Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has yet to suit up for the Miami Dolphins, making quarterback Tua Tagovailoa a little antsy. Per Pro Football Network’s Adam Beasley, Beckham hasn’t practiced or played with the Dolphins since signing a one-year, $3M deal in May and is still on the PUP list. In a Tuesday news conference, Tagovailoa noted he’s worked with Beckham some this offseason but wants more reps with the wideout to see how he fits in the offense. “I think it’s more confidence for him once he’s able to start running and catching balls, and seeing it in…
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The Ukrainian leader says his country’s daring operation is evidence that its army maintains the ability to seize the initiative.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukrainian forces are now in control of 74 Russian settlements in the Kursk region, the result of a Ukrainian cross-border operation. In an evening address on Tuesday, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces continue to advance into the Kursk region and take Russian prisoners. “There are 74 settlements under the control of Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said. The Ukrainian leader has presented the daring operation as evidence that his country maintains the ability to seize the initiative and…
New York City has denied shelter to 1,660 migrants since the May rollout of a new system of time limits designed to help the city reduce the number of people living in its migrant shelters, new figures obtained by THE CITY show. The updated numbers from the city’s Office of Emergency Management come a week after THE CITY documented a burgeoning homeless encampment outside the city-sponsored Randall’s Island migrant shelter. When Mayor Eric Adams got a question about the encampment at his once-a-week open-press briefing, his chief of staff, Camille Varlack, responded, saying that people barred from city shelters are…
By Takiyah Smith GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – A comprehensive marine survey of the Cayman Islands’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is currently underway, beginning Tuesday 13 August. Led by US-based ocean mapping company Saildrone, the survey will allow the existing nautical charts to be updated for Safety of Navigation, as well as guide policymaking for sustainability and climate resiliency, maritime security and disaster response. The survey is being funded by London & Amsterdam Trust Company Limited, as an extension of philanthropy and public-private partnership. Premier and minister for district administration & lands Juliana O’Connor-Connolly expressed the benefits of the Cayman Islands…
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) has completed and inaugurated the Hamidiye Mosque Ornamentation Project in Johannesburg, South Africa. The project aims to strengthen the historical and cultural ties between Türkiye and the South African Muslim community. The Hamidiye Mosque, built in the mid-19th century, holds historical significance as the site where Mahatma Gandhi launched the civil disobedience movement with the pass burning in 1908. In 1980, the mosque was designated as a cultural heritage site and was renovated by TİKA at the request of Jamiatul Ulama. As part of the project, the mosque’s main ceiling was adorned with the Surahs…
Boypee, one of the featured artists on Davido’s viral wedding hit song Ogechi Rmx, has vehemently denied claims that the song was removed from YouTube due to Davido’s alleged attempt to take all the royalties.In a strong reaction, Boypee took to his X page to shut down the rumors, asking “You and who talk that one? To what profit eh guy? Wetin you wan use my downfall do?” He questioned the motives behind the false claims and the gain from bringing him down.Meanwhile, the song, owned by Brown Joel, Hyce and Boypee was removed from YouTube due to copyright issues.…
Washington Capitals star forward Alex Ovechkin still has plenty left in the tank, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t already started contemplating how — and where — he’d like to end his professional hockey career. During a recent interview with Russian news outlet Rsport, the 38-year-old hinted that once he’s done in the NHL, he’d like to play one final game for OHK Dynamo Moskva in the Russian Kontinental Hockey league.“I don’t look that far ahead,” Ovechkin said. “I still have two years left on my NHL contract. Of course, I want to play my last game for Dynamo, where…
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, and changed its name to X, he has banned journalists critical of him, and been accused of censoring Democratic voices while simultaneously amplifying those of far-right extremists, even while claiming to be a “free speech absolutist”. While BlueSky, Meta’s Threads and others have gained from users disaffected with X, they pale in comparison to X’s hold on the information landscape. His history of censoring views he doesn’t agree with and his full-throated endorsement of Donald Trump has raised concerns that there will be an information void before the consequential United States Presidential election. After…
President Joe Biden is zeroing in on the policy goals closest to his heart now that he’s no longer seeking a second term, visiting New Orleans on Tuesday to promote his administration’s “moonshot” initiative aiming to dramatically reduce cancer deaths. The president and first lady Jill Biden toured medical facilities that receive federal funding to investigate cancer treatments at Tulane University, where researchers demonstrated using a piece of raw meat how they are working to improve scanning technology to quickly distinguish between healthy and cancerous cells during surgeries. The pair then championed the announcement of $150 million in awards from the Advanced Research Projects…
By Caribbean News Global CASTRIES, St Lucia – On August 12, 2024, Saint Lucia and Taiwan officially announced new actions to advance the government’s people-first development agenda through a series of bilateral cooperation projects. Taiwan has committed $5,587,675 towards the bilateral cooperation projects. The government of Saint Lucia has identified six key initiatives which will be funded under the bilateral cooperation projects. “These projects entail timely solutions that will improve the resiliency of community infrastructure against climate hazards, enhance the capacity of our first responders and provide targeted social interventions that develop our human capital,” said the Office of the…