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United Press International (UPI.com) 

Elon Musk confirms Brazil X office closure

Social media platform X will immediately close its office in Brazil over a dispute with one of the country's top judges related to censorship, billionaire owner Elon Musk announced Saturday.

True Faith 

TF Match Report – Newcastle United 1 Southampton 0

If only Brett Bearton-Dias had poured as much care, as much thought, as much ooomph into his finishing drills this week as he did his amateur theatricals, Southampton’s long and winding road home might have not been pointless. But then again, the difficulty of nodding home when unmarked yards from goal soon after one’s head...

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«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Tamil Nadu to identify free power connections, plug misuse

Officials in Tamil Nadu surveyed unused or misused agricultural service connections as part of efforts to prevent misuse of free electricity subsidies. A report on the findings from 10 districts, including Erode and Coimbatore, will be submitted by August 24.

NBC4i.com 

Scattered storms, sticky weekend, cooler weather on the way

A disturbance over the central Great Lakes will keep the weather unsettled this weekend, with scattered showers and storms developing during the afternoon and evening hours. Temperatures reached 90 degrees in a very humid air mass, conducive to localized downpours and gusty winds in parts of central Ohio Saturday. Hail came down in some of [...]

Sports.inquirer.net 

Sherwin Meneses is the new NU Lady Bulldogs coach

MANILA, Philippines — Sherwin Meneses is set to take over as the National University Lady Bulldogs head coach ahead of their title-retention bid in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament. Sources privy to the situation told Inquirer Sports that the NU women’s volleyball team had chosen Meneses, a five-time PVL champion coach from Creamline,

Voice of America 

85 killed in village attack by Sudan's paramilitary fighters, residents say

cairo — Fighters from Sudan's paramilitary group rampaged through a central village, looting and burning and killing at least 85 people, including women and children, authorities and residents said Saturday, the latest atrocity in the country's 18-month devastating conflict.  The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began attacking Galgani in the central province of Sennar late in July and last week. RSF fighters "indiscriminately opened fire on the village's unarmed residents" after they resisted... Читать дальше...

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sports) 

Khatron Ke Khiladi 14: Abhishek Kumar flirts with Krishna Shroff in a car partner stunt after completing it; host Rohit Shetty pulls his leg

In the recent episode of Khatron Ke Khiladi 14, Krishna Shroff and Shilpa Shinde made a wildcard entry. Contestants were divided into two teams, captained by Sumona Chakravarti and Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia. Krishna and Abhishek won a partner stunt by collecting all 10 flags. Nimrit's mistake led to her team's loss, leaving her emotional.

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Rishabh Pant hits form in Delhi Premier League, gets felicitated for T20 WC heroics

New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): Star India and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant hit form at the ongoing Delhi Premier League (DPL) debut, representing Purani Dilli 6 in a match against South Delhi Superstarz at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. In the tournament opener, Pant, captaining his side, scored 35 in 32 balls, a cautious knock when compared to his hard-hitting, stroke-heavy gameplay. His knock consisted o

Lagosstate.gov.ng 

LAGOS FREE MEDICAL OUTREACH “ALAAFIA EKO” RETURNS

The Lagos State Government’s free medical outreach “Alaafia Eko”, will return on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 12 designated centres across the six health districts. The first phase of this outreach, which aims to provide healthcare services to over 50,000 residents,  took place on May 30, 2024.  During that phase, thousands of residents received free …

TheHill.com 

Perdue chicken nuggets, tenders recalled over possible contamination

Perdue Foods is recalling around 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken breast nuggets and tenders that may have been contaminated with metal, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).  “We determined the material to be a very thin strand of metal wire that was inadvertently introduced...