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On the mend: Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley was recovering Tuesday from heart surgery at a hospital in Kingsport, Tenn., his publicist said. The 78-year-old performer underwent triple bypass surgery Monday after a routine physical revealed clogged arteries.

Auction: Genevieve Laporte, who had a two-year secret affair with Pablo Picasso in the 1950s, auctioned 20 sketches he did of her for a total of $1.87 million.