Some experts argue for keeping the status quo, saying a ban on selling fossils would mean that important specimens would remain undiscovered or be illegally extracted and sold on the black market.
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Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
12 Aug. 2026
After carefully selecting specimens with reliable dates and locations, the team extracted DNA using techniques designed for highly degraded historical samples.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2026
In 2025, the US State Department removed its multi-million-dollar bounties for several key Taliban leaders who had transitionally assumed top positions within the Afghan government.
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Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2026
With Boone removed from the contest and the Blue Jays already up a run, Kirk spoiled Bradley Hanner’s major league debut with a solo homer in the eighth inning.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2026
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