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The Punch 

Strike: SSANU insists on release of withheld salaries

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has said the Federal Government has yet to reach out to the union following the issuance of its fresh threat of strike. The Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities had on June 19,

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NBC News 

Dangerous early heat wave extends into the weekend

More than 90 million people are under heat alerts as a dangerous heat wave continues into the weekend. The heat caused more travel problems in the Northeast, while Texas saw more flooding. NASA says the number of summer heat waves has doubled in the last four decades. NBC News' Erin McLaughlin reports.

The Punch 

Very interesting encounters (vi)

It was in a foreign land! I didn’t know my way around. And there was the language barrier. A loved one had surgery on the leg and that necessitated a special kind of wear for him. I had been directed to a market district where I could buy such wear and I went but found

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Times Union 

Escape from killer New Mexico wildfire was 'absolute sheer terror,’ says woman who fled the flames

With little warning, thousands of people were forced to flee their homes as a pair of wildfires ballooned in a single afternoon. Traffic was bumper to bumper as residents tried to leave the mountain village of Ruidoso on Monday evening. Smoke obscured their view as they inched just a few miles in what seemed like an eternity. Residents are now scattered from Roswell and Alamogordo to Texas and beyond, after a chaotic escape from the billowing smoke and flames. Rain and cooler temperatures are helping firefighters keep the flames in check. Читать дальше...

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Escape from killer New Mexico wildfire was 'absolute sheer terror,’ says woman who fled the flames

With little warning, thousands of people were forced to flee their homes as a pair of wildfires ballooned in a single afternoon. Traffic was bumper to bumper as residents tried to leave the mountain village of Ruidoso on Monday evening. Smoke obscured their view as they inched just a few miles in what seemed like an eternity. Residents are now scattered from Roswell and Alamogordo to Texas and beyond, after a chaotic escape from the billowing smoke and flames. Rain and cooler temperatures are helping firefighters keep the flames in check. Читать дальше...

The Punch 

Sokoto varsity gets NUC’s accreditation for 18 courses

The National Universities Commission has granted full accreditation status to the entire 18 undergraduate degree programmes presented for the accreditation by the Sokoto State University. This was contained in a summary of results letter presented to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Bashir Garba and signed by the Director of Accreditation, Abraham Chundusu, on behalf the Executive Secretary

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Time.com 

Why Extreme Heat Causes Amtrak Delays

The “heat dome” that has affected more than a hundred million Americans this week is causing some minor delays in Amtrak train service.

CBSNews.com 

Temps to exceed 90 degrees from Midwest to Northeast

Millions of Americans remain under some heat alert or advisory as extreme temperatures grip much of the country. Temperatures in several East Coast cities topped 90 degrees Fahrenheit, and it could be days before things cool down. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano reports.