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‘Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club’ Review: Global OriginsAn exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art highlights the African-American painter’s trips to Nigeria and the influence of the vibrant postcolonial community he found there, displaying his paintings alongside art by his contemporaries from around the world.

Persons: Orpheus, Jacob Lawrence Organizations: Toledo Museum of Art Locations: American, Nigeria

☆ The average wedding just hit $29,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The average cost of a wedding, nationally, this year is $29,000, up $1,000 from 2022, according to online wedding planning site Zola. It said searches for alternative weddings – especially underwater weddings – have jumped 305% on its platform. “Though slightly challenging logistically, it should be interesting to see the data for underwater weddings in 2023,” she said. “Wedding photographer Kimber Greenwood, who specializes in underwater wedding photography, is booked to photograph 20 of them this year. The wedding industry should enjoy the recovery, because it may not last.

Persons: Zola, they’re, Emily Forrest, San, Esther Lee, ”, Knot’s Lee, “, Kimber Greenwood, Pinterest, Jenna Landi, “ There’s, Greenwood, they’ve Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, New York, Big Apple, Jewelers Locations: New York, New York City, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, Ft . Lauderdale, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, Gainesville , Florida

☆ Main Afghan-Pakistani border crossing closed, residents report gunfire
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The main border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan was closed on Monday, officials from the two sides said, and residents in the area reported the sound of gunfire near the normally bustling border transit point. It was not immediately clear if Afghan or Pakistani authorities closed the Torkham border crossing, near the Khyber Pass, but it comes after relations between Afghanistan's ruling Taliban and Pakistan have deteriorated sharply. Media reported that the border was closed on Sunday evening but did not give a reason. Clashes between Afghan and Pakistani security forces have also at times closed the second most important crossing between the two countries, at Chaman to the south. A Taliban foreign ministry spokesperson said later Pakistan should raise issues in private and not at public forums.

☆ Simone Biles hints that she will compete at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2021-10-02 | by ( Meredith Cash | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Simone Biles gave her biggest hint yet that she isn't finished with competitive gymnastics. Shortly after the Tokyo Olympics, the 24-year-old star told her coach she's "thinking about 2024." AdvertisementSimone Biles long planned for the Tokyo Olympics to be the final major competitive gymnastics event of her illustrious career. Biles dropped her biggest hint yet that she'll extend her gymnastics career for another three years to compete at the next Olympic Games. Shortly after she returned home from the Tokyo Olympics this summer, the 24-year-old superstar texted coach Cecile Canqueteau-Landi that she's "thinking about 2024."

Persons: Simone Biles, isn't, she's, Biles, —, Cecile Canqueteau, Landi Organizations: Tokyo, Service, Olympic Games, Business Locations: Paris

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