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Joan Brown's<em data-stringify-type="italic"> Joan + Donald</em>, 1982, Oil enamel on canvas, 72 1/4 x 60 in. (183.5 x 152.4 cm), collection of Adam Lindemann

Mr. Whiskers is ready for his close-up: When an artist's pet is also their muse

Pablo Picasso made studies of Lump, an adored dachshund. And Frida Kahlo's catalogue is packed with self-portraits featuring her pet monkeys and parrots.

Rescue workers in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, walk past homes wrecked by Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Early reports suggested dozens of people died in the storm, but later assessments found the death toll to be at least 20 times higher.

Hurricanes cause vast majority of storm deaths in vulnerable communities

New research puts stark numbers on a well-known disparity: poor and vulnerable communities suffer over 90% of deaths associated with major storms.

This photo illustration taken on July 14, 2021, shows the Clubhouse app icon on a mobile phone screen. The social audio app announced Wednesday it will not be attending this year's SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, given the controversies surrounding the state's transgender laws.

Clubhouse says it won't be attending SXSW 2022 because of Texas' trans rights

Instead of attending SXSW 2022, the popular audio-only social app says it will hold its panel "The Power of Voice" on its platform, a spokesperson said.

Rescuers recover a body at a beach near Cutro, southern Italy, after a migrant boat broke apart in rough seas, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. Rescue officials say dozens of migrants have died after their boat broke apart off southern Italy.

Dozens of migrants have been killed in a shipwreck off the coast of Italy

Officials feared the death toll could top 100 since some survivors indicated the boat had as many as 200 passengers when it set out from Turkey, United Nations refugee and migration agencies said.

101 Ash Street in Downtown San Diego. Aug. 21, 2020.

San Diego City Council accepts 101 Ash, Civic Center Plaza settlement

The deal allows Cisterra to keep its $6.2 million in profits from a similar deal with Civic Center Plaza.

Six months after Hurricane Ian stormed across Southwest Florida, people in many areas are still struggling to rebuild. Fort Myers Beach was particularly hit hard by the 15-foot storm surge.

After Hurricane Ian, Fort Myers Beach struggles to become 'a functional paradise'

Nearly every building on the barrier island in Southwest Florida was damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Ian's 15-foot storm surge. It's left the town with almost a clean slate for redevelopment.

John Hunt catches a fish during his extensive fun-filled summer.

This summer's crazy weather just can't stop, won't stop Americans from having fun

People are consulting weather apps, donning rain gear and downing electrolytes in a quest to enjoy the 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Group-chat app Discord announced on Monday that in the second half of 2020, it took down more than 2,000 communities dedicated to extremist causes, of which more than 300 focused on the baseless conspiracy theory QAnon.

Group-Chat App Discord Says It Banned More Than 2,000 Extremist Communities

The popular platform also reported on Monday that it deleted more than 300 communities, known on the site as "servers," that were dedicated to the conspiracy theory QAnon.

This May 2, 2022, photo shows the AES Huntington Beach Energy Center in Huntington Beach, Calif. The AES facility, the proposed site of the Poseidon Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Plant will face a critical vote by the California Coastal Commission (CCC) on May 12. The highly contested project has been debated for more than two decades. The commission's staff issued a scathing report recommending the agency reject the project due to concerns about the impact on marine life, the cost to ratepayers, and the impact of sea-level rise on the low-lying area where it would be built. Business and labor groups argue it will provide another source of much-needed water.

Amid drought, California desalination project at crossroads

Environmentalists oppose the plant and say it will damage marine life and is vulnerable to flooding from sea level rise.

The sun setting on the Oceanside, Calif., pier in this undated photo taken 2022.

From ‘Ocean-slime’ to gentrified, Oceanside is seeing big changes

The city of Oceanside was at one point referred to as "Ocean-slime." But now, it's gentrifying.

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