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At Cannes, amfAR gala returns in movie star style

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ANTIBES, France — Sharon Stone hosted and Alicia Keys gave a dazzling performance as the lavish amfAR gala that raises money for AIDS research...

Just in time for Tokyo games, Olympic items up for auction

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BOSTON — When the first modern Olympics were held in Athens in 1896, winners did not get gold medals as they will later this...

Delta goes shopping for deals on the used-airplane lot

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ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines said Tuesday it will buy or lease 36 used planes at good prices to position itself for growth after...

Unopened Legend of Zelda game from 1987 sells for $870,000

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DALLAS — An unopened copy of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda that was made in 1987 has sold at auction for $870,000. ...

Hunter Biden paintings pose ethical challenge for president

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WASHINGTON — The White House has established an arrangement that would allow President Joe Biden’s son Hunter to sell his artwork for tens of...

Famed British seascape by J.M.V. Turner up for auction

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LONDON — A seascape by renowned British painter J.M.V. Turner will be auctioned by Sotheby’s on Wednesday. ...

Historic resort in ‘Blue Hawaii’ to be auctioned this month

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WAILUA, Hawaii — The historic resort where Elvis Presley’s character got married in the 1961 film “Blue Hawaii" will go up for auction at...

France, Mexico sign deal against trafficking in artifacts

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PARIS — France and Mexico signed an agreement Thursday on cooperating against the trafficking of cultural artifacts, a deal that the Mexican foreign minister...

UK virus cases hit highest since Feb 5 amid ‘grab a jab’

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LONDON — The U.K. on Saturday recorded its most new coronavirus infections since early February as the National Health Service ran a “grab a...

UK watchdog probes Amazon, Google for fake reviews of goods

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LONDON — U.K. regulators said on Friday that they're investigating Google and Amazon over concerns the online giants aren't doing enough to stop fake...