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Elena Rybakina produced a dominant performance to beat Martina Trevisan 6-3 6-0 to reach the Miami Open semi-finals.Rybakina got better throughout the match and completed a bagel over her opponent to win in 68 minutes.She will play Jessica Pegula or Anastasia Potapova, two players the Wimbledon champion has never beaten, in the last four on Thursday.WTA Indian WellsRybakina avenges Australian Open loss to beat Sabalenka and claim Indian Wells title19/03/2023 AT 22:48“I’m very happy to go… Read the full article here

The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled in favor of the victim’s family after they filed an appeal, claiming that they weren’t given the proper notice to attend the hearing that resulted in Syed’s release. The court ordered a new hearing with sufficient notice given to Lee’s brother, Young Lee. It will reexamine the question of overturning Syed’s conviction, which, for now, is back in force.“This court has the power and obligation to remedy those violations” of the family’s… Read the full article here

In 1987, the world decided to ban chlorofluorocarbons, just two years after discovering that they were depleting the ozone layer. Industry warned of dire economic consequences should the ban go through. Fast forward 36 years and 99 per cent of ozone-depleting substances have been phased out and the ozone is recovering. To anyone following the so-called “forever chemicals” debate, the tale is familiar. But there is no guarantee of a happy ending this time unless industry adapts its… Read the full article here

Formula 1 teams could be warming to crypto advertising again despite a crypto sponsorship exodus in the wake of last year’s high-profile meltdowns.On March 28, American crypto exchange Kraken announced that it was partnering with the Williams Racing F1 team in a new sponsorship and Web3 deal. The move marks the first major crypto company to ink a new deal in Formula 1 racing this year.The deal will not only involve Kraken branding emblazoned on the Willams race cars, but branded team… Read the full article here

Baking is her superpower! Blake Lively supported husband Ryan Reynolds by baking a Deadpool-inspired treat for the writers of his upcoming superhero flick. “@blakelively made bread for the #deadpool writers’ room,” Shawn Levy, the director of Deadpool 3, wrote via his Instagram Stories on Tuesday, March 28, tagging Lively, 35, and Reynolds, 46, in the photo of a loaf of bread that resembled the superhero. The baked good had an outline on the top of the iconic character… Read the full article here

The 2023 general elections are over, safe for some supplementary polls arising from inconclusive elections that have been scheduled for 15 April by INEC. The country has a new president-elect and a vice president-elect on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). They will be sworn into office on 29 May, thus drawing the curtain on the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Those who want to be principal officials of the 10th National Assembly have started… Read the full article here

In this Interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Samanptha Okoligbo, a young farmer, speaks about her struggles as a woman in the agricultural sector in Nigeria. PT: Can you put us through your journey in agriculture? Okoligbo: I didn’t get the chance to study plant science. During my final year in 2017, I discovered I was heading back to the plant. I don’t know how this plant thing came about but I discovered this desire for farming was gradually taking over my heart. I didn’t know how… Read the full article here

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has charged the Nigeria Immigration Service, Osun State Command to get rid of all illegal immigrants in order to ensure maximum security in the state. Governor Adeleke gave the charge on Tuesday at the Commissioning of Osun Immigration Passport Front Office in Ilesa. Adeleke, who pointed out that the state is full of illegal immigrants who were operating illegal mining, added that their operations must be checked. Thanking the Minister of Interior,… Read the full article here

The Labour Party, LP, national chairman, Julius Abure has said that the party will refund the N25 million nomination fee paid by late Imo State governorship aspirant, Humphrey Anumudu. Abure, who stated this while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday after meeting with members of the National Assembly-Elect of the party, noted that the party decided to return the nomination fee to the deceased’s family to show empathy and compassion. Anumudu had bought the party’s form to… Read the full article here

Two sisters and the spouse of one of them were on Tuesday paraded before newsmen in Katsina by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for alleged possession of six kilograms of Indian hemp. Mohammed Bashir, the narcotics agency’s commander in Katsina State, explained to newsmen that one of the women, Rabi Musa, 45, was apprehended in possession of three kilograms of Indian hemp. He explained that Rabi was assisting her husband, now at large, to sell the illicit drug in… Read the full article here