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A banyan tree stands along Lahaina town's historic Front Street in February 2018, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The 150-year-old tree was scorched by a devastating wildfire that started Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, and tore through the heart of the Hawaiian island of Maui in darkness. (AP Photo/Jennifer McDermott)

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Ring by ring, majestic banyan tree in heart of fire-scorched Lahaina chronicles 150 years of history
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN AND JENNIFER MCDERMOTT - Associated Press
Thu,08/10/23-11:28AM , 85 Reads
For generations, the banyan tree along Lahaina town's historic Front Street served as a gathering place, its leafy branches unfurling majestically to give shade from the Hawaiian sun.
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Millennial Money: Are luxury investments a good idea in this economy?
By ELIZABETH AYOOLA OF NERDWALLET
Wed,08/09/23-10:58AM , 85 Reads
Some people collect luxury goods such as investment pieces. Think of a Birkin bag, art by the legendary Jean-Michel Basquiat or a Rolex. Anything considered timeless or high-quality and that appreciates in value can be called an investment piece.
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Master stone carver Tomás Ugarte sculpts quarry at the cemetery in the Mexico City borough of Chilmalhuacan, once the ancient village of Xochiaca, Sunday, July 2, 2023. Ugarte learned in the traditional way to carve stone as handed down by fathers and grandfathers, dating back about five generations. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)

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Traditional stone carvers chisel on despite loss of quarries in village swallowed by Mexico City
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ AND GERARDO CARRILLO - Associated Press
Tue,08/22/23-1:07AM , 85 Reads
XOCHIACA, Mexico (AP) — The sound of hammers and chisels striking stone rings out on most Sundays in the cemetery of ancient Xochiaca, a village swallowed up decades ago by the urban sprawl of Mexico City.
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Britain's Queen Camilla plays table tennis as Britain's King Charles III, French President Emmanuel Macron's wife Brigitte Macron, and mayor of Saint-Denis Mathieu Hanotin, right, during a visit to a gymnasium, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. (Bertrand Guay, Pool via AP)

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AP PHOTOS: King Charles and Camilla share moments both regal and ordinary on landmark trip to France
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fri,09/22/23-11:16PM , 85 Reads
PARIS (AP) — Playing ping-pong, strolling through a Bordeaux vineyard, dodging raindrops at a Paris flower market — Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla paid a special state visit to France that at times looked richly royal, and at times strikingly ordinary.
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