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The Americas Act, whose sponsors include Republican Miami Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar, aims to fill this gap. This bipartisan bill would offer businesses financial incentives and policy ...

Columbus' crossing of the Atlantic, Mann says, marked the start of a new age. Sept. 21, 2013— -- Columbus' arrival in the Americas sparked the globalization of animals, plants and microbes. A ...

The U.S. is hosting the conference for the first time since the 1994 inaugural gathering, but it comes amid declining U.S. influence in the region and an unsettled guest list. President Biden and ...

When Columbus landed in 1492, the Americas had been settled for tens of thousands of years. He wasn't the first person to discover the continent. Instead, his discovery was the last of many ...

Measles has been eliminated in all of the Americas, from Canada to Chile, the World Health Organization declared Tuesday. It’s the first time the highly contagious virus has been eliminated in an ...

Archaeological discoveries throughout the Americas are pushing back the date for when humans reached the New World by thousands of years, rewriting the long-standing theory that people arrived only 13 ...

From Alaska and Canada in the north to Patagonia in the south, the 10-part documentary series focuses on food-gathering mamas, adorable babies and stunning cinematography. By Daniel Fienberg Chief ...

Toby Gorman and Shelby Shaftel have shepherded the series through its five-year production. By Rick Porter Television Business Editor With that success, two of the executives who have shepherded The ...

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Figure 1: South Americans share ancestry with Australasian populations that is not seen in Mesoamericans or North Americans. The geographic distribution of the shared genetic signal between South ...

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