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Frank Stella, artist renowned for geometric works, dies at 87

Frank Stella, a painter, sculptor and printmaker whose constantly evolving works are hailed as landmarks of the minimalist and post-painterly abstraction art movements, died Saturday at his home in Manhattan.

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Frank Stella's "Concentric Squares," an example of the artist's geometric and structured works, at Christie's in New York City on Friday.

The Kentucky Derby is turning 150 years old. It’s survived world wars and controversies of all kinds.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. β€” As a record crowd cheered, American Pharoah rallied from behind and took aim at his remaining two rivals in the stretch.

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Calvin Borel rides at the 135th Kentucky Derby in 2009 in Louisville, Ky.

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A fan attends a preview day event ahead of the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Friday, in Louisville, Ky.

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Race fans arrive at Churchill Downs before the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race on Saturday, in Louisville, Ky.

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Kendrick Carmouche in New York in 2020.

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Jockey Mike Smith celebrates after winning the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby in 2018 in Louisville, Ky.

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Guests at the 149th Kentucky Derby in 2023 in Louisville, Ky.
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Lewiston bowling alley reopens 6 months after Maine's deadliest mass shooting

LEWISTON, Maine β€” It’s a dilemma no business owner should have to face: whether to reopen after a mass shooting.

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Bowling pins labeled for each of the 18 victims of the Oct. 25, 2023, mass shooting are displayed at Just In Time Recreation in Lewiston.

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League bowlers compete at Just In Time Recreation on May 1, 2024.

A tornado hit an Oklahoma newsroom built in the 1920s. The damage isn’t stopping the presses

SULPHUR, Okla. β€” When Oklahoma and national officials held a press conference Monday to discuss the scale of devastation following tornadoes two days earlier, Kathy John did what she always does: She showed up to report on it for the town’s weekly newspaper, the Sulphur Times-Democrat.

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Damage surrounds the Sulphur Times-Democrat building on Monday in downtown Sulphur, Oka.

I-95 in Connecticut will be closed for days after fiery crash damages bridge, governor says

The major traffic artery linking New England with New York will be closed in Connecticut for days after a tanker fire damaged a bridge over Interstate 95, Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday.

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Emergency personnel work at the scene of a fiery crash that left both sides of Interstate 95 shut down in southwestern Connecticut.

U.K.'s governing Conservatives suffer big losses in local elections as Labour appears headed for power

Britain’s governing Conservative Party is suffering heavy losses as an array of election results pour in Friday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a U.K. general election in which the main opposition Labour Party appears increasingly likely to return to power after 14 years.

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Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves No. 10 Downing St. in central London on May 1, 2024.

Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey to step down from F1 team

Adrian Newey, the designer who was a pivotal figure in Red Bull’s dominance of Formula One, will step down early next year, the team said Wednesday.

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Max Verstappen, Oracle Red Bull Racing, Christian Horner and Adrian Newey during the F1 Grand Prix of USA at Circuit of The Americas on Oct. 23, 2022, in Austin, Texas.

What is at stake in U.K. local voting ahead of a looming national election

Millions of voters in England and Wales will cast their ballots on Thursday in an array of local elections that will be the last big test before a U.K. general election that all indicators show will see the Conservative Party ousted from power after 14 years.

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Voters go to the polls in Yarm, northern England, a region with some key votes on Thursday.

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Labour Leader Keir Starmer will be hoping for high-profile wins.
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