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Obesity prevalence among US adults falls slightly to 40%, remains higher than 10 years ago: CDC - ABC News

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  1. Obesity prevalence among US adults falls slightly to 40%, remains higher than 10 years ago: CDC  ABC News
  2. Obesity rate in U.S. adults no longer growing, new CDC data suggests  CBS News
  3. Obesity rates in US not growing for first time in a decade, but severe obesity on the rise: CDC  Fox News
  4. ‘Alarming’: Severe obesity is climbing in the US. See who is most affected  The Hill

Next round of NDC’s critical test for meeting renewables-tripling goal – IEA

Engineeringnews.co.za 

The next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) will be a critical test for the implementation of the COP28 pledge, made by nearly 200 countries in the United Arab Emirates last year, of tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency by 2030. This finding is contained in a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report, titled ‘From Taking Stock to Taking Action: How to implement the COP28 energy goals’, which was released this week during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

I regret not buying Arsenal — Aliko Dangote

The Punch 

The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has expressed his regret for not buying Arsenal when his interest lies with owning a football club. He said he wished he had bought the English side club when the team was valued at around $2 billion. Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg’s Francine

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$6.8bn debt admission sparks integrity concerns at NNPC

The Punch 

Nigerians were taken aback recently when the NNPC came out with so much gusto to admit a debt it had vehemently rejected on different occasions, raising concerns about the integrity of a company that released its 2023 financial report in the third quarter of 2024, reports DARE OLAWIN The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited recently

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Monsoon starts withdrawal; five subdivisions get deficient rains

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

The southwest monsoon has begun its retreat from western Rajasthan and Kutch, slightly later than usual. Despite this, the India Meteorological Department forecasts widespread rains in several regions over the coming week. The country received five per cent excess rainfall overall, though some areas experienced deficiencies.

North Carolina absentee ballots are being distributed following 2-week delay

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

North Carolina counties have started distributing absentee ballots for the November general election to those who have requested them. Election officials in all 100 counties planned to mail out the first ballots to regular state residents starting Tuesday. Ballots to military and overseas voters requesting them went out starting this past Friday. More than 207,000 absentee ballot requests have been received. State law directed that the first absentee ballots were to go out on Sept. 6. But appeals courts prevented ballots containing Robert F. Читать дальше...

Benefits of economic reforms will be seen soon — Tinubu

The Punch 

President Bola Tinubu on Monday said despite the pains occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy and other economic reforms introduced by his administration, Nigerians will start reaping the benefits of these sacrifices soon. Tinubu stated this in his address at the opening of the  2024 Annual National Management Conference of the Nigerian Institute of

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X Is Becoming a Drag on the GOP

The American Conservative 

The platform rewards worthless and increasingly niche content.

The post X Is Becoming a Drag on the GOP appeared first on The American Conservative.

Government Introduces Controversial MACA Legislation

Scoop 

“This legislation is not fit for Parliament and represents an outright assault on the rights of iwi and hapū, disregarding the founding agreement Aotearoa was built upon,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, ...

Electricity consumers lament DisCos’ exploitation amid service failures

The Punch 

There is growing dissatisfaction among electricity consumers regarding the poor quality of services provided by the electricity distribution companies, writes DANIEL ADAJI Electricity consumers are unhappy over what they describe as exploitation by electricity distribution companies in the country. Issues such as delayed access to prepaid meters, requests for bribes, and illegal disconnections are among

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