The National Gallery of Art has acquired A Man Cutting Tobacco, painted in Malta in the 1660s by the leading Italian Baroque artist, Mattia Preti (1613–1699).

On the other end of the spectrum, you have barrel-proof or cask-strength whiskey. Those terms mean that the whiskey hasn't been diluted with water before bottling to cut it down to proof.

Lucas Pouille (No. 103) will take on Mattia Bellucci (No. 100) in the Round of 32 at the Open Sud de France on Monday, January 27. In his last time out, Bellucci was defeated by Terence Atmane 6-7 ...

The Vault podcast series, "Is there a cult in North Dakota?," goes behind-the-scenes with Forum reporters who investigated the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church in Neche, North Dakota Welcome to ...

Allies of the new US President are said to feel Mr Trump has the Prime Minister 'over a barrel' as Labour needs to seal a package to revive the UK's sluggish economy. They claimed a US-UK trade ...

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