WASHINGTON — The National Gallery of Art plans to close its modern art galleries for three years to complete a $68 million renovation, adding new galleries and a rooftop sculpture garden. Federal funds will pay for renovations to the East ...

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In addition to having a way better football team, Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti can claim another -- and some may say more important -- advantage over Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder.

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WASHINGTON — The National Archives unveiled its 715-year-old copy of Magna Carta on Thursday after a conservation effort removed old patches and repaired weak spots in the English declaration of human rights that inspired the United States’ founding documents. A ...

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WASHINGTON — A billionaire history buff has stepped forward to donate the $7.5 million matching gift that’s needed to start repairing cracks near the top of the Washington Monument caused by last summer’s East Coast earthquake. Businessman David Rubenstein told ...

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DURHAM, N.C. — A Duke University trustee who worked at the library when he was a student is giving more than $13 million to support the school’s Rare Book, Manuscript and Special Collections Library. Trustee vice chair David Rubenstein is ...

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