The complicated life and career of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the 'father of the atomic bomb,' who refused to develop a more dangerous weapon

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Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer at Princeton, New Jersey on Nov. 4, 1957.
The physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in Princeton, New Jersey.

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The President's power to pardon is broad, unchallengeable, and almost unlimited. Here are 25 of the most controversial pardons and commutations in history.

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President Richard Nixon wraps his arm around the shoulders of Gerald Ford in 1974.
Former Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford in 1974.

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Trump isn't the only former president to be embroiled in a hush-money scandal. Here are 10 public figures, including 3 US presidents, who have been accused of making payments to keep people quiet.

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, after his indictment by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in New York City, U.S., April 4, 2023.

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A fort in Montenegro that was a concentration camp during WWII was converted into a luxury resort starting at 500 euros a night

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The fort on Mamula Island at sunset. The sun is seen in the background behind the fort.
Mamula Island at sunset.

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Inside the world's largest rhino farm, which requires a private army to protect its 2,000 white rhinos, and is now for sale for at least $10 million

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A de-horned rhino slowly wakes up after his horn was trimmed at John Hume's Rhino Ranch
A dehorned rhino slowly wakes up after his horn was trimmed at John Hume's Rhino Ranch.

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Here's what Niagara Falls looked like when it was turned off for the first time in 12,000 years

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Niagara Falls dried up in 1969. A boat is seen in the water in the distance.
Niagara Falls dried up in 1969.

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Assassinations, plane crashes, and a botched lobotomy: How the Kennedys' numerous tragedies fueled the idea of a 'cursed family'

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Joseph and Rose Kennedy with their nine children in 1938.
Joseph and Rose Kennedy with their nine children in 1938.

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Here's how the polarizing M16 or AR-15 rifle went from a symbol of America's lost war in Vietnam to being owned by about 16 million Americans in 70 years

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Reporter Betsy Halstead stands on the bed of a truck holding an M16 automatic rifle
Reporter Betsy Halstead learns how to fire an M16 automatic rifle during the Vietnam War in 1965.

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Photos show how rising sea levels are washing away a small seaside town in North Carolina

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Atlantic Ocean waves encroach upon a beachfront house on the Outer Banks of North Carolina in January 2023.
Atlantic Ocean waves encroach upon a beachfront house on the Outer Banks of North Carolina in January 2023.

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An oil spill off the Philippine coast has coated some of the world's most beautiful beaches in sludge: 'Our white sand is now black'

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Coast guard members clean up an oil slick on March 8 in Pola, Oriental Mindoro.
Coast guard members clean up an oil slick on March 8 in Pola, Oriental Mindoro.

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