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Cosmology · FranceA new study asserts that the Bronze Age goblet may be one of the earliest known depictions of cosmology, featuring gods creating celestial order from chaosSee the Story
Scholars Thought This Ancient Silver Goblet Told One Myth for 50 Years. Is It Actually Telling Another Story?
34% Center coverage: 12 sources
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WTOP's Jimmy Alexander reports that the National Zoo has reopened after the government shutdown ended. It was five Saturdays ago on Oct. 11 that the gates to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo were closed to the public due to the government shutdown. President Donald Trump signed a bill on Wednesday that funds the government through Jan. 30, 2026, which ended the longest government shutdown in …See the Story
The Shutdown Is over and DC’s National Zoo Is Finally Open
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Donald Trump · BloomingtonThe Trump administration is reviewing Smithsonian exhibits on slavery and other topics to reflect certain values. Alex Wong/Getty ImagesLong before the first shots were fired in the Civil War, beginning early in the 19th century, Americans had been fighting a protracted war of words over slavery. On one side, Southern planters and slavery apologists portrayed the practice of human bondage as sanctioned by God and beneficial even to enslaved peop…See the Story
Slavery’s brutal reality shocked Northerners before the Civil War − and is being whitewashed today by the White House
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