The backstory Once the late real estate billionaire Douy Steyn’s family home, this sprawling property became a hotel in 2000 and has hosted some of the world’s top dignitaries.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
In the 16th and 17th centuries, when Genoa was at its financial peak as a seafaring republic, these typically Baroque palazzi, owned by the city’s elites, were chosen by the government to host visiting dignitaries.
The livestream will also feature archival images of the moon above some of Rome's most iconic monuments, according to the Virtual Telescope Project.
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Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
30 May 2026
Those marching orders left opponents and free speech advocates in disbelief, wondering how park employees were supposed to put a sunny spin on monuments acknowledging slavery, Jim Crow laws and the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
But merger enforcement should remain focused on competition and the potential for consumer and worker harm — the core pillars of antitrust — not political disagreements over content or viewpoint.
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Bill Lockyer,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
In information technology, the highest company score — the average of the orientation and implementation pillars — and the only 100, went to chipmaker Nvidia, which has become the world’s largest company by selling the chips and systems that have powered the development of AI models and services.
His broad network of advisers includes many prominent figures, including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, investor Stanley Druckenmiller, and Chevron CEO Mike Wirth, all of whom appeared at his swearing-in last month at the White House.
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Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
Altogether, Russia fired 656 drones and 73 missiles at Ukraine overnight, according to Ukrainian Air Force figures, which said the vast bulk of the drones and just over half of the missiles were shot down.
Other notables In his last year as CEO of the conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett received compensation worth $389,488 — down 4% from the year prior.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
More notables from Marlins’ win over Braves Miami’s 12-0 shutout win over Atlanta on Monday night is the largest run differential in a shutout at home in franchise history.
Eximious had a royal warrant, a seal of approval issued to those supplying goods to royal personages, from then-Prince Charles.
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Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
Good historians and talented fiction writers can tease out human qualities from such personages while acknowledging their fundamental distance from our own time.
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Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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