Tesla CEO and tech billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday confirming “yes” to a post from Teslaconomics that: “Optimus is going to be one of the biggest equalizers humanity has ever seen. “Bc when every family can access a robot that delivers world class medical care, it means the quality of your health no longer depends on your income, your zip code, or your background.”
College Football Coach John Beam From ‘Last Chance U’ Has Died After Being Shot
Oakland’s celebrated former football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series “Last Chance U” that showcased his success with players others wouldn’t gamble on, died Friday, a day after being shot on the college campus where he worked. Police arrested the 27-year-old suspect Friday. Authorities said he knew the 66-year-old coach, and it was a targeted attack. The shooting at Laney College rattled Oakland, with scores holding a vigil outside the hospital before he died. He was remembered as someone who would help anyone. Mayor Barbara Lee described Beam as a “giant” in the city who mentored...
Police Officer In Critical Condition After Crash While Supporting Vance’s Motorcade
Two law enforcement vehicles crashed in Tennessee on Friday night while supporting Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade, sending a police officer to the hospital in critical condition, authorities said. The crash in Maryville, about 17 miles (27 kilometers) south of Knoxville, involved a state trooper and a Maryville Police Department motorcycle officer, the city said in a statement. Both were taken to the hospital. Officials did not immediately release information about the trooper’s condition. Katherine Pierce, the U.S. Secret Service’s resident agent in charge in Knoxville, said the agency was closely monitoring the situation. “The safety and movement of our...
“Our Mission Is Clear: To Hunt Them Down And To Protect Our People.” Chief of Air Staff Declared As Nigerian Air Force Airstrikes Demolish Bandit Stronghold In Zamfara
The Nigerian Air Force –NAF– conducted precision airstrikes under Operation FANSAN YAMMA, targeting the Sauri bandit camp in Zamfara State’s Tsafe Local Government Area, neutralizing numerous terrorists and disrupting their logistics hub without civilian casualties on Friday. NAF in a press statement confirmed that: “The mission was undertaken after comprehensive intelligence and surveillance operations confirmed significant terrorist activity and rustled livestock concealed on a high-ground hideout used by the criminals as both a defensive position and a logistics hub. Acting on this intelligence, the Air Component executed multiple coordinated strike passes on the identified targets, achieving direct hits that dislodged...
Miva University appoints Dr. Abah as Professor of Practice in Governance
Miva Open University inducted Dr. Joe Abah, a leading Nigerian governance expert and former director-general of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, as Professor of Practice in Governance and Public Policy for a three-year term during a ceremony at its Abuja campus on Saturday. Dr. Abah in an announcement revealed: “This morning, I was inducted as Professor of Practice in the fields of Governance and Public Policy at Miva Open University for a 3-year tenure. For the avoidance of doubt, I am still to be addressed as Dr Joe Abah.” Abah, who currently serves as country director for DAI’s African...
CAF Clears Wilfred Ndidi For Nigeria’s World Cup Playoff Vs. DR Congo
The Confederation of African Football—CAF—has ruled that yellow cards from World Cup qualifiers do not carry over to the playoff stage, confirming Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi’s eligibility for Nigeria’s Super Eagles in their single-match showdown against DR Congo in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday. The Super Eagles released the information on its official handle on Saturday stating: “CAF has confirmed that Wilfred Ndidi is eligible to feature for the Super Eagles in Sunday’s playoff clash against DR Congo. “Cautions accumulated during the World Cup qualifiers do not carry over into the playoffs; only confirmed suspensions apply.” It added This decision resolves...
College Football Coach John Beam From ‘Last Chance U’ Has Died After Being Shot
Oakland’s celebrated former football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series “Last Chance U” that showcased his success with players others wouldn’t gamble on, died Friday, a day after being shot on the college campus where he worked. Police arrested the 27-year-old suspect Friday. Authorities said he knew the 66-year-old coach, and it was a targeted attack. The shooting at Laney College rattled Oakland, with scores holding a vigil outside the hospital before he died. He was remembered as someone who would help anyone. Mayor Barbara Lee described Beam as a “giant” in the city who mentored...
At 16, I Was Experimented On By The CIA And Now I’m Suing
The first thing Lana Ponting remembers about the Allan Memorial Institute, a former psychiatric hospital in Montreal, Canada, is the smell – almost medicinal. “I didn’t like the look of the place. It didn’t look like a hospital to me,” she told the BBC from her home in Manitoba. That hospital – once the home of a Scottish shipping magnate – would be her home for a month in April 1958, after a judge ordered the then-16-year-old to undergo treatment for “disobedient” behaviour. It was there that Ms Ponting became one of thousands of people experimented on as part of...