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Lagos Is a Vortex of Energy
The British Nigerian photographer Ollie Babajide Tikare took note of those aspects, capturing daily Lagos in his recent book, “Èkó,” a…
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The Robot and the Philosopher
Sophia wasn’t particularly talkative that evening. Earlier that day, she’d been onstage at the conference I was attending and had been…
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Milwaukee Man Who Shook 3-Month-Old Son Violently Because He Wouldn't Stop Crying, Leading to Infant's Death, Learns His Fate
A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Davionte Allen on Friday, Jan. 9, to eight years in prison in addition to eight years of extended…
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Stanislaus County Mom Who Let 2-Year-Old Daughter Drown While She was Drunk Texting Men on Dating Apps, Convicted
A woman was convicted of second-degree murder and child neglect months after her daughter drowned in a pool, according to the Stanislaus…
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Princeton Afterschool Teacher Kills Self as Police Try to Serve Warrant for Child Pornography
A Princeton employee who used to work with children took his own life as Massachusetts State Police tried to serve him with a search…
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Singapore: 21-Year-Old PAB Rider Hospitalized After Collision with Car in Pasir Ris
A 21-year-old man was taken to hospital following a traffic accident involving his power-assisted bicycle (PAB) and a car in Pasir Ris on…
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Man Who Killed Ex-Girlfriend's New Boyfriend in Anaheim Before Fleeing to Mexico Eight Years Ago, Extradited Back to OC
A man accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend has been extradited to the U.S. from Mexico after spending eight years…
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Six banks seen reaping US$157 billion on Trump’s return
The six giants of US banking are expected to post their second-highest annual profit ever – a US$157 billion haul – after riding out US…
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Singapore Firefighter Hospitalized for Heat Exhaustion After Blaze at Tampines HDB Block; 100 Residents Evacuated
A firefighter was taken to Singapore's Changi General Hospital after suffering heat exhaustion while battling a fire at a Housing Board…
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Singapore: 32-Year-Old Woman Arrested Over Suspected Loan Shark Harassment in Geylang Bahru
A 32-year-old woman was arrested for her suspected involvement in loan shark activities following a harassment case at a residential unit…
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Walmart to join Nasdaq 100 on Jan 20 as AstraZeneca exits
Walmart will join the Nasdaq 100 Index, replacing AstraZeneca, Nasdaq Global Indexes said on Friday (Jan 9). The changes will take effect…
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Singapore: 34-Year-Old Man Arrested for Alleged Theft of S$52,000 Rolex from Ocean Drive Home
A 34-year-old man was arrested in connection with the theft of a luxury watch from a residential unit along Ocean Drive, the police said.…
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FCC approves SpaceX plan to deploy an additional 7,500 Starlink satellites
The agency is also allowing the company to upgrade the satellites and operate across five frequencies The Federal Communications…
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Amazon has big hopes for wearable AI – starting with this US$50 gadget
Several months after Amazon.com bought artificial intelligence (AI) hardware startup Bee, the company said that it’s working to make its…
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Stellantis scraps US plug-in hybrid sales, citing weak demand
The automaker’s pullback comes as Detroit carmakers reassess electric-vehicle spending amid policy changes under US President Donald Trump…
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Rio-Glencore deal closer than ever with premium and CEO in focus
The idea of a combination of the two companies has been discussed several times over more than a decade Glencore boss Gary Nagle has…
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OpenAI, SoftBank invest US$1 billion in SB Energy as Stargate buildout expands
The data centre construction boom has also prompted major players, including Meta Platforms OpenAI and SoftBank Group will invest US$500…
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Apple shares on pace to match longest losing streak since 1991
The company and other computer and device makers have been under pressure from rising prices for components such as memory chips Apple…
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Chevron could see US$700 million-a-year boost from Venezuelan oil
Chevron could grow its cash flow by as much as US$700 million a year from increasing oil production in Venezuela as the Trump…
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China buys at least 10 cargoes of US soybeans for April-May shipment, traders say
China’s state stockpiler Sinograin purchased at least 10 cargoes of US soybeans on Friday (Jan 9), or at least 600,000 tonnes, for…
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The ‘Illegal Stop’ Narrative Isn’t Just Wrong. It’s Dangerous | National Review
The social media response to the deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis proves yet again that so-called internet ‘experts’ do not deserve the…
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Europe stocks close at record as Glencore jumps on Rio Tinto interest
Technology stocks led the advance in the Stoxx 600 on the day and logged their best week in nearly two years European shares ended on…
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S&P 500 notches record high close driven by Broadcom, other chipmakers
The S&P 500 is trading at about 22 times expected earnings, down from 23 in November The S&P 500 rallied to a record high close on Friday…
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Bay Area semiconductor testing company to lay off more than 200 workers
Semiconductor testing equipment company FormFactor is laying off more than 200 workers and closing manufacturing facilities as it seeks to…