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Ancient Egyptian settlement discovered from era that fueled Exodus debate
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered an ancient settlement dating to the Second Intermediate Period, an era central to long-running scholarly debates over the historical backdrop of the biblical Exodus. The find was made at the Tell el-Koua site in the Wadi Tumilat region, a corridor historically linking the eastern Nile Delta with Egypt’s eastern frontier,…
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Haex – a wilder, weirder open-world adventure
Dead Astronauts, a Scandinavian studio founded in 2024, is developing Haex, an online co-operative open-world survival game set in a sub-Arctic landscape. Its defining feature is the “Seed” – a plantable device that terraforms the world in real time, altering vegetation, terrain, story threads and enemies as players progress, meaning each player’s world evolves uniquely…
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Adam Peaty’s family hits back at swimmer after his swipe at estranged relatives over ‘hurtful’ Commonwealth Games performance
Adam Peaty’s family have publicly hit back at the Olympic swimmer after he appeared to blame estranged relatives for a disappointing performance at the Commonwealth Games, branding his comments “hurtful”. The family dispute has become a public spat, playing out through the media rather than privately, after Peaty suggested strained family relationships had affected his…
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‘The greatest album never made’: the untold story of George Michael’s secret, star-packed duets project
In 1992, George Michael secretly recorded an album of songs intended for stars including Aretha Franklin, Janet Jackson, Sade Adu and Bryan Ferry, working under the alias the Trojan Souls. The project, born out of frustration with a bitter legal dispute with Sony Records and his exhaustion with being marketed as a sex symbol, was…
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How ingenious Aussie couple came up with the perfect solution to beat the housing crisis – but now council wants to kick them out over red tape
A Queensland couple built a tiny home on their rural property near Toowoomba as a low-cost housing solution amid Australia’s ongoing housing crisis, only to find themselves in a dispute with the local council over planning regulations. The case highlights the tension between grassroots efforts to ease housing pressure and the bureaucratic hurdles that can…
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Adam Ramsay-Peaty snubs his estranged family while paying tribute to his wife Holly for supporting him during ‘whirlwind’ 24 hours as she watches him reach 50m breaststroke final after 100m heartbreak
Adam Peaty has reached the final of the 50m breaststroke, following a 24-hour turnaround after missing out in his stronger 100m event, with the swimmer crediting his wife, Holly Ramsay, for her support through what he called a “whirlwind” period. He publicly thanked Holly while notably making no mention of his estranged family, highlighting a…
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Airbnb tip-off leads to alleged discovery in the boot of a car in Sydney – as two Scottish tourists are arrested
Two tourists from Scotland have reportedly been arrested in Sydney after a tip-off linked to an Airbnb booking led police to an alleged drugs discovery in the boot of a car. The case, centred on North Sydney, appears to involve suspected ketamine, according to the article’s headline and web address, though the full details of…
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Alexander Dorogokupetz: The strange disappearance of the boy who egged Frank Sinatra in 1944
In 1944, 18-year-old Alexander Dorogokupetz became briefly notorious after throwing eggs at Frank Sinatra during a Paramount Theatre performance in New York, provoking an angry response from Sinatra’s teenage fans. The incident captured the intensity of Sinatra’s early “bobby-soxer” fandom, but Dorogokupetz then appeared to vanish from the historical record, turning a minor celebrity episode…
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Estranged husband kills TikTok star Sara Gilson before turning gun on himself
TikTok influencer Sara Gilson, also known as Sara Duffey, and her estranged husband Jeremiah Duffey were found dead at her home in Owasso, Oklahoma, in what police have concluded was a murder-suicide. Emergency responders discovered both bodies at the property after being called to the scene, marking a tragic end to a public dispute between…
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The dark mystery of a 1992 Nirvana classic: “I can’t decide what caused her to die”
The article examines Nirvana’s ‘Lithium’, presenting the song as a fictional account of a man grieving his girlfriend and turning to religion to avoid suicide. It argues that the subject remains significant because it combines themes of depression, self-loathing and faith within one of the band’s best-known songs. Released on Nirvana’s 1991 album *Nevermind*, ‘Lithium’…