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Today’s NYT Strands hints and answersCredit: New York TimesLooking for help uncovering words in today’s NYT Strands puzzle? Look no further! Below, you’ll find some extra clues and other help to get you started in your quest.Back to the work week and for many students out there it’s back to school, even if summer doesn’t officially end until late September. Life’s just not fair and all that jazz. Let’s uncover some words! Looking for Sunday’s Strands? Find our guide right here.How To Play StrandsStrands is the newest game in the New York Times’ stable of puzzle games. It’s a fun…

With back-to-school season approaching (or already here in some places), keeping track of everyone’s schedules can get pretty chaotic. Between work, school, appointments, sports, chores, and everything else going on, a regular paper calendar just doesn’t cut it. That’s where Linkdaze’s smart digital calendar comes in — a touchscreen tablet built specifically to organize a household rather than a single person.  One of Linkdaze’s biggest strengths is its calendar compatibility. The system can synchronize calendars from popular services, including Google, iCloud, Outlook, Yahoo, and Cozi, which is a dedicated family-organizing app. This is particularly useful for families where different members…

Serbia requested assistance from the European Union and Russia to help bring intense wildfires under control as blazes sweep the Balkans.Published On 23 Aug 202623 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic kept his plan to topple Manchester United on their Premier League return under wraps for weeks, assistant head coach Dean Holden told Match of the Day.The Tigers produced a sensational 2-0 opening-weekend win over Michael Carrick’s side on Saturday while deploying a back five. Hull were making their first Premier League appearance in nine years after coming up through the play-offs last year.First-half goals from defenders Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy gave them their first league win over United since 1974.Jakirovic altered his tactics for the game, having watched a couple of United’s pre-season matches,…

Dallas rapper BigXthaPlug has been arrested in the US state of Texas on charges of driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and illegal possession of a firearm.Allen County Police confirmed to BBC Newsbeat the 28-year-old, whose real name is Xavier Landum, was stopped on Friday. He was held in Collin County Jail and later released.Separately, he is on bail following an arrest on similar charges a year ago. The rap artist, who makes southern hip-hop, trap, and country-rap, became well known for viral singles Texas, The Largest, and Mmhmm.

 Segun Peters What began as a 10-year strategic plan is steadily taking physical form across Solewant Group’s operations. At the beginning of 2025, Solewant Group set in motion its Roadmap Plus 2025–2035, a long-term growth and industrial development programme conceived around a straightforward proposition: that an African energy services company seeking to compete internationally must continue to invest deliberately in its people, plants, products and technical solutions. The programme marked a new phase in the development of a business that began in Nigeria more than two decades ago and has progressively built capabilities in steel pipes, pipeline coating, fabrication, construction,…

The Niger State Government has instructed security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue worshippers abducted during Friday prayers in the Kpenya community, Dekara District of Borgu Local Government Area. This directive follows the attack on Gidan-Zana and Kpenya communities on Friday, when suspected terrorists reportedly stormed Kpenya Mosque during Juma’at prayers. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Obed Nana, the state government said initial reports from security agencies indicated that the attackers took an unspecified number of worshippers, while others fled into nearby areas. The government stated that efforts are ongoing to determine the precise…

Barcelona ‌begin their La Liga title ⁠defence ⁠and bid for a third successive crown with a 5-0 ⁠victory at Elche.Published On 23 Aug 202623 Aug 2026Spanish champions Barcelona have cruised to a 5-0 win over Elche in their La Liga opener, with Raphinha and Fermin Lopez scoring twice each and Anthony Gordon setting up two goals on his debut.After watching Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid defeat Espanyol 2-1 on Saturday with a late winner, Barca’s display on Sunday warned the Portuguese coach that the Catalans will not relinquish the title easily.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listKarim Adeyemi also found…

ToplineAmerican driver Kyle Kirkwood won the Freedom 250 IndyCar race in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, as President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended the latest event the president promoted to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.Kirkwood, an American driver for Andretti Global, won the 250-mile race.Getty ImagesKey FactsBefore the race began, Trump completed a ceremonial first lap in his presidential limousine, while Air Force One and fighter jets performed a flyover overhead.Trump kicked the race off by waving a green flag at 1:18 p.m. EDT, with Kirkwood crossing the finish line around 4 p.m.The 1.7-mile winding course traversed a section…

A mysterious new AI model called Ox Alpha has driven certain corners of the internet into a frenzy of speculation about who actually built it. The free model was released on OpenRouter on Thursday, where it was described as “a reasoning model designed for coding, sustained agentic work, and production workload.” On X, Stripe CEO Patrick Collison (whose company is acquiring OpenRouter) described Ox Alpha as “very impressive.” So who’s actually behind Ox Alpha? The OpenRouter listing described it as a “stealth model” and said it was “developed and operated by a third-party provider who has chosen to remain anonymous…