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Trump renews attacks on Smithsonian with threats to cut funding

U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed attacks on the Smithsonian Institution, threatening to cut its funding due to its focus on 'how bad slavery was' in the U.S. He said the prestigious museum complex should instead focus more on succ...

France 24

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Fossil discovery in Ethiopia reveals missing chapter in human evolution

Just a handful of ancient teeth uncovered in Ethiopia is rewriting what we know about human origins. The fossils, dated between 2.6 and 2.8 million years old, were found at the Ledi-Geraru site in Ethiopia's Afar region.

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Ethiopian fossils shed light on ancestors

Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary lineage, one that lived in the same time and place as the earliest-known member of the ...

France 24

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France to loan iconic Bayeux Tapestry to UK

A storytelling masterpiece recounting the complex history of Anglo-French relations, will soon leave French territory for the first time in 900 years. From September of next year, the Bayeux Tapestry will star at a blockbuster exhibition...

France 24

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America's first cash crop

Tobacco had been cultivated and smoked by Native Americans for centuries before Christopher Columbus introduced it to Europe. Jane Pauley reports on how growing tobacco became America's first cash crop – and ingrained in the nation's cul...

CBS News

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Rare tour of Hollywood's celebrity cemetery

Hollywood Forever Cemetery's new five-story mausoleum towers over the sprawling grounds that serve as the final resting place of many of Hollywood's biggest stars. Elise Preston has more.

CBS America

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Tiny mammal fossil found in Chile sheds light on evolution puzzle

Scientists from the University of Chile have unveiled findings of the Yeutherium pressor, a mammal species from the Upper Cretaceous period, providing insights into evolutionary transitions and marking the third species from this era fou...

Reuters

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Japan PM expresses 'remorse' on World War II surrender anniversary

Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its WWII surrender with PM Shigeru Ishiba expressing "remorse" for the first time since 2013. About 4,500 officials and families observed a moment of silence.

Euronews

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Lucy, icon of human evolution, travels to Europe for landmark exhibit

Czech National Museum Director General Michal Lukeš called the loan “a unique insight into the past” and a chance to deepen understanding of humanity’s roots.

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Urban development threatens Aztec canal network

They're known as Mexico City's gardens - an ancient network of canals and floating islands designed by the Aztecs for food production. But efforts to develop the area, including for tourism, have put its ancestral use at risk.

Al Jazeera

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Alaska's historic ties to Russia in the spotlight

Alaska was purchased from Russia during the Andrew Johnson administration in 1867. War had left the Russians hungry for cash, and they sold Alaska for the equivalent today of 45 cents an acre. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson ...

CBS News

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When George W. Bush met Putin

Former President George W. Bush and President Trump share little in their approach to the presidency. But they share a common journey with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson explains.

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Polish army to mark 1920 military victory with large Warsaw parade

Some NATO troops will also attend Friday's commemoration of the defeat of the Red Army at the Battle of Warsaw.

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Shanghai Museum opens for 168 hours for a final look at ancient Egypt

The Shanghai Museum will be open for 168 hours straight from Monday to Sunday during the last week of its grand exhibition, "On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt."

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Timbuktu's famed manuscripts return home after 13 years

The Malian military government started returning home the historic manuscripts of Timbuktu, which were spirited out of their fabled northern city when it was occupied by al-Qaida-linked militants more than a decade ago

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Rabat's National Museum of Jewelry showcases rich Moroccan heritage

The museum reopened to the public in 2023, after undergoing some restoration work.

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Safeguarding Gullah Geechee culture through music and tradition

On St. Helena Island, South Carolina, a group of singers in their 70s and 80s—guided by musicologist Dr. Eric Crawford—breathes life into centuries-old Gullah spirituals, safeguarding a cultural treasure born from the struggles and faith...

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Possible artefacts of oldest known Wallacean hominids found

This discovery could challenge the way scientists see our ancestors. Archaeologists discovered tools dating more than 1 million years back on an Indonesian island. How did humans get there? And when?

France 24

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Uncovering the lyrics of "This Land Is Your Land"

In this web exclusive, Nora Guthrie, daughter of legendary singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie, explains to correspondent Lee Cowan how she discovered the original handwritten lyrics of her father's classic song "This Land Is Your Land" – an...

CBS America

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Ancient Chilean Chinchorro mummies reveal secrets of survival

Centuries before Egyptians, the Chinchorro people of Chile‘s Atacama Desert mummified their dead.

Al Jazeera

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Ancient Chilean mummies reveal secrets of survival in the desert

In one of the driest places on earth, the world's oldest mummies can be found. The Chinchorro people, who lived in what is now southern Peru and northern Chile, mummified their dead thousands of years before the Egyptians, using a comple...

Al Jazeera

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U.S. island of Saipan commemorates 80 years since Nagasaki

Within the Pacific U.S. Mariana Islands lies Saipan, an island forced to embrace military development during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Northern Mariana Islands played a vital role in the bombing of Nagasaki.

CBS News

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Remembering pioneering astronaut Jim Lovell

Astronaut Jim Lovell, who famously commanded the Apollo 13 to safety in 1970 after an oxygen tank explosion, died on Thursday at 97-years-old.

CBS America

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First female captain wins Transpacific Yacht Race

A San Diego woman has made sailing history by becoming the first female skipper to win the prestigious Transpacific Yacht Race, accomplishing the feat in a vintage boat from the 1960s.

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Nagasaki remembers atomic bomb victims 80 years on

Some 74,000 people were killed in Nagasaki in the U.S. bombing in 1945, three days after Hiroshima. As the town’s mayor, Shiro Suzuki, calls to "stop armed conflicts immediately".

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Japan marks 80 years since Nagasaki atomic bombing

Japan marked the 80th anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing, as the country's Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, reaffirmed its commitment to a world without nuclear weapons.

Reuters

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Thai gallery removes China artworks after 'pressure' from Beijing

One of Thailand’s top art galleries removed, at China's request, materials about Beijing's treatment of ethnic minorities and Hong Kong from an exhibit on authoritarian governments, according to a curator and communications seen by Reuters.

Reuters

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Trinidad and Tobago removes Christopher Columbus statue

The statue of Christopher Columbus, a controversial fixture in Trinidad and Tobago’s capital for over a century, was finally removed on Wednesday as the Caribbean nation continues to confront its colonial legacy.

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Renewed nuclear threats cast shadow over Hiroshima anniversary

As the world marks 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, calls for nuclear disarmament are growing louder, but so are the tensions between the world’s nuclear powers.

CBC News

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Moroccan caftan collection showcases the tunic's long history

The exhibition, 'Yesterday's Caftan Seen Today' includes some dating from the 19th and 20th centuries and is currently underway at the National Finery Museum in Rabat.

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