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Protests In New York As 'Transgender', 'Queer' Scrubbed From Rights Website
The National Park Service has scrubbed references to transgender and queer people from the website of a monument to the 1969 Stonewall riots, a foundational moment in the struggle for LGBTQ rights, igniting protests in New York City.
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Trump Prepares To Withdraw From Paris Climate Agreement: Report
US President-elect Trump's transition team has prepared executive orders and proclamations on withdrawing from Paris climate agreement and shrinking the size of some national monuments to allow more drilling and mining, the New York Times reported.
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Paris Marathon To Be Held On October 2021: Organisers
The Paris Marathon's route includes monuments like the Eiffel Tower, Louvre and Notre Dame cathedral, starting and finishing at the Arc de Triomphe.
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US Artist Honours Victims Of Octopus Attack, Elephant Stampede In Prank Memorials
three memorials to three made-up tragedies sprung from the vivid imagination of Reginella, a 47-year-old sculptor and jokester who has made an art out of monuments commemorating non-existent victims.
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Thousands Evacuated After Fire Scare At US' Statue Of Liberty Island
Thousands of visitors to the Statue of Liberty were evacuated from the national monument's New York Harbor island on Monday after a small fire broke out at a construction site, authorities said.
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Americans Mark July 4th With Fireworks, Franks, Festivities
From fireworks soaring above the Washington Monument to hot dogs being downed in New York City's famed frank-eating contest, Americans aren't shy about celebrating their nation's birthday.
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Mark Twain Plaque Stolen from Monument at New York Gravesite
Police are investigating the theft of a bronze plaque from a monument at Mark Twain's gravesite in upstate New York.
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India to Have New York's Grand Central Like Top Rail Stations: Officials
India by 2017 will have five or six top-class railway stations on the pattern of monumental Grand Central Terminal, New York, or famed Gare d'Austerlitz terminus in Paris, a top Railway Board official has said.
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Climate Change Threatens 30 US Landmarks - Science Advocacy Group
Climate change is threatening US landmarks from the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor to the Cesar Chavez National Monument in Keene, California with floods, rising sea levels and fires, scientists said on Tuesday.
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US woman on mission to make Agra worthy of the Taj Mahal
A 30-year-old psychologist and Yoga teacher from New York came to Agra as a tourist but has now decided to stay back to "reform" the city to make it worthy of "such a beautiful monument as the Taj Mahal".
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Protests In New York As 'Transgender', 'Queer' Scrubbed From Rights Website
The National Park Service has scrubbed references to transgender and queer people from the website of a monument to the 1969 Stonewall riots, a foundational moment in the struggle for LGBTQ rights, igniting protests in New York City.
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Trump Prepares To Withdraw From Paris Climate Agreement: Report
US President-elect Trump's transition team has prepared executive orders and proclamations on withdrawing from Paris climate agreement and shrinking the size of some national monuments to allow more drilling and mining, the New York Times reported.
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Paris Marathon To Be Held On October 2021: Organisers
The Paris Marathon's route includes monuments like the Eiffel Tower, Louvre and Notre Dame cathedral, starting and finishing at the Arc de Triomphe.
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US Artist Honours Victims Of Octopus Attack, Elephant Stampede In Prank Memorials
three memorials to three made-up tragedies sprung from the vivid imagination of Reginella, a 47-year-old sculptor and jokester who has made an art out of monuments commemorating non-existent victims.
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Thousands Evacuated After Fire Scare At US' Statue Of Liberty Island
Thousands of visitors to the Statue of Liberty were evacuated from the national monument's New York Harbor island on Monday after a small fire broke out at a construction site, authorities said.
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Americans Mark July 4th With Fireworks, Franks, Festivities
From fireworks soaring above the Washington Monument to hot dogs being downed in New York City's famed frank-eating contest, Americans aren't shy about celebrating their nation's birthday.
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Mark Twain Plaque Stolen from Monument at New York Gravesite
Police are investigating the theft of a bronze plaque from a monument at Mark Twain's gravesite in upstate New York.
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India to Have New York's Grand Central Like Top Rail Stations: Officials
India by 2017 will have five or six top-class railway stations on the pattern of monumental Grand Central Terminal, New York, or famed Gare d'Austerlitz terminus in Paris, a top Railway Board official has said.
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Climate Change Threatens 30 US Landmarks - Science Advocacy Group
Climate change is threatening US landmarks from the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor to the Cesar Chavez National Monument in Keene, California with floods, rising sea levels and fires, scientists said on Tuesday.
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US woman on mission to make Agra worthy of the Taj Mahal
A 30-year-old psychologist and Yoga teacher from New York came to Agra as a tourist but has now decided to stay back to "reform" the city to make it worthy of "such a beautiful monument as the Taj Mahal".
