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A new Banksy artwork depicting a stretching cat on an empty, distressed advertising hoarding is to be taken down by hired contractors, hours after it was unveiled in north-west London.The elusive street artist confirmed he was behind the piece, a silhouette of a large cat with an upturned tail stretching out its body, by posting a photo on Instagram on Saturday .Hours later, men who said they were “hired” from a “contracting company” turned up in Cricklewood to take the hoarding down for safety reasons.A contractor, who only wanted to give his name as Marc, said they were going to...

Banksy’s cat artwork to be taken down by hired contractors hours after unveiling

Banksy has posted an artwork of three monkeys as the third piece of a new animal-themed collection.It is the third black silhouette composition that the Bristol-based street artist has claimed credit for since Monday.On Wednesday he posted an image on Instagram of the monkeys looking as though they were swinging on the bridge of an east London tube station.It has been done in black, on a bridge over Brick Lane, near a vintage clothing shop and a coffee house in the popular market street, not far from Shoreditch High Street.His previous works had one animal on the first day, and...

Three monkeys artwork is third Banksy in days

LONDON -- Street artist Banksy on Monday unveiled a new mural of a rhinoceros that looks like it is climbing on top of a car in London — the eighth animal-themed artwork he has posted in the past week in a collection that includes elephants, a goat, a wolf, pelicans and more.

Banksy unveils new rhino art in an animal-themed collection

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	BANKSY HOWLER. British street artist Banksy’s efforts to turn London into a zoo have been hampered by a trio of crooks who stole a black wolf he graffitied onto a satellite dish. The hooded men were filmed removing the dish in Peckham, south London, in broad day light before nonchalantly walking off down the street with it. A passerby called Tom Kellow filmed the robbery during his lunchbreak....

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	Banksy has struck again, this time painting a big black cat stretching on a bare billboard in northeast London. However, it was removed only a few hours after being spotted on Saturday morning by a contractor who said he feared it would be stolen.Seventh Banksy Animal Mural to Appear in London in the Last Week Makes a Police Box Look Like a Fish Tank




	The contractor, who gave his name as Marc to PA Media, said the billboard was earmarked to be torn down on August 12 so he was removing it in case someone “rips it down and leaves it...

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	GENIUS IN A BOTTLE. French artist Abraham Poincheval (b. 1972), who is known for locking himself up in unexpected structures—an armor, a stuffed bear, a rock—has decided to repeat the experience inside a giant bottle, moored to the dock of the Saint-Denis canal, in Paris. Some find the idea genius; others ludicrous, reports Beaux Arts. How long will the intrepid artist stay on the River Seine? Ten whole days, for the entire duration of the Olympic Games!...

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[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all quotes and commentary from Donna Douglas are from an interview with her conducted by the author.]. Donna Douglas, who died of pancreative cancer at 82 in 2015, was an honest-to-goodness Southern Belle who displayed a natural beauty and talent in her portrayal of the hollering, rope-wearing, whistle-happy, and critter-cuddling Elly May Clampett on the 1960s classic TV hit, The Beverly Hillbillies.

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Kate Jackson began her acting career as a silent ghost on TV's classic 1960s gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows but remains alive and well years after two horrific battles with breast cancer. Jackson went on to small screen prime-time stardom on police/detective/crime drama/comedies like The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and more. This is her triumphant story.

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Social media users posted footage from what was claimed to be the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

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But the lowered, wheelchair-accessible countertop and a sticker reading: "The barista on shift has a hearing impairment" in Polish, English and Belarusian reveal this is no ordinary business. Avdevich, himself a wheelchair user, founded the first "Inclusive Barista" coffee shop while still in Belarus and quickly shot to fame as...

The Belarusian wheelchair barista 'making the world better'

Sports fans and spectators gather at Club France – a fan zone dedicated to French athletes - in Paris to celebrate the last day of the Games Sunday as the Olympics come to an end on Sunday. "There was so much skepticism going in, but as soon as the Games started, that kind of switched, flicked and people were so excited and that was helped by Club France”, FRANCE 24’s Leo McGuinn said.

Paris overcomes 'skepticism', celebrates last day of Games at Club France

Mission impossible: filling all the hotel rooms in Paris this summer.As the French capital clears up after the closing ceremony of the Olympics, many more cheap travel deals are available to the city – with British Airways offering a two-night luxury break for under £200 per person, including flights from Heathrow and boutique accommodation in central Paris.The ‘city of light’ was cheap to reach and stay in during the Games, as large numbers of tourists – particularly organised groups from North America and Asia – stayed away.Hotel occupancy in June 2024 dropped 13 per cent on the previous year, according...

After ‘le flop’ of the Olympics, Paris tourism set to experience ‘le slump’ for the rest of August

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On Saturday, June 15, 2024, at 9:33 PM, three suspects, all with multiple arrests and convictions in Los Angeles County, drove to the City of Tustin to commit a robbery, according to the Tustin Police Department .

Three L.A. County men were arrested for robbing a U.S. Secret Service agent in Tustin

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said 2028 chiefs want the LA Olympics to be "The No Car Games" by investing in public transportation and encouraging Angelenos to adopt pandemic-style remote-working for the duration of the event. "The 'No Car Games' means that you will have to take public transportation to...

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As the Paris Olympics come to an end Sunday, NGOs who have accused the French government of carrying out a social cleanup in Paris voice concerns over the fate of the homeless in the capital. Authorities have cleared out migrant and homeless encampments for months leading up to the Games, moving up to 5,000 people to other regions.

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Wojcicki, one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley, spent nearly two decades helping transform Google from the search engine startup that was launched in her garage to a global tech behemoth. At YouTube, which Google acquired in 2006, Wojcicki helmed operations for nearly a decade, before stepping down...

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

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In a display of royal camaraderie that has the world buzzing, Princess Catharina-Amalia (20) of The Netherlands and King Felipe (56) of Spain were the epitome of friendship goals at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The duo, representing two of Europe's most esteemed royal families, shared a whirlwind of emotions as they watched a nail-biting final in men's 3x3 basketball, where The Netherlands clinched a dramatic victory against France.

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As the 2024 Paris Olympics draws to a close, the BBC rounds up some of the most stunning photos captured from the Games – and reveals their similarities to historic works of art. The ancient Olympic Games were already a quarter of a millennium old when, in 530 BC,...

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A fire broke out Sunday at a cooling tower of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, with Kyiv and Moscow trading blame for the incident. Ukraine, Russia and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said there had been no detected spike in radiation levels or any impact on nuclear safety.

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Banksy unveils seventh animal-themed work in a week in UK capital

The series created by the elusive street artist has sparked a frenzy of media interest and questions over its meaning. Banksy -- whose identity is publicly...

Banksy unveils seventh animal-themed work in a week in UK capital

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