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☆ USS Harder: Wreck of famed US Navy World War II sub found off the Philippines
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The wreck of one of the most storied US Navy submarines of World War II has been found in the South China Sea eight decades after its last patrol, the Navy’s History and Heritage Command said Thursday. “Harder was lost in the course of victory. U.S. Navy archive photo of USS Harder. The NHHC said the wreck of the Harder was confirmed by data provided by the Lost 52 Project, an effort led by Tim Taylor, CEO of Tiburon Subsea, to find the 52 US subs lost in World War II. Harder, which had the motto of “Hit ‘em Harder,” was captained by Cmdr.

Persons: Harder, “ Harder, ”, Samuel J, Cox, NHHC, Tim Taylor, NHHC’s Cox, Samuel Dealey, Dealey Organizations: CNN, Navy, South China, Heritage Command, US Navy, U.S . Navy, Harder, East, US, National, Honor Museum, Honor Locations: South, Philippine, Luzon, Philippines, Bataan, Japanese, Tiburon, Japan, East Indies, Southeast Asia

☆ ‘Botticelli Drawings’ Review: A Master Painter’s Skills on Paper
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-06 | by ( Cammy Brothers | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Study for ‘Portrait of a Lady (Simonetta Vespucci)’ (c. 1480) Photo: Ashmolean MuseumSan FranciscoIn the popular imagination, Sandro Botticelli (c. 1445-1510) is associated with ethereal nymphs, idealized nudes, and blond beauties, thanks largely to the ubiquity of his most famous paintings, “Primavera” and “Birth of Venus.” But as a stunning new show at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor museum establishes, he is a more complex, intellectual, conflicted and varied artist than superficial familiarity might suggest.

Persons: Simonetta Vespucci, ’, Sandro Botticelli, “ Organizations: Ashmolean Museum San Francisco, “ Primavera, Francisco’s Legion

☆ Biden signs stopgap spending bill to avert government shutdown - White House
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) Leaders event at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small Acquire Licensing RightsSAN FRANCISCO, Nov 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden signed on Thursday a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown, a day after the Senate passed it, the White House said. Biden signed the document on the sidelines of a dinner at the Legion of Honor museum in San Francisco, where leaders are attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson had produced the stopgap funding bill that drew broad bipartisan support, a rarity in modern U.S. politics. Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Gokul Pisharody ; Editing by Clarence Fernandez and Kim CoghillOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Brittany Hosea, Biden, Mike Johnson, Trevor Hunnicutt, Clarence Fernandez, Kim Coghill Organizations: Economic, Economic Cooperation, REUTERS, FRANCISCO, Legion, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, . House, Thomson Locations: Asia, San Francisco , California, U.S, San Francisco, Washington

☆ Biden signs stopgap spending bill to avert govt shutdown- White House
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

☆ Biden signs a bill averting a government shutdown for now, with Israel and Ukraine aid still stalled
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President Joe Biden signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans over the federal budget into the new year, as wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel remains stalled. Biden signed the bill Thursday in San Francisco, where he was hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. The president signed the bill at the Legion of Honor Museum, where he held a dinner for APEC members. He portrayed the temporary funding bill as setting the ground for a spending "fight" with the Senate next year. The spending bill does not include the White House's nearly $106 billion request for wartime aid for Israel and Ukraine.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Mike Johnson, Johnson Organizations: Republicans, Economic Cooperation, Legion, Honor, APEC, Republican Locations: Ukraine, Israel, San Francisco, Asia

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans over the federal budget into the new year, as wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel remains stalled. Biden signed the bill in San Francisco, where he is hosting the summit of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economies. The president signed the bill at the Legion of Honor Museum, where he held a dinner for APEC members. He portrayed the temporary funding bill as setting the ground for a spending “fight” with the Senate next year. The spending bill does not include the White House’s nearly $106 billion request for wartime aid for Israel and Ukraine.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Mike Johnson, Johnson, Stephen Groves, Zeke Miller Organizations: FRANCISCO, Republicans, Economic Cooperation, Legion, Honor, APEC, Republican Locations: Ukraine, Israel, San Francisco, Asia, Washington

☆ Art Shows and Exhibitions to See This Fall
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Will Heinrich | More About Will Heinrich | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A blockbuster meetup of Manet and Degas, an unprecedented retrospective for Ed Ruscha and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see an 800-year-old ink painting that has never before left Asia — the new season of museum shows is full of heart-stoppers. A new gallery devoted to plaster is set to open at the Museum of Modern Art, too, and drawing shows are everywhere, from Hanne Darboven in Texas to Stéphane Mandelbaum in New York. SeptemberONLY THE YOUNG: EXPERIMENTAL ART IN KOREA, 1960s-1970s Coming of age in a rapidly changing country, postwar Korean artists innovated without fear. Organized with the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul, this show is slated to travel on to the Hammer in Los Angeles. (Sept. 1-Jan. 7, 2024; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum)JA’TOVIA GARY: THE GIVERNY SUITE A Black feminist angle on art history — and on Monet’s famous gardens at Giverny, France — in a newly acquired video installation.

Persons: Manet, Degas, Ed Ruscha, Hanne Darboven, Stéphane Mandelbaum, Ruth Asawa, Michelangelo, Asawa, Solomon R, GARY Organizations: Museum of Modern, Whitney Museum of American, Francisco’s Legion, Honor, National Museum of Modern, Art, Guggenheim Museum, Modern, of Fine Arts Locations: Asia, Texas, New York, KOREA, Seoul, Los Angeles, Giverny, France, Houston

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