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In 30 B.C., Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII died by suicide after they were defeated by Octavian’s forces in a civil war.But what if Antony and Cleopatra had defeated Octavian, the man who became Rome’s first emperor? Would they have become rulers of Rome? How would history have been different?We asked several experts, who explained various possibilities for what might have happened if Antony and Cleopatra had prevailed. You may like Civil warFirst, it helps to understand what led to the war. In the aftermath of Julius Caesar’s assassination in 44 B.C., three major factions fought for power: Octavian, Caesar’s…

Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…

Close-up of tree ring samples taken from the Pyrenees, showing the telltale “blue rings.” Credit: Ulf Büntgen The tree ring data enabled Büntgen et al. to determine that there had been a volcanic eruption (or a cluster of eruptions) around 1345, specifically so-called “blue rings” that indicate unusually cold or wet summers—in this case, for three consecutive years (1345, 1346, and 1347). The textual sources also referenced details like an unusually high degree of cloudiness and darkened lunar eclipses, indications of the after-effects of volcanic activity. That colder climate in turn led to widespread crop failures and associated famine, particularly…

The White House doubled down on using Sabrina Carpenter-related material in their ICE deportation videos after the pop star slammed them for their “inhumane agenda” in response to the Trump administration using her song “Juno” in a social media video earlier this week. While that video has since been pulled from X (a version remains on TikTok as of press time), it has now been followed by another one. On Friday, the White House posted a new video on social media, which opens with a clip of Carpenter in a manipulated commercial from her recent Saturday Night Live appearance. In…

The ball was going over the line. Surely. Definitely. Inter Miami would be behind. Lionel Messi’s chance at capturing the trophy he most wanted to win would be teetering on a knife’s edge. And perhaps most distressingly to Inter Miami, two retiring legends, Sergi Busquets and Jordi Alba, would be closing in on ignominious ends. They would have come to MLS to accompany Messi, their friend, but would end their time on the field as losers of a final, the type of game they so often won at club and international level.All that ball had to do was cross the…

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Oba Femi defeats Ricky Starks for the WWE NXT Championship.WWEWWE NXT Deadline 2025 advertised Ricky Saints vs. Oba Femi for The WWE NXT Championship and, arguably more importantly, an elusive one-on-one match against Cody Rhodes at the December 13 Saturday Night’s Main Event. This match will take place the same night as John Cena’s final match.NXT Deadline also advertised two Iron Survivor matches and Ethan Page vs. Mr. Iguana for the WWE NXT North American Championship. In the opening match Oba Femi defeated Ricky Saints and will go on to face Cody Rhodes at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Last week’s…

Shabaz Masoud beat Peter McGrail by unanimous decision to claim the vacant European super-bantamweight title in Monaco.Liverpool’s McGrail started the stronger before Stoke fighter Masoud grew into the fight.McGrail ensured the closing rounds were tight but the judges scored it 116-111 115-112 114-113 in favour of Masoud.It was Masoud’s first fight in 13 months, after injury meant a planned June meeting with McGrail was postponed, and now he has his eyes on a world title shot.”I’ve got big plans,” he said. “I’m struggling making super-bantamweight and I don’t mind moving up for a world title.”There’s a British world champion at…

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Here’s a test for infants: Show them a glass of water on a desk. Hide it behind a wooden board. Now move the board toward the glass. If the board keeps going past the glass, as if it weren’t there, are they surprised? Many 6-month-olds are, and by a year, almost all children have an intuitive notion of an object’s permanence, learned through observation. Now some artificial intelligence models do too.Researchers have developed an AI system that learns about the world via videos and demonstrates a notion of “surprise” when presented…

Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporterGetty ImagesJazz singer Billie van der Westhuizen started using Vinted about six months ago to sell clothes and shoes she hadn’t worn for ages.”I got really into it and was selling loads of stuff,” she says. “Then I got a message saying I needed to enter my National Insurance number. It wasn’t clear at all why it was asking.”Vinted users who have sold 30 items or made £1,700 in a year are being asked for their NI number, leaving many like Billie confused and some panicking that they will have to pay tax.But this is not about any…