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47 million years old and still dazzling

latimes.com
May. 20, 2009
The most complete primate fossil ever found is unveiled with fanfare at a New York museum. Researchers say it could be a missing link in human evolution. A 47-million-year-old primate fossil that is so complete scientists can even tell what the animal's last meal was promises to shed new light on...
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A U.S. Air Force B-52 flies over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during commemoration of 50th anniversary of the war on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama is at the base of the wall left center. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. The B-52 bomber was used extensively during the Vietnam War. UPI/Pat Benic