Tourists pay 22 euros ($24) to visit La Pedrera, Barcelona. But not Ana Viladomiu, who has lived in the building for more than 30 years. The writer used to live in the apartment with her husband and daughters but now lives alone. Antoni Gaudi’s La Pedrera opened in 1912 and took six years to complete. […]
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SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia — After being stranded at sea for two weeks because five ports refused to allow their cruise ship to dock, the passengers of the MS Westerdam were anything but sure their ordeal was finally over. Then the authoritarian leader of Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun Sen, agreed to let the Westerdam dock. Thailand, Japan,
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CHICAGO (AP) — The list of finalists for the Basketball Hall of Fame is considerably shorter than usual. The voters really didn’t need more this year. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett — 48 All-Star nods between them — headlined the class of eight finalists announced Friday by the Hall of Fame. Each will
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Facebook announced on Friday that it would allow political campaigns and candidates to pay creators for sponsored content on Instagram and Facebook, so long as the posts follow the company’s disclosure guidelines. Each piece of sponsored political content must use Facebook’s branded content tool, which states at the top of the post that the creator
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Stock indexes finished mostly higher on Wall Street Friday as technology, real estate and utilities companies outweighed losses elsewhere in the market February 14, 2020, 10:29 PM 2 min read Stock indexes finished mostly higher on Wall Street Friday as technology, real estate and utilities companies outweighed losses elsewhere in the market. The major indexes
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In the age of Instagram, “self-care” has become synonymous with indulgences like massages, facials, fancy products, boutique workout classes and lavish vacations. That all sounds great if you have tons of disposable income. But for most of us, spending serious cash on self-care just isn’t realistic. “The whole concept of self-care has really strayed from
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What better time than Valentine’s Day to hear details about the first gay kiss in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? In a new interview from Logo, actor Haaz Sleiman, who proudly describes himself as “a gay, Muslim, Arab American man,” revealed that he’s one half of Marvel’s first openly gay couple in the upcoming superhero movie, “The
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Image copyright Rob Matson Image caption Rob says the process has been “incredibly frustrating” Like many other would-be self-builders, Rob Matson from Oxted in Surrey has done plenty of research into what it would take to build a family home. The last piece in the jigsaw is finding a plot. He was hopeful when in
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17 Sweet Travel Destinations For Chocolate Lovers | HuffPost Life Part of HuffPost Travel. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. People choose travel destinations for a variety of reasons ― weather, financial incentives, special events, convenience, nostalgia, etc. But sometimes the draw is something … sweeter. Chocolate tourism is a very real industry as travelers
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The Overwatch League is relocating scheduled esports matches from three cities in China to Seoul due to the outbreak of a virus which has killed nearly 1,400 people February 14, 2020, 11:22 PM 2 min read NEW YORK — The Overwatch League is relocating scheduled esports matches from three cities in China to Seoul due
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