A Curtin University-led research team has successfully identified the mysterious origin of several 4,000-year-old 25-ton stones, which ancient architects used to construct Britain’s iconic Devil’s Arrows, as Birmingham Rocks in North Yorkshire, over 11 miles (18 kilometers) from the monument’s location.
John Ratcliffe has mired the agency in politics ON SEPTEMBER 18, THE CIA turns 79. Whether it reaches 80 with its integrity intact depends largely on the man who leads it. In an administration of amateurs, talk-show hosts, and relatives, CIA Director John Ratcliffe stands out by not standing out. He does not sound unhinged and has no obvious grift. Next to a former director of national intelligence whose guru scripted her talking points, an FBI director who chugged beer with the U.S. Olympic hockey team, and an acting DNI who used mortgage-fraud referrals against the president’s enemies, the CIA director looks reassuringly normal.
Joe diGenova, the 81-year-old Trump loyalist who had headed a sprawling investigation in the Southern District of Florida that targeted President Donald Trump’s perceived political enemies, has resigned from the Justice Department.
Poor Donald Trump believes he has discovered a revolutionary new economic theory: if you want people to vote for you, promise them $5,000 — preferably just before Election Day. Apparently, the man thinks a 5th-century B.C. electoral bribe, dressed up as an economic dividend, can somehow rescue his catastrophic tenure in the White House. I’m not sure who qualifies, or how a Trump voter is supposed to prove his Republicanism to the Treasury after the ballot has disappeared into the box. But I do remember one or two of Trump’s previous schemes that failed to deliver a dime, even to the more credulous members of his political volk.
“If you can end the war immediately after the election, why can't you end it immediately?By Yiannis DamellosSeptember 9, 2026There it was, floating above the entrance like a neon sign outside a Trump Casino: “This war will end immediately after our election.” Donald Trump said it. Not some anonymous diplomat speaking in tongues. The Don himself. Immediately after the election. Which leaves us with one of those beautifully simple questions that tend to make politicians cranky: If you can end the war immediately after the election, buddy, why the hell can't you end it immediately?
A second emergency application to Justice Brett Kavanaugh seeks to block the decision of a St. Louis federal judge
September 9, 2026, 2:24 pmUpdated 6:25 pmThe question of which congressional district map Missouri will use in November returned to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday after a federal appeals court refused to block an order requiring use of the Republican-drawn 2025 map.
Cyprus’ Cronos gas is expected to reach European markets via Egypt from 2028, with Greece offering an onward route into southeastern and central Europe. The three countries renewed their backing for the plan at their El Alamein summit.
As the U.S.-Canadian relationship severely deteriorates, the White House says the import bans will go into effect in about three weeksSept. 8, 2026, 6:17 PM PDTBy Steve Kopack
President Donald Trump moved Tuesday to sharply escalate the trade war with Canada, seeking to block imports of some motorcycles, dairy products and alcohol.
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September 7, 2026The story of a Medieval European plague is coming into focus through historic manuscripts, but not in the way you might think. Instead of providing mere historical accounts, the animal skins from which these Medieval volumes are constructed provide genetic evidence for reconstructing the 3,500-year story of the sheepox virus (SPPV), which decimated European livestock.
At 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Canada hit $28 billion worth of U.S. imports with new dollar-for-dollar tariffs.
Canadian businesses are opening Tuesday for the first time under the federal government's new dollar-for-dollar tariffs on $28 billion worth of U.S. imports. As many owners brace for higher costs and supply-chain issues, experts say consumers may not notice much impact.
