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Knife-wielding spider god mural unearthed in Peru Posted on An ancient ceremonial building that was built thousands of years ago in northwestern Perus La Libertad region was decorated with a painting of a spider deity clutching a knife. Archaeologists discovered the mural in November 2020, after local farmers damaged the temple structure during the expansion of their sugar cane and avocado plantations. When scientists inspected the monument ("huaca" in the Indigenous Quechuan family of langua...

Scientists Create Embryos Who are Part Human, Part Monkey for Dubious Research Posted on Scientists are pushing new ethical boundaries with human-animal experimentation. On Thursday, an article published in the journal “Cell” describes how an international team of scientists created embryos that were part-human and part-monkey, or chimeras. The researchers used the embryos to explore the possibility of growing organs for people who need organ transplants Speaking with NPR, several U.S. ...

Murphy Proposes New Ambitious Gun Control, Safety Measures for New Jersey The proposals come after shootings again made headlines across the country, including in Colorado and Georgia, and after President Joe Biden ordered a series of gun control measures. New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday called for a dozen new gun control measures, a sweeping election-year agenda aimed at tightening laws already considered among the toughest in the nation. Murphy unveiled the measures in New...

In Brazil, an alarmingly high number of babies and children are dying of Covid-19 Posted on While government data from Brazil suggest that over 800 children under age 9 have died of Covid-19, an expert estimates that the death toll is nearly three times higher. Dr. Fatima Marinho of the University of São Paolo, a leading epidemiologist who is a senior adviser to the international non-governmental organization Vital Strategies, estimated that the virus has killed 2,060 children under 9, inclu...

Whats the difference between the Wright and Babbitt shootings? Posted on Within an hour of each other, charging decisions in two lethal police shootings were announced with strikingly different conclusions. The decisions reached in the shootings of Daunte Wright in Minnesota and Ashli Babbitt in Washington highlight concerns over the political and legal elements that can influence such decisions. The timing of the two decisions that involved two chaotic situations raises questions why charges ...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp draws GOP challenger in Trump ally Vernon Jones Posted on Former Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones is set to announce he’s running for governor. Mr. Jones has been a vocal supporter of former President Trump, who has made sitting Republican Gov. Brian Kemp one of his top targets in the 2022 elections. Mr. Kemp refuted Mr. Trump’s claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and that massive voter fraud fueled President Biden’s victory in Georgia. (Excerpt...

Friday News Roundup: Glenn Greenwald Reveals how the CIA Owns America’s Corrupt Media It was all lies. Because of course it was. – Hey, remember how, during the midst of the presidential campaign last year, the CIA leaked allegations that the evil Russians were taking out bounties on the heads of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan? Remember how China Joe and Kamala pounded President Trump on the campaign trail for not doing anything to punish Russia and Vladimir Putin over those stories? Remember...

George W. Bush calls for increased legal immigration and appeals for BOTH parties to come together as he releases new book showcasing portraits of immigrants to humanize debate Posted on Former President George W. Bush has renewed his call for bipartisan immigration reform – including a way for people who came here illegally to earn citizenship through a gradual process. Bush made his immigration pitch – where he also called border security a potential area for agreement – as he release...

Mexican-American woman, 70, is battered on LA bus by racist black woman, 23, who thought she was Asian-American Posted on An elderly Mexican-American woman was badly beaten by a racist bus passenger who mistook her for an Asian-American, the victims son said. The 70-year-old victim, named only as Becky by her son Pete, suffered a concussion, a broken nose, swollen eyes and had her hair pulled out last Friday. She was attacked while on her way to go grocery shopping in Los Angeles Eagle Rock ...

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