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Nashville actors Jonathan Jackson and Clare Bowen paid a touching tributes to their late co-star Hayden Panettiere on social media on Wednesday. In a message on Instagram, Jackson, who played Avery Barkley, the bad boy on-again and-off again love interest of Panettiere’s Juliette Barnes in the ABC country music drama, described his co-star as a “sensitive soul” who was “incredibly funny and witty.” Panettiere, who died Sunday in Greenville, South Carolina at 36, and Jackson starred in Nashville for six seasons, from October 2010 to March 2016. Jackson described how they both “grew up in the industry” and shared that…

By Simon Reef Musa One of the most discussed military rulers in Nigeria’s history, he rose to the nation’s pinnacle of power nearly 41 years ago, after dethroning the then Head of State, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, in a bloodless coup. The austere-looking Daura-born General failed to stave off further descent into despair and hopelessness; the military felt it had to intervene to end the 20-month regime, fraught with uncertainty. Given the public outcry, it became clear that the clouds were gathering for yet another coup aimed at salvaging what had remained of the country after the squandermania attitude of…

Dhaka, Bangladesh – Bangladesh is holding its first contested presidential election in 35 years, with the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir pitted against former army officer Oli Ahmad, the nominee of the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party opposition alliance.A total of 349 members of parliament are eligible to vote in the parliamentary chamber between 08:00 GMT and 11:00 GMT on Thursday, with the result expected hours later, according to Bangladesh’s Election Commission.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe election was triggered by the resignation last month of Mohammed Shahabuddin, who was elected unopposed in 2023 as a…

Hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland await gradesMabel Banfield-NwachiGood morning and welcome to our GCSE results day live blog.Today, like every year, hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland anxiously await their grades.In 2025, there was an overall rise in grades among 16-year-olds taking GCSEs and the gap between boys and girls has narrowed to its smallest level since 2016.Boys showed improved performances in some of the major subjects like maths and English, while girls slipped backwards in their traditionally strong subjects such as English.The results mean that the gender gap…

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 02: Tarik Skubal of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on in the dugout against the Boston Red Sox during the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium on August 02, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)Getty ImagesLeft-hander, Tarik Skubal is still getting acclimated to pitching for the World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers.Skubal, 29, was traded by the Detroit Tigers to Los Angeles one day before the August 3 Major League Baseball Trade deadline.Skubal is now pitching in a totally new environment, with a new team, in a new league.It isn’t just “any” team,…

Today, Nielsen announced “a number of key enhancements” that are being added to its data capturing process ahead of the upcoming fall TV season. As of August 31st, Nielsen’s co-viewing data will now include information obtained from smart-watch like gadgets that Neilsen’s research panelists wear in their homes. The Portable People Meter (PPM) Wearables — which Nielsen first began deploying nationally in 2016 to bolster its audio, local TV, and national audience measurements — are meant to be worn on the wrist while listening for audio from TV scenes, series, and films. The company says that users wearing the devices…

Higher energy bills drove UK inflation up to 2.9% in the year to July, the highest level in four months, according to new figures.Gas prices soared at the sharpest pace in almost four years, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, leading to an increase in the cap on household energy bills in July. Energy costs surged after US-Israel war with Iran began, which has restricted global oil supplies.July’s reading is the highest since March but some price growth slowed. Food inflation, at 1.3%, is at its lowest rate for close to five years.Experts said the inflation figure is unlikely…

Pandhurnekar, C. P., Pandhurnekar, H. C., Mungole, A. J., Butoliya, S. S. & Yadao, B. G. A review of recent synthetic strategies and biological activities of isoxazole. J. Heterocycl. Chem. 60, 537–565 (2023).Article  CAS  Google Scholar  Ganesh, B. H. et al. Pyrrole: a decisive scaffold for the development of therapeutic agents and structure–activity relationship. ChemMedChem. 19, e202300447 (2024).Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Martis, G. J. & Gaonkar, S. L. Advances in isoxazole chemistry and their role in drug discovery. RSC Adv. 15, 8213–8243 (2025).Article  ADS  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Joule, J. A. & Mills, K. Heterocyclic Chemistry 5th…

Aug 19, 2026, 10:40 PM ETAlex Eala’s stardom has grown exponentially over the past month.Since arriving in North America in July, she has collected wins over high-level opponents and continued to show that her rise is far from slowing down.Now, all roads lead to New York.The US Open, the final Grand Slam of the calendar year, presents Eala with perhaps her biggest opportunity yet to cement herself among the sport’s elite.The Filipina enters Flushing Meadows after a remarkable month that saw her capture her first WTA Tour title, at the Mubadala DC Open in Washington in early August, and climb…

Nigerian music stars Burna Boy and Tems have secured nominations for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), despite the removal of the Best Afrobeats category from this year’s awards lineup. Burna Boy received two nominations and Tems earned one. The 2026 VMAs are scheduled to be held on Sunday, 27 September, at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles. The ceremony will be broadcast live on CBS and MTV and streamed on Paramount+. Burna Boy earns two nominations Burna Boy is nominated in the Best Collaboration and Best Latin categories for his collaboration with Colombian singer Shakira on “Dai Dai”,…