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Australia's close-up, cropped from 11 million photos

From Cyclone Tracy to Snowy Hydro, pictures by a government photography unit captured life in Australia over more than 50 years.

AAP

'Ghost Ship of the Pacific,' which fought on both sides in WWII, discovered near San Francisco

The newfound wreck could help maritime archaeologists better understand how 20th-century warships were designed.

LiveScience

Climate Activists Pour Red Powder On Constitution Case At National Archives

In recent years, climate activists have taken to pouring stuff (like paint or soup) on famous works of art to draw attention to their message. Of course, these artworks are behind thick glass, so these acts do not actually destroy the item. But symbolically, they get attention. As we learn…

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Spycatcher scandal: newly released documents from the Thatcher era reveal the changing nature of government secrecy

I grew up in Tasmania in the 1980s. The capital city, Hobart, had a bit of a “living at the edge of the world” feeling in those days. It seemed about as far away from anywhere as you could get. So, I remember the thrill when the first hints of…

The Conversation

Morrison government failed to give Howard-era national security cabinet papers to national archives

The department of prime minister and cabinet blamed ‘administrative oversights’ for the missing records

The Guardian - AU

On This Day: U.S.' Invasion of Panama and Key Moments of 'Operation Just Cause'

The invasion of the Central American nation has been questioned on numerous occasions

Latin Times

Melania Trump to speak at National Archives naturalization ceremony

First Lady Melania Trump set to speak at a National Archives naturalization ceremony. Despite her husband's hardline stance on immigration, she supports th...

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A century ago, Black WWI vets demanded better care. They got their own VA hospital

This is the centennial of the first Veterans Affairs hospital established to treat Black veterans. It opened in Tuskegee, Ala., after veterans were denied equitable health care after World War I.

WEKU

New details on little-known Obama Presidential Library, tucked away in Hoffman Estates

U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan, whose National Archives and Records Administration operates presidential libraries, talks about the library in an exclusive Sun-Times interview.

Chicago Sun-Times

Once a target of pro-Trump anger, the U.S. archivist is prepping her agency for a digital flood

The new National Archives leader's nomination was swept up into the partisan furor over the criminal documents-hoarding case against ex-President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Reagan Library unveils statue of Sally Ride, debuts song to honor 1st American woman in space

Sally Ride now stands tall on the grounds of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in California, where a statue of her was unveiled as part of an Independence Day celebration.

Space

For the record: We visit Colleen Shogan, the first woman appointed U.S. Archivist

Colleen Shogan loves being surrounded by documents — and that's probably for the best. The former political science professor is now in charge of the 13.5 billion records in the National Archives.

WEKU

LOCALIZE IT: Federal government promoting honeybee health through onsite hives

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The Independent UK

Harold Holt's secretary remembers what it was like when the former prime minister disappeared

When anti-Vietnam war protesters rocked Harold Holt's car, his secretary Jan Drury had to be pulled through the passenger-side window. That's just one of her memories of working for the prime minister who went for a swim and never returned.

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National Archives leader confirmed amid turmoil over Trump probe

There's a new leader at America's National Archives

Belfast Live

All the Presidents' dogs in words and pictures

There have been hundreds of dog through the White House from George Washington to Joe Biden, including just one rescue dog and a mixed breed called Satan

Tribune News Service

80 former Congress members mishandled classified documents

WASHINGTON — Documents with classified markings were found mingled in material donated to libraries or universities by as many as 80 former members of Congress, the leaders of the House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Congress has found an issue to come together on – White House nepo babies

Legislation could be first real compromise struck under House’s new GOP majority

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Ex-Michigan GOP chair, others interviewed for AG's fake Trump electors probe

LANSING, Mich. — Attorney General Dana Nessel's investigators have interviewed Laura Cox, the former chairwoman of the Michigan GOP, and other prominent Republican officials as they examine whether 16 Donald Trump supporters broke the law by signing a certificate falsely claiming he won the 2020 election.

The Guardian - UK

Unlocking the stories behind the shorthand

Archivists at the GNM Archive reflect on their project to make a former Guardian reporter’s shorthand notebooks accessible to researchers

ABC News

Collection of books used by Matthew Flinders during 1801 circumnavigation donated to the National Archives of Australia

The collection, which has been donated to the National Archives of Australia, includes Matthew Flinders' handwritten corrections to Captain James Cook's maps.

Salon

Mark Meadows hit with Jan. 6 subpoena

Meadows is expected to assert executive privilege but may face federal criminal charges instead, experts say

Tribune News Service

Trump team handed over more classified Mar-a-Lago documents

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s legal team turned over several pages of documents with classified markings and a laptop containing electronic scans of those materials to federal investigators in recent months, a person familiar with the situation said.

Boston Herald

Classified paper chase: Biden documents traced to law office in Boston

BOSTON — Sensitive documents President Joe Biden took with him after leaving Washington, D.C. landed in a law office in Boston in the latest development in the shoddy handling of West Wing intelligence.

The Independent UK

Archives wanted Boston Biden docs, not believed classified

As the National Archives became aware of classified documents in President Joe Biden’s old office at a Washington think tank, Archives officials were also interested in papers that had been shipped to a law office in Boston by the president’s personal attorney

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