Roman Empire’s lead pollution was high enough to lower IQs, study says
Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air thick with lead, scientists found.
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Strong winds forecast to return and threaten Los Angeles area’s fight against fires – The Associated Press
Strong winds forecast to return and threaten Los Angeles area’s fight against fires The Associated Press LA braces for stronger winds as fires continue to burn BBC.com Live updates: Strong winds to return as 3 major LA County fires burn 38,600 acres NBC Los Angeles Extreme fire weather begins early Tuesday morning for LA with no rain in…
A House at Auschwitz Opens Its Doors to a Chilling Past
The home of the death camp’s wartime commandant, Rudolf Höss, which was the subject of the Oscar-winning movie “The Zone of Interest,” will soon welcome visitors.
Four new prisons to be built but space could still run out, minister warns – UK politics live
Demand rising faster than any supply ‘could possibly catch up with’, justice secretary says Good morning. Labour inherited many problems with public services when it took office, but few were worse than the prison overcrowding crisis. This was so dire that it prompted Rishi Sunak into holding an early election. With the Ministry of Justice…
President Donald Trump says he’ll ‘demand that interest rates drop immediately’
The comments represented an initial strike at Fed officials, with whom Trump had a highly contentious relationship during his first term in office.
Luigi Mangione charged with murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, court record shows
Luigi Mangione is being detained in Pennsylvania after being found with a gun consistent with the one used by kill UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
U.K. Announces Rapid Review Into Scale of Child Sexual Abuse by Grooming Gangs
Britain’s Labour government came under pressure to act after Elon Musk reignited a decade-old scandal involving child sexual abuse mainly by men of Pakistani heritage.
Russian hackers target WhatsApp accounts of ministers worldwide
FSB-linked Star Blizzard attempts to lure email recipients to click on QR code that gives access to WhatsApp account Russian state-linked hackers have targeted the WhatsApp accounts of government ministers and officials around the world with emails inviting them to join user groups on the messaging app. The WhatsApp tactic marks a new approach by…
Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Trump’s Treasury secretary – The Hill
Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Trump’s Treasury secretary The Hill Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary CNN Scott Bessent easily wins Senate confirmation to lead Treasury Axios Senate confirms treasury secretary pick; DoJ fires several officials who worked on Trump election interference cases – US politics live The Guardian US Senate slated to vote on South Carolina billionaire…
Netanyahu can attend Auschwitz memorial event, Poland’s Tusk says – POLITICO Europe
Netanyahu can attend Auschwitz memorial event, Poland’s Tusk says POLITICO Europe Poland says it will protect Benjamin Netanyahu from potential arrest Al Jazeera English Polish President Seeks Protection for Netanyahu at Auschwitz Liberation Event Bloomberg Poland says it will not arrest Netanyahu for ICC should he attend Auschwitz memorial The Times of Israel Donald Tusk says Poland will shield…