Life-size animatronic sea creatures, from prehistoric to modern times, have settled in the city.

Inflatable monster takes over cathedral for event

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A THRIFTER purchased a vase that caught her eye due to its unique design, only to find out it was a rare Mayan artifact. While leisurely browsing through a thrift shop in Maryland, Anna Lee Dozier noticed a rugged looking vase with an abnormal design.  “It looked old-is, but I thought maybe it was 20, […]

‘I want it out of my home,’ says thrifter who bought $4 vase – it’s actually a 2,000-year-old artifact ‘worth $107,000’

A new exhibition looking at the life of actor Peter Cushing is set to open in the Kent town where he lived. The display at Whitstable Community Museum & Gallery, which opens on 17 July, features "several items that have never been seen before", its organisers said. Peter Cushing's six-decade...

Peter Cushing exhibition to open in his home town

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King Arthur’s magical sword in the stone may be the stuff of legend (and many a film and TV adaptation), but France has had its own real-life Excalibur for centuries.The Durandal sword has earned its own mythological credentials having been embedded high up in a rock in the south-central village of Rocamadour for some 1,300 years.And yet, on Saturday, 22 June, the sword suddenly vanished from its rocky bed, and no one can work out how the thief took it.Durandal was the legendary sword of Roland, a renowned warrior and the protagonist of the 11th century epic poem La Chanson...

‘Excalibur’ sword suddenly vanishes after 1,300 years wedged in stone

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A man was stunned to learn that his $4.99 vase from Goodwill was actually worth thousands of dollars.

Antiques Roadshow guest left speechless at valuation of unassuming vase he bought for $5.00: 'My heart is thumping!'

New York Post

The examination of an ancient “portal to the underworld” that has perplexed archaeologists has finally ended, officials say.

The Mexican artifact, called the Olmec Cave Mask, was stolen from the Chalcatzingo archaeological site in Mexico’s Central Highlands in the 1960s. 

Smugglers broke the millennia-old mask into several pieces and circulated them around several museums and private collections before the full artifact was finally given back to Mexico in 2023.

The ancient artifact was crafted between 800 and 400 B.C. 

In an August 2023 press release from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, officials said that the piece is said to resemble “the ancient Olmec jaguar...

Examination of eerie ‘portal to the underworld’ finally ends  — here’s what was found

Unearthing prehistoric art is exciting at the best of times, but when that art consists of eight miles’ worth of ice age paintings, it becomes the discovery of a lifetime.Researchers in the Amazon rainforest uncovered an extraordinary “canvas” made up of drawings of mastodons, giant sloths and other extinct beasts, which is up to 12,600 years old.The ancient artists used the red pigment ochre to create the monumental artwork, which spans some 13 kilometres (eight miles) of rock on the hills of the Colombian Amazon."These really are incredible images, produced by the earliest people to live in western Amazonia," University...

12,600-year-old painting that's 8 miles long discovered in the Amazon Rainforest

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Thousands of people have attended a celebration of Asian culture, now in its 12th year in the West Midlands. The Sandwell & Birmingham Mela South Asian music festival features "an eclectic mix of pop, folk and classical music from around the globe," organisers said. This year there were female-led headliners...

Thousands enjoy music, art and food at Mela

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Experts report that such burials were meant for Viking royalty and that the ship itself was meant to act as a sort of coffin. While archeologists scanned a well-known site in Østfold County, Norway, they discovered a 65-foot Viking ship buried just 20 inches beneath the earth’s surface.

A Massive Viking Ship Burial Was Just Discovered Via Radar In Norway

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A man with a rifle was seen on a rooftop minutes before shots were fired at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania, a witness has told the BBC. Greg Smith said the man had crawled on top of a building just outside the event in Butler County on Friday evening.

Witness says he saw gunman on roof near Trump rally

Appeals against approval of the development in Braddan are dismissed by the environment minister.

Plans for 320 homes and school given green light

The small Pittsburgh suburb of Bethel Park in Pennsylvania is reeling after the FBI named a young local man, Thomas Matthew Crooks, as the person who shot at Donald Trump during a campaign rally and shocked the nation. Investigators believe that Crooks, armed with an AR-style rifle, opened fire at...

Thomas Matthew Crooks: What we know about the Trump attacker

Video footage shows a gunman who opened fire at a rally for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on a roof. The FBI says it is treating the incident as an assassination attempt. One bystander was killed in the shooting and two others were critically injured, police said.

Video shows Trump rally shooter on roof

Armed officers arrested a 40-year-old man after being called to an argument.

Man arrested after gunshots reported

Wyoming State

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Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming

Network Rail says a new underpass in Needham Market is due to be finished by the end of 2024.

Railway crossing where actress died is to close

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

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Campaign launched to save 'iconic' arch sculpture

A campaign has been launched to restore an \"much loved\" wooden sculpture after it suffered extensive damage. The Peterborough Arch at Thorpe Meadows, overlooking the Longthorpe...

A campaign has been launched to restore an "much loved" wooden sculpture after it suffered extensive damage. The Peterborough Arch at Thorpe Meadows, overlooking the Longthorpe...

Campaign launched to save 'iconic' arch sculpture

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