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SALEM, Mass. — “Sometimes the times were dark and the outlook was lonesome, but where there is a will, there is a way,” the Black and Indigenous sculptor Edmonia Lewis once said. The quotation, now printed and spotlit on a dark blue wall in the exhibition Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone, continues, “That is what I tell my people whenever I meet them, that they must not be discouraged, but work ahead until the world is bound to respect them for what they have accomplished.” Lewis — who was born in Greenbush, New York, in 1844 and died in London…

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Lionel Messi was substituted during Inter Miami’s latest Major League Soccer match because of “muscle fatigue” in his left hamstring, his club said on Monday.There had been fears that the 2022 World Cup winner had suffered an injury during Inter Miami’s 6-4 win over Philadelphia Union.However, the MLS club announced that medical tests showed that it was nothing more than “an overload associated with muscle fatigue”.”The timeline for his return to physical activity will depend on his clinical and functional progress,” Inter Miami said.Having set up two of Miami’s four first-half goals on Sunday, Messi clutched his leg in the…

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Mexico registered foreign direct investment (FDI) of nearly US $23.6 billion during the first quarter of 2026, a 10.4% increase compared to the same period last year. The figure, released by the Economy Ministry on Monday, is a record high for any first quarter in Mexico and it comes despite geopolitical uncertainties and a tariff wall created by U.S. President Donald Trump. Mexico’s mining industry was an especially strong attractor of foreign capital during the first quarter of this year, accounting for US $3.034 billion, a 39.7% increase over the $2.171 billion in last year’s first quarter. (Unsplash) “Foreign investors…

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Household energy bills drop up to 10% across parts of east coastThe government says household standing offer time of use prices will fall between 1.1% and 10.7% in South Australia, NSW and south-east Queensland, under the latest default market offer over the next 12 months.The DMO – which is the maximum price energy retailers can charge electricity consumers on default plans (known as standing offer contracts) – shows small business standing offer time of use prices are set to fall by between 12.1% and 20.9%.Chris Bowen will be out and about this morning to spruik the drop in energy bills…

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Real Housewives of Rhode Island star Rosie Woods DiMare responded to plastic surgery questions, revealing that she’s “never” gone under the knife. “Lots of questions about the work I get done so here it is,” Rosie, 35, captioned an Instagram Story post on Saturday, May 23. “Botox.. everywhere. If there’s a spot on my face that we can freeze.. I do it.” Rosie noted to followers that she’s gotten Botox in “odd places,” like “jelly rolls under my eyes, Nefertiti neck lift and Barbie tox in traps.” Once a year, she’ll get “one full syringe” of filler in her lips…

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Rob Base, one-half of the seminal Harlem duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, died on Friday (May 22) after a “private battle with cancer.” He was 59. “Rob’s music, energy, and legacy helped shape a generation and brought joy to millions around the world,” a statement on his Instagram page read. “Beyond the stage, he was a loving father, family man, friend, and creative force whose impact will never be forgotten.”The duo’s 1988 hit “It Takes Two,” situated Base’s bars over the Think drum break, a popular loop drawn from Lyn Collins’ James Brown-produced 1972 song “Think (About It).” The…

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The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday urged foreign nationals to leave Kyiv, after Russian forces conducted a large-scale attack on the Ukrainian capital. Russian forces are carrying out “consistent and systemic strikes at enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry in [Kyiv], including specific facilities for designing, manufacturing and programming drones and preparing them for operation,”…

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