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The discovery of an Anglo-Saxon tool in Kent could reveal more about where Britain's "iconic archaeological treasures" were made, according to experts. A small copper-alloy die stamp was found by metal detectorist Stephen Newbury near Lynsted, which has officially been declared as treasure by a coroner for being of significant historical interest, Kent County Council (KCC) said.The sixth or seventh century item is believed to have been used to create decorative metal foils for military equipment such as helmets. It is the only confirmed example of its kind found in Britain, according to analysis from KCC and the British Museum,...

Lava. Ash. Horrifying death. All are known and expected outputs from an active volcano. But one volcano deep in the farthest, frozen reaches of our planet marches to the beat of a slightly different drum. On Ross Island in the Ross Sea, a deep bay in Antarctica, Mount Erebus fumes about 1,350 kilometers (840 miles) from the Geographic South Pole. The world's southernmost active volcano, it bubbles with a permanent lake of blazing lava. And in the gas constantly pouring forth from this gate to the underworld, scientists found microscopic particles of crystalline, elemental gold. According to a 1991 research...

An incoming solar eruption could trigger visible northern lights across parts of the northern United States, offering millions a chance to witness one of nature's most spectacular nighttime displays. A cloud of charged particles launched by the Sun is expected to reach Earth overnight, creating conditions that could produce visible auroras across parts of the northern United States. According to NOAA, the incoming solar event may generate a G1 to G2 geomagnetic storm, giving skywatchers in as many as 19 states a chance to witness the Northern Lights if weather and space conditions align. While no widespread outbreak is expected,...

President Donald Trump on Monday took action to give Americans more freedom to fix their cars’ emission systems. Trump signed a presidential memorandum to the Environmental Protection Agency while flanked by the agency’s administrator, Lee Zeldin. “I think it’s very important; going to lower the price of your car, and it’s going to lower the price of fixing your car. It has to do with affordability, it has to do with a lot of things,” Trump said. Zeldin emphasized that the Trump administration is not seeking to crack down on Americans working on their own cars, as “past administrations have”...

UnitedHealthcare has fired a woman who expressed sadness in a TikTok video that President Donald Trump was not killed in the Saturday shooting during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. In the video, she sarcastically asked, "Aww, they missed?" "We're cooked as a country when my first reaction to hearing the news about Trump's attempt was, ‘It was probably fake,’" Alison King, who has reportedly deleted her LinkedIn account but was identified as a social media manager for UnitedHealthcare, said in the video. "Like, immediately I was like, 'Oh, that wasn't real, probably fake,’" King said. "And the second was...

When people see Timothy Barkman's four-horned Jacob sheep at his farm near Lingle, they stop and stare at the ancient breed that looks part biblical legend and part heavy-metal mascot. The breed likely originated in Syria roughly 3,000 years ago. Timothy Barkman raises the rare heritage breed on his family's 105-year-old homestead. They're an the ancient breed that looks part biblical legend and part heavy-metal mascot. (Timothy Barkman) ======================================================================================== When people see Timothy Barkman's four-horned Jacob sheep at his farm near Lingle, they stop and stare. The sheep look unlike almost anything else grazing Wyoming pastures. Their piebald coats are...

A South Florida woman was arrested after she went on a nearly $90,000 spending spree on her company credit card, including personal purchases from multiple airlines, Uber and a cruise line, authorities said. Lindsay Ann Mariani, 37, of Hollywood, was arrested Thursday on charges including grand theft and fraudulent use of a credit card, Miami-Dade jail records showed. According to an arrest report, Mariani had been working for a company based in Naperville, Illinois, since July of 2023 as an assistant to the chief of staff. Mariani had been issued a credit card for work expenses but an internal audit...

June 29 (Reuters) - Comcast (CMCSA.O), opens new tab will split into two publicly traded companies through a spinoff of NBCUniversal and Sky, separating its cash-generating broadband arm from a media ​and entertainment business under pressure from streaming rivals and industry consolidation. Shares of the company rose nearly 8% on Monday. The stock has had a rough run, falling more than 17% ‌this year through Friday's close, after two straight annual declines. The proposed separation will create one company anchored by Comcast's cable, wireless and business services arm and another built around Universal theme parks, film and TV studios, NBC,...

I Exposed the Islamic Takeover of New Jersey It's a lot worse than we think

👮‍♂️ PLEASE Don’t Let This Happen To You! Los Angeles, CA is a whole different level of crazy… On Saturday, hundreds of feral liberals in the city held their annual “World Naked Bike Ride” event, which is apparently meant to protest climate change and cyclist safety. As these woke hippies were riding their bikes through the city wearing nothing but their birthday suits, a citizen showed up and pelted them with a BB gun. That might sound funny to you, or even well-deserved. But, cops in LA saw it otherwise. This local news clip covered the story: NEW: Los Angeles...

Officials charged a 10-year-old Missouri boy with murder after he allegedly shot a 7-month-old baby in the head execution-style June 26, according to a report. St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) officers responded to the incident just after 4:00 p.m. and found the baby, identified as 7-month-old Kiyomi Parker, within the residence, according to an SLMPD press release. The baby died from her wounds. Homicide Detectives and Child Abuse Detectives later opened an investigation into the incident and learned that an unidentified 10-year-old boy shot the child, the SLMPD alleged. Witnesses said the 10-year-old retrieved a gun and shot the...

At least three people were injured in an explosion in Monaco on Monday evening. According to French media, the explosion happened after a person dropped off bags at the explosion site. The suspect is still at large. Explosion à Monaco: un colis piégé a été déposé en bas d'un immeuble pic.twitter.com/8yr3VOxfNm — BFM (@BFMTV) June 29, 2026 Per Reuters: Police in Monaco were hunting for a man ​suspected of detonating a makeshift ‌bomb that wounded three people on Monday, French media reported. The blast ​occurred shortly before 9 p.m. (1900 ​GMT). French newspaper Le Figaro ⁠said video surveillance images showed...

Even though it’s been nearly 250 years since the Continental Congress declared independence from Britain, the study of the American Revolution is far from over. For decades, archaeologists have dug at Revolutionary War battlefields across the country, yielding fascinating artifacts. From southern sites to northern battlefields, these places are still sharing secrets — and shedding new light on our country’s founding. As America celebrates its 250th, below are a few Revolutionary War battlefields that are still revealing new discoveries. 1. Bunker Hill One of the earliest military engagements of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought in...

Luigi Mangione’s wild ride through the justice system stalled out Monday — when he got stuck in a Manhattan court elevator for 20 minutes, delaying a hearing in his federal case. The 28-year-old accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was in the lift with his escort of US Marshals, headed to the courtroom, when the contraption suddenly stopped, courthouse sources told The Post. “It was some sort of elevator issue, that’s all I know,” Mangione’s lawyer, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, said when asked about the snafu outside the courtroom. “Can’t wait to hear what you guys find out about that!”...

The Lions opted to part ways with Arnold less than a week after his arrest, mere hours after he was granted the freedom that would have allowed him to continue preparing for the season with the team as he awaited trial.

A woman unleashed bear spray at a Lower Manhattan hotel Monday while fighting over luggage with another lady she went to a Pride Week event with — leaving eight people needing medical treatment, cops and sources said. The unidentified suspect discharged the mace just after 8 a.m. inside a room at the DoubleTree by Hilton New York Downtown hotel on Stone Street near Whitehall Street, during a spat with a 28-year-old woman, according to police and sources. The two women, who were staying at the hotel, knew each other and had gone to a Pride event together the night before...

RealRobert@Real_RobNAnd this is,The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, John Ratcliffe:Barack Hussein Obama said ‘I want this done,’ ” I want to overthrow the United States government.@CIADirector“All the world can now see the truth: Brennan, Clapper and Comey manipulated intelligence and silenced career professionals — all to get Trump.”@CIADirector “This was Obama, Comey, Clapper and Brennan deciding ‘We’re going to screw Trump. We’re going to create this and put the imprimatur of an IC assessment in a way that nobody can question it.’ They stamped it as Russian collusion and then classified it so nobody could see it.”New York post...

GROK's description of the 20 sec video clip below:Video content: The attached 20-second clip shows President Trump unveiling large display boards for the award, featuring a prominent "1776" logo, compass emblem, American flags, and lists of honorees or participants in a formal setting.The White House repostedU.S. Department of Education@usedgovGet your popcorn ready for a showdown! Tomorrow, 8 PM ET @cbsJune 29, 2026 The rest of GROK's summary:@usedgov promotes a CBS special: The official U.S. Department of Education post hypes the Presidential 1776 Award for Civics airing tomorrow, June 30, 2026, at 8 PM ET on CBS, celebrating high school students'...

ransomnote: Grassley has held Artic Frost hearings since Sept 2025. The post below is about a hearing in late June (likely June 23–28).John F Kennedy Jr@John_F_kJr🚨BREAKING: Senator Chuck Grassley just announced that a FBI whistleblower revealed to him an FBI project called "Artic Frost" that targeted groups like Charlie Kirks TPUSA!This is a BOMBSHELL!He says that they are releasing those documents TODAY!"In total, 92 Republican targets, including Republican groups and Republican linked individuals were placed under investigative scope of Arctic Frost.""On that political list was one of Charlie Kirk‘s groups, turning point usa. In other words, arctic frost wasn‘t just...

Scientists from NTU Singapore and Waseda University have developed a flexible "diving suit" for cyborg cockroaches, enabling the insects to survive and move underwater and in low-oxygen environments for up to three hours. Published today in Nature Communications, the study could expand the use of cyborg insects in search-and-rescue missions, especially in disaster zones where flooded rubble, puddles or partially submerged spaces can block access for conventional robots. Cyborg insects are living insects fitted with electronic controllers that guide their movement. Because they use the insect's own muscles to move, they require far less power than small artificial robots, which...