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Doomsday vault: Cherokee Nation becomes first U.S. tribe to preserve culturally important seeds in Svalbard Global Seed Vault

For more than a decade, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault — also known as the "doomsday" vault — has collected and maintained the world's largest collection of diverse crops. This week, the Cherokee Nation became the first tribe in the United States to be invited to deposit samples in the vault. 

300+ Trump ads taken down by Google, YouTube - 60 Minutes

While political ads on social media do not adhere to different rules than political ads on TV, they have come under specific scrutiny because of their unique ability to disseminate – broadly and rapidly -- bad information, and the platforms' inability to properly police them.

In October,…

Elijah Cummings has died: Esteemed longtime Baltimore congressman has died at 68, from longstanding health issues, his office says

"He worked until his last breath because he believed our democracy was the highest and best expression of our collective humanity and that our nation's diversity was our promise, not our problem," Rockeymoore Cummings said. "I loved him deeply and will miss him dearly."

The president res…

Boeing 737 Max lawsuit by Russia-owned Avia Capital Services (ACS) seeks to cancel 35-aircraft order and claim millions in damages

A Russian aircraft leasing company has filed the first U.S. lawsuit to cancel an order for Boeing 737 Max jets. Avia Capital Services (ACS), a subsidiary of state-owned Russian conglomerate Rostec, filed the suit against the U.S. aerospace giant in Chicago, claiming Boeing "intentionally" failed…

Alabama abortion law passed: Alabama just passed a near-total abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest one week after controversial Georgia abortion law

The legislation -- House Bill 314, "Human Life Protection Act" -- bans all abortions in the state except when "abortion is necessary in order to prevent a serious health risk" to the woman, according to the bill's text. It criminalizes the procedure, reclassifying abortion as a Class A felony, p…

The world's healthiest countries, ranked

To come up with the rankings, Bloomberg researchers graded nations based on several factors including life expectancy, while giving penalties for health risks such as obesity and tobacco use. Environmental factors like access to clean water and sanitation were also taken into account.

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