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Our national nightmare is over tonight as we have MLB action that counts for the first time since Sunday. Just the one game, though, to kick off the second half of the season, and at least those league-high six Philadelphia Phillies All-Stars didn’t have to travel as the New York Mets visit Citizens Bank Park with an 8 ET start on ESPN. Mets-Phillies MLB same-game parlayNew York alt +2Alt Under 10.5DraftKings SGP price: +114It wouldn’t shock me if this is one of the 10 most-wagered games of the season simply for where it sits on the schedule and no live…

By Enitan Abdultawab Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed that his wife, Chioma Adeleke, now oversees his finances, describing himself as a “reckless spender.” The singer made the revelation in a viral video that surfaced online on Wednesday while speaking with his official streamer, Davreltv. In the clip, Davido was seen trying to transfer money to his personal assistant, Lati, but was unable to access his bank account. He then called Chioma and asked her to complete the transaction on his behalf. “Hello, hello baby, good morning my wife, my love. Help me send Lati $4,000.…

Sunny Peace Haircare Products, a manufacturing company based in Oba, Anambra State, has been nominated for the Brand of the Year category at the forthcoming Anambra Man of the Year Awards, in recognition of its growth in Nigeria’s beauty and personal care industry. The company, which started as a trading outfit, has evolved into a full-scale manufacturing enterprise under the Lazina brand, producing a range of haircare products and hair attachments locally. Sunny Peace currently manufactures more than 12 products, including shampoo, conditioner, hair relaxer and its flagship Ajiboter hair attachments, which have gained widespread acceptance in the market. Industry…

Trump to meet Darline Graham at White House later todayHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Donald Trump is due to meet Darline Graham – the sister of the late Republican senator Lindsey Graham, who was sworn in to temporarily fill his Senate seat – later today.The president will meet with the new senator, just five days after her brother’s sudden death, in the Oval Office at 9.30am local time. Graham was appointed on Tuesday by Henry McMaster, South Carolina’s governor, to fill the remainder of her brother Lindsey’s current term.Lindsey died on Saturday night, aged 71, after what…

Ebere Nwoji Outgoing President of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN), Mrs. Yetunde Olubunmi Ilori,  has said that her vigorously pursued EPIC agenda has widely spread insurance education and awareness to Nigerians at all levels including youths in secondary and tertiary institutions of learning and even primary school pupils. Ilori, who spoke at a  virtual press conference   with members of the Nigerian Association of Insurance and Pension Editors (NAIPE) ahead of her valedictory ceremony and the institute’s Annual General Meeting, in Lagos said she was leaving office fulfilled, having pursued an ambitious vision anchored on her EPIC agenda. She said EPIC means…

John Adesuyi, the Governorship candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), in Osun State has expressed confidence that his party has the spread across the State to win the August 15 governorship election. Adesuyi, who spoke at a Newspoint programme organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Correspondents’ Chapel in Osogbo, said the ZLP would not be intimidated by campaign crowds, insisting that elections are won through strategy rather than popularity. He said the ZLP has a wider spread than many people believe, noting that the party came sixth in the 2023 Presidential election ahead of some parties considered…

I stood before a hulking glass and brick structure in the heart of Fort Worth, Texas. Thousands gathered inside to see what had been billed as “the future of policing in the digital age.” As press, I was prohibited from entering, but from a number of nearby locations, I met with attendees who told me what was being sold within. And I learned that AI is threatening to seize the very heart of policing in America.The promise of AI at this year’s International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Technology Conference focused on automating routine parts of the job, which…

They remain the subject of a sovereignty dispute between Britain and Argentina, with the two countries waging a brief but bitter war over the territory in 1982.A British military task force ejected Argentine forces, who had landed on the Falklands to stake a territorial claim.The 74-day conflict led to the deaths of 255 British military personnel, three islanders and 649 Argentine soldiers.The prime minister’s official spokeswoman said: “Our position is unchanged, self-determination rests with the islanders and our commitment to the Falklands will never waver.”She said any potential action against Argentina players who unveiled the banner was “a matter for…

The mitochondrion (green in this false-colour transmission electron micrograph) could have a role in the physiological effects of microgravity.Credit: Jose Calvo/Science Photo LibraryExposure to microgravity aboard the International Space Station causes mitochondria in human cells and in worms to produce fewer proteins, researchers have found.The work also identified a previously unknown molecular pathway that translates the effects of gravity on mitochondria through the mechanical action of cell adhesion — and which could explain why protein activity drops when those effects are removed. The study was published in Nature Communications on 30 June1.The findings “might have implications for space travellers”, says…

Thomas Tuchel may have criticised his England stars for being too “passive” in their World Cup semi-final defeat against Argentina, but it is the beleaguered German who has come under fire from the British media for his defensive tactics. Hampered by Tuchel’s cautious substitutions, England squandered a golden opportunity to reach their first World Cup final since 1966, blowing the lead as Argentina scored twice in the closing minutes to snatch a 2-1 win on Wednesday. British tabloid The Sun encapsulated the mood of recrimination among frustrated England fans as their headlines blared: ‘Lost his Tuch?’ and ‘Thomas tanked it’.…