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The Statue of Liberty was originally designed to be a Muslim woman, the Smithsonian Institution's magazine has claimed.

An article on the government-administered museum's blog, Smart News, claims one of the designers of Lady Liberty drew inspiration from monuments in Egypt and originally intended to construct a veiled female peasant on the Suez Canal.

David Sweat, one of two New York state inmates who escaped from prison three weeks ago, was shot by police near the Canadian border and rushed to a local hospital on June 28, two days after his accomplice was killed, authorities said. 

The search for two convicted killers in New York shifted after possible sightings in the southern part of the state, 350 miles (565 kilometers) from the prison where the men escaped two weeks ago.

With police helicopters hovering overhead, hundreds of law enforcement officers in body armor poured into this small town in the Adirondack foothills June 9 in a search for two killers who used power tools to break out of a maximum-security prison 30 miles (50 kilometers) away.

A frantic manhunt was on June 7 for two convicted murderers who busted out of New York state's biggest maximum security prison by cutting through cell walls with power tools and escaping along tunnels.

Swedish builder Skanska said May 29 that its LaGuardia Gateway Partners consortium had been selected as preferred bidder in a $3.6 billion project to build a new terminal at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

A New York City plainclothes police officer was seriously injured when he was shot in the head on May 2 while attempting to question a man from his cruiser, and authorities said a suspect had been arrested and was in custody.

Hillary Clinton was on a campaign road trip deep into the US heartland April 13 after launching her bid to become the first woman to win the White House with a pledge to champion "everyday Americans." 

Hillary Clinton is expected to finally announce her candidacy for US president Sunday, ending prolonged speculation that she once again seeks to become the first woman elected to the White House.
      

While some museums are still somewhat skittish about selling souvenirs, New York's celebrated MoMA leads the way in retail innovation, its design boutiques almost as popular as the artwork on display.
      
The museum opened its first shop in 1939 -- a simple sales counter on the MoMA premises on 53rd Street in Manhattan.