?? $1M banana art

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It’s Tuesday, November 19 — here’s what you’ll find in today’s edition:

• A political clash on “The View”
• $1M banana art
• 4 quick hits of news from the last 24 hours

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Political clash on “The View”

Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin, co-hosts on “The View,” engaged in a heated debate over the role of racism and misogyny in Donald Trump's Presidential victory. Sunny Hostin says U.S. racism and misogyny played a big role in Kamala Harris' defeat -- but Griffin thought that voters were motivated by economic concerns.

Watch a clip of the clash for yourself here .

Fox News says Sunny used a voting graph to make her point -- saying there's a racial divide and education factor behind support for Trump v. Harris.

But Griffin argued that economic concerns were driving voters' choices, not prejudice: More Black voters supported Trump in 2024 than they did in 2020!

Either way, NY Post says former “The View” co-host Meghan McCain wasn't interested in the clash. She said the show was a “progressive insane asylum”.

$1M banana art

Yahoo : The artwork “Comedian” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall, gained significant attention when it debuted at the Art Basel Miami Beach fair in 2019 -- it was sold for $120-150k, but is now estimated to be worth between $1-1.5m.

AP News highlights that the artwork's million-dollar valuation lies in its concept, not the banana itself -- obviously! Also, the bananas get replaced every so often, otherwise they'd get nasty.

CNBC : Cattelan's work often uses humor to challenge art world norms and provoke thought on value.

Wibx 950 thinks it's a bit ridiculous -- how is this worth so much?? Only a fool would pay $1m for something so silly.

The New York Post : But hey, there have been weirder fine art pieces in the past. Conceptual art is really popular; this banana isn't all it seems.

4 quick hits

1) Germany and Finland investigate broken undersea cables in the Baltic Sea, suspecting sabotage amid rising tensions.

2) Ukraine fires US-made missiles into Russia for the first time, targeting a weapons arsenal in a significant escalation.

3) Putin revises Russia's nuclear doctrine, lowering the threshold for use in reaction to US arms aid to Ukraine.

4) Former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy picked by Trump for Transportation Secretary.