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Two D.C. sites are receiving grants to preserve African American culture in the U.S.Why it matters: The Ira Aldridge Theater at Howard University and the Masjid Muhammad mosque near Shaw each won grants of $150,000 from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.The big picture: Sites across America representing Black history "have been overlooked and undervalued," says Brent Leggs, the group's director.The fund announced $3 million in grants on Thursday to help preserve 30 sites nationwide. The Ira Aldridge Theater. Photo courtesy Visual14 via African American Cultural Heritage Action FundZoom in: Ira Aldridge was a 19th-century Black actor famed for...

Two buildings in D.C. receive grants to preserve Black culture

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	During a rescue highway excavation in the Czech Republic, a team of archaeologists from the University of Hradec Králové (UHK) discovered a prehistoric monumental burial ground. Massive Museum with a Focus on Pompeii to Open in Naples in 2026




	The ancient long barrow, located at the border of the villages Dlouhé Dvory and Lípa in the country’s eastern Bohemia region, measures roughly 620 feet long and 50 feet wide at its largest point. It is believed to date to the 4th millennium BCE, making it one of Europe’s earliest known funerary monuments. The structure may also be the longest of its...

Czech Republic Highway Construction Reveals Prehistoric Burial Monument

With the rise in cost of living that the United States is experiencing, saying a job is overpaid is a bold statement. But the key is in comparison. Case in point? Why should a mega-church preacher make more money than a high school teacher?. As this list shows, some professions...

20 Jobs That Shouldn’t Pay Americans as Much as They Do

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Margaret Minnicks

WVTF reported that a new Virginia law will become effective on July 1, 2024. The law will prevent utility companies from disconnecting services on various occasions, which could leave someone without power for days.

A new law will keep utilities from being disconnected on weekends and holidays in Virginia

Detroit, MI

Former President Donald Trump proposed “automatically” giving green cards to foreign nationals who graduate from a US college – comments that break from his efforts to curb both legal and illegal immigration while in office and stand in stark contrast to his inflammatory anti-immigrant rhetoric on the campaign trail.

Trump says he wants foreign nationals who graduate from US colleges to ‘automatically’ receive green cards

Coral Gables, FL

Edmond Thorne

Tragic End for South Florida Hispanic Building Tycoon Sergio Pino. Fort Lauderdale, FL - In a shocking turn of events, prominent South Florida homebuilder Sergio Pino was found dead in his Coral Gables home on Tuesday morning. The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Pino died from an apparent suicide.

South Florida Tycoon Dead After FBI Raids on Homes and Office

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GEICO is to shell out around $8 million to settle with auto claims adjusters and policyholders in two separate cases. In the case involving auto claims adjusters, the Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary was accused of wage and hour laws violations. Lodged by both former and current colleagues in Maryland and New York, the complaints had been refuted by GEICO, claiming that the supposed overtime hours weren’t logged on the adjusters’ time cards.

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	Mysterious muralist Banksy took aim on Wednesday at British Home Secretary James Cleverly, who had previously criticized an artwork featuring an inflatable raft that appeared at the Glastonbury music festival last week.Banksy Migrant Boat Decried as 'Vile,' Louvre Accused of Copying Dance Program, St. Louis Art Center Shutters Pro-Palestinian Exhibition, and More: Morning Links for July 2, 2024




	In a recent Sky News appearance, the politician called the Banksy work “vile and unacceptable.” On Instagram today, Banksy fired back, saying that that response seemed “a bit over the top.”




	“The real boat I fund, the MV Louise Michel, rescued 17 unaccompanied children from...

Banksy Fires Back at UK Home Secretary After Being Criticized for ‘Vile’ Glastonbury Artwork













	A new museum with a focus on the ancient Roman city of Pompeii is slated to open in the Italian city Naples.World's Oldest Known Cave Painting, Featuring a Mysterious Pig, Found in Indonesia




	The space is set to measure 103,000 square meters (1.1 million square feet), and will be designed by architect Paolo Desideri. It will be located within the former Albergo dei Poveri, a building also known as the Palazzo Fuga. This new institution will serve as a sister museum to the Museo Nazionale Archaeologico Napoli (MANN) and will therefore be known as MANN 2.




	The building has sat empty for...

Massive Museum with a Focus on Pompeii to Open in Naples in 2026

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?













	Many things get sliced in full view of the camera on The Bear, an FX TV series set at a Chicago restaurant, but the newly released third season features a rather unusual one: a human eyeball.Titian Painting Sets Artist's Auction Record After Hammering for $22.1 Million at Christie's London




	That split-open peeper appears in this season’s ninth episode, during a montage that also features footage from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s The Red Shoes (1948), Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958), and other famed movies. The eyeball shot is also appropriated from a storied film, Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel’s Un Chien Andalou,...

Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel’s Surrealist Film ‘Un Chien Andalou’ Guest Stars on ‘The Bear’

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Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming

Savannah, GA

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Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

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Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16













	Pål Enger, a former Norwegian soccer player turned notorious art thief, has died at 57. Enger, who gained fame for his 1994 theft of Edvard Munch’s The Scream, passed away on Saturday evening, the press officer for Vålerenga Fotball, where Enger played as a teenager, told the Associated Press. The circumstances of his death remain unclear, but Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet reported he died in Oslo.Christie's Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Over Client Data After Cyberattack Shuts Down Website




	The Mafia-obsessed Enger first served prison time at 19, one year after he made his professional soccer debut with Vålerenga. In 1988 he began a series of art and jewelry thefts,...

Pål Enger, Who Famously Stole Munch’s ‘The Scream,’ Dies at 57













	Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in Breakfast With ARTnews, our daily newsletter about the art world. Sign up here to receive it every weekday.What to See Before (and After) the Tokyo Gendai Art Fair




	While the VIP preview Thursday of Tokyo Gendai’s second edition brought healthy buzz—along with major collectors like Takeo Obayashi, Shunji and Asako Oketa, Yoshiko Mori, Jenny Wang and Simian Wang—the atmosphere on Friday was more subdued. ARTnews took the opportunity to ask galleries how their sales had been so far.




	Two brand-name galleries with Tokyo branches saw robust sales. By the middle of day two, mega-gallery Pace Gallery, a newcomer to the...

Sales Start Slow at Tokyo Gendai, But Founder Magnus Renfrew Is Playing the Long Game













	Christie’s Classic Week evening sales in London on Tuesday – Old Masters Part I Sale and The Exceptional Sale – totaled almost $65 million. The former’s headline lot, Titian’s Rest on the Flight into Egypt (c.1510), set a new auction record for the artist, selling for $22,178,280 (including buyer’s premium). The wooden panel painting, measuring 18 inches x 25 inches and depicting Mary cradling Jesus under the watchful gaze of Joseph, was estimated at $20-30 million. It was last auctioned by Christie’s in 1878 when it was bought by the 4th Marquess of Bath. “One of the last religious works from the...

Titian Painting Sets Artist’s Auction Record After Selling for $22.1 M. at Christie’s London

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply













	Charges were dropped on Wednesday against 80 protestors who were arrested during a pro-Palestine demonstration at the Art Institute of Chicago in May.World's Oldest Cave Art Discovered, Jorge Perez Blasts Arts Defunding in Florida, Controversial Religious Sculpture Vandalized, and More: Morning Links for July 5, 2024




	During that protest, a group of students at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago called on the university to “divest from all entities and individuals financially supporting the Zionist occupation of Palestine.”




	The school had reportedly asked the protestors to move an encampment they had set up, but they did not do so. A...

Charges Dropped Against 80 Pro-Palestine Protestors Arrested at Chicago’s Art Institute

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National Trust Announces $3M. in Grants to Preserve Black History Sites Across 30 U.S. Cities













	The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF), a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, announced today that it is awarding $3 million in...

National Trust Announces $3M. in Grants to Preserve Black History Sites Across 30 U.S. Cities

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