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Fox pays mn to settle harassment claims from former Tucker Carlson producer

Receive free Fox News Network updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Fox News Network news every morning. Fox News will pay $12mn to settle two lawsuits brought by a former producer on Tucker Carlson’s primetime show, who alleged widespread discrimination and harassment at the conservative news network.Abby Grossberg sued the broadcaster, Carlson and senior executives at Fox earlier this year, alleging that she encountered “systematic chauvinism”… Read the full article here

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6M lost from crypto hacks, scams and rug pulls in H1 2023: Report

According to a June 30 report by Web3 security firm Beosin, the total value of cryptocurrencies lost in scams, hacks and rug pulls amounted to $656 million during the first half of 2023. This includes the loss of $471.43 million in 108 protocol attacks, $108 million in various phishing scams and $75.87 million over 110 rug pulls. For hacks, the amount represented a significant decrease over H1 2022 and H2 2022, where $1.91 billion and $1.69 billion were lost, respectively. In addition,… Read the full article here

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It’s a Boy! Inside Lindsay Lohan’s ‘Smooth and Amazing’ Pregnancy

Lindsay Lohan couldn’t be more excited to welcome her and husband Bader Shammas’ baby boy into the world. “Her pregnancy has been smooth and amazing,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly on Friday, June 30. While the couple — who tied the knot in July 2022 after nearly one year of dating — are expecting a son, the insider noted that the sex of their child doesn’t matter to them: “As long as the baby is healthy, that’s her number one priority.” Having a big… Read the full article here

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Accident claims three lives on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Three persons died, while one other sustained injury in an accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Friday. The accident involved a Toyota Sienna vehicle with registration number BDG 426 HT and a DAF truck marked RNG 558 XC. It was gathered that the Sienna driver rammed into the DAF truck coming out of a trailer park. Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun command, confirmed the incident to reporters in Abeokuta. Mrs Okpe disclosed… Read the full article here

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Big men in a small world, By Owei Lakemfa

The tension which has enveloped the universe for over a century, has been exacerbated by the multinational war in Ukraine, so any candle light for peace gives a ray of hope. That was what the United States, US, and China offered the world when their officials on 19 June ended a two-day meeting in Beijing with the announcement of the drilling of a communication channel, and planned bilateral agreements. However, the next day, President Joe Biden, ‘the leader of the free world’… Read the full article here

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Makinde appoints Ajibola as Operation Burst DG, 11 other aides

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the appointment of Col. Oladipo James Ajibola as the Director-General of Operation Burst. The governor announced the appointment on Friday. DAILY POST reports that Operation Burst is the joint security outfit created to attend to some critical security issues across the state. The joint security outfit was established during the administration of the immediate past governor, late Abiola Ajimobi. The joint security outfit consists of the… Read the full article here

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Ogun 2023: My family didn’t give Gbenga Daniel a dime – Adebutu

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State in the last election, Ladi Adebutu, has debunked claims that his father, Kensington Adebutu, gave former Governor Gbenga Daniel millions of naira to support him in 2023. DAILY POST reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State recently accused Daniel of betraying the party by collecting millions of naira from the Adebutu patriarch to work for Ladi. But, Adebutu said neither his father nor any… Read the full article here

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Police arrest 269 crime suspects in Akwa Ibom

Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has arrested 269 suspects in the state over murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, rape and theft in the second quarter of 2023. The number, according to the command, was due to the pre- and post-inauguration periods of the present government, the Eastern Obolo and Ikot Abasi crises, and the Nwaniba cult clash. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Olatoye Durosinmi, disclosed this on Friday, during the second quarter press briefing of the command… Read the full article here

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Transfer: Manchester United release statement on De Gea’s future at Old Trafford

Manchester United have issued a statement on David de Gea’s contract situation at the club. Within a few hours, the Spaniard’s contract at Old Trafford will run out, but the Red Devils confirmed that they are in contact with de Gea. De Gea moved to Old Trafford in 2011 and has since played 545 games for the club, keeping 145 clean sheets. The former Spanish first choice shot-stopper won the Premier League Golden Glove award last season. United’s statement read, “Meanwhile, David De… Read the full article here

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Musician Sudan Archives explores non-western string traditions

**Musician Brittney Denise Parks, better known by her stage name Sudan Archives, is on a mission to show the violin in a different light.** The 29 year old violinist singer-songwriter recently performed on the West Holts Stage on day 4 of Glastonbury music festival in the UK.  Her music is an exploration of non-western string traditions, unconventional pop and R&b melodies, as well as rap inspired by her boyfriend and collaborator,… Read the full article here

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