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A group of men with full glasses proudly pose with their keg of beer in San Francisco, 1895.

How The Story Of Beer Is The Story Of America

6:36pm July 03, 2017

The Smithsonian's first brewing historian explores everything from immigration to urbanization through the lens of beer. And with the boom in microbrewing, she says beer's story has come full circle.

The frog Hyla sanchiangensis from eastern China is a descendant of one of three lineages that made it through Earth's last mass extinction 66 million years ago to flourish worldwide today.

Science

How Frogs Benefited From The Dinosaurs' Extinction

6:14pm July 03, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Frogs are "master survivors," able to take advantage of the ecological vacuum left behind by extinct animals. Scientists say 9 in 10 frog species descended from three surviving frog lineages.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott last May. Monday he approved the state's first execution in 18 months.

National

Florida Governor Schedules An Execution After Year And A Half Hiatus

5:21pm July 03, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Executions have been on hold in Florida since the Supreme Court deemed parts of the state's sentencing procedure unconstitutional in January 2016. Mark Asay is scheduled to be executed on Aug. 24.

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, left, and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al Sabah, right, walk together on an airport tarmac in Kuwait. Qatar's foreign minister delivered a letter from his country's ruling e

World News

Deadline Extended For Ultimatum On Qatar

4:26pm July 03, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The Gulf state blew past a Sunday deadline to meet a series of demand that from Saudi Arabia and its allies that Doha describes as an "affront to international law."

National

10 People Injured After Taxi Hits Pedestrians Near Boston Airport

4:13pm July 03, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Massachusetts State Police say the incident appears to have been an accident.

Students march during the celebration of Ghana's 60 years of independence on March 6 in Accra.

National

Why I Love (And Question) Independence Day

4:06pm July 03, 2017

by George Mwinnyaa

He grew up marching to celebrate Ghana's independence and now marvels at America's big July 4 bash. George Mwinnyaa reflects on the meaning of independence.

Politics & Government

Reddit User Taking Credit For Trump Tweet Video Has History Of Bigoted Posts

3:39pm July 03, 2017

by Miles Parks

The White House denies that a video showing Trump body-slamming a figure representing CNN came from a Reddit user who has posted messages against Muslims, Jews and African-Americans.

Barrels of fish sit on a dock after being unloaded from a boat last year at the port in Songkhla, Thailand. Many migrants work in jobs in the country's seafood industry.

World News

Fearing Thailand's New Restrictions, Tens Of Thousands Of Migrant Workers Flee

3:30pm July 03, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

New labor regulations, in which workers without proper documents face prison time, prompted the sudden exodus. It could cause a labor shortage. The government put the law on hold for 120 days.

Mike Bento (center), an organizer with NYC Shut It Down, leads a march in honor of a black transgender person who was recently killed in New York City.

National

Amid 'Devastating' Progress Nationally, Black Lives Matter Engages Local Causes

3:26pm July 03, 2017

by Hansi Lo Wang

Activists admit movement around national issues like police reform has been slow, but say they're focused on local issues — from paying subway fare to helping serve dinner to homeless people.

German and Cameroonian kids were part of an experiment based on the classic "marshmallow test": Put a single treat before a child but tell the child if he or she waits, say, 10 minutes, a second treat will be given.

Want To Teach Your Kids Self-Control? Ask A Cameroonian Farmer

3:07pm July 03, 2017

by Michaeleen Doucleff

The "marshmallow test" is a famous experiment for studying kids' self-control. For the first time, a psychologist gave the test to kids outside Western culture. And they crushed it.

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