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The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a temporary measure to keep the government funded through mid-November. These temporary extensions are standard in Washington, and date back to the late 1800s. But they aren't without problems.

At a time when President Trump is going after foreign laborers in the U.S, and saying unflattering accounts of U.S. history should be removed, Rock Springs, Wyoming has put up a new monument to ethnic violence there.

The new documentary The Human Element follows James Balog as he captures the places and people affected by the rising oceans, wildfires and air pollution associated with climate change.

About 2.5 million people a day are being vaccinated in the U.S., and 31% of adults have received at least one shot. But 55,000 new COVID-19 cases are being reported daily and there are new hot spots.

The largest Emperor penguins today stand less than 4 feet. Fossils show a prehistoric penguin weighed about 220 pounds and was a bit shorter than 6 feet in height.

"The atmosphere in the arena was amazing and for everyone to cheer and chant along, it gets you more pumped," Simone Biles said after winning the Olympics' all-around finals.

Shankar Vedantam is the host and creator of Hidden Brain. The Hidden Brain podcast receives more than three million downloads per week. The Hidden Brain radio show is distributed by NPR and featured on nearly 400 public radio stations around the United States.

Every image you've ever seen of a black hole has been a simulation. Until now. "We have seen what we thought was unseeable," said Event Horizon Telescope Director Shep Doeleman.

Concert on April 11 to celebrate the life and music of trumpeter Miles Davis.

Suth Florida guitarist creates an electrifying, riveting session.