Cultures

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Zinke: Monument status may not be best to save sacred land

May 8, 2017

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said sacred tribal lands he toured in America's newest and most hotly contested monument should be preserved, but he questioned whether the monument designation was the right way to do it

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The Latest: Zinke says he wants to preserve Native culture

May 8, 2017

US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says he wants to make sure Native American culture is preserved in a new national monument in Utah but cautioned that not all tribal members share the same opinion

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Memphis officials to help save Aretha Franklin's birthplace

Mar 23, 2017

The Memphis mayor's office is pitching in to help figure out the future of the dilapidated house where soul singer Aretha Franklin was born, a lawyer said Thursday

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$75 million pledged to protect heritage sites in war zones

Mar 20, 2017

World donors have pledged more than $75 million dollars to protect endangered world heritage in conflict zones

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World donors pledge $75 million to safeguard cultural heritage threatened by war, IS extremists

Mar 20, 2017

World donors pledge $75 million to safeguard cultural heritage threatened by war, IS extremists

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UN has 9 candidates on shortlist for cultural agency chief

Mar 16, 2017

The United Nations on Thursday announced nine possible candidates on a shortlist to replace the chief of UNESCO, the world body's Paris-based cultural agency, including four Arab candidates

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Historic Bangkok community being razed despite opposition

Mar 6, 2017

Thai authorities seeking to modernize a historic Bangkok neighborhood have continued their demolition work to make room for a park despite the opposition of residents and preservationists

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AP-NORC Poll: Political divide over American identity

Mar 6, 2017

A new survey shows 7 in 10 people saying the U.S. is losing its American identity

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AP-NORC Poll: Divided Americans fret country losing identity

Mar 5, 2017

Add one more to the list of things dividing left and right in this country: We can't even agree what it means to be an American

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German high school bans prayer rugs as "provocative"

Mar 2, 2017

A high school in western Germany has banned the use of prayer rugs and other traditional Muslim rituals saying it was "provocative" to other students, sparking a debate about freedom of religion