A rare copy of the US Constitution went missing for centuries. Now it’s being auctioned for millions
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A rare copy of the US Constitution went missing for centuries. Now it’s being auctioned for millions

Historical document appraiser and collector Seth Kaller spreads a broad sheet of paper across a desk. It’s in good enough condition that he can handle it, carefully, with clean, bare hands. There are just a few creases and tiny discolorations, even though it’s just a few weeks shy of 237…

Early Human Settlement’s Evidence Discovered in 6,000 Years Old Ancient Submerged Bridge

Early Human Settlement’s Evidence Discovered in 6,000 Years Old Ancient Submerged Bridge

Early humans might have settled within a cave on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, a group of researchers have found. The discovery was made because of the identification of an ancient submerged bridge, which is said to have been constructed roughly 6,000 years ago. This discovery revises the previously accepted…

Human Settlement Evidence From 55,000 Years Ago Discovered Near West Papua, Claims Study

Human Settlement Evidence From 55,000 Years Ago Discovered Near West Papua, Claims Study

Recent archaeological research has uncovered evidence that humans were living near West Papua more than 55,000 years ago, offering new insights into early human migration into the Pacific. The discovery was made in Mololo Cave, located on Waigeo Island in the Raja Ampat archipelago. This significant find includes stone tools,…

New book shows none of our presidents were perfect — even George Washington
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New book shows none of our presidents were perfect — even George Washington

An elective trivia round Chicago. No more toddlin’. Now coddlin’. Comes now Bill O’Reilly’s 19th best seller “Confronting the Presidents.” Pub date Sept. 10. St. Martin’s Press. It’s delicious BS from G. Washington’s wooden teeth to whatever’s left of anything Joe Biden once had. Were they all great men? Please. Nice George Washington “was…

Sisters divided: How partition ruptured a family in a vanishing community | India-Pakistan Partition

Sisters divided: How partition ruptured a family in a vanishing community | India-Pakistan Partition

She walked out of her bedroom a few minutes after I arrived, the pallu of her sari draped, as always, across her right shoulder, Gujarati in style. Shireen* smiled at me as she slowly made her way to the couch, her short grey hair resting on her neck. For the…

What does Chicago represent for the Democratic National Convention? | US Election 2024 News

What does Chicago represent for the Democratic National Convention? | US Election 2024 News

But for all the ways Chicago represents Democratic ideals, critics say it has also exemplified the party’s failings and divisions. Looming large over the upcoming Democratic National Convention is the spectre of an earlier convention in Chicago that ended in unrest and violence. In 1968, the Democratic Party was facing…

Why do US parties hold presidential conventions? What to know, in 500 words | US Election 2024 News

Why do US parties hold presidential conventions? What to know, in 500 words | US Election 2024 News

EXPLAINER Conventions are where US political parties officially choose their presidential candidates. But how do they work? One by one, states across the United States hold primaries and caucuses in the lead-up to a presidential election, allowing voters to weigh in on their favourite major-party candidates. But those state-level votes…

Who is Thomas Kwoyelo, Ugandan LRA rebel commander on trial for war crimes? | Lord’s Resistance Army News

Who is Thomas Kwoyelo, Ugandan LRA rebel commander on trial for war crimes? | Lord’s Resistance Army News

Uganda’s high court will on Tuesday deliver judgement on the case of Thomas Kwoyelo, a former commander of the rebel group, Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), after more than 15 years of delay. Kwoyelo is being tried by the international crimes division of the court based in northern Gulu city, a…

New study reveals more on early ‘Hobbit’ humans in Indonesia’s Flores | Science and Technology News

New study reveals more on early ‘Hobbit’ humans in Indonesia’s Flores | Science and Technology News

Study shows ancestors of Homo floresiensis were even shorter and lived 700,000 years ago. Twenty years ago scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood about 3.5 feet (1.07 meters) tall on the Indonesian island of Flores. Now a new study suggests that the ancestors of the diminutive…