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There have been numerous accounts in recent years of orcas ramming boats—and sometimes sinking them. Scientists believe this may be a form of culturally learned behavior passed down through generations. Now we have fresh examples: orcas in the Gulf of California were filmed teaming up to ram sunfish with so much force that the carcasses exploded into small fragments. While orcas have been known to use force to remove flesh from prey, this is something different, according to a new paper published in the journal Frontiers in Ethology. “We think this may help younger orcas feed more easily, or it…

Adedayo Akinwale and Juliet Akoje in Abuja The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the activities surrounding the alleged establishment and operations of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), has expressed its disappointment in the failure of some Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)  to honour the Committee’s invitations. This was as the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has dissociated itself from the controversial PFIPC, stating that it had never officially engaged with the organisation or its purported Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi, who security authorities reportedly confirmed was not known to the federal government. The House Committee in a statement yesterday…

A new study suggests that doctors could improve cure rates by changing therapies before a tumor has a chance to recover. Rather than waiting for cancer to return after an initial treatment, the researchers propose switching to another therapy while the tumor is still shrinking. The strategy is designed to address one of the biggest obstacles in cancer care: drug resistance. Why Cancer Often Returns Dr. Robert Noble, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Mathematics, City, St George’s, University of London, led the study. “Although tumors may at first shrink under therapy,” he explains, “in many cases they eventually regrow.…

Former Australia batter Aaron Finch likened England’s recent coaching and captaincy upheaval to a ‘circus’ and says many Australians have been watching things unfold from afar ‘giggling’ at their old rivals.Ben Stokes sensationally announced his retirement from international cricket during his side’s final Test match of their series defeat by New Zealand in June, with head coach Brendon McCullum later dismissed as head coach of the red-ball side. The Test side are therefore set for major changes amid a slump in form, having lost seven of their last nine matches. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player…

As The Odyssey surpasses $300M after a record opening weekend, conservative critics should be eating their words. On Tuesday’s episode of The View, panelist Whoopi Goldberg called out social media trolls who have been “losing their minds over the cast” and are “still trashing the movie” amid its box office success, responding to a video of Ben Shapiro complaining that it’s “stupid to cast Elliot Page as a dude” in the Christopher Nolan adaptation. “Listen, a lot of conservatives who see this are going to feel the same way. That’s okay,” she prefaced. “But I don’t understand. Why go see…

ANC by failing to implement Paragraphs “4”, “5”, “8”, and “9” of its “Freedom Charter”, by submitting to White monopoly capitalism, by refusing to decolonise the economy and society, and by pointing fingers at African immigrants as the cause of the poverty and underdevelopment of Black Africans, should be held responsible for the Afrophobia and xenophobia in South Africa! No more, no less. My charge against the African National Congress (ANC) is that primarily, it is causing the recurring Afrophobia and xenophobia violence in South Africa The mythical International Court of Human Conscience and the African Court of Ubuntu are…

Saudi media confirms vessel hit in Red SeaA Saudi-owned ⁠vessel was targeted ⁠while ⁠sailing in ​the Red Sea, ⁠causing a fire at the front ⁠of the ​ship, ‌the Saudi ‌state news agency ‌SPA reported on Thursday, citing an official source at the ‌General Transport Authority.The source was quoted as saying all ​crew members aboard the Encelia were safe and that authorities ⁠had taken necessary ​measures ​to secure ​the vessel and ​crew ‌and ​protect ​the marine environment.The report came after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said they had carried out missile and drone strikes on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea…

Insight Editions’ “Filming the Odyssey: Inside the Making of Christopher Nolan’s Modern Epic” and “The World of the Odyssey: A Visual Journey” books.Insight EditionsTwo books highlighting the making of Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic The Odyssey are being produced by Insight Editions for late summer and fall releases.Written and directed by Nolan and starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca, The Odyssey opened in theaters last weekend and earned $123.5 million domestically. Combined with its international receipts, made $264 million worldwide July 17-19. Through Tuesday, the film has earned nearly $163.7 million and $164.1 million overseas…

U.S. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent doubled down on his warnings to Chinese AI companies on Wednesday, saying that sanctions remain on the table after a White House official accused Moonshot of improperly distilling Anthropic’s Fable model.  Model distillation is a common AI training technique in which a smaller model learns from the outputs of a larger one. While this process can infringe on intellectual property rights, it’s also widely used as a legitimate optimization method.  “Open source is not open season on American IP,” Bessent posted on X. “When [Chinese] firms conduct covert, industrial-scale distillation attacks that cross the line…

DAHIRU HASSAN KERA urges the people to use their good judgment There’s an African caution, perhaps even a prayer point, that says: may what happened before never happen again. For Kebbi State, this prayer has suddenly become a very urgent one against what appears to be a determined attempt to repeat on our state what was done to Nigeria. On Wednesday, July 15, 2026, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured the final forfeiture of 48 properties worth over ₦220 billion linked to a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, who is also…