In the 1960s, William Eggleston took color photographs of everyday objects and called them art, said Jan Stuart in Newsday. His 1974 show at the Museum of Modern Art was groundbreaking at a time when there was still controversy over whether even classically framed black-and-white photographs were museum-worthy. Filmmaker Michael Almereyda gained rare access to the laconic Southern photographer, who
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Kurdish PKK militia to disband for Turkey talksspeed read The Kurdistan Workers' Party will disarm after four decades of armed conflict with Turkey, putting an end to 'one of the longest insurgencies in the Middle East'
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US, China agree to lower tariffs for 90 daysspeed read US tariffs will fall to 30% from 145%, while China will cut its tax on US imports to 10% from 125%
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Qatar luxury jet gift clouds Trump trip to Mideastspeed read Qatar is said to be presenting Trump with a $400 million plane, which would be among the biggest foreign gifts ever received by the US government
