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Located in the foothills of Mount Elgon near the Kenya-Uganda border, the Kakapel Rockshelter has provided remarkable insights into the origins of agriculture in East Africa. Archaeologists, led by Natalie Mueller of Washington University in St. Louis, have uncovered a significant assemblage of ancient plant remains, shedding light on the early history of farming in the region. This discovery, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, marks the earliest evidence of plant farming in East Africa, challenging previous assumptions about agricultural development in this part of the continent. Ancient Skeletons Change History: Farming Invented Multiple Times Across the Globe Said to Cure Everything but Death, These Seeds are an Ancient Miracle Cure A Treasure Trove of Plant Remains The excavation at Kakapel, a site recognized as a Kenyan national monument since 2004, has unearthed the largest and most extensively dated archaeobotanical record from interior East Africa. Despite numerous narratives about the beginnings of agriculture in East Africa, direct evidence of ancient plants has been sparse. This has left scientists with limited understanding of how early farming practices emerged in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Read moreSection: NewsHistory & ArchaeologyHistoryAncient TraditionsRead Later 

Bipartisan legislation proposed by a group of New York City Council members that would get rid of a number of "sanctuary city" laws currently on the books has the support of Mayor Eric Adams, the Daily Caller reported.

Ben Shapiro, founder of The Daily Wire, testified before Congress on Wednesday where he criticized Democrats over what he claimed were efforts to "throttle viewpoints" they disagree with on social media.

Former President Donald Trump called out Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on social media Wednesday, accusing the former House speaker of recycling old "lies" and pandering to President Joe Biden.

More unwelcome news keeps popping up for a Democrat Party in crisis as Republicans are forecasted to win 11 of 16 toss-up races in November's election to retain their House majority.

A group of bipartisan senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation that would bar lawmakers and their spouses and dependent children from buying stocks and other covered investments and prevent congressional members from selling stocks 90 days after the bill is enacted.

Audiences across the country were immediately drawn in by the chemistry shared between John Travolta and Kirstie Alley in 1989’s Look Who’s Talking. Upon Alley’s death in 2022 from colon cancer, Travolta paid heartfelt tribute not just to a former co-star but to a friend who once referred to him as “the greatest love of my life.” In 2018, during her time on Celebrity Big Brother U.K., Alley opened up about the feelings of affection she had for Travolta, to the point she even “almost ran off and married.” These feelings sparked to life when the two were filming Look Who’s Talking. But how did Travolta feel about her? Look who’s talking about the feelings that blossomed during the filming process The former Cheers icon said she never felt that way about anyone else / ©TriStar Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Travolta played James Ubriacco opposite Alley’s Mollie Jensen, and just as the two characters fell in love on screen, Alley found herself developing feelings for Travolta. RELATED: John Travolta Remembers ‘Grease’ Co-Star Susan Buckner In Heartfelt Tribute “I did love him,” she admitted in 2018, “I still love him. If I hadn’t been married, I would’ve gone and married him and I would’ve been in an airplane because he has his own plane.” Alley was married twice, first to Bob Alley from ’77 to ’79, then to Parker Stevenson from ’83 to ’97. Preston, meanwhile, was married to Kelly Preston from 1991 until her death in 2020. Speaking with Howard Stern in 2013, Alley also admitted that the feeling she harbored for the Grease star would never be matched by any other. “It took me years to not look at John as a romantic interest,” said Alley, calling Travolta “the greatest love of my life” and claiming that the feelings were mutual—but never acted upon. Keeping those passions unrealized was “one of the hardest things I’ve ever done,” said Alley. “[It was] the hardest decision I’ve ever made because I was madly in love with him — we were fun and funny together,” she added. “It wasn’t a sexual relationship because I’m not going to cheat on my husband. But, you know, I think there are things that are way worse than sexual relationships, than cheating on someone that way. I consider what I did even worse because I actually let myself fall in love with him and stay in love with him for a long time.” John Travolta paid heartfelt tribute to Kirstie Alley   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by John Travolta (@johntravolta) A jolt back to reality came after Alley continued to flirt with Travolta, eventually prompting Preston to approach her and ask, “Erm, why are you flirting with my husband?” This, the Cheers alum said, meant “And that was sort of when I had to make a decision and that was pretty much the end of that.” Ultimately, Alley would not only respect this gesture but fully support Travolta ending up with Preston. “John and I would have devoured each other,” she explained, “because John and I are so alike. It would be like two blazing stars that just fizzled out.” Kirstie Alley was cordially asked to back off, but John Travolta still had fond words for her in his tribute / © TriStar / courtesy Everett Collection Even so, the unique bond the two formed endured, so when Alley passed at the age of 71, two years after Travolta’s wife died from breast cancer, the Saturday Night Fever icon felt compelled to offer an emotional, poignant tribute in her honor. Following news of Alley’s passing, Travolta took a photo of Alley and shared a picture of the two of them together on Instagram. “Kirstie was one of the most special relationships I’ve ever had,” he shared in the post’s captions. “I love you Kirstie. I know we will see each other again.” Click for next Article The post John Travolta Paid Tribute To Kirstie Alley, Who Called Him “The Greatest Love of My Life” appeared first on DoYouRemember? - The Home of Nostalgia. Author, Dana Daly

We continue to get numbers that indicate that the U.S. economy is steamrolling in the wrong direction as we approach the most chaotic election season in our history.  Needless to say, the performance of the economy is going to play a major role in the outcome of the election, because millions upon millions of Americans are really suffering right now.  Homelessness has been growing at the fastest pace ever recorded, hunger and poverty are exploding, and we are in the midst of a cost of living crisis that doesn’t seem to have any end in sight.  Unfortunately, there are signs that things will soon get even worse.  For example, we experienced a “historic surge” of corporate bankruptcies during the first half of this year that was worse than anything we have witnessed since the first half of 2010… There is a “historic surge” of corporate bankruptcies underway in the U.S., as debt-saddled companies struggle to adjust to the new era of high interest rates. New figures published by S&P Global Intelligence show that 75 companies filed for bankruptcy in June, the highest number recorded in a single month since early 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. That pushed this year’s total number of bankruptcies so far to 346, which is notably higher than comparable levels seen in the past 13 years. Before this, the highest half-year figure recorded was in 2010, with 437 companies filing for bankruptcy from January through June. During the first half of 2010, we were just coming out of the Great Recession. Do you remember how painful things were in those days? Sadly, I believe that what is ahead of us will be even more painful. The unprecedented measures that our leaders took to prop up the economy worked for a while, but now cracks are starting to show all over the place. And a lot more big businesses will go belly up during the months ahead. Earlier today, I was quite saddened to learn that Big Lots is on the verge of bankruptcy… Discount retail chain Big Lots said it will close up to 40 stores this year and may declare bankruptcy. The Columbus, Ohio-based company wrote in a quarterly Securities and Exchange Commission filing it expected further operating losses and has “substantial doubt” it can continue as a functioning business. Big Lots last month reported a net loss of $205 million in the quarter ending May 4, 2024. When I lived in Virginia many years ago, I would shop at Big Lots quite a bit. And it always seemed to be doing fairly well. But now times have changed. Today, most Americans have very little discretionary income.  In fact, surveys have shown that the vast majority of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck at this point… A 2023 survey conducted by Payroll.org highlighted that 78% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, a 6% increase from the previous year. In other words, more than three-quarters of Americans struggle to save or invest after paying for their monthly expenses. Similarly, a 2023 Forbes Advisor survey revealed that nearly 70% of respondents either identified as living paycheck to paycheck (40%) or—even more concerning—reported that their income doesn’t even cover their standard expenses (29%). There is no way to spin those numbers in a positive manner. Any way that you look at them, they are absolutely horrible. The middle class is being ripped to shreds, and those that are running the system seem to be all out of answers. Young adults in particular are having a very difficult time in this environment. According to a survey that was recently conducted by Bank of America, almost half of all adult members of Generation Z “are relying on financial help from their parents and family members”… A new survey by Bank of America finds that nearly half of adult members of Gen Z are relying on financial help from their parents and family members to get by. The survey for Bank of America’s Better Money Habits team found that 46% of Gen Z are receiving financial assistance from their parents or other family members, a figure that declines to 30% for Gen Z non-students. Have you noticed that so many young adults seem to be very bitter and very angry these days? This is one of the big reasons why they are in such a foul mood. Many of them were promised that life would be good if the studied hard, went to college, and did all the right things. But now many of them are discovering that the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow was just an illusion. Of course there is a small sliver of society that is still doing exceptionally well. Flooding the system with trillions upon trillions of dollars has been very good for the financial markets, and those with lots of money in the financial markets have been living the high life. In Jackson Hole, Wyoming, millionaires are complaining that the town is being ruined by all of the billionaires that are now moving in… Millionaires once accused of ruining a gorgeous town in Wyoming now complain they are being driven out of the area by billionaires. Jackson Hole has long been a popular vacation spot for celebrities including Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes and Matthew McConaughey. An influx of wealthy people sent house prices sky-rocketing and forced ordinary workers to live on the other side of the mountain on the Idaho-Wyoming border. There are more billionaires in America today than ever before. That is the good news. The bad news is that there are more homeless people in America today than ever before, the ranks of the poor are growing very rapidly, and more Americans are falling out of the middle class with each passing day. The wealthy may think that all of the wealth that they have piled up will insulate them from the unprecedented chaos that is approaching, but the truth is that a day of reckoning is coming for them too. In the end, the entire system is going to completely and utterly fail, and those that believed that the party would last forever will be bitterly, bitterly disappointed. Michael’s new book entitled “Chaos” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com, and you can subscribe to his Substack newsletter at michaeltsnyder.substack.com. About the Author: Michael Snyder’s new book entitled “Chaos” is available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon.com. He has also written seven other books that are available on Amazon.com including “End Times”, “7 Year Apocalypse”, “Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America”, “The Beginning Of The End”, and “Living A Life That Really Matters”.  When you purchase any of Michael’s  books you help to support the work that he is doing.  You can also get his articles by email as soon as he publishes them by subscribing to his Substack newsletter.  Michael has published thousands of articles on The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News, and he always freely and happily allows others to republish those articles on their own websites.  These are such troubled times, and people need hope.  John 3:16 tells us about the hope that God has given us through Jesus Christ: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”  If you have not already done so, we strongly urge you to invite Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Savior today. The post We Haven’t Seen A “Historic Surge” Of Corporate Bankruptcies Like This Since The Great Recession appeared first on The Economic Collapse.