The Metropolitan Museum of Art will keep a Picasso sold by a man fleeing the Axis, Reuters reported. A federal appeals court ruled last week that his heirs waited too long to request the return of the painting, sold to the Met 58 years ago. Reclaiming Nazi-stolen art has a long and complicated past worldwide. […]
BBC News reported that a woman recently woke up alone on a parked airplane. The Air Canada flight had landed in Toronto but the crew failed to awaken the passenger, who had to call for help to be rescued from the plane. Her story illustrates how the brain handles stress. […]
A Brazilian flight steward was caught smuggling cocaine in his luggage, according to NPR. The crewman was caught with 86 pounds of the substance on a stopover in Spain. Cocaine is as addictive as it is dangerous. […]
French wildlife rangers may have discovered a new species of fox-like cat, according to CNN. It’s said to be larger than a domestic cat and to have pronounced canine teeth. Both the definition and arrival of a new species bear review. […]
After nearly 140 years, La Sagrada Familia received a permit to finish construction, according to NPR. The Roman Catholic Church in Barcelona began construction in 1882, but was held up by legal paperwork until this year. It is already a landmark tourist destination despite its incompleteness. […]
Menus at restaurants—especially fast food—are becoming more diverse. McDonald’s has a new “Worldwide Favorites” menu, the “Los Angeles Times” reported. “The Sacramento Bee” said a local Taco Bell will feature multiple alcoholic beverages this fall. With new menus everywhere, it’s worth looking at what the world is eating. […]
The Cavendish banana is facing extinction, HuffPost reported. Bananas are an $8-billion-a-year industry and are sent to countries all over the world. Bananas are a great example of how foods are delocalized and introduced to the global food market. […]
Thousands of Hong Kong protesters are marching against a new extradition bill, BBC News reported. The bill would allow criminal extradition to China. This controversy is the latest chapter in the complex story of Hong Kong. […]
New ravens have hatched in the Tower of London for the first time in 30 years, the tower’s official website said. A superstition-based royal decree dating back to Charles II mandates that at least six ravens bred by a ravenmaster must live on the grounds at all times, lest England fall to calamity. The Tower of London is steeped in history. […]
New evidence suggests one of D-Day’s most heroic battles may have been unnecessary, The Washington Post reported. U.S. Army Rangers bravely took the ridge of Pointe du Hoc from Axis forces, but was it the best focus of Allied soldiers with everything else going on that day? […]
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