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The London 2012 Olympic Stadium at sunset at the Olympic Park in London. The Smithsonian Institution is working to establish its first international museum outpost in London as that city redevelops its Olympic park.

Smithsonian In Talks Over London Outpost — Its First Overseas

If negotiations are successful, the Smithsonian would join other attractions at the site of London's Olympic Park.

Yuto Horigome of Team Japan practices on the skateboard street course before winning a gold medal at the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games at the Ariake Urban Sports Park on Sunday.

Japan's Own Wins First Skateboarding Medal At Tokyo Olympics

Yuto Horigome won the first ever Olympic Gold medal in skateboarding. He dazzled as he soared, flipped and glided in the very neighborhood in Tokyo where he grew up.

British actor Peter Sallis, who voiced the part of Wallace in the <em>Wallace and Gromit</em> clay animation films, posed in 2005 with a person dressed as that character at the movie premiere of <em>Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit</em>.

Peter Sallis Of 'Wallace And Gromit' Fame Dies At 96

Before the British actor voiced Wallace in the animated films, he starred in the long-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. He was the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes.

Giant panda Jia Jia eats bamboo next to her birthday cake made with ice and vegetables at Ocean Park in Hong Kong, on Tuesday.

Giant Panda Jia Jia Celebrates 37th Birthday And 2 Guinness World Records

Jia Jia, who lives at a Hong Kong amusement park, became the oldest panda ever living in captivity and the oldest panda currently living in captivity. In human terms, Jia Jia would be more than 100.

Supreme Court Won't Hear Challenge To Chicago Suburb's Assault Weapons Ban

A lower court had upheld Highland Park, Ill.'s ban on the possession or sale of semiautomatic weapons.

This small unmanned aerial vehicle was spotted flying near the White House.

Drone-Like Device Puts White House On Lockdown

A person flying a small drone-like device too close to the White House was taken into custody. It's another in a line of security instances around the White House.

Tamara Johnson is a new Outdoor Afro leader in Atlanta.

Code Switch Podcast, Episode 2: Being 'Outdoorsy' When You're Black Or Brown

On this episode, Shereen and Adrian take a look at why being "outdoorsy" can get complicated when you're a person of color in America.

The mountain lion known as P-22 is seen in Los Angeles' Griffith Park in November 2014. He hid out for a time in the crawl space of a Los Angeles home.

Mountain Lion That Hid Out Under LA Home Appears To Have Left

P-22, as the mountain lion is known, typically lives in Los Angeles' Griffith Park. Attempts to dislodge him from under a home Monday failed.

This was what the snow pile looked like at the end of May, before the summer sun began to melt it.

The Last Boston 'Snow Farm' Finally Melts

The city dumped cleared snow in unused parking lots this winter, creating piles it called "snow farms." This one was once 75 feet high. It finally became a puddle Tuesday.

More Arrests Made In Fatal Shooting Of Tyson Gay's Daughter

A father and son are the latest arrests in the investigation into the fatal shooting of the 15-year-old daughter of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay.The Latest…

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