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The research doesn’t look at how much time the mother was spending outside, if she wore an N95 mask or if she had an air-filtration system in her home, which Boudreaux acknowledges as a limitation of the study. But data sources like Purple Air that track wildfire smoke are detecting a large amount of pollution in the form of a PM2.5 inside people’s homes, he said. The new study highlighted regions and populations that were disproportionately affected by wildfire smoke. In the West and Northwest, wildfires’ contributions to air pollution more than doubled over the study period. And the communities…

The presidential candidates of  Accord Party, African Action Congress, AAC, and Social Democratic Party, SDP, have resolved to work together towards a common democratic force ahead of the 2027 presidential election, in what could become a significant realignment of Nigeria’s opposition politics. Read Also: Why Adeleke won again in Osun The three candidates, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim of Accord; Mr. Omoyele Sowore of AAC; and Prince Adewole Adebayo of SDP, reached the resolution after a meeting in Port Harcourt weekend. At the meeting which held weekend, the candidates deliberated on Nigeria’s democracy, economy and security.  They expressed concern over the concentration…

St Jude Championship – round four leaderboard-17 S Scheffler (US); -9 Kim (Kor); -8 A Noren (Swe), S Burns (US); -7 W Clark (US), Im (Kor)Selected others: -6 L Aberg (Swe), T Fleetwood (Eng); -5 M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -4 V Hovland (Nor), J Spieth (US); -3 H Hall (Eng); E J Rose; +3 S Lowry; +8 R McIlroy (NI)Full leaderboardRory McIlroy says “he felt lost” as he toiled to a 66th-place finish – 25 strokes behind champion Scottie Scheffler – at the St Jude Championship.While world number one Scheffler was a cut above the rest at 17 under overall as…

Hayden Panettiere, known for her roles in shows such as Heroes and Nashville, has died, according to an ABC News report. She was 36. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her — and to the millions who watched her onscreen,” her rep told ABC News in a statement. The details around her death are unknown. The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to her rep. In addition to Heroes and Nashville, Panettiere’s…

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The authors of a report testing the technology underpinning Australia’s social media ban have conceded ChatGPT was used in editing, but denied a number of citation errors in the report were due to AI hallucinations.The $3.48m age assurance technology trial, run by the UK-based Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) last year, tested various types of technology that could be used by social media platforms as part of Australia’s under-16 social media ban.The communications minister, Anika Wells, heralded the report as showing “many effective options” for checking people’s ages, and it paved the way for the ban to come into effect…

Using super for housing gets ‘gold medal for stupidest policy’, Labor MP saysJulian Hill, the assistant minister for multiculturalism, says the Liberal policy to use super to buy housing is the “stupidest policy”.Superannuation has become a bit of a political battleground again in recent days, after Pauline Hanson on Sunday said people should be able to access more of it before retirement.The treasurer, Jim Chalmers then told the Australian Financial Review the next election “at least in part it’ll be a referendum on super”.This morning, the deputy Liberal leader, Jane Hume, said the Coalition previously had a policy to allow…

Sunday Ehigiator PwC Nigeria has warned of the legal uncertainties, enforcement gaps and a potentially heavy compliance burden for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) in the new tax framework for virtual assets. In its August 2026 tax alert titled, ‘Taxing the intangible: A critical analysis of the NRS guidelines on taxation of virtual assets,” PwC said the guidelines represent Nigeria’s first comprehensive administrative framework for taxing virtual assets, but cautioned that several provisions raise important legal and practical questions. The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), formerly the Federal Inland Revenue Service, published Information Circular No. 2026/21, “Guidelines on the Taxation of…

“Like” counts, for instance, have been part of Meta since its early years, when it was still called Facebook and that was its only platform.Today, likes are omnipresent on social media platforms. It is the main way in which people engage with text, photos and videos they see online. Yet, likes are increasingly viewed as a way to foster negative feelings, particularly among young people.Kaley, a young woman who prevailed in her lawsuit against Meta earlier this year, described during court testimony how she created dozens of accounts on YouTube and Instagram.She would use the system of accounts to create…

President Hakainde Hichilema appears on course for outright win as observers cite violence and a tilted campaign field.Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug 2026Zambia’s incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema has taken an early lead in the country’s general election, putting him on course for a possible outright first-round victory, as the vote is overshadowed by opposition claims that armed personnel raided his main rival’s home.Voting began after polls closed on Thursday, and with more than half the country’s constituencies counted on Sunday, Hichilema had won nearly 59 percent of the vote, according to the electoral commission.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend…