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Perspective | Manets Olympia comes to the Met for its Manet/Degas exhibition

Olympia the Mona Lisa of modern art has come to America for the first time. douard Manet began painting his masterpiece in 1863, just after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. So its arrival stateside, as part of the forthcoming Manet/Degas exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (Sept. 24-Jan.

'Breaking': The tragic true story of former Marine Brian Brown-Easley

The fact-based hostage drama Breaking is a kind of chamber piece, set almost entirely inside the lobby of a Marietta, Ga., Wells Fargo branch, where the pressure-cooker action simmers. Action, however, may not be the right word. Mostly the film is a character study showcasing the acting of John Boyega, who, as Brian Brown-Easley, a

Bear spray: What is it and how dangerous is it to humans?

Earlier this week, the FBI arrested two men and charged them with attacking U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick with an unknown chemical spray during the Jan. 6 riot. Charging papers allege that one of the men said to the other, Give me that bear s---, before later spraying a substance into Sicknicks face.

Boy trapped in sand at Anderby Creek nearly buried alive, rescuer says

By Alex MossBBC News A boy trapped up to his neck in sand after the hole he was digging on the beach collapsed was "lucky" not to have been buried alive, rescuers said. The 14-year-old became stuck after the hole at Anderby Creek in Lincolnshire collapsed with only his head visible.

Krista Voda

Krista Voda was born in Clinton, IA on May 31, 1974. Female sportscaster most recognized for her pit reporting for NASCAR on Fox and as the chief host of The Setup. She and drummer Bill Stewart both studied at the University of Northern Iowa. She received her education from the University of Northern Iowa.