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The Villa Aurora, a palace in Rome that houses the only mural by Caravaggio and that's at the center of a messy legal battle between a Texas-born princess and the sons of her late husband, an Italian prince, will go up for auction on Jan. 18. Laurent Emmanuel/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Important parts of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy are often glossed over
France's nuclear power program sparks tensions with Germany over what is clean energy
France ramps up nuclear power as Germany closes plants in the name of clean energy
Here's what's driving the lowest COVID immunization rates around the world
The free press in Hong Kong is under fire from the Chinese government, critics say
A shortage of bus drivers is causing problems for those who use public transportation
Debris 'as far as the eye can see' along Los Angeles train tracks following thefts
What counts as rural? The qualifications are keeping grants from some small towns
Florida hospitals caught in limbo over differing federal and state vaccine mandates
Sudan's pro-democracy movement hopes to force a transition to civilian rule
The Villa Aurora, a palace in Rome that houses the only mural by Caravaggio and that's at the center of a messy legal battle between a Texas-born princess and the sons of her late husband, an Italian prince, will go up for auction on Jan. 18. Laurent Emmanuel/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
An epic inheritance fight will soon cost a Texas-born princess her 16th-century villa
Encore: Civil rights activists say we've been here before in fight over voting rights
Red Cross declares a 'blood crisis' as supply runs out at hospitals and blood banks
UAE has promised to respond after drone attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels
Reporter Chloe Veltman reacts to hearing her digital voice double, "Chloney," for the first time, with Speech Morphing chief linguist Mark Seligman. Courtesy of Speech Morphing hide caption
Send in the clones: Using artificial intelligence to digitally replicate human voices
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