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Downed trees are seen around the historic house in LaPlace

How a museum founder battled Ida to save precious pieces of the history of Louisiana’s enslaved people

By Amanda Jackson and Michelle Krupa, CNN As Hurricane Ida barreled through LaPlace, Louisiana, on Sunday, a museum founder hunkered down in a 1790s plantation house to save irreplaceable historic artifacts. John McCusker, founder of the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House, along with Charlotte Jones, operations and programming manager of the museum, stayed at the

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Downed trees are seen around the historic house in LaPlace

How a museum founder battled Ida to save precious pieces of the history of Louisiana’s enslaved people

By Amanda Jackson and Michelle Krupa, CNN As Hurricane Ida barreled through LaPlace, Louisiana, on Sunday, a museum founder hunkered down in a 1790s plantation house to save irreplaceable historic artifacts. John McCusker, founder of the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House, along with Charlotte Jones, operations and programming manager of the museum, stayed at the

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Beanie Fieldstein as Monica Lewinsky in FX's "Impeachment: American Crime Story."

‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’ dissects the Clinton scandal with Monica Lewinsky’s input

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The “American Crime Story” banner launched by O.J. Simpson’s trial is an odd one for FX’s “Impeachment,” an otherwise engrossing, undeniably juicy limited series that puts the women front and center in the Bill Clinton impeachment scandal. Sarah Paulson’s portrayal of Linda Tripp steals the show, but there’s no shortage

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The old city is a maze of narrow streets.

Taranto: Southern Italy’s hidden treasure

Jonathan Hawkins, CNN The Puglia region envelops the “heel” of the boot-shaped Italian peninsula. Laden with olive groves, surrounded by clear, sparkling water and speckled with charming, historic towns and villages, its rustic appeal has made it an increasingly popular destination for tourists. The region’s list of must-see attractions includes the UNESCO World Heritage sites

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