‘Call it Genghis Khan’s final victory’: Why the tomb of the ‘Disturber of the Universe’ remains hidden after 800 years

History is rife with lost treasures, from Aztec gold hidden during the Spanish conquest to the Ark of the Covenant, which vanished during the destruction of Jerusalem over 2,500 years ago. In his book, “The Museum of Lost Things: True Tales of Fabled Treasures, Legendary Cities, and Mythical Creatures That Vanished From History” (National Geographic Partners, LLC, 2026), writer Sam Kean examines all things lost to time.In this excerpt from the book, he looks at how the tomb of Genghis Khan, arguably the most successful ruler in history, has remained hidden for nearly 800 years and counting.If archaeologists could vote…

Roki Sasaki, Tanner Scott look like Dodgers’ playoff bullpen anchors

SAN FRANCISCO – The sequence was promising on paper. In practice on Friday night, it was spectacular. Roki Sasaki in the eighth inning. Tanner Scott in the ninth. Manager Dave Roberts emphasized they wouldn’t necessarily be deployed in that order come the playoffs, but their performances in the Dodgers’ 2-0…

White House plays ‘Les Miserables’ hit censored by China at Trump-Xi dinner

WASHINGTON — A military chorus entertained President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping with a medley from “Les Misérables” during Thursday night’s White House state dinner — despite one of the selections being restricted in China for encouraging dissent. As Trump and the Chinese “president for life” dined with assorted…

Tarik Skubal fuels Dodgers’ playoff hopes with domination of Giants

SAN FRANCISCO –– In his final tune-up of the regular season, Tarik Skubal looked like a well-oiled machine. After looking good, but not often great, in his first couple months with the Dodgers, the team’s marquee trade deadline acquisition tapped back into his two-time Cy Young-winning form on Friday night,…

Californians turn against Gavin Newsom in knockout new poll

California voters don’t seem to be feeling as good as they once did about terming-out Gov. Gavin Newsom heading into the November midterm elections, according to a recent poll by Politico and the UC Berkeley Citrin Center. In the poll, conducted September 8 to 14 on 2,418 registered voters, 42%…

Social Security recipients may get bigger benefit boost in 2027

Social Security beneficiaries are expected to see a larger cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2027 than they received for this year, according to new estimates that follow the release of August inflation data. By law, the annual Social Security COLA is calculated using the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index…

Dodgers’ plan for Shohei Ohtani is unnecessarily risky

The Dodgers have lost this gamble once before. But that won’t stop them from placing the same wager again. Rather than take every precaution to ensure Shohei Ohtani doesn’t worsen the injuries to his right arm and left knee, the Dodgers will prioritize giving him at-bats to get him ready…

Tesla reopens Roadster reservations — but you’ll need K

Tesla has reopened reservations for its long-delayed next-generation Roadster, asking customers to put down $50,000 weeks before the company unveils a redesigned version of the vehicle. According to Tesla’s reservation portal, securing a spot requires an initial, fully refundable $5,000 credit card payment. Customers must then make a $45,000 wire…

What are you most excited for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to find?

NASA’s latest space telescope has officially taken its first photos of our universe. Launched on Aug. 30, the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is on its way to Lagrange point L2, a “parking spot” in space about a million miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Earth where it will begin scanning deep…

What’s left to watch for in the final week of a dreadful Mets season

Mets season has been unofficially over for months. Their home schedule is officially over. The final six games, in Texas and Washington, are for the diehards — particularly because those diehards have no idea when they will be able to see the club play again after this year. In that…

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