Family of explorer who died in Titan submersible sues Oceangate for more than $50M The family of a French explorer who died in a submersible implosion has filed a more than $50 million lawsuit, saying the crew experienced "terror and mental anguish" before the disaster and accusing the sub's operator of gross negligence. Paul-Henri Nargeolet was among five people who died when the Titan submersible imploded during a voyage to the famed Titanic wreck site in the North Atlantic in June 2023. No...

Donald Trump would benefit from independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropping out of the election race, according to experts. State and national polls show that when third party candidates are included, Kennedy Jr. is taking more votes from Trump than Kamala Harris three months ahead of the election. A Fox News survey of 1,034 Pennsylvania voters conducted between July 22 and 24, showed that 10 percent of his two-way supporters choose someone else...

Elon Musk’s X is fighting back against what his firm says in an illegal cartel of ad agencies seeking to close down key media outlets. Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of X (formerly Twitter), said in a letter to advertisers Tuesday the company has filed a lawsuit against GARM (Global Alliance for Responsible Media) and its members after their financial boycotts of the social media site caused harm to customers and the company. "After a career in media and advertising, I thought I had seen everything...

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by Frank Bergman, Slay News: A bombshell new study has confirmed that surging cases of several once-rare forms of “debilitating neurological disorders” are being caused by Covid mRNA shots. The discovery was made by an international group of neurology-focused researchers. The team, made up of leading researchers in the United States and Kenya, sought to […]

A brand new onager foal has just been welcomed into the world at Chester Zoo in Cheshire, England. This adorable little guy, named Jasper, is reportedly very playful. He has no idea that he’s “one of the rarest animals on earth,” according to the BBC. There are less than 600 of these creatures left! If you’re wondering what an onager is, and why this foal’s birth is so significant, you’re not alone. These creatures aren’t exactly on everyone’s radar! The BBC tells us that these four-legged animals are related to donkeys. Because their numbers have dwindled so dramatically, wild onagers can only be found in a couple of protected places in Iran. @deesidedotcom World’s rarest equid born at Chester Zoo! #chesterzoo #chester #zoo #animal #horse #wales #fyp #deeside #rare ♬ original sound – Deeside.com – Deeside.com Chester Zoo’s animal and plant director, Mike Jordan, said that the onager foal is “doing very well” and has a wonderful relationship with his mother, Azita. “He’s full of energy and enjoys playfully kicking up sand as he races around his habitat,” he said. Mike added that situation is pretty dire for onagers outside the zoo. “With numbers having declined so rapidly in the wild, and the species now teetering on the edge of existence in Iran, it’s sadly very possible that onagers could become extinct in the wild within our lifetime,” he said. Jasper the onager foal is pretty darn cute. Screengrab from TikTok Deeside.com shared some sweet footage of the little onager foal running, playing, and nuzzling with with his mother. They’re calling Jasper the “world’s rarest equid.” “Onagers are a hoofed mammal, from the family equidae, which includes horses, donkeys, mules and zebras,” the news outlet wrote on social media. It’s no accident that this onager foal was born at Chester Zoo. Apparently, conservationists in the area have been working hard to ensure this species doesn’t die out. Jasper’s arrival marked a huge success in their efforts! Wildlife experts are hoping that this event will bring more attention to the plight of the onager. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Incredibly Rare Foal Born At Chester Zoo Is The “World’s Rarest Equid” appeared first on InspireMore.

Hinging our happiness on animals known to have a significantly shorter lifespan than our own was, in hindsight, a bad idea. Saying goodbye to a pet is an incredibly painful time in a person’s life, but what if there were a way we could help our pets live longer, better lives?That’s exactly what Celine Halioua has been exploring as CEO and founder of Loyal, a biotech startup developing drugs to extend dog lifespan. Join host Rachael Funnell as she finds out if science really can help dogs live longer.You can listen to this episode and subscribe to the podcast on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Amazon Music, and more. A transcript of the conversation is available here.

The first Barbary pirate corsair shipwreck has been found half a mile deep in the Straits of Gibraltar. About 46 feet long, it was a small boat but heavily armed with two iron cannon at each end, muskets and ten iron swivel guns in the hold; it’s the armaments that make its purpose as a pirate ship clear. Its cargo of pottery identified Algiers as its likely departure port. The pirates of the Barbary Coast, ie, the Mediterranean coast of North Africa, began preying on ships in the 15th century and were the scourge of the Western Mediterranean for 400 years. They were state-supported, a rich source of income for Barbary States which included Morocco, Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli. They made enormous amounts, not so much from treasure, but by ransoming captives taken from European ships and from their participation in the transatlantic slave trade. Britain and France paid them tribute to keep the pirates from hassling their navies or expatriates. Spain was a constant target. The nascent United States was so troubled by the pirates they went to war with them twice in 1801 and 1815. The shipwreck sailed out of Algiers, which was the most wretched hive of scum and piracy in the Barbary States, around 1760. It was likely headed to Gibraltar and Majorca carrying 31 different types of pottery — bowls, jars, jugs, cooking pots, basins, oil lamps, cups — made in Algiers. It also had apothecary jars, believed to be French or Italian, Ottoman jars, pipes and tobacco. Objects were found clustered around the mast in the captain’s cabin, likely on their way to being divvied up with the crew. The captain also had a glass vessel of wine or liquor from Belgium, Germany or Holland stashed in his locker with four imitation Chinese porcelain cups made in western Turkey. This size ship, known as a tartane, featured triangular sails affixed to two masts. They also had a bank of oars. They weren’t the intimidating pirate ships used to board merchant and navy vessels. They were easily confused for fishing boats and were able to sneak up on their victims. “The wreck neatly fits the profile of a Barbary corsair in location and character,” [Wreckwatch magazine editor-in-chief Sean] Kingsley said. “The seas around the Straits of Gibraltar were the pirates’ favorite hunting grounds, where a third of all corsair prizes were taken.” Stemm added that the wrecked ship was also equipped with a very rare “spyglass” — an early type of telescope that was revolutionary at the time and had probably been captured from a European ship. Other artifacts of the wreck support the notion this was a pirate ship laden with stolen goods. “Throw into the sunken mix a collection of glass liquor bottles made in Belgium or Germany, and tea bowls made in Ottoman Turkey, and the wreck looks highly suspicious,” he said. “This was no normal North African coastal trader.”