Billionaire investor Ackman says 'covered our bond short'
Bill Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management has covered its bond short position, the billionaire investor posted
2023-10-23 23:17
Eagles' huge SNF win came with one potentially season-destroying caveat
The Eagles came away with a statement win against the Dolphins in Week 7. But at what cost?
2023-10-23 22:56
Jon Donenberg, top Elizabeth Warren aide, to join Biden's National Economic Council
Jon Donenberg -- a key architect of Sen. Elizabeth Warren's signature policy initiatives including her plan to cancel student loan debt -- will join President Joe Biden's National Economic Council as a deputy director, sources told CNN.
2023-10-23 22:55
Eyeing EU election, Orban calls Brussels a 'bad contemporary parody'
BUDAPEST Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban kicked off his campaign for next year's European Parliamentary elections with harsh
2023-10-23 22:47
Shannon Sharpe Recalls 1990 Date That Went Off the Rails When She Wanted to Order Lobster
Shannon Sharpe regaled Chad Johnson with a story of a 1990 date that did not go as planned during their latest episode of Nightcap with Unc and Ocho involving a
2023-10-23 22:47
Chiefs rumors: More trade interest, Bolton injury, Hardman usage
As the Kansas City Chiefs improve to 6-1, they may still scour the trade market for offensive weapons.
2023-10-23 22:24
Mysterious ancient engravings uncovered by drought in the Amazon
The discovery of beautiful, ancient rock engravings has been a bitter-sweet experience for experts in Brazil’s Amazon. On the one hand, the carvings offer an exciting insight into the first people who inhabited the region. On the other, it is a worrying signal that the Negro River, which runs through the region, may soon cease to exist. An extreme drought in parts of the rainforest has led to a dramatic drop in river water levels – with the Negro’s flow reaching its lowest level for 121 years last week. The drop exposed dozens of normally submerged rock formations featuring carvings of human forms that may date back some 2,000 years. Livia Ribeiro, a longtime resident of the Amazon's largest city, Manaus, said she heard about the rock engravings from friends and wanted to check them out. "I thought it was a lie,” she told the AFP news agency. “I had never seen this and I've lived in Manaus for 27 years.” She admitted that whilst scientists and members of the public were delighted at the discovery, they acknowledged that it also raised unsettling questions. "We come, we look at (the engravings) and we think they are beautiful. But at the same time, it is worrying,” she said. “I also think about whether this river will exist in 50 or 100 years.” Drought in Brazil's Amazon has drastically reduced river levels in recent weeks, affecting a region that depends on a labrynth of waterways for transportation and supplies. The Brazilian government has sent emergency aid to the area, where normally bustling riverbanks are dry and littered with stranded boats. According to experts, the dry season has worsened this year due to El Niño, an irregular climate pattern over the Pacific Ocean that disrupts normal weather, adding to the effect of climate change. Jaime Oliveira, of the Brazilian Institute of Historical Heritage (Iphan), said the engravings comprise an archaeological site of "great relevance”. They are located at a site known as Praia das Lajes and were first seen in 2010, during another period of drought (which was not as severe as the current one). Most of the engravings are of human faces, some of them rectangular and others oval, with smiles or grim expressions. "The site expresses emotions, feelings, it is an engraved rock record, but it has something in common with current works of art," Oliveira said. For Beatriz Carneiro, historian and member of Iphan, Praia das Lajes has an "inestimable" value in understanding the first people who inhabited the region, a field still little explored. "Unhappily it is now reappearing with the worsening of the drought," she said. "Having our rivers back (flooded) and keeping the engravings submerged will help preserve them, even more than our work." Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings
2023-10-23 22:23
Murderer 'driven by hostility to homosexuality'
Yousef Palani has admitted murdering two men in Sligo and says he heard voices telling him to do it.
2023-10-23 22:22
Who are the Republican candidates to be US House Speaker?
Republicans are again searching for a new nominee after Jim Jordan's Speaker bid fell apart last week.
2023-10-23 22:22
Uncertainty looms for future aid to Ukraine and Israel as speaker drama continues
As the search for a speaker continues, some House Republicans are already casting doubt over the future of the administration's $105 billion security supplemental request for aid to Ukraine, Israel, the southern border and Taiwan, a major issue that any future speaker will have to contend with.
2023-10-23 22:19
CJ McCollum talks Pelicans’ breakout player, joys of fatherhood, Damian Lillard and Pampers partnership
CJ McCollum discussed the 2023-24 season, Damian Lillard, Lehigh vs. Duke and his partnership with Pampers in an exclusive interview with FanSided's Peter Dewey.
2023-10-23 22:19
All bark and no bite: Eli Apple was in peak form again in Week 7 loss to Eagles
Dolphins cornerback Eli Apple makes a name for himself no matter what team he's on.
2023-10-23 21:52
