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Michael DiRoccoJul 18, 2026, 05:30 AM ETCloseMichael DiRocco is an NFL Nation reporter at ESPN and covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN and the Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner.Multiple AuthorsJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Should the NFL consider making field goals of 60 or more yards worth four points?While there’s currently no momentum or proposal by the NFL competition committee, some current players and Pro Football Hall of Famers are at least intrigued (with mixed opinions) by the idea of awarding an…

It’s 5.30am, and I’m waking up on a granite slab overlooking the Domeland Wilderness, with nothing but forest, stone and silence for miles. I am 44 days into hiking the Pacific Crest Trail – a journey of about 2,650 miles from the Mexican border to Canada through desert scrubland, pine forests, deep valleys, volcanic terrain and alpine mountains. Each day, I walk about 20 miles with everything I need for the next four months on my back.I was 16 when I first watched Into the Wild, the film telling the true story of Christopher McCandless, an adventurer who gave up…

By Olayinka Latona A top cleric of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has called for a fundamental reassessment of Nigeria’s democratic system, arguing that the current model is “unsustainable” and was imposed without proper adaptation to local realities. Assistant General Overseer of RCCG for Continent 3, which covers South West Nigeria, the Middle East, and other regions, Pastor Johnson Funso Odesola, made the remarks during the church’s annual 21-day Destiny Encounter at RCCG Dominion Cathedral in Ipaja, Lagos. He suggested Nigeria should consider hybrid governance models, pointing to successful systems in Arab nations that blend traditional leadership structures…

The Ekiti State Internal Revenue Service (EKIRS) said on Saturday that the state’s monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) rose from about N2.1 billion in January to over N2.7 billion in May and June this year. It also said it has achieved 51 per cent of its 2026 annual revenue target within the first six months of the year, without introducing new taxes or increasing existing tax rates. The Executive Chairman of EKIRS, Olaniran Olatona, who disclosed this while featuring on “Ekiti Today,” a live radio programme aired in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, attributed the achievement to improved voluntary tax…

 Bennett Oghifo  Carloha Nigeria, the authorised dealer and assembler of Chery vehicles in Nigeria, has entered into a strategic partnership with Stanbic IBTC to provide vehicle financing solutions that will make Chery vehicle ownership more affordable and accessible to qualified customers across the country. The collaboration combines Stanbic IBTC’s vehicle finance expertise with Carloha’s innovative ownership benefits, creating a seamless pathway for Nigerians to own brand-new Chery vehicles with convenient repayment plans. The partnership is built around the award-winning CarlohaCare-6-6-7 package, which offers customers six years of free scheduled service, a six-year warranty or up to 200,000 kilometres – whichever comes…

Marketing takes time, and most small businesses don’t have much of it. Creating content, managing multiple tools, or hiring freelancers isn’t always practical. For many businesses across Africa, the challenge isn’t just finding time, it’s making the most of limited budgets while reaching customers where they are. Mobile-first marketing, WhatsApp, email, and social media often work together to drive sales and customer engagement. AI can help simplify these efforts by creating content faster, repurposing it across channels, and reducing the need for multiple expensive tools. Today, AI is changing that. Instead of replacing marketers, it is helping small business owners…

Andy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told.The Labour Party’s 2024 manifesto – which the new leader said he would follow – had pledged to not issue new licences but to honour existing ones.At the heart of the debate are two oil and gas fields in Scotland – Rosebank and Jackdaw – which regulators approved in 2022 and 2023 under the then Conservative government, but were overturned in 2025 after a legal challenge.The announcement will form part of a flurry of…

A major international clinical trial has found that finerenone can significantly slow the loss of kidney function in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who do not have diabetes. The findings suggest the drug could become an important new treatment option for a large group of patients who have historically had limited therapies beyond standard care. The research was led by clinical pharmacologist Hiddo Lambers Heerspink of the University Medical Center Groningen and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Large International Trial Evaluates Finerenone The FIND-CKD study enrolled 1,584 adults with chronic kidney disease and followed them for…

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James Cameron loves tough female characters. That seems like a given now, after three Avatars and two particularly muscular arms belonging to Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2. Even the lushly romantic Titanic is about a supportive, sweet-natured boyfriend lending his love the extra smidge of strength she needs to live a rich and iconoclastic life without him, until she’s freely chucking diamonds into the sea at 100 years of age. But in Cameron’s 1984 de facto feature debut The Terminator (after a Piranha sequel that he attempted to disown), T2’s Hamilton is stalked and appropriately terrified by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s slasher-like…