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Ukraine debates future of downed Soviet monuments
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'Argylle' sees big drop but still tops N.America box office
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Guenter Brus, last of Austria's 'actionism' art movement, dies at 85
Contemporary artist Guenter Brus, the last surviving key member of Vienna's famed "actionists", has died at the age of 85, the museum dedicated to the radical and provocative art movement said Sunday.
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