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SUPREME COURT ACKNOWLEDGES ACCIDENTALLY POSTING IDAHO ABORTION CASE DOCUMENT THAT MAY PREVIEW NARROW BIDEN ADMIN WIN

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The Supreme Court acknowledged Wednesday that it inadvertently posted online a document related to a pending abortion case, which Bloomberg Law obtained before it was removed from the website. Supreme Court spokeswoman Patricia McCabe confirmed that a document was “inadvertently and briefly uploaded” to the court website but added that the ruling “has not been released.” Bloomberg…

DNA FROM 1990 RAPE KIT LINKS SUSPECT TO DOUBLE MURDER IN GEORGIA, LEADS TO ARREST DECADES LATER

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DNA from a decades-old rape kit linked a Georgia man to the fatal stabbings of a woman and her brother in their suburban Atlanta apartment in 1990, officials said Wednesday. Kenneth Perry, 55, was charged with multiple counts of malice murder, aggravated assault and other crimes in the deaths of Pamela Sumpter, 43, and John…

YEN WEAKENS PAST 160 AGAINST THE DOLLAR, REIGNITING INTERVENTION SPECULATION

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The Japanese yen hit a near-38 year low against the U.S. dollar late Wednesday, raising expectations that authorities could intervene in currency markets again. The yen weakened to 160.82 against the greenback according to FactSet data, breaching the previous record of 160.03 on April 29 and reaching its weakest level since 1986. The last time the yen crossed the…

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IT’S AN OFFENCE TO RELEASE SKIT, MUSIC VIDEO WITHOUT NFVCB CLASSIFICATION – FEDERAL GOVERNMNET

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The federal government says releasing skits, films, or music videos without the National Films and Videos Censors Board (NFVCB) classification is an offence. Movie classification attaches age rating and content advice to films and other audiovisual content. It helps children and families choose what is right for them and avoid what is not. In May,…

YOUTUBE IS DOMINATING THE LIVING ROOM, FORCING MEDIA COMPANIES TO DECIDE WHETHER IT’S FRIEND OR FOE

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It’s been almost 20 years since the founding of Alphabet’s YouTube, and Hollywood still doesn’t really know what to do with it. YouTube, which effectively invented user-generated content, claims a daunting share of overall media consumption. And it’s no longer just dominating the internet, it’s dominating the living room, too. YouTube made up 9.7% of all viewership…

CHINA’S 7-FOOT-3 TEEN BASKETBALL STAR TOWERS OVER HER COMPETITORS IN VIRAL VIDEO

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In China, she’s being called the “female Yao Ming.” In a video that quickly went viral this week, Zhang Ziyu, a 7-foot-3 basketball player from Shandong province, can be seen towering over her competitors on the court during the FIBA Under-18 Women’s Asia Cup in Shenzhen, China, where she made her international tournament debut. Zhang, a…

REP. JAMAAL BOWMAN, A VOCAL ISREAL CRITIC AND ‘SQUAD’ MEMBER, LOSES PRIMARY

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Progressive Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., suffered a primary defeat Tuesday to a moderate challenger who was backed by pro-Israel groups, NBC News projected, following a bitter and expensive race that exposed the party’s divisions over the war in Gaza. The race between Bowman and Westchester County Executive George Latimer in New York’s 16th District drew…

UN WARNS OF NEW POTENT SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS

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The UN drugs agency on Wednesday sounded the alarm on a group of potent synthetic opioids, as it warned that the drop in Afghanistan’s opium production may boost synthetic drug use. “Nitazenes –- a group of synthetic opioids which can be even more potent than fentanyl -– have recently emerged in several high-income countries, resulting…

EL-RUFAI SUES KADUNA ASSEMBLY OVER ₦432BN PROBE REPORT

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Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has sued the Kaduna State House of Assembly over the latter’s claim that his eight-year administration allegedly siphoned ₦432bn leaving the state with huge debt liabilities. El-Rufai filed a fundamenatal rights suit at Federal High Court in Kaduna against state House of Assembly on Wednesday. The suit, filed by…

‘FALSE AND SLANDEROUS’ – ANGEL UNIGWE TO SUE KANAYO O KANAYO OVER CONTRACT BREACH ACCUSATION

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Angel Unigwe has refuted the claim by the veteran actor Kanayo O Kanayo that she breached their contract together. On June 21, Kanayo alleged that the teen actress did not fulfil a contract she signed with him for a production she got hired for. He also claimed Unigwe’s mum is known for breaching acting contracts by prematurely taking her…

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