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When people wanted to dismiss Gloria Steinem, they spoke about how she looked. Talking about the pioneering activist and journalist who turned feminism into a major civil rights movement, it might seem reductive to focus on her glasses.But after Steinem – whose death at 92 was announced on Thursday – wore them on the cover of Newsweek in 1971 next to the cover-line The New Woman, the lightly tinted aviators – often worn over her hair – became an accidental form of self-branding that made her instantly recognisable. They were as indelibly linked to her legacy as Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s…

The equities market sustained its upward momentum on Friday, closing the week on a strong note as investors gained N405 billion. Price appreciation in companies such as Abbey Mortgage Bank, Royal Exchange, Nigerian Breweries, John Holt and Daar Communications, as well as 24 other stocks, helped push the market into positive territory. Consequently, market capitalisation rose to N159.558 trillion from N159.153 trillion, representing a 0.25 per cent increase, or N405 billion gain. Similarly, the All-Share Index climbed by 604.22 points, or 0.25 per cent, to close at 246,992.44, compared with 246,388.22 recorded in the previous session on Thursday. The sustained…

A six-week-old child in Pennsylvania died from measles, the Lancaster County coroner has determined, following two measles-related deaths in the county last week.The determination comes as Lancaster county faces a growing measles outbreak.Stephen Diamantoni, the county coroner, confirmed the death to multiple news outlets and said that the infant had Amish lethal microcephaly. Children with the condition typically live to only five to six months, and the condition can make children more vulnerable to respiratory infections.State health officials have not confirmed whether the six-week-old was one of the two deaths announced last week, according to the New York Times.The first…

The second trailer for HBO’s upcoming live-action Harry Potter TV series dropped Wednesday and it’s quite magical if you ask me. There are many critics of this series who find its very existence distasteful for a host of reasons. Some say any support for Harry Potter equals support for author J.K. Rowling (who is a producer on the show) and her controversial views on trans issues; others think the show is “woke” for casting a Black Snape. Still others simply think it’s too soon to reboot this franchise given the fact that Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2…

It’s officially the Ternus era at Apple.   Tim Cook stepped down as CEO this week, handing the company to former hardware chief John Ternus, whose first memo promised a “huge launch next week” — timing that puts Apple’s next iPhone event on his desk before he’s even settled in. Cook isn’t going far, though: he’s staying on as Executive Chairman, focused on the kind of policy relationships that recently turned something as small as a map label into a very public balancing act. All of which raises an obvious question: what does the Ternus era look like, and how much rope will shareholders give him to figure it out?  On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast,…

The widely-used Mercator map is often criticised for visually exaggerating and centralising Western nations.The United Nations has voted to adopt a new world map that more accurately reflects countries’ true sizes, a resolution sponsored by African states to right a centuries-old wrong.The “Correct the Map” resolution adopted by the UN general assembly on Friday aims to address a colonial-era injustice that has visually shrunk Africa for 450 years, shaping how the continent is perceived in media, education and policy around the world.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe resolution, put forward by African Union (AU) member states and the…

Alcohol-related cancer deaths in the US have more than doubled over three decades, with new research showing that just one drink per day could raise cancer risk and that the impacts extend far beyond liver cancer.Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, analyzed more than three decades of Global Burden of Disease data. Their study, published in August in the Lancet Regional Health, found that annual cancer deaths attributed to alcohol climbed from 11,361 in 1990 to 23,126 in 2023.The findings link alcohol consumption to an increased risk of death from…

Katie Taylor’s glittering boxing career will draw to a close on Saturday night at her “dream venue” and with the message a simple one: “Let’s go one more time”.Taylor will aim to retire as a three-time undisputed world champion when she takes on unbeaten Frenchwoman Flora Pili in front of 80,000 fans at Croke Park in Dublin. The 40-year-old, who weighed in at 139.6lbs for the super-lightweight showdown compared to Pili’s 139.9lbs, done it all in boxing. Her accolades including winning Olympic gold in London in 2012 and, along with Amanda Serrano, becoming the first woman to headline a fight…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The U.S. Open is officially underway in New York. The final Grand Slam of the year kicked off its main draw Aug. 30 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, with third-round play beginning Friday, Sept. 4. ESPN has exclusive U.S. rights to the tournament, with matches airing across ESPN, ESPN2, ABC and ESPN Deportes and every court available to stream through the ESPN app for ESPN Unlimited subscribers. That makes ESPN’s standalone streaming…

From Kylian Mbappé’s World Cup style to Erling Haaland’s hair tie, football has had many viral fashion moments in 2026.Perhaps the one that speaks to the fashion crowd, and a larger debate happening in menswear right now, is Gary Neville being mercilessly teased on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football for sporting wide-legged trousers.As a producer played Baggy Trousers, by Madness, Neville’s chino-style, wider-legged black slacks were mocked by fellow pundit Jamie Carragher, who compared Neville to Frank Worthington, the forward from West Yorkshire whose dandyish off-pitch style raised eyebrows in the 1970s.Frank Worthington pictured in 1974. Photograph: Brian Bould/ANL/Rex/Shutterstock“I went…