September 26th News

It's a bit later than usual today, and slow. Only two stories so far.

New stories as of 8:49 AM:

Italian officials to drop civil charges as trial of former Getty curator resumes
Live-PR
ROME (AP) - A government lawyer told a court Wednesday that Italy was dropping a civil lawsuit in the trial of former J. Paul Getty Museum curator Marion True, a day after the Los Angeles institution signed a deal to return 40 contested artifacts...
http://www.live-pr.com/en/italian-officials-to-drop-civil-charges-r1048161089.htm

Report: Herod's Temple Quarry Found
Kansas City
Israeli archaeologists said they have discovered a quarry that provided King Herod with the stones he used to renovate the biblical Second Temple compound - offering rare insight into construction of the holiest site in Judaism...
http://www.kansascity.com/news/world/story/288162.html

Getty To Hand Back 'Looted Art'
BBC News
One of the world's wealthiest museums, the Getty in Los Angeles, has signed an agreement in Rome to return priceless artefacts allegedly stolen from Italy...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7013471.stm