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Many Americans are waiting longer to hit traditional milestones like getting married, having kids, or buying a home. Gail Rudnick has some grandmotherly advice for these late bloomers: “It doesn’t all have to be perfect” to get started.The 84-year-old is part of the duo behind “Excuse My Grandma,” a podcast where she and her 30-year-old granddaughter Kim Murstein discuss dating, careers, family and other topics from their own generational perspectives.On the one hand, Rudnick is glad to see today’s young people wait longer to marry compared to her experience as a member of the Silent Generation.”When I was young, within…

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen, stating that global oil flows must resume. He added that both Turkey and Iran support keeping oil moving through the strategic waterway at the centre of US–Iran tensions.Published On 16 Aug 202616 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

On a Monday in early August, when a herd of cattle led by pastoralists strayed into a soybean farm in the Pampo community, Kataeregi District, Katcha Local Government Area, Niger State, North-central Nigeria, an argument broke out between the farmers and the herders. The disagreement quickly degenerated into a clash, leaving at least four farmers seriously injured as they attempted to prevent the cattle from grazing on their cultivated fields. The incident is the latest in a long-running pattern of farmer-herder clashes that has affected agrarian communities across Nigeria. Repeated confrontations and reprisal attacks have devastated communities, caused deaths and…

Arsenal began the 2026/27 season in style with a 3-0 win over Manchester City to lift the Community Shield at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Sunday. The Gunners took the lead just 24 seconds into the game through Riccardo Calafiori before Kai Havertz doubled the advantage in the 28th minute. Martin Odegaard then added a third two minutes after the restart to seal Arsenal’s 18th Community Shield title. Arsenal made a fast start and were rewarded almost immediately. Ben White found Myles Lewis-Skelly, who created space before sending a pass into the path of Calafiori. The Italian defender calmly finished past…

The Beatles have returned home to Abbey Road as Sam Mendes creates a piece of music history for his upcoming four-part biopic. This weekend, drone footage circulated on social media from above the set of The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event, where the director recreated the Abbey Road (1969) album cover at the now iconic crosswalk outside Abbey Road Studios in London. Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, Barry Keoghan and Harris Dickinson could be seen crossing the street multiple times during production in the clip. Related Stories Deadline reported last week that production was heading to Abbey Road for a…

Pastor Jerry Eze, founder of the Streams of Joy ministry and the NSPPD prayer platform, has stepped into a boardroom far from his pulpit. Heirs Life Assurance, a member of Tony Elumelu’s Heirs Holdings Group, has appointed him an Independent Non-Executive Director, effective August 10, 2026. The appointment blends faith-based influence with corporate governance, aimed squarely at Nigeria’s insurance penetration rate, which remains below one per cent. Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Life Assurance, said Eze’s reach among Nigerians offers a route into deepening financial inclusion and public trust. Insurance in Nigeria has long struggled against public scepticism, particularly around…

Futurist Max Tegmark wonders why sandwiches are more regulated than artificial intelligence in the US.The biggest danger facing mankind is a machine that can “outsmart the whole species”, argues Max Tegmark, professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and founder of the Future of Life Institute.Tegmark tells host Steve Clemons that governments and tech companies are in a “race to replace” human labour, instead of solving human problems. “It’s aimed at getting more money and power to a very small number of individuals,” he says.But a slew of suicides and murders committed by people chatting with AI chatbots…

Israeli troops have raided the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, with one villager saying the army turned their house into a barracks. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports on the lurking military and settler outposts.Published On 16 Aug 202616 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that the 2026/27 season could be the final campaign of his remarkable football career, with the Portugal captain already planning for life beyond the sport. The 41-year-old made the admission in an interview with Vogue shortly after marrying his long-time partner, Georgina Rodríguez, as he considers a future increasingly centred on family, travel and other interests. “This is probably my last year of football, and I want to leave a spectacular legacy,” Ronaldo said. Read Also: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez tie knot after 9 years of romance The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has enjoyed one…