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How to build a 26-story hotel in 3 months" Published on April 25, 2019 at 08:56PM by Chris McGinnis How long does it take to build a high-rise hotel in the middle of Manhattan? Two to three years, maybe? Marriott plans to shrink that schedule to just three months with a new modular construction technique. The company said it will use the modular method to erect a 26-story AC Hotel at Sixth Avenue and 30th Street in New York City. The public areas of the hotel like the lobby and restaurant will be constructed on-site as usual but the 168 guest rooms will come to the site fully completed and will be stacked on top of the hotel's base one at a time.

United Airlines officially reveals new look [PHOTOS]" Published on April 24, 2019 at 11:33PM by Chris McGinnis, Tim Jue Saying it was time to reach a new generation of fliers, United officially debuted a new airplane livery in Chicago that drops the use of gold in favor of three shades of blue. The new look is not a drastic change from the current one- as United CEO Oscar Munoz previously stated, it's an "evolution, not a revolution." In some ways it's similar to an airline livery that first debuted with Continental Airlines back in 1991. That's right — the current United livery is almost three decades old!

These are the 50 best-selling albums of all time" Published on April 23, 2019 at 07:05PM by Travis Clark, provided by In August, The Eagles' greatest hits album, released in 1976, surpassed Michael Jackson's 1982 album "Thriller" to take the top spot on the RIAA's (Recording Industry Association of America) list of the highest-selling albums of all time in the US.

Old San Francisco comes to life in charming color images" Published on April 27, 2019 at 04:00PM by Katie Dowd We found a collection of colorized images from Getty and OpenSF History archives. Some are actual color photographs. Others are hand-tinted, a painstaking but popular process that took off in the early 1900s.

Tuscan-style Napa Valley estate is week's most expensive listing" Published on April 26, 2019 at 02:30AM by Claudine Zap, provided by A 19-acre, Tuscan-style estate in California's Napa Valley with the promise of bountiful harvests is the week's most expensive new listing on realtor.com.

D'Antoni: Harden not only MVP, but most improved, too" Published on April 28, 2019 at 03:29AM by By KRISTIE RIEKEN, AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston coach Mike D'Antoni thinks James Harden should win a second straight MVP award. The veteran coach also believes the Beard should take home another award, too. "I don't know if he'll get MVP, he should in my opinion," D'Antoni said. "But he definitely should get most improved player because he's improved his game." It's daunting to think: Harden is actually getting better. And there are plenty of numbers to back it up as the Rockets prepare to play the Warriors in the Western Conference semifinals starting Sunday. A year after Harden became the first Rocket to win MVP since Hakeem Olajuwon in 1994 when he led the team to the first of two titles Harden has improved in almost every statistical category. He raised his scoring average from 30.4 to 36.1 points lead the NBA, upped...

Starless Clippers ready to shop in summer free-agent market" Published on April 28, 2019 at 01:02AM by By BETH HARRIS, AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers overcame low expectations and a roster without any current or former All-Stars to win 48 games, make the playoffs and push the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors to six games. Now they're ready to go shopping. A blockbuster list of free agents comes on the market this summer. The Clippers have depth and a cohesive bunch of players who fight to the finish — comeback wins of 31 points in Game 2 against Golden State, 28 points at Boston, 25 points at Detroit and 20 points at Charlotte — and that should help catch the eye of big-name talent. They went 48-34, extending a franchise record with their eighth consecutive winning season. Their 13-2 mark was the NBA's best in March. "We did more than most thought we could," coach Doc Rivers said. "This is the start of som...