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A section of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., was closed for several hours Wednesday after a noose was discovered in an exhibition.

2nd Noose Found In D.C., This Time At African American History Museum

Museum visitors discovered the noose Wednesday, less than a week after police found another one hanging from a tree near the Hirshhorn Museum, which is also on the National Mall.

Smoke rises from the Resorts World Manila complex early Friday, June 2, 2017 in Manila, Philippines.

Dozens Of Deaths Reported In Philippine Resort Attack

Local media say bodies were found there after what police call a possible robbery attempt. Though ISIS claimed responsibility Friday, police continue to maintain that there's no evidence of terrorism.

<em>Scaffold,</em> a sculpture by Sam Durant, stands in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. The art work is a reflection on the country's long history of institutionalized killing and references the hanging of 38 Dakota men among other executions. After swift community outcry, it will be dismantled and later ceremonially burned.

After Outcry, Sculpture Depicting Dakota Tragedy To Be Dismantled, Burned

Sam Durant's sculpture Scaffold is a commentary on capital punishment in the U.S. But it depicted the mass hanging of 38 members of the Dakota Nation and the community was outraged.

'Covfefe': The Tweet Heard Around The Wrold

What exactly did President Trump mean by covfefe? Was it a deliberate attempt at a word by POTUS or a simple fudge of the fingers? NPR's Scott Simon has an idea.

Why It Might Not Be A Good Idea To Wipe Out Vampire Bats

They drink the blood of big animals and spread rabies. Cows die. People die. Ranchers want them killed off. But scientists say they form human-like friendships. Does that mean we should protect them?

"I buy up the stuff, retail, full monty," Mike Hallatt told NPR last year. "I own it, I get to do with it whatever I want to and I just happen to want to sell it to my friends in Canada." That argument was not enough to convince Trader Joe's, however.

It's Checkmatey For Pirate Joe's: Canadian Grocery Reseller Lowers Its Sails

Break out the pirate pun of your choice, for an era has come to a close: After five years buying Trader Joe's products in the U.S. and reselling them in Vancouver, Pirate Joe's is shuttering the shop.

Ducks paddle in the Lincoln Memorial Reflection Pool in better days.

Park Service To Drain Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool After 80 Ducks Die

The deaths were caused by a parasite that can also lead to swimmer's itch in humans. Risk to people is "extremely low" because you'd need to swim in the pool, which isn't allowed — but has been done.

A visitor stands in front of <em>Masterpiece</em> during a press preview of "Lichtenstein, a Retrospective" at the Tate Modern in London in 2013. The iconic painting was owned by Agnes Gund, who recently sold it to fund a new criminal justice reform fund.

Art Collector Sells A Lichtenstein For $165 Million To Fund Criminal Justice Reform

Agnes Gund sold Roy Lichtenstein's Masterpiece for an eye-popping sum to support the new Art For Justice Fund. The group will fight against mass incarceration and support released prisoners.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently revised its guidelines on creating passwords.

Forget Tough Passwords: New Guidelines Make It Simple

We've been told to create passwords that are complicated, to change them regularly and to use different ones for each app or site. But the latest advice is to keep them simple, long and memorable.

<em>Power Of Peace</em> is a new album from Carlos Santana and The Isley Brothers.

Santana And The Isley Brothers Come Together For 'Power Of Peace'

For this new collaborative album, the icons aimed for timelessness — a sound "frozen in immortality, eternity and infinity," Santana says. Power Of Peace was released July 28.

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