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• Dolly Parton fans can now book stays at her upcoming hotel in Nashville - Dolly Parton's SongTeller Hotel in downtown Nashville is now taking reservations for its summer 2026 opening. The music-themed property features a variety of venues.
• World's most famous museum slams doors to visitors as employee revolt continues - The Louvre museum closed to tourists Monday due to employee strikes over pay and working conditions that have been disrupting operations since last summer.
• Construction crews find remnants of devastating 18th-century fires beneath iconic American city - French Quarter artifacts from the Fire of 1788 and the Fire of 1794 were discovered during a $9 million water main project on St. Peter Street in New Orleans.
• Smithsonian replaces Trump portrait display, strips Jan. 6 and impeachment references from accompanying text - Smithsonian replaces Trump portrait, removes impeachment text after president calls museums 'woke' and threatens funding cuts in sweeping review.
• World's top tourist city turns ancient ruins into part of the daily subway commute - Rome's new subway stations near the Colosseum showcase ancient artifacts discovered during construction, turning commutes into archaeological journeys.
• Extraordinary mass graves from centuries-old battles emerge along highway route - A silver pocket watch and military artifacts were discovered in mass graves during Czech highway construction, revealing forgotten battles from 1745 and 1866.
• Self-healing concrete? Buried Pompeii site reveals secret behind Rome's enduring structures - Archaeologists at a Pompeii site buried by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius have uncovered evidence of ancient Roman concrete technology that could heal itself over time.
• White House pressures Smithsonian for internal records, warns funding could be withheld: report - The White House reportedly threatened to withhold Smithsonian funding unless the museum system provides internal records by Jan. 13 over American history exhibit concerns.
• Archaeologists uncover Jerusalem wall mysteriously destroyed in power struggle during biblical era - Archaeologists in Jerusalem recently discovered a massive Hanukkah-era wall from an ancient power struggle between Hasmonean leaders and rival kings.
• Pipe burst at Louvre damages 300-400 rare books in Egyptian antiquities library collection - Louvre suffers another major setback as burst pipe damages rare books, adding to troubles following theft of Napoleon crown jewels worth $102 million.