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LONDON - The art world loves hype. Works are touted as the biggest, the rarest, the most expensive. Even in an age of superlatives, the British Museum has something special — the oldest known figurative art in the world.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Japanese celebrity chef with restaurants in Beverly Hills, New York and London added "hotelier" to his resume Monday with launch of the world's first Nobu Hotel Restaurant and Lounge.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - There's no shortage of stages in the Entertainment Capital of the World, although residents have long found it easier to find a celebrity impersonator than a Tony Award-winning musical.

NEW ORLEANS - The blackout at the Superdome will not stop the Super Bowl from returning to New Orleans.

JUNEAU, Alaska - The Alaska House has passed legislation that critics say would roll-back requirements that cruise ships meet state water quality standards when dumping wastewater.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The FBI is playing a significant role in the investigation into the death of a New York City woman in Istanbul while on a solo vacation, a U.S. congressman said Monday. Rep. Michael Grimm, a former FBI agent, said U.S.

BALTIMORE - Baltimore is in party-planning mode a day after the Ravens' Super Bowl victory.

RINCON, Puerto Rico - Several years ago, I found myself needing a certain type of vacation — one that would help me reset life and that combined my passions: fitness and sports, the outdoors and travel, healthy food and new people.

TORONTO - The Victorian industrial buildings within Toronto's Distillery District loom large against the winter sky as two modern Segways glide noiselessly over the paved red brick lanes.