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The trade deadline might have passed but there is never enough time to talk about the possible movement in the league. The league has the rest of the regular season, the All-Star break, and the playoffs to get through. Some of those contracts are finally finishing up in their final year. With a lot of movement projected, there will be no shortage of stars available. James Harden and Khris Middleton headline the players with player options, while Kyrie Irving enters the field as an unrestricted free agent. Among other players, fans are going to keep an eye on what happens this season. The…

The Los Angeles Lakers made a massive move to essentially swap point guards, with Russell Westbrook finally leaving town and former All-Star D’Angelo Russell coming on board. The Russell Westbrook experiment was an utter disaster, as the Lakers missed the playoffs last year because the former MVP could not mesh well with LeBron James on the court. Along with Russell, the Lakers added Malik Beasley, Jarred Vanderbilt, Davon Reed, and Mo Bamba, who are four talented players who provide different things. The Lakers did lose Westbrook, Patrick Beverley, and Thomas Bryant, but there is no doubt that the team got…

Things have changed fast for the Phoenix Suns. After a scorching hot start to the season, injuries and other factors slowed them down to a .500 record. And now, after a huge trade deadline, they are back to being the best in the West, with Kevin Durant set to make his debut after the All-Star break. For the first time in a while, the Suns are favored to win the West, and Chris Paul has embraced the expectations that come with it. Speaking with ESPN, Suns guard Chris Paul looked ahead to his on-court partnership with Durant and why he’s confident…

The remains of Marcus Venerius Secundio were preserved in a sealed chamber in a Pompeii cemetery. Though the body is nearly 2,000 years old, close-cropped hair and an ear are still visible on the skull.  (Image credit: Courtesy Archaeological Park of Pompeii/University of Valencia) (opens in new tab)The partially mummified remains of an urbane Pompeii resident have been discovered in a tomb outside the city center erected before the famous eruption that buried the town in ash. According to the inscriptions on the tomb, the deceased was a man named Marcus Venerius Secundio, who was in his 60s when he died and was,…

A wealthy pagan burial ground, dating from the first years of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain during the fifth century A.D., has been uncovered near London ahead of a high-speed rail project, known as High Speed 2 (HS2). The new discoveries, which include more than 100 skeletons, are among the most important archaeological finds made along the HS2 route, which will eventually link the English cities of London, Birmingham and Manchester. Other findings in recent years include a Roman market town; dozens of decapitated skeletons and a 2,000-year-old wooden pagan idol, Live Science previously reported. “When we find Anglo-Saxon cemeteries, they’re likely to be…

Archaeologists in Peru have said a mummy unearthed on the outskirts of the capital Lima could be between 800 and 1,200 years old. The mummy was found in a burial chamber about three metres (10 feet) long and 1.4 metres (4.5 feet) deep in Cajamarquilla, which is about 24km (14.9 miles) east of Lima. It appears to be the remains of a man who was aged about 18 to 22 years old when he died. The body was discovered bound with a rope, with the hands covering the face. Archaeologist Pieter Van Dalen, the head of the excavation project conducted…

Cat, baby, and adult mummies in Aksaray, which took its place in history as Cappadocia’s gateway to the west on the Silk Road, fascinate its visitors in the museum where they are exhibited. Aksaray history begins with the establishment of the first village settlement of Central Anatolia in Aşıklı Höyük, 11 thousand years ago. Aksaray and its surroundings were inhabited in the Neolithic period, in the Chalcolithic age, see when life continued uninterruptedly. After that remained under the Hitтιтe, Persian, Hellenistic Period (Alexander the Great), Roman, and Byzantine domination. Since Christianity, which began to spread in Anatolia by St. Paul…

The city of Heracleion was swallowed by the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt nearly 1,200 years ago. It was one of the most important trade centers in the Mediterranean before it sank more than a millennium ago. For centuries, the existence of Heracleion was believed to be a myth, much like the city of Atlantis is viewed today. But in 2000, the underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio finally found the sunken city after extensive underwater research in today’s Aboukir Bay. Before this modern-day discovery, Heracleion had been all but forgotten, relegated to a handful of inscriptions and phrases in ancient texts by the likes of…

The ancient Egyptians developed sophisticated embalming treatments far earlier and across a wider geographical area than had been previously known, forensic tests on a well-known prehistoric mummy have revealed. Turin Mummy S. 293 (RCGE 16550). Image: Egyptian Museum, Turin[Credit: Museu Egizio] It is the first time that extensive tests have been carried out on an intact prehistoric mummy, consolidating the researchers’ previous findings that embalming was taking place 1,500 years earlier than previously accepted. Dating from c.3700-3500 BC, the mummy has been housed in the Egyptian Museum in Turin since 1901, but unlike the majority of other prehistoric mummies in…

Archaeologists excavating a famed Aztec “tower of skulls” in Mexico City have uncovered a new section featuring 119 human skulls. The find brings the total number of skulls featured in the late 15th-century structure, known as Huey Tzompantli, to more than 600, reports Hollie Silverman for CNN. The tower, first discovered five years ago by archaeologists with Mexico’s National Insтιтute of Anthropology and History (INAH), is believed to be one of seven that once stood in the Aztec capital of Tenochтιтlán. It’s located near the ruins of the Templo Mayor, a 14th- and 15th-century religious centre dedicated to the war god Huitzilopochtli and the rain god Tlaloc. Found in the eastern…

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The world is full of beautiful and wonderful things, some so astounding and unreal it can be hard to fathom. Sometimes, this beauty is in the form of a person, in this case, twins. And not just the regular kind, two sets of them! But, there is something incredibly special about these children. Rare Black and White Twins Alison Spooner and Dean Durrant are the proud parents of two sets of twins, and what makes them so unique is the fact that both sets, born seven years apart, are black and white. This makes their family the only one in…

Bobby and Kenny McCaughey already had one offspring in the family, but they lacked another one for complete happiness. For health reasons, Kenny could not get pregnant for a long time, and the couple decided to have IVF. 7 embryos were used, as the practice showed that only one takes root. But the unexpected happened, all the embryos survived. In 1997, all seven offspring were born. It was a real miracle. All the offspring weighed about one and a half kilograms at birth, unfortunately two were diagnosed with cerebral palsy, but soon after several operations they were able to get on…

Maria and Chris Jones-Elliot were very happy when they found out that they were expecting twin girls. They already had an adult son and daughter, who were also looking forward to the appearance of two younger sisters at once. The couple came up with names for the girls in advance – Amy and Katie. The twins were supposed to be born in September, but things didn’t go exactly as planned. Already at the end of May, being at the 24th week of pregnancy, Maria felt that she would soon become a mother. She went to the nearest clinic and already…

A Texas couple expecting to have their fourth and final child this summer instead welcomed four new babies into their family. Even though the Haglers had only planned to have one more baby, they agree that the quadruplets have transformed their lives for the better. Gaby Hagler, 39, and Patrick Hagler, 50, found out at their 12-week ultrasound that they were expecting not one but four babies. The couple said they were in ‘complete shock’ at the news but after previously experiencing a ᴍɪsᴄᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ, they were excited to meet their rainbow babies. The pair married in 2018 and have children…

Surprise pregnancies are always a shock, no matter what the circumstances. And a surprise pregnancy just nine weeks after giving birth to your first kid? That’ll definitely throw you for a loop. But get this – for British mum Sarah Ward, her back-to-back pregnancy story was a little crazier than most. Because that second pregnancy? It was with triplets. Yes. TRIPLETS.If a mountain of never-ending diapers and totally sleep-deprived nights suddenly flashed through your mind, we are right there with you. In fact, the 29-year-old mom and her partner, Benn Smith, say they change about 175 “nappies” and make up…

Many women look forward to finding a life partner and having a child. According to Statista, “as of 2018, a little less than half of all women in the U.S. were childless.” They have reported that in the same year, 15 percent of women between the ages of 40 and 44 had no children. Below is a heartening story about one couple’s little miracle. Lorraine, a two-time breast cancer survivor, knew she couldn’t have her own children.But that didn’t stop Lorraine and her husband Charles from dreaming of having a child together. Then something extraordinary happened. A blessing! A newborn…

The NBA has become a truly global sport over the years, and we have seen an influx of international stars join the league over the years. In fact, a lot of the best players in the league are from overseas, with Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo notably being one of them. Recently, Giannis Antetokounmpo got real on the international growth of the NBA. He claimed that it has been “incredible”, noting that it was a lot harder to be an international franchise player when he first came into the league. It’s been incredible. Doesn’t really matter where you’re from right now. Guys can come…

The Phoenix Suns were the biggest winners at the trade deadline this year, adding superstar Kevin Durant after trading Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, and multiple future draft picks to the Brooklyn Nets. There is no doubt that the Phoenix Suns are now one of the best teams in the Western Conference, and they have a legitimate chance of winning the championship this year. Devin Booker has recently claimed that the Phoenix Suns have everything in place to potentially win a championship this season. It is hard to argue with that, as the Suns are arguably the most talented team in the Western Conference. 100%. We…

In recent days, NBA referees have come under heavy fire for their clearly botched missed call on LeBron James late in the Lakers’ weekend contest against the Boston Celtics. Everyone in the arena knew that James was fouled on his potential game-winning layup, except for the referees that is. The missed call on James is just one of many errors that the refs have missed this season including three others in close games that involved the Lakers. What can be done? The element of human error has always existed in basketball but the lack of accountability is the issue that has…

Kyrie Irving changed the course of the Brooklyn Nets season with a trade request that saw him join the Dallas Mavericks. While the Nets got win-now pieces in Spencer Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith, they would shock the NBA by trading Kevin Durant to the Suns prior to the trade deadline. Durant was expected to ask out and the Suns were his natural destination, but many expected that to happen over the summer instead of immediately. Unsurprisingly, Kyrie Irving’s trade request hastened the timeline for everything. Stein details the ever-changing situation in Brooklyn after the Kyrie Irving trade request and how Durant requested a…

Gerri Wolfe, 41, said she was “devastated” after learning of a problem during her 36th week of pregnancy that forced her to undergo a cesarean section despite preferring a more natural childbirth experience. Gerri checked up her options online and decided on a cesarean delivery with the assistance of the mother because she would not accept. The procedure is essentially a standard C-section, save for the last few moments when the mother is allowed to physically remove the infant from her own ᴡᴏᴍʙ. Who even knew that this strategy was viable? Definitely not Gerri’s physician. Her OB/GYN initially flatly rejected…

That is a female. Tyson and Ashley Gardner, the well-known Utah couple who had long struggled with infertility, were sʜᴏᴄᴋed this summer when they learned they were expecting Qᴜᴀᴅʀᴜᴘʟᴇᴛꜱ. Indie, Esme, Scarlett, and Evangeline are the ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴄᴀʟ twin daughters that Ashley gave birth to on Sunday. The family posted on their Facebook page that all four infants are doing wonderfully, with the ʙᴀʙʏ, Indie, weighing a little under 2 pounds and her three sisters, over 2 pounds. When Ashley’s pregnancy, who was approximately 30 weeks along, began to experience contractions, the physicians determined it was time for her to give…

Despite being the delighted mother of a ʙᴀʙʏ girl, a sixth-grade teacher from Denver, Colorado, finds that her birth experience was completely unimaginable. Before her daughter arrives later this month, English teacher Lindsay Agbalokwu of DSST: Green Conservatory in Stapleton believes she has a little more time. But when her young daughter decided to show up early on Friday when her teacher unexpectedly gave birth on the sidewalk outside her school, she was in for a truly Uɴɪqᴜᴇ sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇ. Agbalokwu first missed the labour due to Braxton Hicks’s contractions, but according to Denver 7, she has till September 17. She…