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2. The Bonfire of the Vanities - Wikipedia

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   The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1987 novel by Tom Wolfe.The story is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in 1980s New York City, and centers on three main characters: WASP bond trader Sherman McCoy, Jewish assistant district attorney Larry Kramer, and British expatriate journalist Peter Fallow.

3. Vanitas - Wikipedia

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   Vanitas by Antonio de Pereda. Vanitas (Latin for 'vanity', in this context meaning pointlessness, or futility, not to be confused with the other definition of vanity) is a genre of art which uses symbolism to show the transience of life, the futility of pleasure, and the certainty of death, and thus the vanity of ambition and all worldly desires.

4. Countertop - Wikipedia

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   Countertop. A countertop, also counter top, counter, benchtop, worktop (British English) or kitchen bench (Australian or New Zealand English), bunker (Scottish English) is a raised, firm, flat, and horizontal surface. They are built for work in kitchens or other food preparation areas, bathrooms or lavatories, and workrooms in general.

5. ‘Here we go again’: Hurricane Milton strengthens to Category ...

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   Milton boasts top sustained wind speeds of 120 mph, the National Hurricane Center said at 7 a.m. Monday, when the storm was about 750 miles west-southwest of Tampa, moving at 8 mph. It is expected ...

6. The Vanity of Human Wishes - Wikipedia

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   The Vanity of Human Wishes: The Tenth Satire of Juvenal Imitated is a poem by the English author Samuel Johnson. [1] It was written in late 1748 and published in 1749 (see 1749 in poetry ). [ 2 ] It was begun and completed while Johnson was busy writing A Dictionary of the English Language and it was the first published work to include Johnson ...

7. Divided House GOP struggles to avoid a government shutdown - AOL

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   September 16, 2024 at 8:20 AM. House Speaker Mike Johnson is working to corral support for a government funding bill. WASHINGTON — Divided House Republicans stumbled last week in their effort to ...