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Vermeer's 'Woman In Blue' Returns To D.C., Hoping For Better Luck This Time

Vermeer's 1663 work, Woman in Blue Reading a Letter, is back on display at the National Gallery after its first visit 20 years ago. Carola van Wijk/National Gallery of Art hide caption

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Vermeer's 'Woman In Blue' Returns To D.C., Hoping For Better Luck This Time

During the National Gallery's first Vermeer exhibit 20 years ago, the federal government shut down twice, and a major blizzard hit the East Coast. But The Woman in Blue Reading a Letter is undeterred.

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Vermeer's 'Woman In Blue' Returns To D.C., Hoping For Better Luck This Time

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Vermeer's 'Woman In Blue' Returns To D.C., Hoping For Better Luck This Time

Vermeer's 'Woman In Blue' Returns To D.C., Hoping For Better Luck This Time

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Proposed Cameras At Jerusalem Shrine Put The Focus On Mutual Mistrust

Palestinian shoppers walk near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, under the watchful eye of Israeli police and wall-mounted security cameras. Amid the recent violence, there's talk of placing cameras inside the city's most contested religious site, known as the Temple Mount to Jews and the Al-Aqsa mosque compound to Muslims. Daniella Cheslow for NPR hide caption

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Proposed Cameras At Jerusalem Shrine Put The Focus On Mutual Mistrust

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OK Google: Where Do You Store Recordings Of My Commands?

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