Early human ancestors may have learned to walk upright on two legs up in the trees rather than on the firm ground of Africa’s ancient savannah. A first-of-its-type study led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany has identified a link between the foraging strategies of Tanzania’s Issa Valley chimpanzees among woodlands and the ape’s …
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A prolonged and potentially dangerous heat wave is forecast to bake Southern California this week, raising health and fire concerns across the region as forecasters warn this is expected to be the most significant period of hot weather this year, thus far. Temperatures across interior Southern California will climb dramatically over the next few days, providing little opportunity for overnight …
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Jon Jones issued his first statement in response to Dana White and the UFC’s proposed event at the White House. Jones retired, and then abruptly unretired following the reveal that the promotion plans to hold a fight card on the White House’s South Lawn in Washington, D.C. Despite White constantly putting Jones over as the greatest fighter of all-time, the …
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Big changes may be coming to Major League Baseball. Commissioner Rob Manfred joined ESPN’s broadcast of the Little League Classic on Sunday night. During a conversation with Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez and David Cone, he hinted that the MLB landscape could look significantly different soon. Specifically, Manfred touched on expansion and realignment. MLB hasn’t expanded since adding the Arizona Diamondbacks …
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As undergraduate degrees have lost their payoffs thanks to AI, young people have turned to advanced schooling to unlock jobs with salaries exceeding $200,000 (or in some cases, a $100 million signing bonus). However, one former Google leader says Gen Z should not be so fast to jump on the PhD train, as even doctoral degrees may have lost their …
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After being inundated by a whirlwind of transfer rumors last week, including the sensational double swoop of Leon Bailey and Jadon Sancho, the potential sale of Manu Koné, and a reported deal between the Giallorossi and Wolves forward Fabio Silva, things were bound to slow down over the weekend. Absent any new rumors, the Romaverse spent the weekend churning through …
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Billy Joel is closing his motorcycle shop in Long Island, New York, and auctioning off his personal collection of bikes as he battles a brain disorder. The 76-year-old singer revealed in May that he had been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), which affects his vision, hearing and balance, he said on social media at the time. Joel also canceled …
Read More »Rubio says peace agreement “a long ways off” after Putin summit Axios Trump-Putin talks produced enough movement to justify Ukraine meeting, Rubio says Reuters Full transcript: Secretary of State Marco Rubio on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 17, 2025 CBS News Rubio says Russia and Ukraine must make concessions for a peace deal ABC News Rubio says Russia-Ukraine ceasefire possible, but not …
Read More »NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump walked into a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin pressing for a ceasefire deal and threatening “severe consequences” and tough new sanctions if the Kremlin leader failed to agree to halt the fighting in Ukraine. Instead, Trump was the one who stood down, dropping his demand for a ceasefire in favor of pursuing a …
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The federal takeover of D.C. Police was based on claims that crime is getting worse. But, journalists who’ve long covered the region remember a much more dangerous time. President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the D.C. police department and deployment of the National Guard was based on claims that crime is “getting worse, not getting better.” But, journalists who have …
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