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El extraordinario fósil que cambió radicalmente nuestra comprensión de la historia humana

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:01:11 GMT

(CNN) — El arqueólogo indonesio Thomas Sutikna tenía fiebre en una habitación de hotel el 2 de septiembre de 2003, cuando un compañero de trabajo compartió la noticia de lo que resultó ser un descubrimiento único en una generación.Ese mismo día, la paleta de un colega había golpeado un pequeño fósil, un cráneo humano encerrado en un sedimento de 6 metros de profundidad en Liang Bua, una gran cueva en las tierras altas de la isla indonesia de Flores que Sutikna y sus colegas habían explorado. excavando desde 2001. La fiebre de Sutikna desapareció inmediatamente y, después de una noche de sueño irregular, él y su equipo partieron hacia el sitio al amanecer.Estaban encantados de descubrir más huesos, algunos todavía unidos entre sí, en el mismo lugar de la cueva de techos altos.“Había huesos de piernas, huesos de manos, tibia y fémur, agrupados allí, en un contexto.Dada la condición muy frágil del hueso, no fue posible sacarlo (del suelo) inmediatamente”, recordó Sutikna, ahora a...

Tanner Tessman replaces injured Johnny Cardoso on US roster vs. Uzbekistan and Oman

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:01:11 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Midfielder Tanner Tessmann of Italy’s Venezia replaced injured Johnny Cardoso of Brazil’s Internacional on the U.S. roster for exhibitions against Uzbekistan and Oman.Cardoso has an injured ankle, the U.S. Soccer Federation said Saturday.The U.S. plays Uzbekistan on Saturday at St. Louis in Gregg Berhalter’s return as coach and faces Oman three days later at St. Paul, Minnesota.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Descubren un barco desaparecido desde finales del siglo XIX en el lago Michigan, dice la sociedad histórica

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:01:11 GMT

(CNN) — Un barco desaparecido desde finales del siglo XIX fue descubierto en el lago Michigan, dijo este viernes la Sociedad Histórica de Wisconsin.“Los historiadores y cazadores de naufragios Brendon Baillod y Bob Jaeck localizaron los restos de la goleta Trinidad a 82 metros de agua frente a Algoma a principios de este año”, se lee en una publicación de Facebook.La goleta Trinidad, construida en 1867 en Nueva York, era una “canaller” o goleta de canal “especialmente construida para pasar por el canal Welland que conectaba el lago Erie y Ontario”, dijo la sociedad histórica. “El barco fue construido para el comercio de cereales de los Grandes Lagos entre Milwaukee, Chicago, Buffalo y Oswego. Trinidad transportaba carbón o hierro desde Nueva York y regresaba con cereales del Medio Oeste”.La organización dijo que los propietarios del barco no invirtieron mucho dinero en su mantenimiento, lo que dejó su carrera relativamente corta.La Trinidad perdida hace mucho tiempo descansa e...

Former Italy PM alleges France downed passenger jet in bid to kill Gaddafi

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:01:11 GMT

An explosive and unsubstantiated allegation that Paris gave the order to shoot down an Italian passenger jet in a bid to kill Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 1980 risks sparking a diplomatic row between Italy and France.In an interview with Rome daily la Repubblica published on Saturday, former Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato claimed that the French air force inadvertently fired a missile that downed Itavia Flight 870 en route from Bologna to Palermo. The crash over the Mediterranean killed all 81 people on board and led to rampant speculation in Italy about the cause.“A plan had been launched to hit the plane on which Gaddafi was flying,” Amato claimed in the interview, suggesting the strongman ruler was tipped off by Amato’s own former rival, ex-Prime Minister Bettino Craxi. Amato called on French President Emmanuel Macron to respond to the claim, saying “it would be an opportunity for the Élysée to wash away the shame that weighs on Paris.”I...

1 dead, 6 injured after house party shooting in Lynn

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:01:11 GMT

Police are investigating after a shooting in Lynn left seven people injured and at least one person dead early Saturday morning, officials said.The shooting took place around 2:20 a.m. near 189 Essex Street during a house party, and seven people were transported to local hospitals. Officials said one person was killed, two victims are in critical condition and four suffered non-life threatening injuries.In a press conference around 11 a.m., officials said they believe the attack was targeted and came from a vehicle.DA Tucker expressed: “This horrendous act of violence has impacted the families of the victims, the neighborhood, and the entire city. We will expend every resource in pursuit of justice and holding those responsible to be accountable for perpetrating this violence,” the Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker said in a statement.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Low water levels reveal dinosaur tracks dating back 110 million years

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:01:11 GMT

(CNN) — As Texas baked in record-breaking heat this summer and a growing drought pushed water levels down, a group of volunteers uncovered something sort of magnificent: new giant dinosaur tracks that are believed to be from around 110 million years ago.Paul Baker, the retail manager at Dinosaur Valley State Park, told CNN he has “never seen this many dinosaur tracks” before.“It’s exciting to see something that nobody else has seen; it’s almost like a treasure hunt, in a way,” said Baker, who helps clean up and map dinosaur tracks at the park. “I thought I’d seen every dinosaur track there is, but within the last two years with the droughts we’ve had and the hard work by our volunteers, it’s just an amazing sight.”Dinosaur Valley State Park, around an hour and a half south of Dallas, is home to a large number of dinosaur tracks imprinted by sauropods and theropods that lived in the area roughly 113 million years ago. It is a hotspot for dinosaur enthusiasts and touris...

Elderly man stabbed multiple times while out for morning run: police

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:01:11 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- An elderly man was stabbed multiple times while running in the Bay Park neighborhood Saturday morning, and a suspect remains on the loose, authorities said.According to the San Diego Police Department, an 80-year-old man, described as a veteran, was jogging in the area of Littlefield Street and Frankfort Street around 5:20 a.m. when the attacked occurred. From Ali Wong to Weezer, here’s a list of Labor Day weekend events in San Diego Police say he was approached by a suspect who pushed the victim to the ground, and then stabbed him in the throat, back of his neck and wrist. The suspect reportedly fled the scene after the attack. The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with injuries that were determined to be non-life threatening, police said.SDPD described the suspect as a Hispanic man between 30 and 35-years-old who stands around 5 feet, 9 inches tall with long, straight hair and no facial hair. The suspect was last seen wearing a dark jacket, da...

Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:01:11 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who dedicated his post-political career to working to free Americans detained overseas, has died. He was 75.The Richardson Center for Global Engagement, which he founded and led, said in a statement Saturday that he died in his sleep at his home in Chatham, Massachusetts.“He lived his entire life in the service of others — including both his time in government and his subsequent career helping to free people held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad,” said Mickey Bergman, the center’s vice president. “There was no person that Gov. Richardson would not speak with if it held the promise of returning a person to freedom. The world has lost a champion for those held unjustly abroad and I have lost a mentor and a dear friend.”Before his election in 2002 as governor, Richardson was U.N. ambassador and energy secretary under President Bill Clinton and ser...

Hurricane Idalia looters arrested as residents worry about more burglaries

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:01:11 GMT

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two people were charged with looting a home damaged by Hurricane Idalia in Florida’s Big Bend region, as residents’ concerns grew that burglars could be tempted to hit other hurricane-ravaged homes since law enforcement is stretched thin in the remote, wooded area along the Gulf Coast.Some residents of Horseshoe Beach, Florida, one of the communities hardest hit after Idalia made landfall Wednesday as a Category 3 hurricane, urged law enforcement to set up checkpoints where people would have to show identification in order to get into the town.Marina worker Kerry Ford had high praise for local law enforcement’s response to the hurricane but wished more would be done to keep out people who don’t belong in Horseshoe Beach.The authorities “did really good,” Ford said. “Now, the only thing I’ve seen where they’ve dropped the ball is you can come right into Horseshoe without showing you’re a resident or anything like that. That’s a pro...

Saturday Forecast: Low 90s, lots of sunshine

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:01:11 GMT

Saturday:  Mostly sunny, breezy & getting hot. SW 10-25 mph. Air quality is in the Good category. High 92, not much lakeside coolingSaturday Night: Mostly clear & warm. SW 5-10 mph. Low near 70 in the city, 60s suburbs.Sunday: Mostly sunny & hot. Heat index near 100. SW 5-15 mph. High 98. Extended outlook calls for a hot Labor Day this year with highs in the upper 90s and getting muggy from Monday through the middle of the week. Chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms looks possible late Monday but more likely Tuesday. High temps on Tuesday in the lower 90s with scattered showers/t'storms. Cooler by the end of the week with highs in the mid to low 80s