The Aug. 4 edition of the New York Times Mini Crossword turned out to be a real brain-teaser, and one of the more challenging clues involved some seriously negative thoughts, so no wonder the good folks of word game land struggled to figure it out. If the “Feeling of ill...

‘Feeling of ill will’ NYT Mini Crossword Aug. 4 answer and hints

Here are the answers for the New York Times (NYT) Connections puzzle #420 today, released on August 4th, 2024, and some hints to help you solve them. New York Times have a variety of puzzle games available for their readers and there are new puzzles to play on a daily basis. One of these games is called Connections.

‘NYT Connections’ Answers Today 420 August 4th, 2024 – Hints and Solutions (8/4/24)

Clay Jones informed fans and supporters last night that his CNN engagement has come to an end:. … One of the assistant editors, Jane, informed me last Friday (July 12) that after five years, I no longer had a freelance gig with CNN. The editor of the opinion section, Rich, gave me a courtesy call this morning to express his appreciation and to wish me well. I’m going to miss working with the Opinion team at CNN, but I never allowed myself to believe this would last forever…

Clay Jones A Casualty of CNN Downsizing Update: Clay Opens a Substack Account

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The sophisticated cephalopods have highly evolved vision and can use jet propulsion to escape predators, but there are a few key differences between squid and cuttlefish.

Squid vs. Cuttlefish: What’s the Difference?

Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be signs of prehistoric life in Faversham in Kent. The Kent Archaeological Society believes it has found a burial site dating back between 1,500 and 3,000 years at Lees Court Estate. The discoveries from the dig include flint chippings produced by tool making,...

Archaeologists uncover signs of prehistoric life

Maps have undoubtedly been a helpful part of our past and present and have helped navigate the most ancient spaces. People might be aware of digital maps and paper maps, however, researchers stumbled upon a map carved in clay. A mesmerizing map that is around 2600 years old was discovered by archeologist Hormuzd Rassam, per My Modern Met. Suggested to be the map of the 6th century Babylonia, it is reportedly the world’s oldest existing map. Though archaeologists found just a fragment of the map, a lot is visible and comprehensible from the same. The British Museum acquired the map and it has been stored there ever since 1882.

2600-year-old map carved on clay block shows us a completely different view of the world

LiveScience

Archaeologists in Campeche, Mexico, have found an underground structure beneath a Maya ball court, as well as offerings on top of a Maya pyramid at another site.

Mysterious Maya underground structure unearthed in Mexico

After three years of meticulous research, an international team of researchers has discovered a fossilized giant basal tetrapod in Namibia’s arid region. Basal tetrapods are early four-legged vertebrates that lived during the crucial transition from water to land. This three-meter-long skeleton, found in the Ugab River valley, is the...

Giant swamp creature found in Namibia was an ambush predator

Los Angeles, CA

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L.A. TACO

L.A. TACO has identified the police officer seen in a viral video sucker-punching a detained man named Alexander Mitchell in Watts over the weekend as Los Angeles Police Department Officer (LAPD) Joshua Sportiello.

LAPD Officer Identified After Punching Detained Man In Face In Watts On Video

Virginia State

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Hope Logan Spencer (Anikka Noelle) was the voice of reason on The Bold and the Beautiful until recently. Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) has said many times that Hoep is fair, and he admires her morals. The writers have recently shifted the character, and Virginia fans differ on how they feel about it.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans don't agree on the new version of Hope Logan Spencer

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Florida State

Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

Talker

New info has been discovered about the oldest of Egypt’s iconic pyramids.
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Ancient engineering marvel? New details about how Egypt’s oldest pyramid was built

The Current GA

Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

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Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

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Social media users claimed the fossilized bones were found in Wadi Al-Hitan, Egypt’s "Valley of the Whales."

Fact Check: Real Photo of 37-Million-Year-Old Whale Skeleton Found in Egyptian Desert?

(REVIEW) In the late 15th century, Martin Behaim, a German cloth merchant, traveler and navigator from Nuremberg, commissioned one of the earliest known examples of a globe. A wealthy man from a family of well-to-do merchants, Behaim made his own fortune by importing high-end textiles — silks, damasks, tapestries and other finely woven materials from China, Persia and the Middle East. So his decision to finance the crafting of a compact, novel business tool that literally put into perspective the geographic sources of his commercial interests was a practical one.

Adventurous, Dangerous And Revolting: Seeing ‘The World Through Medieval Eyes’

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If you are a time traveler reading this, here is your chance to prove it.

Physicists Searched The Internet For Evidence Of Time Travelers

New Jersey State

Collingswood, NJ

Morristown Minute

CAMDEN, N.J. – Ralston Boswell, 34, of Collingswood, New Jersey, has admitted to participating in schemes to fraudulently obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and unemployment insurance benefits. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Plea: Man's PPP & Unemployment Fraud - $209K Scam

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‘Decorative pillow cover’ NYT Mini Crossword Aug. 5 answer and hints

We all need a good pillow to rest our weary heads on. As the NYT Mini Crossword says, you can add a “Decorative pillow cover” to...

‘Decorative pillow cover’ NYT Mini Crossword Aug. 5 answer and hints

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