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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… A fragment of purple fabric, a sacred chiton (tunic), found in a royal tomb in Vergina, Macedonia, northern Greece, could be that of Alexander the Great! The team of archaeologists uncovered a cotton textile dyed in purple that aligns with ancient accounts of the sarapis, a ceremonial garment worn by Persian kings, which Alexander adopted after his victory over Darius III. The textile was found in the golden ossuary of Tomb II, along with the remains of a male individual and a golden oak wreath. A Regal Fabric: Tyrian Purple of Alexander The study,…

Lyle and Erik Menendez have now served nearly 35 years in prison for the murder of their parents in 1989. Here’s a look at how old the brothers are now. Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images Lyle and Erik Menendez continue to serve life sentences in prison for the brutal murders of their parents on August 20, 1989. Thirty-five years later, the case of the Menendez brothers has garnered renewed attention, especially as the latest subjects of  Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan‘s Monster anthology series titled Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. This was shortly followed by a Netflix documentary featuring recorded phone calls between…

Just how pleased are investors with Tesla’s third-quarter results? Very pleased.There are a lot of things that investors liked about the quarter. They can all be summarized in one word: growth.Through early trading Thursday, Tesla had gained $114 billion in market value. It’s the largest increase since Jan. 31, 2022, when it gained $118 billion, according to Dow Jones Market Data.If that holds, that would represent the fourth largest one-day gain in market value ever for Tesla and only the fifth one-day gain of more than $100 billion.Tesla’s current market value is just under $800 billion. Toyota Motor is the…

As the season began for the Sixers Wednesday night, there was some unfortunate injury news dampening what would otherwise be an exciting season opener after an offseason that seemed to reinvigorate the fanbase. Wednesday’s game at Wells Fargo Center against the Milwaukee Bucks did not feature either Joel Embiid or Paul George for the Sixers. The George news comes as no surprise after the newly acquired veteran wing player sustained a knee injury in the preseason and fortunately appears to have avoided an extended absence. However, Embiid being held out Wednesday and Friday in Toronto before being “re-evaluated over the…

Feature / October 24, 2024 Inside the weird synergies that launched the videogaming industry—and made the Pentagon fantasies in Call of Duty its stock in trade. Illustration by Adrià Fruitós. This article appears in the November 2024 issue, with the headline “War Games.” Ever since Donald Trump established the US Space Force in 2019, it’s been hard to work out just what its mission is, beyond showcasing the Pentagon’s cosmic ambitions. Yet the Space Force has distinguished itself in one key field: competitive video gaming. In 2020, a team of Space Force gamers narrowly defeated a group from the British…

Kazan, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday presided at the closing session of a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, praising its role as a counterbalance to what he called the West’s “perverse methods.” The three-day summit in the city of Kazan covered the deepening of financial cooperation, including the development of alternatives to Western-dominated payment systems, efforts to settle regional conflicts and expansion of the BRICS group of nations. The alliance that initially included Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa when it was founded in 2009 has expanded to embrace Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, the United…

South Korea has reportedly announced that North Kore’a Kim Jong Un is deploying 12,000 soldiers to Russia. Image Credit: POOL/AFP via Getty Images North Korean mercenaries are reportedly being deployed to Russia, South Korea’s defense ministry announced on October 24, 2024, according to NBC News. As a result, Russia’s military will have more special forces, artillery soldiers and military engineers. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un plans to deploy 12,000 mercenaries to Russia’s Vladimir Putin, with 3,000 of them already en route, the outlet reported. Learn what this means for Ukraine and the United States, below. Why Were North Korean Mercenaries…

MIAMI  — Paolo Banchero scored 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Franz Wagner scored 23, and the Orlando Magic rolled past the Miami Heat 116-97 on Wednesday night in the opener for both teams. Gary Harris added 18 for Orlando, all on 3-pointers. The Magic shot 18-for-49 from 3-point range. Terry Rozier scored 19 for Miami, which celebrated “Pat Riley Court” night with a halftime ceremony. Nikola Jovic scored 15 and Tyler Herro added 14 for the Heat. Orlando led by as many as 32 in the second half. Takeaways Magic: Orlando’s high for 3-pointers attempted in a first half last season…

Boeing machinists voted against a new labor deal that included 35% wage increases over four years, their union said Wednesday, extending a more than five-week strike that has halted most of the company’s aircraft production, which is centered in the Seattle area.The contract’s rejection by 64% of the voters is another major setback for the company, which warned earlier Wednesday that it would continue to burn cash through 2025 and reported a $6 billion quarterly loss, its largest since 2020. A simple majority was needed for the contract to pass.The strike is costing the company about $1 billion a month,…

DETROIT — — Myles Turner scored 20 points, Pascal Siakam and Bennedict Mathurin had 19 each and the Indiana Pacers rallied to beat Detroit 115-109 on Wednesday night, spoiling coach J.B. Bickerstaff’s Pistons debut. Detroit led by 12 points and was ahead after each of the first three quarters in a closely contested game with 13 lead changes and four ties, but couldn’t hang on for the win. The Pacers overcame an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Pistons 33-19 in the quarter in the season-opening game for both teams. Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton had 15 points and T.J.…