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A World Reshaped by A.I. Needs Museums More Than Ever

There’s a bumper crop of museums opening from Taiwan to Paris to Harlem. Look for stand-alone buildings, extensions, remade landscapes — and two presidential libraries.
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Pentagon Is Reinstalling Portrait of Confederate General at West Point Library

The Pentagon is putting back up a portrait of Gen. Robert E. Lee at the military academy, as the Trump administration seeks to restore honors for American figures who fought to preserve slavery.

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The United States Military Academy, in West Point, N.Y.
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How Starmer, Macron and Merz Tried to Halt the War in Gaza

Images of starving children and Israel’s planned expansion of settlements spurred Britain, France and Germany to a tougher stance. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was undeterred.

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Both Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, left, and President Emmanuel Macron of France announced plans to recognize the state of Palestine last month.
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