Smiling miniature figurine thought to be first Viking “portrait” unveiled in Denmark

[ad_1] Denmark’s National Museum has unveiled what it described as the first “portrait” of a Viking: a miniature 10th-century figurine depicting a man with an imperial moustache, braided beard and neatly-groomed hairstyle. Carved out of ivory walrus tusk, the partially damaged representation of a head and torso measures just 1.2 inches). “If you think of…

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A timeline of the Karen Read case and the story behind the high-profile Massachusetts murder trial

[ad_1] Karen Read was found not guilty of the most serious charges in her high-profile Massachusetts murder retrial Wednesday. In their fourth day of deliberations, jurors acquitted Read of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe. She was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol. Read’s…

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FEMA suspends employees who signed letter blasting Trump-era changes to agency, sources say

[ad_1] The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday suspended more than 20 employees who signed an open letter arguing the Trump administration had undone years of post-Hurricane Katrina progress at the disaster relief agency, multiple sources told CBS News. Monday’s open letter to Congress — known as the “Katrina Declaration” — said it was signed…

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