Christian McCaffrey was surprisingly inactive for the San Francisco 49ers’ first game of the season, and some information Kyle Shanahan shared about the running back’s injury did not sound overly encouraging.McCaffrey did not play in the 49ers’ 32-19 win over the New York Jets on Monday night. In a conference call on Tuesday, Shanahan told reporters that McCaffrey is dealing with a calf injury and tendonitis of the Achilles. Though Shanahan claimed McCaffrey would have been able to suit up if it were a playoff game, the comments raised some concerns.“It’s not just the calf, it’s the Achilles, and the…
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Hundreds of staff at Kenya’s main airport have gone on strike over a planned buyout by India’s Adani Group, grounding flights and leaving passengers stranded. Workers at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) began their protest at about midnight (21:00 GMT) on Tuesday, continuing into Wednesday, objecting to a planned deal to lease the facility to the Adani Group for 30 years in return for an investment of $1.85bn. The government said the build-and-operate agreement with the Indian conglomerate would see JKIA renovated and an additional runway and terminal constructed. The Kenya Airport Workers Union, which is leading the strike…
This story was originally published 10 years after the attacks. The black leather Cole Haan shoes, the leather briefcase, and the gray suit are like relics in a museum in Edward Fine’s closet.”These are the shoes I wore that day,” he says. “The suit is the same, just clean of course.”Fine has saved everything he was wearing on Sept. 11, 2001, when a photographer snapped a photo of him walking away from the twin towers, covered in dust and debris, holding a cloth over his mouth. The photograph later became an iconic image from the day of the attacks.”I didn’t…
WHO SudanBait Al Shabab IDP camp in Port Sudan GENEVA, Switzerland, 11 September 2024 /African Media Agency (AMA)/- WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Regional Director Dr Hanan Balkhy yesterday concluded a two-day mission to Port Sudan, where they reaffirmed WHO’s commitment to reaching all Sudanese in need and called on the international community to urgently act to end the extreme health and humanitarian crisis. During their visit, Dr Tedros and Dr Balkhy met with Sudanese leaders, including Lt. Gen. Abdul Fatah Al-Burhan, Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council; Deputy Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council Dr Malik Agar; and…
Lolli Native Subtly Addresses Relationship With Emtee Amid Fallout. Lolli Native has subtly broken his silence regarding the fallout with Emtee, addressing the ongoing speculation surrounding their relationship. Lolli Native Subtly Addresses Relationship With Emtee Amid Fallout While the rapper has not explicitly commented on the claims made by Emtee, who accused him of being disloyal, fans have been eager for clarity ever since the tension between the two surfaced. Emtee recently took to social media, accusing Lolli Native of hiding his friendship with Zaddy Swag, a rival of Emtee. The accusations culminated in Lolli being dismissed from Emtee Records,…
The Atlanta Braves entered play on Tuesday on the outside of the National League playoff picture, trailing the New York Mets by a single game in the wild-card race. The biggest reason for their second-half slide has been a seemingly never-ending list of injuries including some of their top players. They added another player to that list on Tuesday. Starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez was removed from the game after one inning with what the team is calling right shoulder tightness. Even more concerning is that before leaving the game, his velocity seemed to be down, while trainers and the coaching…
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has arrived in Iraq on his first state trip abroad, in a bid to boost ties amid tightening Western sanctions. Pezeshkian, a relative moderate who was elected in July, started his three-day visit as he met Iraqi Prime Minister Shia al-Sudani on Wednesday. During the trip, the president and his delegation are due to sign a number of agreements and discuss the Gaza war and the situation in the Middle East with their Iraqi counterparts, Baghdad said. The Iranian president visited a monument to Qassem Soleimani, the former head of Iran‘s elite Quds Force – a…
Kristin Marino and Maya Peretz are two young women, bonded by a profound loss. Marino was just 3 years old when her father — Kenneth Joseph Marino, an FDNY firefighter for Rescue Company 1 in Hell’s Kitchen — was killed on Sept. 11, 2001. At least once a year, she goes to the World Trade Center reflecting pools to pay tribute to her father. “I just feel like I’m with him when I’m here. This is where he still is, since they didn’t find him. I just have a peace that comes over me,” she told NBC New York. Marino’s…
iSchoolAfrica is proud to announce that its Disability and Inclusion Programme has been shortlisted for the esteemed Zero Project Award 2025. Out of a competitive pool of 522 nominations from 90 countries, the programme has successfully advanced through the first round of peer review, securing a place on the #ZeroCall25 shortlist of 150 innovative solutions. From this shortlist, only 75 will become official Zero Project Awardees, to be announced on 3 December 2024. The Zero Project Awardees 2025 will be invited to showcase their impactful projects at the highly anticipated Zero Project Conference (#ZeroCon25) at the United Nations Office in…
Emtee & Lolli Native: A Relationship in Flux? Recent developments have thrown the spotlight on the relationship between South African rapper Emtee and fellow artist Lolli Native, stirring speculation about their future collaborations and friendship. Emtee & Lolli Native: A Relationship in Flux? Known for their impactful music and dynamic personalities, the two have been a prominent duo in the SA hip-hop scene, but recent hints suggest their once-solid bond might be facing turbulence. Taking to X, Emtee who has been on a recent social media rant following the Big Zulu conflict hinted that his relationship with Lolli Native is…