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An entrance to what may have once been a sanctuary was found by researchers among the cliffs of Athribis in a small Egyptian village near present-day Sohag, roughly 124 miles north of Luxor. Arthribis was once a hub for the worship of the god Min-Re; his wife, lioness goddess Repyt; and their son, the child-god Kolanthes. It spans more than 74 acres and includes a temple complex, a settlement, a necropolis, and ancient quarries. Researchers from Germany’s University of Tübingen, with support from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, identified a pylon or two towers flanking the main entrance...

A late surge in votes has pushed a California Democrat into the lead in a congressional race, setting the party up to take three House seats away from sitting Republicans during an election year that otherwise has roundly rejected the liberal cause. A late surge in votes has pushed a California Democrat into the lead in a congressional race, setting the party up to take three House seats away from sitting Republicans during an election year that otherwise has roundly rejected the liberal cause.

Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) has asked a federal judge to throw out his corruption conviction and grant a new trial after it was revealed that jurors were accidentally shown improper evidence while deliberating. Menendez’s attorney Adam Fee wrote in court filings that the “serious breach” makes a new trial “unavoidable.” “Without doubting that the error was unintentional, the responsibility for it lies exclusively with the government, and the government must accept its consequences,” Fee wrote.

Unless something changes over the next 50-or-so days, Joe Biden will skulk out of the White House with a personal-record low job approval rating and Donald Trump will enter office with a record high. “The first post-election … poll finds President-elect Donald Trump’s favorability rating at 54%, a six-point increase from his pre-election favorability of 48%,” pollster Emerson College reported Tuesday. Meanwhile, “Biden has a 36% job approval rating, a four-year low for the president in Emerson polls, while his disapproval rating remains steady at 52%.”

Explanation: How different are these two streaks? The streak on the upper right is Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas showing an impressive dust tail. The comet is a large and dirty iceberg that entered the inner Solar System and is shedding gas and dust as it is warmed by the Sun's light. The streak on the lower left is a meteor showing an impressive evaporation trail. The meteor is a small and cold rock that entered the Earth's atmosphere and is shedding gas and dust as it is warmed by molecular collisions. The meteor was likely once part of a comet or asteroid...

Syrian rebels have launched a large-scale attack on regime forces in western Aleppo, according to a Free Syrian Army source and local residents, marking the first major flare-up in years between both sides.

A 65-year-old golfer died at a course in Florida after being attacked with his own clubs in what appears to be a "random act of violence," police say. Junior Boucher, 36, is now facing a first-degree murder charge after the death of Brian Hiltebeitel at the Sandhill Crane Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens Monday afternoon. "At this time, it does not appear that Boucher had any legitimate purpose for being at the golf course. This appears to be a random act of violence where Boucher used the victim's golf clubs as weapons and viciously attacked the victim, ultimately killing...

With Thanksgiving approaching, Esther Sanderlin from Skwentna, Alaska, is air-dropping turkeys to her neighbors and others living in isolated areas. This year marks the third time Sanderlin has undertaken this mission, ensuring that those off the grid can enjoy a festive meal. "During the freeze-up, you can't really get around, so you can't travel out there, but you can fly," Sanderlin told KTUU. The idea came to her after a visit with a new neighbor who mentioned splitting a squirrel between three people for dinner. "I just had a thought at that moment, you know what, I'm gonna I'm gonna...

By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor—and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government...

uperstar commentator Stephen A. Smith told comic, pundit, and podcast host Bill Maher that President-elect Donald Trump beat the charge that he’s racist because Trump has “a portfolio of appearances with Black folks” going back decades. Smith was the guest on this week’s edition of Maher’s Club Random Podcast. during which a good chunk of time during was spent discussing Trump’s surprisingly decisive victory in the presidential election. Racism was a prominent theme in the election, and in Maher’s discussion with Smith — who said that Black people and minorities who called Trump racist “did him a favor”: SNIP If...

A man in Montgomery County is facing charges for allegedly ramming into a stranger's car and then shooting at him, according to investigators. The incident happened just before noon on Sunday at the intersection of Hardin Store Road and Trailwood Estates Drive. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, they first got reports that 53-year-old John Dyer was shooting at cars in the area. It wasn't until after deputies started speaking to witnesses that they realized Dyer had nearly shot a person. The victim said he was on the phone with his brother when Dyer rear-ended him, not once, but...

Former longtime CBS anchor Dan Rather is mourning the death of his beloved wife, Jean Rather, who died at age 89 on Tuesday. Jean died “surrounded by loving family and her beautiful artwork” at the couple’s Austin, Texas home after a battle with cancer.

A former Trump adviser has been hounded by neighbors after moving to a liberal island off Maine. Leonard Leo, a conservative lawyer, has been credited with helping to reshape the U.S. courts and Republican politics. His efforts culminated in Trump's first term with the appointment of three conservative Supreme Court justices, and the overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion ruling.

A group of distraught liberals in Wisconsin have been seen screaming their frustrations over the 2024 presidential election at Lake Michigan ahead of Donald Trump's second term. About 20 Wisconsin natives gathered in Klode Park, off the shore of Lake Michigan near Milwaukee, to get their 'primal scream' on as they grieved Kamala Harris' los in the 2024 poll. As they stood on the sandy store the group of let out about 10 seconds of screams in chorus, with some bending at the waist to fully let out of their frustrations on the windy morning of November 9, a video...

A grotesque TikToker is going viral on social media after warning Trump supporters to watch their backs this Thanksgiving, as she predicts Kamala voters will be spitting in their food as a form of punishment for being politically incorrect.

WASHINGTON, DC: Kamala Harris is back—kind of. After a quiet few weeks following her loss to Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, the Vice President resurfaced on Tuesday, November 26, with a quick message for her supporters. Posted on the Democratic Party’s X (formerly Twitter) account, the 28-second clip was meant to be a pep talk. But it didn’t exactly go as planned.

Martha Njolomole was born in Malawi, one of the poorest nations in Africa, and a country where pretty much all economic activity is controlled by the government. She grew up in a household that had neither running water nor electricity. Nor did her family own any books. Through a combination of talent and extraordinary diligence, Martha won a scholarship to study in the United States. She was stunned by what she found here. This Prager U video, released this morning, tells Martha’s story:From Africa to AlabamaSometimes the messenger is an important part of the message. At American Experiment, we like...

Andrea Arnold is used to having to slow down to let deer cross the road in her Northern B.C. community. But this weekend she saw something that made her pull over and snap a photo. A deer was wearing a high-visibility safety jacket. Not a vest, a "full-on jacket" that has been zipped up, says Arnold, who lives in McBride and is a reporter for the local paper the Rocky Mountain Goat.(opens in a new tab) "They're everywhere around town, but this one was wearing high-vis. I did a double, triple take like, 'Wait, what am I actually seeing here?'"...

American justice has become politicized — a weapon against enemies with hall passes for favored groups. Attorney General Merrick Garland, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, and dozens of big city, George Soros-funded leftist district attorneys routinely prosecute innocent citizens while letting criminals walk free. ---SNIP--- In “The Gulag Archipelago,” Solzhenitsyn wrote of the “Voroshilov Amnesty,” granted three weeks after Stalin’s death in 1953, which “flooded the whole country with a wave of murderers, bandits, and thieves, who had with great difficulty been rounded up after the war.” Communist authorities thought a general amnesty would endear them to the people —...

In the world of cheap drones, Skydio was the great American hope. Its autonomous flying machines gave the U.S. defense and police agencies an alternative to Chinese manufacturers, free from the security concerns tied to dependence on Chinese supply chains. But Skydio’s vulnerabilities came into sharp focus days before the U.S. presidential election, when Chinese authorities imposed sanctions and severed the company’s access to essential battery supplies. Overnight, the San Mateo, Calif.-based Skydio, the largest American maker of drones, scrambled to find new suppliers. The move slowed Skydio’s deliveries to its customers, which include the U.S. military. “This is an...