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A hobbyist searching a forest in northern Poland stumbled across an unusual sight: a bronze sword that had been standing upright in the ground for nearly 2,700 years. The remarkably well-preserved weapon was discovered by metal detectorist Marcin Wiśniewski in the Gdańsk Forest District, according to the Pomeranian Provincial Heritage Conservator. Officials say the sword dates to the Late Bronze Age, between 900 and 700 B.C. Photos released by the conservator show the ancient weapon protruding vertically from the sandy soil before archaeologists carefully removed it. Rather than excavating the find himself, Wiśniewski reported it to heritage officials, who recovered...

VIDEO AT LINK.............. The Australian Football League (AFL) is allowing a 6′-3″, 200-pound man pretending to be a woman to play in women’s competitions, despite safety concerns over his physical advantage. Anthony “Freya” Golding, who previously played in the senior men’s division, now plays for the Westminster Old Scholars in the Adelaide Footy League for women. His place on the women’s team drew scrutiny after three different clubs with the league submitted formal complaints and accused him of placing female players at risk. The clubs also said the AFL had a “duty of care” to block him from playing on...

First Responders see some horrific things, but even they were probably shocked by a call that came to the station in late July to rush to a Durham, North Carolina home. Inside, a tiny five-pound baby floated quietly in the bathroom toilet, barely alive. The team raced to do CPR on the newborn, as its 18-year-old mom — the girl who had tried to abort it — looked on. The little survivor miraculously pulled through, and the small bundle — premature at 31 weeks — is only alive today because someone in the house called 911. But for the teen...

Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White's job doesn't appear to be in jeopardy as the team battles for a spot in the 2026 WNBA playoffs. Fever president Kelly Krauskopf released a statement supporting White on Tuesday. "Coach White has done a tremendous job leading the Fever and for the second-consecutive season, has us in great position for a playoff push," Krauskopf said, via ESPN's Alexa Philippou. "She has kept our team focused and united, all while under the brightest spotlight our team and our league have ever experienced. She has the full support of leadership." White is in the midst...

Nearly 30,000 pounds of raw beef from Argentina has been recalled after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) determined the shipment had bypassed a required import reinspection. “Corte Argentino USA LLC, located in Aventura, Fla., is recalling approximately 29,628 pounds of raw beef products that were imported from Argentina without the benefit of import reinspection into the United States,” the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The products subject to the recall bear Argentinian establishment number “EST. N° OF. 2025” and shipping mark “26644-AA” The products were distributed to distributors and retailers in Florida and Texas. More from...

Conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson claimed Monday that Israeli figures falsely told him Hunter Biden’s laptop contained graphic images of children. Carlson, who once used the laptop story to criticize the Biden family while serving as a Fox News anchor, put to rest conspiracy theories about the laptop’s contents in a wide-ranging interview with the former president’s son – specifically the false allegations that the laptop contained abusive images of children. “Can I just say one thing though, this is what I experienced during that time – the allegation that there was abusive minors proven on the laptop – that came...

A depraved mother and her two trans lovers allegedly tortured and killed her developmentally disabled 7-year-old son, who was found dead and duct-taped inside a closet in her Ohio home. The body of little William Evans, 7, was discovered by police on Thursday at the family’s Cincinnati house, and the horrific scene shocked even hardened law enforcement officers and medical professionals.

Pope Leo’s private secretary compares his role to St John the BaptistPope Leo XIV’s private secretary, Monsignor Edgard Rimaycuna, has compared his role alongside the pontiff to that of St John the BaptistThe private secretary to Pope Leo XIV, Monsignor Edgard Rimaycuna, has compared his role alongside the pontiff to that of St John the Baptist.Speaking at the parish of San José Obrero (St Joseph the Worker) in the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, the Peruvian priest said: “I like to think of the figure of St John the Baptist if I have to define a little what my mission is.”He...

At 16 years old, Isaiah Taylor realized nuclear reactors were being made too big. At 19, he married his childhood sweetheart, Sophie, and at 24 he founded Valar Atomics. “I’ve always just kind of known what I wanted,” the young founder told the Deseret News. “I want to build nuclear reactors, and I wanted to get married to Sophie. So why wait?” The Southern California-based company is a manifestation of his original vision: nuclear reactors need to be smaller, safer and made on a factory line. Now, at 27, Taylor plans to see his first microreactor come alive in Orangeville,...

Falling fertility on the left as key driver of US birth decline

A Baltimore police officer is charged with misconduct and making false entries in a public record that prosecutors said burdened other officers and potentially jeopardized their safety. The indictment alleges that a random audit in December 2025 found Officer Dequwan Houchins made numerous false reports of traffic stops in the electronic reporting system known as CAD for at least four months, prosecutors said. "This was just a lazy cop who didn't want to do anything and wanted to collect a paycheck," Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said during a news conference. According to prosecutors, ethics investigators suspected that Houchins used...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A recent San Francisco Civil Grand Jury report found that weak oversight within the city's homeless services system may be putting residents of supportive housing at risk, raising questions about accountability, safety and the management of taxpayer-funded programs. The report comes as city officials continue addressing concerns surrounding permanent supportive housing, where the Department of Public Health reported that 26% of all unintentional drug overdose deaths in San Francisco in 2024 occurred in such facilities. For Aisha McCain, the issue is deeply personal. [snip] The fire department was called in once the body was discovered. "He...

Wisconsin will elect a new governor in 2026 following incumbent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' decision not to seek another term in office. The August 11 primary will decide the party nominees who will appear on the November general election ballot. Seven candidates appear on the ballot for the Wisconsin Democratic primary for governor. State Rep. Francesca Hong and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley lead the field after several prominent candidates dropped out of the race in recent weeks, including Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez and former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who still appear on the ballot.

A conservative named Bonnie Wallace is suing the Texas school board because they kicked her out of a public meeting for reading passages from a book that is available in the school library.I hope she wins.It’s incredibly hypocritical to ban this book at a school board meeting, when the exact same book is available in the school library.https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/conservative-activist-sues-hisd-reading-235847171.html

Jensen Huang built the world’s most valuable company by pioneering the specialized computer chips behind the artificial intelligence boom. To keep his vision for the future within reach, the Nvidia founder is now attempting a different kind of engineering: convincing Wall Street investors that those chips are long-term financial assets akin to commercial real estate or toll roads. His bet hinges on outpacing AI developments in China. This week, Nvidia unveiled agreements with six of the world’s largest asset managers, BlackRock, Blackstone, Apollo, KKR, Brookfield and Goldman Sachs. The goal was to assemble a $500 billion pipeline to finance the...

A lot of attention has been focused on the Commie Hong running in the Democrat primary for governor of Wisconsin. However, I contend that the Minnesota Democrat primary for U.S. Senator is equally, if not, MORE significant. The main contenders are a standard issue Democrat vs Flan Southside aka Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan. You might remember her from earlier this year when it was alleged that she was a ringleader of the Antifa Signal Chat that directed the Minneapolis Commie crowd harassment of ICE in an attempt to keep them from performing their duty. During these harassments, 2 people died...

...About 50 days ago, he was transferred from the prison to the hospital in what's been described as a state of a dissociative stupor. Some might say a catatonic state or a vegetative state. He's being fed through a tube that runs into his nose, down into his stomach. And we are literally on an hour-by-hour basis hoping that Mr. Gilman hangs on and that we can secure for him some kind of lifesaving medical evacuation out of Russia. ... Well, the tragedy of this whole story starts with the fact that, over 1,600 days ago, he started his detention...

James Bond producer Amy Pascal has dropped a little more intel on what we can expect from the actor who will replace Daniel Craig in the iconic spy franchise. And suffice it to say, it sounds like it’s going to be all change. Since Craig handed in his licence to kill following 2021’s No Time to Die – his fifth outing as the suave MI6 operative – it has become a national pastime to debate who the next actor will be to take on the part, following in the footsteps of Sir Sean Connery, Sir Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan...

The lengths Democrats will go to free bloodthirsty criminals are beyond belief. And now, a Gavin Newsom-appointed board in Democrat-run California has okayed the parole board granting clemency to those sentenced to life without parole (LWOP). Back in July, the California Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) took it upon themselves to create a new set of bureaucratic rules that give them the authority to review and approve the release of prisoners sentenced to LWOP. We're talking about serial killers and murderers like Scott Peterson getting released after being sentenced to LWOP. The Parole Board suddenly decided it had the power...

In a newly unearthed video, disgraced former Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman said both President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are “enemies” of America. Now running for U.S. Senate in Florida, Vindman has built his campaign around his obsessive hatred of President Trump and anyone who supports him. Appearing on a podcast called “Rick Wilson’s The Enemies List,” Vindman says: “Which enemy are we talking about here? Are we talking about Russia and Putin? Are we talking about Trump and Trumpism?… Striking similarities actually.” The comments are just the latest vitriol from the Vindman family, which includes his brother, Virginia Democrat...