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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Two Dutch museums are returning hundreds of cultural artifacts to Indonesia and Sri Lanka — from a richly decorated cannon to precious metals and jewelry — that were looted, often by force, in the colonial era.The government announced on Thursday the expected restitution of 478 "cultural objects." Some Western nations are returning looted artifacts and other items as part of a reckoning with their often brutal colonial histories.A Berlin museum announced in January that it is ready to return hundreds of human skulls from the former German colony of East Africa. In 2021, France said it…

However, earlier that day, Iowa alerted Florida that it no longer needed help. “Mission cancellation copy,” Erik Sanchez, an emergency response official for the city of Miami, wrote in an email to about a dozen emergency management officials on the morning of June 5.He emailthat NBC News obtained as part of its records request, was sent at 9:44 a.m. He acknowledged that Florida officials knew his help was no longer needed. A second email sent at 1:04 p.m. June 5 by Miami-Dade County Rescue Lieutenant Jeff Rouse confirmed that Scott County, where Davenport is located, was “rescinding” his request.“Immediately notify…

Future Hall of Famer Tom Brady spent the last three seasons of his storied NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In February 2022, he revealed his plans to retire, only to reverse his decision just 40 days later. He returned to the Bucs last season, but last February he revealed that he was retiring "for good." Brady's arrival in Tampa Bay instantly changed the fortunes of the Bucs, and he led the franchise to a Super Bowl victory in his first year with the team. But Brady's latest departure has resulted in very subdued expectations for the team's 2023…

BEIJING — US Secretary of the Treasury. janet yellen said on Friday that it is "concerned" by the export controls that China announced this week.China's Ministry of Commerce announced Monday that, starting August 1, Chinese companies wishing to export two metals used in semiconductor manufacturing need to apply for licenses.“I am also concerned about China's recently announced new export controls on two critical minerals used in technologies such as semiconductors,” Yellen said in remarks prepared for a meeting with US companies in Beijing.“We are still evaluating the impact of these actions, but they remind us of the importance of building…