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Qiao Guohua patrols a 5-mile stretch of the Great Wall of China. Roughly a third of the wall's 12,000 miles have crumbled to dust, and saving what's left may be the world's greatest challenge in cultural preservation.

China's Great Wall Is Crumbling In Many Places; Can It Be Saved?

A third of the 12,000-mile-long Great Wall of China lies in ruins. Its modern-day defenders confront what may be the world's greatest challenge in cultural preservation.

The high seas fleet of the Carthaginians could theoretically cross the Atlantic (animation).

SECRETS OF THE DEAD: Carthage's Lost Warriors

Airs Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Vice President Mike Pence, right, and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus arrive on Capitol Hill on Tuesday for the Senate procedural vote on health care overhaul.

Congressional Wrangling Over Obamacare Repeal Could Drag On For Months

The Senate has voted to send a bill repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act to the floor for debate. But with multiple bills in play, it could be months before legislation actually emerges.

With So Many Obamacare Repeal Options In Play, Confusion Reigns

Congress has been trying to repeal and/or replace the Affordable Care Act for years. Now it's down to the wire, but there are multiple proposals on the Senate's table, and more could be on the way.

Sen. Jerry Moran speaks during a Senate hearing in June 2017. Moran's opposition has effectively killed the latest Republican healthcare plan.

The Loyal Republican Senator From Kansas Who Helped Kill The Health Care Bill

"I am a product of rural Kansas," Sen. Jerry Moran said earlier this month. "I understand the value of a hospital in your community, of a physician in your town, of a pharmacy on Main Street."

A sign in south Minneapolis, where a woman was killed Saturday night by a police officer, reads "Why did you shoot and kill our neighbor and friend?"

Minneapolis Woman Killed By Police Officer After Call Of Possible Assault

The two officers reportedly did not have their body cameras turned on, nor did the squad camera record the fatal shooting.

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on his to his office on Thursday at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Senate Health Care Bill Revisions Released In Attempt To Appease GOP Critics

In need of more votes, Senate leaders have produced a new bill that offers billions more in opioid epidemic assistance but it keeps proposed cuts to Medicaid spending.

Senate Health Care Bill Revisions Released In Attempt To Appease GOP Critics

In need of more votes, Senate leaders have produced a new bill that offers billions more in opioid epidemic assistance but it keeps proposed cuts to Medicaid spending.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell meets with reporters after a closed-door Republican strategy session on Tuesday.

Delaying August Recess, Senate Republicans To Release Updated Health Care Bill

The new bill will be released Thursday and could come to the floor next week. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has also delayed the Senate's August recess by two weeks.

Get ready for your email inbox to be inundated this election season.

'Bill Wants To Meet You': Why Political Fundraising Emails Work

Online habits may be shifting to social media, but email is still the be-all and end-all for grass-roots political fundraising. Get ready for your inbox to be flooded.

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