First unearthed in 1797, the small gaming piece was kept in storage at the National Museum of Denmark for more than 200 years until curator Peter Pentz found ithttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/curator-rediscovers-tenth-century-portrait-of-a-viking-man-with-an-unusual-ornate-hairstyle-180987283/
Libya's civil war has placed the Uan Muhuggiag mummy at risk. But negotiations are underway to transport the rare artifact from Libya to Rome, where it will undergo restoration and scientific analysishttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/africas-oldest-mummy-is-a-toddler-who-died-5400-years-ago-nearly-a-millennium-before-the-egyptians-started-mummifying-their-dead-180987227/
In the span of just hours, a judge granted a legal victory to Biden-appointed Fed governor Lisa Cook, and a Senate committee advanced the nomination of Trump pick Stephen Miran.https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/fed-meeting-lisa-cook-stephen-miran-8b65a478
The man who argued for national debt, and who created it, might be horrified at today’s debt.https://www.wsj.com/economy/alexander-hamilton-national-debt-155e2634
The former vice president defends Joe Biden’s mental acuity but says the choice to run shouldn’t have been “left to an individual’s ego.”https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/harris-second-guesses-bidens-decision-to-run-again-in-new-memoir-770ccb6d
European leaders all swiftly and universally criticized Moscow’s action as a dangerous escalation.https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/here-we-go-trump-weighs-in-on-russian-drone-nato-incursion-24f1dba1
The ever elusive first lady has emerged with a brief to exert thought leadership over AI, for the children. Some insiders are excited; others won't touch the subject with a 10-foot pole.https://www.wired.com/story/melania-trumps-ai-era-is-upon-us/
The Trump administration has argued that the summary killing of 11 people it accused of running drugs was legal under the laws of war.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/trump-drug-boat-venezuela-strike.html
A sprawling suit by three fired F.B.I. officials provides a disturbing account of efforts by top Trump aides to strip the bureau of its independence.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/politics/trump-fbi-lawsuit.html
Article 4 allows member states to start a formal discussion within the alliance about threats to their security. It does not commit the alliance to military action.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/world/europe/what-is-nato-article-4.html
Poland denounced what it has described as an incursion by more than a dozen Russian drones. It would not be the first time Russia’s war effort had spilled beyond Ukraine.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/world/europe/drones-russia-poland-violation.html
Public health experts worry that downsizing the sprawling FoodNet surveillance system could make it harder to prevent food-borne illnesses.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/well/cdc-foodnet.html
Stephen Miran, a top economic adviser to the president, cleared a key Senate hurdle on Wednesday, putting him one step closer to a seat on the Federal Reserve.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/business/trump-fed-stephen-miran.html
Israel’s military launched multiple attacks on Houthi sites in northern Yemen, a day after its widely-criticized airstrike against Hamas officials on Qatari soil.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/world/middleeast/israel-houthi-yemen-strikes-qatar.html
Before the destruction began, the Gen Z demonstrators had planned to look good while promoting democracy and sweeping away an entrenched leadership.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/world/asia/nepal-gen-z-protesters.html
At a school with a basketball-themed curriculum, students were “dreaming big.” But could they find a buyer?https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/nyregion/high-school-students-bronx-streetwear-clothing.html
Former Vice President Kamala Harris also accused White House aides, without naming names, of not defending her from right-wing attacks about her competence.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/politics/kamala-harris-book-biden-107-days.html
Two administrators also lost their posts at Texas A&M, an example of how Republican policies meant to curb liberal ideas are reaching into university classrooms.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/texas-professor-fired-gender-ideology.html
A generational shift has been taking place at the annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in New York City.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/politics/911-september-11-2001-attack-children.html
Sébastien Lecornu had been defense minister. He is one of President Emmanuel Macron’s most loyal and enduring allies.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/world/europe/france-prime-minister-sebastien-lecornu-macron.html