When it became clear to high school theater teacher Gigi Cervantes that she couldn’t ignore a new state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in her Texas classroom, she felt she had no choice. She resigned from the job she loved. “I just was not going to be a part of forcing or imposing religious...
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Spanish Court Orders Meta To Pay Nearly Half A Billion Euros In Damages To Media Outlets
Spanish legacy media companies in Spain scored a victory against social media giant Meta after a Madrid-based court ordered Thursday that it must pay news outlets nearly half a billion euros in damages. According to a court statement, the mercantile court No. 15 of Madrid ruled that Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant had exercised an...
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South Africa Deploys 3,500 Extra Police Officers And Braces For Protests Around The G20 Summit
South African police and army units held a parade Wednesday involving helicopters, K-9 dog units and officers on motorcycles in a show of force ahead of expected protests around this weekend’s Group of 20 world leaders summit in Johannesburg. South Africa has deployed 3,500 extra police officers and put the army on standby under its National Joint...
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Abiodun mourns Segun Awolowo
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has described the passing of Mr Olusegun Awolowo Jr., grandson of former Nigerian nationalist, and statesman, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, as a deeply profound personal loss. Abiodun, who described the lawyer and ex- executive director of Nigerian Export Promotion Council, as a gentleman par excellence, voice of courage and consummate...
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Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel Of War Crimes In West Bank Expulsions
Israel’s expulsion of tens of thousands of Palestinians from three West Bank refugee camps in early 2025 amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, calling for urgent international measures to hold Israeli officials accountable and stop further abuses. The rights group said about 32,000 residents of Jenin, Tulkarm...
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Advocacy Groups Urge Parents To Avoid AI Toys This Holiday Season
They’re cute, even cuddly, and promise learning and companionship — but artificial intelligence toys are not safe for kids, according to children’s and consumer advocacy groups urging parents not to buy them during the holiday season. These toys, marketed to kids as young as 2 years old, are generally powered by AI models that have...
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CBN declares Zuldal bank Illegal, warns Nigerians
The Central Bank of Nigeria says Zuldal Microfinance Bank Limited is not licensed, describing it as an unlicensed entity operating illegally in the country. According to a statement shared on X on Thursday by the Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama Sidi Ali, revealed the bank had no regulatory approval to carry out banking activities,...
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Nigerian Nursing Student Beats Cancer, Graduates First Class From LASU, X Users Praise Feat
Odumeru Ameerah Adefowope joined Lagos State University’s nursing program in 2018 but deferred four semesters after her 2022 Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis. She underwent a bone marrow transplant in May 2023, returned to school that September, and graduated in 2025 with first-class honors in Bachelor of Nursing Science. She had solicited for fund on X in...
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Brussels Hosts Talks On Gaza Reconstruction, Security And Governance
Over 60 delegations are meeting in Brussels on Thursday to discuss reconstruction, governance and security in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and reforming the Palestinian Authority. France and Saudi Arabia are chairing a meeting of Palestine Donors Group, focusing on reforms of the PA called for by a U.S. peace plan that won approval at the United Nations...
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Two Miss Universe Judges Step Down Amid Allegations Of Rigging
Two judges have resigned from the Miss Universe international beauty pageant, with one making accusations of rigging and mulling a lawsuit as the annual competition nears its end in Bangkok. Omar Harfouch, a Lebanese-French composer, was the first to step down from the eight-member panel, saying in an Instagram post on Tuesday that there had...