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Brittany Snow’s pitch-perfect summer is ending on a romantic note with fiancé Hunter Moreno. “We went to Paris & no, we can’t shut up about it,” Snow, 40, wrote via her Instagram Story on Tuesday, September 8. “Thank you @Thepeninsulaparis for having us.” Before Labor Day weekend, the Hunting Wives actress and Moreno, 31, were able to enjoy an extended stay in the City of Light. Lucky for fans, Snow captured plenty of pictures and shared them with her social media followers. “Paris, I’m so glad we officially met. I know it’s too soon but ILY,” she wrote via Instagram…

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery have clashed in court over allegations surrounding the quality and distribution of propane, with the dispute centring on the regulator’s directive to suspend propane loading and truck-out operations at the refinery. The face-off came to a head at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, where NMDPRA urged the court to discharge an interim order restraining it from enforcing the suspension, while Dangote accused the regulator of abusing its powers. The court had on August 31 restrained NMDPRA, its officers, agents and representatives from entering, sealing,…

Apple has seen reason: It has a black model in the iPhone Pro lineup again.Last year, Apple went bold with its colors for the iPhone 17 Pro, offering a flashy orange, a shiny silver, and a dark blue. Don’t get me wrong, they looked nice. But there was no black (or dark gray) for the first time since the start of the iPhone Pro lineup, which Apple first introduced in September 2019 with the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max.I care about this because I always buy the black phone. I learned my lesson with the iPhone 6: I got…

Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann’s 15-year-old son, Kroy “KJ” Biermann Jr., is seeking to avoid being tried as an adult following his sexual assault and sodomy arrest. KJ’s attorney filed a motion on Tuesday, September 8, to transfer the case to juvenile court and “for confidentiality proceedings,” according to court records viewed by Us. If the petition is granted, KJ wouldn’t be prosecuted as an adult. He was indicted on September 3 for aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, aggravated sodomy, false imprisonment and three counts of sexual battery against a child under the age of 16. (KJ was arrested…

The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has condemned the disruption of the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi’s visit to Benue State, accusing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of desperation to silence the opposition. Mr Makinde, who is the governor of Oyo State, said the actions of the suspected political thugs who allegedly blocked Mr Obi’s convoy from gaining access to parts of the state showed that the APC was resorting to intimidation ahead of the 2027 general elections. He stated this in a statement issued by his Special Adviser…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has identified delays in seeking care, healthcare worker infections and gaps in the functionality of health facilities as key challenges that could undermine Nigeria’s preparedness for the 2026/2027 Lassa fever season. The health agency’s Director-General, Jide Idris, disclosed this in an advisory issued on Wednesday ahead of the peak Lassa fever season, which usually occurs between November and April. Mr Idris said although Lassa fever occurs throughout the year, the period before the peak season provides an opportunity for the government, health facilities and communities to strengthen preparedness before cases increase.…

The Cross River State Police Command has arrested one suspect and launched a manhunt for others over the alleged sexual assault and rape of a 15-year-old girl in Calabar, the state capital. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, confirmed this in a statement to journalists on Wednesday, saying operatives from the division arrested one Felix Solomon, who is currently assisting investigators with relevant information. The police spokesman disclosed that the incident was reported on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at the Ikpa Omin Police Division, adding that the victim was allegedly forcibly taken to a residence in the 8…

Suno’s new v6 AI music model is its first made with support from the record industry. Suno’s Jack Brody told The Verge that v6 was “trained from the ground up, with a new set of data that does not include the same data that our previous models were trained on.” The data includes content licensed from partners Warner Music Group, BMG, and Believe, as well as “user data.” It’s unclear whether that means v6 training data is completely free of dubiously obtained content.One of the big changes in v6 is that there are actually three different models: v6, v6-wild, and…

Former Silvergate Bank CEO Alan Lane said political and regulatory pressure from the Biden administration drove the crypto-focused lender’s voluntary wind-down in 2023, arguing that the bank remained solvent after weathering a deposit run.In an inaugural Substack post on Tuesday, Lane said Silvergate could have continued operating after satisfying withdrawals equivalent to 70% of its demand deposits during the fourth quarter of 2022. He argued that a “coordinated attack by the Biden Administration” ultimately led to the wind-down, saying the bank chose liquidation “in the face of political pressure.”Lane said Silvergate had held liquid assets that could be sold or…

The Challenge alum Chris “CT” Tamburello’s divorce from Catalina White is still ongoing. CT, 46, and Catalina, 40, got married in 2024. She filed for divorce in January but eventually asked to dismiss her motion. CT later filed his own petition in June, claiming the pair’s marriage “is irretrievably broken.” In his filing, obtained by Us, CT asked the court to equitably divide the couple’s joint assets. “The parties have accumulated certain property consisting of assets and liabilities during the course of their marriage,” the docs read. “There is justification for the court to equitably divide these assets between the…