Pope Plays Politics, Suggests Israel's Retaliatory War Against Islamist Terrorists Is 'Immoral'

An unboxing video reveals what appears to be the first Anker wall charger with a status screen. | Screenshot: YouTube An unboxing video shared on YouTube last week has our first hands-on look at a new 140W wall charger from Anker. It appears to be the first from the company to feature an integrated display that shows how much power is being drawn from each of its four USB ports. Earlier this month, leaked details and an image of the charger were shared to the Anker subreddit by user joshuadwx. The Zolo wall charger will reportedly offer a maximum output of 140W shared across three USB-C ports and a single USB-A port. Two of its USB-C ports will be able to charge devices at up to 140W speeds if nothing else is plugged in, while the remaining USB-C and USB-A ports can deliver 40W and 33W of power, respectively. At 350 grams, the added screen results in a... Continue reading…

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Brandon Bell, Getty Images The people behind World Liberty Financial — former President Donald Trump, his sons, and his business associates — have made a lot of promises about the cryptocurrency platform’s revolutionary potential. It will liberate “the average American” from “the big banks and financial elites,” Trump posted on Truth Social. It will help unbanked and debanked people, Donald Trump Jr. said in an X Space. What no one involved with the project has said is how this will happen or what, exactly, World Liberty Financial does. Now the mystery service is accepting sign-ups — but not from everyone. Despite scant details about World Liberty Financial, its whitelists are now open, the company announced on X and Truth Social on Monday. The platform is now... Continue reading…

The griffin is a legendary creature with the head and wings of an eagle, and the body, tail, and hind legs of a lion. As the eagle was considered the ‘king of the birds,’ and the lion the ‘king of the beasts’, the griffin was perceived as a powerful and majestic creature.  During the Persian Empire, the griffin was seen as a protector from evil, witchcraft, and slander. New Study Finds Dinosaur Fossils Did Not Inspire the Mythological Griffin Bringing a Bronze Age Face to Light: Face of the Greek Griffin Warrior Griffins in Ancient Greek Art and Mythology Although the griffin is often seen in medieval heraldry, its origins stretch further back in time. For instance, the ancient Greek historian Herodotus wrote: Read moreSection: NewsMyths & LegendsRead Later 

Netflix cancellations in the U.S. almost tripled after the company's CEO and chairman, Reed Hastings, announced he was backing Kamala Harris' bid for president, though most axed their accounts because the streaming giant killed its basic plan, reports Bloomberg.

Former President Donald Trump says he will be doing a "personal play by play" of the vice-presidential debate between Sen. J.D. Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

The U.S. is deploying an additional "few thousand troops" and aircraft to the Middle East amid escalating tensions between Israel, Hezbollah and the Houthis, Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said Monday, reports the Hill.

Finding a Viking Age burial ground of this size is rare, in part because Scandinavian soil doesn't preserve skeletons well.

On Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "minimoon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet for 57 days, but is too small to be visible to amateur skywatchers.

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Last week, John Kerry cried about how bad our First Amendment is for his plans to “hammer” free speech out of existence when he visited the World Economic…