July 2019
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The 70-year-old retired physician disqualified from the 2019 Los Angeles Marathon after allegations of cheating died by suicide, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office has determined. Dr. Frank Meza was found dead in the Los Angeles River Thursday, days after he was disqualified from the March race, in which his 2:53:10 finish time would have set a record for…
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Right now there are more than 51 trillion pieces of microplastic in our oceans – that’s more that 500 times the number of stars in our galaxy. These plastic particles affect every part of our oceans. It’s contaminated the darkest reaches of the Mariana Trench, over 10km deep. It becomes frozen into icebergs and Arctic sea ice. Plastic is even affecting…
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While most educators agree that no recipe exists for teaching any individual student or group of students, there are certainly some guidelines that can be helpful for supporting students with certain labels. Students with autism may have unique needs with learning, social skills, and communication, therefore, teachers will need strategies to address each one of…
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Electronic books, called e-books, are becoming more and more commonplace these days. Some readers, like the first generation Kindle and Nook devices, offer a basic digital version of a print book. Children scroll through the pages to read, and the experience is somewhat similar to reading a traditional book. Newer, full-color, touchscreen devices such as…
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The Republic of Ghana of “Ghana” for short, is a West African country located along the Gulf of Guinea (the north easternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean) between the Republics of Ivory Coast and Togo. Ghana borders the Republic of Burkina Faso to the north, the Republic of Togo to the east, the…
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KFC fans in the UK eat over 700 million pieces of chicken a year. To mark National Fried Chicken day, the fast food outlet conducted a study that showed Brits devour a huge amount of chicken each year and revealed that the countries favorite meal is the Boneless Banquet, selling over 16 million meals a…
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Apostle Chris Omatsola, a Lagos based cleric has said that the decision of the founder of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, to step down over the rape allegation against him is the right thing to do. He said he believed Busola Dakolo’s story and urged Fatoyinbo to retrace his step. Omatsola, who…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja recently ordered an interim forfeiture of properties belonging to the lawmaker representing Delta North senatorial district, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi. Justice Taiwo O. Taiwo in the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1127/18 ordered an interim forfeiture of 14 properties and 22 bank accounts linked to the senator to the Federal Government of Nigeria.…
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The Kebbi State College of Science and Technology in Jega has expelled four female students for engaging in lesbianism. Confirming the incident to journalists, the Provost of the institution, Alhaji Aminu Dakingari said the female students were caught red-handed by the school’s security personnel and cleaners. It was further revealed that two of the students…
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Tom Parker has become a father for the first time. The Wanted singer and his wife Kelsey Hardwick welcomed daughter Aurelia Rose into the world on June 30 and took to Twitter on Sunday (07.07.19) to share the happy news. Sharing a sweet picture of Aurelia, he simply captioned it: “// Aurelia Rose Parker –…
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Zendaya “got scared” when the battery powered ‘Cinderella’ gown she wore to the 2019 Met Gala “got really hot”. The 22-year-old actress walked the red carpet in the light-up Disney Princess-inspired dress, created by Tommy Hilfiger, making one of the entrants of the night at the exclusive annual fashion event which is held at The…
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson was “excited and proud” to showcase Samoan culture in ‘Hobbs & Shaw’. The 47-year-old actor who is half-Samoan admitted the “culture aspect” was key for him in staring in the ‘Fast & Furious’ spin-off, in particular as much of the movie was shot in co-star Jason Statham’s native UK. Dwayne said:…
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The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were set up during the end of the Second World War (WWII) to rebuild the economies of Europe. However, in order for the World Bank and IMF to implement their policies, they global financial institutions began offering loans to poor countries but only if the…
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A legal battle between the powerful, poetry-writing ruler of Dubai and his wealthy estranged wife is leading toward a showdown in a London courtroom later this month. The family division court case scheduled on July 30 pits Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum against Princess Haya, daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan and…
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U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky was ordered held by a Swedish court Friday for two weeks in pre-trial detention while police investigate a fight in downtown Stockholm. Prosecutor Fredrik Karlsson said Friday after the hearing at the Stockholm District Court that A$AP Rocky — the stage name of Rakim Mayers — was to be held on…
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One evening last summer, Mikhail Khachaturyan decided that his living room wasn’t tidy enough, so he summoned his three teenage daughters one by one and doused each with pepper spray. There was little unusual about this evening in the Khachaturyan household, according to court records, except for one thing: The sisters decided they couldn’t take…
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