The German and the U.S. flags fly in front of the Chancellery in Berlin, on Oct. 18, 2024. John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images Some European countries, as well as Canada, are […]
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This multi-wavelength image from NASA shows a universe full of galaxies that are various shapes, colors and sizes. Most are small while a handful are somewhat larger. A few stars are also scattered across the image. NASA/ESA/CSA/A. Pagan (STScI)/R. Jansen
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In this handout image provided by NASA, support teams work on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov onboard on March 18, 2025, off
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Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman. Jemal Countess/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jemal Countess/Getty Images A bipartisan effort to ban hair discrimination has been reintroduced in Congress as the Trump administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The latest bill, known
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Harriet Tubman, in a photograph dating from 1860-1875. Harvey B. Lindsley/Library of Congress via AP hide caption toggle caption Harvey B. Lindsley/Library of Congress via AP A measure to replace President Andrew Jackson with abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20
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This photo shows a carved bone tool made from an elephant humerus dating back 1.5 million years. CSIC hide caption toggle caption CSIC Early humans used animal bones to craft tools — more than a million years earlier than scientists
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Crowds outside the New York Stock Exchange during the Wall Street Crash in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York, Oct. 1929. Fox Photos/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption toggle caption Fox Photos/Getty Images/Hulton Archive President Trump’s
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This graphic by the National Weather Service shows forecasted weather conditions across the U.S. for Tuesday, March 4, 2025. NWS/NOAA/weather.gov hide caption toggle caption NWS/NOAA/weather.gov A spring storm bringing severe weather will impact the U.S. through the middle of the
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Amazon logo is seen outside Amazon delivery station in Skokie, Illinois on Dec. 19 2024. Kamil Krzacynski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kamil Krzacynski/AFP via Getty Images An organization is calling for a national boycott in the form
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This chart of the night sky from NASA shows Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus in a “planet parade” in January 2025. NASA/JPL-Caltech/NASA.gov hide caption toggle caption NASA/JPL-Caltech/NASA.gov Sky gazers across the U.S. will have a chance to see an extraordinary
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