Stargazers witness rare event in supermoon eclipse

Stargazers witness rare event in supermoon eclipse

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stargazers were being treated to a rare astronomical phenomenon when a total lunar eclipse combined with a so-called supermoon.

Those in the United States, Europe, Africa and western Asia can view the coupling, weather permitting, Sunday night or early Monday.

Expert: can’t say if bones in Florence are Mona Lisa model
Italy

Expert: can’t say if bones in Florence are Mona Lisa model

Associated Press

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Scientific testing of bone fragments from a Florence church grave could not determine whether they are from the body of a Renaissance-era woman some believe was the model for Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa," researchers said.

Perhaps as enigmatic as that Mona Lisa smile, the question of who might have been the model has intrigued art lovers for centuries.

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