At least 10 killed in the capital, Abuja, and three killed in the town of Okija during charity distributions.At least 13 people, including four children, have been killed in two incidents in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing distributed at annual Christmas events, police say. In the capital, Abuja, at least 10 people died on Saturday and many more were injured in a scramble to receive gifts of charity being distributed by the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama district. “This unfortunate event, which took place around 6:30am [05:30 GMT], resulted in a stampede that claimed…
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As Diontae Johnson prepares to join his third team of the 2024 campaign, the wide receiver might not have the chance to choose his landing spot. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Johnson is unlikely to pass through waivers.Johnson can be claimed on Monday. Schefter points to the Chargers and Chiefs as potential landing spots, although both of those squads sit toward the bottom of the waiver order. Schefter notes that Johnson might not even makes it that far, especially since a claim carries little financial risk. Either way, it seems unlikely the embattled receiver will make it all the way…
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The orange fur on the underside of Nepenthes pongoides leaves is why the pitcher plant was named after orangutansAlviana Damit A newly described species of pitcher plant, one of the largest and furriest ever found, has been identified on a wild mountain in Borneo, Malaysia. The underside of the leaves of Nepenthes pongoides are covered in thick, rust-coloured fur, inspiring the team who found the plant in May 2023 to name it after the local Borneo orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) who share the Meliau range in central Sabah. “Admittedly it’s not quite as hairy as an orangutan, it’s more like a…
So far, nearly half of the 10,129 displaced households the Federal Emergency Management Agency has worked with have been placed in temporary shelters across the state, such as hotels, apartments and mobile homes, FEMA said. The remaining households have already found long-term housing, a spokesperson said.While the temporary housing program was scheduled to end on Dec. 12, federal officials said that FEMA caseworkers wouldn’t force people from their temporary quarters and that they would work urgently to find them permanent shelter.FEMA has spent $262 million on individual rental assistance and home repairs for Helene survivors in North Carolina, a spokesperson…
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 2025: 19–23 May 2025, ATLANTA, GAEnjoy today’s videos!At the FZI, it’s not just work for our robots, they join our festivities, too. Our shy robot Spot stumbled into this year’s FZI Winter Market …, a cheerful event for robots and humans alike. Will he find his place? We certainly hope so, because Feuerzangenbowle tastes much better after clinking glasses with…
Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as Britain’s ambassador to Washington was slammed on Friday by one of Donald Trump’s top campaign strategists, who told the veteran UK politician to “stay home”.Chris LaCivita, a Republican political strategist who co-managed Trump’s successful presidential campaign this year, cited Mandelson’s past criticism of Trump as a “danger to the world” and “little short of a white nationalist”.“This UK govt is special,” he wrote on X. “Replace a professional universally respected Ambo with an absolute moron – he should stay home ! SAD!”The post came just minutes after UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer confirmed he…
Delaware County prosecutors charged a Collingdale woman with voter fraud. Delaware County prosecutors announced charges Thursday against Jennifer Hill, a Collingdale woman accused of attempting to register dead and fake voters. Hill, a paid canvasser for the New Pennsylvania Project—a self-proclaimed ‘nonpartisan’ group launched in 2021—now faces 40 criminal counts, including four felony charges of forgery. Prosecutors allege Hill submitted more than 300 voter registration forms through a state-provided app, with 129 of them deemed invalid. Among her fraudulent attempts, Hill reportedly tried to register three deceased individuals, including her own father, and even fabricated a voter using her grandmother’s…
Kennedy was arrested after officers from the Burbank Police Department responded to calls about an argument between him and an unnamed woman at his home.Days after his arrest and release, Kennedy released a statement on social media expressing his commitment to make meaningful changes in his life.Article continues below advertisementLala Kent Says She Spoke With Ally LewberMEGAKent broke her silence on the recent issue rocking the “VPR” universe during an Amazon Live on December 19.A fan asked the reality TV star if she had spoken to Kennedy since the domestic violence incident on December 20, and she responded, “I have…
MAGDEBURG, Germany: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday (Dec 21) condemned the “terrible, insane” car-ramming attack on a crowded Christmas market that killed five people and injured more than 200. Police arrested a 50-year-old Saudi psychiatry doctor at the scene Friday, next to the battered SUV that had ploughed through the festive crowd leaving a trail of carnage and bloodied casualties. A sombre Scholz, dressed in black, was joined by national and regional politicians and a security detail in the eastern city of Magdeburg, where they laid flowers outside the main church. Scholz said at least 40 of the injured were…