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Jaye P. Morgan, a singer, actress and frequent game show panelist in the 1970s, died Monday in Washington.  Her family announced her death and said she resided in Castle Rock, Washington. Morgan’s singing career took off in 1953 with “Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries,” closely followed by her biggest hit “That’s All I Want from You.” Other notable titles include “The Longest Walk” and “Pepper Hot Baby.” Along with her singles, Morgan was a vocalist on the ABC television series show “Stop the Music.” In 1956, she had her own show, “The Jaye P. Morgan Show,” and made guest…

Akua Gyekye The conversation about AI in Africa has changed. The question is no longer whether the continent will adopt AI, but whether it can create the conditions to use it responsibly, confidently and at scale. That question is becoming more important as AI systems grow more capable and become increasingly embedded in how organisations work. At the heart of that shift is a defining question of trust: can an organisation benefit from AI without surrendering control of the data, intellectual property and institutional intelligence that make it distinctive? That challenge is already visible in adoption patterns. Microsoft’s Global AI…

Thirty-three British citizens including a 13-year-old girl are among more than 400 travellers missing after a flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border, according to Nepal’s tourism board.The sudden flood happened on the Tibetan side of the Bhote Koshi River at about 8.30am local time on Wednesday. The 33 UK citizens are among at least 341 foreign nationals unaccounted for.Alpine Eco Trek, which offers guided tours and expeditions in Nepal, said 12 British nationals on its tour across the border were missing.Speaking to the Press Association from the affected area, Ram Kumar Adhikari, the owner of Alpine Eco Trek, said: “Not…

Two Frankfurt Airport workers have died of malaria after a rare outbreak led to six employees contracting the serious infection spread by mosquitoes. It is believed the mosquitoes arrived at Germany’s busiest airport on a plane, according to German public health officials, triggering an outbreak which was first detected in July. A spokesperson for airport operator Fraport told the BBC an employee had died as a result of the infection, while public health officials said later on Wednesday that two of the affected individuals had died.Traps have been installed at the airport and mosquitoes captured will be analysed in a…

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. The S & P 500 is basically flat on Wednesday as the market awaits several key tech earnings reports after the bell, including Nvidia . Oil was lower for most of the session but turned positive amid a lack of new developments to open the Strait of Hormuz. Treasury yields have been higher throughout the session following a slightly higher-than-expected reading from the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, the personal consumption…

It’s 8:52 AM and 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 Celsius) where I live in Southern California. My husband just came back from a morning outing with our four-month-old. “How was the botanic garden?” I ask him. “It was okay. It was just too hot,” he tells me. I didn’t expect us to spend so much of our son’s first summer cooped up inside, hiding from the heat.As I write this, an extreme heat warning for my area is glaring at me from my phone, effective for at least the next three days. “Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures up to 110…

By Bayo Wahab Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, has identified what he described as an ‘arithmetic flaw’ in former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s plan to restore petrol subsidy if elected president in 2027. Dare described the proposal as an “economic safari”, arguing that selling crude oil to local refineries at preferential prices could create fiscal, market and smuggling challenges. The presidential aide stated this on Wednesday in a post on X titled, “The Arithmetic Flaw in Subsidizing the Barrel.” Dare said Atiku’s proposal to supply crude to domestic refiners below market value would…

Reducing calorie intake has extended lifespan in animals including mice, rhesus monkeys, and fruit flies. In some studies, the animals also remained healthier for longer. But severe calorie restriction can come with serious costs. Mice placed on a diet with 40% fewer calories, for instance, become more vulnerable to infections, reproduce less successfully, and show impaired growth. That has left scientists with a difficult question: Could humans gain some of the longevity benefits of calorie restriction without experiencing those harmful effects? A new study, published in Nature Aging, points to a possible answer involving an immune protein called complement component…

Newcastle have signed Nico Gonzalez from Man City.The deal for the 24-year-old midfielder is set to reach £50m after add-ons. He will wear the No 6 shirt at St James’ Park. The midfielder said his goodbyes to his City team-mates on Tuesday morning before travelling to Newcastle and completed a medical on Wednesday, before he was presented to the club’s fans ahead of their Carabao Cup clash with West Brom. The Spaniard has become Matthias Jaissle’s second signing as Magpies head coach after Amar Dedic joined last week.Former Spain U21 international Gonzalez joined City from Porto in February 2025 and…

After its landmark 50th season, explored at length in a Variety cover story, “Survivor” is back for another round. CBS kicked off a new phase of the popular competition series, titled “The Open Era,” with a livestream on Wednesday announcing 21 all-new castaways. They range in age from 24 to 49 and come from all over the U.S., plus Canada and even Ireland. Among them are Devin Way, an actor whose credits include “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Queer as Folk”; Ana Sani, a voice actress who plays Strawberry Shortcake and also had an on-screen role in “The Boys”; former WWE star…