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After Declining to Give Trump a Sword for King Charles, a Museum Leader Is Out  The New York Times Official quits after dispute over Trump’s Eisenhower sword gift to King Charles  BBC Director of Eisenhower Library in Kansas ousted after refusing to give Trump administration a sword  KCUR Library chief asks to be reinstated after tussle over sword for King  The Times Trump’s gift …

IN A NUTSHELL ✈️ The evolution of fighter jets spans over 80 years, showcasing significant technological advancements in military aviation. 🚀 The P-80 Shooting Star marked the first operational U.S. jet fighter, leading to the development of more advanced aircraft. 🔧 Innovations like the swing wing and variable geometry wings demonstrated creative engineering solutions during the Cold War. 🔍 The …

Image: Nintendo As part of the recent Super Mario Bros. 40th anniversary news, Nintendo revealed it would be offering a “limited-time” Nintendo Museum ticket. Instead of the regular Mii design, for the next year (between now and September 2026), Nintendo Museum guests will be able to get a special Super Mario Bros. 40th anniversary design. Again, this will be available …

Giant penguins and the world’s longest snake: Field Museum digs into the era that followed the dinosaurs  Chicago Tribune When the Sky Fell: How a Space Rock Ended the Age of Dinosaurs  NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Source link

Mississippi Museum Acquires Gun Linked to Emmett Till’s Murder  The New York Times 70 years after Emmett Till’s murder, Mississippi museum acquires gun used to kill him  NPR A Haunting Relic from America’s Past  The Atlantic Emmett Till family re-creates train ride from Chicago to Mississippi to mark 70th anniversary  Axios Train ride from Chicago to Mississippi marks 70 years since of Emmett Till’s …

A statue of Emmett Till is unveiled on October 21, 2022, in Greenwood, Miss., in memory of 14-year-old Emmett Till. His 1955 lynching is considered the spark that ignited the civil rights movement. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images JACKSON, Miss. — It’s been 70 years since the lynching of Emmett Till, a Black teenager from …

Trump Once Praised the Black History Museum That He Is Now Attacking  The New York Times Opinion | I visited the Smithsonian when I was 8. It inspired a passion.  The Washington Post Smithsonian artists and scholars respond to White House list of objectionable art  NPR President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian  The White House (.gov) Amy Sherald: I wouldn’t let the Smithsonian …

A study published in PeerJ by paleontologists Sven Sachs and Daniel Madzia has reclassified a nearly complete plesiosaur skeleton found in 1978 in Holzmaden, Germany, as a new genus and species. Named Plesionectes longicollum, this Early Jurassic marine reptile had an extraordinarily long neck and unique skeletal features that challenge previous ideas about plesiosaur evolution during the Toarcian stage, about …

Welcome to our latest recap of what’s going on in the indie game space. This week, Nintendo held its latest Indie World showcase to spotlight titles that are coming to Switch and Switch 2, as well as some that arrived on the eShop on the day of the presentation. One of the latter was UFO 50, which featured on many …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Federal prosecutors secured an indictment Wednesday detailing nearly 10 charges connected with the killings of Israeli Embassy staff members Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim earlier this year. The indictment against Elias Rodriguez includes counts of premeditated murder and hate crimes resulting in death. It also includes legal findings that authorize the Justice Department to pursue the …