased presence of survey ships in and around New Jersey waters may have exacerbated the situation.

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The Parasaurolophus' pipes: Modeling the dinosaur's crest to study its sound

Scientists have presented results on the acoustic characteristics of a physical model of the Parasaurolophus' crest. They created a physical setup made of tubes to represent a mathematical model that will allow researchers to discover what was happening acoustically inside the crest. The physical model, inspired by resonance chambers, was suspended by cotton threads and excited by a small speaker, and a microphone was used to collect frequency data.