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Lil Nas X‘s attorney has shared that the rapper is in treatment following his arrest and felony charges last month. In August, Lil Nas X, whose real name is Montero Hill, was arrested after he was found roaming through Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, nearly nude and seemingly delirious. At the time, police took him to a hospital for a possible overdose before he spent the weekend in jail. He later pleaded not guilty to the four felony charges filed against him. After lawyers for the rapper appeared in court on Monday, they later spoke with press outside of the Los…

231 A political support group for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election has called on youths in the South-West to register and collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2027 general elections. The group, operating under the platform BTO4PBAT2027, made the appeal during its inaugural meeting held in Arigidi Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Sunday. The Director-General of the group, Adesuyi Adojutelegan, said the voter registration exercise currently being conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presented an opportunity for young Nigerians to actively participate in the country’s democratic process. “I want to…

Alphabet hit just over $3 trillion dollars in market cap on Monday as investors continue to reward it after a federal judge declined to break the company up.   On Sept. 2, U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta outlined softer-than-feared remedies for his year-ago ruling that Google maintained an illegal monopoly in search. The DOJ had proposed stronger remedies, including that Alphabet-owned Google be forced to sell Chrome. Tech companies like Perplexity and Ecosia lined up with unsolicited bids. But that possibility has been nixed.  Beyond Google’s cash cow of search, its cloud computing business is also growing rapidly on the strength of its AI…

A Sydney nurse sacked over her alleged inflammatory rhetoric in an online video is no longer accused of threatening to kill Israeli patients after prosecutors dropped a charge.Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 27, and Ahmad Rashad Nadir, 28, sparked widespread criticism when a video was released of the pair saying they would refuse to treat Israeli patients and appearing to threaten violence towards them.The pair were working a night shift at Bankstown-Lidcombe hospital at the time of the alleged threats, made during a video chat with Israeli influencer Max Veifer, who shared the footage online.Abu Lebdeh was charged with threatening violence to…

First Ray Films, the Mumbai-based independent production company founded by actor-producer-director Anshuman Jha, has unveiled a six-film slate as it marks its 10th anniversary. The company has produced genre films including social media thriller “Mona_Darling” (2016), LGBTQ+ road trip film “Hum Bhi Akele, Tum Bhi Akele” (2020), and action film “Lakadbaggha” (2023). Three films are scheduled for theatrical release over the next six months. Jha’s directorial debut, the black comedy thriller “Lord Curzon Ki Haveli,” followed by Harish Vyas’s “Hari Ka Om” and sequel “Lakadbaggha 2,” which completed production earlier this year. The company will also begin production on three…

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources on Friday inaugurated a Timber Validation Committee (TVC) to oversee the export of timber and wood products to the European Union (EU) market. The inauguration follows Ghana’s acquisition of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licence, making the country the first in Africa to obtain such a licence. The licence guarantees unhindered access to the EU for Ghana’s timber and wood products. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn The 10-member Committee is chaired by the Member of Parliament for Kwesimintsim, Philip Fiifi Buckman. Other members include the…

Bill BarnwellSep 15, 2025, 08:45 AM ETCloseBill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more.He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with episodes released weekly. Barnwell joined ESPN in 2011 as a staff writer at Grantland.You certainly can’t say it was a boring Sunday. While there were a few blowout victories here and there, we saw seven of the 12 games Sunday decided by seven points or fewer. Outside of…

Suzanne BearneTechnology ReporterAnja-Sara LahadyAI has become an assistant for Anja-Sara LahadyLike most people, when Anja-Sara Lahady used to check or research anything online, she would always turn to Google.But since the rise of AI, the lawyer and legal technology consultant says her preferences have changed – she now turns to large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT.”For example, I’ll ask it how I should decorate my room, or what outfit I should wear,” says Ms Lahady, who lives in Montreal, Canada.”Or, I have three things in the fridge, what should I make? I don’t want to spend 30 minutes…

The US Senate has cleared President Donald Trump’s pick Stephen Miran to join the Federal Reserve’s board of governors – part of a panel responsible for setting the country’s interest rates.Miran, who is chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, will be the first sitting White House official to join the Fed’s board since its creation in its current form in the 1930s.He was narrowly confirmed on Monday with a vote of 48-47.The economist’s entry has raised concerns over the central bank’s longstanding independence and follows Trump’s bid to reshape the Federal Reserve.Miran is expected to take part in a…

– The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has launched a manhunt for a notorious drug suspect known as “Charles Taylor”, who escaped from custody under disputed circumstances in Ganta. Taylor, long accused of fueling the illicit drug trade in Nimba County, was captured by residents on Aug. 19 and turned over to the LDEA. His escape has since triggered outrage, with Ganta residents demanding swift action to recapture him. Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitzgerald Biago, the LDEA’s officer-in-charge, said the agency is determined to bring Taylor back into custody and hold accountable anyone responsible for the incident. “The agency takes…