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Florida State-Georgia Tech: Preview, Props, Trends

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Melina Myers-USA TODAY Sports) For 229 days, the college football world has awaited the return of the ever-changing sport. No team is more eager to get back to the proving grounds than No. 10 Florida State. Georgia Tech and Florida State kick off the 2024 season on Saturday in Dublin, Ireland. Saturday marks the ninth college football game played in the country. THE ODDS Florida State is a consensus 10.5

Tennessee's Tony Vitello becomes highest-paid NCAA baseball coach

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK) Tennessee awarded head baseball coach Tony Vitello a five-year contract extension worth $3 million per year Friday, making him the highest-paid coach in the sport. Vitello was rewarded after leading the Volunteers to their first national championship in baseball this past June. The program has reached the College World Series in three of the past four sea

Men may cope better than women following divorce

The Punch 

While early divorce in marriage can often be linked to a lack of compatibility, especially if the couple didn’t take the time to get to know each other well, divorce later in life has also become more prevalent in recent times, even after many years of marriage. Divorce is seldom an easy hurdle to overcome,

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Economists push back on Harris price gouging plan

NAIJ.COM (Nigeria News) 

Kamala Harris's price gouging policy has been criticized by economists and analysts, who say it is an uncompetitive proposal that could end up hurting, and not helping, US consumers. "Kamala will implement SOVIET Style Price Controls," he wrote in a social media post a day after the proposals were published.

Men can’t give what sexual purity can avail you

The Punch 

Dear Madam, I must let you know your articles on sexual purity deserve a national award and a standing ovation. Thank you so much, Evangelist Temilolu Okeowo. May God Almighty reward you abundantly. Olukayode Okunowo Dear Mummy Temilolu, I’m a 22-year-old virgin full of lofty dreams. In fact, countless times, I’ve dreamt of how glorious

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Sickle cell and various research: Part 2

The Punch 

This is the second part of my column on the research available for those living with sickle cell. Let’s continue with stem cell transplants. After the preparation known as conditioning, stem cell collection, transplantation, and engraftment, we come to application. Application for sickle cell disease Curative potential: A successful stem cell transplant can potentially cure

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Debunking common myths about IVF babies

The Punch 

In vitro fertilisation has revolutionised the way couples start families, but it is surrounded by several misconceptions. Here are some common myths about IVF babies. For instance, although there may be a slight increase in certain complications such as low birth weight or premature birth, these issues are typically related to factors associated with infertility

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My son was processing his master’s admission in Canada when he was killed — Victim’s father

The Punch 

Innocent Meju, a Delta-based man’s grief is infinite and he feels irretrievably torn apart after identifying the lifeless body of his 33-year-old son by the roadside in Agbor Town. He tells Victoria Edeme in this interview that until the circumstance surrounding his son’s death is unravelled by the police, his pain cannot be assuaged You

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Report: Swiggy to Seek $15 Billion Valuation in IPO

PYMNTS.com 

Indian food delivery company Swiggy is reportedly planning to launch one of the country’s biggest initial public offerings (IPOs) of the year. The company aims to raise $1 billion to $1.2 billion at a valuation of around $15 billion, Reuters reported Friday (Aug. 23), citing unnamed sources. Swiggy said in the report that it would not comment on “any […]

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Chinese cars make inroads in Latin America

NAIJ.COM (Nigeria News) 

Chilean truck driver Claudio Perez was dubious about his first purchase of a Chinese-made family car two years ago. Perez, 47, is one of millions of car buyers in Latin America to have made the shift from US- and Brazilian-built cars to Chinese models in recent years.

Ganduje, Kwankwaso avoid each other at Atiku daughter’s wedding

The Punch 

The lingering feud between the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and the national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Musa Kwankwaso, took another dimension on Friday when both politicians avoided eye contact despite sitting close to each other at the wedding of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s

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Ondo LP candidate urges electorate to shun vote-buying

The Punch 

The Labour Party governorship candidate in the forthcoming Ondo State election, Dr Ayodele Olorunfemi, has given reasons why the electorate should shun vote-buying during the exercise scheduled for November 16. Olorunfemi said voters engaged in selling their votes would suffer the pain for the next four years if such bribes were accepted from any of

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