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FRIDA KAHLO SETS NEW AUCTION RECORD WITH ICONIC SELF-PORTRAIT

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Frida Kahlo has once again redefined artistic legacy after her self-portrait El sueño (La cama) sold for an extraordinary $54.7 million, becoming the most valuable artwork by a female artist ever sold at auction. The sale at Sotheby's New York surpassed Georgia O'Keeffe's 2014 record, when Jimson Weed/White Flower No.1 sold for $44.4 million after previously hanging in the White House. Kahlo's painting, valued between $40 and $60 million, was sold by a private collector and had not been publicly seen for nearly three decades. Before the auction, it toured major cultural hubs including London, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Paris and New York, drawing crowds who waited in long lines to view it.

DONALD TRUMP AND JD VANCE NOT INVITED TO DICK CHENEY'S FUNERAL

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The funeral of former Vice President Dick Cheney will take place on Thursday, November 20, at Washington's National Cathedral, but President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are reportedly not on the guest list. Cheney, who served under George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009, passed away on November 3 at the age of 84.

MISS MEXICO CROWNED MISS UNIVERSE AFTER VIRAL CLASH WITH PAGEANT EXECUTIVE SPARKS CONTESTANT WALKOUT

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Miss Universe 2025 has a new queen, and her coronation comes on the heels of one of the most turbulent competition seasons in recent memory. Fátima Bosch of Mexico was crowned on Thursday night during the 74th Miss Universe pageant held at Impact Challenger Hall in Bangkok, Thailand, triumphing over more than 130 contestants representing countries and territories around the world.

GUSTAV KLIMT PAINTING SELLS FOR $236.4 MILLION, BECOMES MOST VALUABLE MODERN PAINTING

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Gustav Klimt's legacy has just become a little greener. After all, the symbolist artist's work Bildnis Elisabeth Lederer (or Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer in English) sold for $236.4 million, including fees, at Sotheby's auction in New York on November 18.

INDIA FACES COMPLEX DILEMMA OVER SHEIKH HASINA EXILE

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India's long-standing partnership with Sheikh Hasina has entered its most fragile chapter yet as the former Bangladeshi leader remains in exile across the border after being sentenced to death by a special tribunal. For fifteen years she provided New Delhi with what it values most in its immediate region: political stability, counterbalance to Chinese influence and critical access for India's northeastern connectivity. Her abrupt fall from power during the 2024 student-led uprising and the rise of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as interim leader have now left India navigating a diplomatic crisis without easy answers.

ROBLOX INTRODUCES MEASURES TO BLOCK KIDS FROM CHATTING WITH ADULTS

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Roblox, one of the world's most popular gaming platforms, is expanding its safety measures to prevent children from chatting with adult strangers. Mandatory age checks for chat features will be introduced, beginning in December for Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands, with a global rollout set for January. This move comes as the platform faces ongoing criticism and lawsuits in several US states over child safety concerns, including access to inappropriate content and adult communication.

JD VANCE BREAKS SILENCE ON DICK CHENEY'S DEATH AS TRUMP STAYS QUIET

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President Donald Trump has still not commented on the death of former Vice President Dick Cheney, but his own vice president, JD Vance, has finally addressed the news.

TIKTOK TO LET USERS DIAL DOWN AI VIDEOS AS PLATFORM REVEALS MORE THAN 1 BILLION AI CLIPS

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TikTok is rolling out a new control that lets users decide how much AI-generated content appears on their For You feeds, marking the platform's strongest attempt yet to manage the surge of synthetic media dominating short-form video.