In 1905, seven years before the end of China’s Qing Dynasty, Alice Roosevelt, the daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, visited Beijing’s Forbidden City. She met the ailing Empress Dowager Cixi, who presented her with a black Pekingese dog named Manchu. Ignoring the Confucian maxim that “Women should not take part in public affairs,” Cixi had made herself China’s de facto ruler, taking control of state affairs and international relations. In the United States, meanwhile, anti-Chinese sentiment was rife, and Roosevelt’s high-level visit could not smooth over the countries’ differences over an immigration treaty.

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This story has been updated based on discovery of another extraordinary sea surface temperature near South Florida in 2017. Excessively hot waters off the coast of South Florida rose to an unfathomable level Monday evening. A buoy in Manatee Bay, about 40 miles south of Miami, posted a temperature of 101.1 degrees at 6 p.m. after a morning low of 91 degrees. Temperatures remained at or above 100 from 5 p.

Victor Wembanyama’s sister Eve is set to watch her brother’s highly anticipated NBA debut in person on Wednesday. The French phenom was selected first overall by the Spurs in June’s NBA Draft, and has looked extremely promising in the preseason for San Antonio. And when he plays his first competitive NBA game, he’ll have a familiar face in the stands in his sister, as she revealed on her Instagram story Sunday.

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By Mark SavageBBC Music reporter PAGeorge Michael at the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics"Sex, beauty, sadness: All those things resonated with George." David Austin is casting his eye over George Michael's art collection, which is on display at Christie's in London before going under the hammer on Thursday. Among the 200 exhibits are a colour-changing portrait of the star by Michael Craig-Martin, a dove preserved in formaldehyde by Damien Hirst, and a life-size bronze gorilla by Angus Fairhurst, which used to live in Michael's garden.

By Fergus WalshMedical editor @BBCFergusWalsh Emma RussellAntibody tests which show that you have had a Covid-19 infection will be rolled out to NHS and care staff from next week. So what happens when you test positive? Carry on as before - and I should know. Part of the job of a medical correspondent is getting involved. That means volunteering for medical trials, tests and so on. I forget the number of times I've rolled up my sleeve to give blood to illustrate some story, or gone into an MRI scanner to image my brain.