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Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan on Wednesday played down fears of a potential U.S. recession, saying strong consumer spending could keep the economy growing. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/30qCzUK https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

New York City rules limiting the number of art and book vendors in four popular Manhattan parks are constitutional, a state appeals court ruled on Tuesday, overturning an injunction against the rules. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2Nk7aQ4 https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Ahead of the annual remembrance day for the abolition of the slave trade, art conservationists are working to restore a rare painting of a kneeling African slave to go on display in the British port city of Liverpool. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2P2goTx https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

A Spanish businessman has bought a statue symbolizing women forced to work in Japanese military brothels which was removed from an exhibition in Japan after organizers received threats over the piece. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2yWr8HZ https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

A 60-metre tall semi-circle of steel cast to look from a distance like a towering but incomplete ring, is set to surprise drivers taking a scenic tour in the south of Belgium to France or Luxembourg. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2MZ8dEJ https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Radiation levels in the Russian city of Severodvinsk rose by up to 16 times on Aug. 8 after an accident that authorities said involved a rocket test on a sea platform, Russia's state weather agency said on Tuesday, the TASS news agency reported. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2yWuCdS https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Greek sculptor Takis, whose kinetic artworks were admired at major art museums around the world in a career spanning over 70 years, died on Friday at the age of 93, his foundation said. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2KsCzy1 https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Eid Al Salwaawi, 69, paints murals of the rituals of the haj pilgrimage on the walls of a house in Cairo's Sayeda Zainab neighborhood. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/31ih08G https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

The world's biggest celebration of the performing arts begins on Friday in Edinburgh, with its most international line-up yet grappling with issues every bit as weighty as those that set the tone for the city's first festival in 1947. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2Kc3MVw https://ift.tt/1lWo55T