Left: facial reconstruction of a Mesolithic man from Sweden. Right: his skull, from which the reconstruction was based. Image: Oscar Nilsson / S. Gummesson et al., 2018 In 2011, Swedish archaeologists found human skulls that had been mounted on stakes at an 8,000-year-old burial site, representing behavior rarely seen among …
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NBA Timeline Release Winners and Losers: Pelicans, 76ers have a smooth ride; Blazers, Raptors face an uphill battle
It’s been over three months since fans saw the NBA schedule for some significant reason, but everything changed on Friday when the league announced the schedule for the resumption of the 2019-20 season at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, starting July 30. The game list for the 22 teams …
Read More »WWE confirms that The Undertaker retired
After last Sunday’s episode of “Undertaker: Last Ride,” fans were wondering if The Undertaker had retired or had left the door open for a comeback. Taker gave the “never say never” line while also indicating that he had ended up as an in-ring performer as he has more to give …
Read More »The harsh truth about the Facebook ad boycott: nothing matters more than Zuckerberg
But in recent days, Facebook has seen itself a little less invincible. The social network faces a new campaign of pressure from advertisers unlike anything in its recent history. A growing number of big family names have joined the Facebook advertising boycott for its handling of hate speech and misinformation, …
Read More »Some people are ‘ignoring the epidemic’
The state of the global and national Covid-19 pandemic is “bleaker than I expected,” said Bill Gates at CNN’s “Coronavirus Town Hall” on Thursday. “Because our behavior and contact tracking does not work well [in the U.S.], we continue having a great diffusion of cases. And it’s embarrassing, “Gates said. …
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