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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is reportedly shopping a book that would reveal insider secrets about Trumpworld. The claim, reported by The Daily Beast, is drawing attention because a tell-all from Trump's own press secretary could expose internal workings of the president's circle, raising questions about what she might disclose and how the administration would respond.

Archaeologists in Chile have unearthed 13,000-year-old bones of a gomphothere, an extinct long-tusked relative of elephants, bearing clear cut marks from butchering. The find adds to evidence that humans were present in South America far earlier than the traditional Clovis timeline, supporting theories of an earlier peopling of the Americas. Researchers say the discovery strengthens the case for pre-Clovis settlement across the continent.

A New York Times analysis highlights the New York Knicks and other Eastern Conference contenders as NBA teams that could fall short of expectations this season. The piece argues that several heavily favored East squads may not live up to the hype, a point likely to fuel debate among fans about preseason predictions and team depth.

The latest film in the Bayside Shakedown (Odoru Daisosasen) series has reached number one at the Japanese box office in its second weekend. Three new releases, including Heart of Beast, entered the domestic rankings, but none managed to unseat the police franchise entry, underlining its continuing drawing power with Japanese audiences.