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Abortion foes’ lawsuit settled with National Archives over clothes ban

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The National Archives Building – Washington DC, USA. Hisham Ibrahim | Photodisc | Getty Images Several abortion opponents who were ordered to remove or cover clothing with “pro-life” messages during a visit to the National Archives Museum have agreed to settle their lawsuit against the federal agency, a new court filing says. The settlement, which … Read more

Secrets of Coast Salish woolly dogs, raised by Native Americans and sheared like sheep, revealed long after European colonisation led to their demise

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A little-known dog breed with fur so thick it was spun into blankets was selectively bred for millennia by Native Americans of the Pacific northwest in the United States until its rapid demise following European colonisation, a study in Science shows. The new research was based on a genetic analysis of Mutton, one of the … Read more