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Archaeologists have announced the discovery of 5,000-year-old remains apparently belonging to a high-society woman from an ancient Peruvian civilization.The tomb was found in Aspero, an area in the Caral site in Peru, which was formerly used as a municipal dump, Reuters reported.Archeologist David Palomino told Reuters that the way in which the woman’s skin, hair and nails were preserved indicates she was of “high status” in the ancient Caral civilization. ARCHAEOLOGISTS FIND HUGE NUMBER OF HORSE SKELETONS”This is an important burial because it has elements that correspond to a woman of high status,” said Palomino. It is estimated the woman would have died while…
CNN — The body of a young Ukrainian woman who died in Russian captivity after being held incommunicado for months was returned to Ukraine showing signs of torture, Ukrainian prosecutors have said. Kyiv said the remains of journalist Victoria Roshchyna, who went missing during a reporting trip, were returned as part of a body exchange between Ukraine and Russia in February. Yuriy Belousov, who heads the war crimes department at the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office, said that forensic examination found “numerous signs of torture and ill-treatment… including abrasions and hemorrhages on various parts of the body, a broken rib and…
CNN — The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on May 15 in three cases challenging an executive order President Donald Trump signed on January 20 purporting to limit who is entitled to “birthright citizenship,” i.e., who automatically becomes a US citizen if they are born on US soil. The argument is not formally about whether Trump’s policy is constitutional, but is, instead, focused on a technical question about the injunctions that three different lower courts issued to block the policy from taking effect. The court’s ultimate decision will have a lot to say about whether and to what extent…
CNN — A rising share of Americans say that President Donald Trump’s deportation policies have gone too far, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. Just over half, 52%, say Trump has gone too far in deporting undocumented immigrants, up from 45% in February. A similar 52% now say that Trump’s immigration policies have not made the US safer. And most, 57%, say that they do not believe the federal government is being careful in following the law while carrying out deportations. Trump’s numbers on immigration remain stronger than his approval rating overall or on the economy – a…
CNN — Ford CEO Jim Farley announced Wednesday on CNN that the automaker is extending its “employee pricing” offer to car buyers for another month, through July 4, to encourage sales to consumers nervous about rising prices because of new tariffs on imported cars and auto parts. Farley spoke with CNN’s Erin Burnett to talk about auto tariffs, the US economy and the economic impact of automaking at US plants. But Farley said he can’t say that Ford prices won’t go up up after the end of the employee pricing offer. He said part of it will be determined by…
Hong Kong CNN — A Chinese man fighting for the Russian Army claims his superiors locked him in a dark steel-barred pit, with barely enough room to stand, for 21 days. His offense, he said, was a dispute with his commander over lifesaving protective gear. Michael, not his real name, said he joined Russia’s fight against Ukraine to “have a taste for military life abroad” but after a brutal year on the frontlines is now convinced enlisting in Vladimir Putin’s army was “a mistake.” His experience in the pit, where the 29-year-old said he could barely lift his head, killed…
Jerusalem CNN — Wildfires raging near Jerusalem forced evacuations in several areas and led to several major road closures on Wednesday, as firefighters struggle to contain the flames amid dry conditions and high winds. Israel is seeking international assistance to fight the fires, as the defense minister says the country is “in a time of national emergency.” The fire forced authorities to close Route 1, the major road connecting Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Wednesday – Israel’s Memorial Day. Videos from social media show people walking along the highway with thick smoke filling the air. The fire is active on…
CNN — The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling with demonstrators during a 2020 protest in the wake of police killing of George Floyd, people briefed on the matter told CNN. The reassignments, viewed as demotions by many inside the FBI, come nearly five years after the episode that ignited controversy inside the bureau. FBI officials offered no explanation for changing the roles to less coveted positions for the agents, according to sources. The FBI declined to comment to CNN, citing its policy to not discuss personnel matters. Agents affected didn’t respond to requests…
CNN — Inflation slowed sharply in March, moving closer to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, while tariff-induced consumer spending continued to fuel the economy. Wednesday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index — the Fed’s favored inflation gauge — rose 2.3% in March from the year before, slower from February’s 2.7% increase. On a monthly basis, prices were unchanged, versus 0.4% in February. Economists expected the PCE price index to cool sharply to 2.2% annually in March, likely due to falling energy costs as recession fears weighed on oil prices. That was indeed the…
CNN — At least 11 high school students in Syracuse, New York, have 48 hours to turn themselves in or face felony charges of kidnapping for their alleged involvement in victimizing at least five younger lacrosse players in an incident the district attorney says “goes way beyond hazing.” The incident took place last Thursday evening, when a group of Westhill High School students, who are not being named due to their age, decided “they were going to haze or play some sort of prank” on younger members of the school’s lacrosse team, Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said during…