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Comey: Republicans Will Be Deeply Sorry For DOJ Reform
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Mom Shares Insightful Reason You Should “Always Take Your Kid To Birthday Parties That They’re Invited To”
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Mom Shares Insightful Reason You Should “Always Take Your Kid To Birthday Parties That They’re Invited To”

Life can get pretty busy, especially when you have kids. Between school events, extracurricular activities, and friends, it can get exhausting. It can be easy to understand why parents don’t want to go to every single birthday party their kid gets an invitation for. With so little time, this can often be the last thing you want to spend your time doing. That said, a mom named Chelsea Fisher makes a good argument for why parents should think differently. In fact, she tells parents to “always take your kids to birthday parties they’re invited to.” Learn more about why Chelsea is so adamant about this in the video below. @chels.fishyy I never want to experience the heartbreak of my kids not having anyone show up at their birthday party. Plus as parents we know how much time, effort and money goes into planning and hosting a party. Sacrifice the afternoon and take your kids! #momthings #momthoughts #unpopularopinion #unpopularopinions #momopinion #momof3 #birthdayparty #motherhood #sahmlife #sahm #sahmtok ♬ original sound – bella ︎ Mom Argues Why Parents Should Take Their Kids to Every Birthday Party They Are Invited To “I never want to experience the heartbreak of my kids not having anyone show up at their birthday party,” Chelsea writes in the caption of her post. “Plus as parents we know how much time, effort and money goes into planning and hosting a party. Sacrifice the afternoon and take your kids!” While some may disagree, Chelsea continues to get positive reactions to her strong opinion. In fact, a number of parents attest that it seems more common than ever for a kid to have no one show up for their birthday party. How sad is that!? So, while it may be an inconvenience at times, you never know if showing up will leave a lasting impact. TikTok “I always tell myself that I’m responsible for their social life/social ability. I don’t want to be a barrier for my kids!” one commenter writes, another adding, “This was me yesterday! Almost didn’t go, glad we did [because] we were the only ones that showed up.” You can find the source of this story’s featured image here! The post Mom Shares Insightful Reason You Should “Always Take Your Kid To Birthday Parties That They’re Invited To” appeared first on InspireMore.
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Golden Retriever Stalks Husky With All The Stealth Of An Elephant
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Golden Retriever Stalks Husky With All The Stealth Of An Elephant

Ruby is a golden retriever, and Skye is a husky. Their human mom, MaryMoe, shares their antics on her social media. In what might be the stealthiest of stealth moves ever, MaryMoe posted a video of Ruby in stalker mode. Ruby is crouched, creeping out from behind a child’s Jungle Gym where she was hiding behind the slide. MaryMoe’s young daughter comments, “Ruby is like a Lion on the hunt.” The young girl calls out to her dad to watch Ruby. The golden retriever’s attention never wavers as she approaches the “unsuspecting” husky. Meanwhile, Skye watches this action unfold and looks perplexed. Ruby gets within a few feet of the husky when one of the kids says, “Git her!” And the chase began. @marymoe86 Who needs National Geographic when you have this footage live in your backyard? #husky #goldenretriever #huskylife ♬ original sound – MaryMoe This is obviously a game the two animals have played before. The entire family was in the yard, and the kids’ commentary added to the thrill of the hunt. A third dog is watching this scene unfold. It’s a fluffly little mop of a dog. We couldn’t find its name, but someone called it Psycho. It is clearly more interested in staying out of the way of the golden retriever and husky. The caption MaryMoe added to the video is perfect: “Who needs National Geographic when you have this footage live in your backyard?” Please roll the closing credits. Ruby plays the lion in the lead role, and Skye is the delectable little antelope. Psycho and the kids are part of the safari team. MaryMoe is the camera person. Dad can be the production assistant. It might be time for a lemonade break. Where on earth did that PA disappear to? We need five lemonades, three bacon dog treats, and a water bowl. Please share. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Golden Retriever Stalks Husky With All The Stealth Of An Elephant appeared first on InspireMore.
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4 Times Mike Johnson Has Beaten the Odds
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4 Times Mike Johnson Has Beaten the Odds

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has consistently beaten the odds throughout the first five months of the 119th Congress, settling seemingly irreconcilable disagreements within the fractious House Republican Conference to advance President Donald Trump’s highest priorities. And Johnson, R-La., hasn’t forgotten to remind the public. “I know some of y’all smiled and probably mocked me a little bit when I said early on we were going to do this by Memorial Day,” the Louisiana lawmaker told reporters Thursday after passing the budget reconciliation bill through the House. To be sure, the House of Representatives has not delivered a major piece of legislation to the president’s desk so far, nor has it codified any of the president’s major executive orders, with the exception of approving the official renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to “the Gulf of America.” But Johnson, whose gavel was at risk in January at the start of the new Congress, has proven himself capable of herding his caucus at the most important moments. 1. Holding Onto His Gavel After being somewhat of a divisive figure in the 118th Congress, Johnson’s first fight in the House in early January at the opening of the 119th Congress was to persuade his party to back him almost unanimously to be speaker again. Three Republican representatives—Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Keith Self of Texas, and Thomas Massie of Kentucky—voted against him in the first round of votes.  Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, was considered a possible “no” vote against Johnson but ended up voting for the Louisiana Republican. But through negotiations on the floor, as well as by calling in the president to speak with GOP members, Johnson was able to hold on to his gavel as he won over holdouts. Trump played a hands-on role in it as well, calling Norman and Self from a golf course to persuade them that Johnson was the right man for the gavel.  2. Continuing Resolution One of Johnson’s earliest tests was passing a continuing resolution to continue spending levels from former President Joe Biden’s term and prevent a government shutdown. Given Republicans’ reluctance to continue Biden’s policies—especially amid early excitement over the Department of Government Efficiency—winning over conservatives to vote for a continuing resolution was no easy task. But Johnson was able to win over unlikely allies to this effort. House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., even joined Johnson at a press conference to argue for the stopgap funding bill as a way to sustain Trump’s and DOGE’s momentum. It ultimately passed 217-213, with Massie as the only Republican voting against it. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the only Democrat to vote for it. 3. Senate Budget Plan After Trump gave his endorsement to the Senate’s budget resolution in April, Johnson was forced to win over fiscal conservatives to vote for a plan that many of them felt was inadequate in terms of spending-cut targets. Johnson accomplished that primarily by persuading the fiscal hawks that the budget plan—a necessary first step before budget reconciliation—was not something to fret over in the grand scheme of things. .@SpeakerJohnson says that the resolution is not the law itself.He and leadership are making the case to possible freedom caucus holdouts that now is not the time to fret about the joint budget resolution. pic.twitter.com/WKTwhC3tni— George Caldwell (@GCaldwell_news) April 8, 2025 Asked at the time what his case to these holdouts was, Johnson said, “Look, the resolution is not the law itself. The resolution continues the process; it’s a necessary step. So, the real deliberation and the consensus has to be built around the bill itself, and that’s what I’ve told everybody.” Johnson won over every member of his party except for Massie and Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana. In Roy’s telling, Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., made promises to him that the eventual budget reconciliation would include major spending cuts and reforms of Biden-era green energy subsidies and Medicaid expansion. Johnson also reportedly told the fiscal hawks that they could vote him out as speaker if he didn’t stay true to his promises of fiscal conservatism in the bill, according to Politico. 4. Reconciling SALT and the Freedom Caucus Johnson’s most recent triumph was winning the vote of holdouts from two stubborn factions—advocates of a higher cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions on federal taxes and members of the House Freedom Caucus. A SALT deduction allows residents in high-tax states to deduct their state and local taxes on their federal tax returns. Under Trump’s first-term 2017 tax cuts—which are set to expire at the end of the year—taxpayers can deduct up to $10,000 on their returns under SALT. Johnson at first offered this group of blue state Republicans a $30,000 cap, which most of them rejected as insufficient.  However, on Tuesday night—barely over a day before the reconciliation floor vote, Johnson was able to satisfy the SALT advocates with a $40,000 cap with limitations on income levels for those eligible for the deduction. That’s an extremely generous offer that quadruples the SALT deduction, but one that might not stand once it goes to the Senate.  .@nicklalota came out of a meeting where Trump reportedly said SALT deduction advocates should settle their differences and take a deal.He says he’ll continue to fight for a >$30K deduction. This is a policy that favors people in high tax blue states.@DailySignal pic.twitter.com/BxdwHvnWfg— George Caldwell (@GCaldwell_news) May 20, 2025 But Johnson’s real triumph came in managing to win over Freedom Caucus’ fiscal conservatives after appeasing the SALT caucus.  On Wednesday morning, the final day of negotiations, Harris said, “I think actually we’re further away from a deal, because that SALT cap increase, I think, upset a lot of conservatives.” Nevertheless, Johnson was able to win over the Freedom Caucus members by bringing the bill to the floor for consideration Wednesday night and coordinating with the White House to persuade the holdouts. Johnson also released a final draft from the House Rules Committee that included key concessions to the Freedom Caucus, such as earlier implementation of Medicaid work requirements (2026 rather than 2029), and an earlier expiration of Biden’s green energy tax credits. The result was an odds-defying triumph for House leadership, as only two Republicans, Massie and Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, voted against the bill. Harris voted “present.” The post 4 Times Mike Johnson Has Beaten the Odds appeared first on The Daily Signal.
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A Q&A About Our Extraterrestrial Siblings
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A Q&A About Our Extraterrestrial Siblings

Credit: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)Before my morning jog at sunrise, I wrote a short new paper that opens a novel window to constraining the nature of dark matter based on data from gravitational-wave observatories. But my sense of intellectual relief was short lived, as I received a set of 10 questions about the search for extraterrestrial life. The email request came from a staff writer for the largest and most popular South Korean newspaper, with 1.5 million national readers and up to 20 million international readers in its daily circulation. Below are the answers I gave to each of the questions: 1. How likely do you think it is that extraterrestrial life exists — either within our Solar System or in other star systems? While the possibility of intelligent life remains, I imagine microbial life is more probable. Indeed, microbial life is likely to exist in any place where warm liquid water with proper nutrients is present. This could hold in water oceans under the icy surface of moons or comets. In that case, microbes are far more prevalent than Earth-mass planets in the habitable zone of stars. Complex life, leading to animals with intelligence that eventually develop artificial intelligence (AI), should be rarer than microwave because it requires more conditions, involving — for example — an atmosphere and land-ocean interfaces where complex organisms thrive. However, technological signatures might be far easier to detect than the molecular fingerprints of microbes in exo-planet atmospheres. Examples which I discussed in papers over the past decade include industrial pollution of exoplanet atmospheres, city-light on the surfaces of exoplanets, or interstellar technological artifacts near Earth — involving either functioning devices or space trash. In a recent interview, I was asked whether I believe that the Solar system was visited by an alien artifact throughout its 4.6-billion-year history. I said that I believe so based on the existence of billions of Earth-Sun analogs and the fact that we already launched 5 probes out of the Solar system over the past half century. The interviewer was surprised to hear that my current scientific research within the Galileo Project is motivated by a belief. I explained that what defines scientists is not the belief that motivates their research, but their adherence to the scientific method that tests their hypothesis experimentally. New scientific knowledge is based on evidence, and in order to make discoveries we must be motivated by uncertain beliefs. The interviewer continued to ask: “But what if the motivating belief is wrong?” to which I replied: “It is a win-win situation, because we learn something new in the process.” Voyager-1 is more than 24 billion km (15 billion miles) away, so distant, its radio messages take fully 22.5 hours to reach us. 2. Given the vastness of the universe, isn’t it physically impossible for us to ever make contact with an alien civilization using current spacecraft technology? This is a misconception. It will take the Voyager spacecraft about a billion years to reach the opposite side of the Milky-Way disk relative to the Sun. Most stars in the Milky-Way disk formed billions of years before the Sun. Any Galactic engineers like ours whose technological clock started billions of years before ours — because their star was born before the Sun, had enough time to reach us by now. Planaria are terrestrial animals that regrow organs when they get damaged or cut out of their bodies, and so they can live forever if fed. Extraterrestrial planaria would constitute ideal alien astronauts that can reach us alive over a travel period of billions of years, as long as the spacecraft protects them and provides the nutrients they need. As soon as we can replicate the repair system of planaria for intelligent beings, we might send our own immortal passengers to interstellar space. 3. Would discovering extraterrestrial life — especially intelligent life — actually benefit us? Or could it potentially pose a threat to humanity? The discovery of extraterrestrial intelligence will change the future of humanity for the better. If we discover extraterrestrial knowledge in science or technologies that we do not possess, it could trigger a quantum leap in our capabilities. This could have a major impact on our exploration of space, as well as on our commercial and military sectors. But most importantly, the discovery of technological miracles might inspire a sense of religious awe similar to the one felt by the biblical Moses when he witnessed the burning bush that was never consumed. Recognizing that there are siblings in our family of intelligent civilizations will empower rather than diminish the notion of God, because God must be able to care for multiple civilizations. The encounter with intelligent entities would allow us to resolve puzzles, such as: What happened before the Big Bang? What is dark matter and dark energy? What is inside a black hole? And what lessons can we learn from the history of intelligent civilizations that existed in the distant past or are still around in our cosmic neighborhood? Enceladus is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn. It is about 500 kilometers (310 mi) in diameter, about a tenth of that of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. 4. What kinds of findings do you anticipate from missions exploring Europa, Enceladus, Mars, or Titan? My expectation is that future missions will find evidence for primitive life in the ocean under the surface ice of Europa and Enceladus as well as evidence that more complex lifeforms existed on Mars before it lost its atmosphere and became a desert in the second half of its history. I am particularly curious to know if intelligent life emerged on Mars twice as fast as it did on Earth. In that case, we might find wall paintings in the underground caves on Mars, which can be explored by Ingenuity-like helicopters with a video feed. 5. Could we detect extraterrestrial life through radio signals from space? Public interest has grown lately with the adaptation of science fiction works like The Three-Body Problem. Radio signals are relatively easy to transmit and detect. The signals we produced with our most powerful anti-ballistic-missile radars for defense after World War II, can be detected by our current radio telescopes out to distances of a hundred light years. This means that a technological civilization like ours could detect us from that distance. However, only about a millionth of the Milky-Way stars reside within that distance, so it is unlikely that we will hear back a response any time soon. Even if they exist so close and decide to visit us, it will take a spacecraft like Voyager about a million years to reach us from that distance. For the time being, their silence is understandable. 6. With AI now capable of processing massive amounts of information, what role could it play in helping us detect or even communicate with alien civilizations? Our AI is particularly effective in analyzing large data sets. This could be handy if we detect radio signals that need to be decoded, but it can also be used to identify rare objects of extraterrestrial technological origin among the many natural rocks we find near Earth. Within the Galileo Project, we are using AI to search for outliers among the millions of objects we detect in the sky from our observatory at Harvard University. An artist’s impression of ‘Oumuamua, which means ‘messenger’ in Hawaiian. 7. I understand that you’ve published research on ʻOumuamua, a unique interstellar object that passed through our Solar System. Has the possibility that it could be a kind of an interstellar spacecraft now been ruled out? Unfortunately, astronomers obtained limited data on the anomalies of `Oumuamua that does not reveal its true nature. It was recognized as an interstellar object based on its high-speed relative to the Sun. But it also appeared to have an extreme shape, most likely flat and about a hundred meters in size, based on its reflection of sunlight. In addition, it was pushed away from the Sun by a mysterious non-gravitational force, without showing any evidence for cometary evaporation. This led me to suggest that its non-gravitational acceleration results from its high surface area per unit mass. A similar behavior was detected for another object 2020-SO, which was identified as a rocket booster from a 1966 launch by NASA. We know that 2020-SO was technological in origin because NASA produced it. The question is who produced `Oumuamua? Starting in a couple of months, the Rubin Observatory in Chile could discover more family members of `Oumuamua every few months. I look forward to having much more data about them, also thanks to the Webb telescope that was not available when `Oumuamua was discovered. As a scientist, I love having a flood of data because it will not allow my colleagues to shove anomalies under the carpet. It is surprising for me to witness some scientists with anti-science sentiments. They wish to hold on to cherished beliefs even in the face of anomalies that contradict them. This is not surprising given that the Vatican admitted only in 1992 that Galileo was right, 350 years after he died and two decades after humans reached the Moon. 8. Astronomers have observed exoplanets located at optimal distances from their stars that may offer Earth-like conditions in terms of temperature and atmosphere. Do you believe these Earth “twins” might harbor life? Any exoplanets that have an atmosphere and warm liquid water on their surface are likely to have life-as-we-know-it. The reason is simple. The Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA) for terrestrial life was DNA-dated recently to have emerged 4.2 billion years ago, only a few hundred million years after the formation of Earth and very soon after Earth cooled to temperatures that are suitable for the chemistry of life in liquid water. The emergence of life was rapid, implying that there are no major obstacles for life if the necessary conditions of warm liquid water and nutrients are met. 9. Is it possible that extraterrestrial life could follow biological mechanisms similar to ours — or might they exist based on entirely different scientific principles? It is possible that there are other paths for life-as-we-do-not-know-it. For example, Titan is a moon of Saturn with liquid oceans, rivers and lakes of methane and ethane on its surface. I would love to go fishing there and check whether Titan gave rise to a completely different biological chemistry than the one we find in liquid water on Earth. 10. The search for extraterrestrial life is often associated with science fiction, the paranormal, or fringe theories. What, in your view, clearly distinguishes astrobiology and the scientific search for alien life as a legitimate scientific endeavor? We know that we exist on Earth and we know that similar environments emerged around billions of stars in the Milky Way galaxy long before we came to exist. It is arrogant to think that we are unique. It is a matter of common sense to assume that we have intelligent siblings on exoplanets and in space. It is the obligation of astronomers to find them. In an interview a few days ago, I was asked whether I search for aliens just to get the Nobel Prize. I replied: “Not at all. I hereby promise that if I discover extraterrestrial intelligence, I will decline the invitation by the Nobel committee to visit Stockholm, just like Bob Dylan and Jean-Paul Sartre did. Who would waste time on an old, traditional prize given by humans to humans on our planet if there is an opportunity to learn something really new from a superhuman intelligence from another star?” The post A Q&A About Our Extraterrestrial Siblings appeared first on Anomalien.com.
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PBS Host in Denial: Critics of Pro-Biden Media Coverup Don't Grasp 'How Reporting Works'
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PBS Host in Denial: Critics of Pro-Biden Media Coverup Don't Grasp 'How Reporting Works'

On Friday's Washington Week with The Atlantic, host Jeffrey Goldberg didn't convene a panel, instead hosting his buddy Jake Tapper and his co-author Alex Thompson for the half-hour on their book Original Sin. The most shameless denial came when Goldberg suggested the media didn't cover up Biden's decline, while he completely omitted his show's infamous episode when he proclaimed President Biden was "mentally, quite acute." Mark Leibovich spat out it was "lying" to question Biden's fitness. It happened on September 1, 2023: LEIBOVICH: Can I just actually just point out, though, that, I mean, it’s not just making an issue of Biden’s age, it’s lying, it’s saying he’s senile, saying he’s demented, saying he’s out of it. I mean, I think it’s important to sort of state for a fact that a lot of these are just -- GOLDBERG: Right. Mentally, he’s quite acute. A week later, Franklin Foer of The Atlantic doubled down on the same program: "So on the mental acuity part, Nikki Haley’s talked about giving a mental acuity test for presidents. I’m sure Biden would ace that test." But now, Goldberg wants to pretend the media weren't actively denying the obvious. PBS @WashingtonWeek with The Atlantic host @JeffreyGoldberg really said this on tonight’s show: “I don’t understand how this narrative is developed that the media was covering for Biden. I think what might be going on here is the lack of understanding about how reporting works.”… pic.twitter.com/nSHL6xifyd — Brent Baker ???? ?? (@BrentHBaker) May 24, 2025 JEFFREY GOLDBERG: Yes. You know, one of the interesting subjects here that's come out in the past week, as you guys are talking about the book, is the role of the media. I don't want to do like an extended media criticism here, especially because I'm not sure it's actually correct. You were doing reporting in 2023. You were bringing this up. There's a quote that I want to show you. It's actually -- I mean, it's not just you guys. Ezra Klein was asking questions, The New York Times and Wall Street Journal. I want to show you a quote from Mark Leibovich writing in The Atlantic in June of 2022. JAKE TAPPER: Yes, 100 percent. JEFFREY GOLDBERG: And the article is called, “Why Biden Shouldn't Run in 2024.” [Quoting] "Biden is by no means the more eloquent character he was in his younger days. It could be painful to watch him get prepared speeches. His tone could be tentative and certain sentences, can become hop-scotching journeys. His aides in the room look visibly nervous at times," and so on. I don't understand how this narrative has developed that no one in the media -- that the media was covering for Biden. I think what might be going on here is a lack of understanding about how reporting works. In order to prove that he's diminished, you have to have people, sources inside telling you this. Give me your thoughts on this question. Tapper brought his usual answer, that the conservative media were harping on Biden: "I think it was one Fox anchor called him Sippy -- Joe Sippy Cup Biden or whatever. They were saying things along those lines and they were making a bigger deal about doubts about his acuity than it could be said the legacy media was." It's dramatically insulting to pretend that media critics don't understand "how reporting works" when journalists cooperated with Biden in denying what was obvious to a large majority of Americans -- that Biden wasn't fit to be president. They didn't need insider sources to tell them what people were seeing, and it's insulting to insist against the evidence that Goldberg & Co. weren't engaged in covering up and shaming the criticism.  Some reporters wrote one article questioning Biden "slipping." They deserve some credit for that. But as a whole, the legacy media -- as they often do -- circled their wagons around the Democrats. They aided them in preventing any serious primary or opposition to a mentally failing president to campaign for another four years of mental unfitness. 
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Following the Warhammer 40k Boltgun 2 reveal, get the original at 40% off
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Following the Warhammer 40k Boltgun 2 reveal, get the original at 40% off

This year's Warhammer Skulls showcase was packed with exciting announcements and updates, including the reveal of Warhammer 40k: Boltgun 2, the sequel to 2023 pixelated boomer shooter Boltgun, coming in 2026, and an unexpected Boltgun spinoff. With all this Warhammer 40k: Boltgun news, there's never been a better time to jump into the retro FPS, and thanks to Humble, you can do so for a major discount. To coincide with this news, Humble has knocked 40% off the original Boltgun, meaning you can pick up this old-school shooter for under $14 / £12. Continue reading Following the Warhammer 40k Boltgun 2 reveal, get the original at 40% off MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Warhammer 40k games, Best Warhammer games, Best FPS games
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First example of crown with beetle wings found in Silla tomb
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First example of crown with beetle wings found in Silla tomb

Decorative jewel beetle wings have been discovered on a gilt-bronze crown from a 1,500-year-old tomb in Gyeongju, the ancient royal capital of the Silla Kingdom (57 B.C.-935 A.D.). The wings were inlaid into upside-down heart-shaped perforations on the crown, but could not be immediately identified because most of them had changed from their original iridescent green to a dull brown over the centuries. Conservators were ultimately able to identify a total of 15 wings, seven of them still embedded in the crown. The rest had fallen off and were scattered in the grave. Beetle wings have been found before in Silla tombs of the most elite aristocracy of the kingdom. They decorated accessories like belts and horse tackle. This is the first instance of jewel beetle wings found on a Silla crown. The forewings of several species of the jewel beetle (Buprestidae) family have been used as decorations on clothing and jewelry in traditional Asian art for centuries. In ancient Korea, beetle wings were considered precious because of their emerald-like luster. Actress Ellen Terry wore a gown with 1,000 beetle wings sewn into the knit for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth and it was instantly iconic, captured in an 1889 portrait by John Singer Sargent. The tomb with the crown, Tomb No. 120-2, was unearthed in Hwangnam-dong, Gyeongju, in 2020. The crown was found in situ on the head of the deceased. It is incredibly ornate, with vertical sections shaped like branches and antlers and perforations shaped like small upside-down hearts. Pendants of gold beads and jade hung down the side of the crown. The occupant was buried with a full complement of jewelry: gold earrings with large hoops, a pectoral ornament of blue beads, a silver belt with matching bracelets and rings, a bracelet made of more than 500 miniature yellow beads and gild-bronze shoes. Covering the deceased literally from head to toe, the precious jewelry appears to have been created specifically as funerary regalia, not for daily use or even special events in life. Archaeologists believe they had ritual significance for Silla aristocrats, symbols power, wealth and divine favor to carry forward into the afterlife. The ornate jewelry suggests the deceased was female, and analysis of teeth found in the tomb identified the owner as a girl 12 to 15 years of age. A young child about three years of age was buried next to her. These results have yet to be confirmed via DNA analysis.
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Russia Hits Ukraine with the Largest Drone-and-missile Attack of the war So Far, Killing at Least 12
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Russia Hits Ukraine with the Largest Drone-and-missile Attack of the war So Far, Killing at Least 12

A massive Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and other regions in the country for a second consecutive night, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens, officials said early Sunday.The scale of the onslaught was stunning - Russia hit...
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Israel Says it Has Intercepted a Missile Fired by Yemen's Houthi Rebels
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Israel Says it Has Intercepted a Missile Fired by Yemen's Houthi Rebels

The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Sunday.The missile triggered air raid sirens in Jerusalem and other areas. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.The Iran-backed Houthis have launched repeated missile...
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