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  • American History Museum to Close for Repairs
    The most popular branch of the Smithsonian will be closing after Labor Day to undergo a planned two-year renovation. The American History Museum wants to update the building's infrastructure and create a better display for the Star Spangled Banner. A painstaking 8-year conservation project on the flag was completed Wednesday.
  • Susan Irem, 23, says she's eager to be counted, but many separatists are boycotting the count.
    Nigeria Undertakes National Census Effort
    Nigeria attempts its first population count in 15 years, amid separatist fears and violence. Previous attempts to count Africa's most populous nation -- home to as many as 160 million people -- have failed as factions schemed to control political power and oil money.
  • Photographing the Dawn of the Nuclear Age
    Sixty years ago, a technician working on the Manhattan project took a rare color picture of the first atomic bomb test. Jack Aeby, now 82, remembers the moment he captured the blast on film.
  • Detail from the cover of Patricia Reilly Giff's <i>House of Tailors</i>.
    School Picks Favorite Books Ahead of Main Awards
    The winners of the most prestigious awards in children's literature have been announced. The Caldecott Medal is awarded to the best picture book, and the Newbery to the best children's book. Before the awards, were announced, one Illinois school held its own mock competition.
  • Richard Thompson, Looking Back
    We listen back to excerpts of interviews with and concerts by singer and guitarist Richard Thompson. A new box set collects more than 40 years of his work.
  • Snoop Dogg gives his full-time blunt roller a raise due to inflation
    Snoop Dogg had previously been paying the blunt man $40,000 to $50,000 a year, but he tweeted last week that he's upped the salary to an undisclosed amount.
  • Skippy Foods, LLC said a "number of jars may contain a small fragment of stainless steel from a piece of manufacturing equipment."
    Recall issued for Skippy Peanut Butter cases due to stainless steel fragments
    The specific jars impacted include Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread, Skippy Reduced Fat Chunky Peanut Butter Spread and Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter Blended With Plant Protein.
  • Fred Gosbee, left and Julia Lane, who record as Castlebay. The pair spent a decade researching works of music thought lost to time, which they're now releasing as a book.
    Sea shanties, revisited: Maine couple resurfaces works thought lost to time
    After a decade of research, a couple from Maine has just published a book of seafaring folk songs rarely heard in the last 80 years.
  • The North Carolina Tar Heels celebrate after defeating the St. Peter's Peacocks 69-49 in the Elite Eight round game of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday in Philadelphia.
    The Final Four are set in this year's March Madness
    The Final Four is set for the NCAA men's basketball tournament: Rivals North Carolina and Duke will face off in one semifinal; in the other, Kansas will face Villanova.
  • Racing for Adventure in Borneo
    In December 2003, fitness journalist Stefani Jackenthal competed in the Mild Seven Outdoor Quest, an annual four-day adventure race with a $200,000 prize. The event, held on the island of Borneo, involved kayaking, biking, rock climbing and running -- a lot of running. Hear her audio diary.
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