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Balthazar Korab dies at 86; architect-photographer with wide-ranging eye
Balthazar Korab, an architect-turned-photographer with a wide-ranging eye whose moody, polished images captured the spirit of midcentury modern architecture and celebrated its masters, including Eero Saarinen and Mies van der Rohe, died Jan. 15 in Royal...
Tags: New Year's Day, Architecture, Le Corbusier, Arts, Kennedy Airport
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U.S. court considers claim on art stolen by Nazis
WASHINGTON -- A three-judge federal appellate court heard brief oral arguments Wednesday in what art experts say could be the last great Holocaust-era art restitution case, one with a California connection, but issued no ruling. The unusual case was...
Tags: Justice System, Government, Politics, Adolf Eichmann, International Law
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Study finds link between high fructose corn syrup, Type 2 diabetes
Researchers from USC and the University of Oxford say they have found an association between countries that have more high fructose corn syrup in their food supply and those that have higher rates of diabetes. Countries with higher use of HFCS had an...Tags: Body Mass Index, University of Oxford, Malaysia, Health and Safety at School, Obesity
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Wiesel speaks to sanctity of learning, power of memory
Elie Wiesel didn't need Holocaust deniers to lend immediacy to his discussion about the importance of learning and memory, but there they were anyway, three men standing outside the Symphony Center Sunday morning holding an anti-Semitic banner and barking...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Judaism, Chicago Humanities Festival, Awards and Prizes, Religion and Belief
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Hundreds protest pardon of man who killed Armenian military officer
L.A. NOWRoughly 400 people protested Thursday outside the consulates of Hungary and Azerbaijan, decrying the release and pardon of an Azerbaijani soldier convicted of killing an Armenian military officer with an ax.... -
Azerbaijan defends freeing convicted killer as Armenians protest
World NowRamil Safarov had been sentenced to spend the rest of his days behind bars after killing an Armenian officer with an ax in Budapest, Hungary. But President Ilham Aliyev pardoned the convicted killer last week after Hungary agreed to return him to... -
Hungary demands return of $8 million for Holocaust survivors
World NowHungary is demanding that a United States organization return roughly $8 million in payments for Holocaust survivors, claiming it has failed to properly account for the money. The American organization, in turn, says it provided reams of information and... -
Pentagon warns Navy SEAL author on Bin Laden book
World NowThe Pentagon formally warned a former Navy SEAL who has written a first-person account of the May 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden that he has violated his signed agreement not to divulge classified information and threatened him with legal action...... -
One in three open to traveling for medical treatment, poll finds
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Looking for an affordable face lift without breaking the bank? Want to combine a tummy tuck with two weeks in the sun? You're not alone. Nearly a third of people surveyed around the world say they are open to the idea of medical...Tags: Germany, Cosmetic Procedures, Dentistry and Dental Health, Sweden, Saudi Arabia
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Napa chef Pawlcyn's book offers a world of flavors
"Cindy's Supper Club: Meals from Around the World to Share With Family and Friends," by Cindy Pawlcyn (Ten Speed Press, $35)
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During a chat between celebrated Napa Valley chef/world traveler Cindy Pawlcyn and graphic designer Marianne Agnew,...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Italy, Recipes
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The U.S. should back off its criticism of Azerbaijan's handling of the Safarov case
It is not clear why the Obama administration and its allies in Congress decided to express their misplaced "concern" regarding Hungary's extradition of Lt. Ramil Safarov to his native Azerbaijan ("Ax murderer's homecoming stokes Caucasus feud," Sept. 7)....Tags: International Law, International Court of Justice, Caucasus, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, International Court or Tribunal
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Krekorian: In Azerbaijan, murder of Armenians is 'encouraged, celebrated and rewarded'
Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian – a former state assemblyman for the 43rd District – issued a letter Thursday expressing his “shock and anger” over Azerbaijan’s recent pardon of one of its own military officers,...Tags: Google+, NATO, Paul Krekorian, Azerbaijan
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