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February 26, 2026

Powerful Mural of Lady Liberty Being Detained by ICE Agents Pops Up in NYC

For many years, artist Doug Groupp aka Clown Soldier steered away from anything overtly political. “There were always undertones in my work, but I hadn’t confronted politics head-on,” he tells My Modern Met. Now, his latest work couldn’t be more immersed in the current political climate. The black-and-white mural Attack on Liberty, painted in the East Village in New York City, depicts the Statue of Liberty being arrested by ICE agents.

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February 25, 2026

Total Lunar Eclipse Will Turn the Full Moon a Rich Copper‑Red in March

On the night of March 3, 2026, stargazers worldwide will be treated to an astronomical spectacle as the full moon drifts into Earth’s shadow, igniting a rich copper-red glow. Often called a blood moon, this total lunar eclipse occurs when Earth aligns perfectly between the sun and the moon. Sunlight filtering through our planet’s atmosphere bends and scatters, washing the moon in fiery crimson hues, like a cosmic spotlight illuminating a silent stage.

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February 25, 2026

Osaka Was Anonymously Gifted Gold Bars Worth $3.6 Million to Improve Water Pipes

Osaka, Japan’s third-largest city, recently received an unexpected gift. Back in November, an anonymous donor presented the city with gold bars worth ¥560 million (about $3.6 million). But the 46-pound bars came with a specific stipulation: the money must be used to improve Osaka’s dilapidated water pipes. “It’s a staggering amount and I was speechless,” Hideyuki Yokoyama, the city’s mayor, told reporters last week.

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