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It turns out that the one thing that can apparently bridge Washington’s partisan divide is AM radio. U.S. automakers may be forced to build AM radio into new vehicles within the next year. The House of Representatives, in a rare instance of bipartisan support, overwhelmingly approved legislation on Wednesday that would require new cars, trucks, and SUVs to be built with AM radio at no additional charge to consumers. The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, which would direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require automakers to include AM radio in new passenger vehicles as standard equipment, will…

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World Cup-winning head coach Luis de la Fuente has agreed a contract extension with Spain until 2032.The 65-year-old’s previous deal was due to expire in 2028.De la Fuente, who guided Spain to their fourth European Championship title in 2024 before securing global honours this summer, is now set to remain in charge for Spain’s World Cup defence on home soil in 2030.Spain will co-host the 24th edition of the men’s World Cup alongside Portugal and Morocco, with a handful of matches scheduled for Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay as part of the competition’s 100th anniversary celebrations.De la Fuente succeeded Luis Enrique…

Akwa Ibom State Government, through its Ministry of Lands and Town Planning, has moved to resolve a lingering land dispute involving the Mbak people, six host communities, Ibom Mortgage Bank, Citadel Value Homes and other stakeholders in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of the state. The ministry urged all parties to embrace dialogue and avoid actions capable of threatening the peace of the area. A mediation with the returnee farm dwellers in the communities was held at the ministry’s conference room in Uyo on 2 September, according to a press statement issued by the ministry. The meeting, presided over by…

Properties worth an estimated N2.5 billion were lost and six people injured in 17 fire incidents recorded in Cross River State between January and September 2026. The State Fire Service Commanding Officer, Olumayowa Olomola, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Calabar. Mrs Olomola said that no death was recorded in the incidents within the period under review, while six houses were gutted. She said the fire incidents occurred in different locations in the state, including private residences, the Governor’s Office, an educational institution, a market, timber shed, shopping mall, tanker spill, and…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Thursday, September 17, for the re-arraignment of five men accused of involvement in the May 15 abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State and the subsequent killing of two victims. The five accused persons, who the prosecution identified as members of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (ANSARU), are to be re-arraigned on a six-count amended charge filed by Rotimi Oyedepo, Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation (DPPF), on behalf of the Federal Government. The charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/438/2026, names the defendants as Mahmud Muhammad, also known…

Marketing platform Noise aims to connect brands with content creators at a much lower cost than hiring traditional influencers or running standard ad campaigns.  That’s because many creators on the Noise platform are everyday people—anyone can download the app, regardless of follower count — and Noise presents them with campaigns they can join and create content for on their platforms of choice (TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube). It then pays them per view rather than a flat fee. Brands, meanwhile, sign up to Noise to share their content brief requests and budget. From there, Noise makes it easy to handle the…

While the figures cover Labour’s time in office under Sir Keir Starmer, his successor Andy Burnham has continued to use influencers to get the government’s message out.On his first day as prime minister, Burnham was already posting videos on TikTok of him running with Sir Mo Farah and appearing on influencer Max Klymenko’s “career ladder” podcast.Prof Andrew Chadwick, an expert in political communication at Loughborough University, said working with influencers “chimes with the change of direction since Burnham took over”, with the PM using his following on TikTok and Instagram to engage directly with the public.He argued using influencers could…

RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 16 September 2026 Marine algae produce sulfated carbohydrates called fucoidans that are chemically too complex for any bacteria to digest alone. Instead, marine bacteria split the task between them in a modular fashion: some strains degrade the molecular backbone, whereas others remove the side branches.

A club hero, David Gray ends his time as Hibs head coach not to the sound of euphoria from fans, but to the sound of a support collectively exhaling in relief, writes Tom English.