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NPR’s Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss sports.

A 3,300-year-old whistle carved out of a cow’s toe bone has been discovered in Akhetaten (modern-day Amarna), an ancient Egyptian capital founded by the father of King Tutankhamun.It is the first bone whistle to be found from ancient Egypt and was likely used by a “police officer” who was monitoring workers of a royal tomb thousands of years ago, according to a new study.”It is very unique,” study co-researcher Michelle Langley, an associate professor of archaeology at Griffith University in Australia, told Live Science in an email. You may like Archaeologists with the Amarna Project discovered the whistle in 2008…

President Trump is seen aboard Marine One before departing from New York City on September 12, 2025, for his Bedminster golf resort in New Jersey. Mandel Ngan/AFP hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP President Trump told fellow NATO countries on Saturday that he will only impose new sanctions on Russia over its war in Ukraine if they stop purchasing Russian oil. “I am ready to do major Sanctions on Russia when all NATO Nations have agreed, and started, to do the same thing, and when all NATO Nations STOP BUYING OIL FROM RUSSIA,” he wrote in a lengthy social media…

A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home”, according to a document reviewed by Reuters.The document, dated 28 May 2021, was issued to Cook by her credit union in the weeks before she completed the purchase and shows that she had told the lender that the Atlanta property would not be her primary residence. The document appears to counter other documentation that Cook’s critics have cited in support of their claims that she committed…

The Anker 548 (left) and the Anker Solix C300 DC (right). Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETZDNET’s key takeawaysThe Anker Solix C300 DC power bank station is available for $169, while the Anker 548 power station is available for $104. These two are much bigger than regular power banks, but still highly portable.Both can be recharged using solar panels, making them great for off-grid use.Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.I’m lazy, and I’ll use a power bank rather than an extension cord. Combine that with the fact that I increasingly like to work away from my home office, I generally have a…

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Prof. Anne Pringle, a mycologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, about the latest research on death cap mushrooms, revealing new information about the enigmatic fungus.

Sean Astin followed in the footsteps of his mother Patty Duke on Friday as he was elected SAG-AFTRA president 37 years after she left the post. The Lord of the Rings actor will preside over the sprawling 160,000-member union alongside his running mate Michelle Hurd, who was appointed secretary-treasurer. Astin won nearly 80 percent of the vote, while his opponent Chuck Slavin earned a little more than 20 percent. Hurd racked up about 65 percent of the vote, with her opponent Peter Antico receiving more than 35 percent support. Voter turnout was low, with 17.34 percent of ballots being returned…

The Week 2 NFL schedule has arrived with 15 more games remaining on Sunday and Monday, most of which are projected to come down to one score. Fifteen games have a spread of 6.5 points or fewer, with only the Ravens (-11.5) vs. the Browns outside of that range. NFL bettors frequently target spreads, totals and money-line NFL picks. Some key Week 2 NFL odds include the Steelers at -3 versus the Seahawks, the Broncos at -1.5 against the Colts, and the Eagles at -1.5 versus the Chiefs in a Super Bowl rematch on Sunday. The Niners, who won’t have…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. It’s a bird! No, it’s a plane! No, it’s your hat, ripped off your head by a gust of wind, spiraling off into the unknown. It’s happened to the best of us. The only thing left to do is purchase another before your face gets sunburnt. Soon, the destiny of your former hat, along with everyone else’s, is far from mind—except for one special team at Yellowstone National Park.  So far this year, the National Park Service geologists at Yellowstone have recuperated over 300 hats from…

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s authorities are discussing what comes next following an agreement with the global nuclear watchdog, as they urge the region to go beyond issuing statements in reaction to Israel’s attack on Qatar.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is heading to an emergency meeting of the parliament’s national security commission on Saturday evening, with hardline lawmakers looking for answers as to whether the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be allowed to access nuclear sites bombed by the United States and Israel in June.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listHe is expected to reassure the hardline-dominated parliament that no access will…