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The sword was discovered in 2021 by Shlomi Katzin while conducting a study of stone and metal anchors on the seabed. The area was a natural anchorage for ships near Haifa's ancient port city that the Crusaders captured from the Arabs during the early 12th century AD.In a new study published by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), the researchers describe how the sword was found covered in a thick marine concretion of sand and shells, making it difficult to separate the metal without causing damage. However, the concretion slowed down the oxidation process, preserving the sword which would have rusted...

A judge recently ruled that McKena Peck and Hunter Verm were medically neglectful when they declined additional chemo treatment for their 5-year-old son, Keaton. THORNTON, Texas (KWTX) - A Central Texas couple has been stuck in Minnesota for over six months now, fighting to regain their rights to their child’s medical decisions after opting to discontinue chemotherapy treatment for their five-year-old son. Thornton-native McKena Beck and her family were visiting Minnesota for the holidays when their son, Keaton, fell seriously ill, and an emergency hospital visit to Children’s Minnesota in Minneapolis confirmed he had leukemia. After a round of emergency...

Dr Wernher Von Braun was a Nazi rocket scientist in the secret spacecraft development plant at Peenemünde during World War II , then through Operation Paperclip recruited as a high-level NASA aeronautical engineer during the 1960’s and early 70’s. One of Von Braun’s mentors, a founding father of rocketry and astronautics, Herman Oberth said, “It is my thesis that flying saucers are real and that they are space ships from another solar system. I think that they possibly are manned by intelligent observers who are members of a race that may have been investigating our Earth for centuries.” Below is...

It wasn’t until just moments ago that I became aware of just how shockingly bad the shoplifting crime wave is — and I’m the former San Francisco resident who can’t seem to stop writing about the city’s long descent into criminality and accompanying economic decline. Shoplifting has become so rampant over the last few years — and not just in San Francisco — that it’s almost impossible for regular news readers to go more than a day or two without seeing a new video of a criminal or two casually walking out of a major retailer with whatever they want....

I love orange juice! Unfortnately, as a diabetic, OJ is off limits. So I have to watch others drink one of my favorite beverages. But like everything else under Bidenomics, orange juice is far more expensive. Orange juice futures, the subject of the comedy “Trading Places,” are up 192% under Biden’s Reign of (Economic) Error. And frozen OJ is up 40%. Sorry Joe, The Federal Reserve can’t print its way out your horrible economic grand plans. Speaking of oranges and Florida sunshine …

Jill Biden's ex-husband has slammed what he described as the 'Biden crime family' for 'targeting' him and Donald Trump, as the president's son Hunter faces mounting legal troubles. Bill Stevenson, who was married to the First Lady from 1970 to 1975, previously told DailyMail.com that he was still married to Jill when she met Joe, and has always denied the Bidens' well-publicized story of having met on a blind date. Speaking to Newsmax on Wednesday, the 75-year-old said the president's brother Frankie Biden tried to intimidate him during his divorce to Jill, and claimed he faced repercussions when he did...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Officials in Florida have released an artist rendering of a woman whose remains were found in multiple suitcases int he water in Delray Beach. Delray Beach police responded last Friday to a report of a suspicious item. A suitcase was found along the Intracoastal Waterway near the 1000 block of Palm Trail. Soon after, officers discovered two other suitcases also containing human remains alongside the Intracoastal Waterway by SE 7th Avenue and Casuarina Road.

Next year, Americans will be required to obtain travel authorization to enter 30 countries, ending visa-free travel in Europe for U.S. citizens. The European Union announced this week a new security program that would mandate U.S. passport holders to obtain visas before traveling to any of the visa-required countries, including Spain, France and Greece. Here is everything Americans need to know. Application process Before you secure your flights to your European destination, visit the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS). The earlier you apply and are approved for the visa, the sooner it will arrive, providing peace of mind....

Producers of Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” music video have quietly removed archival footage of Black Lives Matter rioters after Fox threatened legal action, according to a new report. The footage in question is a brief series of clips from Fox 5 Atlanta showing BLM rioters violently protesting in the streets, TMZ reported. Sources told TMZ the company that produced the video reached out to Fox back in May and asked for permission to use the six seconds of news footage. Fox reportedly asked for more information, specifically the lyrics of the song. But the production company...

The media are so desperate for Republicans to nominate Donald Trump that they’ve turned over 96.7 percent of their programming to covering him, with brief interruptions for Emmett Till updates. Like dogs playing a game of fetch for eternity, they never tire of rehashing Trump’s legal troubles, his behavior on Jan. 6 (which has now been more investigated than the Kennedy assassination), his payment to a stripper, his call to election officials in Georgia and on and on and on. It has become clear that the media also plan to make the GOP presidential primaries entirely about Trump. Every Republican...

GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) appeared to have a medical episode on Wednesday afternoon that caused him to freeze while in mid-speech during a televised press conference. Watch as the eighty-one-year-old U.S. senator glitches while giving his opening remarks: NOW – Mitch McConnell froze and appeared unwell at presser.pic.twitter.com/OHvOaX77L9— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) July 26, 2023That’s just sad and unconscionable. Glitch McConnell seemed unable to move or speak for almost twenty seconds until one of his colleagues nudged him. This is our GOP leader? An obviously unwell octogenarian who has been in public office for over five decades — my...

Peacock finished the June quarter with 24 million subscribers, up from 22 million at the end of March — but the streamer lost $651 million over the same three months. Sadly, those losses have pretty much become par for the course. The NBCUniversal streaming platform lost $704 million in the prior quarter (and $467 million in Q2 2022). The company expects to post “peak” losses from streaming — to the tune of $3 billion — in 2023. Good thing Comcast is soon to come into about $9 billion in streaming bucks through the sale of its Hulu stake to Disney....

As concerns grow about the health of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky state laws have already guaranteed his potential replacement will be a Republican.

What was made very clear to me today was that Hunter Biden has two defense teams- Latham & Watkins and the Biden DOJ. You don't really need to know much about Latham and Watkins other than perhaps they tried to pull some shenanigans last night. And this: In 2021, Biden appointed Nicholas McQuaid to be the interim head of the Criminal Division of the Justice Department. Until his appointment, McQuaid had also been a partner at Latham, where he had worked on some cases with Clark. Justice Department conflict of interest rules would require McQuaid to receive a waiver to...

It’s a short, to-the-point story from a local Fox affiliate, but the news is jaw-dropping. The devastation Democrats have brought to the once-mighty city of Baltimore is about complete. A mere eight years ago, in 2015, a 30-story downtown Baltimore building sold for $66 million. Last month the same building sold for $24 million. Another downtown building, which is currently the home of T. Rowe Price, was once assessed at $171.4 million. Today it assessment sits at about half that amount: $93.7 million.

Hunter Biden’s lawyer, Chris Clark, admitted in court Wednesday the president’s son received $664,000 from CEFC China Energy Co. in 2017, contradicting President Joe Biden’s claim Hunter Biden never received money from a Chinese entity. During a hearing before U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika, Clark revealed Hunter made over one million dollars in foreign business transactions, including $664,000 from CEFC, a company linked to the CCP and Chinese intelligence.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped a campaign finance charge against disgraced former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) on Wednesday night, according to a court document from the Southern District of New York.Authorities assert that SBF, co-founder of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, and its associates, utilized customer deposits for $90 million in campaign contributions to around 300 candidates or political action committees, according to The New York Times. The DOJ’s letter to the New York court states that it is not pursuing the charge because The Bahamas did not plan to extradite SBF to the U.S. on it.“The Government has...

Netizens are questioning news reports that claimed that Tafari Campbell died from a paddleboarding accident. The 45-year-old worked as a personal chef to former US president Barack Obama. He died during his recent trip to Martha’s Vineyard. Internet users are finding it hard to believe that he died due to the water sport considering his proficiency in swimming.. Tafari Campbell was visiting Massachusetts Island from his Virginia home. He went missing in the Edgartown Great Pond waters on Sunday. Police endlessly searched for the food connoisseur until they received a call about a male paddleboarder who had reportedly “gone into...

...has the deep state won? This is how it seems to be shaping up...even if it's DeSantis or some other republican, the deep state will have won. This explains Trump's poll numbers. The repub establishment and the media just don't get it.

(Last Updated On: July 19, 2023) NATIONAL CHILI DOG DAY | LAST THURSDAY IN JULY On the last Thursday in July, hot dog lovers across the United States start topping their hot dogs with delicious chili to celebrate National Chili Dog Day. #NationalChiliDogDay Wrapping up National Hot Dog Month, the chili dog brings the heat. Add onions, cheese, or chili sauce for more variety. With a hot dog, the condiments are endless. Also known as a coney dog or chili con carne, the first person to make a chili dog probably tried it around the turn of the 20th century....