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Black Caesar gained infamy as a pirate and served on the Queen Anne’s Revenge, the flagship commanded by Edward Teach, more commonly known as Blackbeard. Little is known about Caesar’s early life, with many narratives being nothing more than literary inventions, but according to several sources he was a tribal chieftain before being captured by slavers. Upon escaping his captivity, Caesar was said to lure merchant ships passing through the Florida Keys, posing as a shipwrecked sailor and robbing his rescuers at gunpoint. Overtime, he formed a group of pirates and attacked ships on the open sea, avoiding capture when…
Tel-Aviv University Archaeologists from Tel Aviv University have uncovered the mystery surrounding extensive Paleolithic stone quarrying and tool-making sites: Why did Homo erectus repeatedly revisit the very same locations for hundreds of thousands of years? The answer lies in the migration routes of elephants, which they hunted and dismembered using flint tools crafted at these quarrying sites. Everything They Needed The research, published in the journal Archaeologies, was led by Dr. Meir Finkel and Prof. Ran Barkai of Tel Aviv University’s Jacob M. Alkow Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures Prof. Ran Barkai explains: “Ancient humans required three things:…
Homeowner excited by relocationgetty Home sales took a hit in 2023. According to the National Association of Realtors, the annual pace of 2023’s existing home sales—totaling 4.09 million—was the lowest number recorded since 1995, when it was 3.85 million. Experts cite many potential reasons, including post-pandemic buyer burnout, rising mortgage rates, and low inventory. However, there was some good news for sellers: the median sales price in 2023 hit a historical high of $389,800, up 1% from 2022. The mix of news means that homeowners were grappling with volatility in home sales in 2023. That may translate to confusion at…
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Polestar, a Swedish brand for performance electric vehicles, used this week’s 2024 New York auto show to present its 4 compact crossover in the U.S. for the first time and confirm local pricing. The Polestar 4 made its debut a year ago in China where sales have already started. Sales in the U.S. start in April, with deliveries to follow in the fourth quarter. It arrives as a 2025 model, and with pricing starting at $56,300. The starting price is for a single-motor rear-wheel-drive model rated at 272 hp. A dual-motor all-wheel-drive model rated at 544 hp will be available,…
A new generation of the Kia Soul is brewing, and judging by our spy shots the funky look we’ve grown accustomed to with past versions of the Kia compact crossover SUV will be retained. The boxy shape was first shown in 2006 on a Soul concept car and today is instantly recognisable as Kia’s smallest SUV. Well, smallest in the United States. In other markets there is the slightly smaller Kia Stonic. Beyond the boxy shape, the new Soul also maintains the vertical taillights of its predesscors. The front will be different, however. It looks like the designers have gone…
A new Ferrari patent filing has surfaced, hinting that the automaker is considering superchargers for future cars. Aside from some early race cars, Ferrari has generally preferred turbocharging as a method of forced induction. But a patent application published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Feb. 29 (and originally filed on Aug. 24, 2023) specifically deals with supercharging. Ferrari Supercharger patent image According to the application, Ferrari’s main interest in supercharging seems to be packaging. The automaker currently uses turbocharged engines in its road cars, but in the application it notes that turbos require placing intake…
Engineers from Kia have been spotted testing a prototype for what’s likely to be an EV9 GT. GT is the designation Kia uses for high-performance versions of its electric vehicles, the first and only example of which is the current EV6 GT. The EV9 GT was confirmed last year by Kia CEO Ho-Sung Song, who said the vehicle is due in early 2025. The timing suggests the EV9 GT will arrive as a 2026 model in the U.S. The prototype in our spy shots looks like an ordinary EV9 GT-Line, a grade that boasts unique front and rear fascias, as…
The V-8-powered Ford Mustang won’t be discontinued anytime soon, Ford CEO Jim Farley declared in a recently published interview with Motor1. The rival Chevrolet Camaro goes on hiatus after the 2024 model year, while the current Dodge Challenger is set to be replaced with a new model without a V-8 option. The last examples of both models were built near the end of 2023. That hasn’t fazed Ford, though. “A lot of our competitors have left,” Farley said, noting that Chevy and Dodge have built their muscle cars off and on over the years while Ford has kept the Mustang…
One of the most iconic names in racing is set to return this year by establishing a team in the Formula E Championship. The U.K.’s Lola Cars announced on Thursday that it will partner with Yamaha to form the new team Lola Yamaha in time for Season 11 of Formula E, which is expected to start later this year. The provisional calendar won’t be published until June. It will take over the current ABT Cupra team, with Formula E veteran Mark Preston serving as team principal. He’s currently the head of rival team Techeetah. Preston was also founder of the…