Smithsonian museum draws nearly 3 million visitors in first year
The National Museum of African American History and Culture has welcomed nearly 3 million visitors since opening last September. It offers 400,000 square feet of galleries with 40,000 artifacts including Harriet Tubman’s shawl and Emmett Till’s casket, while expanding programs on topics from religious intolerance to mass incarceration. Founding director Lonnie Bunch calls the museum a pilgrimage site and says it will continue to evolve to connect past and present issues.
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Pentagon: S Korea Japan not involved in latest strike
Ri Yong ho branded Trump deranged as reckless and warned of an inevitable rocket visit to the US mainland. Pentagon said B 1B Lancers from Ellsworth and F 15C escorts operated from Guam and Okinawa without any Japanese or South Korean fighters, with DoD not confirming aircraft counts.
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Trump Turns on McCain Over Health Care Repeal Clash
President Trump blasts Sen. John McCain on Twitter for opposing the Graham Cassidy health bill. He says McCain let down his friend Sen. Lindsey Graham as GOP senators brace a vote on repeal and replace efforts while Rand Paul Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins weigh their positions.
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Adams spared death in Holly Bobo murder case in Tennessee
Zach Adams receives life without parole plus 50 years after eight guilty verdicts in the Holly Bobo murder, abduction, and rape case. The plea avoids the death penalty as Karen Bobo addresses the court, praising her daughter and demanding remorse. Bobo vanished in 2011, remains found in 2014, with testimony from friends and inmates cited.
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