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NASA chief Jared Isaacman says Texas may get a moonship, not space shuttle Discovery

NASA's new chief Jared Isaacman said controversial proposal to move the space shuttle Discovery to Texas from its current home in a Smithsonian Air and Space Museum hangar in Virginia, may end with a different spacecraft entirely landing in Houston.

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Smithsonian to display rare and ‘remarkable’ dinosaur skull that was unearthed in South Dakota

The Pachycephalosaurus skull belonged to a dinosaur with a domed-shaped head that lived around 67 million years ago

The Independent UK

This L.A. Museum Is Standing Up to Trump’s Whitewashing, Vowing to ‘Scrub Nothing’

The Japanese American National Museum stands out among cultural institutions by refusing to bend to President Trump’s attacks on diversity, history and the truth.

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Trump pick for NASA chief Jared Isaacman pledges to move space shuttle Discovery to Houston, lawmaker says

Jared Isaacman, President Trump's pick to lead NASA, is on board with moving the space shuttle Discovery to Houston, according to one of the senators behind the controversial plan.

Space

Lawsuit Challenging Trump Executive Order on "Divisive Race-Centered Ideology"—and Seeking Trump's Lung—Dismissed

From Jeanpierre v. Trump, decided Tuesday by Magistrate Judge Daphne Oberg (D. Utah): Mr. Jeanpierre is the founder of… The post Lawsuit Challenging Trump Executive Order on "Divisive Race-Centered Ideology"—and Seeking Trump's Lung—Dismissed appeared first on Reason.com.

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You can end a shutdown overnight — but you can’t reopen a government that fast

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history may be officially over, but getting everything back up and running won't happen all at once

The Independent UK

Display about Black soldiers removed from World War II US military cemetery

The information panels were removed following ‘an internal review of interpretive content,’ according to the American Battle Monuments Commission

The Independent UK

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With their government contracts in limbo, small businesses await a historic shutdown's end

The end of the longest U.S. government shutdown in history would be a relief for small businesses that depend on federal contracts or funding

The Independent UK

A woman bought the cursed Diamond, believing it to be a ‘good luck charm’. Then her son died at 9, her daughter took her own life, and her husband went insane

Some jewels seem better left untouched.

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Shutdown season: Fall traditions on ice as cancellations pile up - Roll Call

With November around the corner and Congress still locked in a funding stalemate, the holiday blame game has begun.

Roll Call

How Brazil’s booming coffee industry is driving deforestation

As Brazil prepares to host the UN’s climate conference next month, its coffee industry is under growing scrutiny for fuelling massive deforestation – and for threatening the very crop that made the country famous.

Radio France Internationale

Space shuttle Discovery fight continues as Texas senators rope Department of Justice into their tug-of-war with Smithsonian

Things seem to be escalating quickly…

Space

Why we’re holding a teach-in about American history at the Smithsonian

Podcasters, professors, journalists and ordinary citizens will gather in Washington as the Trump regime wages war on history

The Guardian - US

Texas Republicans allege Smithsonian broke lobbying law on shuttle - Roll Call

Three Texas Republicans urged the Justice Department to investigate their allegations that the Smithsonian broke lobbying law.

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The Smithsonian might have to cut space shuttle Discovery into pieces to get it to Texas

In a letter to Congress, museum officials have warned the shuttle may need to be partially disassembled in order to be transferred, risking irreversible damage to one of the most meticulously preserved pieces of spaceflight history.

The Guardian - US

US Smithsonian museums and National Zoo close due to government shutdown

Washington DC-based institution says it’ll temporarily close museums and research centers in response to shutdown

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31 Remarkable Women Scientists Seen Through Smithsonian Portraits

Discover women scientists who helped shape science as we know it today with this list of 31 Smithsonian Portraits. From zoology to research and advocacy, these women's contributions to the field have been invaluable.

Roll Call

Closed, canceled and turned away: Shutdown leaves tourists in limbo - Roll Call

The Capitol Visitor Center and Library of Congress are shuttered during the funding stalemate. A sign outside says it all: “closed.”

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The Guardian - US

Travel, national parks and housing: what does the US government shutdown mean for everyday people?

Several thousand federal employees will be furloughed or must do unpaid work. Regular people will feel it differently

The Independent UK

A prolonged US government shutdown could impact your travel plans

A U.S. government shutdown has begun, and it could impact travel plans, with potential airport delays and cancellations

The Independent UK

Which attractions are closed during the government shutdown? What visitors to US need to know

Exclusive: Smithsonian Museums in Washington DC will remain open until Monday 6 October, but no certainty after that

The Independent UK

What will happen if there's a government shutdown at day's end

Washington is just hours away from yet another federal government shutdown

The Guardian - US

Ex-Trump lawyer says president using Comey indictment to conceal being ‘criminal’

Ty Cobb, who managed Trump’s Mueller investigation response, said president is trying to ‘rewrite history’

LiveScience

'Shocking': Astronomers find monster black hole growing at 2.4 times the theoretical limit

Scientists spotted an enormous black hole in the early universe that's growing at 2.4 times the theoretical Eddington limit. Studying it further could help answer one of the biggest questions in astrophysics.

The Independent UK

New Tom Hanks documentary challenges Trump’s version of history

Tom Hanks voices several historical characters in the Ken Burns series ‘The American Revolution’

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