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The Smithsonian’s Disdain for America | RealClearPolitics
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[ad_1] WTOP’s Matt Kaufax takes an even deeper dive into the Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s “Ocean Library” to explore how DNA collected from millions…
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Reference to Trump’s impeachments is removed from the display of his Smithsonian photo portrait – WTOP News
[ad_1] A different photo appears without any accompanying text block, though the text was available online. Donald Trump was the only president whose display…
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Reference to Trump’s impeachments removed from photo at Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery
[ad_1] President Trump’s photo portrait display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has had references to his two impeachments removed, the latest apparent change…
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NASA’s New Chief Finds Loophole for Texas Shuttle Switcheroo
[ad_1] For months, Texas senators have made a controversial push to move NASA’s iconic Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Houston’s Johnson Space…
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This dinosaur skull is one of just a few of its kind — and it’s going on display in DC – WTOP News
[ad_1] Eric and Wendy Schmidt purchased and donated the “remarkably complete” skull of Pachycephalosaurus, a dinosaur the Smithsonian said is famed for its domed…
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All Smithsonian museums to reopen by Monday – WTOP News
[ad_1] All of the Smithsonian’s museums will be reopened by Monday after the longest U.S. government shutdown on record kept doors closed for weeks.…
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Smithsonian museums in DC reopen after record 43-day government shutdown – WTOP News
[ad_1] The Smithsonian’s popular National Air and Space Museum in D.C. is one of the first museums that reopened to the public Friday after…
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Government shutdown causes a real Boo at the Zoo – WTOP News
[ad_1] Visitors are expressing their disappointment that the Smithsonian museums and National Zoo will be closed to the public due to the government shutdown.…
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Human heart-monitoring devices find new life helping biologists understand threatened species
[ad_1] During his regular checkup, a 9-year-old clouded leopard named Masala undergoes a procedure to get a tiny heart monitor implanted under his skin…
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Man dies on National Mall after being trapped underneath race car painted by Andy Warhol – WTOP News
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National civil rights museum beyond Trump’s immediate reach expanding
[ad_1] Atlanta — A popular museum in Atlanta is expanding at a critical moment in the United States – and unlike the Smithsonian Institution,…
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Smithsonian wrestles with independence as White House review picks up – WTOP News
[ad_1] The Smithsonian Institution is facing a deadline to hand over information to the White House related to a review of its exhibitions by…
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Trump Sees Whitewashed U.S. Past and Dystopian Present
[ad_1] Photo: Eric Lee/Bloomberg/Getty Images There’s something increasingly strange about Donald Trump’s ongoing — indeed, intensifying — campaign to demand the sunniest possible view…
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How a Smithsonian lab is helping threatened species get off the endangered list
[ad_1] The animals that live on the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s sprawling 32,000 acres in Northern Virginia are connected by one thing: the threat…
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Trump is wrong: Smithsonian does feature success, brightness
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Just days after taking over Washington, D.C., law enforcement, President Donald Trump criticized one of the district’s preeminent tourist attractions: the…